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BlueSky yesterday announced raising 15 million dollars through a venture capital funding led by Blockchain Capital. I'm just saying, the internet is not gonna be saved by yet another centralised company that promises to be respectful of its users. Promises mean nothing, and the exodus from Twitter to BlueSKy is only gonna attract more investors and more economic interests towards the latter. And it will be only a matter of time before BlueSky meets the same end as Instagram, WhatsApp, Telegram and Twitter, becoming a machine for its owners' interests rather a platform that is really for the users. This is because, at the end of the day, centralised platforms like BlueSky (contrary to popular belief, it is not federated, it just uses a protocol that can be used for federation) have to rely on an essentially capitalistic financial system, either dying small or becoming big enough to be a puppet of venture capitalists and big funders, having to rely heavily on ads and selling user data for financial return.
Instead of BlueSky you could use Mastodon, a decentralised (federated) alternative financed via crowdfunding, from which you can even follow and interact with BlueSky profiles via Bridgy Fed. To register you can either host your own server or you can choose from a long list of public servers. Some things might be a bit trickier to work out, but there's plenty of beginner guides to help you move across the platform (I usually recommend this one)

TL;DR don't trust centralised platforms, ditch BlueSky, use Mastodon and reclaim your freedom on the internet

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Truly free social media ?

yummy!