Reposted by The Bluesky Observer✨️Angel Facts✨️ @angelic.style · 20/12/2024juni literally wrote dev tools for your shitty ass website she wrote the bluesky event handlers and THIS is how you repay her ???? 3715119
The Bluesky Observer @theblueskyobserver.bsky.social · 15/12/2024«The fact that Twitter is such a dumpster fire is why I'm not going to join Bluesky until they install those fire exits. I've learned my lesson: you should never, ever, ever join another service unless they've got working fire exits». — Cory Doctorow pluralistic.net/2024/12/14/f...pluralistic.netPluralistic: Social media needs (dumpster) fire exits (14 Dec 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow 000
Reposted by The Bluesky ObserverMae Dean @maegodhavemercy.com · 14/12/2024INTERESTING. I just posted a Zillow link to a perfectly normal address, and it was immediately insta-blocked by the Bluesky moderation service. It’s almost like someone at Bluesky is automatically blocking any reference to THIS SPECIFIC ADDRESS. WEIRD! I mean, I was only linking to an offsite page. 351247341
Reposted by The Bluesky ObserverTerence Eden @edent.tel · 15/12/2024A reminder - BlueSky makes your blocks public. Everyone can see who you have blocked. That, in itself, can be a vector for harassment. Your mutes remain private. 2169
The Bluesky Observer @theblueskyobserver.bsky.social · 15/12/2024«Alexios @mantzarlis.com manually went through the top 500 Bluesky users by follower count and found that of the 305 accounts belonging to a named person, at least 74 had been impersonated by at least one other account». www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/11/1...technologyreview.comBluesky has an impersonator problemCryptoscammers tried to trick me using fake profiles of tech personalities. I am not alone. 000
The Bluesky Observer @theblueskyobserver.bsky.social · 15/12/2024«I suspect that we will see a shift in expectations about what is possible for Bluesky to be decentralized. Some people will be upset, some people will simply say that having only a few large players be able to provide a Bluesky-like experience is good enough for them» — @dustyweb.bsky.social 010
The Bluesky Observer @theblueskyobserver.bsky.social · 14/12/2024«People are gaining the impression that Bluesky is a decentralized system. This could end up being a problem for the decentralized world; people might believe there's an "easy decentralized way to do things" that Bluesky has discovered which isn't actually that at all». — @dustyweb.bsky.social 010
The Bluesky Observer @theblueskyobserver.bsky.social · 14/12/2024«We had witnessed X’s unraveling, as it turned from a genuine community space into an often venomous one. Why should we imagine Bluesky would avoid that fate? Why keep trying to recreate the internet of the past? Why not accept where we are and move on?» www.nytimes.com/2024/12/14/m...nytimes.comAnother New Twitter? Good Luck With That.Users are now flocking to Bluesky. But every social media platform becomes a wasteland in the end. 000
The Bluesky Observer @theblueskyobserver.bsky.social · 14/12/2024«You should report the bots as “unwanted replies” and use the word “bot” when the offender is clearly a bot. Don’t interact with the bots or try to be clever. An account with an established pattern of getting replies from legitimate users will fool automated detection systems better».pivot-to-ai.comA polite disagreement bot ring is flooding Bluesky — reply guy as a (dis)serviceOn the Bluesky social network, you may notice a lot of drive-by responses from accounts that rarely or never post — they just reply to other accounts. The reply pattern starts with a phrase like “I… 000
The Bluesky Observer @theblueskyobserver.bsky.social · 14/12/2024«Venture capital funding serves as runway. It gives #Bluesky time they can devote to implementing user-friendly features that boost growth. So long as the developers make good use of it, they shouldn’t have to make unpopular changes until the flow of capital begins to slow years from now».destructured.netBluesky and enshittification | destructuredLots of people are rushing to Bluesky thinking it will turn out differently from Twitter. They’re almost certainly wrong. Lots of people on the fediverse expect the <a href= 000
Reposted by The Bluesky ObserverKeven Ages @kevenages.duhado.com · 10/12/2024Comparing ATProto to Google indexing isn't accurate. If it were, simply adding the equivalent of "no-follow" would essentially be enough to make your account private or not susceptible to apps like clearsky, which IMHO are ethically dubious, at best 011
The Bluesky Observer @theblueskyobserver.bsky.social · 06/12/2024« #Bluesky may eventually experiment with ads in a way that doesn’t compromise the core user experience. That could include running ads in Bluesky’s search results, the CEO @jay.bsky.team later clarified offstage, as an example of a less intrusive advertising method». techcrunch.com/2024/12/05/b...techcrunch.comBluesky CEO Jay Graber isn't ruling out advertising | TechCrunchBluesky has blown up this year thanks to a vibrant community of posters, user customization choices, and a decentralized protocol that doesn't lock users 000
