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BBC starts experimenting with the Fediverse, running its own Mastodon instance (social.bbc)
submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Well, I think it's positive although it's eerie to have government run instances.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

BBC is not the UK government. I'm not sure if there's a difference or not. (Also please accept my apologies for using this post for a quick federation test)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

The BBC is supposed to be independent, although to what extent it actually is is debatable. That aside, Mastodon is open-source so anyone can set up their own server.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago

What's wrong with government-run instances, when they're used specifically for communication from that government?