#discord — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #discord, aggregated by home.social.
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#Discord is implementing #ageverification for accessing age-restricted content, stage channels, and changing DM settings. The #verificationprocess, which is already enforced in some regions, will be globally implemented by the second half of 2026. Users can choose from four verification methods, each with varying #dataprivacy implications. https://www.gadgetreview.com/discord-is-bringing-back-age-verification-for-millions-of-users?eicker.news #tech #news #ainews
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https://www.gadgetreview.com/discord-is-bringing-back-age-verification-for-millions-of-users
Maybe it's time to look for #decentralized, #foss and #standard alternatives 👀
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Wow, that was unexpected. I've played terraria before and had beaten moon lord on legendary diff and that butterfly thingy at daytime and got the rainbow sword.. thingy.
I've seen Calamity mod and had seen my brother and his friends play a bit bout it.
Now that I thought about it, it kinda was expected cos it came from Discord. It really is where weirdos, nerds, groomers, geeks, predators, preys and other socially inept people nest and congregate.
Good thing I don't use it anymore. That place has always given me the heebie-jeebies. Besides, I don't have internet friends and don't plan to make one, lol.
I mean, it's been 7 years and I've been fine. Sometimes I wish I knew what it feels like to have friends long term but I'm self-sufficient and I haven't really needed other people's validations throughout the years cos I know what I wanna do for myself.
#terraria #gaming #indie #sandbox #pcgaming #modding #discord #programming #linux
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Wow, that was unexpected. I've played terraria before and had beaten moon lord on legendary diff and that butterfly thingy at daytime and got the rainbow sword.. thingy.
I've seen Calamity mod and had seen my brother and his friends play a bit bout it.
Now that I thought about it, it kinda was expected cos it came from Discord. It really is where weirdos, nerds, groomers, geeks, predators, preys and other socially inept people nest and congregate.
Good thing I don't use it anymore. That place has always given me the heebie-jeebies. Besides, I don't have internet friends and don't plan to make one, lol.
I mean, it's been 7 years and I've been fine. Sometimes I wish I knew what it feels like to have friends long term but I'm self-sufficient and I haven't really needed other people's validations throughout the years cos I know what I wanna do for myself.
#terraria #gaming #indie #sandbox #pcgaming #modding #discord #programming #linux
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Wow, that was unexpected. I've played terraria before and had beaten moon lord on legendary diff and that butterfly thingy at daytime and got the rainbow sword.. thingy.
I've seen Calamity mod and had seen my brother and his friends play a bit bout it.
Now that I thought about it, it kinda was expected cos it came from Discord. It really is where weirdos, nerds, groomers, geeks, predators, preys and other socially inept people nest and congregate.
Good thing I don't use it anymore. That place has always given me the heebie-jeebies. Besides, I don't have internet friends and don't plan to make one, lol.
I mean, it's been 7 years and I've been fine. Sometimes I wish I knew what it feels like to have friends long term but I'm self-sufficient and I haven't really needed other people's validations throughout the years cos I know what I wanna do for myself.
#terraria #gaming #indie #sandbox #pcgaming #modding #discord #programming #linux
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Wow, that was unexpected. I've played terraria before and had beaten moon lord on legendary diff and that butterfly thingy at daytime and got the rainbow sword.. thingy.
I've seen Calamity mod and had seen my brother and his friends play a bit bout it.
Now that I thought about it, it kinda was expected cos it came from Discord. It really is where weirdos, nerds, groomers, geeks, predators, preys and other socially inept people nest and congregate.
Good thing I don't use it anymore. That place has always given me the heebie-jeebies. Besides, I don't have internet friends and don't plan to make one, lol.
I mean, it's been 7 years and I've been fine. Sometimes I wish I knew what it feels like to have friends long term but I'm self-sufficient and I haven't really needed other people's validations throughout the years cos I know what I wanna do for myself.
#terraria #gaming #indie #sandbox #pcgaming #modding #discord #programming #linux
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Wow, that was unexpected. I've played terraria before and had beaten moon lord on legendary diff and that butterfly thingy at daytime and got the rainbow sword.. thingy.
I've seen Calamity mod and had seen my brother and his friends play a bit bout it.
