You have become the very thing you swore to destroy
this post was submitted on 17 Feb 2025
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If it was BlueSky forcing sign in, I would agree. But this is giving the user control of their own posts. I don't really see a problem with it tbh.
Yep. It was a feature people kept on shouting at the devs that they needed. The devs kept trying to explain how an open protocol works and that everything they post is open. But no one seemed to get it so they just added this feature with the caveat it only works for people using the Bluesky PBC’s app and website.
It does not give users "control", its an illusion to think that something posted on the internet can be controlled. The only reason this exists is to get people to register an account. Thats it.
There are valid reasons to restrict the visibility of your content to registered users.
I post nudes on a certain site, where I have the ability to choose who can see my pictures. The options are: everyone, friends, registered users, and VIP members (paid subscription). Nearly all of my pictures are set to be visible only to registered users, with the spicier ones restricted to VIP members. My reason for this has nothing to do with trying to force people to create an account, let alone pay for a subscription. I have no illusions about my content being completely safe from outsiders. I simply want to create a small amount of friction to prevent complete randoms from easily accessing my content when they have no personal investment in the site. I see putting myself out there as the price I pay for free access to everyone else’s profiles. If you want to see my pictures, I expect you to do the same. I’m taking the risk of potentially being recognized - I expect you to take that risk too.
TL;DR: It’s convenient for selling porn, and paid posts in general
That's pretty dishonest summary of what I said. Nobody is selling anything here.
I don't think this is entirely accurate. I understand what you're saying, that a determined person can relatively easily bypass this hurdle and view the content.
Still, I can see value in creating a hurdle. It's not unsurpassable, but it requires energy to pass it. And sometimes that's enough to not be the low hanging fruit. Maybe the poster wants to avoid trolls, or they don't want that particular content to be easily scraped.
I mean that's why it's "mildly infuriating", it doesn't enrage me as much as Twitter requiring a sign in for the whole site.
Fair point :-)