So in the last 24 hours on here I’ve had my first pornbot, my first freak with pictures of me all over their profile & my first twerp claiming I voted Tory in 2019. Will be interesting to see how well the block function functions.
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What counts as dodgy? In my opinion, anything that says Trump is great, or Musk is great, or uses the term 'libtard' or accuses me of being a commie. Although someone did message me that I was gay - I am, so I wasn't sure of his point.🤣
After Twitter, I've had enough of tiresome, frankly boring trolls & bots spreading misinformation & hate, piling on good, decent accounts & using bios and posts to attack.
Report, block, move on. Nobody needs this.
Being told something about yourself you knew already must be very illuminating 🤣
I often block accounts I've had zero interaction with.
Reading the feed of someone I respect when up pops a troll/bot with a stream of ignorant 'ah buts ...'
Block early, block hard.
I voted Labour up until 2011, can’t ever imagine giving them back my vote….we grow, we change, our opinions evolve. Thankfully in a democracy that’s allowed!
As i say - must be wonderful to be you - blameless, faultless … and yes i WERE aware … but ignored it as felt he was better than the alternative at the time.
I’m not sure what you mean. No one is blameless or faultless but yes I do think knowing those things he said should have been a fair warning for who he was politically
Wait, what?! The JOB voted for Bojo in 2019! Only this morning was I thinking that a more perfect human could not exist after learning that the JOB has three cats...
I had a days long game of "dank memes" with one of these godling, I finnaly managed to get them to block me after I hunted them in every evil post they made & memed them to obliviion.
Same as myself a single mother of two looking for a healthy relationship. Got on to me, blocked but when I blocked one three others disappeared in my paltry follows went too
Welcome to the weirdo club, I’ve been on overtime blocking, I’ve had hello gorgeous, I made him an appointment at Specsavers 🤣🤣 great programme today as usual.
Thanks to the keyword blocking function, I may now remain blissfully oblivious to people's opinion of Wicked.
My next experiment will be to see if it can block unicodes; blocking by emoji would be useful.
Hello James,
I was @Fyrdraca67 the tower crane operator whose crane you wanted to do radio show segment from a long time ago.
I came off Twitter 5 years ago.
Never stopped listening to the show & own all books.
Thanks for all you do 👍🏻
I think it would be useful to be able to subscribe to other people i follow's block list. So if you block nazi Dave for being a total nazi i can block him too forever, even if i have never had an interaction with nazi Dave.
James been listening for years and subscribe to show which listen to on nightshift. Wed and today's show download but don't play just says error going to be a long night keep up the good work.
My process is play "dank memes" with the trolls, then report once ive got them to expose their hate & then block. I like to think there still sat there frothing at the mouth frantically mashing their keyboards & eating crayons.
LOL. It'll take some figuring out. In addition to my general tips below, it's also worth checking via https://clearsky.app/mrjamesob.bsky.social/lists that you're not on any lists or starter packs that you don't want to be on, then either request removal or block them.
It's difficult for (me) a 'newbie', to navigate all this, but seems to me a good idea to always view profiles and to check who someone is following before following back. There are already an alarming number of targeted bots who ignore no DM'S.😬
The good news is there's very little money to be made here, so the majority of the grifters from other various places aren't intrigued enough to come here.
It's only the ones desperate for attention that do.
Yes, I get surgeons or males with prestigious jobs and pictures with their tops off standing in a nice location plus people who won the lottery and want to share their money 🤪
The ghouls are bored grinding teeth at one another and will slowly shuffle, zombie fashion, toward Bluesky and fresh souls to soil. They are coming for us, James.
Pretty well as far as I can tell. Once blocked, that account is ejected from your bluesky sphere forever and more importantly you disappear completely from theirs.
I had my first “Who made this? 😂” quote tweet of a video I posted, that literally had my name on it. Then got blocked by the bloke when I pointed that out 🤷🏻♀️
Bluesky is bound to see an influx of bots, porn and trolls once they see it as another source of getting attention and stirring things up. Hopefully the moderation is up to it. In the meantime up to us to treat them like the toddlers they behave as and block
Block and report where appropriate. I just add them to my lists, it's mainly MAGA types, they come out the woodwork on AOC or Mark Hamil's posts. Im yet to see tons of profiles with bulldogs and crusader knights as Avatars.
Alas, as more people migrate here, the trolls will follow. The biggest difference so far is that they're still a tiny minority. Also, blocking seems very effective.
There's a reason for that. 99.9% of the people on here are happily engaging with each other without trolls and bots. Right wingers don't want people to be happy and do everything they can to bring you to their level. Just block and ignore.
