If I know Fuckerberg and Elon, they'll ask Trump to sign an executive order banning Bluesky and establishing Meta and X as the official American social media apps.
They will likely ban it as an option for official accounts. But the odd Citizens United thing? Well since corporations are people and since Free Speech is still technically legal that would likely fail in court. Because oddly Magats want to keep Citizens United.
Twitter became a cesspool of fascist right-wing propaganda, wacky conspiracies, spambots, porn adds, crap service, piss poor algorithms and a lot of bugs after that sieg-hail saluting ketamine junkie took over.
I got messaged several times on twitter about coming over to my place and murder me etc... Reported that and receive one day later that no rules were being broken. I mean come on!? Flat out death threats. In my country you get jail time for that. 😜
But I guess that is okay as long you support Musk.
“no apparent way to combat it” because they do not want to give up the policies that drove us all out of there in the first place. Imagine Meta shutting down their data mining ops? Imagine twitter not being used as the CEO’s personal propaganda machine? Hard to imagine.
My boss a die hard FB fan reported she’s leaving it. FB friends have lost civility and gone are safe guards once in place. Reporting a page for vile content only gets a message saying it was not found to violate standards. trumps win she said made it take a bad turn. My opinion:
🖕🏽—> X and🖕🏽—> FB
Yup, deleted my Facebook, I still use Instagram for work but, that's the next one in the list. Never had Twitter so that was easy. Loooove this platform and glad to be here.
Do you really think 32 million users is scaring those companies? IT is just an existential threat at this point, Meta has billions of users, X has around a billion. They are exponentially larger in reach and dominance of public conversation.
Was pretty hard for me as I'm literally outsourcing my memory with them.
Had to save the archives, left a hand full of friends' accounts who passed away, family with no other contact.
It still gives me anxiety and had to prepare 2 months, but I'm happy I did.
InstaScam irritates the hell outta me! I stand with Palestine 🇵🇸 so I’m constantly censored, blocked to give a ‘like’ ❤️, comment, or follow new people! And they deleted my original account with over 2000 photos!
The driving ideology behind Bluesky is to facilitate community. The driving ideology behind Meta and X is to monetize all aspects of it. They have no way to combat it because their driving ideology will immediately poison anything they create.
WhatsApp hurts because I need that app to stay in contact and be able to call several friends that lives outside of my continent. Would have costed a fortune to use the ordinary line.
Yep. At some point the equity supporting Bluesky is going to want its ROI, so we'll see. There was talk of a subscription option, but haven't seen anything yet.
Who could've guessed: Allowing bigotry and misogyny on your platform makes ppl go away? No way sherlock, next thing you'll tell me is that water is wet.
Don't simp for bluesky to hard. They are still here to make people rich, and not us the users. It's okay for now, but they will undoubtedly go the way of every other one and kick the users to the curb as they cater to stockholders. If you simp for bluesky you're ignorant and missed the big picture
People literally just want a safe and welcoming platform that isn't overrun by ads, where hate speech isn't allowed, and misinformation is kept in check.
They could easily achieve those things, if they *actually* wanted to prevent their own downfall.
Maybe if X had quit fucking with the algorithm that got my feed full of right wing bullshit, I’d still be there. Facebook seems to be going down the same path.
I’ve said this multiple times and I’ll keep repeating it: Bluesky should monetize through monthly subscriptions to help subsidize their costs. Even with the existing dominance of X and Meta, a truly moderated platform sans advertising is a winning formula.
Bluesky works, yes. I like it, yes. It is not threatening dominance. How many reposts or likes is the highest you’ve seen on your feed today? That’s a selling point though. Dominance usually makes a social media site predatory.
My posts get more attention here, and from real people. On X, the algorithm was constantly suppressing my content. I see my posts on Bluesky shared across multiple platforms by others.
Bluesky has over 50,000 users worldwide, less than the population of Portland Oregon in the U.S.
Facebook, sadly, has about 3 billion. We underestimate what a massive difference that is, because we don't often deal with billions in a practical way.
