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Bluesky
Raised as a usability problem by 62 people on Hacker News over 5 years (2022–2026), in 50 threads.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads this year.
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Feeds keep showing unwanted explicit content and rage baitUnreviewed
20222026- Feed fills with unrelated posts after one like, no way to steer it2026-08-12
- Blocked and filtered content still appears in feeds, flooding users with unwanted posts2026-03-29
- Feeds keep showing unwanted content like explicit material and rage bait2025-09-27
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 50 complaints
- Can't right-click to save videos or preview raw media on web2026-08-18
- Logo is drawn on screenshots, which the commenter treats as an abuse of privacy APIs2026-08-18
- Screenshot and share combine several workflows, so users can't tell what the interaction will do2026-08-18
- Sidebar slide animation takes a noticeable fraction of a second, wasting time2026-08-14
- Feed fills with unrelated posts after one like, no way to steer it2026-08-12
- Feed keeps pushing off-topic threads, and the official discover feed is too political to use2026-08-11
- Migrating off the PDS requires command-line tools and advance preparation steps2026-07-16
- Rotation keys only available via command line, hard for most users to use2026-07-10
- Flagged posts hidden behind banners by default; users must find settings to opt out2026-06-30
- Replies lack threading, @usernames do nothing useful, and clicking text loses your place2026-04-14
- Blocked and filtered content still appears in feeds, flooding users with unwanted posts2026-03-29
- Discover feed still shown at bottom of empty feed, which is mildly annoying2026-03-07
- 200 character limit forces long discussions into awkward splits or workarounds2026-01-30
- Report spam option moved under misleading, confusing users reporting bots2026-01-30
- Key management is difficult, and the UX for it is neglected2026-01-25
- Deleted test account leaves user blacklisted network-wide until support helps2026-01-25
- Full-screen white loading screen blinds users who have dark mode on2025-11-23
- Feeds keep showing unwanted content like explicit material and rage bait2025-09-27
- Muting, blocking and show more/less took constant effort and didn't improve the feed2025-09-27
- Button and dialog wording like 'Delete Your Files' becomes ambiguous or wrong when translated into Turkish2025-09-16
- "Not interested" feedback seems to do nothing, so users must block accounts instead2025-08-15
- Bad replies to followed accounts must be filtered one by one, which is cumbersome2025-08-14
- Switching to a different frontend is hard to do and the UX is still poor2025-08-07
- Verifying people requires manually creating records, with no user interface for it2025-04-24
- Typing @name fails to find people because search matches the address handle2025-04-21
- Native app feels phone-sized and doesn't fit the iPad screen2025-03-21
- Mobile app has poor user experience because it uses React Native2025-03-14
- Keeps showing political content despite repeated not-interested feedback2025-03-08
- "Less of this" and "more of this" feedback doesn't change what the feed shows2025-02-19
- No easy way to collapse or skip past a reply thread2025-02-15
- Users don't notice the option to pick another server, so they default to bsky.social2025-02-03
- Signing up involves a confusing question that blocks new users2025-02-03
- The commenter finds the feed hard to manage and spent much time pruning it2025-01-23
- Can't find security feeds; category menu shows unrelated tools and the directory is misleadingly named2025-01-23
- Blocking each new scam account one by one is too slow to keep up with2025-01-19
- Forced to create an account just to read public posts2025-01-19
- Concept is confusing and hard to understand for users used to Twitter2024-12-29
- Following a Mastodon user from another network requires a tedious multi-step workaround2024-12-29
- Topic picker yields repetitive, too-broad feed content that is hard to tune2024-12-29
- User can't find how to view their subscribed feed despite searching2024-12-01
- Layout leaves half the screen empty, with messages pushed off to the right2024-11-25
- Suggested posts are mostly engagement bait, making real content hard to reach2024-11-16
- Forced to create an account just to read a linked tweet2024-11-16
- Has extra steps and decisions that add friction for end users2024-11-16
- Feed keeps showing selfies and self-introductions instead of art, despite the user's choices2024-11-12
- Account gets locked and redirected to demand SMS verification for unusual browsers2024-11-12
- Felt buggy and hard to navigate, making user want to use it less2024-11-12
- Guide is spread across many links, unclear which parts to follow, and password reset asks confusing provider question2024-11-08
- MP4 file shows only Pocket Casts as opener, can't open it easily2024-10-25
- Can't right-click hashtags or posts to open in new tab2024-09-21