[mike_hearn]

> Bluesky is the first time users have control over their social networking, and that's exciting & so so different.

Are you aware that Bluesky is censoring posts algorithmically? X is full of people posting videos of themselves starting with a brand new account with zero followers, posting something the left doesn't like (e.g. "there are only two genders") and the account is instantly suspended.

It's unclear how this is compatible with the idea of user-driven decentralized networks or moderation. Maybe they'll implement that one day but by then it'll be too late. Everyone who might benefit from user-driven decentralized labelling will have simply given up and gone back to X years earlier.

[jauntywundrkind]

It's funny to me that you say this. Because this is part of why the Xodus is happening, why Bluesky is so loved.

People interested primarily in intentionally shitty inflammatoryness had taken over X. We are all so excited not to be surrounded by antagonistic bluecheck trolls being top-ranked & algorithmically boosted.

I have a hard time believing there's a problem here. This seems ideal. You could host your own PDS very easily if you still wanted to be part of this, and I expect it would then be up to moderation lists & labelers to handle this retrograde junk. The protocols exist & are available to all. Thankfully gratis hosting on Bluesky isn't unconditional too.

[mike_hearn]

There's a big gap between "the first time users have control" to centralized algorithmic bans being "why Bluesky is so loved". Users really have no control if things are being banned by a company before anyone sees them.

[jauntywundrkind]

Your setup isn't first time users. It's malfeasants, recording themselves being antagonistic pricks, for no reason. Or, doing so so they can make frivolous lame grumbles about a social network that isn't playing that shitty game with them. Good riddance & thank gods.