Interesting story from @tedium about an extortion scheme targeting prominent personalities on Bluesky who don't own their own domain.

"Cybersquatting is not a new issue, of course, but Bluesky’s decision to tie verification to domains as social proof shows the limitations of the strategy."

tedium.co/2024/12/17/bluesky-i…

I wonder how this would play out in the fediverse.

#bluesky #fediverse #domains #verification #cybersquatting

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.}