For the past few days, my Bluesky feed has been increasingly filled with mysterious posts about waffles.
The back-and-forth seems to have started with a tongue-in-cheek post by Jerry Chen lampooning a form of social media sanctimoniousness that’s become all too recognizable on Bluesky: “(bluesky user bursts into Waffle House) OH SO YOU HATE PANCAKES??”
Bluesky CEO Jay Graber quoted this approvingly, adding, “Too real. We’re going to try to fix this. Social media doesn’t have to be this way.” Another user then asked, “have y’all banned Jesse Singal yet or” to which Graber simply replied, “WAFFLES!”
Singal’s presence on Bluesky was a flashpoint last year — while Bluesky built an early reputation as a haven for trans users, Singal has been widely criticized for his writing on trans issues. A Change.org petition arguing that Singal violated the social network’s community guidelines and calling on Bluesky to ban him received more than 28,000 signatures, and he was the most-blocked user on Bluesky until Vice President JD Vance surpassed him.
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