Aaron Rodericks

Thanks!

If you see any particularly bad patterns do send an email to moderation@blueskyweb.xyz and we’ll clean it up. We invested in anti-spam systems but still getting them to maturity - and adversaries continually evolve.

Hahahaha

Haha, so chatgpt's new agent feature has a warning that if you send the agent to do stuff, it may give bad people access to your data. Necessary, I guess, but if this is true it'd make it fairly useless, no?

I mean to me the main use case would be giving it access to sites requiring login.

Live at TrustCon 2025 - Ctrl-Alt-Speech Our second annual live at TrustCon recording of Ctrl-Alt-Speech! Ben was unable to make the trip halfway around the world, but Mike was joined by trust & safety influencer Alice Hunsberger from Mu...

Hey if you missed it at #TrustCon yesterday, our live Ctrl-Alt-Speech is now on the podcast feed! With special guests @aagh.bsky.social and @ashkhen.bsky.social

podcast.ctrlaltspeech.com/2315966/epis...

A Realist Perspective on Trust & Safety | TechPolicy.Press As tech companies abandon Trust & Safety, Dean Jackson urges civil society to adopt a more realist approach to preserve democracy.

When tech executives rewrite rules for political expediency and financial gain, the problem cannot be treated merely as a failure of policy or process, writes Dean Jackson.

We have a working draft (sorry for the delay) so should get something published or for consultation out soon.

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Bluesky is hiring 👉 bsky.social/about/join

Roles include:
- data scientist
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+ others (click the link!)

Is that due green screen bleed/spill causing the camera to process edges of hands and face as background?

Verification update: In April we announced a new form of verification to help you know which voices are authentic and noteworthy. We continue the verification process through Bluesky and our trusted verifiers - which distribute power of verification beyond Bluesky to other notable entities 1/5:

I belive your previous handle is reserved when you make the switch.

I see that you were serious about the Trondizzle feeds!

We do not DM any information about verification. That is not a domain owned or operated by Bluesky.

personal update: today is my last day with the Bluesky team!

this is bittersweet news to share, but the great thing about an open network is you never really have to leave. I’ll be rooting for Bluesky and atproto from the outside 🫡💙

YouTube video by Safer by Thorn Safe Space, a Trust & Safety Podcast: Aaron Rodericks | EP 4

Had a great convo with John about my background, the trade offs required during our rapid growth phase, and scaling T&S with limited resources.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebeG...

That's likely because we have the form set to email you back your responses. Will see if we can resolve.

Verification form is now open!

Verification pop-up for badge issued by Wired

What we’ve launched today is the first step for how we’re going to evolve verification.

The initial set of trusted verifiers includes news orgs who’ve agreed to take on the task of verification for their journalists. In the future, this set will expand, as well as how apps can choose to use them.

Lists are a feature that allow users to create groups of accounts, for example, for curation. However, we’ve also seen lists be used for harassment.

Screenshot of April Fools' Day popup - "i ain't reading all that. I'm happy for u tho. or sorry that happened." New character limit - we're listening to your feedback and updating the character count. Posts are now limited to 299 characters! (just today)

Happy April Fools' Day!

If you want better features than this, forward our Head of Product JD to the most talented product lead you know... jobs.gem.com/bluesky/am9i...

2024: we're a small team of ~20 😁😎😀

2025: we're a small team of ~20... 😮‍💨😓😪

join the team! we're hiring across operations, engineering, product, and more. also more job postings to come

We’re hiring a Head of Product! This is the perfect role for a creative, strategic, and experienced product leader who wants to help shape the future of social.

Apply here: jobs.gem.com/bluesky/am9i...

1/6 We're seeing an uptick in scams pretending to be Bluesky or @aaron.bsky.team. These scammers are targeting artists via DMs, trying to take you off-app. Our moderation team is reviewing reports of these scammers and will take down their accounts. Here are some important reminders:

I was curious to see how academic articles in (Political) Communication and Political Science are being shared on X vs. Bluesky.

I find: In 2024, academic articles in our field seem to be clearly more shared on X. But by 2025, Bluesky is catching up fast.

Short 🧵 1/n

New Paradigms in Trust and Safety: Navigating Defederation on Decentralized Social Media Platforms Defederation on decentralized social media offers new possibilities for online governance. Experts consider how it can be used responsibly, in a way that balances speech and safety.

An article by @samlai.bsky.social @yoyoel.com @noupside.bsky.social @klonick.bsky.social @mallory.techpolicy.social.ap.brid.gy @evan.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy and @aaron.bsky.team?!?!?!

Basically the Wu-Tang Clan of the fediverse right here...

Well played, @carnegieendowment.org

Four Bluesky butterfly logos arranged in a 2x2 grid. Each logo has a different color gradient: two transition from dark blue to light blue, one from midnight blue to dark blue, and one from light blue to orange.

If you're attending, come say hello! I'll have Bluesky stickers to share.

Trust & Safety Summit UK Empowering Trust & Safety Leaders: The Definitive Event for Restoring Trust & Safety Online Content, Communities & Spaces with Actionable Strategies London, 25– 26 March 2025 London’s Only Event P...

I’ll be speaking at the Trust and Safety Summit in London next week - www.iqpc.com/events-trust.... My talk will focus on stackable moderation and empowering users with moderation tools, and how Bluesky's approach differs from legacy platforms.

Job details here ✨🐓

Bluesky 1.99. Improvements: Videos are now up to 3 minutes long! A DMs "inbox" to approve or reject new direct messages. You can now mute accounts from a post's "..." menu. An improved moderation reporting flow. Better tablet-size layouts on Web. Better error reporting during signup.

📢 App Version 1.99 is rolling out now (1/5)

With every update, we’re aiming to make the Internet less toxic, more fun, and more in your control.

• 3 minute videos!
• A separate request inbox for DMs from unknown users
• Mute accounts more quickly

Version 1.99 is in app store review! It's got some highly requested features in there that I'm happy we got to hit.

For instance, @samuel.bsky.team implemented the ability to mute an account from the post menu.

Also something about video? not sure (shout out to @jaz.bsky.social)