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Re:I'm trying to use Bluesky without getting burned again by SpicyLemonZest on Sunday December 29, 2024 @11:01AM (#42540707)
Of course they have a right to free speech, but when I'm choosing a platform it's the user experience that matters to me and not the rights of the operators. Twitter lets me visit or follow any other account on the platform and see what they have to say, and the ability to do that across a wide range of interests and viewpoints is exactly why I use it. If Mastodon requires setting up a custom server to replicate that experience, it's not a good replacement for me.
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Re:I'm trying to use Bluesky without getting burned again by ChocolateGod on Sunday December 29, 2024 @11:17AM (#42540820)
Look at how many instances agreed to block Threads even before it added ActivityPub support because Mark Zuckerberg doesn't ban (legal) opinions and comments he doesn't agree with.

Some people are so insecure about their own opinions that the pure idea that someone exists that might not agree the same is a threat, never mind seeing their content.

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Re:I'm trying to use Bluesky without getting burned again by rchaud on Monday December 30, 2024 @11:18AM (#42550658)
Mastodon.social is the single largest instance and does not block Threads. Where did you get this information, and furthermore, how did you manage to draw a line from that to "Zuck supports free speech, Mastodon doesn't like that?"
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Re:I'm trying to use Bluesky without getting burned again by zaik on Monday December 30, 2024 @03:13AM (#42547491)
> Twitter lets me [...] see what they have to say

* if their viewpoint agrees with Mr. Musk.

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Re:I'm trying to use Bluesky without getting burned again by SpicyLemonZest on Monday December 30, 2024 @12:44PM (#42551566)
No, that's not accurate. I don't agree with all of Musk's moderation decisions, but there are still many large and influential accounts on Twitter who think he's wrong about everything and aren't shy about saying so. (I would not use Twitter anymore if that stopped being the case.)
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Re:I'm trying to use Bluesky without getting burned again by glenstein on Monday December 30, 2024 @08:48AM (#42549219)
>If Mastodon requires setting up a custom server to replicate that experience, it's not a good replacement for me.

It doesn't. It's the other way around; if you want something niche you'll be likely be searching and custom setup, but otherwise you're getting the default experience with the normal amount of discoverability.

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