Ben Royce
@benroyce.bsky.social
the tygers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction
i am @benroyce@mastodon.social
i'm here like once every couple of weeks or months to spy on bluesky developments
i am @benroyce@mastodon.social
i'm here like once every couple of weeks or months to spy on bluesky developments
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So… Łink’s account is permabanned from Bluesky’s appview, but also gets banned from:
WhiteWind
Skylight
Bluescreen
Flashes
Basically all ATproto apps/projects?
WHAT THE HELL IS THE POINT OF THIS PROJECT THEN?
WhiteWind
Skylight
Bluescreen
Flashes
Basically all ATproto apps/projects?
WHAT THE HELL IS THE POINT OF THIS PROJECT THEN?
October 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
So… Łink’s account is permabanned from Bluesky’s appview, but also gets banned from:
WhiteWind
Skylight
Bluescreen
Flashes
Basically all ATproto apps/projects?
WHAT THE HELL IS THE POINT OF THIS PROJECT THEN?
WhiteWind
Skylight
Bluescreen
Flashes
Basically all ATproto apps/projects?
WHAT THE HELL IS THE POINT OF THIS PROJECT THEN?
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Ask yourself:
When the #cryptoBros funding #Bluesky want a return on their investment, what happens?
Leadership replacement
Maybe an #ElonMusk type
Then it's #Twitter all over again
Bluesky is a ticking timebomb
Its failure is built in at the #corporate root
Come to #Mastodon, cut your losses
When the #cryptoBros funding #Bluesky want a return on their investment, what happens?
Leadership replacement
Maybe an #ElonMusk type
Then it's #Twitter all over again
Bluesky is a ticking timebomb
Its failure is built in at the #corporate root
Come to #Mastodon, cut your losses
October 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Ask yourself:
When the #cryptoBros funding #Bluesky want a return on their investment, what happens?
Leadership replacement
Maybe an #ElonMusk type
Then it's #Twitter all over again
Bluesky is a ticking timebomb
Its failure is built in at the #corporate root
Come to #Mastodon, cut your losses
When the #cryptoBros funding #Bluesky want a return on their investment, what happens?
Leadership replacement
Maybe an #ElonMusk type
Then it's #Twitter all over again
Bluesky is a ticking timebomb
Its failure is built in at the #corporate root
Come to #Mastodon, cut your losses
Weighing in on the #drama:
#Bluesky is run by #crypto bros and funded by #cryptoBros
Meaning:
They promise #decentralization and don't deliver
The standard crypto con job
Cultists buy the lie, and ignore the reality
Come to #Mastodon
We have drama too
But we are truly #decentralized
#Bluesky is run by #crypto bros and funded by #cryptoBros
Meaning:
They promise #decentralization and don't deliver
The standard crypto con job
Cultists buy the lie, and ignore the reality
Come to #Mastodon
We have drama too
But we are truly #decentralized
October 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Weighing in on the #drama:
#Bluesky is run by #crypto bros and funded by #cryptoBros
Meaning:
They promise #decentralization and don't deliver
The standard crypto con job
Cultists buy the lie, and ignore the reality
Come to #Mastodon
We have drama too
But we are truly #decentralized
#Bluesky is run by #crypto bros and funded by #cryptoBros
Meaning:
They promise #decentralization and don't deliver
The standard crypto con job
Cultists buy the lie, and ignore the reality
Come to #Mastodon
We have drama too
But we are truly #decentralized
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As @aliafonzy.blacksky.app notes, Link is on Blacksky. But being banned by Bluesky has resulted in his account disappearing from Blacksky as well.
We're still several steps away from having the ability to escape deficient Bluesky moderation by moving to another server.
bsky.app/profile/alia...
We're still several steps away from having the ability to escape deficient Bluesky moderation by moving to another server.
bsky.app/profile/alia...
Here is his account on BlackSky. He shows as suspended too. I use the BlackSky app view.
October 5, 2025 at 7:32 PM
As @aliafonzy.blacksky.app notes, Link is on Blacksky. But being banned by Bluesky has resulted in his account disappearing from Blacksky as well.
We're still several steps away from having the ability to escape deficient Bluesky moderation by moving to another server.
bsky.app/profile/alia...
We're still several steps away from having the ability to escape deficient Bluesky moderation by moving to another server.
bsky.app/profile/alia...
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Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.
September 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.
