→ Bluesky and enshittification (by @pluralistic)
pluralistic.net/2024/11/02/uly…

“I would like to use Bluesky. They've done a bunch of seriously interesting technical work on #moderation and ranking that I truly admire, and I've got lots of friends there who really enjoy it.”

“My rule – I don't join a service that I can't leave without switching costs – is my Ulysses Pact, and it's keeping me #safe from danger I've sailed into too many times before.”

#enshittification #Bluesky #Ulysses

#Austria: Left-wing journalists leave #Musk's platform #X hand in hand

Source: postdiscus.com/2024/11/austria…

#news #Twitter #hate #protest #moderation #fail #problem #freespeech #journalism #boycott #politics #economy

Austria: Left-wing journalists leave Musk's platform X hand in hand

Departure mood on X: Austria's left-wing journalists are leaving the platform for Bluesky. The reason? Elon Musk, "super troll" and destroye...

^{PostDiscus | A critical eye to the usual narrative}

cbsnews.com/chicago/news/misog…

"#Misogynistic #social posts, #bullying of #women and #girls have spiked since #election"

We need to make #Mastodon a #sanctuary

Mastodon has delivered excellence with no #algorithms and good #moderation (I've met a few bad mods- it's #decentralized, to be expected. Also some of the best mods I've ever met are here)

But, it has to get a grip on the #replyguy problem

Everyone knows this, #BlackMastodon and #QueerMastodon have been vocal on the issue for a long time

Misogynistic social posts, bullying of women and girls have spiked since election

^{Andrew Ramos (CBS Chicago)}

Sensitive content Reveal/hide

@Mastodon @moderation

Decided to block this server & profiles manually.

But shouldn't this #server be completely blocked by #mastodon .social & others?

Don't think anybody wants to see this kind of stuff on the #fediverse...

@gavi did some interesting #research on the other #instances related to it (which seem to be blocked): mastodon.social/@gavi@wanderin…

#moderation #mods #mod #Mastodon #issue #internet #horrible #safety #action #lemmy

Mastodon

^{mastodon.social}

"Meta’s attempt at microblogging, “Threads,” has been caught up in a few moderation scandals that seem pretty likely to have been caught up by terribly simplistic algorithmic bans ...

Washington Post reporter Drew Harwell... posted about Katz’s suspension ...

“Threats suspended [Katz] for this. She tells me, “I stand by my views of Hitler. Not a good guy.” And Threads suspended him for that as well"

techdirt.com/2024/11/01/thread…

#threads #meta #moderation #AI #algorithms #Hitler #wapo #socialmedia

Threads Bans Anyone For Mentioning Hitler, Even To Criticize

Quick test: should saying “Hitler, not a good guy” cause you to be banned from your social media account? Seems simple enough. But apparently not for Meta, the largest social media company on the p…

^Techdirt