It’s the same old story – sooner or later, one service after another succumbs to AI. This time it's LinkedIn, acquired by Microsoft back in 2016, which has announced that user data will be used for AI-based training from November 3rd onwards. Fortunately, there are still a few hours left to voice your disagreement with this move.

There was an opportunity to create something great. A chance to sweep up the debris left behind by the demise of Twitter. It was an opportunity to restart a decentralized network based on the AT protocol. Federated. Nearly two years ago, I shared my thoughts on Bluesky, asking if it was worth a visit. Yes, there was hope. Now, however, it seems that freedom of speech, venture capital and decentralization don't quite get along!