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 Chris Remington   ( @remington@beehaw.org ) MA to Technology · 9 months ago

Bluesky’s Quest to Build Nontoxic Social Media

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Bluesky’s Quest to Build Nontoxic Social Media

www.newyorker.com

 Chris Remington   ( @remington@beehaw.org ) MA to Technology · 9 months ago
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X and Facebook are governed by the policies of mercurial billionaires. Bluesky’s C.E.O., Jay Graber, says that she wants to give power back to the user.

https://archive.is/Q7AwM

  •  Lime Buzz (fae/she)   ( @SweetCitrusBuzz@beehaw.org ) 
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    Yes, I meant more long term but didn’t express that fully. So you are correct, corporate social media will go that way eventually unless they do the things we recommended.

    •  Shotgun For Fun   ( @ShotgunForFun@beehaw.org ) 
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      If they never go IPO… I think they can do it. I think people can make money and not be cunts at the same time.

      Even if they go IPO… they have the choice.

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