Bluesky recently suspended the account of author and liberal influencer Sarah Kendzior, leading to confusion on the left-leaning social media platform about what she did. According to Bluesky, Kendzior was suspended for, “expressing a desire to shoot the author of an article,” a pretty shocking allegation. Until you learn the context, sparking its own debate […]
Bluesky Will Test a ‘Dislike’ Option. It Could Help Fix a Huge Problem
Bluesky is the social media platform that most resembles Twitter before it was taken over by Elon Musk, but it’s its own thing, and it has its own problems. One of those problems is a horrible “Discover” tab, something that might be greatly improved by adding the “dislike” feature currently headed for a beta release. […]
That Trump Tweet About the World Series Being ‘Rigged’ Is Fake
Have you seen a tweet from President Donald Trump saying he’ll refuse to invite whoever wins the World Series to the White House? Trump appears to say that it’s because he believes the game is rigged, either by the mafia or the Democrats. But the tweet isn’t real. The post has gone viral across just […]
White House Invades Bluesky to Troll, Predictably Gets Mass Blocked
Bluesky is a social media platform loved by liberals, leftists, progressives, woke people, or whatever you want to call dislikers of Donald Trump. When a bunch of Donald Trump-associated accounts started using Bluesky ahead of this weekend in order to provoke a food fight, some were outraged or trolled back, but Bluesky’s robust blocking feature […]
Bluesky Launches Age Verification in Select States
Bluesky, the funky, semi-decentralized Twitter spin-off, is rolling out age verification systems to comply with new regulations instituted in Europe and parts of the U.S. On Wednesday, the platform announced that it was expanding its verification systems in South Dakota and Wyoming. The United Kingdom’s Online Safety Act created new requirements for platforms that want […]
The Rise of AI Is Making Life Even Harder for Real People in Gaza
Saeed Ismail is a real person. But no matter how much proof he posts online, people keep calling him fake. The 22-year-old has endured almost two years of war in Gaza, as Israel continues an assault that has killed at least 57,000 people and left the territory of 2 million on the brink of starvation. […]
Bluesky Just Bowed to Censorship Demands in Turkey, but There’s a Loophole
Bluesky, the sensible microblogging alternative to X, has been enjoying immense growth lately, as web users have sought a social media website that isn’t run by an egomaniacal billionaire. Unfortunately, this week it was revealed that the site had bowed to censorship demands from the Turkish government—a bad sign for a site that’s staked its […]