airportlinetoTechnology@lemmy.worldEnglish·8 months agoBluesky is now open for anyone to join | TechCrunch(techcrunch.com)external-linkarrow-up1202arrow-down133message-square66file-textfedilink
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minus-squareArghZombiesEnglisharrow-up25arrow-down8·8 months agolinkfedilinkI like it over there. Of all the Twitter alternatives I think it ticks the right boxes. Decentralised Low barrier to sign up Not owned by a crazed billionaire No ads No popularity algorithm Interesting features, like custom feeds and moderation lists If they can bridge their AT Protocol with ActivityPub then I don’t see why it can’t take off.
minus-squaretoybastardEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down5·8 months agolinkfedilinkJack Dorsey is no longer part of the project.
minus-squareraiunEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·8 months agolinkfedilinkNot true, Jack Dorsey is not involved in day-to-day development but is still on the board according to an article a few months ago. Source
minus-squaretoybastardEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down0·8 months agoedit-28 months agolinkfedilinkHe also has no stake in the company. I’d hardly call that “behind” it.
minus-squareCorganaEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down0·8 months agolinkfedilink Decentralised [citation needed]
minus-squareArghZombiesEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down0·8 months agolinkfedilinkWell, that’s the whole point of the whole thing. Bluesky is built on the AT Protocol, which will be federated early this year. https://bsky.social/about/blog/11-15-2023-toward-federation I know everyone likes to shit on all Social Media that isn’t called Mastodon, but that doesn’t mean Mastodon is the only option. I am on both (and Twitter a bit still too) but Bluesky is where I spend most of my time.
minus-squareKaynEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·8 months agolinkfedilinkWe’re on Lemmy, where proprietary software is poison and companies are literally Hitler.
minus-squareEngineerGamingEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down0·8 months agoedit-28 months agolinkfedilink low barrier to sign up phone number required eh
minus-squareagitatedpotatoEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down0·8 months agolinkfedilinkTheres a group of devs that have been working on a bridge between the protocols I found out about while digging for info about Bluesky.
I like it over there. Of all the Twitter alternatives I think it ticks the right boxes.
If they can bridge their AT Protocol with ActivityPub then I don’t see why it can’t take off.
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Jack Dorsey is no longer part of the project.
Not true, Jack Dorsey is not involved in day-to-day development but is still on the board according to an article a few months ago.
Source
He also has no stake in the company. I’d hardly call that “behind” it.
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[citation needed]
Well, that’s the whole point of the whole thing. Bluesky is built on the AT Protocol, which will be federated early this year. https://bsky.social/about/blog/11-15-2023-toward-federation
I know everyone likes to shit on all Social Media that isn’t called Mastodon, but that doesn’t mean Mastodon is the only option. I am on both (and Twitter a bit still too) but Bluesky is where I spend most of my time.
We’re on Lemmy, where proprietary software is poison and companies are literally Hitler.
eh
Theres a group of devs that have been working on a bridge between the protocols I found out about while digging for info about Bluesky.