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i'm not here
this is a spy acct
once every couple of weeks i look to see developments here
i'm solidly #fediverse #mastodon
#bluesky is run by #cryptobros
it's financially backdoored such that as it grows in popularity it will suffer the same fate that befell #twitter
enjoy it
but it's doomed
this is a spy acct
once every couple of weeks i look to see developments here
i'm solidly #fediverse #mastodon
#bluesky is run by #cryptobros
it's financially backdoored such that as it grows in popularity it will suffer the same fate that befell #twitter
enjoy it
but it's doomed
August 18, 2025 at 3:20 AM
i'm not here
this is a spy acct
once every couple of weeks i look to see developments here
i'm solidly #fediverse #mastodon
#bluesky is run by #cryptobros
it's financially backdoored such that as it grows in popularity it will suffer the same fate that befell #twitter
enjoy it
but it's doomed
this is a spy acct
once every couple of weeks i look to see developments here
i'm solidly #fediverse #mastodon
#bluesky is run by #cryptobros
it's financially backdoored such that as it grows in popularity it will suffer the same fate that befell #twitter
enjoy it
but it's doomed
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important sections of the constitution have suddenly disappeared from congress' website—some of which the administration has publicly targeted, including habeas corpus www.404media.co/constitution...
Constitution Sections on Due Process and Foreign Gifts Just Vanished from Congress' Website
Part of Article I Section 8, and all of Sections 9 and 10, which address things like habeas corpus, nobility, and militias, are gone from Congress's website for the Constitution.
www.404media.co
August 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
important sections of the constitution have suddenly disappeared from congress' website—some of which the administration has publicly targeted, including habeas corpus www.404media.co/constitution...
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Guess which ‘one’ hasn’t figured it out yet?! 👇
Just one guess. 🇺🇸
Just one guess. 🇺🇸
December 18, 2024 at 10:27 AM
Guess which ‘one’ hasn’t figured it out yet?! 👇
Just one guess. 🇺🇸
Just one guess. 🇺🇸
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Schwarzenegger wählt #Harris Gab es jemals einen Kandidaten, der von so vielen verdienten Politikern seiner eigenen Partei abgelehnt wurde? #Trump
Der Republikaner Arnold Schwarzenegger spricht sich für Kamala Harris aus - und gegen Trump! 🔥
www.tmz.com/2024/10/30/a...
www.tmz.com/2024/10/30/a...
Arnold Schwarzenegger Endorses Kamala Harris, Despite Not Liking 'Either Party'
Arnold Schwarzenegger is breaking from his political party by endorsing Kamala Harris ahead of Election Day ... warning another Trump administration would be disastrous for the country.
www.tmz.com
October 30, 2024 at 5:57 PM
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Der ehemalige republikanische Gouverneur von Kalifornien, Arnold #Schwarzenegger, unterstützt Vizepräsidentin #Harris :
October 30, 2024 at 7:20 PM
Der ehemalige republikanische Gouverneur von Kalifornien, Arnold #Schwarzenegger, unterstützt Vizepräsidentin #Harris :
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October 31, 2024 at 1:52 AM
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Reading this WaPo report about "anti-woke" home school curricula and calling Walt Whitman a "Dem" is bananas for so many reasons
April 15, 2024 at 11:05 AM
Reading this WaPo report about "anti-woke" home school curricula and calling Walt Whitman a "Dem" is bananas for so many reasons
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fun fact: actual billionaires can raise half a billion dollars in a heartbeat. deadbeat fraudsters can't
March 18, 2024 at 4:05 PM
fun fact: actual billionaires can raise half a billion dollars in a heartbeat. deadbeat fraudsters can't
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“Dune is colonialist” “dune is a warning” wrong. The message of dune is that all computers must be destroyed and that doing cocaine gives you superpowers
March 4, 2024 at 12:47 AM
“Dune is colonialist” “dune is a warning” wrong. The message of dune is that all computers must be destroyed and that doing cocaine gives you superpowers
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Happiest of Birthdays to my fellow 'Star Trek' alum and friend, LeVar Burton! 🖖
February 16, 2024 at 10:04 PM
Happiest of Birthdays to my fellow 'Star Trek' alum and friend, LeVar Burton! 🖖
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this is like your mom saying “no McDonald’s, we have food at home” except back home she drowns you in the bathtub
February 7, 2024 at 2:15 AM
this is like your mom saying “no McDonald’s, we have food at home” except back home she drowns you in the bathtub
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I wrote about Bluesky opening up, what it means, and why I think it remains the most interesting social media experiment going today. www.techdirt.com/2024/02/06/b...
Bluesky Opens Up
Bluesky is now open to anyone without an invite. And a bunch of other exciting things are coming soon. As many of you know, I’ve been pretty excited about where Bluesky is going as a social media o�...
www.techdirt.com
February 6, 2024 at 8:09 PM
I wrote about Bluesky opening up, what it means, and why I think it remains the most interesting social media experiment going today. www.techdirt.com/2024/02/06/b...