Bluesky is technically decentralized, since it’s built on top of the AT Protocol, but users who sign up for Bluesky (which is still invite-only) still must sign up via the company’s main bsky.social network.
@throws_lemy@noodlejetski The registry still is centralized, but the users already are distributed across multiple servers that talk to each other using that protocol.
@notepass No. In difference to regular scaling you can see the host of your account. These are separate systems that communicate via Bluesky’s protocol and not via the regular scaling mechanisms.
so… not decentralized as of now?
it’s just a lie by a corperation. don’t trust it
BSky is the media’s favourite, so of course they’re doing the PR campaign.
@throws_lemy @noodlejetski The registry still is centralized, but the users already are distributed across multiple servers that talk to each other using that protocol.
Interesting. I don’t fully understand the mechanics behind it but it certainly sounds a bit different then the usual
That just sounds like standard scaling. No big Plattform is running on one server with one instance
@notepass No. In difference to regular scaling you can see the host of your account. These are separate systems that communicate via Bluesky’s protocol and not via the regular scaling mechanisms.
can users in other instances talk with people in bluesky?
@throws_lemy @noodlejetski Some more background concerning the decentralization:
github.com/bluesky-social/atpr…