@dannotdaniel

"#BlUeSkY iS dEcEnTrAlIzEd"

no it is not you fucking crypto bro morons

@swetland @mcc @aeva

they unfortunately moved from #twitter to a ticking time bomb

since #bluesky is #crypto bro #ventureCapital fueled, when the investors ask for their return, they will change the ethos and ruin bluesky with #monetization digs. and maybe even put an elon #musk in place at the top and warp it for a political agenda, since all these #plutocrat money pools are connected agenda-wise

and then bluesky goes the way of twitter

and then people have to move all over again

@swetland @mcc @aeva

because #bluesky operates on the #cryptoBro credo (since bluesky is run by crypto bros)

in #crypto, the con is:

1. promise a lot
2. don't deliver
3. but nevertheless generate adoring devotion off of the promise

this works like gangbusters

because people want to believe. they even get defensive and angry when you point out promise vs reality

it's a hack of human psychology

Are liberals abandoning #BlueSky for #X?

That’s what the headline reads in this #NewYorker article which forces the reader to consume #NateSilver musings before approaching the headline subject

Alternative #SocialMedia such as BlueSky or #Mastodon has seen a decline in posting volume following an initial anti #Twitter surge

The big question is why many liberals remained or have chosen to return to X given #Musk toxicity. Is it simply the #NetworkEffect?

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/social-media-is-navigating-its-sectarian-phase

#Bluesky making it their number one priority to ensure a dead fascist is treated like a saint on their platform IMO validates pretty much every concern folks here have raised about that platform in the past. Happy I stuck around here even when it was clear it wasn't gonna win the popularity contest.

Dass es den europäischen Regierungen und der EU bei den von ihnen vorangebrachten Alterskontrollen (= Identitätsdatenkontrollen) im Internet nicht um den Jugendschutz sondern um die Kontrolle von Informationszugängen und Kommunikationsräumen geht, zeigt sich gerade wieder beim Vorhaben Frankreichs, auch das dezentrale Fediverse/Mastodon als "Pornographieplattform" einzustufen um es entsprechenden Kontrollen unterwerfen zu können.

Mit dem Argument, dass diese oder jene Kanäle, Plattformen, Programme oder Angebote dafür genutzt werden könnten, neben anderem auch nicht jugendfreie Inhalte zu teilen, wird so ein Vorwand geschaffen, der die umfassende Kontrolle von alledem rechtfertigen soll.

https://www.heise.de/news/Paris-plant-Social-Media-Verbot-fuer-Kinder-Alterskontrollen-auf-Bluesky-Co-10439513.html

#Bluesky #Mastodon #SocialMedia #EU #Alterskontrollen #Frankreich #Fediverse #Datenschutz #Daten #Privacy

Friendly reminder: If you have leftist friends in #Bluesky right now, urge them to migrate to either #Mastodon or alternative infrastructures like #Blacksky. Nazis are making lists, doxxing people and hunting names, while the Bluesky team is banning folks indiscriminately. Also, consider adopting a nickname if you are going to publish leftist content. We should not have gotten to this point, but here we are. Edit: NorthSky is also starting to accept applications https://bsky.app/profile/transrights.northsky.social/post/3lylv7fobhc2n

Bluesky really isn't liking this post by the CEO. Didn't see a single comment agreeing.

I don't condone political violence but I do get the frustration from people over this. This is the BS leadership trying to seem neutral in the same way they were when they welcomed JD Vance.

#bluesky #uspol #charliekirk

Alt...

@jay.bsky.team: Violence is always unacceptable, and threats of violence have no place in public discourse. Our thoughts are with Charlie Kirk and his family.

"#Bluesky's #ToS contain a "binding arbitration" waiver that forces users to surrender the right to sue Bluesky no matter how the company harms them. This is so pro-enshittificatory, it's like a landing strip for the sole use of Enshittification Airlines, which can land a 747 full of enshittfying nonsense on Bluesky's users every 10 minutes, around the clock, without worrying about any legal repercussions."

https://pluralistic.net/2025/08/15/dogs-breakfast/

Decentralization, Bluesky, Blah Blah Blah...

So plenty of pieces this week pushing back on Fedi criticism of #Bluesky's centralization. 'Who cares? People on Bluesky like it. Booooring. Typical Mastodon scold culture. Why does it matter?'

So, why does it matter? Let's get into it.

Last night Computer Scientist Kirus @BlueCircuitDragon posted a fascinating thread:

https://mas.to/@BlueCircuitDragon/115149460056182216

"They are essentially setting up a massive cognitohazard zone to push propaganda."

