An Indian politician is trying to do damage control on controversial comments he made by falsely claiming that an audio recording of him was deepfaked. Might be the first time this has happened; definitely won't be the last. https://restofworld.org/2023/indian-politician-leaked-audio-ai-deepfake/
We just enabled account sign-ups again, so any outstanding invite codes can now be used to create an account. Thanks for your patience!
hey new users, Bluesky is a *public* social network please read about data privacy and more in our User FAQ to help you get oriented! even though we require an invite code to create an account, you should treat any posts here as if it's a public blog https://blueskyweb.xyz/blog/5-19-2023-user-faq
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Trying a bluesky giveaway! Signed copies of a SPIDER-MAN'S BAD CONNECTION galley, the hardcover for book 1, & a sticker. 🕸️ Follow + repost to enter. Extra entry if you reply w/ your favorite Spidey quip! I'll pick 1 winner at random on Monday, July 3 at noon EST. Continental US. Plz signal boost <3
If you post it, they will come. Seriously. Don't let the fact that these new platforms are underpopulated stop you. Somebody has to be the first whoever on app whatever.
alright folks, the app code is now public https://github.com/bluesky-social/social-app
Now THIS is verification. Incredibly simple powerful concept. There are confusion issues for sure that benefit from a human moderator, but it unlocks it significantly to the whole audience.
