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Bluesky already doing enshittification (feddit.uk)
submitted 2 years 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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[–] 27 points 2 years ago (5 children)

I, for one, am shocked that moving from one corporate owned social media to another corporate owned social media didn't fundamentally change anything.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Well for one, most of the nazis stayed behind.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    The current marketing strategy for Bluesky is to target disaffected left-of-center people.

    This isn't because Bluesky is the one moral company in all of capitalisim. Instead, it's because they see an opportunity to grow their userbase (and income) by messaging to people who are likely to leave Twitter. It's no different than the thousands of companies that put up Pride Month banners and then a month later they take them down and continue donating to right-wing politicians.

    Bluesky isn't your ally, they're just the current company that is pandering to you.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I'm not saying they're my ally or the solution to the internet. They're a platform that is currently not containing as many nazis.

    If a bar I'm in has aggressively drunk dudes in it, I can just go to the next bar over and have a good time. That bar doesn't have to be fundamentally impervious to aggressive drunk dudes for this to be true and useful.

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