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So, fresh on the heels of last week's news that #Bluesky is considering targeted advertisements and more VC investment, today we learn that they have a paid subscription model in the works.

techcrunch.com/2024/12/09/blue

This should not come as a surprise to anyone. Bluesky is burning through money, and their only options at this point are monetizing their user base through ads, subscriptions and data harvesting, and/or more outside investment. Probably they'll need all these enshitifying tactics.

TechCrunch · Bluesky teases paid subscription, Bluesky+, in new mockup | TechCrunchSocial networking startup and X competitor Bluesky is working on subscriptions. The company first announced plans to develop a new revenue stream based on
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They'll just announce they're going to use AI generated blockchain, and they'll get 10 years of VC funding.