The utility of dev tools -- I came across this site a couple years back (I forget how, likely related to research around the keepinit.gay project). Here's a WordPress blog regularly posting right-wing-conspiracy-thirst-trap-type content, purporting to present commentary on issues affecting NC 1/6 - ThreadSky

About ThreadSky

spm.nvll.xyz • 14 days ago

The utility of dev tools -- I came across this site a couple years back (I forget how, likely related to research around the https://keepinit.gay project). Here's a WordPress blog regularly posting right-wing-conspiracy-thirst-trap-type content, purporting to present commentary on issues affecting NC 1/6

Comments

spm.nvll.xyz•14 days ago

I've come across plenty of homegrown blogs like this over the years and didn't think much of it at the time; the content is pretty standard / boring / right-wing fare -- guns, god, taxes, trump, conspiracy -- but there is a lot of it. 2/6

spm.nvll.xyz•14 days ago

The posts generally do seem to get some level of attention (there's usually a smattering of comments on each post, generally single- to low-double digits, and are the typical low-information sort of takes you'd expect on a blog like this) going back to the first post in February 2011. 3/6

spm.nvll.xyz•14 days ago

What threw me are the 'Share' options given for the comments on the site's posts -- I expected to see Facebook, Twitter, etc., but the only two options provided I hadn't seen before at the time: 'VK' and 'OK' 4/6

spm.nvll.xyz•14 days ago

Inspecting those given options with dev tools, we can learn a bit more: those are 'vk.com' and 'connect.ok.ru' hyperlinks on the Share buttons -- Russian services both (clicking the OK share button generates an XSS attack warning, btw). 5/6

spm.nvll.xyz•14 days ago

This raises some questions, obviously; but also illustrates the value these tools can provide in better understanding the web we interact with. We're still left speculating on the 'why' here, but we've also gained some new perspective. When in doubt, right click > Inspect (Q). Cheers 🥂 6/6

Posting Rules

Be respectful to others
No spam or self-promotion
Stay on topic
Follow Bluesky's terms of service

Comments

Posting Rules

Reply