Russian disinformation campaigns discover Bluesky(heise.de) With the growing popularity of the Twitter alternative Bluesky, this network is also becoming increasingly interesting for disinformation campaigns. Currently, the pro-Russian influence operations "Doppelganger" and "Matryoshka" are apparently expanding their activities to Bluesky.
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So, Bluesky Has an Extortion Problem(tedium.co) Bluesky, until now, has had a reputation as being a more moderation-friendly alternative to X, Threads, Mastodon, and other social networks.
Re: Re: Bluesky and Decentralization(dustycloud.org) A few weeks ago I wrote How decentralized is Bluesky really?, a blogpost which received far more attention than I expected on the fediverse and Bluesky both.
A Personally Significant Bluesky Moment(scalzi.com) Today marks a significant day in my personal history of social media, because today’s the day the Bluesky officially became the site where I have the largest number of followers I’ve ever had on any social media site: 206,700 as of this morning. Not Taylor Swift or John Cena numbers, but a perfectly respectable number for a nerd who writes science fiction.
Bluesky Is Booming in Japan(japantimes.co.jp) Japanese social media users are quickly taking to Bluesky and other X alternatives, with data suggesting the start of a durable trend.
The X (Twitter) to Bluesky Exodus(forbes.com) X (formerly Twitter) users are leaving in droves to the social media site Bluesky—here’s why they’re leaving, and why they might not stay away.