On the same day that Jeff Bezos cracks down on unflattering opinion in his newspaper, corporate #Bluesky begins to censor the progressive ex-Twitter/X users that had flocked there thinking that they where switching to a safe haven.
So, it matters who owns your platform.
We don't know who all owns #Bluesky (it's a secret), but we do know that VCs and crytobros are big equity holders, and the expectation that they will stand up to political pressure should be exactly zero.
Just wondering how #Bluesky users and the Bluesky advocates here on Mastodon are responding to today's political censorship. Would love to see some of the reaction. Please feel free to post examples below. Thanks.
UPDATE: #Bluesky Backs Down Reinstates Censored Video
Thanks to 404 Media @404mediaco, the video has been unblocked.
https://infosec.exchange/@josephcox/114071618066890090
"New: Bluesky deleted the AI protest video of Trump sucking Musk's toes, calling it 'non-consensual explicit material'. Now after we published, Bluesky has put it back.
"re-evaluating the newsworthy context, the moderation team is reinstating those posts."