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Bluesky is ushering in a pick-your-own algorithm era of social media

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190 points amichail | 2 comments | 20 Nov 24 12:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.421s | source
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hntempacct99 ◴[20 Nov 24 15:16 UTC] No.42194606[source]▶
From what I have seen using Bluesky this isn't true at all. It's brutally censored, even more than Twitter was in 2021. Or are there other relays and appviews I can use that aren't? Is there a comprehensive list of Bluesky infrastructure that isn't run by Bluesky themselves (excluding a PDS)? Or is it totally centralized for now?
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nick_ ◴[20 Nov 24 15:19 UTC] No.42194628[source]▶
What brutal censorship have you observed?
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okeuro49 ◴[20 Nov 24 15:23 UTC] No.42194662[source]▶
https://bsky.app/profile/realbabylonbee.bsky.social
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PittleyDunkin ◴[20 Nov 24 15:24 UTC] No.42194681[source]▶
It looks like you can just click through the content warning.
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1. wulfstan ◴[20 Nov 24 15:36 UTC] No.42194816[source]▶
You can also just turn it off globally by turning off the "Intolerance" setting on the Bluesky Moderation account - visit @moderation.bsky.app and set it up how you want.
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2. jayd16 ◴[20 Nov 24 15:47 UTC] No.42194960[source]▶
Yeah, I just made an account to test this very thing. As a brand new user it was easy to find. Makes you wonder how earnest the complaints are.