Now that I thought about it, it kinda was expected cos it came from Discord. It really is where weirdos, nerds, groomers, geeks, predators, preys and other socially inept people nest and congregate.
Good thing I don't use it anymore. That place has always given me the heebie-jeebies. Besides, I don't have internet friends and don't plan to make one, lol.
I mean, it's been 7 years and I've been fine. Sometimes I wish I knew what it feels like to have friends long term but I'm self-sufficient and I haven't really needed other people's validations throughout the years cos I know what I wanna do for myself.
#terraria #gaming #indie #sandbox #pcgaming #modding #discord #programming #linux
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To people flipping about discord ID verifications:
It's young, but I've been keeping my eye on the new fluxer platform
https://fluxer.app/
Discord alternative with self hosting option!.
I am just waiting on federation myself :3
#discord #fluxer #teamspeak -
Malware Spreads via Fake Minecraft Clients Using SEO Poisoning
Malware is sneaking its way into gamers' computers through fake Minecraft clients, using clever tricks like search engine manipulation and spreading malicious links on popular platforms like Discord and YouTube. Over 6,300 attempts to access these malicious sites have already been blocked by McAfee Labs.
#SeoPoisoning #MalwareOperations #Minecraft #Discord #Mediafire
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"Para Bilenky, o caso [ #Discord ] expôs a urgência de definir com clareza a competência da #ANPD :
'Essa é a discussão que tem que ser feita agora, que é sobre a competência da ANPD. Ela é uma #agência que está se estruturando com carreira, equipando de tecnologia, com pessoas, porque entendeu-se com o #MarcoCivil, com o #ECAdigital, que é necessário que haja no Brasil uma autoridade independente que regule, vigie e fiscalize as #redessociais.'"
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Hackers abuse FTP server banners to deliver new Windows malware
#E4del #PINHOLE #Discord #Pinterest #SurveyMonkey
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-abuse-ftp-server-banners-to-deliver-new-windows-malware/ -
ANPD tem poder para fiscalizar Discord, mas competências ainda são discutíveis
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://iclnoticias.com.br/anpd-tem-poder-para-fiscalizar-discord/
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Dear #gandersocial this is gonna kill your #app. People are already massively opposed to platforms like #Meta, #Google and #Discord doing #IDverification, and nobody is gonna trust you either. I also tried #CanadaPost Identity+ and it’s absolutely not working. #socialmedia #social
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Dear #gandersocial this is gonna kill your #app. People are already massively opposed to platforms like #Meta, #Google and #Discord doing #IDverification, and nobody is gonna trust you either. I also tried #CanadaPost Identity+ and it’s absolutely not working. #socialmedia #social
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Dear #gandersocial this is gonna kill your #app. People are already massively opposed to platforms like #Meta, #Google and #Discord doing #IDverification, and nobody is gonna trust you either. I also tried #CanadaPost Identity+ and it’s absolutely not working. #socialmedia #social
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Dear #gandersocial this is gonna kill your #app. People are already massively opposed to platforms like #Meta, #Google and #Discord doing #IDverification, and nobody is gonna trust you either. I also tried #CanadaPost Identity+ and it’s absolutely not working. #socialmedia #social
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Dear #gandersocial this is gonna kill your #app. People are already massively opposed to platforms like #Meta, #Google and #Discord doing #IDverification, and nobody is gonna trust you either. I also tried #CanadaPost Identity+ and it’s absolutely not working. #socialmedia #social
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Friday! Time for #ThreeGoodThings -
1. #Futurescapes workshop
2. Figuring out #Discord again after 10 years away
3. Weekend coming! And more #writing time!For good measure, maybe 3 more good things...
1. My #ecofiction trilogy is getting traction in the ebook world!
2. Only 4 days left of #presales, for paperbacks, then the trilogy will be available in both ebook and physical copy, worldwide.
3. Over 1000 people have signed up for the Goodreads #bookgiveaway I am running for Rail.p.s. Pic is a snapshot I had on my laptop, from the movie #Inception by #ChristopherNolan.
