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@inquiline@assemblag.es  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Who on here edits #Wikipedia and wants to make a page for #Blacksky ?

Wikipedia as we know has a well-known racial bias, & based on a conversation here I was thinking it might help some of the #protocol convo's if info about Blacksky were available there
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_bias_on_Wikipedia

EDIT: there's a DRAFT up now, can anyone post it? Needs one more line about how Blacksky is a Black-led community for Black sociality online, or something. Cite: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/building-blacksky/

Draft: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Blacksky

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ghouls for commensality 🧿
@inquiline@assemblag.es replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

TechCrunch, 2025:
https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/28/mississippis-age-assurance-law-puts-decentralized-social-networks-to-the-test/

Connected Places, ATmosphere report, 2025:
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/atmosphere-report-130/

Wired, 2024:
https://www.wired.com/story/blacksky-is-nothing-like-black-twitter/

Science, 2024:
https://www.science.org/content/article/old-twitter-scientific-community-finds-new-home-bluesky

Black Girl Nerds, 2024:
https://blackgirlnerds.com/can-blacksky-replace-black-twitter-what-huge-numbers-mean-for-the-new-social-network-bluesky/

Black Girl Nerds

Can Blacksky Replace Black Twitter? What Huge Numbers Mean for the New Social Network Bluesky | Black Girl Nerds

Spread the loveSocial media has been a powerful force in shaping cultural conversations, and no platform has been more integral to the Black community’s online presence than X (formerly Twitter). Early on, Black content creators expressed their opinions on Twitter. As the platform grew, so did the movement that we affectionately known as “Black Twitter.”…

Like ‘old Twitter’: The scientific community finds a new home on Bluesky

After recent changes to Elon Musk’s X, a gradual migration turns into a stampede
WIRED

Blacksky Is Nothing Like Black Twitter—and It Doesn’t Need to Be

The curated feed, now run by a team of six moderators, is the meeting ground for hundreds of thousands of Black users on Bluesky. Is it ready to meet the moment?
TechCrunch

Mississippi's age assurance law puts decentralized social networks to the test | TechCrunch

Bluesky says it would block access to its service in the state of Mississippi, rather than comply with the new age verification law.
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