Tap the three dots on the bottom of any post, hit “Report Post” at the bottom. Most fall under “Antisocial behavior” for being trolls or “Misleading Post” for impersonation or misinformation.
At one point I spent some time going through and deleting old replies of mine by hand. Seeing how the trolls use engagement ... left me disappointed in myself for not blocking more liberally.
I do urge caution with blocklists. Not "Don't use them", but "use them carefully", and definitely review them from time to time, to make sure they're still legit/they haven't given anyone who's sneaking personal vendettas in the ability to add to the block list.
Well, life is short. Why spend it interacting with people who are just trying to get a rise out of you? I’d rather risk over-blocking via a list than having to work the thing one by one.
I will talk to them. I have to talk to them. But not right now. I'll just get back to screaming at the bigots and the tankies, and... most don't really know who they voted into power, again, and expect apotheosis when he will only bring utter desolation.
Also search "matthewgreenspan dot bsky dot social" posting the same garbage and they're all linking to "dominykastrading dot bsky dot social" who is probably paying them to do it and imho should also be reported.
Seven burner accounts and accusations of being a Nazi, in collaboration with Nazis, and of being a pedophile groomer bigot who hates other Democrats later and I now know better.
starter packs can be block packs, too. while you can't search starter pack on bluesky, you can Google search. use "bluesky starter pack directory" and choose from several sources 👍
You need to be very careful with that. Some people seem to create starter packs with commenters you might want to follow but name the pack so you think they are haters...
I love the culture of blocking and cutting off the oxygen of racists and trolls on here. It's refreshing to see a platform dedicated to their users' well-being.
Please start requesting for peer-reviewed lists. They could both prevent bad-faith list-makers and increase the effectiveness of legitimate lists through trusted consensus.
Switching to BlueSky may seem counterproductive for them. They likely despise it and prefer Twitter. However, their registration and activity on BlueSky boost its engagement, making it more appealing to prominent figures and organizations, which could accelerate Twitter's decline.
So, at current (and somewhat annoyingly), you have to click through to their profile to block them, then click the three dots next to the "Follow" button. Block's in there.
Don't be surprised. He is in the midst of a big legal effort to try to get some sort of court judgment against his basic advertising customers for canceling their contracts with him, their "at will" contracts. Elon has proven himself to be no friend of fair trade or capitalism w/o corporate welfare.
Hi there. Will you she their names and tell us to block? Or a code word? I am not on here often enough to find or even recognize them. I literally followed more than half of the BAnon resistance grifters. Screen-capture alerts are helpful.
One aspect of decentralized moderation here is that you can report accounts to moderators other than Bluesky itself. If you’ve subscribed to a blocklist, for example, then when you report an account, you can report it to the operator of that blocklist.
Does a block list one subscribes to automatically block incoming trolls that get added to it, or do I need to refresh the block list every once in a while?
Good Lord what I'd give for a scaly-skinned, child eating monster living under a bridge, demanding tolls or riddles or whatever. Worried about turning to stone in the sunlight n shit.
If @jay.bsky.team ever opens up a team just for troll control, I'll apply in a heartbeat. I built tools on twitter that could identify troll networks and they're pretty invasive once they get going
Heh; I have you on RSS, so I miss much of your reposts- couldn’t understand how trolls were sniffing you out so quickly. Truly, you are doing the tough work; keep it up by all means, but for chickens sake, please remain good to yourself.
Sadly, this is going to be a never ending task. They will swarm like flies into Bluesky. Will need drones, flying monkeys, and jedi knights who can take time away from fighting the dark side in the galaxy.
I tried using the subscribe button to "block all" and when I went through some of the lists, the individual accounts on the list were not blocked. Do we have to block individual accounts on the list or am I missing a step?
I already caught myself engaging with a "ukraine is part of russia!" account before I realized it was a troll/bot (it lured me in by initially asking about Sudan)
Now blocked, but definitely have to stay vigilant. I neglected to check/block his followers though. 😞
On BS, you can't go thru the following and followers lists once blocked like you can on twitter. Don't click away before checking the lists, THEN blocking. People should ALWAYS audit an accounts follower/following lists before engaging anyway, so you know who you are dealing with.
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https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2segyv655ckqdgkvsqaiianr/lists/3jxwojift2y2n
I want to see “where are all the liberals at!” Tears and anguish.
Block all of their followers/ings.
Block dipshit.
Seven burner accounts and accusations of being a Nazi, in collaboration with Nazis, and of being a pedophile groomer bigot who hates other Democrats later and I now know better.
- Transphobia (boilerplate)
or
- Transphobia (targeted)
and one where I just thought it bore repeating:
- They like Hitler
I so enjoy not having them in my feed.
Thank you!
A good place to start is this thread ⬇️- click each individual link, hit ‘subscribe’ then hit ‘block all ‘
Everyone else is going to stop following you or put you on ignore because your account is filled with Nazis.
Almost immediately liked by some brand new account with a swastika for a profile pic, immediately blocked and reported
It’s not (just) fun and games for them… it’s literally their livelihood.
The trolls and bots tend to gravitate there.
Block them as you see them.
If @jay.bsky.team ever opens up a team just for troll control, I'll apply in a heartbeat. I built tools on twitter that could identify troll networks and they're pretty invasive once they get going
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These folks lead such hateful, empty lives.
I am even blocking cam-girls and donation scammers that try to follow me. I have about a dozen iffies that just haven't posted enough, yet.
...they don't check out. #MenInBlock
Great block lists in this thread - scroll all the way thru threads
Odd.
Now blocked, but definitely have to stay vigilant. I neglected to check/block his followers though. 😞
@bsky.app
But yeah. Don't engage.
You can turn a fool
Block block and block