Bluesky has a censorship problem.
In the last few weeks some Turkish and Gaza users have been blocked due to government pressure or to avoid future pressures. Right now there is an appeal signed by hundreds to #Bluesky moderation: https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration/114564513570490377
Let's be clear. It is not really Bluesky's fault. It's a centralized platform controlled by a US corporation and has no choice but to accede to political pressures.
Truly decentralized, public social media is the only defensible solution.
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The fediverse is a decentralized group of social media platforms in which each independent platform can interact freely with any other platform that is part of the group.