Bluesky looks and functions like Twitter at the outset, but the platform stands out because of what lies under the hood.

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  • Dlayknee@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 months ago

    The literal elephant in the room is Mastodon, the open source, decentralized social network that’s been around since 2016, years before Bluesky existed. While the platforms share similar goals, they use different protocols, making it difficult for the platforms to work together.

    Quick, someone link the xkcd