this post was submitted on 09 Aug 2023
1338 points (97.0% liked)

Technology

59708 readers
5428 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.

Our Rules

  1. Follow the lemmy.world rules.
  2. Only tech related content.
  3. Be excellent to each another!
  4. Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
  5. Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
  6. Politics threads may be removed.
  7. No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
  8. Only approved bots from the list below, to ask if your bot can be added please contact us.
  9. Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed

Approved Bots

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
L3s
[email protected]
[email protected]
L4s
enu
1338
ABC shuts down official Twitter accounts due to 'toxic interactions' (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/technology
99 comments fedilink hide all child comments
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I wasn’t aware. What’s the BBC Mastodon server?

[–] Dankry 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I hadn't heard about it either but according to their blog post announcing it, it's https://social.bbc

Apparently they'll be running it for six months and then determining if it's worth continuing to operate.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

isn't it pretty hard to determine if it's worthwhile if they aren't going all-in on making it an interesting place with breaking news & accounts for certain types of news etc?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That’s my feeling. They’ve created 4 accounts for things people can’t really interact with. Making a sports account on Mastodon, which is honestly most populated by tech nerds? Y’all. No. You’re doing it wrong.

Even one news account would be so much more useful.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Why do you assume someone into tech wouldn't also like sports?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Because they are not assuming that. What they're assuming is less overlap on a Venn diagram.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ok, going by this and your other reply to me, you’re looking for an argument, and I won’t be giving it to you.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 year ago

Why do you even posting on forums if the thought of a conversation is that frightening to you you assume the other party is looking for a row?

Either way, I'll leave you too it, no offence intended, enjoy your day.