Bluesky Social Network Ditches Invite Codes, Opens Registrations to All

[Jensend]

Do you really think that model is not coming to Mastadon and BlueSky? They have to make money at some point and they certainly are not doing it now. Same tried and true business plan as the other tech companies who do not make anything. Give it away with as little noise (ads) as possible. When there is traction start pushing more noise and accepting money for better exposure. I would guess they are paying some people to use their service (endorse) so the whole experience is a bunch of nothing.

No, I don't. I haven't seen any other social media site where some posts are prioritized over others depending on how much the poster pays, unless it's labeled as an ad. Or maybe a dating website? I haven't used one of those.

Million times better than prioritizing based on who the moderators agreed with, and worst of all, censoring people who they disagreed with. Especially when the moderators all had the same opinions.

Atleast now anyone is free to pay the same equal fee. And importantly, the blue tick does not bump up individual posts. It only bumps up replies. Earlier it was the same, just that the blue tick was reserved for celebrities a small set of moderators deemed important. Now’s it’s open to all who likes to actively participate in the forum.

Outside of blue tick, paying to get prioritized is called advertising and Twitter always did it.

People who are used to censoring the opposing opinions are now mad. And I get it.

So you can't say it's a good thing, you are just deflecting to whataboutism? I never defended the Pre-Musk system of blue check marks.

There is still censorship of legal speech on Twitter. It's just different.

Surely, prioritizing reply order based on who is paying is also shifting conversations—especially if the people who pay are disproportionately on one side of an issue—isn't an optimal way to have open conversations?

 

[ProfessionalFan]

Even MySpace is better than X (Twitter). X (Twitter) has become low quality and fake, without real world information.

First of all, MySpace still exists? The fact I'm not sure says everything. Second, it is laughable that you pretend Twitter wasn't full of low quality, fake tweets before Musk. It was always a pile of garbage.

 

[Kierkegaarden]

Am I the only one who sees the "Bluesky" name and in my head pronounces it as "Bloo-ski"? 🙃 Feels like it should be two words. I guess they couldn't buy out the owners of "Blue Sky." (But leaving the S lowercase and asking people to pronounce it as two words sounds like legal trouble down the road. That bill will come due!)

I only know of the Blue Sky beverage company — not very well known, but a more natural alternative to most canned soda. And I think there is a law against tech companies using two words for their name!

 

[Kierkegaarden]

This is a “public benefit company” — as in, a non profit? Over 3 million users and almost 40 staff members — that can’t be cheap to run.

 

[dampfnudel]

I got my invite in November and so far I only have one post.

 

[CarAnalogy]

I'd rather find a place where they talk about something other than politics, from either spectrum.

Good luck. When you find it, let me know.

 

[picpicmac]

with only one opinion allowed

Oh foo. Just because Bsky uses moderation to keep nut jobs from messing up the place you think only one opinion is allowed?

MacRumors uses moderators, and they are right to do so.

Any social media site that does not do moderation is not worth my time.

 

[picpicmac]

This guy created/lead Twitter and Square (I think that is right credit card company). He will not get lucky again because he is entering a saturated space of limited value and virtually no upside.

Are you writing about Jack? Because from what I've seen about Bsky, he isn't involved much anymore in Bsky.

 

[picpicmac]

This is a “public benefit company” — as in, a non profit?

PBCs are not "non profit".

 

[FinsToTheLeft]

I’m pretty sure most people lost interest in Bluesky, having to wait months for an invite … meanwhile Threads was open to everyone. Too little too late.

 

[bluespark]

Liking and engaging with posts you want to see will naturally show more of that kind of content on X. Also you can also switch from “For You” to “following” tab

But usually people don’t do that because they like to see those content, though they say otherwise. and that’s why they get prioritized by the algorithm.

Whatever Jack(or anyone else) is building does not have enough content to begin with. You can always fine tune X to whatever you want to see as there is so much content, provided that’s really what you want to see.

I'm not an expert on how the algorithm changes, but it doesn't seem to work at all like it used to. Yes, if I want to see only posts from those who I am following, you are correct that I can do so. But old Twitter somehow did an excellent job at pointing me to other posts that would be of genuine interest. With current "X," the "For You" tab gives me lots of sniping about incendiary issues that are not of personal interest. If I get pulled in, I feel worse for the experience.

 

[scorpio vega]

Unfortunately I’m used to the firehose of filth. Wish there was an Omni-app to give me one feed of em all.

So Reddit.

 

[definitive]

I'd rather find a place where they talk about something other than politics, from either spectrum.

You already have. Welcome to MacRumors.

 

[svish]

Good to know. But looks like X will continue to rule.

 

[.wojtek]

Finally!

I checked it out and it seems like another Mastodon. AKA a very small low traffic website with only one opinion allowed and just everyone telling each other their farts don't smell.

Oh... yeah. Let's stay in a walled garden and complain that outside (inter-connected) world has low traffic 🤦‍♂️ xD

 

[DroidBro]

I checked it out and it seems like another Mastodon. AKA a very small low traffic website with only one opinion allowed and just everyone telling each other their farts don't smell.

Accurate. I follow over 100 accounts there and only one guy posts. Agree with the hive mind comment as well.