Bluesky definitely does do their own moderation too on the content they host. But as they federate, the centralized solution becomes obviously insufficient.
This article is explicitly talking about protocols to let neurons talk with each other. Directly. About disintermediation. So, I'm not sure what your seeming sense of alarm is here. Provided the protocols do what they say on the tin. I feel like your getting tripped up on fear uncertainty and doubts, but it's exactly what's trying to be addressed here, so it's really confusing to see your post. From the article:
> This separateness is not the biggest problem; what is more dangerous is that in each of these versions of the Internet, the neurons can’t talk and express themselves directly to each other.