If You've Signed Up for Bluesky, You've Signed Up for Offloadable Moderation(osteophage.dreamwidth.org) |
If You've Signed Up for Bluesky, You've Signed Up for Offloadable Moderation(osteophage.dreamwidth.org) |
This is why the 1st Amendment is so important and also why it was created not for the things that people want to hear, but for the things that they don't.
I think it is optimal that Bluesky offers the ability to moderate via blocking, as this empowers users to ignore other users pushing content they wish to not see, while not overly infringing on other participants by deplatforming.
> Bluesky waffling over what to do about multiple high-profile cases of harassment,
And links to: https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/13/bluesky-is-at-a-crossroads...
An article which, to put it bluntly, is a poorly-researched, absolutely atrocious hit piece targeting Jesse Singal.
As one X user put it:
"Absolutely insane Orwellian nightmare coverage of an app where viral misinformation has resulted in incitement to murderous threats against a journalist for impartial and scrupulous coverage of an ongoing medical scandal."
Which I think sums up the situation perfectly.