Mastodon MigrationJul 31, 2023

Breaking #FediverseNews 💥

WOW! The BBC now has an instance!

BBC >>> https://social.bbc/about

"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
Show threadJames Tweedie (has moved)
@mastodonmigration
May be worth considering this thread before getting too excited - certain parts of the BBC are pro Union propaganda channels - for example, there is very little balance in BBC "Scotland" when it comes to representing the considerable number of people in Scotland who seek independence.
https://mastodon.scot/@catmcintyre/110810697392354773
Cat McIntyre (@[email protected])

PSA for people living outwith the disUK who seem to be excited by a certain once-reputable major news organisation joining the fediverse: The #BBC has basically turned into a propaganda machine for the conservative government in recent years. The director-general is a former tory candidate. We in Scotland learned not to trust it a decade ago during the indyref when they felt their job was to help the unionists instead of providing balanced coverage. They've only gotten worse since. 1/

mastodon.scot
Jul 31, 2023 at 9:19pmWeb