AI6YR BenJan 17

Head's up, if you want to disconnect the bridge to Bluesky, here are the instructions. I exercised this option today, as a result of them "blue checking" ICE. I'd never allow Federation of an ActivityPub instance with Nazis on it, and Bluesky is no exception. #Bluesky

https://fed.brid.gy/docs#fediverse-protocol-bot-user-blocked

Show threadMarcella Francesca Jan 17

@ai6yr

Okay, from the user's perspective. But I have a server, and is prohibiting federation sufficient, or should more domains be excluded from the federation process?

Show threadAI6YR BenJan 17
@bitchboss Very good question.
Show threadMarcella Francesca Jan 17

@ai6yr

I have to find out if more domains are to be excluded to suspend Bluesky federation entirely from my server. But I suspended the domain "bsky.brid.gy" from the federation proces.

Show threadAI6YR BenJan 17
@bitchboss I suspect that will work. Sad it has to get to this point, but they don't seem to have any desire to keep those folks off that platform. It's one thing when you're talking "political differences are okay" and it's another when you have outright white supremacist posts and propaganda coming out of an account.
Show threadMarcella Francesca Jan 17

@ai6yr

I have been on Twitter, and I was on BlueSky before and during the regime change. It is wise to protect your own user group or community from hatred and intolerance. That may be sad, but it is also my responsibility to protect those I host (including my own LGBTIQ+ ars).

Show threadMarcella Francesca Jan 17

@ai6yr

898 accounts, Byebye!

Show threadAI6YR BenJan 17
@bitchboss 🤯 Wow. I do not regret it, I was only grudingly bridging and not happy about the crypto-ownership of that place (their investors have direct links to the current administration). I may have to do it for my whole instance, but I do have quite a few users now so I will see what that means....
Show threadMarcella Francesca 

@ai6yr

Hmm... Yes. You have quite a large user base, given the number of interactions.

Perhaps you should inform your user group about the reason why you have blocked the bridge.

Jan 17 at 3:41amWeb
Show threadAI6YR BenJan 17
@bitchboss Most of my users are weather bots.... With a bunch of real people in there, but probably only 50.