Harassing the mods into banning someone has never worked. And harassing people in general has never changed their mind.

Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users.

While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.

Some people in #iran successfully use delta with national email providers when outside Internet is cut.

#deltachat designs are #offlinefirst using delay tolerant protocols. Messages are queued when a path is blocked. email servers are made for this and run at planetary scale.
Messages crossing […]

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#aaronswartz #aaronswartzday

Would anyone be interested in a Bluesky (dev) meetup at the #38C3?

The spam here is unreal lately and not surprising. I have moderated signups enabled and I’m probably rejecting 90% of them as pretty clearly spam related.

Happy winter solstice! As we head into the longest night of the year, may your holidays be filled with warmth and light. 🕯️🌲

Another slimeball location-data company sells your doctor visits to the police. Grotesque and dangerous contempt for privacy -- and women in red states will surely become prime targets.

Fine reporting, as usual, from @404mediaco […]

I'm a bit sad that last.fm isn't more popular. To preempt, yes, it's still a centralized commercial company, but at least it's agnostic about where you listen to music. Instead, most people have their listening habits locked within specific streaming platforms like Spotify or YouTube Music, and […]