The Verge is ripping Bluesky apart: "Quote tweets are happening but you can’t block anyone and muting doesn’t work. It’s pure PVP and no Elon Musk. Also no DMs, so you’re going to have to be horny on main."
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Needing an invite was the first KO.
I can understand that if they're easy to get. Slowly scaling, etc.
If they can stop you from using their network as a new user.. they can stop you using their network as a highly invested user with all your content.
And if you read their proposed TOS, they own all your content. Even if that’s legally not possible, it shares their mindset, intent, and values clearly.