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There is a considerable number of users that stopped using Bluesky because of the Age Verification. I think that is playing a significant issue, along with corporate accounts being few and far between compared to Twitter. I really liked how it was set up vs my Mastodon and Twitter account I keep for contests and giveaways. It is a shame they had to go fascist like that.
Did those users not hear they can dodge Age Verification by using a different Bluesky compatible app?...
Bluesky are transphobic and Islamophobic "centrist" twats, but the protocol they've developed is kinda decentralized and so can be used against their wishes... there's even one app where you can keep posting even if bsky.social or whatever your home instance is marked you as "banned"... lol.
Ha, I've always used a 3rd party app, I had no idea they started age verification.