Reposted by The Bluesky ObserverMartín Becerra @aracalacana.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Bluesky orilla hoy 24,2 millones de usuarios. Su CEO, Jay Graber, dice que el crecimiento aluvional pospone el plan original de cobrar suscripciones y que reforzaron la moderación de contenidos. La sostenibilidad de la plataforma es, como en otras redes, una incógnita www.wired.com/story/big-in...wired.comBluesky Now Has 24 Million Users. Jay Graber Is Still Vowing to Keep It From EnshittificationAt WIRED's The Big Interview event, Bluesky CEO Jay Graber discussed the booming user numbers for the Twitter rival and why giving social media users more control is a recipe for success. 16210
Reposted by The Bluesky ObserverCarlos Francisco 🦋 @graysky.altgr.xyz · 04/12/2024No se olviden que desde Bluesky pueden interactuar con cuentas de Mastodon siguiendo @ap.brid.gy 012
The Bluesky Observer @theblueskyobserver.bsky.social · 04/12/2024«The Protocols not Platforms paper that inspired Bluesky advocates a libertarian approach to free speech, and highlights that a benefit of this approach is that fascists like Alex Jones aren't banned and can still reach their audience». — @thenexusofprivacy.net privacy.thenexus.today/bluesky-atmo...privacy.thenexus.todayI for one welcome Bluesky, the ATmosphere, BTS ARMY, millions of Brazilians, Black Twitter, and sex worker Twitter to the fediverses! (UPDATED)Now also welcoming Black Twitter and sex worker Twitter! 010
The Bluesky Observer @theblueskyobserver.bsky.social · 04/12/2024«If Big Tech social platforms are junk food and the Fediverse is a healthy home-cooked meal, then Bluesky is Impossible Burger: even though legumes are sourced for protein, health benefits are somewhat blunted by the high degree of processing involved». blog.elenarossini.com/if-big-tech-...blog.elenarossini.comIf Big Tech social platforms are junk food and the Fediverse is a healthy home-cooked meal, then what is Bluesky?A critique and analysis of Bluesky using food analogies 010
The Bluesky Observer @theblueskyobserver.bsky.social · 03/12/2024«But what if #Bluesky really does go evil? Or fold, or something else? The infrastructure is hosted in the United States. What if the US goes (more) evil, and requires access to Bluesky's servers?». — @taggart-tech.com taggart-tech.com/20241124-blu...taggart-tech.comThe Bluesky Questions, Part 1The big Bluesky questions answered, maybe not the way you'd like 021
The Bluesky Observer @theblueskyobserver.bsky.social · 03/12/2024«Bluesky is extremely open. If you’re posting content there, do so with the knowledge that anyone can access it in bulk. This could potentially lead to very cool things, but it’s equally possible people might do things with it that you might not like» — @gavin.anderegg.ca anderegg.ca/2024/11/27/t...anderegg.caThe trouble with opennessBack in the early 2000s, there was this nebulous idea called the semantic web. It never really went anywhere, but I found it exciting at the time. 011
The Bluesky Observer @theblueskyobserver.bsky.social · 03/12/2024A project where the creator shows off Bluesky posts that have been deleted in realtime. 000
The Bluesky Observer @theblueskyobserver.bsky.social · 03/12/2024«Bluesky is radically open and I worry that people might not clock what this means. I would never do anything on Bluesky that I wouldn’t also advertise on the open web — including liking posts. I also fully expect that all Bluesky content is getting scraped for things like training LLMs».anderegg.caPlaying with the Bluesky firehoseOver the weekend I started playing around with Jetstream, a project from the Bluesky team to deliver a JSON based firehose of atproto data. Here’s an overview of the simple project I built with that d... 000
The Bluesky Observer @theblueskyobserver.bsky.social · 02/12/2024«Bluesky's vision for the new “social internet” is very much a libertarian worldview that is as old as the commercial web itself. Going back to the early days of eBay, technocrats have been trying to pawn off the labor of running a digital community onto its community members».fromjason.xyzBluesky may have the juice, but we don't have to drink the Kool-AidThe battle for a better web is not one of good and evil. It's so much more boring than that. 000
The Bluesky Observer @theblueskyobserver.bsky.social · 02/12/2024« #Bluesky keeps growing, and so do its problems: impersonators, harmful content and AI scraping are up, too». www.theregister.com/2024/12/02/b...theregister.comBluesky facing fakers, harmful content as growth skyrocketsImpersonators, harmful content and AI scraping are up, too 000
The Bluesky Observer @theblueskyobserver.bsky.social · 01/12/2024« #Bluesky now displays replies by 'hotness'. A lot of users aren't happy with the addition, especially as it's now the default setting. Users protested the act of rewarding "clout farmers" and lamented this similarity to platforms like X». mashable.com/article/blue...mashable.comBluesky now displays replies by 'hotness'Not everyone is happy about it being the default. 000
