I am starting to believe, maybe that was their goal from the beginning, to build up a popular platform and give it to the nazis, because that is what looks like what happens
It is incredibly frustrating to see. I do have to ask, will the bridge to Bluesky be silenced/blocked (if not already)?
Especially since a while ago they also **supposedly** acknowledged that they won't be investing any more time in maintaining it - it will eventually just break. Rather to break the connection now if not already
EDIT: Although I am certain I read it somewhere, I can't find the source. So it might be just a figment of my mind, apologies for any confusion!
@Aprazeth Lots of people talk about the idea of unlinking their bridge. I can understand the idea, but isn't the bridge in place specifically for moments like this?
There are plenty of good ppl trapped on Bluesky, the bridge exists to help them transfer over to Mastodon if they decide they don't like the Nazi bar anymore, without needing to lose their friends. I don't really understand what cutting bridges would actually do to fix any problems.
@riverpunk The most known bridge is to allow posts etc. to be seen from Mastodon on Bluesky and vice versa. See: fed.brid.gy/docs
However, to my knowledge, that does NOT allow you to migrate your stuff. Feel free to correct me here if I am mistaken of course.
That said, Bluesky has consistently shown - by **actively** enabling known spam/harassment accounts to flourish, going against marginalized group, etc. They are not to be trusted.
@Aprazeth Sorry, my bad, that's not what I meant. I've just woken up lol. You're correct that the bridge doesn't let you import/export an account.
I'm more less referring to the fact that when you can only follow people on a platform by having an account on the platform (i.e. it's a "walled garden") it has a very high Switching Cost.
By creating a bridge, the switching cost goes down because people can slowly migrate over on their own time. You don't all have to leave at once.
Bluesky users enabling their bridge seems to be very useful (it lets their friends leave for Fedi and still follow them). Fedi users enabling their bridge is I suppose less crucial if we see Bluesky as a burning building.
In my opinion, I think the bridge existing is a good thing, even if just for the sake of making it easy for users who've gotten trapped on Bluesky to leave. If Fedi admins find a lot of bridged users to be a moderation problem, maybe they could limit/silence the instance
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@Aprazeth Sorry, my bad, that's not what I meant. I've just woken up lol. You're correct that the bridge doesn't let you import/export an account.
I'm more less referring to the fact that when you can only follow people on a platform by having an account on the platform (i.e. it's a "walled garden") it has a very high Switching Cost.
By creating a bridge, the switching cost goes down because people can slowly migrate over on their own time. You don't all have to leave at once.
Bluesky users enabling their bridge seems to be very useful (it lets their friends leave for Fedi and still follow them). Fedi users enabling their bridge is I suppose less crucial if we see Bluesky as a burning building.
In my opinion, I think the bridge existing is a good thing, even if just for the sake of making it easy for users who've gotten trapped on Bluesky to leave. If Fedi admins find a lot of bridged users to be a moderation problem, maybe they could limit/silence the instance, without necessarily preventing users from manually following accounts. Tbh I don't personally think that the MAGA/Fascist accounts are going to be rushing to the bridge anytime soon, so it's not something we need to realistically worry about.
@riverpunk No worries, I had a similar thing earlier today as well so I absolutely get it 😀 Also, good morning!
Previously I probably would have agreed; however, by maintaining said bridge we are also validating and maintaining the perceived value of Bluesky. Why go to Mastodon if you can bridge to it from Bluesky? it works in reverse as well, I know.
I am not advocating for a complete utter block and drop right now - send out an announcement to the instance to let people know.
@Aprazeth Maybe, although I think that us technologists have a tendency to forget how little typical users think critically about the tech they use.
If somebody is on Bsky and realizes it's getting bad, the recommendation to "leave and go to Mastodon, they ban Nazis 😀" becomes much more tangible if they can also add "look, some of your friends have their bridge over there already, you can still follow them".
