So, it seems like not everyone has noticed that #Bluesky is the only social media competitor that Musk never banned & always allowed to advertise itself to Twitter users.

Isn't that interesting.

@chargrille

They are intrinsically linked. Bluesky received $13M from Twitter.

This is an article from 2019, when Jack Dorsey announced he would be funding a team to explore a decentralized standard for social media. If the bet to move towards Mastodon-like social media works, Elon would be a fool to get rid of it.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-twitter-content/twitter-plans-to-build-decentralized-standard-for-social-networks-idUSKBN1YF2EN

Twitter plans to build 'decentralized standard' for social networks

Twitter Inc plans to set up an independent research group to create an "open and decentralized" system for social networks, CEO Jack Dorsey said on Wednesday, which could relieve pressure on the company to appease critics of its content policies but also give rise to a new...

Reuters
Will Elon Musk keep funding Twitter’s most interesting side project?

Bluesky, the decentralized social networking project currently funded by Twitter, faces an uncertain future after Elon Musk’s acquisition.

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