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Tech movement 'Free our Feeds' wants to kick billionaires out of social media ownership

A group of tech entrepreneurs wants to raise money to build a decentralised network of social media that does not have any influence from tech billionaires.

The app for Bluesky is shown on a mobile phone, left, and on a laptop screen, Friday, June 2, 2023, in New York - Copyright Richard Drew/Copyright 2023 The AP Bluesky has emerged as one alternative to the platform X, formerly called Twitter, which was purchased by billionaire Elon Musk in 2022. Launched publicly for the first time in February 2024, Bluesky amassed over 23 million users by the end of the year, according to the company’s most recent report.

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