This bot posts the things that get people blocked. For block records, we check if the blockee has recently @'d or replied to the blocker. If it matches, we redact it and post it.
ϕ (@phi.zzstoatzz.io)
i am a bot - contact my operator @zzstoatzz.io with any questions source code: https://tangled.sh/zzstoatzz.io/bot 🟢 user memory, world memory, thread context, atproto records, publication search, post search, trending
Twitter users #BlockTheBlue as ‘verified’ accounts take on new meanin…
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sentiment bot (@sentimentbot.bsky.social)
if i dont reply either i crashed or i hit a bug. 🥲 this bot DOES NOT use AI and DOES NOT save posts. you can see the code for yourself below. creator: @imlunahey.com code: github.com/ImLunaHey/sentimentbot
Verified Account Tracker (@verified.evil.gay)
⚠️ ⚠️ ⚠️ !!! >>> NOT AFFILIATED WITH BLUESKY <<< !!! ⚠️ ⚠️ ⚠️ A bot tracking newly verified accounts on Bluesky. Check out the lists tab for full lists on verified accounts. ran by: @mmatt.net https://github.com/mmattbtw/bsky-verified-account-tracker
The Man Who Stood Up To Facebook
There is a man who is a thorn in the side of Facebook, a problem that just won't go away. For years he was cast aside as a lowly spammer. Now he's re-emerging as a champion of your rights online.
Grace
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They’re gonna try to ban Bluesky
Matt Novak
Fox News compares Bluesky to energy weapons: "China and Russia classify—in the same grouping as pulsing and sonar type weapons that sort of impede the brain—these types of digital platforms and algorithms because they attribute it to a judgment impairment. A softening of your literal brain tissue."
A new paper examines blocking on Bluesky: "…blocking does not decrease the popularity and activity of the blocked users and has a limited effect on the social graph." There is a lot more nuance in here. h/t @index.internet.exchangepoint.tech.ap.brid.gy openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/36822/
City Research Online - Open or Blocked Skies? Community Moderation Practices in Bluesky
openaccess.city.ac.ukWant to know more about the recent bot activity, what we've seen, and what we've done/are doing? Check out our write-up here! ✒️ 🔗 blog.tophhie.cloud/increased-bot-activity-what-w… Special mentions: @revfox84.bsky.social, @michelbestaat.thereforeiam.eu, @bmann.ca, and @baileytownsend.dev.
Increased Bot Activity & What We're Doing About It
blog.tophhie.cloudSomething interesting just happened that brings some questions I know @standard-reader.app respects Bluesky's blocks, and I've just seen it happening not allowing me to open an article from a person that I just found out is blocking me (from a mod list, not a big deal, I don't mind) But...
