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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 week ago (38 children)

BlueSky has some novel monetization concepts but yes, I think they will eventually find that those are not sustainable and will introduce ads eventually.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Isn't the bluesky client open source? That would make it harder to force ads on everyone.

[–] paraphrand 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

~~I don’t think so.~~

But there is an API you can build clients for.

[–] QuadratureSurfer 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] paraphrand 2 points 1 week ago

Wow! I stand corrected. I’m surprised!

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