Please cease inviting heads of state to Bluesky

In some sense, that is comprehensible. The factor continues to be in beta. The workforce is tiny, and actively juggling moderation whereas attempting to ship options. I’m unsure who received invited, however one thing prompted as we speak’s announcement.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is already there, as is Sen. Brian Schatz and Sen. Ron Wyden. There are celebrities there, as nicely — CNN’s Jake Tapper, filmmaker Rian Johnson, mannequin Chrissy Teigen, and filmmaker Lilly Wachowski. However the extra high-profile members that be a part of, the extra moderation challenges the Bluesky workforce is prone to encounter. In spite of everything, when pundit Matt Yglesias joined, earlier than a block button was obtainable, one user threatened to beat him with hammers.

So I’m sympathetic to the motivation for this coverage, however it’s additionally too unhealthy. On Wednesday, for causes I’m not solely clear on, the shitposters of Bluesky had been sending each other sexy jpegs of Alf, a sitcom puppet from a TV present airing within the late Eighties. Personally, I believe it might be very humorous for King Charles to inadvertently see Alf’s hog.