Looks like there may well be a surge of users from Blacksky and the other "alternative" ATProto instances checking out the Fedi, or reactivating old accounts, given that they're now discovering that ATProto is a Potemkin Village of decentralization and that BSky still hold all the cards.
This time, can we please try not to act like assholes / the HOA while they find their feet.
#fediverse #Bluesky #activitypub #atproto
Ben Evans
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2025-10-06 16:03:09 UTC
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2025-10-06 16:03:09 UTCEvent JSON
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