Facebook has probably 2 billion bots (although I am very suspicious of your figures, clearly made by trump himself) , and besides having an account and using it are two different things
My numbers were just out of date, don't worry, I've already been corrected, and if you think I'm a Trump supporter, nothing could be further from the truth. There was just a huge jump in members. I have only been informed of the number count by the sites themselves. (A google search for Facebook.)
Oh well. They jumped in bed with Trump and we hate Trump for the misery he and Elon are causing to many Americans. I actually felt great dumping all Meta and x platforms. I love being on the right side of history most of all.
Yeah, it's awesome. What we maybe seeing is when you're organized as a "benefit corporation," you actually provide a good service that people are drawn to, by the quality of the service and the people that service attracts.
Be lucky if it maintains #3 when somebody doesn't do this to the ecosystem of dumb dev ideas to have a "public network" where nothing is private and forced to hack around it just for DMs. Not even an old site, already caught itself in several oopsies and the public thing is fkn dumdum.
Fellow leftists and even some libs don't want to be a puppet for the right to demean, threaten and harass. Trans people don't want to be subjected toeven worse bc Meta and Shitter have decided that hate speech is only allowed towards us, and hate speech against the people attacking us? How dare you
I deleted Twitter as soon as NaziMusk renamed it X. I still have meta but I’m logged out everywhere. It’s difficult because as a self employed musician all social media is important to notify listeners of music and performances. But it’s worth it.
I deleted Twitter about two days after the asshole bought it. I still have Facebook for now, mainly for band promotion and keeping up with events. Would love to ditch it for good, maybe Bluesky will consider implementing a few of the things we are missing from those other platforms.
I had FB for marketplace only because FB ruined Craigslist. Now I have no marketplace, and swap & shop functions are gone from radio and newspaper. It’s small in the scheme of everything that’s happening, but it is going to cost me money as we finish our house. 🤷🏻♀️ whaddya gonna do
Ehhh Craigslist always sucked because of the anonymity. People always overpriced things and were just assholes, billshitters, time wasters, or scams. And I used it for 10-12 years before going to FB marketplace
Do those issues exist? Yes, but it’s 1000% better when tied to actual people
Start using Craigslist again! If we all start using Craigslist again we can bring people back. That’s what I did. It might take longer to get a sale, but it will come.
I know but Craigslist fucking blows. It is very clear that anonymous posting vs something tide to your actual information makes a huge difference in the entire experience
Same here. I miss the Chicago community I was part of on Twitter (a lot of them haven’t moved over to Blue Sky yet) and the local-politics discussions I was part of, since Blue Sky for me is much more of a “my national anti-Trump thoughts” platform, but I have no regrets otherwise
I kept my Meta because I have a lot of memories and professional connections on there, but I almost exclusively post Leftist, Pro-LGBTQ, Anti-Trump, Anti-Musk content on there.
People always have an excuse to not leave an abuser. There is no excuse not to leave Meta. "I want to resist and fight the power, but that's too hard". It is hard, but if you stand for what's right, it's an easy decision.
It was hard, but when my feed was getting flooded with unchecked disinformation, while my boyfriend was warned for a post perceived as disinformation, I had to leave. I'm done.
I had instagram but never used it, so that one was easier for me. Limiting your time on there is a great idea! I suspect it will have Twitter toxicity before too long.
I use meta for WhatsApp (work use only) and messenger (too many people I've no other way of contacting)
My phone doesn't allow me to delete FB from my phone so I've disabled it.
I never use instagram except to pull recipes my wife has made so I can contribute ideas to the weekly meal prep, lol. So that was an easy 15 minute limit.
Is it the best thing you’ve done because it created some tangible benefit (happier/more focused/more present/etc) or because Zuck’s an asshole and you didn’t give him business anymore? Genuine question, I’m not being a smartass.
I think both. So many of my FB friends/family were/are trumpers who fell for all the disinfo and it frustrated the hell out of me. I always felt it was an unproductive waste my of time. I miss baby pics etc but I’m happier without it. Also, IMO FB got us Trump and Zuck sucks.
If Meta hadn't slept on Threads for so long, they might've had a chance. But letting the algorithm be terrible for so long let BlueSky start to gain steam. Then Zuck went all in with the far right, and that caused a lot us that jumped ship from Twitter to also leave Threads as well
The obvious way to combat it is to shut it down with the government. When you don't have to obey rules or can just make them up whenever it really won't be a problem.
