Ali S.
finaali.bsky.social
Ali S.
@finaali.bsky.social
Doctoral researcher at Aalto University, Finland — exploring and quantifying the forces that separate us.
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Is Bluesky a bubble?

We collected all 1B+ posts since Dec'24.

13% of content is political.

We found high polarization, but also strong imbalance: on most topics, the opposing stance made up just 1–2% of users.

Strongest split: Gaza, Ukraine, Musk & Trump

Link: arxiv.org/abs/2506.03443

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Did I just cause a shitstorm? 😅 Read my thoughts and reflections on this: medium.com/@ali.salloum...
June 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Reposted by Ali S.
Are all digital spaces where political discussion takes place destined to become hierarchical, politically divided, and develop echo chambers? At the social networks session Ali Salloum tackles this question using Bluesky as a case study. Very nice talk my friend!

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June 5, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Is Bluesky a bubble?

We collected all 1B+ posts since Dec'24.

13% of content is political.

We found high polarization, but also strong imbalance: on most topics, the opposing stance made up just 1–2% of users.

Strongest split: Gaza, Ukraine, Musk & Trump

Link: arxiv.org/abs/2506.03443

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June 9, 2025 at 6:37 PM