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pauljholden.com • 7 days ago

It’s time for Bluesky to allow private accounts https://www.404media.co/the-200-sites-an-ice-surveillance-contractor-is-monitoring/

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laura.direct•7 days ago

Even if they monitor, it’s important to have these conversations out in the open.

Otherwise we’re abandoning 1A and letting intimidation force us into silence and obedience.

Let them see how many stand opposed.

pauljholden.com•7 days ago

Not everyone is a us citizen. But certainly everyone attempting travel to the states will find themselves monitored.

laura.direct•7 days ago

For sure. The constitution is supposed to afford protections to non-citizens. And yet we live in these crazy times where “rights” seem more flexible.

Caution is warranted. Everyone has to make their own choices. I can’t be silent.

dirkvdberg68.bsky.social•7 days ago

Not sure what this means. Private accounts? Paid access to content?

cemurphy.bsky.social•7 days ago

or time for us to all stop using billionaire-owned social media...

saberflextrics.bsky.social•6 days ago

I'ma be fresh as hell if the Feds watching

- 2 Chainz

astucieuse.bsky.social•7 days ago

"Big Brother is watching you"

spaghettirancher.bsky.social•6 days ago

The 2FA push wasn't about security. It was about identifying you.

amazonpissjugs.bsky.social•7 days ago

Yikes fam

alttag.bsky.social•7 days ago

If a specific need isn’t met by a particular technology, try using a different technology.

Signal, for example.

onegemini.com•7 days ago

To any government entity reading this;

Eat a dick. Don't chew. Choke.

themerciful.bsky.social•7 days ago

How would that work with Bluesky's decentralized federated protocol? It might be possible using encryption, but it would be complicated.

tadethompson.bsky.social•7 days ago

Kind of ironic that this site asks you to sign up to view the article.

lauraann.bsky.social•7 days ago

I agree. Something like this should be available without needing to sign in. I sure won’t create a login.

What a shame.

alisonsampson.bsky.social•7 days ago

I've not seen it yet, but access should be free if you get their email newsletter - yes you are signing for that, but at least it's not specific

tadethompson.bsky.social•7 days ago

It's not free. It just doesn't cost money. They want your details. Which law enforcement can subpoena.

alisonsampson.bsky.social•7 days ago

that is true

drewblagrim.bsky.social•7 days ago

I thought the whole issue was that private accounts are fundamentally impossible on AT Proto?

alttag.bsky.social•7 days ago

“It’s time for newspaper classified sections to prevent all but my chosen few from reading my ad.”

xanlopez.xyz•7 days ago

It’s just more difficult, not impossible. It’s present as a clear goal in their roadmap. https://docs.bsky.app/blog/2025-protocol-roadmap-spring

bluedotteacher.bsky.social•7 days ago

Yes and a function to approve followers.