Clarifying Our Stance on X/Twitter and BlueSky Links

Hi everyone,

We’ve seen a lot of discussion recently about potentially banning posts from X/Twitter and we appreciate your feedback. As moderators, we understand the concerns, and we also want to balance this with the practical realities of how our subreddit operates. Here’s some context on our approach:

Encouraging Bluesky Links:

Bluesky is a more accessible and preferred source for many in our community. If the same news is posted on both X and Bluesky, we will be approving the Bluesky version. This helps shift traffic toward Bluesky while ensuring access to reliable updates.

Why We Haven’t Banned X:

A significant portion of timely, news-related posts on our subreddit comes from a handful of dedicated contributors on our subreddit who use X with notifications enabled for our top tier sources to stay on top of breaking news (thank you!). Transitioning entirely to Bluesky would place an unfair burden on these contributors and likely result in delays in sharing news—something we want to avoid for the benefit of the community. Additionally, some important journalists (e.g., Fabrizio Romano) aren’t as active on Bluesky, meaning key content would be missed if we excluded X entirely.

Screenshots and Verification:

For X posts, we will allow screenshots to be shared, provided they include a link to the source in the post body or comments. This ensures we can verify the information while avoiding the risks of sharing unverified or edited screenshots.

Supporting Verified Bluesky Accounts:

To help the community and to promote legitimate sources, we’d like to create a list of verified accounts on Bluesky (from our transfer guide). We'll plan to get it updated on our transfer guide soon.

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All of us mods stand together on this decision. We know we could have done a much better job communicating this earlier, but we have mods spread out across 10 different timezones so it's taken a while to coordinate a solution in the best interest of the community.

We’re constantly reviewing how best to balance timeliness, reliability, and accessibility, while taking your feedback into account. We once again appreciate some of our key contributors who keep an eye out for transfer news and share them here within seconds! Hopefully this isn't too big of a shift for everyone involved.

Thanks,

Moderator Team