2y ago

Bluesky allowed people to include the n-word in their usernames

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Bluesky allowed people to include the n-word in their usernames | Engadget

Before this week, Bluesky did not have an automated system in place to prevent people from including the n-word in their handle..

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2y ago

Bluesky allowed people to include the n-word in their usernames | Engadget

www.engadget.com /bluesky-allowed-people-to-include-the-n-word-in-their-usernames-184049864.html

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And while Bluesky eventually dealt with the issue,
There were complaints so they patched the system. Again, another nothinburger... Always coming from the same poster.
“40 minutes after it was reported, the account was taken down, and the code that allowed this to occur was patched.”
Nothingburger. Stop spamming please. This has nothing to do with tech. You cannot just post anything you want and ask people to leave if they are not happy.
- Didn’t you block me? Dude, find a new hobby. 🤨
  
  Didn't you create your own sub to spam?
  Don't flood defaults subs with irrelevant posts, this is not reddit here.
  Create your own sub if you want to spam.
- It shows a lack of consideration and foresight.
To be fair, Lemmy has the same problem, there are at least two trolls I've encountered with such username.
I think that the main thing this reveals about the bluesky admins is that they haven't thought that hard about harrasment, which is weird to not do if you're trying to launch a new social media platform.
- If you already made Twitter you have no excuse
Blocking trashy, racist, etc is one of, if not the first thing that should be included and they couldn't even be bothered. Not giving me hope.
- Apparently, making it so people couldn’t use the n-word in their user name just wasn’t a priority. But making it so you could get banned for using “cracker,” however, was.
An unfortunate oversight, definitely. Acting like it was an intentionally malicious choice or that it makes bluesky so incompetent they should shut down is a huge reach, though.
Not a great look.
Can someone clarify for me: is Bluesky owned by Twitter and Elon Musk?
- It's owned by Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter who sold Twitter to Elon Musk
  
  https://theintercept.com/2023/06/01/bluesky-owner-twitter-elon-musk/#:~:text=“Bluesky%2C%20the%20company%2C%20is,site's%20Frequently%20Asked%20Questions%20page.
  Ok Dorsey doesn’t own Bluesky but Bluesky is apparently completely independent from Musk and Twitter which ultimately was all I was concerned with. Thank you.

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