Bluesky doesn’t have a single moderation team deciding what you see. Instead, it has labelers — and nobody’s watching the watchers. Labelwatch monitors every public labeler: who’s labeling, what they’re labeling, and whether their behavior is stable, bursty, or going dark.
Labels are a way to categorize content and users on BlueSky. They are part of the moderation tools but they can be do lots of interesting things like foster community.
skywatch-bsky/labeler-relay
A relay which discovers and aggregates Bluesky labelers com.atproto.label.subscribeLabels
Bluesky's Moderation Architecture | Bluesky
Moderation is a crucial aspect of any social network. However, traditional moderation systems often lack transparency and user control, leaving communities vulnerable to sudden policy changes and potential mismanagement. To build a better social media ecosystem, it is necessary to try new approaches.
Query labels
Query all labels for an account or labeler on the public Bluesky network.
Bluesky 2023 Moderation Report - Bluesky
We have hired and trained a full-time team of moderators, launched and iterated on several community and individual moderation features, developed and refined policies both public and internal, designed and redesigned product features to reduce abuse, and built several infrastructure components from scratch to support our Trust and Safety work.
Bluesky Analytics — Track Any Account, Free | GraphTracks
Bluesky analytics for creators and brands. Track followers, likes, reposts, replies, quotes, mentions and unfollows, see who engages with you, and compare any two accounts. Public stats for any Bluesky profile, no signup.
Bluesky Moderation Service (@moderation.bsky.app)
Official Bluesky moderation service. https://bsky.social/about/support/community-guidelines
Beyond moderation: labelers for security/safe browsing, existing services to use · bluesky-social atproto · Discussion #1595
So far, much of the conversation around third party labelers has focused on content moderation. That's an important first use case, but obviously not the only one. We talked a bit about the dow...
Anyone here prior to the creation of the media tab (August 23, 2023) is currently receiving a Bluesky Elder label. It's rate limited and there are a lot of records to process, so check back tomorrow. Don't blame us, blame @jcsalterego.bsky.social