Huh? 🤔

Hi #GTFOmyState ! I've started trying to cut down the word count of my posts and boost it on BlueSky as well! I'm not a fan of the platform personally so I've only made a crowdfunding page on it as there's more reach to be found on it.

Do check me out there if you use Bluesky and boost these fundraisers (as many as I'll be capable of posting without losing the main meaning of the plea) over on bluesky as well!

Here's my Bluesky account:

https://bsky.app/profile/edendestroyer.bsky.social

UwU

Tags: #GTFOmyState #Bluesky

I find it annoying to keep seeing here post which likely are generated from within #bluesky which requires me to sign up after clicking on them.

How are people dealing with this?
Do you all have by now another mirror account on bluesky? Am I the only one here on mastodon, speaking with mirrors and avatars? 😅

Probably not. But I keep seeing "pressure" towards bluesky.

However, I like it here so far, like some remote beach with few people...

#academia #astronomy #science

ALERT for Bluesky Bridge Users 🚨 🦋

If you are using a Bluesky bridge on Mastodon, DO NOT TAG Mastodon accounts in your posts without prior informed consent from this person.

This could end up showing a preview of this person's profile picture and bio on Bluesky without their consent.

Additionally, be careful about how the upcoming Quote Post feature could behave with Bluesky bridges.

Some of us don't want our information shared with commercial platforms like Bluesky, and have not consented to this bridge.

This practice can even endanger some Fediverse users.

If you have chosen to share your
own data with commercial platforms, make sure you leave the same choice to others.

This is important.

#Privacy #Mastodon #Bluesky #BlueskyBridge #Fediverse #Consent

'No, Mastodon is not decentralized'

I have seen so much discourse the last week or two poking at Bluesky for falsely claiming to be decentralized, and pointing to Mastodon (rather than *the fediverse*) as being an example of true decentralized social networking. Spoiler alert: it isn’t.

https://victorwynne.com/mastodon/?utm_source=fedi

#Mastodon #Bluesky #Fediverse

@Sarahp

☝️ Really interesting response. Clearly vetted by lawyers. It seems like what #Mastodon is saying is that because, unlike #Bluesky, it does not retain personal data on it's users, it does not have the inherent ability do age verification.

@eblu @ClintonAnderson @pixelpusher220 @RegGuy @Gargron @quillmatiq @jack @laurenshof @jsit @bsky.app

"we understand vulture capital will destroy #bluesky, and we've prepared for that by making it possible to have rebel bases"

"why don't you just use something that is already decentralized, like #mastodon/ #fediverse"

"you don't understand, this is a cult-centered discussion"

...

"in case the shareholders come knocking"

"in case"

🤦‍♂️

@pixelpusher220 @RegGuy @eblu @Gargron @quillmatiq @jack @laurenshof @jsit @bsky.app

yup

the looming issue with #bluesky:

bluesky is financially backdoored such that as it grows in popularity it will suffer the same fate that befell #twitter

investors will demand a return, a return that can't be delivered without centralization

and then they engineer a takeover putting an elon #musk type at the helm

this is how #plutocracy destroys #socialMedia

enjoy bluesky

but it's doomed

@RegGuy @eblu @Gargron @quillmatiq @jack @laurenshof @jsit @bsky.app

the essential problem with #bluesky is that it promises a lot, but delivers little in the realm of #decentralization (reality, not technical potential)

now there's something interesting about that:

bluesky is run by #crypto bros

in crypto, promising a lot, not delivering, but generating devotion off of the promise, is the standard grift template

and you see it in the cultish denial of many commenting here

@eblu @Gargron @quillmatiq @jack @laurenshof @jsit @bsky.app

the misinformation in question is representing #centralized #socialMedia like #bluesky as if it were decentralized

we all understand the amazing tech that *promises* #decentralization but the *reality* is that it is not

the #fediverse is genuinely decentralized, and bluesky may one day be decentralized

but it isn't now

this upsets people like yourself who view the issue in cultish terms: how dare someone cite reality

Just a special bonus post to let you know that accounts in Mississippi USA are working just fine on the Fediverse. There are no corporate overlords that can block them.

For example you could follow these:

➡️ @msfreepress - Non-profit local news site based in Mississippi, women-run

➡️ @thedeltareview - Blog about culture and lifestyle in Mississippi and the Southeastern USA

➡️ @MSTODAYnews - Non-profit news organisation covering Mississippi

#Mississippi #BlueSky

@pluralistic

It means they are evil and we should block them better and ask people stop posting links to it, tell people to get off it.

Get the hell off bluesky, its evil.

Evil is going down. Stop participating.

#bluesky #evil