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BBC starts experimenting with the Fediverse, running its own Mastodon instance (social.bbc)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm a fan of the BBC, they make a lot of terrific programmes and the breadth of the audience their radio stations cater to is pretty phenomenal.

They also have a history of experimenting with technology so it's not a total surprise they've taken this step. Since most people on Mastodon are either sharing British news sources from the BBC or The Guardian anyway it will be interesting to see how they fare...

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah me too. I'm Australian, but I really enjoy BBC tv shows, documentaries, and especially podcasts.

Our own ABC was pretty great in the past, but conservative governments have hollowed them out. They do still produce some good reporting and podcasts but they have fallen from their former glory.

Seriously, publicly funded broadcasting, which isn't beholden to vested interests and advertisers, is an infinitely better model.