Looks like there are impersonation attacks happening on Bluesky and the moderation team banned some real accounts rather than the fake ones?! Lots of drama with an apparent extortion scheme involving famous writers and entrepreneurs. tedium.co/2024/12/17/bluesky-i…

#bluesky #moderation

So, Bluesky Has An Extortion Problem

An apparent extortion scheme lit up Bluesky the other night. It raises some important questions about whether Bluesky is up to the task of moderation.

^{Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet.}

Mastodon #research 🚀

Did you know that active users on Mastodon have been declining after an initial surge in October 2022 aka the big Twitter migration? 🐦

In my master thesis, I’m exploring reasons for this, like the challenges of #moderation on growing instances and lower engagement compared to other social networks. What do you think is causing this decline? Let me know! 💬

Source of data and image 📷: @erickhun