Bluesky officially opens to everyone, no invite code needed

Still looking for somewhere to take your short, text-based social media posts now that Elon Musk has sculpted the platform formerly known as Twitter in his own image?Well, if the only thing holding you back from the X-competitor Bluesky was the lack of an invite code, you are in luck. On Tuesday, social media platform Bluesky finally ditched the invite-only system and opened registration to everyone.  SEE ALSO: On Threads, users say they’re flooded with pro-life and transphobic posts Now, anyone who wants to open a Bluesky account can do so.Can an open Bluesky compete with Twitter?Shortly after Elon Musk acquired Twitter, since rebranded as X, many of the social networks users flocked to various competing social media alternatives. Among the many competitors, two basically stood out from the pack: The Meta-backed Instagram-companion app, Threads, and a scrappy new service called Bluesky.Bluesky may have seemed like an odd contender at the time. The platform faces off against two established giants in the space. Bluesky was brand new at the time too, officially launching as a barebones social media service shortly after Musk acquired Twitter in October 2022. Bluesky for iOS wouldn’t even launch until February of last year.However, Bluesky has a few special things going for it: an ethos based around decentralization and, perhaps the most important, a connection to the Twitter of old. Twitter founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey is a backer of Bluesky. In fact, one of old Twitter’s final acts in the months before Musk’s takeover…Bluesky officially opens to everyone, no invite code needed