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BBC starts experimenting with the Fediverse, running its own Mastodon instance (social.bbc)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year 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] 0 points 1 year ago

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