Jesse Singal: Bluesky Has a Death Threat Problem

Jesse Singal: Bluesky Has a Death Threat Problem

Recently, like a lot of journalists, I joined Bluesky, a social media platform that is enjoying a burst of postelection growth and positive press attention. It’s been lauded as a “kinder, gentler”—and, perhaps most importantly, more left-wing—alternative to X, which is increasingly seen as infested with what a Bluesky user might call “MAGA chuds.”While I thought some of the critiques of X were overstated, over the last six months or so I’ve incr…

Bluesky's Death Threat Problem