
A Quick Announcement
A few days ago, I received the following e-mail:
In recent months, hundreds of thousands of dissatisfied X users have closed their accounts and taken flight. X’s traffic has decreased. Dramatically.
Why?
A change in X blocking is one reason. It used to be that when you blocked someone, they couldn’t see anything you posted and vice versa. Now, if your posts are set to public, “accounts you have blocked can see your posts. However, they cannot engage (like, reply, repost, etc.) with your posts.”
Another reason for the exodus: X’s stance on AI.
No matter how or “why” scammers contact you (why in quotes because the reason is usually false), they’re after one thing: to separate you from your money.
Social media scammers might pretend to be one or more of the following
Bluesky’s population has doubled over the last few weeks. The majority of new members represent a mass exodus from the place that used to have bluebirds chirping in every tree. That ex-chirper place has been referred to by many monikers, including “the bad place,” “the Nazi hangout,” “the worst rebrand in history,” “hellscape,” and others — including a few phrases I wouldn’t repeat within hearing range of my grandma.