Bard spotting on Bluesky 23 July 2024

rahaeli (@rahaeli.bsky.social):

The DSA is fricking garbage, part 8294647

Mike Masnick (@mmasnick.bsky.social):

Yup. A tool used to stop trolling is effectively outlawed in the EU under the DSA because bureaucrats incorrectly assumed everyone uses social media in good faith.

Christopher R. Rice (@ravenpenny.bsky.social):

I'm having a dumb. Could you give me 300 characters of this?

rahaeli (@rahaeli.bsky.social):

"Europe is big mad about technology, thinks sites are doing content moderation Wrong, and wrote a law that completely fricks up every single possible effective tool for it while also allowing unelected and unaccountable bureaucrats the ability to completely control what people can say online"

Christopher R. Rice (@ravenpenny.bsky.social):

Well, frick. That don't won't hunt. This is what KOSA and all the other bullshit bills is going to essentially do if they pass, isn't it?

Ms. Penny Oaken (@skywitches.net):

The outlawed technique in this instance, shadowbanning, is used for two primary problems:

Spammers, and extremists.

Both shift their deployment tactics if they know you're flatly refusing their access attempts. Keeping them pinned while null-routing their content is a vital tool.

Christopher R. Rice (@ravenpenny.bsky.social):

Makes sense.