@ThreeGoodThings
@bookwyrm
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¿Todavía valdrá la pena tener un sitio/blog personal?
https://blog.luiscarlospando.com/personal/2026/07/todavia-valdra-la-pena-tener-un-sitio-blog-personal/ -
Discord arriva ufficialmente su Meta Quest: l’app è ora disponibile gratis
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.galaxyaddicted.it/2026/07/discord-meta-quest-app-ufficiale/
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On the most complex software types list, auto updater are on top, keeping their throne against vibe-coded AI-native Agentic B2B Vertical SaaS with 99.9% downtime. #sarcasm #sarcastic #discord #autoupdate #linux #gnulinux #gnu #saas #vibecoding #vibecode
Discord Suddenly Cares About L... -
https://www.wacoca.com/games/1374389/ Xbox Game Pass と Discord: パートナーシップの発展が、より多くの特典をプレイヤーに提供 ##GAMING #discord #DiscordNitro #Game #GameNews #games #GamingNews #Xbox #XboxGamePass #ゲーミング #ゲーム #ゲーム攻略 #ゲーム最新情報
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Lolka вместо Discord: обзор молодого российского сервиса для общения
Современный российский интернет всё чаще развивается в условиях законодательных ограничений и требований регуляторов к видео-, аудио- и текстовым сервисам. На этом фоне растёт спрос на доступные и удобные инструменты цифровой коммуникации, которые могут работать без дополнительных технических обходных решений.
https://habr.com/ru/articles/1030694/
#Lolka #Discord #аналог_Discord #российский_Discord #мессенджер #голосовые_каналы #онлайнсообщества #трансляции #видеозвонки #альтернатива_Discord
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Acaban de actualizar Zulip a la versión 12, que incluye entre otras cosas notificaciones push cifradas de extremo a extremo.
Pinta cada vez mejor la cosa. 👌
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/4/zulip-12-0-adds-end-to-end-encrypted-mobile-push-notifications-and-easier-docker-deployment/ -
https://www.tkhunt.com/2285587/ 1人1台クラウドでAIを持つ時代？「Hermes Agent」解説！ ##Tech #AgenticAi #AI #AIAssistant #AiTools #AIエージェント #AIエージェント #ArtificialIntelligence #Automation #ChatGPT #Claude #coding #DeveloperTools #Discord #Docker #HermesAgent #IT #llm #MITLicense #NousResearch #OpenSource #OSS #PersonalAI #Productivity #Python #Slack #SoftwareDevelopment #Telegram #VPS #エージェント型AI #エンジニア #オープンソース #クラウド #コーティング #サーバーレス #ディープラーニング #テクノロジー #プログラミング #人工知能 #初心者 #大規模言語モデル #学習 #機械学習 #自動化 #解説 #開発
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Werft mal einen Blick auf die Messenger-Matrix. Trotz aller Bemühungen kann es sein, dass nicht alle Informationen zu den Messengern aktuell sind. In diesem Fall bitte ich um Rückmeldung, damit ich die Matrix anpassen kann. ❤️ 👇
https://www.messenger-matrix.de/messenger-matrix.html
FAQ: https://codeberg.org/kuketzblog/www.messenger-matrix.de#wissenswertes-zur-matrix-faq
#briar #conversations #xmpp #deltachat #discord #element #matrix #facebook #google #imessage #jami #line #session #signal #simplex #siskin #skype #telegram #teleguard #threema #viber #whatsapp #wire
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Anyone know of a good replacement for #discord that mainstream non-technical users would be able to easily pick up and use.
I'm not looking for self-hosted stuff either. However, I don't mind if the software can be self-hosted, as long as there is a hosted version available.
I'm just tired of needing to pay #DiscordNitro to have features.
So looking for something good that doesn't paygate features behind a sub.
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Aunque Discord se haya echado atrás, el mero hecho de que hayan necesitado tanta presión mediática para ello sumado a todo lo que llevan haciendo desde hace cerca de una década debería tener peso de sobra para migrar a mejores #alternativas. Lo mismo con #Telegram. Animaros a probar y quedaros con cosas mejores.
