Andrew

I think #Bluesky knows perfectly well their users *hate* private equity firms, and delayed this announcement because they feared it would be alienating. Yet, they were going to have to announce it eventually, and now the delay *is* the story.

#privateEquity
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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Show threadAndrewMar 21
If Bluesky users *are* worried about private equity coming in, abusing their private data, and targeting them with ads… well, there’s always #Mastodon. Bite the bullet and pick a Mastodon server to join. If you find a better one later, you can migrate your account.
Show threadAndrewMar 21
Incidentally, I picked mastodon.social because I wasn’t sure what else to choose, and my first choice wasn’t accepting new users. If anyone knows a #mastodon instance where they think my account would fit in, give me a heads up. If I like it, I’ll happily migrate my account.
Show threadTom StepletonMar 21
@lisagui You'd fit right in here at oldbytes.space .
Show threadMastodon MigrationMar 22

@lisagui

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Show threadSebastianMar 22
@lisagui I'm curious to see how this plays out in the long run.
Show threadmillennial fulcrumMar 22
@lisagui their users love corporate bullshit.
Show threadAndrewMar 22
@falcennial pleny of them dislike it as much as you!