The fediverse promises social media without Big Tech – if it can avoid familiar pitfalls.

Good article with some valid concerns.

The ending though.

We’re still bullish on the fediverse, and on Bluesky, if it manages to become a truly federated platform.

Anybody who thinks Bluesky actually wants to give up control of their platform is nuts

Good article, does bring up concerns. But I don't like this argument.

Though this content could flourish in pockets of the fediverse, the scary scenario of prevalent child sexual abuse material is not the case.

It assumes that non-fediverse sites don't have this problem. But the few articles I read about this news, Facebook is usually the way they share this disgusting content. So while yes we need to do something to stop it, it is not like traditional social media has solved it either.

After all, tell them about Nostr