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Bluesky teases paid subscription, Bluesky+, in new mockup (techcrunch.com)
submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/27733087

Social networking startup and X competitor Bluesky is working on subscriptions. The company first announced plans to develop a new revenue stream based on the subscription model when detailing its $15 million Series A back in October. Now, mockups teasing the upcoming Bluesky subscription, along with a list of possible features, have been published to Bluesky’s GitHub.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Server hardware isn’t free. At the end of the day, SOMEONE has to pay the bills. Either you are the customer, or the product. If you insist on being the product, you don’t get to be surprised when platforms focus on the actual customers that actually pay the bills, by enshittifying the platform.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

When you are not a predatory bussiness your "clients" are not your enemy. So donations come in.

People are willing to pay for something that they use. What people don't like is paying for making someone rich without working.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Well said! My instance doesn't need ads because the servers don't care about profits.