Mastodawn

Mastodon Migration Jul 31, 2023

WOW! The BBC now has an instance!

"The team at BBC Research & Development are researching social technologies and exploring possibilities for the #BBC. One part of our work is to establish a BBC presence in the Fediverse... This is an experiment - we will run it for 6 months, and then look at how much value it has provided"

New BBC accounts you can follow: @BBCRD, @BBC5Live, @BBCRadio4, @BBC_News_Labs, @BBCTaster, @Connected_Studio

BBC Mastodon

This is an experimental Mastodon instance run by BBC Research and Development.

Mastodon hosted on social.bbc

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Dharkstare

@mastodonmigration @BBCRD @BBC5Live @BBCRadio4 @BBC_News_Labs @BBCTaster @Connected_Studio

Ever since I first learned about Mastodon I felt that it made sense for companies to run their own instance. Why be held hostage to the whims of another company when you can run your own instance and be in complete control?

First the Dutch government and now BBC. Hopefully more will soon follow