Notices by Mike Masnick ✅ (mmasnick@mastodon.social), page 17

@VirginiaMurr @mastodonmigration
Just as a point of clarification, Bluesky users scared Jack off. He deleted his account and does not run the site or even have a presence there. He's off focused on a different tech entirely (nostr) after Bluesky management took things in a different direction than Jack wanted.

Um... just noting, this post has lead to a flood of requests for Bluesky invites (way more than I expected). I just went through a bunch, but also have work to do and travel starting tomorrow, so may be a bit of time until I get to the rest...

@mattblaze @Popehat tbf, there is some yelling there too... but it's been less aggressive (mostly).

I don't post on here much any more, or monitor it much, so probably better to find me on Bluesky if you need me.

De gustibus etc. No platform is perfect. But I feel more comfortable there, and less like I'm likely to get screamed at for using Latin without a CW or something.

@Popehat Same is mostly true for me. I do still try to check in here every day or so if I can though.

Also, I have a big list of Bluesky invites if people want one. I even made a form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdte6A37KM2od72wkoQHT_1IIwgtgl9hvCg-W9PJNQffs6XFQ/viewform

@chrisod @mlippert honestly, not even sure how.

@AmbularD i've tried. i can't reach anyone.

@kegill I did reach out to the CA AG but never heard back.

He might be mad at me because I've said some not nice things about him.

@mlippert yup. still fighting. back to the trenches on monday. i may point the billing office to the article.

For the last few months I've been trying to get an itemized bill from the giant "non-profit" hospital system that patched me up in February. Despite it being required by law, they've done everything to make it impossible to get. Me in the Daily Beast: https://www.thedailybeast.com/getting-an-itemized-hospital-bill-is-basically-impossible

@bittner @PeteMayo it really works, and people immediately get what you're saying... I'm hoping it catches on more widely, so I hope you adopt it as well.

@eibhear definitely of interest. thanks for sharing.

@bjfs84 always happy to have new readers. UI similarities to /. stem from us launching 26 years ago on slashcode 0.3 (though we've long since moved away from that).

@sccook @matteonebbiai i swear, people need to STOP comparing *speech* to literal poisons.

@forteller done

Meanwhile, you're balancing a variety of interests, including keeping your team morale up, but also dealing with the demands of your boss, the CEO, who has their own incentives and demands. You also have to deal with the media, law enforcement, policymakers, and more.

The game puts you in charge of a trust & safety team at a rapidly scaling social media startup. You have to make a bunch of tough calls on moderation decisions, but also make decisions about policies and resource allocation, all while trying to keep the site from descending into a cesspool.

You can read more about the game in my Techdirt blog post here, but we've been working on this game in some form for years, including conducting over 40 hours of interviews with dozens of trust & safety professionals. https://www.techdirt.com/2023/10/17/trust-safety-tycoon-try-your-hand-at-managing-a-social-media-trust-safety-team/

Not sure why the link didn't show, so let's try that again: https://trustandsafety.fun/

Good morning folks... today we're launching our new (free, browser-based) game Trust & Safety Tycoon. Please go check it out. Everyone thinks they know how trust & safety should work, but very few have actually done the job. Now's your chance! trustandsafety.fun