Even #Bluesky, a supposed alternative to the decaying toxic mess known as X, is a giant data trap.

“In April 2025, Bluesky raised $100 million in Series B funding led by Bain Capital Crypto”

“The Atmosphere currently contains about 20 billion public records—the posts, likes, comments and other interactions” (including blocks + mutelists are public lists).

Anyone who doesn’t see the next move needs only look to #Reddit.

Thanks @_elena for drawing attention to this.
https://bsky.social/about/blog/03-19-2026-series-b

Bluesky's 2025 $100M Series B Lays Foundation for Open Social Web - Bluesky

In April 2025, Bluesky raised $100 million in Series B funding led by Bain Capital Crypto. Since our Series A, we've grown from 13 million to over 43 million global users.

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