Like, these can be perfectly antifascist users too. They just aren't well versed with technology, and aren't naturally inclined to tinker too much. They need an easy, drop in replacement that requires as little overhead thinking as possible. "Oh look Alice and Bob are both bridged to Mastodon already" makes things incredibly simple.
Although, I'll caveat this reply by saying that I actually know very little about what the typical progressive/antifascist bluesky user is like.
The same reason why people bow to power everywhere: fear.
Can you imagine what happens if they'd refuse to host ICE? Bluesky would be dead within a week. Which means people would lose their jobs. People care more about their own families than they care about a great cause. That's why terror works in dictatorships.
Sure, we can talk how wrong it is, but we are living very comfortably with all the freedoms we could wish for. But they do not.
@attilakinali "...Bluesky would be dead within a week..."
Why? And how so? 🤔 It seems to me that if BlueSky refused to host *checks OP* "Nazi organizations" And ICE they would continue as they were prior to allowing scumbags on the site.
Billionaires & theEnd of the WorldAccelerationism is an ideology gaining in popularity amongst tech billionaires that the world is inevitably heading...
English Wikipedia article is also quite detailed. White supremacists have embraced Accelerationism because they think it is their chance to purge and take over, while billionaires think their wealth and power will shield them.
"“The Encyclopedia Galactica defines a robot as a mechanical apparatus designed to do the work of a man. The marketing division of the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation defines a robot as "Your Plastic Pal Who's Fun to Be With. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy defines the marketing division of the Sirius Cybernetic Corporation as "a bunch of mindless jerks who'll be the first against the wall when the revolution comes,”
@Distante Have to presume that any platform that takes VC funding and hosts within the US will decide to not rock the boat. I believe even Blacksky currently still hosts in the US. Maybe Eurosky will take different decisions but hey Bsky is a corporate platform as it stands at the moment.
I don't think it's even just whether you host there but whether key people involved are under US jurisdiction. Also, even if Eurosky didn't directly have that issue they'd still be so heavily dependent on Bluesky and all the users being on servers operated from or in the US that I don't really see a way out of it.
@ikuturso @Distante Good point. In theory the technology does let you remove yourself from reliance on Bsky appview, moderation choices, relays etc but yes, as it stands it's harder and quite the overhead to do that. Their decentralisation model is more about distributed resilience than the more anarchic independence of the fediverse instances and yes as you say a corp structure means liability is aimed at named individuals heading a very corporate entity.
I'm all against ICE and I support abolishing them, but... What else should Bluesky have done? Should they add a special rule "Donald Trump's agencies are restricted"? This is a social network for everyone. Freedom of speech, besides bigotry. This is not an "alt-left-tech" platform.
You can be sure that unlike Twitter ICE will be punished for any kind of Nazi behavior. But even if you know what they'll do, you can't deny them a benefit of doubt, unfortunately, because if you'll make one exception, you can make anything you'll want an exception.
unfortunately, this is the rules, and everyone should follow the rules.
Unless this SS already has swastika in its profile picture or in their profile bio, they will be allowed. The benefit of doubt. You can't do anything to anyone, if they didn't try to do it. You can only look closely for them, and as soon as they'll do something harmful, bonk them with a banhammer or whatever.
> If you'll make one exception, you can make anything you want an exception.
BlueSky isn't a public utility, its a private platform. They have always been, still are, and always will be, within their rights to grant and deny exceptions as they see fit. @stux
Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.
I leave mine on, so my fiance and I can communicate.. she uses bluesky and I use Mastodon (of course), so it is one of the few ways we can communicate outside of Discord
but what is your criteria for federating with a server?
I get having whatever rules you want for accounts you host, but a fedi where federation is constantly breaking over hating the accounts others host (when they don't harass your users) is not a reliable network.
the bluesky conundrum on this front is that they aren't really decentralized. so allowing your users to see conservative accounts means hosting them. we should have conservative servers here and mostly federate with them.
I think they're stuck. You're a US company with people working in the US, with a fascist government. If you don't want them to take your head, you have to do what they say.
You can't escape because you've not decentralised fast enough before fascism took control.