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A quotation from Joseph Addison
LUCIUS: From hence, let fierce contending nations know,
What dire effects from civil discord flow.Joseph Addison (1672-1719) English essayist, poet, statesman
Cato, Act 5, sc. 4, l. 106ff (1713)More about this quote: wist.info/addison-joseph/82267…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #josephaddison #civildiscord #civilwar #discord #disunity #internecinewarfare #strife
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Почему Discord не работал, хотя тесты говорили «ОК» — разбор и исправление UnblockPro v2.0
TL;DR: Обновил UnblockPro до v2.0. Discord теперь реально работает — не только проходит тесты, но и загружает приложение, подключается к голосовым каналам и ведёт себя как положено. Разобрался, почему «всё ОК» в тестах, но Discord молча висит на «Проблемы с подключением». Оказалось, проблема была в архитектуре фильтрации — не хватало трёх ключевых правил, и DPI тихо дропал соединения, которые тесты не проверяли. Код на GitHub — by-sonic/unblock-pro . Предыстория Два месяца назад я выложил UnblockPro — Electron-приложение, которое в один клик обходит DPI-блокировки Discord и YouTube. Статья набрала 50к+ просмотров, 200+ звёзд на GitHub, 192 закладки на Хабре. Люди скачивали, пользовались, ставили звёзды. И параллельно писали в issues: «YouTube работает, а Discord — нет» . Причём у части пользователей всё работало отлично. А у другой части — Discord висел на «Connecting...» или «Проблемы с подключением», хотя приложение рапортовало: «Стратегия X работает!». Тесты проходили. Логи были зелёные. Но Discord — нет. Я потратил неделю на поиск причины. И нашёл. Проблема оказалась гораздо глубже, чем я думал. Соник, что ты сделал?
https://habr.com/ru/articles/1002160/
#discord #youtube #dpi_bypass #zapret #electron #обход_блокировок #windivert #open_source #windows #сетевые_технологии
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TyfloPrzegląd Odcinek nr 318
https://tyflopodcast.net/tyfloprzeglad-odcinek-nr-318/ -
I'll miss my #HOTAS / #HOSAS / #SIMPIT / #DIY #Discord channels starting next month.
Anyone knows some alternative Spaces on #Matrix by chance?
I'm aware of https://matrix.to/#/#hotasdiy:matrix.org channel.
Edit: Getting somewhere: https://matrix.to/#/#aerospace-space:hacklab.fi
Moving my 🤓 Discord space here https://matrix.to/#/#bekomotion:matrix.org shutting down there.
Acronyms:
HOTAS = Hands on Throttle and Stick
HOSAS = Hands on Stick and Stick
SIMPIT = Simulation/Simulated Cockpit#HomeCockpit #FlightSim #Joystick #Gamepad #Controller
♻️ 🙏
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The Department of #HomelandSecurity has been sending hundreds of #subpoenas to #Google, #Reddit, #Discord, and #Meta seeking to #identify owners of #socialmedia accounts that #criticize #ICE. The department used administrative subpoenas that don't require judicial approval. Google, Meta, and Reddit have complied in at least some cases. https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/14/homeland-security-reportedly-sent-hundreds-of-subpoenas-seeking-to-unmask-anti-ice-accounts/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
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Oh, good: Discord's age verification rollout has ties to Palantir co-founder and panopticon architect Peter Thiel
Discord is "experimenting" with an age authentication vendor whose major investors include Thiel's Founders Fund.
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#Google Fulfilled #ICE Subpoena Demanding #StudentJournalist’s #Bank and #CreditCard Numbers
#AmandlaThomasJohnson didn’t know how much information ICE requested in a subpoena until months later. Google never gave him a chance to fight it.
Jessica Washington. February 10 2026
Excerpt: "Amandla Thomas-Johnson had attended a protest targeting companies that supplied weapons to Israel at a #CornellUniversity job fair in 2024 for all of five minutes, but the action got him banned from campus. When President Donald Trump assumed office and issued a series of executive orders targeting students who protested in support of #Palestinians, Thomas-Johnson and his friend Momodou Taal went into hiding."Google informed Thomas-Johnson via a brief email in April that it had already shared his metadata with the Department of Homeland Security, as The Intercept previously reported. But the full extent of the information the agency sought — including usernames, addresses, itemized list of services, including any IP masking services, telephone or instrument numbers, subscriber numbers or identities, and credit card and bank account numbers — was not previously known.
" 'I’d already seen the subpoena request that Google and Meta had sent to Momodou [Taal], and I knew that he had gotten in touch with a lawyer and the lawyer successfully challenged that,' Thomas-Johnson said. 'I was quite surprised to see that I didn’t have that opportunity.'
