As it says in the title, the BBC is starting its own Mastodon instance. I think the CBC (and other news networks) should do similar. Particularly with the recent passing of Bill C-18 it seems like a world where the links we share are crossposts to news organization’s own content is the perfect resolution to that whole issue.

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State funded is different than state controlled. BBC and CBC both have charters that focus on political and information neutrality and are meant to be backed by an oversight board to prevent any bias in reporting.

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That feels like a stretch. They’re hosting their own instance. The only accounts on their instance are their own verified ones. There are literally some European governments that have also done this on Mastodon. If you’re worried about them over moderating comments sections, that sounds about the same as a comments section on any news website. Other instances can defederated from them. Other people can post a link to their article and have comments go off in an instance where the BBC isn’t also the admin/moderator.

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It’s different when it’s our side. Are you not familiar with irregular sentence structures?

I am keeping an orderly society. You are flirting with facism. They are authoritarians. The Chinese are alien beings Hell-bent on the obliteration of humanity.

I am keeping our citizens alive. You are eliminating democratic protections for fleeting health. They are forcing people to wear masks. The Chinese are alien being Hell-bent on the obliteration of humanity.

Just remember whenever you see inexplicable contradictions in public stances that you’re likely dealing with an irregular sentence structuring.

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