What do you do except to be taken hostage. But it's not like there wasn't other issues before.
Instance admins can defederate or block it. If there is no way as an individual user to do it, creating a filter for the url should keep it off your timeline. That's what I did for all YouTube videos.
I have no idea how to prevent them from seeing you though.
But hey, at least Bluesky is decentralized and anyone can easily run their own instance just like Mastodon... wait... I mean sorry, that's not entirely true at all...
Yes, you've been able to do this since pretty much since bsky.network opened up years ago. People have pretty much managed to get the entire stack working on something as simple as a RasPi.
@ducky.ws Hmm, interesting. Haven't heard before that someone could do relays and all on a Raspberry Pi. Is there forks available? Can one develop their own features to Bluesky?
Last I checked self-hosting and contributing was very poorly documented. Rarely nobody endorses or encourages it. PDS is rather easy to set up as a sysop based on their GitHub, but there is no single comprehensive document about all the bits and pieces?
There are dev docs for SDK, APIs etc. like Twitter used to have. docs.bsky.app/
1. do you think verification has anything to do with endorsement 2. do you think it would be better if they had immediately banned ICE and created more pressure on a company already stretched very thin
It was always going to happen with a USA-based social media platform. BS is just rebranded Twitter. People who expected anything else have been successfully fooled.
@nazokiyoubinbou The fact remains, Bluesky was a kettling honeypot for the left. We all saw this from the very beginning and they willingly walked right into it.
you’re probably saw this, but just in case somebody else needs — this post which identifies a blue sky bridge that we can block to keep our traffic from flowing there.
people who thought otherwise were ostriching their heads in sand with #jack on board, and VC funding. Same goes for all the #independentmedia and #resistance setting up on substack. #lessonslearned
Whinging about "Nazis" (people you disagree with) while having a Ukraine flag in your pfp is a level of cognitive dissonance heretofore unseen by modern man.
There is no single person in charge of the fediverse. It has no owner and no boss. That is very different from X which is owned and controlled by Elon Musk. Decisions about X come from the top because it is a private company. X lives or dies by the choices of one owner.
This is the default ideology in ATProto world. I recall a ATProto advocate arguing at a meetup that Alex Jones should be welcomed.
They believe that everybody should be platformed, nobody should be censored, but that’s okay because (eventually) everyone will have full control over the feed and hosting. Even if you believe in that… it’s a long time coming. Bluesky still has essentially complete control. They keep promising that one day it won’t be like that.
So excuse my ignorance, but I reckon there's some sort of bridge instance involved which somehow mediates the traffic between Bluesky and the fediverse. So my question is, can this bridge just be defederated?
@HarriettMB I won't boost or interact with Bluesky accounts anymore (I wouldn't boost them into others' feeds even before all this) but am giving it like, a week to see if some of those I follow there will jump ship.
Whether they do so or not, after that I'm blocking the bridge. Those who stay will have made their choice. 🤷🏻♂️
1. Find the user [at]bsky.brid.gy[at]bsky.brid.gy (Type the user in the search box and click the Profiles matching… button) 2. Block the user [at]bsky.brid.gy[at]bsky.brid.gy 3. Click the Preferences button on the sidebar 4. Go to Account/Authorized apps 5. Revoke access for Bridgy, if it exists.
To stop seeing posts from Bluesky:
1. Find any user whose address ends with …[at]bsky.brid.gy (You can type bsky.brid.gy in the search box and click the Profiles matching… button) 2. Click on the user name to reveal their profile page 3. Click the ••• button 4. Click Block domain bsky.brid.gy 5. Click Block server
To verify that you’ve done it, click the ••• More button on the right sidebar and click Blocked domains. You should see bsky.brid.gy there.
@nazokiyoubinbou @dianea First and foremost, Stux, I applaud your stance. No one should be compelled to do business with those who lack the morality and ethics to recognize others’ humanity.
But ideas are not power. One must be careful about censorship.
