You Can Join Bluesky Without an Invite Now

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Bluesky, the decentralized microblogging platform launched by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, has finally opened its doors to the public.

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Jack Dorsey-backed Bluesky sees record sign-ups after Elon Musk suggests a paywall for X. Here's how it works.

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Bluesky is an invite-only platform.

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Twitter Promises It Fixed the Bug That Wiped Photos From Before 2014

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Elon Musk’s Twitter (now known as X) is going great! After news broke that a glitch caused most of the platform’s content from 2014 and before to be scrubbed, the company released an update claiming that the bug has been zapped.

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Twitter's new rivals suffer similar problems: Threads to use rate limits due to spam and Bluesky missed racist slurs

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The Threads app and Adam Mosseri.

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Jack Dorsey encouraged the student who tracks Elon Musk's jet to keep posting on Bluesky after his Twitter ban

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Jack Dorsey encouraged the college student who tracks Elon Musk's private jet to keep on posting.

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No Bluesky invite? You're not alone: Biden can't get one either.

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Bluesky social app (left) and President Joe Biden (right).

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Democratic lawmakers are having a blast on 'Bluesky,' the latest alternative to Twitter

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Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Robert Garcia are among the Democratic lawmakers who have been posting on bluesky.
Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Robert Garcia are among the Democratic lawmakers who have been posting on bluesky.

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Jack Dorsey says Elon Musk was the 'only alternative' for Twitter because it would have 'never survived' as a public company

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Elon Musk and Jack Dorsey.

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Jack Dorsey once called Elon Musk the 'singular solution' for taking Twitter private. Now, the app's co-founder says Musk never should have bought it: 'I think he should have walked away'

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Jack Dorsey and Elon Musk, former and current Twitter CEOs.

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