Re:Banned from Bluesky Within 30s
by rsynnott on Wednesday November 20, 2024 @06:49AM
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> Even showing you a "suggested posts" feed ("the algorithm") should be optional and you should be able to turn it off.
You can do that in Bluesky; it's one of two default feeds (the other is linear) but you can turn it off and add others.
> A social media site should give you the option to follow who you want, block who you want, and that's it.
Bluesky does; by default it'll hide porn, hate speech, probable spam, and a few other bits and pieces behind a "click to view" warning, but you can turn all that off.
You can do that in Bluesky; it's one of two default feeds (the other is linear) but you can turn it off and add others.
> A social media site should give you the option to follow who you want, block who you want, and that's it.
Bluesky does; by default it'll hide porn, hate speech, probable spam, and a few other bits and pieces behind a "click to view" warning, but you can turn all that off.