this post was submitted on 27 May 2025
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I'm not very active on Mastodon, but saw this post - browsing the bluesky hashtag for a bit afterwards did not really give me much info. I can definitely imagine enshittification happening there, but what is causing the current drama in particular?

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[–] AwesomeLowlander 17 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

started as a phone-based application

It did not. It took 4 years before they launched an official mobile app. The char limit was solely a marketing ploy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago

you're right, i'm wrong. i addressed it in another comment.