The BBC on Mastodon: experimenting with distributed and decentralised social media
The BBC on Mastodon: experimenting with distributed and decentralised social media Posted by Tristan Ferne on 31 Jul 2023, last updated 31 Jul 2023 As the social media landscape ebbs and flows, the team at BBC Research & Development are researching social technologies and exploring possibilities for the BBC. One part of our work is to establish a BBC presence in the distributed collection of socia
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China’s ‘tainted’ cotton
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Football legend Maradona dies aged 60
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US Open 2020: Naomi Osaka beats Victoria Azarenka to win third Grand Slam title
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Women survivors of the atomic bombs
August marks the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.
Coronavirus: Why are international comparisons difficult?
Should you be comparing Covid-19 statistics between countries?
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