I’ve had my first fake celebrity follow. Only a matter of time until my followers include the three or four Keanu Reeves, a couple of Ryan Reynolds and a Tom Hiddleston like on the hellsite. 😂
The temptation to masquerade as a Bames O'Jrien: Tory Sexbot was tempting, but I've decided to pursue the enlightened path of making far more infantile jokes as myself.
Suspect there are choppier waters awaiting this platform, but so far so great. Loved your book btw, well done lad.
There’s a block list for MAGA and anti-LGBTQ+ hate in handles & profiles. (See Settings/Moderation) Maybe we need one to filter UK trolls. In any case, that Skywatch.Blue list filters all trolls that are reported regardless of country of origin. Subscribe and the list is updated for all of us. TTFN.
I had what I presumed a MAGA bot follow me and try to get my attention with a post. After a rather swift block I have heard nothing more.....thankfully, so it looks hopeful.
So far so good for me. I never had anyone bother me on the other place. Within a week here I've blocked five unsolicited messagers. None of them were offensive, just unwanted. A tiny part of me is weirdly elated to have been noticed...
Oh, the block function works wonderfully, I clicked on a couple of very good people's starter packs, to build my feed, and got inundated with religious nuts and crypto nuts. The block button is almost as good as the report button.
Yeah, The Chinese and Russian bot-farms are catching on. They apparently aren't very happy that a bunch of people left Tw*tter, when the bots move over (and get successfully blocked), M*sk's gonna be ranting at himself.
I got a friend request from Andrew Tate on Facebook. Trust me, I have never posted anything to encourage that particular maggot. Nothing so far on Bluesky even though the sort of groups I enjoy are anti fascist. Hoping your being targeted because of your illustrious social media standing. 😀😀
This is my first ever interaction with you on any social media platform. I take pride in being polite to everyone, so explain this? I expect you'll block me, though, Jimmy
Jimmy & I were probably at their memorials at the church next to the BBC. The last one died about 2016.
Every journalist in the country seemed to have been there
The block function actually works here but it is public knowledge. If you use the clearsky app you will be able to see who is blocking you and what lists you are on.
I was scrolling and thinking ‘oh nooo, Bluesky’s going downhill already with all these numpties…then noticed I’d accidentally clicked on X 😅…time to delete the old app off the phone screen.
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…Some guys have all the luck!🧐🤷🏻♂️
🤭😅😂 🤓🌱🕊
Report, block, move on. Nobody needs this.
Being told something about yourself you knew already must be very illuminating 🤣
Reading the feed of someone I respect when up pops a troll/bot with a stream of ignorant 'ah buts ...'
Block early, block hard.
Several, in fact.
My next experiment will be to see if it can block unicodes; blocking by emoji would be useful.
I was @Fyrdraca67 the tower crane operator whose crane you wanted to do radio show segment from a long time ago.
I came off Twitter 5 years ago.
Never stopped listening to the show & own all books.
Thanks for all you do 👍🏻
Block tackled them!
https://bsky.app/profile/zcelticboy.bsky.social/post/3lbncpcce6s2q
Blocking is soooo gooood 😊😊😊😊
It's only the ones desperate for attention that do.
Also business’ offering services I don’t want or need
Oops, I thought I was typing that in Google. I guess we all have to learn how to bluesky better.
Welcome to the land of responsible social media
Seems a boring waste of time to me..
I'll bet they have few friends in real life and get invited to zero parties.
Mate, you're helping us grow by coming here to "own" us. Clearly not thinking things through.
I’ve already blocked Farage, not that I expected a call anytime soon. There is something delicious though of going through a block list.
We suffocate them here
Bluesky is bound to see an influx of bots, porn and trolls once they see it as another source of getting attention and stirring things up. Hopefully the moderation is up to it. In the meantime up to us to treat them like the toddlers they behave as and block
Good luck with the blocking function 🤞
Theres a few on here:
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:hwcjemdjsob5xriqynrkdhle/lists/3lb2rdqww2g2n
Well, except the pornbot, the freak with pictures, and the claim I voted Tory.
I had to warn someone not to be rude, threatening and not to straw man me.
They continued on their trajectory so I blocked and reported them. If BlueSky goes south like Twitter has, it's not because of me.
Worked.
Suspect there are choppier waters awaiting this platform, but so far so great. Loved your book btw, well done lad.
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:e4elbtctnfqocyfcml6h2lf7/lists/3l53cjwlt4o2s
I'm a dog for goodness sake 😅 and yes blocking does work 👍
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Then I thought about it a bit longer and changed my mind.
I wish the platforms would fo more to remove them.
So on the recommendation by @mrjamesob.bsky.social I thought I’d give here a whirl- feel like I’ve landed on a tropical beach. Wonderful
I’m just a fan James.🤣🤣
Every journalist in the country seemed to have been there
https://blueskydirectory.com/lists
Keeps much of the trash at bay.
You can't claim Bingo until you've crossed all the boxes...