There is a simple logic that applies to BlueSky. (See Doctorow):
Money is isomorphic to power. Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
I have the idea I’m strong enough to push over the Empire State Building. Simply having the idea doesn’t give me the ability to topple it.
You’re quite right that flooding the world with horrible ideas is ugly and must be stopped. But both the flooding and the stopping require power to do so.
Power can be acquired in many ways. Money is a convenient means.
Nazo, I’m not trying to throw off your argument. I’m only asking you to think about how ideas are spread. An idea in isolation can do nothing. It is only when an idea is used to effect an action that it has a consequence.
In the case of my ridiculous metaphor, the likely outcome is my sore shoulder.
Trump speaking as the President resulted in January 6th.
American way of life depends on backing dictatorships all around the world, who kill thousands total each month through poverty, executions or by luring a certain country's people into protest, letting them expect military action, only to bail at the last second and causing thousands to be murdered on the street for nothing.. Suddenly ICE, an internal force in the USA, kills one or two people and it's the biggest deal in the world? LOL
But some people are so thirsty for clicks, how can they give up those sweet nazi endorsements, that's basically like actually doing something instead of blowing performative hot air.
stux⚡️
in reply to stux⚡️ • • •I really don’t understand why people running these platforms are actively supporting this..
Money over ethics, like always perhaps
Let it be clear, I will NOT and NEVER EVER host any fascist organizations, period
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Aprazeth
in reply to stux⚡️ • • •It is incredibly frustrating to see. I do have to ask, will the bridge to Bluesky be silenced/blocked (if not already)?
Especially since a while ago they also **supposedly** acknowledged that they won't be investing any more time in maintaining it - it will eventually just break. Rather to break the connection now if not already
EDIT: Although I am certain I read it somewhere, I can't find the source. So it might be just a figment of my mind, apologies for any confusion!
River
in reply to Aprazeth • • •@Aprazeth Lots of people talk about the idea of unlinking their bridge. I can understand the idea, but isn't the bridge in place specifically for moments like this?
There are plenty of good ppl trapped on Bluesky, the bridge exists to help them transfer over to Mastodon if they decide they don't like the Nazi bar anymore, without needing to lose their friends. I don't really understand what cutting bridges would actually do to fix any problems.
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in reply to River • • •@riverpunk
The most known bridge is to allow posts etc. to be seen from Mastodon on Bluesky and vice versa. See: fed.brid.gy/docs
However, to my knowledge, that does NOT allow you to migrate your stuff. Feel free to correct me here if I am mistaken of course.
That said, Bluesky has consistently shown - by **actively** enabling known spam/harassment accounts to flourish, going against marginalized group, etc. They are not to be trusted.
If a bar welcomes Nazi's, it's a Nazi-bar
Bridgy Fed
fed.brid.gyRiver
in reply to Aprazeth • • •@Aprazeth Sorry, my bad, that's not what I meant. I've just woken up lol. You're correct that the bridge doesn't let you import/export an account.
I'm more less referring to the fact that when you can only follow people on a platform by having an account on the platform (i.e. it's a "walled garden") it has a very high Switching Cost.
By creating a bridge, the switching cost goes down because people can slowly migrate over on their own time. You don't all have to leave at once.
Bluesky users enabling their bridge seems to be very useful (it lets their friends leave for Fedi and still follow them). Fedi users enabling their bridge is I suppose less crucial if we see Bluesky as a burning building.
In my opinion, I think the bridge existing is a good thing, even if just for the sake of making it easy for users who've gotten trapped on Bluesky to leave. If Fedi admins find a lot of bridged users to be a moderation problem, maybe they could limit/silence the instance
... Show more...@Aprazeth Sorry, my bad, that's not what I meant. I've just woken up lol. You're correct that the bridge doesn't let you import/export an account.
I'm more less referring to the fact that when you can only follow people on a platform by having an account on the platform (i.e. it's a "walled garden") it has a very high Switching Cost.
By creating a bridge, the switching cost goes down because people can slowly migrate over on their own time. You don't all have to leave at once.
