Hacker News with Generative AI: Twitter Alternatives

Bluesky Ad in Boston – Claims 'Finally, Social Media That Is Billionaire Proof' (theverge.com)
The hunt for the next Twitter: all the news about alternative social media platforms

Social Media, Twitter Alternatives, Advertising, Boston

12 points by evolve2k 25 days ago | 4 comments

Nitter Is Not Dead (github.com/zedeus)

Social Media, Open Source, Twitter Alternatives

39 points by mthmcalixto 58 days ago | 9 comments

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.

Disinformation, Social Media, Russia, Twitter Alternatives, Bluesky

7 points by doener 74 days ago | 0 comments

Bluesky at a crossroads as users petition to ban Jesse Singal (techcrunch.com)
Now with 25 million users, Bluesky is facing a test that will determine whether or not its platform will still be seen as a safe space and place of refuge from the toxicity of X.

Social Media, Censorship, Twitter Alternatives

18 points by bikbokbak 110 days ago | 6 comments

The Engagement Is Better on Bluesky (bsky.social)
We could go on about how we welcome publishers, we don't demote links, we encourage independent developers to build apps and extensions on top of Bluesky's network.... but instead, we'll show you:

Social Media, Twitter Alternatives

112 points by stanislavb 124 days ago | 154 comments

'Huge influx' of neuroscientists migrates to Bluesky (thetransmitter.org)
Daily neuroscience-related posts on the social-media platform this week have increased more than 400 percent, on average, compared with October.

Neuroscience, Social Media, Twitter Alternatives

5 points by ahiknsr 128 days ago | 1 comments

The rise of Bluesky, and the splintering of social (technologyreview.com)
You may have read that it was a big week for Bluesky.

Social Media, Decentralization, Technology, Twitter Alternatives

15 points by billybuckwheat 135 days ago | 2 comments

"I'm fortunate to have a call with the Bluesky back end team for an hour a week" (bsky.app)

Social Media, Twitter Alternatives, Tech

17 points by eatonphil 138 days ago | 2 comments

Watch Bluesky's explosive user growth in real time (bcounter.nat.vg)
👋 from @natalie.sh! data sourced from @jaz.bsky.social's bsky stats. very inspired by @theo.io's user counter.

Social Media, Twitter Alternatives, Data Visualization

23 points by TimCTRL 138 days ago | 11 comments

Bluesky's Alternate Approach to Feeds Is One of Its Best Features (howtogeek.com)

Social Media, Twitter Alternatives, User Interface

8 points by mooreds 156 days ago | 0 comments

Fedi Is for Losers (wingolog.org)
Does the fediverse have a vibe? I think that yes, there’s a flave, and with reason: we have things in common. We all left Twitter, or refused to join in the first place. Many of us are technologists or tech-adjacent, but generally not startuppy. There is a pervasive do-it-yourself ethos. This last point often expresses itself as a reaction: if you don’t like it, then do it yourself, a different way. Make your own Mastoverse agent. Defederate. Switch instances.