There is an easy way to combat bluesky's rise. Stop giving in to the racists, mysoginists, homophobes, transphobes and especially that fat tub of lard currently in the white house.
No. The Trojan horse was the dem party that helped build up the fascist state by expanding the buget for police, by making it legal to carry out extrajudicial execution on US citizens by declaring them to be terrorists without a trial or jury.
Both parties have been gatekeeping for their paymasters and pushing us farther and farther towards fascism and the betrayal of the Dems is especially egregious. Absolutely.
Is it still a Trojan horse if it had "definitely not Trojans who plan to destroy your lives and take all your shit" on the side and the people pulling it in said "well they won't kill ME or steal MY shit"?
Seems to buck the whole "not obviously bad guys" part of the story.
"No way to combat it"? Like maybe not being a total douche and yanking the wheel hard as possible to the right on your business model? Maybe don't fill your platform with bots, trolls, and scammers? Sure there's nothin ?
FB asked me for that and somehow it went away. But there was no way to actually send that info. I was also banned because I posted someone claiming rape was okay by adding bad text to EG Carroll's picture--FB claimed it violated copyright (link didn't work to file an appeal.
LMAO the appeal!!! What a fucking joke that was - same thing. Just denied zero recourse like an HR department showing you the door. Cool cool cool fuck that
I was temporarily banned from Twitter because I said 'death by Snoo snoo'. Even after explaining it was a meme, they thought it was an actual death threat.
Both companies are run by fascists who turned their platforms into bot and hate-riddled factories for fascist, bigoted propaganda. All for the sake of their own personal enrichment.
The world should collectively abandon their shitty platforms.
Deleted twitter due to professional stuff needing to break the association with X.
FB, just abandoned it about a decade ago. If this props up zuks dead internet, more fool the investors.
Always like to remember FB started to creep on women and just went downhill since then.
Interesting that they are in a panic, when it is the way they’ve run their sites that has driven users away to BlueSky in the first quarter place. They gave us the middle finger and are now crying they want us back? GTFOH
Oh well. The only thing I use Facebook for after just walking away a few weeks ago is legacy DMs because a few people I talk to have social media inertia, and I never used Twitter.
It's pretty funny they don't want to lose revenue but also don't want to stop being toxic shitholes.
Bluesky has the perfect blueprint as to not fuck up as well. It’s a slam dunk as long as they don’t cave to the same bad decisions ruined those platforms
i mean when your shitty apps are just a megaphone for natzis, the only people that are gonna be attracted to / endure it are.. well natzis 🤷♀️
-why would anyone else stay on a platform full of fascists that denounce your rights to exist or those close to you? elon kicked the chair from under himself
After Facebook deleted my account, which I've had for years, because I talked about illicit substances which I have always talked about, I hope they choke on it.
No, they are yellow belly, turn coat, treasonous snake bastid, Russian assets. They can all get deported to Mars. Absolutely going to #boycott Meta, X and Amazon for life!
Cancelled twitter, instagram & threads.
WA & FB not yet because I have to convince some contact to make a switch to another platform.
Cancelled also Amazon, Amazon Prime, IMDB, Goodreads.
Never been on Audible, never on Kindle.
The only way to combat it is to properly have decent moderation. Neither of those companies thinks that's a good idea because most of their base just like saying slurs and threatening people.
It’s Facebook and Twitter, and always will be. I quit Twitter, and go on FB ~once a week, just to keep up with my smallish circle of RL friends and family. I’d quit FB if there was a Bluesky alternative, but there’s not. So most of my activity there is blocking various sponsored ads/accounts.
It's what Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, Carnegie, J. P. Morgan, and Ford. Buy out or overpower the competition, therefore ensuring they dominate the marketplace and therefore control the government in the background.
It took the Sherman Anti-Trust Act in 1890 to break these monopolies like Standard Oil
Nope. Ford actually built things himself. He bought some competitors, but he was far more of an innovator than most.
Vanderbilt et al worked on creating monopolies, bribing politiicans and caused all kinds of economic hardship for people. Why do you want that today? Seems pretty dim.
