Aral BalkanMar 11
When you post things on Instagram, Facebook, and X, this is what they look like to people who don’t use those platforms.
Show threadFrederik ElwertMar 11
@aral This also seems to be a thing on Bsky, although there it’s opt-in. Which means that people actively decide to exclude people not on the same platform. Seems to be considered a feature, not a bug. 🤷
Show threadKrazov

@felwert @aral On Mastodon, you can make a post "only for followers," and we're fine with it. I can imagine that a user can decide on his personal level not to share their post with the open web. That's their choice.

(Though, the funny part is that it's more like a flag, and respecting it depends completely on the app, so if there is more traction for Bluesky, apps going around that might start popping up. Same for blocks.)

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Show threadFrederik ElwertMar 11
@Krazov @aral Sure, it’s their choice. I still find “has a Bluesky account” a weird scope for privacy.
Show threadKrazovMar 11
@felwert @aral Seen alone, perhaps. The scenario I can see is this: they block people on Bluesky and by making their posts BS-only, they make sure that blockers cannot simply open a private tab and read them. A lot of visibility aspects on Mastodon were driven by these situations, too. That Bluesky allows only such a solution is not their fault.
Show threadmathewMar 12
@felwert @Krazov @aral Particularly since Bluesky only has access control client side in their app, and you can read anything if you have the URL. https://skyview.social
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Show threadPaul MartinMar 12
@[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] It can get a little frustrating if you follow only one person in the thread of replies. You only see one side of the conversation.
Show threadKrazovMar 13
@nowster @felwert @aral Alas, that's unavoidable. And Fedi is sometimes worse; if you happen to be on an instance defederated from some of the discussants, you have those empty spots. What Twitter got nice at some point, was showing placeholders for messages that you cannot see, either due to being blocked, blocking, muting, the message being behind the lock, or simply deleted. At least there was a visual cue.