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@Go_Home_British_Raj
December 5, 2024 at 4:44 pm
The World can not trust American Tech any more. Bluesky knowingly sold everyone in to White Supremacist Ownership. Americans have no moral centre.
@pedecadonstudios714
December 6, 2024 at 7:41 am
Bot post. Clearly biased.
@j.m.7715
December 5, 2024 at 10:01 pm
If she wanted she could raise a billion, Bluesky is so hot commodity right now among VCs.
@RonaldWuerch
December 6, 2024 at 2:15 pm
It is a JOKE…A platform full of LIES.????????????????????
@j.m.7715
December 6, 2024 at 2:36 pm
@RonaldWuerch ^^ says a projection troll from X
@lucasfrank8843
December 6, 2024 at 5:11 pm
Hot commodity? Who are you trying to fool Lol
@j.m.7715
December 6, 2024 at 5:23 pm
@@lucasfrank8843 a site going in 1y from 1M to 25M users is absolutely a hot commodity. Now key influencers, celebrities and organizations there, combined with superior features mean Bluesky has reached the critical mass where only sky is the limit.
@hh0686
December 8, 2024 at 2:41 pm
@@lucasfrank8843Zuck isn’t buying this
@baddidea4820
December 5, 2024 at 11:32 pm
Bluesky is an Alt-Right catfish App that’s secretly funded by Elon Musk with the soul, intention of collecting Intel
@pedecadonstudios714
December 6, 2024 at 7:40 am
Id love to see you offer a shred of credible eevidence for this you tool.
@pedecadonstudios714
December 6, 2024 at 7:35 am
Lets keep an eye on her ability to follow trough on her promises. We dont need another suzan wizatski that youtube hag
@RonaldWuerch
December 6, 2024 at 2:14 pm
????????????????????A platform for people who believe all the Democrats LIES.
@delicioustoast123
December 6, 2024 at 3:16 pm
“recapture the open web’s spirit” as bluesky autobans popular conservatives. it’ll be a toxic cesspool in no time
@kylewollman2239
December 6, 2024 at 3:50 pm
I haven’t heard too much about this, but having just binged Silicon Valley this has a Pied Piper vibe to it. I hope they can succeed and that success means building their original vision and not just conforming to the same toxic approach that all social apps follow.
@TheKcXiV
December 6, 2024 at 11:47 pm
the company is lead by 2 women. I have more faith in women doing the right thing then i do with men doing the right thing right now. can anything change? sure, everything can change, but for now, they are doing a great job.
@gtleshow
December 6, 2024 at 4:50 pm
Social media has become so walled-off and algorithm-driven; it’s refreshing to hear about initiatives like Bluesky aiming to bring back openness and user empowerment. Excited to see how this evolves!
@lucasfrank8843
December 6, 2024 at 5:11 pm
Maybe it’s like that for a reason?
@ytskt
December 9, 2024 at 7:42 pm
Hope it doesn’t go the Wikipedia way.
@danielyount9812
December 7, 2024 at 3:03 am
I think that is great to hear that all of the API’s will be locked open and agree its key to real organic growth.
@Afura33
December 7, 2024 at 12:47 pm
Love BlueSky
@adenansu
December 7, 2024 at 1:57 pm
“very hot startup right now” Now listening to The Propellerheads – History Repeating
@toonmoene8757
December 7, 2024 at 5:41 pm
I just love for a channel name “TechCrunch” have microphone problems …
@randomcommenterurl
December 7, 2024 at 6:13 pm
The customizability of the feed and moderation are definitely next level with Bluesky, give out programmer vibes for sure. I hope the general population finds the protocol useful so those that like to tinker can take advantage of these tools. I have no idea how the protocol can be monetized in the future though. There’s a reason IMAP, POP3, DNS are not owned by a corporation
@hh0686
December 8, 2024 at 2:40 pm
MySpace? ????
@TrxmpBrownNosersBgone
December 8, 2024 at 3:21 am
Sounds a bit like a twitter 2.0. Biggest question would be how long before its overrun with christian nationalist narratives? The corporate industrial finance addictions is what created this crap in the 1st place.
@asynchronicity
December 8, 2024 at 12:59 pm
Resist Oligarch Musk????
Boycott X and Tesla NOW✌️
@longkesh1971
December 8, 2024 at 1:20 pm
I’m not an X user, but this talk makes me want to get on Bluesky. Thanks for posting.
@glennwilliamson889
December 8, 2024 at 2:50 pm
I’m getting a lot of “young ladies” following me.
@enemyofthestatewearein7945
December 8, 2024 at 9:42 pm
This is so refreshing, I do think Jay and her team are really onto something. Platforms are just conduits; the true value of social is in the users, creators and communities. Once you set that free, it won’t go back in a box. I especially like her comment about aligning their motivations with the user. And there’s no reason IMO that cannot benefit shareholders at the same time.
@Enigmata23
December 10, 2024 at 12:23 am
My favorite thing about Bluesky is how easy it is to remove things from my feed and adjust the algorithm to only show me things Im interested in. Its a place I go to avoid the drama if American politics, which is infuriating to be bombarded with when youre not American.
@damianm-nordhorn116
December 11, 2024 at 4:08 am
Her and the COO are just such great representatives for ????Sky!
..will also help to attract more women to the network.
With that constellation I wouldn’t be surprised if they would grow to one of the biggest networks.
.. while X is full of entitled drinking age boys never growing mature.
@barbarashrum7586
December 11, 2024 at 3:46 pm
I like that Bluesky is a PBC, and that the CEO is now a woman!!! I am done with Facebook and Instagram. And don’t let Musk get into your platform!! Bravo!! I’m ready to make the move, this video convinced me!