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Dave Lane :flag_tino: 🇳🇿 (lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Thursday, 28-Aug-2025 12:07:53 JST Dave Lane :flag_tino: 🇳🇿
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Here's how it's different: https://phillipjreese.com/the-social-network-that-cant-sell-out-understanding-mastodon-vs-bluesky/
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  The Social Network That Can't Sell Out: Understanding Mastodon vs. Bluesky - phillipjreese.com
  
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  As users flee from Twitter/X, two visions of social media's future compete: Mastodon's community-controlled network versus Bluesky's venture-backed promises. The difference isn't just technical—it's about whether we'll finally break free from the profit-driven cycle that has degraded every major social platform.
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  Dave Lane :flag_tino: 🇳🇿 (lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Thursday, 28-Aug-2025 12:07:54 JST Dave Lane :flag_tino: 🇳🇿
  
  Yeah, folks getting locked out of bigtech socials is too bad... https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/571326/musician-pacific-leader-northland-grandmother-dozens-of-kiwis-social-accounts-banned but it's entirely predictable. If your livelihood depends on a 3rd party you don't control, you're a subsidiary to their business, not stand-alone... I explain it here: https://davelane.nz/mshostage - the moral of the story: distribute your risk. Having an credible foothold in the Fediverse is probably a very good idea, even if 'your numbers' are initially underwhelming, because it's *fundamentally* different.
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    New Zealand: dependence on the Microsoft Corporation
    
    Anyone in business should be familiar with an old truth: if you build your business so that it depends on a single supplier's product, that you can't get anywhere else, you don't actually have a busin
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    Musician, Pacific leader, Northland grandmother: Dozens of Kiwis' social accounts banned
    
    An award-winning rapper is among those distressed after exhausting all options to regain their social media accounts.
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