you are no longer on twitter @twitter.rip · 02/12/2024i dunno, have the social grace to respect a boundary? 000
you are no longer on twitter @twitter.rip · 02/12/2024this is really interesting, thank you both! 090
you are no longer on twitter @twitter.rip · 02/12/2024oh i'm sorry for being dismissive about that! i meant it in a way to mean that it's a kind of spam, and you shouldn't worry about being specifically targeted by someone who's mad or something like that. i get anxiety about these kinds of messages, and feel better when I see a heads up about them 110
you are no longer on twitter @twitter.rip · 02/12/2024the fact that you tagged me into this really shows me you're not ready to be seriously engaging here 010
you are no longer on twitter @twitter.rip · 01/12/2024also if you keep all your reactions to something you are watching contained in a thread this makes it very easy for your followers to do this with you. highly recommend if you're worried about being annoying 1494
you are no longer on twitter @twitter.rip · 01/12/2024OH I REMEMBERED SOMETHING if you don't care about a thread someone you would like to keep following is posting, you can click the three dots in the corner of it and hit "mute thread" and it should hide it from you. super useful for sports threads, live tv blogging, etc 19320
you are no longer on twitter @twitter.rip · 01/12/2024i will add more if i think of it but i don't expect this to be an active account. take care out there everyone. don't forget to curate your experience 0130
you are no longer on twitter @twitter.rip · 01/12/2024i think that's everything i have learned about bluesky that either a) people seem to not know coming in and are driving me crazy doing or b) is counterintuitive and/or a weird design thing that newbies couldn't be expected to know. 1210
you are no longer on twitter @twitter.rip · 01/12/2024you can also do this with actual links if you want to link something with graphic violence and attach a warning, or for any other purpose 071
you are no longer on twitter @twitter.rip · 01/12/2024oh if you see a post that has a weird link preview that goes nowhere that's because of a weird thing bluesky does when you make a typo involving a period. the explanation for why would be kind of boring but if you have one of these come up, you can get rid of it by hitting the x in the corner 1192
you are no longer on twitter @twitter.rip · 01/12/2024oh also "graphic" on here means "violent" not "sexual" or "nude"! something to keep in mind when marking your own nudes. have fun out there with your hogs and boobs and stuff everyone 15513
you are no longer on twitter @twitter.rip · 01/12/2024i just mad this account today so i could make sure all the tech tips are still relevant to newbies and when i checked the menu it was automatically off 1160
you are no longer on twitter @twitter.rip · 01/12/2024oh by the way if you aren't seeing adult content but you wish you were, go to the menu, click "moderation", and then turn adult content on. and then tip the sex workers who post it if you can! they are doing good work 419072
you are no longer on twitter @twitter.rip · 01/12/2024this is also why a lot of people show up as "invalid handle". this drives me up a wall because it's a terrible way to communicate with users! but the site is very new, and you're basically testing it right now, and frankly, 2012 twitter was MUCH worse 2231
you are no longer on twitter @twitter.rip · 01/12/2024oh and a thing you might not be used to here is that the website periodically bugs out completely and you can't use assorted features. this is NOT ON YOU it's just the site is growing real fast and the infrastructure has a hard time keeping up. 1294
you are no longer on twitter @twitter.rip · 01/12/2024i think it will be fine i am just pretty frustrated with the growing pains 000
you are no longer on twitter @twitter.rip · 01/12/2024highly recommend doing this if you are trans or could be mistaken for being trans, by the way, bluesky support has been sitting on their hands about a technical issue that lets accounts send self harm imagery in DMs and transphobes have been taking advantage of it. 02914
you are no longer on twitter @twitter.rip · 01/12/2024you've definitely identified a real culture clash that's kind of rough though 120
you are no longer on twitter @twitter.rip · 01/12/2024oh that's a thing that's happening but it's a separate issue from what i am talking about there, which is a specific kind of automatic trolling. though i wouldn't be surprised if both ran into each other sometimes! 120
you are no longer on twitter @twitter.rip · 01/12/2024and also i want to be really clear that if you get this you didn't DO anything to provoke this kind of weird automated behavior, they're really just siccing the bot on everyone and your account happened to come up. 563249
