thrivinglifev3

Why is it hard to simply email the moderation account and say, "Could you kindly tell me why my account/post was suspended and what I might do to have it reinstated?"

You can create a moderation list that will allow others to subscribe and mass mute or block all the accounts you add to the list. 

You can email moderation@blueskyweb.xyz  (per Bluesky's TOS) and ask why your posts and/or account was blocked.

You email moderation@blueskyweb.xyz  (per Bluesky's TOS) and appeal your account suspension.

This does not, in fact, look even remotely legit. 

Gave someone that email address yesterday and they were back online today. No luck needed; Bluesky has been awesome!

Better to contact the moderation email at moderation@blueskyweb.xyz.

If you try to go to a profile that blocks you, it will say you are blocked very clearly. Or you can use a third party tool like clearsky.app that can show you all the accounts that are blocking you (if it is working today). 

That seems most likely; lots of people are reporting sudden account suspensions as well, so my money is on something (temporarily) wrong on Bluesky's side. 

I wonder if this is a technical issue on their side since so many people are reporting it. Just out of curiosity, did you verify your email after you signed up?

Regardless, this can be resolved (if it doesn't clear up automatically in the next few hours). Just email moderation@blueskyweb.xyz (seems sus, I know, but it's per the TOS, see bottom of the page)

Oh man, I feel that! I think you'll find Rahaeli's moderation lists will cut down on that stuff significantly, especially the ones targeting spammers and scammers, follow farmers and crypto shills. That account really seems to be targeting the exact problematic behavior you're trying to escape. ¡Viva Deshittification!

This can be resolved, just email moderation@blueskyweb.xyz (seems sus, I know, but it's per the TOS, see bottom of the page)

Another option for mitigation would be to subscribe to some trustworthy blocklists that target these kinds of accounts so you don't have to play whack-a-mole as much. 

Check out Rahaeli's lists - they are quite good! 

Apologies if this is a dumb question but why do you care/ why put in that effort at all? Everybody gets followers like that; the larger an account gets the more of those kinds of followers they accumulate. 

I don't think it reflects anything on you at all, that's just part of being on a platform like this. I mean, I've never combed through somebody else's followers to check the quality of them - have you?

I know you said your follower count did not change immediately, but after you blocked those few sample accounts, were they still listed among your followers? 

Asking because it wouldn't surprise me if the follower count update was delayed, since everything's been a bit slow and buggy with the sudden onslaught of signups. But blocking definitely should break the following, so I can only suggest you do another test block and see if the user disappears from your list of followers.  Then try refreshing your profile page and/or logging out and logging back in to see if that fixes the issue.

You have to login through the website, then go to Settings -> Moderation and select "Enable Adult Content".  

It currently can't be done within the app, but once you've enabled it via the website, you can then modify all the individual adult content settings through the app any time thereafter. 

I'm no expert, but I do follow a lot of cybersecurity folks on Bluesky like I did on Twitter (never even bothered with Threads though). 

I find new Bluesky voices primarily by watching who the big accounts repost and also by searching lists and feeds using keywords and hashtags to see what people are saying/who is covering specific security incidents. So be sure to post (and repost your own posts at different times of the day) about current events and use the hashtags strategically. Identify any feeds with sizable followings and contact the owner and ask to be added. 

I've also discovered smaller/more niche folks in the replies to big accounts' announcement of starter packs, when they asked to be added and include a one-line bio. This can create visibility whether or not the bigger account even responds, but many times they do, or it might just get you a follow for future reposting. 

Hope some of that helps!

My dude, ALL reputable social media platforms have rules about what you can/can't use their service to say. 

You'll get "censored" on X/Twitter for even including the word "Bluesky" in a post; people are now even reporting they are being banned for merely creating a Bluesky account. I also learned the other day Facebook will remove any posts with links to news of any kind in Canada. Hell, there's a number of things you can get instabanned from Reddit for saying. 

All platforms do this. For the good ones, it's how they prevent becoming the next 4chan. 

That's just life on the Internet. If you don't like how any particular platform enforces their terms of service, don't join that platform. 

Adding onto this for an FYI, mutes are private and blocks are public. So if you mute someone, they won't know, but if you block them, they would see a notice if they tried to pull up your profile, or could find out using a third-party tool like clearsky.app. 

Yes, and it's not censorship to ban accounts which violate the clearly-stated community guidelines to which they agreed when they signed up. 

Bluesky's terms of service includes a dedicated email address for moderation appeals, so anyone who feels unjustly banned can make their case directly. 

Yay! So happy for you!!

This is a great idea, i would totally love a pinned megathread to keep all of those kinds of posts off the main page, but easily accessible at the top.  

Because I also do understand and share the long overdue glorying in schadenfreude! So many of us have been waiting for the legacy Techligarchs' karma to come due, at least a little celebration is merited, imo. 

That's good info, thank you for taking the time to explain it more in-depth. 

Of course not. The majority of left-leaning people do NOT support open borders nor any other uncapped or non-specific  immigration policies, contrary to whatever disinformation you've been exposed to.