Luu Tuyen to TechnologyEnglish • 9 days agoBluesky adds 700,000 new users in a week / A ‘majority' of the new users are from the US, indicating that people are searching for a new platform as an alternative to X.www.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square268arrow-up11.28Karrow-down125cross-posted to: fediverse[email protected]news[email protected]
arrow-up11.25Karrow-down1external-linkBluesky adds 700,000 new users in a week / A ‘majority' of the new users are from the US, indicating that people are searching for a new platform as an alternative to X.www.theverge.comLuu Tuyen to TechnologyEnglish • 9 days agomessage-square268cross-posted to: fediverse[email protected]news[email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•9 days ago“The number of characters is limited based on old SMS standard! Lulz!” Yeah, good way to have meaningful conversations where you can bring convincing arguments! /S
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish8•9 days agoThe amount of internet spaces with generous character limits and shit discussions makes me think that’s far from the biggest issue.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•9 days agoIt becomes a pretty major issue when it’s one of the main sources of information for people though…
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•9 days agoThat’s a different thing, and I don’t think bigger character limits would help with a culture of not reading past headlines, not verifying and sharing sources, lacking moderation, and so on. Bigger issues.
“The number of characters is limited based on old SMS standard! Lulz!”
Yeah, good way to have meaningful conversations where you can bring convincing arguments! /S
The amount of internet spaces with generous character limits and shit discussions makes me think that’s far from the biggest issue.
It becomes a pretty major issue when it’s one of the main sources of information for people though…
That’s a different thing, and I don’t think bigger character limits would help with a culture of not reading past headlines, not verifying and sharing sources, lacking moderation, and so on. Bigger issues.