Bluesky's 2024 moderation report shows how quickly harmful content grew as new users flocked in

Bluesky experienced explosive growth last year, particularly toward the end , necessitating that the platform ramp up its moderation efforts. In its recently released moderation report for 2024, Bluesky said it grew by about 23 million users, jumping from 2.9 million users to nearly 26 million. And, its moderators received 17 times the number of user reports they got in 2023 -- 6.48 million in 2024 compared to 358,000 the previous year. The bulk of these reports were related to "harassment, trol...