Bluesky users enabling their bridge seems to be very useful (it lets their friends leave for Fedi and still follow them). Fedi users enabling their bridge is I suppose less crucial if we see Bluesky as a burning building.
In my opinion, I think the bridge existing is a good thing, even if just for the sake of making it easy for users who've gotten trapped on Bluesky to leave. If Fedi admins find a lot of bridged users to be a moderation problem, maybe they could limit/silence the instance, without necessarily preventing users from manually following accounts. Tbh I don't personally think that the MAGA/Fascist accounts are going to be rushing to the bridge anytime soon, so it's not something we need to realistically worry about.
Aprazeth
in reply to River • • •@riverpunk
No worries, I had a similar thing earlier today as well so I absolutely get it 😀 Also, good morning!
Previously I probably would have agreed; however, by maintaining said bridge we are also validating and maintaining the perceived value of Bluesky. Why go to Mastodon if you can bridge to it from Bluesky? it works in reverse as well, I know.
I am not advocating for a complete utter block and drop right now - send out an announcement to the instance to let people know.
River
in reply to Aprazeth • • •@Aprazeth Maybe, although I think that us technologists have a tendency to forget how little typical users think critically about the tech they use.
If somebody is on Bsky and realizes it's getting bad, the recommendation to "leave and go to Mastodon, they ban Nazis 😀" becomes much more tangible if they can also add "look, some of your friends have their bridge over there already, you can still follow them".
Like, these can be perfectly antifascist users too. They just aren't well versed with technology, and aren't naturally inclined to tinker too much. They need an easy, drop in replacement that requires as little overhead thinking as possible. "Oh look Alice and Bob are both bridged to Mastodon already" makes things incredibly simple.
Although, I'll caveat this reply by saying that I actually know very little about what the typical progressive/antifascist bluesky user is like.
Darwin Woodka
in reply to River • • •@riverpunk @Aprazeth
although I think that us technologists have a tendency to forget how little typical users think critically
Coulda stopped there
F4GRX Sébastien
in reply to River • • •Attila Kinali
in reply to stux⚡️ • • •The same reason why people bow to power everywhere: fear.
Can you imagine what happens if they'd refuse to host ICE? Bluesky would be dead within a week. Which means people would lose their jobs. People care more about their own families than they care about a great cause. That's why terror works in dictatorships.
Sure, we can talk how wrong it is, but we are living very comfortably with all the freedoms we could wish for. But they do not.
Kid Mania
in reply to Attila Kinali • • •@attilakinali
"...Bluesky would be dead within a week..."
Why? And how so?
🤔
It seems to me that if BlueSky refused to host *checks OP* "Nazi organizations" And ICE they would continue as they were prior to allowing scumbags on the site.
How would they "be dead within a week"?
Pretergeek
in reply to stux⚡️ • • •It is Accelerationism in action. Joe Scott did a great video about it on YT a while ago. But you can access it from archive.org if you prefer.
archive.org/details/understand…
Understanding Accelerationism : Joe Scott : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
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in reply to Pretergeek • • •stux⚡️
in reply to stux⚡️ • • •Pretty sad to see how many people are defending this bullshit!
If you’re going to a hotel and management is letting everyone in without a care in the world. Do you go to that hotel or do you look further?
I don’t care how thin stretched Bluesky is, you simply don’t allow nazis on YOUR platform
It’s not that hard, trust me!
Thanks for all red flags btw, good filter
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in reply to stux⚡️ • • •This accelerationism stuff makes me remember:
"“The Encyclopedia Galactica defines a robot as a mechanical apparatus designed to do the work of a man. The marketing division of the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation defines a robot as "Your Plastic Pal Who's Fun to Be With. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy defines the marketing division of the Sirius Cybernetic Corporation as "a bunch of mindless jerks who'll be the first against the wall when the revolution comes,”
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in reply to stux⚡️ • • •Adn yeah im going with a hotel reference
Seems kinda gfitting
stux⚡️
in reply to stux⚡️ • • •If you have setup a bridge from Mastodon to Bluesky you can disable it again here:
fed.brid.gy/
I leave mine on so they can see what i think about them
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in reply to stux⚡️ • • •stux⚡️
in reply to stux⚡️ • • •“Verified by Bluesky on Jan 17 2026.”
