What happened?
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SweetCitrusBuzz@beehaw.org 5 weeks agoI’m not sure that’s a good idea due to them giving the VIP treatment to a known transphobe just because he’s a journalist.
INHALE_VEGETABLES@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
SweetCitrusBuzz@beehaw.org 5 weeks ago
Jesse Singal joined bluesky and was in contact with a well known fascist site about what to do about trans people there.
Then Bluesky moderation rolled out the red carpet and gave him the VIP treatment for it, seemingly only for being a journalist despite his terrible views.
Here is an article about it: www.advocate.com/business/bluesky-jesse-singal
jarfil@beehaw.org 5 weeks ago
What was the “VIP treatment”?
From the article, it seems like they let him join and get blocked just like anyone else.
giotheflow@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
Yeah i dont see a problem unless they remove the blocking feature or force me to view content on my feed I cannot curate and opt out of.
melp@beehaw.org 5 weeks ago
Yea. Def not the end solution. I keep encouraging people to get on Pixelfed and Mastadon.
remington@beehaw.org 5 weeks ago
Should we all leave the Fediverse since there are thousands of evil assholes that develop and use it?
SweetCitrusBuzz@beehaw.org 5 weeks ago
I mean, no. The real solution is to move to better software which aren’t developed by assholes or to seize it away from the assholes.
remington@beehaw.org 5 weeks ago
I don’t believe there will ever be a solution that will please everyone.
SweetCitrusBuzz@beehaw.org 5 weeks ago
I don’t think I ever suggested pleasing everyone just those of us who need safety and protection. Which sadly there’s a stunning lack of on fedi except for a few places, the developers of most software running on it certainly do not help though.
jarfil@beehaw.org 5 weeks ago
Nobody’s stopping anyone from forking open source software.
If you don’t have the expertise or time/money, nobody’s stopping you from starting a GoFundMe or whatever, and hiring some devs you like.