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like I get being strict on comments about violence against women (even though he's not actually advocating anybody actually turn Megyn Kelly into garden mulch), but shouldn't there be a graded strike-warning system? also shouldn't comms be better surrounding high profile moderation choices?

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I didn't interpret his post as saying she should be put into a woodchipper, I read it as she was putting herself into a woodchipper with her immoral reasoning.

Don’t question them: they’re geniuses who are the smartest people in every room they enter.

wouldn't the adverb imply a comment about embarrassing self-own statement (ie exercising free will to say something really dumb) rather than wishing harm or in any way cheering it on?

the mod tools for bksy are pretty blunt, for lack of a better word. i'm pretty sure it's something they've been working on. but, also, the most consistent rule they enforce around here is 'no figurative death threats'! it keeps happening!

so if he just said something like Megyn Kelley was "hoisted by her own petard" all would be cool? Of course a petard is a small bomb which, like a wood chipper, could lead to significant injury

Completely agree. The underlying principle (I think?) is fine. Everything else is a complete shitshow.

Imo I would rather *not* have a three-strikes system as it's less flexible. It's fine as long as they really only issue permabans as a last resort.

It's probably a temporary suspension, although they really need to specify that. I believe them when they say they only use permabans as a last resort.

The search for an anti-child molester website continues

I think it evident that the 'management' team, such as it is, still considers this a toy or is angling to be bought by one of the tech brunchlords.

Add the suspension of journalist & authoritarian expert @sarahkendzior.bsky.social to the missteps. System is broken when we lose a respected author w/ an extensive media presence over Johnny Cash lyrics. With @mmasnick.bsky.social on the board, I have hope for improvement. bsky.app/profile/sara...

I can't stand Megyn Kelly, and what she said was reprehensible. Comedian or not though, you can't suggest bloody murder on social media, and not expect consequences. There are rules about such things.

oh my domain I registered with Bluesky expired because I forgot, and they have no alert system set up and no auto-renewal option for domain payments

having developers and programmers randomly comment complex social interactions is just not good I know techies think this can all be automated, but public communications is an actual skill

I wonder how Oswalt's career can possibly ever come back from this /eyeroll

I hate to be the one to break it to all of you people whining, and bitching about blue sky and its moderation team…. You can say virtually anything you want on this platform unless you literately advocate killing someone. The only time I got banned was when I suggested killing the fat orange zombie

i got a suspension for telling a transphobe they make the world a worse place. no threats, just telling them they're a bad person. moderation on this platform is an utter joke.

That comment is a clear violation of Bluesky terms of service. I assume the moderation team received a lot of complaints about it. If I had seen it I would have reported it too. Murder by woodchipper was shockingly violent when it referred to USAID, and even more so "joking" about an individual.

ai with a moderator or two checking in when they’re done with their fanduel