Journalists are finding more readers and less hate on Bluesky than on the platform they used to know as Twitter.

Summary

Journalists are increasingly abandoning X (formerly Twitter) for Bluesky, citing higher engagement and less toxicity. Since Elon Musk’s takeover of X, changes like deprioritizing external links and rising hate speech have alienated many, especially marginalized groups.

Bluesky, founded by Jack Dorsey, offers a more welcoming environment, especially for journalists and activists, with 20x the engagement in some cases.

Reporters note better traffic, reduced harassment, and a focus on diverse stories.

Organizations like The Guardian and fundraising groups also report greater success on Bluesky compared to X.

  • 🇦🇺𝕄𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕕𝕔𝕣𝕠𝕔𝕕𝕚𝕝𝕖@lemm.eeEnglish
    101·
    21 days ago

    That is a major issue the fediverse needs to fix.

    We need a single federated account that works across all platforms that iant tied to a single server even if said server goes down that preferably allows for your private key to be held by u. Ideally get this to work with the new passkey standard supported by google, apple, microsoft etc.

    Then. We need to make a website that is like 3 simple steps.

    Step 0: Option a) sign up with email Option b) sign up with username

    Step 1: Select or search for 3 categories ur interested in

    Step 2: Show me nsfw yes/no default no Show me extreme opinions yes/no default no (need to rework what word to use instead of “extreme”) Show me bot accounts yes/no default yes

    Step 2.5: automaticly send said user off to an instance that is the following:

    1. Respects their email/username sign up choice
    2. Related to their interests
    3. Respects their nsfw choice
    4. Is defederated from extreme instances for dont show me extreme opinions hexbear lemmy.ml etc 4.Respects the load any individual instance can handle that the instance admin can configure.

    Step 3: user signs up to the instance they have been directed to

    Step 4: reccommend people/communities etc fir them to follow/subscribe to. Reccommend blockliats for specific subjects, racist, tankie, asshole, nazi, etc.

    Done!

    Their already exists a standard for accounts just that its not yet been implemented into most services yet. Mastodon already has blocklists (although poorly managed and implemented). It wouldnt be too hard to make this website i could probably do it myself ngl.

    Should probably also drop this vid into the proccess somewhere as a quick explainer.

    • kobra@lemm.ee
      171·
      21 days ago

      It seems like Bluesky kind of did all of this with ATProto but they’re just met with constant criticisms

      It’s like everyone agrees mastodon isn’t the “right” special concoction but any attempt ever made to do something different or better and people shoot it down because it’s “not open like mastodon”

      • ripcord@lemmy.world
        3·
        20 days ago

        Met with constant criticisms…here. Because people seem to care about feelings more than facts or results.

        • Pips@lemmy.sdf.org
          3·
          20 days ago

          I think it comes down to people not liking that Bluesky is controlled by a board. But that’s what’s needed for mass adoption: a group of people to be accountable.

    • Natanael@slrpnk.net
      8·
      21 days ago

      That’s what bluesky’s DID based account identity does. Unless you make that key the sole authority (no key rotation, like nostr) then you need a registry as authority (like bluesky’s PLC registry)

      Bluesky specifically lets the account hosting server handle your auth, the directory points to where your account server is as in when you enter your handle, every 3rd party service and federated peer can do OAuth seamlessly to your account host. Then you can log into every compatible site with your handle, instead of having to get redirected “home” before you can interact. Your account server’s repository keeps records of all your posts and your social network, and you can even migrate seamlessly across hosts.