"The subpoena provides no justification for why ICE is asking for this information, except that it’s required 'in connection with an investigation or inquiry relating to the enforcement of U.S. immigration laws.' In the subpoena, ICE requests that Google not 'disclose the existence of this summons for indefinite period of time.'
Thomas-Johnson, who is British, believes that ICE requested that information to track and eventually detain him — but he had already fled to Geneva, Switzerland, and is now in Dakar, Senegal."The #ElectronicFrontierFoundation, which is representing Thomas-Johnson, and the #ACLU of Northern California sent a letter to Google, #Amazon, #Apple, #Discord, #Meta, #Microsoft, and #Reddit last week calling on tech companies to resist similar subpoenas in the future from #DHS without court intervention. The letter asks the companies to provide users with as much notice as possible before complying with a subpoena to give them the opportunity to fight it, and to resist gag orders that would prevent the #TechCompanies from informing targets that a subpoena was issued.
" 'Your promises to protect the privacy of users are being tested right now. As part of the federal government’s unprecedented campaign to target critics of its conduct and policies, agencies like DHS have repeatedly demanded access to the identities and information of people on your services,' the letter reads.
" 'Based on our own contact with targeted users, we are deeply concerned your companies are failing to challenge unlawful surveillance and defend user privacy and speech.' "
Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2026/02/10/google-ice-subpoena-student-journalist/Archived version:
https://archive.ph/zEa6d
#ResistICE #ResistFascism #USPol #Authoritarianism #Fascism #ICEOut #DefundICE #Orwellian #BigBrother #NineteenEightyFour #FreePalestine #FreeGaza #SilencingDissent #SilencingFreeSpeech #DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity -
The Virulent Infection of BlueSky by Extremely Online, Brain-Rotten Zombies from X Continues
So, it appears a new migration from Twitter to Bluesky is underway. It appears to be some of the most virulent former 4chan users possible. Yep, I got off Bluesky just in time, lol. I’ve been keeping tabs on a particularly virulent and toxic subgraph on Twitter for years. It pretty much stayed off Bluesky because they couldn’t act like abusive dumpster fires there. Welp, looks like they’re becoming more active on Bluesky. It’s not looking good over there.
That they are on the move says something. It’s sort of like how the US is suddenly a place that is hospitable to measles. It was all but eradicated here.
My husband likes to say that you can tell where not to be by where I am looking from somewhere else. I like fires. So if I am observing your platform or community from a distance, you probably don’t want to be there.
Edit:
I had originally posted the above on a now-defunct federated blog. It got blasted to Mastodon. Someone replied and asked what I think is causing this. I debated actually answering, then decided that I’ve had enough of the dumpster fire that is social media. I decided not to wade through social media tech discourse into what will mostly likely be an Internet argument with a complete stranger. I am a techie dragon, and I engage with things to learn how they work so I can tinker with them. I only engaged with tech discourse to get my hands on how the tech works. There’s nothing in it for me to be part of larger conversations. Arguing with random strangers on social media is not an epistemically useful format. I do think I should answer, though. Just on my blog.
I treat social media like I do an addictive substance. I do not believe in abstinence, but I do believe in harm-reduction paradigms, so when I see everyone overdosing on social media, I pull back and shut down a lot of accounts. The Fediverse instance where the first part of this blog post was posted has been taken down, moved to this blog, and this section appended to it.
I often use the word weeb pejoratively. Here, I am using it categorically. There really isn’t an “official” name outside of otaku or weeb culture. I am at the fringes and intersections of it as a furry. My husband is a millennial weeb. With that being said—
The migration is in large part because Bluesky is capturing the otaku/weeb niche of X. X hosted networks that were ecosystems of “anime fans.” These included anime and manga artists, doujin and hentai artists, VTuber fans, NSFW illustrators, fandom shitposters, niche fetish communities, and other chronically and extremely online content creators and influencers. That culture relied heavily on timelines, informal networks, and discovery through reposts, replies, and algorithmic amplification.
Elon Musk pretty much destabilized X’s ecosystems and social networks from multiple directions at once. Algorithm changes made reach inconsistent. Moderation created anxiety and uncertainty about what would get suppressed or unintentionally “viral”. Bots, engagement farming, and blue-check reply spam actively poisoned fandom conversations.
