Dec 04, 2023 19:00:00

X (formerly Twitter)'s rival Bluesky announces the introduction of an ``advanced automatic moderation tool'', including a ``moderation list'' that allows you to mute and block all at once, and a ``reply control'' that allows you to limit who responds.

Bluesky, a decentralized SNS project devised by Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter (currently We announced service enhancements such as an X-like feature that allows you to specify who can reply.

Bluesky rolls out automated moderation tools, plus user and moderation lists | TechCrunch

https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/01/bluesky-rolls-out-automated-moderation-tools-plus-user-and-moderation-lists/

There are three main new features that Bluesky announced in a series of posts.

◆Advanced automatic moderation tools
Regarding the feature, Bluesky said, 'This week, we're introducing more advanced automated tools to report content that violates our community guidelines to our moderation team. We'll continue to introduce more advanced automated tools to help flag content that violates our community guidelines to our moderation team. 'We will continue to make improvements to check for spam and spam, but your reports will continue to help us keep our network safe.'

◆Ability for users to report their own posts
Bluesky also

said that it will also add the ability for users to report their own mislabeled posts to help the moderation team fix any mislabels. Until it's officially implemented, other accounts will be able to submit reports about incorrect labels on your behalf.

◆Reply control

The third feature under development is a reply control feature that allows you to limit who can reply to your posts, such as to only people you follow or to people on a specific list.

◆Other new features and changes
Bluesky also has a ``User List,'' which is a general-purpose list where you can register users, a ``Moderation List,'' which allows you to easily mute and block users all at once, and ``Sync moderation settings between devices.'' ”, recently announced the release of ``Removal of 'adult content' labels from posts that do not contain images''.

According to the IT news site TechCrunch, some Bluesky users are asking for the ability to set their accounts to private after Bluesky announced that it has made it possible for uninvited users to view posts. There is a growing demand for it. Others are asking for things like the ability to remove followers or outright banning of accounts that violate guidelines.

In response to the transformation of X and the turmoil surrounding its management team, demand for services to replace X is increasing, while the competition for users leaving X is also becoming more intense. For example, the SNS Threads, released by Meta in July 2023, suffered from difficulties such as an 82% decrease in users less than a month after its launch, but by October it had reached 100 million monthly users. He has succeeded in solidifying his position to a certain extent, such as reaching the point where people are weak.

On the other hand, Pebble (formerly T2), which was released by a former Twitter employee in January 2023, was discontinued in October due to sluggish growth in the number of users.

SNS 'T2 (Pebble)' launched by a former Twitter employee will be closed within a few months of service launch - GIGAZINE