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BBC Gives Up on Threads (By Instagram), Sticks with Mastodon (darnell.day)
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[-] morrowind@lemmy.ml 42 points 10 months ago

Other theories:

  1. Their IT guys spent a lot of time setting up their instance and aren't willing to give it up
  2. Their IT guys found something interesting to do for once, and aren't willing to give it up
  3. Control and not depending on zucc for your engagement
[-] Contend6248@feddit.de 40 points 10 months ago

In what world does the IT dictate something like this, have you ever worked in a company?

[-] morrowind@lemmy.ml 6 points 10 months ago

I was half joking but honestly it's an experimental project, and they're doing the brunt of the work.

[-] seaQueue@lemmy.world 30 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Well I certainly didn't have "the BBC self hosts their own federated social media" on my 2023 bingo card.

I'm profoundly uncomfortable with the BBC doing anything I'd describe as based.

Here's to hoping Tumblr actually gets on the activitypub train someday as well.

[-] navi@lemmy.tespia.org 9 points 10 months ago

Self hosting instances is rad as hell.

[-] yanyuan@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

What is their official account?

[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago

Can't seem to find their @ when searching with Lemmy using Jerboa, any tips?

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