Bluesky is the memetic and cultural progeny of early imageboard cultures. I conducted a phylogenetic analysis of the memetics, which you can check out here:
Bluesky is a competitor of X for otaku and fandom communities. Bluesky has a lot of the aspects of old Twitter dynamics around which fandom culture evolved. Recently, Bluesky introduced something big in those communities: going live. Since X is no longer habitable for weebs, they are moving to Bluesky.
For example, the AT protocol already has PinkSea:
And, of course, there is WAFRN:
I cope and deal with issues via personal, private sublimation and not so much exhibitionism of my art or consumption of art. So, while I do make comic books and do a shit ton of weeby art, it’s for the purpose of sublimation, so I’m not too interested in being a part of a community. That’s a large reason I am not active in those spaces. I’m quite cynical, in general, so I am suspicious of any community — and I mean any community, at all. Honestly, I am mildly contemptuous of mass participation or any sense of belonging. So, my art stays private, because it is created for me – and just me.
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The Virulent Infection of BlueSky by Extremely Online, Brain-Rotten Zombies from X Continues
So, it appears a new migration from Twitter to Bluesky is underway. It appears to be some of the most virulent former 4chan users possible. Yep, I got off Bluesky just in time, lol. I’ve been keeping tabs on a particularly virulent and toxic subgraph on Twitter for years. It pretty much stayed off Bluesky because they couldn’t act like abusive dumpster fires there. Welp, looks like they’re becoming more active on Bluesky. It’s not looking good over there.
That they are on the move says something. It’s sort of like how the US is suddenly a place that is hospitable to measles. It was all but eradicated here.
My husband likes to say that you can tell where not to be by where I am looking from somewhere else. I like fires. So if I am observing your platform or community from a distance, you probably don’t want to be there.
Edit:
I had originally posted the above on a now-defunct federated blog. It got blasted to Mastodon. Someone replied and asked what I think is causing this. I debated actually answering, then decided that I’ve had enough of the dumpster fire that is social media. I decided not to wade through social media tech discourse into what will mostly likely be an Internet argument with a complete stranger. I am a techie dragon, and I engage with things to learn how they work so I can tinker with them. I only engaged with tech discourse to get my hands on how the tech works. There’s nothing in it for me to be part of larger conversations. Arguing with random strangers on social media is not an epistemically useful format. I do think I should answer, though. Just on my blog.
I treat social media like I do an addictive substance. I do not believe in abstinence, but I do believe in harm-reduction paradigms, so when I see everyone overdosing on social media, I pull back and shut down a lot of accounts. The Fediverse instance where the first part of this blog post was posted has been taken down, moved to this blog, and this section appended to it.
I often use the word weeb pejoratively. Here, I am using it categorically. There really isn’t an “official” name outside of otaku or weeb culture. I am at the fringes and intersections of it as a furry. My husband is a millennial weeb. With that being said—
The migration is in large part because Bluesky is capturing the otaku/weeb niche of X. X hosted networks that were ecosystems of “anime fans.” These included anime and manga artists, doujin and hentai artists, VTuber fans, NSFW illustrators, fandom shitposters, niche fetish communities, and other chronically and extremely online content creators and influencers. That culture relied heavily on timelines, informal networks, and discovery through reposts, replies, and algorithmic amplification.
Elon Musk pretty much destabilized X’s ecosystems and social networks from multiple directions at once. Algorithm changes made reach inconsistent. Moderation created anxiety and uncertainty about what would get suppressed or unintentionally “viral”. Bots, engagement farming, and blue-check reply spam actively poisoned fandom conversations.
Bluesky is the memetic and cultural progeny of early imageboard cultures. I conducted a phylogenetic analysis of the memetics, which you can check out here:
Bluesky is a competitor of X for otaku and fandom communities. Bluesky has a lot of the aspects of old Twitter dynamics around which fandom culture evolved. Recently, Bluesky introduced something big in those communities: going live. Since X is no longer habitable for weebs, they are moving to Bluesky.
