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Bluesky already doing enshittification (feddit.uk)
submitted 1 year ago by [M] to c/fedimemes@feddit.uk
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@FediThing@chinwag.org on Mastodon: "If you click on a link in a Bluesky post, it is now automatically redirected via the domain go.bsky.app before it actually goes to the link in the post. There is no way to stop this or know that it is happening as the redirect only flickers on the screen for a fraction of a second. Presumably this means Bluesky can now track all link clicking on their platform, including IP addresses, destinations etc? Or have I misunderstood? Bluesky is spinning it as a tool for publishers to track referrals, but going beyond the spin it seems to be giving Bluesky access to people's online activity?"
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[–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

I'm thinking they'd want to control misuse of the platform. Someone links malware and it is shared enough, they may want to be able to intercept that. At least, that's what I'd want to be able to do.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago*

    i doubt it’d be for that: if it’s a malicious link, they can just remove the post/link from their platform and the same effect is achieved

    best case scenario it’s planning for when atproto has more PDSes, front-ends, etc: in that case, a central place where all platform links go so that you can set your “home” server so that all links into atproto redirect to your home server

    worst case it’s for tracking click through for advertising

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