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In this searing investigative report on #Bluesky, @davetroy asks how are the users flocking there safe from EXACTLY THE SAME THING that happened at Twitter/X?

https://america2.news/without-sky-social-media-and-the-end-of-reality/

"Notably, Musk has not made any mention of Bluesky and the exodus of some 20 million people from X. In the past, he has railed against Threads and Substack. This time... crickets. It's as if he has a plan in mind to use Bluesky to his advantage. Perhaps he intends to buy it. We don't know. Plan accordingly."

Without Sky: Social Media and the End of Reality

People are flocking to Bluesky in droves, but creators and users should think critically about the risk of capture by potentially hostile investors.

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@davetroy

Folks, please read this article. It goes into great detail about how the current CEO may be pure of heart and sincere about the lofty goals she espouses, but that this won't matter a bit to the crypto bro owners and potential acquirers who could, at the drop of a hat, restrict and manipulate user's access to their audiences.

If we are not smart about who owns the social media networks we embrace, we are destined to repeat the cycle of corporate capture and marginalization.

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@davetroy

This story adds to a body of groundbreaking investigative work Dave has done on the subject of the risks associated with the ownership and structure of #Bluesky.

Check out, and boost his thread providing links to these articles here:

https://mastodon.online/@davetroy@toad.social/113493456085830138

Thank you Dave for being the one reporter raising these important questions.

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