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Bluesky is ditching its waitlist and is now open to everyone

Bluesky, the open-source Twitter alternative, is getting rid of its waitlist and opening its decentralized platform to everyone.

The company is part of a growing movement for decentralized social media, which proponents say could address many of the shortcomings of centrally-controlled platforms like Facebook, X and TikTok. But that will soon change, as the company plans to start experimenting with federation, which will allow other developers and groups to create their own instances of Bluesky. “If they integrate with ActivityPub, you would still be on a Facebook-owned app with this little window into a more open world, and it wouldn't be as easy to leave.

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