@awkword.bsky.social fyi re: upscrolled. they decided they will only ban nazis if they explicitly threaten violence.
An Australian-Jordanian developer launched a TikTok clone called UpScrolled that was supposed to be a haven for pro-Palestinian content in the face of shadow bans. It reached 1,000,000 users this week and sits atop App Store rankings. It is now being subsumed by Nazis, with mods unable to keep up.
TikTok deal fuels rise of UpScrolled, whose founder conceived it as a haven for Palestinian activism - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Antisemitic content has flooded the app as users surged this week past 1 million.
