| QPR grounds its Bluesky account on 08:43 - Jul 2 with 2396 views | robith |
| QPR grounds its Bluesky account on 22:50 - Jul 1 by HammersmithR |
Makes sense. Most of the world use X. |
Except it doesn't. X has bled users and now is behind Reddit in terms of monthly users in the UK.
QPR on twitter may have half a million followers, but engagement tops out at about 10k. There are so many dead accounts on there, and since Musk's acquisition is swamped with blue tick spam.
This isn't a case for blue sky continuing, but the club should be planning for a no twitter world focusing on Insta, YouTube and Tiktok. The platform is rotting.
Id also recommend people check out the championship sub Reddit. Is legitimately very funny |  | |  |
| QPR grounds its Bluesky account on 09:54 - Jul 2 with 2243 views | FDC |
Fwiw there are some active niche communities on there, in science and academic spaces for example, but yeah it never took off like it looked like it would. I found myself returning to twitter during all the "who's the manager" drama (my god what a cesspit that place is now) just because there was almost no QPR chat going on on Bluesky |  | | |
| QPR grounds its Bluesky account on 09:59 - Jul 2 with 2243 views | E17hoop |
| QPR grounds its Bluesky account on 08:43 - Jul 2 by robith |
Except it doesn't. X has bled users and now is behind Reddit in terms of monthly users in the UK.
QPR on twitter may have half a million followers, but engagement tops out at about 10k. There are so many dead accounts on there, and since Musk's acquisition is swamped with blue tick spam.
This isn't a case for blue sky continuing, but the club should be planning for a no twitter world focusing on Insta, YouTube and Tiktok. The platform is rotting.
Id also recommend people check out the championship sub Reddit. Is legitimately very funny |
Twitter has always punched above its weight in terms of influence. It's never come close to the number of ACTIVE users for FB, Insta etc. but has been accepted as social authority since Govts, brand, etc used it as a primary channel. With so many more channels its influence is diminished further and I'm not going back either. |  |
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| QPR grounds its Bluesky account on 10:10 - Jul 2 with 2177 views | FDC |
| QPR grounds its Bluesky account on 09:59 - Jul 2 by E17hoop |
Twitter has always punched above its weight in terms of influence. It's never come close to the number of ACTIVE users for FB, Insta etc. but has been accepted as social authority since Govts, brand, etc used it as a primary channel. With so many more channels its influence is diminished further and I'm not going back either. |
I think it was when political journalists starting posting on there that it really took off as 'the world's town square', because politically engaged people could interact with them ( i.e. call Sebastian Payne a briefcase w@nker) and generally 'participate' in the political discourse.
But the algorithm is so messed up now. I re-registered with a new account, following only a handful of non-political people, and yet my Home feed is totally dominated by Elon Musk and fellow right-wing conspiracy nuts, it's really striking what a propaganda machine it is. | | | |
| QPR grounds its Bluesky account on 10:21 - Jul 2 with 2168 views | robith |
| QPR grounds its Bluesky account on 10:10 - Jul 2 by FDC |
I think it was when political journalists starting posting on there that it really took off as 'the world's town square', because politically engaged people could interact with them ( i.e. call Sebastian Payne a briefcase w@nker) and generally 'participate' in the political discourse.
But the algorithm is so messed up now. I re-registered with a new account, following only a handful of non-political people, and yet my Home feed is totally dominated by Elon Musk and fellow right-wing conspiracy nuts, it's really striking what a propaganda machine it is. |
god Seb Payne, what an absolute gimp. Had a decent enough career in journalism, threw it all in the bin to be rejected by, what, five? Tory constituencies, then his wife left him | | | |
| QPR grounds its Bluesky account on 10:48 - Jul 2 with 2116 views | Orthodox_Hoop |
| QPR grounds its Bluesky account on 10:10 - Jul 2 by FDC |
I think it was when political journalists starting posting on there that it really took off as 'the world's town square', because politically engaged people could interact with them ( i.e. call Sebastian Payne a briefcase w@nker) and generally 'participate' in the political discourse.
But the algorithm is so messed up now. I re-registered with a new account, following only a handful of non-political people, and yet my Home feed is totally dominated by Elon Musk and fellow right-wing conspiracy nuts, it's really striking what a propaganda machine it is. |
While there is an inescapable dose of "right-wing conspiracy nuts" as you call them on X, there's a more than healthy amount of far-left conspiracy nuts on there too, so I find it balances itself out. Funnily enough, those far-left conspiracy nuts all announced they were leaving X back in November '24 but seem to have all flocked back to X for some reason.
I tend to stick to entertainment and sports accounts only and tend to filter all the madness out, but even there you'll find outliers. |  | | |
| QPR grounds its Bluesky account on 10:58 - Jul 2 with 2090 views | StevenageRanger |
The WhatsApp channel seems to be a place they are using well. I have never uxed Bluesky but get my info from Instgram, WhatsApp, Official Site and here! |  | | |
| QPR grounds its Bluesky account on 11:19 - Jul 2 with 2026 views | FDC |
| QPR grounds its Bluesky account on 10:48 - Jul 2 by Orthodox_Hoop |
While there is an inescapable dose of "right-wing conspiracy nuts" as you call them on X, there's a more than healthy amount of far-left conspiracy nuts on there too, so I find it balances itself out. Funnily enough, those far-left conspiracy nuts all announced they were leaving X back in November '24 but seem to have all flocked back to X for some reason.