That means the Bluesky team actually took time to give them a check and is okay with hosting them
Yes, if the owners allow nazi’s it’s a Nazi bar, plain and simple
Funny how people on Bsky come up with all kinds of bullshit excuses, they know lol
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in reply to stux⚡️ • • •What is happening in the US is barbaric, but I am not sure there is a right solution here.
Refusing to provide a platform seems to make sense, but on the other hand, it is stupid
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in reply to Distante • • •ikuturso 🇪🇺
in reply to Emsquared • • •I don't think it's even just whether you host there but whether key people involved are under US jurisdiction. Also, even if Eurosky didn't directly have that issue they'd still be so heavily dependent on Bluesky and all the users being on servers operated from or in the US that I don't really see a way out of it.
@Distante @stux
Emsquared
in reply to ikuturso 🇪🇺 • • •Steven D Rowe 🇨🇦🇬🇧
in reply to stux⚡️ • • •338 followers? Why?
They are probably desperate to recruit dimwits, abusers and NAZI's to work for them, and that requires expanding their social media reach.
R.Marx
in reply to stux⚡️ • • •RoberttheReader
in reply to stux⚡️ • • •And give feedback.
NotQuiteLoona
in reply to stux⚡️ • • •I'm all against ICE and I support abolishing them, but... What else should Bluesky have done? Should they add a special rule "Donald Trump's agencies are restricted"? This is a social network for everyone. Freedom of speech, besides bigotry. This is not an "alt-left-tech" platform.
You can be sure that unlike Twitter ICE will be punished for any kind of Nazi behavior. But even if you know what they'll do, you can't deny them a benefit of doubt, unfortunately, because if you'll make one exception, you can make anything you'll want an exception.
stux⚡️
in reply to NotQuiteLoona • • •@notquiteloona Would you allow the SS or Gestapo also? Having some standards is not a bad thing
I think I have reasonable clear lines when it comes to allow and not, I’ll pre-ban Trump if I could yes
NotQuiteLoona
in reply to stux⚡️ • • •unfortunately, this is the rules, and everyone should follow the rules.
Unless this SS already has swastika in its profile picture or in their profile bio, they will be allowed. The benefit of doubt. You can't do anything to anyone, if they didn't try to do it. You can only look closely for them, and as soon as they'll do something harmful, bonk them with a banhammer or whatever.
stux⚡️
in reply to NotQuiteLoona • • •@notquiteloona oof.
Well thanks but no thanks
Maki 🔻
in reply to NotQuiteLoona • • •Kiri
in reply to NotQuiteLoona • • •@notquiteloona
> This is a social network for everyone.
The paradox of tolerance applies here.
> If you'll make one exception, you can make anything you want an exception.
BlueSky isn't a public utility, its a private platform. They have always been, still are, and always will be, within their rights to grant and deny exceptions as they see fit.
@stux
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in reply to stux⚡️ • • •Roknrol
in reply to stux⚡️ • • •There's a song for that.
youtu.be/OArru5OkVKE
Goodbye Blue Sky
Pink Floyd - Topic (YouTube)Sebiturbo
in reply to stux⚡️ • • •Let's stop that #TrumpReiterSS 2.0 on one of the digital #TrumpVolksempfänger.
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in reply to stux⚡️ • • •Natsura
in reply to stux⚡️ • • •william.maggos
in reply to stux⚡️ • • •but what is your criteria for federating with a server?
