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Seaweed Shark

@semwazadme.bsky.social

May be of use when contacting friends still "over there"

Frances Meh @francesmeh.reviews · Nov 10

one of the reasons bluesky works differently is because early users waged a successful fight to get the devs to prioritize safety features to protect communities at risk

as a result bluesky now has a suite of controls that i think are unmatched on social media

here’s the list, lmk what i’ve missed

A Probably Incomplete List of Bluesky User Safety Mechanisms

Protecting your posts
• disabling replies on your posts
• limiting replies on your posts to people you follow, mention, or include in specific lists
• disabling quote posting on your posts
• detaching your post from someone else's quote
• changing the above interaction settings even after a post is sent hiding replies to your posts for yourself or for everyone
• self-labeling your media for adult or graphic content to protect other users
• limiting account visibility only to logged in users
• note: this is not 100% enforceable but all major bluesky clients and apps support it

Limiting your interaction
• blocking users from seeing or interacting with your posts
• if you block after an interaction, they vaporize
• if they've replied already, the entire thread below their reply is cauterized for everyone, floating in space detached from your post
• note: your blocks are publicly visible via 3rd party apps
• muting users to remove them from your notis and feeds, and hide them in replies
• note: your mutes are private
• muting or blocking entire moderation lists of users
• note: inclusion in a list is public via third party apps. muting a list is private, blocks via a list are public
• subscribing to other people's mod lists
• note: your subscription is private, muting & blocking work the same
• subscribing to labelers (moderation services) from bluesky or third parties
o decide whether to show, warn, or hide posts that have been labeled in each category
• report content that should be labeled to bluesky and/or third parties labelers

November 11, 2024 at 3:17 AM

Seaweed Shark

@semwazadme.bsky.social

To any creator on here who may feel lost, distressed or apprehensive, all I can say is that creative work is even more important now than it has been. Ersatz trash work, which is all the machines can turn out, will not be enough to help us in the coming times. Be reassured, and take care.

November 6, 2024 at 11:44 AM

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maia arson crimew 🏴

@crimew.gay

no matter the outcome of this election: organize, build local community, build strength in masses. elections aren't the only time politics happen, it also happens on the streets, in the community and by mutually supporting each other.

November 6, 2024 at 4:25 AM

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The Fandom Post

@fandompost.com

Just a heads-up for folks that follow us on twitter still:

Due to recent changes in the X / Twitter API pricing, we’re being forced to limit X profiles to 50 posts / month. This change is effective November 1, 2024.

November 1, 2024 at 9:44 AM

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ShaneGTV

@shanegtv.bsky.social

The BBC released their entire archive of 33k+ sound effects for free! There’s a lot of fun recordings to dig into but also a lot of potential for stream alerts as well!

sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk

• #streaming • #soundeffects • #sfx

BBC Sound Effects

sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk

October 28, 2024 at 9:02 PM

Seaweed Shark

@semwazadme.bsky.social

"Success however even in making a fool of oneself isn’t to be despised, so I shall persist in writing…"
-- Emily Dickinson, letter to a friend, January 1850

October 31, 2024 at 12:33 AM