The Bluesky Observer @theblueskyobserver.bsky.social · 29/11/2024@snarfed.org Is Bridgy Fed paused from Bluesky to the fediverse? I've been trying to bridge my account since Tuesday and it doesn't seem to work. Thanks! 100
The Bluesky Observer @theblueskyobserver.bsky.social · 28/11/2024«Na ressaca do X o #Bluesky parece a rede social perfeita mas é bom não nos deixarmos cair na ilusão. O céu agora está azul mas as nuvens podem aparecer» — @joaogsr.bsky.social / @shifter.pt shifter.pt/2024/11/blue...shifter.ptBluesky: aproveitar o céu azul antes que cheguem as nuvens cinzentasNa ressaca do X o Bluesky parece a rede social perfeita mas é bom não nos deixarmos cair na ilusão. O céu agora está azul mas as nuvens podem aparecer. 000
The Bluesky Observer @theblueskyobserver.bsky.social · 27/11/2024«Es fundamental evaluar la sostenibilidad de #Bluesky y considerar otras opciones como #Mastodon si buscamos un enfoque más descentralizado y alineado con los valores éticos de las bibliotecas»julianmarquina.es¿Hacia dónde deben volar las bibliotecas? Reflexiones desde Iwetel sobre Bluesky y el futuro en redes socialesExplora el debate sobre Bluesky y el futuro de las bibliotecas en redes sociales. ¿Es hora de cambiar de plataforma o mantener lo construido? 000
Reposted by The Bluesky ObserverRabble @rabble.nz · 27/11/2024Can someone please just run a Bluesky index and appview without this stupid 300 character limit? 5152
The Bluesky Observer @theblueskyobserver.bsky.social · 27/11/2024«A machine learning librarian at Hugging Face just released a dataset composed of one million #Bluesky posts, complete with when they were posted and who posted them, intended for machine learning research». www.404media.co/someone-made...404media.coSomeone Made a Dataset of One Million Bluesky Posts for 'Machine Learning Research'A Hugging Face employee made a huge dataset of Bluesky posts, and it’s already very popular. 011
The Bluesky Observer @theblueskyobserver.bsky.social · 26/11/2024« #BlueSky is a centralized corporate app running a theoretically-decentralized network protocol that currently has only one active node on the network: BlueSky. The other minor members of the ATP network are just piggybacking on BlueSky's captive users for auth and reach» — @possibledog@beige.partybeige.partyPossibly a Dog (@possibledog@beige.party)So, you know how Facebook is a corporation with a lot of spread-out servers that talk to a centralized database and algorithm that controls and manages all your posts, opaquely, for profit. And so is... 000
Reposted by The Bluesky Observeraproto is... @protois.bsky.social · 26/11/2024atproto is authoritarian, activitypub is spinozist 001
The Bluesky Observer @theblueskyobserver.bsky.social · 26/11/2024« #Bluesky says it adapts itself to the region and would restrict certain content to people in that territory if forced to do so. If US law were to change under #Trump, it remains to be seen whether it would apply those terms only regionally, given that Bluesky's servers are on US territory»brussels-school.bePower consolidation on Bluesky and fragmentation of public discourseBluesky, a decentralized social media platform, offers a more resilient alternative to Big Tech, but power still consolidates in the platform and in certain power users. 000
The Bluesky Observer @theblueskyobserver.bsky.social · 25/11/2024«All platforms in the EU have to have a dedicated page on their website where it says how many users they have in the EU and where they are legally established. This is not the case for Bluesky as of today. This is not followed». — European Commission spokesman Thomas Regnier.theverge.comBluesky is breaking the rules in the EUBut the EU can’t regulate it like X or Threads yet. 000
Reposted by The Bluesky Observer📛 aru von einzbern @arugula.sisters.moe · 25/11/2024Yeah as expected if you want to actually use a decentralized platform you need to suffer through the fediverse 0335
The Bluesky Observer @theblueskyobserver.bsky.social · 25/11/2024«I have no doubt that @jay.bsky.team and the other founders of Bluesky are sincere in their desire to build an open service with a federated protocol, etc. But history has shown time and again that economic interests often interfere with the best efforts of founders». — @mathewi.bsky.socialtorment-nexus.mathewingram.comIs BlueSky the new Twitter, and if so is that a good thing?After deciding to write about Bluesky and its recent meteoric growth, I wrote down the headline above, and then I went to look at what I had written in the past about Bluesky while I was at the Columb... 001
The Bluesky Observer @theblueskyobserver.bsky.social · 25/11/2024«Bluesky hasn't added the federation systems that would enable freedom of exit to its service. Perhaps there are excellent reasons to prioritize rolling out the other systems they've created so far. It doesn't matter. So long as Bluesky can be a trap, I won't let myself be tempted». – Cory Doctorow 010