I get having whatever rules you want for accounts you host, but a fedi where federation is constantly breaking over hating the accounts others host (when they don't harass your users) is not a reliable network.
the bluesky conundrum on this front is that they aren't really decentralized. so allowing your users to see conservative accounts means hosting them. we should have conservative servers here and mostly federate with them.
stux⚡️
in reply to william.maggos • • •@wjmaggos It depends, if the staff is hateful I see no other way but if it’s community members it’s to the staff to fix it
If they won’t they are as bad I guess
With Bsky it’s different since we don’t federate
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in reply to stux⚡️ • • •🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🇮🇱 🐧 🥦
in reply to stux⚡️ • • •Is there a link somewhere laying this all out?
There was something a few months ago about the CEO attacking POC and LGBTQIA+ plus people.
I guess the silicon valley elite just love going Nazi.
Olivia Vespera
in reply to stux⚡️ • • •I think they're stuck. You're a US company with people working in the US, with a fascist government. If you don't want them to take your head, you have to do what they say.
You can't escape because you've not decentralised fast enough before fascism took control.
What do you do except to be taken hostage. But it's not like there wasn't other issues before.
Bytebro 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 🇬🇱
in reply to stux⚡️ • • •Jeremy Mallin
in reply to Bytebro 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 • • •@stux
Instance admins can defederate or block it. If there is no way as an individual user to do it, creating a filter for the url should keep it off your timeline. That's what I did for all YouTube videos.
I have no idea how to prevent them from seeing you though.
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Athavariel - for peace
in reply to stux⚡️ • • •lashman
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Ducky 🦆
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in reply to Roni Rolle Laukkarinen • • •Roni Rolle Laukkarinen
in reply to Ducky 🦆 • • •@ducky.ws Hmm, interesting. Haven't heard before that someone could do relays and all on a Raspberry Pi. Is there forks available? Can one develop their own features to Bluesky?
Last I checked self-hosting and contributing was very poorly documented. Rarely nobody endorses or encourages it. PDS is rather easy to set up as a sysop based on their GitHub, but there is no single comprehensive document about all the bits and pieces?
There are dev docs for SDK, APIs etc. like Twitter used to have. docs.bsky.app/
But where's the self hosting documentation? Like: docs.joinmastodon.org/user/run…
Mastodon's world was much more welcoming in this regard.
I have questions.
@stux
Bluesky Documentation | Bluesky
docs.bsky.appPKs Powerfromspace1
in reply to stux⚡️ • • •maxwell s. fritz
in reply to stux⚡️ • • •2. do you think it would be better if they had immediately banned ICE and created more pressure on a company already stretched very thin
stux⚡️
in reply to maxwell s. fritz • • •2. Yes
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Noortje Van Leeuwen
in reply to stux⚡️ • • •i wana look up my post where i said bluesky is worse then twitter...that got a lot of hate.
Bluesky keeps proving me right....
Yes they are worse than twitter.
They see, know what ICE is doing and still let it on their platform and verified them.
They went against twitter as its better alternative...so should know how to do better....they choose to be just like it....and that makes em worse.
Dave Nelson
in reply to stux⚡️ • • •Some Guy
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in reply to stux⚡️ • • •FallsMom 🌻
in reply to stux⚡️ • • •stux⚡️
in reply to FallsMom 🌻 • • •@FallsMom We only have a bridge service, Masto is not federating with Bluesky by default
Not even possible
Matthijs De Smedt
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Lukas Murch ✅
in reply to stux⚡️ • • •diana 🏳️⚧️🦋🌱
Unknown parent • • •The fact remains, Bluesky was a kettling honeypot for the left. We all saw this from the very beginning and they willingly walked right into it.
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Darwin Woodka
in reply to stux⚡️ • • •CheapPontoon
in reply to stux⚡️ • • •you’re probably saw this, but just in case somebody else needs — this post which identifies a blue sky bridge that we can block to keep our traffic from flowing there.
mastodon.social/@Viss/11590792…
Viss
2026-01-17 01:50:36
Dgar
in reply to stux⚡️ • • •That’s odd. #Dgar just disappeared from Bluesky…
It’s not like they were big on indie music anyway.
