I don't get what an accounts real world reality has got to do with their online presence? It is of no concern to me what gender, race or how you identify yourself. I judge characters that I not likely to meet in real life based on the content they share and interact with it online.
Thankfully Bluesky has started to react to Bad Faith lists creators.
> Moving forward, lists and starter packs with insulting profanity, > slurs, abusive terms, or unproven allegations will be hidden from > other users in the Bluesky app (but still visible to the creator).
https://bsky.app/profile/safety.bsky.app/post/3lmwf4534jc2s
OpenAI is building its own X-like social media network, according to a new report from The Verge. The project is still in the early stages, but there's an
Question mark is anyone going to use it! Training for AI, that you hopefully can opt out of if you start using it?
#Meta says it will resume AI training with public content from European users!
Meta said it will start notifying users in the EU about the training, and will include a link to a form where they can object at any time. “We’ll honour all objection forms,” the company said. No need to wait, it is possible to opt out now, but I think you need to do it on each platform.
How Meta uses information for generative AI models and features
You can submit an objection request through your Facebook, Instagram or Meta account. Your objection will be applied to the account that you’re logged in to and any accounts that you’ve added to the same Accounts Centre.
Yet to find a link for threads, and they say they don’t scrape private messages, so no need for messenger?
Threads maybe be covered by Instagram?
Meta announced on Monday that it's going to train its AI models on public content, such as posts and comments on Facebook and Instagram, in the EU after
#Meta says it will resume AI training with public content from European users Also reported on the IrishExaminer!
Meta said it will start notifying users in the EU about the training, and will include a link to a form where they can object at any time. “We’ll honour all objection forms,” the company said. No need to wait, it is possible to opt out now, but I think you need to do it on each platform.
How Meta uses information for generative AI models and features
You can submit an objection request through your Facebook, Instagram or Meta account. Your objection will be applied to the account that you're logged in to and any accounts that you've added to the same Accounts Centre.
Yet to find a link for threads, and they say they don't scrape private messages, so no need for messenger?
Threads maybe be covered by Instagram?
Using skyfeed.app and the below list as input. https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:e4elbtctnfqocyfcml6h2lf7/lists/3l53cjwlt4o2s
I turned MAGA Moderation list by @skywatch.blue into a feed. So you can see the content you will be blocking or muting! Maybe choose to block or add individual accounts to your own list! Using the above as an example only and just a test! It is easy to create these feed for any list/s you want.
Here is the example feed: - https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lgjvdkqeeutvf7zj6wow3jro/feed/aaacmyy2orsms Probably will delete the above feed in a week, just using it as a test example!
Control your own moderation!
Your interest options is now also in settings, so you can close it in the search link, if you want!
Doing the rounds now as well by Irish Media i.e. RTE & Examiner!
My approval for my account to be scrapped has been disabled since last year. Have you that setting turned off?
It will be interesting to find out, if the platform is honouring that setting. My account is protected and my last post on the platform was 2 Feb and a reply on 28th March.
Didn't know of change in the international name: -
[1] XIUC advised the DPC on 25 March 2025 that, from 1 April 2025, the name of the Irish entity and Data Controller for EU users of X would change from Twitter International Unlimited Company (‘TIUC’) to X Internet Unlimited Company as part of ongoing Twitter to X rebranding efforts.
Edit: - Linking to grok settings not allowed on here?
Also overnight it was added to website as well now! https://bsky.app/search
Cool feature add is to change your interests you first selected when creating your account. So if your still seeing a lot of cats & dogs pictures. You can finally un-select that option.
As for chats. That is set to only receive chats from ongoing conversations for me. So don’t think I will be using the react feature much.
Also on android, had to search for the update. It did not appear in apps needing to be updated!
Social network Bluesky is rolling out a new version of its software, which adopts some of the features former X users have missed. Nope, it's not an edit
Was just jumping on to share this glad I searched first!
Cool feature add is to change your interests you first selected when creating your account. So if your still seeing a lot of cats & dogs pictures. You can finally un-select that option.
As for chats. That is set to only receive chats from ongoing conversations for me. So don't think I will be using the react feature much.
Also on android, had to search for the update. It did not appear in apps needing to be updated!
I shared this earlier in an reply on reddit. So thought it might be handy on here as well. I am aware of the 'Awesome Bluesky' list on github. So if your in the know of other power user tools that should be add to the list comment below or tag me on socials.
Power User
If you want to upgrade your 'Bluesky' usuage to next level? Here is a list of utilities for your toolbox!
