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BBC starts experimenting with the Fediverse, running its own Mastodon instance (social.bbc)

submitted 3 years ago by reclipse@lemdro.id to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] NuPNuA@lemm.ee 28 points 3 years ago (3 children)

The childish censorship of names of people and things has been one of my biggest internet bug bears over the last few years.

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[–] AlexisFR@jlai.lu 8 points 3 years ago

Well you gotta keep your posts ad friendly, you know?

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[–] Swarfega@lemm.ee 6 points 3 years ago (2 children)

Aye. Like nerds using M$ for Microsoft.

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[–] flatplutosociety@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago

Apple? More like Crapple, am I right, fellas?

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[–] NuPNuA@lemm.ee 4 points 3 years ago

All that does is give them cred in the rap community.

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[–] Wilker@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 years ago

to be fair, the word Mastodon was being censored on Twitter at one point, but doesn't mean the other way happens in the Fediverse.

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