New article by yours truly for @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social - I wrote about how avenues for content and account removal appeals are still an under-developed area of platform enforcement and of online safety legislation

LSE British Politics and Policy@lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social · 3w ago

The right to appeal is still missing from online safety conversations Dr Carolina Are @bloggeronpole.bsky.social argues that the current routes of appeal offered by Big Tech companies are hugely ineffectual, delegated to AI with little or no human oversight. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

Lmao arxiv.org/pdf/2404.00732

This is a good way of thinking about my previous post, although I'm not entirely convinced that this is a meaningful difference as far as the average user is concerned.

Revan@revan.eurosky.social · 6mo ago

This is I think a fundamental misunderstanding There’s two layers here Composable moderation is for the health of your feed Site moderation is for the health and stability of the site in general

In a sense, this really signals the beginning of the end (if not the end) of decentralized/composable moderation on Bluesky, at least for the most part.

Aaron Rodericks@aaron.bsky.team · 6mo ago

My position is pretty simple: if someone’s way of engaging online is through harassment and pile-ons, Bluesky is not the right fit for you. The network is open and decentralized, and people are free to build or participate in communities that align with how they want to engage online.

The Iran war is accelerating a shift toward renewable energy as governments race to reduce supply-chain vulnerabilities, according to UNFCCC Executive Secretary Simon Stiell.

Iran War Is ‘Supercharging’ the Energy Transition, UNFCCC Says

The Iran war is accelerating a shift toward renewable energy as governments race to reduce supply-chain vulnerabilities, according to UNFCCC Executive Secretary Simon Stiell.

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we know the account yet?

Leah McElrath@leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Excuse the sourcing, but I haven’t seen this reported elsewhere yet: The alleged WHCD gunman had an account on Bluesky and boosted posts critical of Trump (His account was started in November 2024 and was suspended this morning.)

the body language in this shot is legit art AOC : clearly 'go fuck yourself, raccoon dick chopper' RFK Jr : leaning forward, trying to dominate, stammering, failing Lady in back : grinning at RFK Jr's obvious confusion at being faced with opposition Cop, back to viewer : 'bruh' body language

Coach Finstock@coachfinstock.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Another in the 'AOC is culturally Italian' collection. All we need now is an arm crossing up yours and we'll have the trifecta

you wouldnt believe this big wooden horse, oh it’s so beautiful you wouldnt believe and theyre saying “mr trump youll never get that horse in.” look at em back there. the fake news. but we’re gonna bring in that horse folks and we’ll say “thank you, bye bye” but they don’t think we can get it in

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 7mo ago

Trump on Iranian leaders: "They're gonna make a deal. They did something yesterday that was amazing actually. They gave us a present, and it arrived today. It was a very big present worth a tremendous amount of money. I'm not gonna tell you what that present is but it was very significant prize"

Forget TACO, we are approaching the NACHOOO Zone Not Able to Cease Hostilities On Our Own

FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social · 7mo ago

IRAN REFUSES PEACE TALKS WITH TRUMP'S 'BACKSTABBING' NEGOTIATORS - TELEGRAPH

A large international study across 13 EU countries shows that a decisive #MiddleGroup often determines whether #ClimatePolicy proposals gain majority support.

Climate policies: The swing voters that determine their fate

A large-scale international study spanning 13 EU countries shows that when it comes to climate policy proposals, the decisive factor is not the pro- or con-camps that are decisive, but a substantial m...

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#ClimateChange is lengthening our days. Rising sea levels slow Earth’s rotation, and the current increase is unmatched in the past 3.6 million years.

Climate change slows Earth’s spin: Day lengthening unprecedented in million years

Climate change is lengthening our days because rising sea levels slow Earth’s rotation. Researchers from the University of Vienna and ETH Zurich now show that the current increase in day length – 1.33...

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Just incredible shoebill awareness-raising from this Hong Kong teens' magazine

Today was the day Donald Trump became the green energy president

Clay Ranck@clayranck.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Oil prices are going parabolic. This is insane.

one thing that drives me insane about modern platforms is how many default to "3 months" or "1 year" instead of showing the actual date of a post, very frustrating

Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes! "Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."

Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky

Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For

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the informal second person plural in english is now "chat"

IMO the issue is that if Will and Sky had their way, there is a risk that Bluesky simply becomes Threads 2.0 (this isn't anything against Threads, but it's also why we don't need a duplicate). I also get the feeling that what a lot of people On Here really want is "Threads without Zuckerberg"...

ghost malone ergo propter bones@proptermalone.bsky.social · 9mo ago

I’ve seen this movie before and eventually there’s a purge and a bunch of people catch perms

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This sounds like one of those cases where someone was banned for their own good (as in "it would be beneficial for their mental health"). As for whether it should be temporary or permanent, I'll just say that permabans should only be used as a last resort.

Katherine Alejandra Cross@quinnae.com · 10mo ago

There are times I've wondered if Karl is an op (though, of course, I know there are plenty of folks this dumb and awful in perfect sincerity). Just before he declared holy war Sky, he was out here using the attack on Venezuela to claim that America would never again have a legitimate election.

some good climate/energy news: * 96% of new US power capacity was carbon-free in 2024 (56 gigawatts!) * 2025 included the first month ever when 51% of power on the U.S. grid was carbon-free * The golbal trend is overwhelming: The world is now investing more $ in clean energy than fossil fuels

PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide@tkovach.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Clean energy is going to win. It's just a question of when.

The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5

Why the fuck is a temporary suspension still ending up as a PDS-level takedown? Ok, sure, it should be back to normal after the given time. But that's not what was promised back in September (pfrazee.leaflet.pub/3lz4sgu7iec2k).

Update on Protocol Moderation - Paul's Leaflets

Where account takedowns happen is important

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I do think the X feature that shows what country/region an account posts from is inherently pretty good and should be a standard feature on every social media website. It genuinely sucks that Elon Musk, noted shithead, is the one guy doing it.

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Anna Kornbluh@annakornbluh.bsky.social · 11mo ago

PROMOTE YOUR BOOKS! EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR PUBLISHED BOOKS! gonna be reposting your books because hoo you made a book! www.versobooks.com/products/303...

he got a three day timeout for a month-old post lol

Silly me thinking composable moderation would prevent situations like this

Talia al Ghoul 🏳️‍⚧️@usili.bsky.social · 11mo ago

hey @sodrock.bsky.social wtf they banned Mike Black

How people react to uncertainty has far-reaching socio-political consequences: A new ETH Zurich study found that people who perceive uncertainty as an opportunity are less likely to vote for right-wing populists. ethz.ch/en/news-and-...

People who rate uncertainty positively are less likely to vote for right-wing populists

How people deal with uncertainty influences their political behaviour – and the stability of democracy. A new study by ETH Zurich shows that if uncertainty is seen as an opportunity, the willingness t...

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It feels like a lot of disconnect comes from the fact that what makes sense as operable policies for a scaled social media site has low relevance to what makes sense as norms for healthy society, despite our expectation that these should have more of a relationship.