M@ Bntn
in reply to stux⚡️ • • •Cameron Thompson
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in reply to Cameron Thompson • • •8Petros [MOVING!!]
in reply to Cameron Thompson • • •Veda Dalsette
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in reply to stux⚡️ • • •Wayne the Science Guy
in reply to stux⚡️ • • •Neil Kandalgaonkar
in reply to stux⚡️ • • •This is the default ideology in ATProto world. I recall a ATProto advocate arguing at a meetup that Alex Jones should be welcomed.
They believe that everybody should be platformed, nobody should be censored, but that’s okay because (eventually) everyone will have full control over the feed and hosting. Even if you believe in that… it’s a long time coming. Bluesky still has essentially complete control. They keep promising that one day it won’t be like that.
Troy
in reply to stux⚡️ • • •panu
in reply to stux⚡️ • • •The Sleight Doctor 🃏🍉
Unknown parent • • •@HarriettMB I won't boost or interact with Bluesky accounts anymore (I wouldn't boost them into others' feeds even before all this) but am giving it like, a week to see if some of those I follow there will jump ship.
Whether they do so or not, after that I'm blocking the bridge. Those who stay will have made their choice. 🤷🏻♂️
stux⚡️
Unknown parent • • •@HarriettMB @ApostateEnglishman I think.. if you block the @ domain that the bridge uses, perhaps that could work
I’ll have to do some more digging though
The Sleight Doctor 🃏🍉
Unknown parent • • •@HarriettMB
There's a guide for you both here. 👇🏼
sfba.social/@drahardja/1159085…
Dave Rahardja
2026-01-17 04:26:38
@HarriettMB
There's a guide for you both here. 👇🏼
sfba.social/@drahardja/1159085…
Dave Rahardja
2026-01-17 04:26:38
DonCC
in reply to stux⚡️ • • •アイアンハンドガンダム
in reply to stux⚡️ • • •Hippasus500 aka jwn2
Unknown parent • • •@nazokiyoubinbou @dianea
First and foremost, Stux, I applaud your stance. No one should be compelled to do business with those who lack the morality and ethics to recognize others’ humanity.
But ideas are not power. One must be careful about censorship.
There is a simple logic that applies to BlueSky. (See Doctorow):
Money is isomorphic to power.
Power corrupts.
Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
This is the path the BlueSky founders chose.
Gail Parenti
in reply to stux⚡️ • • •Hippasus500 aka jwn2
Unknown parent • • •@dianea @nazokiyoubinbou
As a simple idea consider this:
I have the idea I’m strong enough to push over the Empire State Building. Simply having the idea doesn’t give me the ability to topple it.
You’re quite right that flooding the world with horrible ideas is ugly and must be stopped. But both the flooding and the stopping require power to do so.
Power can be acquired in many ways. Money is a convenient means.
Hippasus500 aka jwn2
Unknown parent • • •@dianea @nazokiyoubinbou
Nazo, I’m not trying to throw off your argument. I’m only asking you to think about how ideas are spread. An idea in isolation can do nothing. It is only when an idea is used to effect an action that it has a consequence.
In the case of my ridiculous metaphor, the likely outcome is my sore shoulder.
Trump speaking as the President resulted in January 6th.
Sebastian Lasse
in reply to stux⚡️ • • •Hippasus500 aka jwn2
Unknown parent • • •@dianea @nazokiyoubinbou
You prove my case. <grin>
The Wright Brothers used the power they had to effect their ideas and build their airplane.
The history of human-powered flight is replete with those who had similar ideas and lacked the means and ability (read power) to succeed.
Hot Dog Water
in reply to stux⚡️ • • •catflyhigh
Unknown parent • • •@HarriettMB
you can just set up a filter with the words bsky and bluesky in your settings. I also did this to some words
@stux
midaga
in reply to stux⚡️ • • •F4GRX Sébastien
Unknown parent • • •Dec [{()}]
Unknown parent • • •@HarriettMB @ApostateEnglishman
Find the bsky.brid.gy@bsky.brid.gy account.
Block it.
KeithWM
in reply to stux⚡️ • • •obscurestar
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