- pdsls dev by juli ee ☕ ~ Browse the public data on AT Protocol.
- atproto-browser by Frontpage team ~ A browser to look at post's from above.
- blue mackuba eu by Kuba Suder 🇵🇱🇺🇦 - Various utilities.
- SkeetBeaver by Casey Ho - facilitates analysis of publicly available information retrived from the Bluesky API.
First one came to my attention recently by a r/BlueskySocial/ post
If you were reliant on it? Are you think that method is to public.
You could create your own feed with skyfeed.app using your own specific string of characters instead.
The two emojis that work on their own in regex are: - 📌 & 🔖
I have setup my own feed that searches just my own accounts. Example of the fields needed on skyfeed are: -
I have update my own regex to contain the following:-
📌|🔖|ⓘforme:|Note!🔖
So you could possibly use your own keywords for not so public declaration that your bookmarking a post.
Thanks for the suggested edit for my page! Will edit it in shortly.
Notes on Awesome-Bluesky by fishttp! . Contribute to corkiejp/Corkiejp-notes-on-awesome-bluesky development by creating an account on GitHub.
Pretty new to Lemmy, so don't know if people look for Bluesky support on this? The content which I have posted a few times on Bluesky got re posted today. So I thought I would try post here as well.
One of my favourite methods is kyst.app has a DM method and webpage to see the bookmarks so cross device support. For private DM's to an alt, and I still use the 📌/ 🔖 method.
#Bookmarks ~ Known Methods
- ✨ DM/Chat to Alt - Super Private Bookmark ~ see link at bottom.
- 'Puskpin' 📌 ~ Public!
- bookmark cool ~ Private!
- blueskybookmarks com ~ Androd PWA
- Skymarks for iOS and iPadOS + iOS Skeets App
📌 Bluesky Bookmarks! ~ More info! ~ highlighting methods, 6 extra desktop!
X and Facebook are governed by the policies of mercurial billionaires. Bluesky’s C.E.O., Jay Graber, says that she wants to give power back to the user.
The New Yorker | Bluesky’s Quest to Build Nontoxic Social Media
Hope this link is okay to post here:- archive.ph
Bluesky Thread: - Link
- Published in the print edition of the April 14, 2025, issue, with the headline “Social Butterfly.”-
What is people views on the latest stream of content under 'Clarity' category from RTE?
The linked title from yesterday!
So a new Prime Time article to get the 'Clarity' categorization! A long drawn out article which had me more confused at what they are trying clarify to An Irish (or diaspora) audience. I get there are Irish people involved in the peacekeeper missions.
Main takeaway from it for me is the usual attack on social media and disinformation. ~~ "information war" ~~
Tried to get a summary from www.perplexity.ai but it couldn't scan or read the article, probably robots.txt blocking it!
So asked a full up question on the subject and got below summary: -
> In summary, social media serves as a potent tool for spreading > disinformation against UN troops, complicating their missions and > threatening their safety. The UN is actively working to address these > challenges through innovative counter-disinformation strategies.
What is people views on the latest stream of content under 'Clarity' category from RTE.
The linked title from yesterday!
So a new Prime Time article to get the 'Clarity' categorization! A long drawn out article which had me more confused at what they are trying clarify to An Irish (or diaspora) audience. I get there are Irish people involved in the peacekeeper missions.
Main takeaway from it for me is the usual attack on social media and disinformation. ~~ "information war" ~~
Tried to get a summary from www.perplexity.ai but it couldn't scan or read the article, probably robots.txt blocking it!
So asked a full up question on the subject and got below summary: -
> In summary, social media serves as a potent tool for spreading > disinformation against UN troops, complicating their missions and > threatening their safety. The UN is actively working to address these > challenges through innovative counter-disinformation strategies.
Let me bring your attention to BlueNotify: - Android | iOS By Austin Witherspoon.
Web: web.bluenotify.app
Separate incident from your mobile version:-
See: - https://bsky.app/profile/bluenotify.app/post/3lkrdkn5ans2m
or:- https://bsky.app/profile/bluenotify.app
Found out about this app from this youtube How to Use Bluesky! ~ From Beginner to Pro! which was shared on r/BlueskySocial.
This is my first post using Lemmy. Yet to figure out how to edit my profile, so nothing to show on it yet.
John O Connell @startrek.website See: - https://corkiejp.github.io/
New to Lemmy, may add more details here soon. If I start using this allot!