But he did not do a lot of innovating. Rather he bought out the fledgling innovators and if they did not sell because of his clout in the supply chain strangled them into insolvency by forcing suppliers either not to supply or sell components at inflated prices.
That can never be allowed to return
Americans, let shut down Mets and x permanently! Every true American…boycott them all! Tell everyone you know about BlueSky and encourage them to boycott Meta and all its social media platforms and X and Amazon, Walmart, Target, Fox television stations and every company that supports trump.
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But I guess that is okay as long you support Musk.
Nah, that would make sense.
I’ve seen both Meta and X, and I’ve seen nothing about this place at all.
Just like Truth Social. Ya see a mention maybe once every couple weeks, then you forget about it.
🖕🏽—> X and🖕🏽—> FB
X is a dumpster fire that needs to be put down.
Was pretty hard for me as I'm literally outsourcing my memory with them.
Had to save the archives, left a hand full of friends' accounts who passed away, family with no other contact.
It still gives me anxiety and had to prepare 2 months, but I'm happy I did.
But we know that won’t happen, so bye!
They could easily achieve those things, if they *actually* wanted to prevent their own downfall.
Oh well. 🤷🏻♀️
That's literally what they want.
It was about power.
An organized and informed population would be capable of challenging the agenda of Eloph Shitler and his friends.
Facebook, sadly, has about 3 billion. We underestimate what a massive difference that is, because we don't often deal with billions in a practical way.
Zuck & Musk with a 1% reduction sauce, please.
Facebook has probably 2 billion bots (although I am very suspicious of your figures, clearly made by trump himself) , and besides having an account and using it are two different things
Soo, smoke em while you got em.
I'd love to read the article. 👍
Nice.
I thought only the other dide did that.
Either way - soothing your angst with bullshit - leads to more ineffectualism.
But at least people can feel a little better while their democracy is being dissassembled. 👍
And you bet your ass I can source anything I state as fact.
This is the way of the future.
Billionaires can become broke too. Their shareholders will see the light.
🥁
It’s a marathon but we are getting somewhere.
We keep going ✊🏼
The narcissist's worst enemy is truth.
The more you can keep them glued to trying to shut it up the last time they'll spend constructing false narratives.
Do those issues exist? Yes, but it’s 1000% better when tied to actual people
Xitter got deleted without hesitation.
My phone doesn't allow me to delete FB from my phone so I've disabled it.
It came with certain apps preloaded that can't be deleted (or at least without a knowledge of programming far above my (non-existent) own)
Over 32 million ACTIVELY ENGAGED users
#x may have 300 mil users, but over 90% are bots and not actual logged in engaged users
Also, #BlueSky proves that people LIKE moderated platforms free of bullies
Seems to buck the whole "not obviously bad guys" part of the story.
The world should collectively abandon their shitty platforms.
FB, just abandoned it about a decade ago. If this props up zuks dead internet, more fool the investors.
Always like to remember FB started to creep on women and just went downhill since then.
I would still be around facebook if not for him to show is true technocratic face :P
It's pretty funny they don't want to lose revenue but also don't want to stop being toxic shitholes.
Who'da thunk it?
-why would anyone else stay on a platform full of fascists that denounce your rights to exist or those close to you? elon kicked the chair from under himself
But they could combat it pretty easy if they just stopped being evil.
He bought it for 44 Billion.
It's estimated value today is sitting at 9.4 Billion.
I just joined Bluesky, I don't know 3 or 4 weeks ago. I love the name. It immediately gives me a sense of happiness 😊 I hope more join.
WA & FB not yet because I have to convince some contact to make a switch to another platform.
Cancelled also Amazon, Amazon Prime, IMDB, Goodreads.
Never been on Audible, never on Kindle.
Cheapest option rather than see Meta and X decline and with that share value and revenue.
Trump would not block the takeover.
And the you can buy Bluesky2, Bluesky3, Bluesky4 etc. while your core products fails.
It took the Sherman Anti-Trust Act in 1890 to break these monopolies like Standard Oil
Vanderbilt et al worked on creating monopolies, bribing politiicans and caused all kinds of economic hardship for people. Why do you want that today? Seems pretty dim.
That can never be allowed to return
Zuck or Musk give a fuck.