Please cease inviting heads of state to Bluesky

In some sense, that is comprehensible. The factor remains to be in beta. The group is tiny, and actively juggling moderation whereas attempting to ship options. I’m unsure who acquired invited, however one thing prompted at this time’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 group is more likely to encounter. In spite of everything, when pundit Matt Yglesias joined, earlier than a block button was out there, one consumer threatened to beat him with hammers.

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