For example, the AT protocol already has PinkSea:
And, of course, there is WAFRN:
I cope and deal with issues via personal, private sublimation and not so much exhibitionism of my art or consumption of art. So, while I do make comic books and do a shit ton of weeby art, it’s for the purpose of sublimation, so I’m not too interested in being a part of a community. That’s a large reason I am not active in those spaces. I’m quite cynical, in general, so I am suspicious of any community — and I mean any community, at all. Honestly, I am mildly contemptuous of mass participation or any sense of belonging. So, my art stays private, because it is created for me – and just me.
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The Virulent Infection of BlueSky by Extremely Online, Brain-Rotten Zombies from X Continues
So, it appears a new migration from Twitter to Bluesky is underway. It appears to be some of the most virulent former 4chan users possible. Yep, I got off Bluesky just in time, lol. I’ve been keeping tabs on a particularly virulent and toxic subgraph on Twitter for years. It pretty much stayed off Bluesky because they couldn’t act like abusive dumpster fires there. Welp, looks like they’re becoming more active on Bluesky. It’s not looking good over there.
That they are on the move says something. It’s sort of like how the US is suddenly a place that is hospitable to measles. It was all but eradicated here.
My husband likes to say that you can tell where not to be by where I am looking from somewhere else. I like fires. So if I am observing your platform or community from a distance, you probably don’t want to be there.
Edit:
I had originally posted the above on a now-defunct federated blog. It got blasted to Mastodon. Someone replied and asked what I think is causing this. I debated actually answering, then decided that I’ve had enough of the dumpster fire that is social media. I decided not to wade through social media tech discourse into what will mostly likely be an Internet argument with a complete stranger. I am a techie dragon, and I engage with things to learn how they work so I can tinker with them. I only engaged with tech discourse to get my hands on how the tech works. There’s nothing in it for me to be part of larger conversations. Arguing with random strangers on social media is not an epistemically useful format. I do think I should answer, though. Just on my blog.
I treat social media like I do an addictive substance. I do not believe in abstinence, but I do believe in harm-reduction paradigms, so when I see everyone overdosing on social media, I pull back and shut down a lot of accounts. The Fediverse instance where the first part of this blog post was posted has been taken down, moved to this blog, and this section appended to it.
I often use the word weeb pejoratively. Here, I am using it categorically. There really isn’t an “official” name outside of otaku or weeb culture. I am at the fringes and intersections of it as a furry. My husband is a millennial weeb. With that being said—
The migration is in large part because Bluesky is capturing the otaku/weeb niche of X. X hosted networks that were ecosystems of “anime fans.” These included anime and manga artists, doujin and hentai artists, VTuber fans, NSFW illustrators, fandom shitposters, niche fetish communities, and other chronically and extremely online content creators and influencers. That culture relied heavily on timelines, informal networks, and discovery through reposts, replies, and algorithmic amplification.
Elon Musk pretty much destabilized X’s ecosystems and social networks from multiple directions at once. Algorithm changes made reach inconsistent. Moderation created anxiety and uncertainty about what would get suppressed or unintentionally “viral”. Bots, engagement farming, and blue-check reply spam actively poisoned fandom conversations.
Bluesky is the memetic and cultural progeny of early imageboard cultures. I conducted a phylogenetic analysis of the memetics, which you can check out here:
Bluesky is a competitor of X for otaku and fandom communities. Bluesky has a lot of the aspects of old Twitter dynamics around which fandom culture evolved. Recently, Bluesky introduced something big in those communities: going live. Since X is no longer habitable for weebs, they are moving to Bluesky.
For example, the AT protocol already has PinkSea:
And, of course, there is WAFRN:
I cope and deal with issues via personal, private sublimation and not so much exhibitionism of my art or consumption of art. So, while I do make comic books and do a shit ton of weeby art, it’s for the purpose of sublimation, so I’m not too interested in being a part of a community. That’s a large reason I am not active in those spaces. I’m quite cynical, in general, so I am suspicious of any community — and I mean any community, at all. Honestly, I am mildly contemptuous of mass participation or any sense of belonging. So, my art stays private, because it is created for me – and just me.
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Starting in March 2026, Discord is rolling out "teen-by-default" safety settings and advanced age assurance systems globally.
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#Discord #TeenSafety #AgeAssurance #AgeInference #Socialmedia #AI #Policy
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