Lauren WeinsteinApr 26, 2023
Bluesky is saying that torture and self-harm posts are acceptable. That's the end of Bluesky as far as I'm concerned. They don't have a clue what they're letting themselves in for.
Show threadTim ChambersApr 26, 2023

@lauren Im still trying to confirm if this is their actual policy. That no user or server admin in bluesky can actually ban or delete content, but only end users can choose to see, or not see it.

So far, from what I see, it might be that later scenario.

Show threadLauren WeinsteinApr 26, 2023
@tchambers That control panel image seems explicit. It has a SHOW option for torture and self-harm, etc. Q.E.D., I would think.
Show threadTim ChambersApr 26, 2023

@lauren I was kinda amazed that any social network would launch with what in essence was a "Show bloody gore, spam and hate, and fake account content" toggle, too.

I was HOPING that like the Fediverse that each admin of a BlueSky service can mute or block or ban such content for all. But not sure that is so, yet.

Show threadLauren Weinstein
@tchambers It's not 2001 anymore. People need to realize this. This includes some of my contemporaries who are still living in the past. These kinds of contents are not acceptable in 2023, whether "hideable" or not.
Apr 26, 2023 at 9:14pmWeb