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Have you gone on blue sky yet?

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Littlemissgobby · 15/11/2024 13:24

I can honestly recommend it. It’s a breath of fresh air. It’s like what Twitter was like to begin with. It’s not got the nasty toxic right wing people on it like Twitter has and most people have left Twitter in massive numbers and gone over to blue sky it is actually designed by the people that set up Twitter to begin with.
. I am not very technological minded, but I am finding my way around it. It seems to be very good that you can have different feeds. Something they said about yesterday on a video I watched about trying to stop the algorithms from giving you wrong things it could’ve done previously.. more about community anyway I just thought I’d wonder if anybody else was on it?

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Eyesopenwideawake · 15/11/2024 17:14

I am, James O'Brien read out my post today! 😁

lifeturnsonadime · 15/11/2024 17:16

I'm not interested, apparently if you believe that women don't have penises you are labeled an intolerance and have posts hidden.

oldwhyno · 15/11/2024 17:17

Reform got blocked? They're a british political party with five sitting MP's. what's the point of the platform if they don't allow people on it?

Mandarinaduck · 15/11/2024 17:20

Yes I've moved over. Took me a while as I was really attached to Twitter, but it's totally gone down the pan.

LostittoBostik · 15/11/2024 17:20

Yeah I'm on it. Joined about a month ago.

It's already much more useful for me professionally than X has been for the last year.

TheDowagerCountessofPembroke · 15/11/2024 17:20

I tried Blue Sky and got sent a load of porn in about the first 5 minutes. Not been back since.

wheelywheelynice · 15/11/2024 17:24

It's run by a TRA so I won't use it

BetterInColour · 15/11/2024 17:28

I might try it out for work purposes, I'm not looking for a space for private posting any more, too much of a time suck.

Blinky21 · 15/11/2024 17:32

I've joined, but what's to stop the trolls from X coming? Are they stricter about banning accounts and content, like Twitter used to be?

ThePoshUns · 15/11/2024 17:33

I am but it's so dull

Littlemissgobby · 15/11/2024 17:34

username358 · 15/11/2024 16:55

Is that because the staff don't believe in moderating? Does nothing get deleted anymore?

When he took over, he literally sacked everybody that did that straight away and that when it became a cesspool of far right misinformation, but actually he also designed the algorithm so that you wouldn't say much of the Democrat stuff, it's actually been quite disturbing what he's done behind the scenes To enable donald trump to win

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Littlemissgobby · 15/11/2024 17:35

T4phage · 15/11/2024 17:03

The choice seems to be far right craziness or misogynistic woke insanity 🤔

It would be nice to have somewhere sensible to go, but I won't hold my breath.

Mumsnet then lol it seems middle jf road here

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Littlemissgobby · 15/11/2024 17:36

Blinky21 · 15/11/2024 17:32

I've joined, but what's to stop the trolls from X coming? Are they stricter about banning accounts and content, like Twitter used to be?

I got told they had banned reform from. Joining not sure if true

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Aberentian · 15/11/2024 17:36

I signed up today but it strikes me as 1) A leftist echo-chamber -- I'm on the left but don't just want to hear from people who share my beliefs 2) so similar to Twitter that as it grows it will surely share some of the same negatives. But then I didn't like "golden-era" Twitter as much as many people. We'll see I guess.

Littlemissgobby · 15/11/2024 17:37

Eyesopenwideawake · 15/11/2024 17:14

I am, James O'Brien read out my post today! 😁

Omg wow love him I think i gave followed him now on blue-sky wasn't sure yesterday if it was him ir a fake

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birdiesings · 15/11/2024 17:38

Eyesopenwideawake · 15/11/2024 17:14

I am, James O'Brien read out my post today! 😁

Commiserations.

Littlemissgobby · 15/11/2024 17:38

Aberentian · 15/11/2024 17:36

I signed up today but it strikes me as 1) A leftist echo-chamber -- I'm on the left but don't just want to hear from people who share my beliefs 2) so similar to Twitter that as it grows it will surely share some of the same negatives. But then I didn't like "golden-era" Twitter as much as many people. We'll see I guess.

For now that might be because loads of the left inc me have left twitter in disgust if elon and the crazies he has allowed to fester on there unchecked so yes ug may look like one side heavier but maybe eventually it will bance out

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username358 · 15/11/2024 17:42

Littlemissgobby · 15/11/2024 17:34

When he took over, he literally sacked everybody that did that straight away and that when it became a cesspool of far right misinformation, but actually he also designed the algorithm so that you wouldn't say much of the Democrat stuff, it's actually been quite disturbing what he's done behind the scenes To enable donald trump to win

I see. I was aware that he sacked loads of people when he bought the company but wasn't aware that Twitter was now heavily biased as I thought he believed in free speech.

I've seen some really sickening stuff and it's impossible to block it all as my feed is flooded with it. I'm not even getting information from the people I follow on my feed.

Littlemissgobby · 15/11/2024 17:47

username358 · 15/11/2024 17:42

I see. I was aware that he sacked loads of people when he bought the company but wasn't aware that Twitter was now heavily biased as I thought he believed in free speech.

I've seen some really sickening stuff and it's impossible to block it all as my feed is flooded with it. I'm not even getting information from the people I follow on my feed.

He's getting rid of the block button led by donkeys I put a video up on here did a video abiut it it's been proven he was showing g donakd trump stuff much more to people then any Democrat stuff
He isnt a fan of free speech ge blocks those that argue against him hes another man like trump that doesnt like disagreers .

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Littlemissgobby · 15/11/2024 17:49

username358 · 15/11/2024 17:42

I see. I was aware that he sacked loads of people when he bought the company but wasn't aware that Twitter was now heavily biased as I thought he believed in free speech.

I've seen some really sickening stuff and it's impossible to block it all as my feed is flooded with it. I'm not even getting information from the people I follow on my feed.

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ApoodlecalledPenny · 15/11/2024 17:56

I don’t think I’ve got the mental energy for it. Do I really miss Twitter? I’m quite glad to have a reason to be less on it.

Im not sure a leftist echo chamber to counter the right wing one is even a good idea. And tbh I don’t find it reassuring if there’s a blanket ban on Reform. I despise them but they are now a party with MPs in Parliament. Ignore them at the risk of not knowing what their voters are hearing. And then we can all be shocked when Nigel Bloody Farage is PM.

Littlemissgobby · 15/11/2024 17:58

ApoodlecalledPenny · 15/11/2024 17:56

I don’t think I’ve got the mental energy for it. Do I really miss Twitter? I’m quite glad to have a reason to be less on it.

Im not sure a leftist echo chamber to counter the right wing one is even a good idea. And tbh I don’t find it reassuring if there’s a blanket ban on Reform. I despise them but they are now a party with MPs in Parliament. Ignore them at the risk of not knowing what their voters are hearing. And then we can all be shocked when Nigel Bloody Farage is PM.

I could be wrong but it's what i read if I am wrong people can let me know

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username358 · 15/11/2024 18:00

Littlemissgobby · 15/11/2024 17:49

Watch about elon musk

Thank you

Attelina · 15/11/2024 18:01

Toxic right wing?😂😂😂

Think I will steer clear of it if it's full of Looney Lefties!

Lilifer · 15/11/2024 18:04

TitaniasAss · 15/11/2024 16:25

I left twitter a couple of weeks ago, I hate it now, it's toxic. Joined Blue Sky yesterday and I hope it stays this way but I doubt it. People will spoil it they always do.

Honestly people with their pesky different opinions and (reaches for smelling salts) right wing opinions, heaven forfend 🫣

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