Bluesky has restricted access to 72 accounts and one post in Turkey, marking a shift for the decentralized social media platform that had previously resisted government censorship, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported, citing a report by the Freedom of Expression Association (İFÖD). According to İFÖD, Turkish court orders led to the blocking of 59 accounts […]
So bluesky isn’t free. And it’s American. Deleted my account yesterday.
Sadly, many people I know are staying there instead of figuring Mastodon or Friendica out.
Fun fact: if you mess up captcha verification (due to Internet connection or your human error) during account creation, your account gets instantly suspended and then you receive a shady email that is actually from Bluesky, saying you should send them via email a picture of your ID.