It is somewhat unclear how the presence of a fascist police force that is actively working to instigate civil war aligns with the principles of safety and respect that Bluesky supposedly champions.
This demonstrates why monolithic platforms, and Bluesky in particular, are not the answer to X. Yet people keep running from one silo to the next, like sheep following the herd. Once the herd has finally decided that it's time to be a 'rebel' and leave whatever 'big bad' platform they're on. Yeah, yeah, I know, Bluesky is 'decentralised' and 'federated'. Except that it isn't really, now is it? Let's see what new silo they can run to in, say 15 years or so, when they finally realise that Bluesky is indeed the new Twitter/X, just not in the way they thought it was…
this post was submitted on 24 Jan 2026
16 points (94.4% liked)
Fediverse
23614 readers
2 users here now
A community dedicated to fediverse news and discussion.
Fediverse is a portmanteau of "federation" and "universe".
Getting started on Fediverse;
- What is the fediverse?
- Fediverse Platforms
- How to run your own community
founded 6 years ago
MODERATORS