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Opinion: Bluesky’s open protocol allows people shape their own experience of social media. That's nothing short of revolutionary—and we need to protect it.

technologyreview.comWe need to protect the protocol that runs BlueskyIf we don’t act soon, our online world will continue to be run at the whim of capricious billionaires.

17/1/25, 2:49 pm80 reposts173 likes

Wes

@yesthatwes.bsky.social

17 Jan 2025

From the article: "As of now, there’s no option to exit Bluesky and take your data and network with you, because there are no other servers that run the AT Protocol." This statement is far from accurate. Data & identity portability are core [decentralization] principles of the AT Protocol.

shakingmyheadagain.bsky.social

@shakingmyheadagain.bsky.social

17 Jan 2025

It's nice to have some sense of control. Some sense you are not being programmed and led a certain direction . Some sense that who sees your posts or whose post you see are mostly as random or targeted as you direct them to be.