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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: 0s | 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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iamdbtoo ◴[20 Nov 24 15:33 UTC] No.42194775[source]▶
So the victim here is the Babylon Bee and not the trans person they are mocking?
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zb3 ◴[20 Nov 24 16:22 UTC] No.42195456[source]▶
The victim of censorship is the Babylon Bee, I don't see that trans person being censored.
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1. iamdbtoo ◴[20 Nov 24 22:39 UTC] No.42198876{3}[source]▶
They aren't censored, though. You can still read their intolerant posts they are just labeled as such.

What people really have a problem with here is that they are called out for the intolerance because it reflects upon them.

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2. plapplap ◴[21 Nov 24 11:04 UTC] No.42203069[source]▶
The article they posted was a satire on USA Today naming Levine, a man, as one of their Women Of The Year.

This quote from their article highlights the absurdity:

"Levine is the U.S. assistant secretary for health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, where he serves proudly as the first man in that position to dress like a western cultural stereotype of a woman."

Really the only "intolerance" here is from those who can't stand their ideological beliefs being made fun of, and decide to retaliate via the platform's moderation system.