you are no longer on twitter @twitter.rip · 01/12/2024if you click the 3 dots in the bottom left corner of a post there's a block button there :) 200
you are no longer on twitter @twitter.rip · 01/12/2024i don't know what these are actually *for* but the people who run them are usually posting racist memes and shit too. i don't think you need to be scared of them! but don't let them waste your time. 567643
you are no longer on twitter @twitter.rip · 01/12/2024i believe the way those work is they're hooked up to chatgpt or something like that and they just reply in really high volumes; you can identify them by looking at their reply tab and seeing if they're talking faster than anyone could reasonably type. 475753
you are no longer on twitter @twitter.rip · 01/12/2024this is kind of a niche issue but: if you are getting weird and hostile responses that feel a little off, there are some folks on here making accounts that automatically reply to large quantities of posts in a vaguely hostile manner. you can ignore them, and also, it's not personal 543026926
you are no longer on twitter @twitter.rip · 01/12/2024the ai remover trick (www.theverge.com/24162621/goo...) helps some but i used to be very good with just looking up stuff i didn't bother to memorize and it's much worse for metheverge.comYou can get rid of AI Overviews in Google SearchGetting around AI. 130
you are no longer on twitter @twitter.rip · 01/12/2024while i am doing general tech 101 this has cleaned up my google results a bit when i do use it, which is mostly just a thing i do to search products www.theverge.com/24162621/goo...theverge.comYou can get rid of AI Overviews in Google SearchGetting around AI. 0154
you are no longer on twitter @twitter.rip · 01/12/2024this is worth noting and also the case with many other search engines, including duckduckgo, which is what i use (it's not very good either) 2130
you are no longer on twitter @twitter.rip · 01/12/2024especially if this is coming on your discover feed for being choir preaching. it's fine! 050
you are no longer on twitter @twitter.rip · 01/12/2024a lot of people simply didn't get trial by fire internet 101 and it's not their fault but it's becoming impossible to handle them 190
you are no longer on twitter @twitter.rip · 01/12/2024if you have been around the block on the internet and everything i am saying here is incredibly obvious please feel free to block the account, btw, i will not judge you or be offended. i know this is incredibly basic 1170
you are no longer on twitter @twitter.rip · 01/12/2024a lot of people here, including sex workers, shop owners, journalists, authors etc are doing public-facing jobs that require them to be on social media to self-promote. try not to be the bluesky version of the guy at the coffee shop who thinks the barista is flirting with him because she was nice. 330368
you are no longer on twitter @twitter.rip · 01/12/2024calling people you hate by cute nicknames like "the orange stinker" or whatever for donald trump gets your post around people who muted "donald trump". this also goes for saying "tr*mp" or whatever. it's asshole behavior. also the nicknames are embarrassing for you 07214
you are no longer on twitter @twitter.rip · 01/12/2024usually when i tell people to join mastodon i am being sarcastic but the culture around accessibility there is actually way better, so consider that if here isn't working for you because of that and you don't have a lot invested in the people here already 070
you are no longer on twitter @twitter.rip · 01/12/2024if you don't have an icon set people will assume you are a low-effort troll. this also goes for "avatars" that bluesky makes you choose when you sign up. this isn't an endorsement of that perception, which unfairly hits people who can't see the images, but you should know about it 1243
you are no longer on twitter @twitter.rip · 01/12/2024i am closing comments here because most of you were raised by dogs 💜 0202
you are no longer on twitter @twitter.rip · 01/12/2024idk buddy maybe you should have followed fewer people who retweet this account 060
you are no longer on twitter @twitter.rip · 01/12/2024"no _____ under 1,000" are a great way for trolls to work their way into groups for the sake of anything from stalking to flipping the account to be propaganda. it is very foolish to join in on these 1298
you are no longer on twitter @twitter.rip · 01/12/2024everywhere has rules and expectations. i am just explaining what they are 000
you are no longer on twitter @twitter.rip · 01/12/2024and i have been getting suicide baiting dms with no fucking fix for the exploit being used for it in sight. don't worry though. the issue they're failing to address can be used to spread csam too 100