I tend to stick to entertainment and sports accounts only and tend to filter all the madness out, but even there you'll find outliers. |
That may be the case about the relative demographics, but my point is that the algorithm that promotes content in to your feed is so aggressively skewed now. It's basically impossible to live a quiet life on there as far as i can see! | | | |
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| QPR grounds its Bluesky account on 11:43 - Jul 2 with 1977 views | DavieQPR |
Bluesky was always full of the left wing patting each other on the back. Any form of criticism was immediately shot down. |  | | |
| QPR grounds its Bluesky account on 11:44 - Jul 2 with 1984 views | TomS |
| QPR grounds its Bluesky account on 22:56 - Jul 1 by PlanetHonneywood |
Just so we're clear: we're not talking about the 1977 hit by ELO?
Asking for a friend. |
I was thinking U2's "Bullet in the Blue Sky" would have been mentioned by now. |  | | |
| QPR grounds its Bluesky account on 12:47 - Jul 2 with 1880 views | Gloucs_R |
No social media should be anonymous. Fix that, fix all platforms. |  |
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| QPR grounds its Bluesky account on 13:41 - Jul 2 with 1799 views | derbyhoop |
| QPR grounds its Bluesky account on 11:43 - Jul 2 by DavieQPR |
Bluesky was always full of the left wing patting each other on the back. Any form of criticism was immediately shot down. |
Never found that. |  |
| "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the Earth all one's lifetime." (Mark Twain)
Find me on twitter @derbyhoop and now on Bluesky |
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| QPR grounds its Bluesky account on 13:47 - Jul 2 with 1797 views | QPRSam |
| QPR grounds its Bluesky account on 11:43 - Jul 2 by DavieQPR |
Bluesky was always full of the left wing patting each other on the back. Any form of criticism was immediately shot down. |
@Grok is this true? | | | |
| QPR grounds its Bluesky account on 15:48 - Jul 2 with 1681 views | FDC |
| QPR grounds its Bluesky account on 12:47 - Jul 2 by Gloucs_R |
No social media should be anonymous. Fix that, fix all platforms. |
Sure thing Gloucs_R 👍 | | | |
| QPR grounds its Bluesky account on 17:03 - Jul 2 with 1619 views | Gloucs_R |
| QPR grounds its Bluesky account on 15:48 - Jul 2 by FDC |
Sure thing Gloucs_R 👍 |
By Monday if possible? | |
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| QPR grounds its Bluesky account on 14:08 - Jul 9 with 1154 views | strikerace |
| QPR grounds its Bluesky account on 11:43 - Jul 2 by DavieQPR |
Bluesky was always full of the left wing patting each other on the back. Any form of criticism was immediately shot down. |
True | | | |
| QPR grounds its Bluesky account on 16:07 - Jul 9 with 1020 views | BazzaInTheLoft |
| QPR grounds its Bluesky account on 11:43 - Jul 2 by DavieQPR |
Bluesky was always full of the left wing patting each other on the back. Any form of criticism was immediately shot down. |
Small price to pay for the absence of Nazis though isn’t it? |  | | |
| QPR grounds its Bluesky account on 17:35 - Jul 9 with 931 views | WokingR |
| QPR grounds its Bluesky account on 12:47 - Jul 2 by Gloucs_R |
No social media should be anonymous. Fix that, fix all platforms. |
This, this, this !
The most common sense and intelligent post I’ve ever read on here. |  | | |
| QPR grounds its Bluesky account on 18:24 - Jul 9 with 868 views | BazzaInTheLoft |
| QPR grounds its Bluesky account on 17:35 - Jul 9 by WokingR |
This, this, this !
The most common sense and intelligent post I’ve ever read on here. |
On the flip side, anonymous accounts are how Ukrainian and Arab Spring dissidents get/got their message out though.
It’s not all aggy accounts. | | | |
| QPR grounds its Bluesky account on 19:52 - Jul 9 with 794 views | Bluce_Ree |
| QPR grounds its Bluesky account on 21:00 - Jul 1 by GosportHoops |
Is bluesky like twitter for vegans and they/them types? |
Nah it's for people who think Elon Musk is a c**t who is trying to ruin the world.
Think of it like this. Imagine if you were still on Facebook and it got bought out by Chelsea's owner and was now called Bluebook or something. |  |
| Stefan Moore, Stefan Moore running down the wing. Stefan Moore, Stefan Moore running down the wing. He runs like a cheetah, his crosses couldn't be sweeter. Stefan Moore. Stefan Moore. Stefan Moore. |
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| QPR grounds its Bluesky account on 20:10 - Jul 9 with 753 views | derbyhoop |
| QPR grounds its Bluesky account on 19:52 - Jul 9 by Bluce_Ree |
Nah it's for people who think Elon Musk is a c**t who is trying to ruin the world.
Think of it like this. Imagine if you were still on Facebook and it got bought out by Chelsea's owner and was now called Bluebook or something. |
Do you mean Musk is not like that? | |
| "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the Earth all one's lifetime." (Mark Twain)
Find me on twitter @derbyhoop and now on Bluesky |
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| QPR grounds its Bluesky account on 09:27 - Jul 10 with 593 views | robith |
| QPR grounds its Bluesky account on 17:35 - Jul 9 by WokingR |
This, this, this !
The most common sense and intelligent post I’ve ever read on here. |
Counterpoint: have you seen what people do on Facebook under their real names?
Anonymity is a red herring | | | |
| QPR grounds its Bluesky account on 09:28 - Jul 10 with 592 views | robith |
I also bumped this thread due to what I thought was the significant news that one of the world's most used AI platforms is calling itself MechaHitler, but it's gone straight back to "echo chamber vegans" never change LFW | | | |
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