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Decentralized Twitter Alternative ‘Bluesky’ Launches in Private Beta

February 28, 2023

It’s still too hard to tell if Twitter’s userbase is going to splinter off into different apps, or stick with the platform through whatever comes next.

But if there is indeed a major split, then this could be a key alternative, with Bluesky, the decentralized social platform founded by former Twitter chief Jack Dorsey, launching in private beta with selected users.

As you can see in these example screens, Bluesky looks very much like Twitter, including comments, likes, retweets and profiles. The project was launched within Twitter during Dorsey’s time at the app, with its main aim being the development of an ‘open and decentralized standard for social media’, a new approach to social platform management.

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