







Lately I have noticed anti-immigrant rhetoric from #WSocial users - as well as posts containing hate speech that are NOT moderated. Thankfully I subscribe to @blackskyweb.xyz moderation and I want to thank @jdot.blacksky.team and his team for labeling one of the worst W accounts. #WSocialPics
Aug 21, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Leaked Meta Rules: Users Are Free to Post “Mexican Immigrants Are Trash!” or “Trans People Are Immoral”
Facebook now allows attacks on immigrants and trans people, and posts like “Mexican immigrants are trash!” and “I’m a proud racist.”

Blacksky Moderation (@moderation.blacksky.app)
Building the intercommunal net This account is a mod service for Blacksky, subscribe to use our filters Main account: @blackskyweb.xyz Appeals: https://blackskyweb.xyz/about/support/moderation-appeal/
Introduction | Blacksky Documentation
Blacksky Algorithms builds open-source, community-driven infrastructure for decentralized social media. Our mission is to empower communities with tools for safety, governance, and control over their online spaces. This documentation is designed to help new users understand what Blacksky offers and how to get started with our feeds and moderation services.

Bluesky civil war shows free speech is harder than it looks
Last week, a joke familiar from X circulated on rival platform Bluesky: “(bluesky user bursts into Waffle House) OH SO YOU HATE PANCAKES??” It was obviously a jab at the moral intensity that now seems to define the site, and indeed much of the rest of the social media landscape. On most platforms such a [...]Read More...

Moderation on Blacksky-Only Posts: A Community Proposal
Our team has explored several ways to make permissioned posts possible. Now we’re bringing the decision back to the community. Below are three approaches to moderation: a machine-learning system that automates moderation, a large-scale peer moderator program, or a hybrid model that combines both. We’re inviting your feedback to help decide how we should govern privacy together.

Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters
Exclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism

This is probably one of the most important issues in terms of labor, tech, UX, etc that the Atmosphere needs to solve (decentralized moderation). I would invite people to pay attention to what the @blackskyweb.xyz team and its community are doing and take notes.
Here’s @rude1.blacksky.team, Founder and CEO of @blackskyweb.xyz and Excellence Award Winner of the #OpenSocialAwards. Blacksky is a beacon of choice, community, and agency in a bleak social media landscape. They’re building the tools they need and sharing them with everyone.
Some thoughts on #WSocial, how they have been responding to criticism and why I believe they are showing the limits of free speech absolutism. I agree with @echna.bsky.social that "W Social seems to be on an X speedrun - without ever having been like Twitter." 🔗: aseachange.com/@elena/statuses/01M0SDV98GRDW…
Elena Rossini on GoToSocial ⁂ (@elena@aseachange.com)
aseachange.com🧵 8 days ago she replied to a post from @tomoushie.wsocial.eu who constanly spreads hate against immigrants on #wsocial She even added @mikko.wsocial.eu raving about this visual? Who's Mikko? He's Apples Director for Privacy im EMEIA! But it gets worse...
🧵 8 days ago she replied to a post from @tomoushie.wsocial.eu who constanly spreads hate against immigrants on #wsocial She even added @mikko.wsocial.eu raving about this visual? Who's Mikko? He's Apples Director for Privacy im EMEIA! But it gets worse...
Excited to announce that I'm a speaker in MIT Media Lab's upcoming AHA Seminar Series! I'll be presenting on @blackskyweb.xyz's moderation and how we are navigating the nuances around automated content moderation that is community-governed
AHA Seminar Series: Rishi Balakrishnan | Who Moderates? Community Control of Automated Content Moderation – MIT Media Lab
media.mit.eduHey everyone, new month, new reports. This is a reflection of both the user reported content and the content labeled by our Peer Moderators who labeled content for Blacksky-Only posts! Really excited to dive into some of the details and hope you subscribe for more T&S related content.
Community in Practice
whatshappeningonmyfeed.leaflet.pub“There's plenty of research in this topic area that shows hate speech doesn't decline when real-name policies are in effect, in fact usually the inverse, and the diversity of people contributing to conversations decreases” — bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5w4eqcxzw5jv5…

Real Names and Responsible Speech: The Cases of South Korea, China, and Facebook — Yale Journal of International Affairs

Deliberation and Identity Rules: The Effect of Anonymity, Pseudonyms and Real-Name Requirements on the Cognitive Complexity of Online News Comments
Digital Social Norm Enforcement: Online Firestorms in Social Media

Why does Google+ insist on having your real name?
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Warum anonym, wenn's auch persönlich geht?: Der Klarname bringt für den Hasskommentator Vorteile