1/6 We're seeing an uptick in scams pretending to be Bluesky or @aaron.bsky.team. These scammers are targeting artists via DMs, trying to take you off-app. Our moderation team is reviewing reports of these scammers and will take down their accounts. Here are some important reminders:
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Nah too unrealistic
PS: I find list makers quite unique &positive to BlueSky, so long as you accept shit happens (+you can report)
Before the X/Twitter influx, Bsky banned them. They still are, i seen to mega listers banned this month.
Bsky reasoning seems to be to get rid of the Xs garbage accounts and bad actors.
I applaud Bsky for being diligent.
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content warning
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and some other stuff
shrugs
the funny thing is that since our friend group has like 3 people who have computer science certifications we had their IP within 15 minutes
Remember when you and your team were like "Jesse Singal is a serious and harmless journalist" and then he waited for you to stop paying attention so he could slander trans women without you noticing?
https://bsky.app/profile/acvalens.net/post/3lli6vdu6pc2h
over a tweet about breeding kink
Neat!
Additionally, verify your account email if you haven’t already. Settings > Account > Email.
Please let us use the same email for all accounts.
Like @skywatch.blue for example? How is putting people on block lists for using blue heart emoji not harassing and against terms of service?
Why did https://blueskywins.bsky.social
disappear???
Maybe it was falsely reported?
Privacy is safety.
This might help mitigation and takedowns.
keep up the good work
Our nonprofit has a lawyer on our board and scammers don’t like that barrier. I’m grateful to have her on our team.
Oh and tarot readers.
Most delete before I report them.
And also just cuz I say Jesus or God doesn't mean I'm trying to push my faith a religion on you.
I hope everyone has a god(s) in their life.
I'd settle for LinkedIn and forget about my Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Reddit, and Truth Social.
Do you get angry when your friends put your name on a list of "who to invite to my BBQ this weekend"?
2. STOP DELETING PALESTINIANS' ACCOUNTS. Your aggressive racism towards them actually makes it easier for scammers in that realm to operate.
=> you have to realize that 99.9% of those accounts asking for gofundme are fake/scam; the money will end in a con-artist's pocket, who is taking advantage of the terrible situation in Gaza at the expense of real Palestinians. Don't fall for it.
Their veracity is far less dubious than, say, yours,「 Olivier 」
Bluesky is not this cruel to anyone else. It's based on their race. They get mass reported based on their race and Bluesky just goes with it.
Piss off, Oliver. It costs nothing to just ignore those posts if that's how you feel. Reporting them as spam is cruel but clearly that doesn't bother you personally.
They spread all the bad actors and garbage accounts on Bsky.
They don't vett their followers.
Take Britney for example.
She got 127k followers in 2 weeks.
Do you think she vetted 127k followers in 2 weeks?