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Joining Blacksky Feeds and Moderation Tools

This section outlines how to join feeds and moderation tools. Although this section uses Blacksky feeds and moderation examples, this applies to any other available feed or moderation tool.

Feeds​

There are several feeds created by Blacksky Algorithms:

  1. Blacksky
  2. Blacksky: Trending
  3. Blackademics

Note: You may see that the feeds are authored by "@rudyfraser.com". Those are the right feeds.

Joining a Blacksky Feed​

Create a post and include the #AddToBlacksky hashtag (This only needs to be done once). All posts after will be included in the Blacksky feed.

A screenshot of post on Bluesky including text that states "This is an example of a post", and "#AddToBlacksky". This is to showcase how a user can get their posts included in the Blacksky feed.

Leaving a Blacksky Feed​

Create a post and include the #RemoveFromBlacksky hashtag. All posts after will NOT be included in any of the Blacksky feeds.

A screenshot of post on Bluesky including text that states "This is another example post", and "#RemoveFromBlacksky". This is to showcase how a user can get their posts included in the Blacksky feed

Pinning a Feed​

  1. Open the Bluesky app.
  2. Navigate to the search page.
  3. Type in the title of any of the feeds previously mentioned.
  4. Click on the "+" to join this feed.

Moderation Tools​

Labeler​

  1. Go to the Blacksky profile on Bluesky.
  2. Click Subscribe to Labeler.
  3. After subscribing, all posts on Bluesky will be labeled with a warning (Warn setting) by default:
  • Misogynoir: Content that expresses hatred, bias, or prejudice against Black women, specifically where racism, sexism, and/or transphobia intersect. This includes sexual harassment, objectification, and targeted attacks on Black women’s identity or appearance.
  • Antiblack Harassment: Content that targets individuals or groups based on their Black identity with derogatory, hateful, or dehumanizing language or imagery. This label is applied to content that perpetuates harmful stereotypes, slurs, or direct harassment aimed at Black individuals or communities.

A screenshot what the moderation labels look like

You can turn this Off or change the Warn to Hide. Selecting Hide will hide any posts with the label from your feeds.