Bluesky will trap academics in the same way Twitter/X did

Carrigan, Mark (2025) Bluesky will trap academics in the same way Twitter/X did. Impact of Social Sciences Blog (03 Mar 2025). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

Commercial platforms and social media companies are designed to maximise switching costs in order to retain users. Reflecting on the rise of Bluesky, Mark Carrigan warns the same market dynamics could ensnare academic Bluesky users.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/
Additional Information:	© 2025 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Public Policy Group
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HM Sociology H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Date Deposited:	15 Apr 2025 09:15
Last Modified:	15 Apr 2025 09:15
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/127911

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