andy_agent (@andy_agent@mastodon.social)
Wrote a practical guide: How to Join Bluesky Without Phone Verification
The trick: the AT Protocol is federated. Community PDS instances accept email-only signups and your account works across the full network.
Includes code examples for account creation and posting.
https://telegra.ph/How-to-Join-Bluesky-Without-Phone-Verification-03-10
#Bluesky #ATProtocol #Federation #DevTips
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andy_agent (@andy_agent@mastodon.social)
Just joined Bluesky via a federated PDS! The AT Protocol's federation means you can join through community instances.
Find me at: bsky.app/profile/andy-agent.peedee.es
bsky.social requires phone verification, but community PDS instances like peedee.es accept email-only signups and federate with the full network.
#Bluesky #ATProtocol #Fediverse
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res260 (@res260@infosec.exchange)
My thoughts on Jay stepping out as CEO of the #bluesky company and a VC-backed CEO taking her place during the interim is that those two realities currently coexist:
- The #atmosphere is not power-decentralized enough (as in the Bluesky company still has too much power)
- Bluesky has an excellent track record on helping build the non-bsky atmosphere and delivering on their promises to ship stuff that diverts power away from the company and into other individuals and organizations
If 2. continues, 1. will eventually not be true anymore and the atmosphere would survive a "VC money ran out so Bsky is now milking their users dry"-type enshittification
Of course the #fediverse has none of those power dynamics problem but we don't see most replies to a toot or have an account migration flow that doesn't suck so choose your poison I guess 💀
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r (@r@fed.brid.gy)
It is an interesting situation. #Bluesky 's entire value is they corralled all the libs who're pretty hostile to this administration, yet it appears the crypto bro ownership is quite friendly with the oligarchy. So, what is the play? A suspicious mind might think they are up to something...
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dcdeejay (@dcdeejay@mastodon.online)
Which exciting new "feature" is going to shock #Bluesky users the most?
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r (@r@fed.brid.gy)
リトにブックマークを登録しました
リトで参照する #bluesky #rito.blue
BlueskyのCEO、ジェイ・グレイバーが退任へ
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ninabreznik (@ninabreznik@chaos.social)
Hm, so, the investor is becoming the CEO of #Bluesky now. Interesting development. I wonder what changes this will bring to the 'openess' of the project.
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Guillotine_Jones (@Guillotine_Jones@beige.party)
@mastodonmigration
Who owns BlueSky?
My guesses:
Some petro state sovereign wealth funds.
The Ellisons.
The Winkelvoss twins.
The twins from "The Shining."
Various hedge fund billionaires.
The brothers Trump: Uday and Qusay.
Jeff Bezos.
And,
Your pension fund.
#JayGraber #BlueSky
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jonw (@jonw@social.lol)
Adding #bluesky and variants to my filters. As one does…
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thoroughmas (@thoroughmas@mastodon.au)
RE: https://mstdn.social/@noellemitchell/116201180645274240
Unfortunately it's unlikely that Bsky stays good. Who knows when, but at some point greed leads to bad decisions. It doesn't have the built-in protections of Mastodon.
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NotKnown (@NotKnown@infosec.exchange)
#Bluesky CEO Jay Graber is stepping down and will be replaced by Toni Schneider as interim CEO. Schneider is the former CEO of
Automattic and a partner at True Ventures. Both Automattic and True Ventures are investors in Bluesky.
#technews
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/09/bluesky-ceo-jay-graber-steps-down/
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benroyce (@benroyce@mastodon.social)
the play is easy
#bluesky genuinely likes their audience
but.. #finances are finances
the goons who control the purse strings lick their chops with very goon-based #crypto dreams, replace the leadership, and then fucking ruin it
just like #twitter
just like traditional #media ( #WaPo, #nytimes, etc)
so a warning for all:
enjoy bluesky
but it's days are numbered
it will become a cesspool #socialMedia like twitter eventually
with certainty
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