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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•5 days agoIsn’t the bluesky client open source? That would make it harder to force ads on everyone.
minus-squareparaphrandlinkEnglish3•edit-25 days agoI don’t think so. But there is an API you can build clients for.
minus-square@QuadratureSurferlinkEnglish3•5 days agoLooks like the client app is open source: https://github.com/bluesky-social/social-app
minus-squareUlrichlinkfedilinkEnglish3•5 days agoSure, but ultimately the ads would be fed by the service, not the client. And they can always do like Twitter and Reddit did and kill the API so no third-party clients are functional.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•5 days agoThey can do that, but I believe the various laws about openness in advertising make it pretty hard to hide ads from the client.
Isn’t the bluesky client open source? That would make it harder to force ads on everyone.
I don’t think so.But there is an API you can build clients for.
Looks like the client app is open source: https://github.com/bluesky-social/social-app
Wow! I stand corrected. I’m surprised!
Sure, but ultimately the ads would be fed by the service, not the client. And they can always do like Twitter and Reddit did and kill the API so no third-party clients are functional.
They can do that, but I believe the various laws about openness in advertising make it pretty hard to hide ads from the client.