Comment on Bluesky sees record signups day after Musk says X will go paid-only

mojo@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• UnD3Rgr0uNDCL0wN@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I think you have to be invited to join BS (fnar!).

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  • mojo@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Yeah that’s why I’m wondering how the heck are they signing up

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    • Gestrid@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Users who already have accounts on Bluesky get access codes they can give out to others over time. You don’t even need to open the app to earn access codes. You just need an account.

      Basically, as the devs let more and more people in, the platform will experience exponential growth. If the devs let in one person, that one person can let in 5 more in just 2 months time, and those 5 can let in 5 more each, and so on.

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      • mojo@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Why the hell Bluesky is still invite only is beyond me. They killed their hype during the most important time, during multiple Twitter exoduses. People wanted to swap to it but couldn’t. They were so desperate that Threads got 100m users really quick, just because people so badly wanted a Twitter alternative. Invite only doesn’t even provide any benefit.

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