But all that aside i think a protocol aiming to liberate users and be an open app platform cannot be held to the same standards as corporate garbage that we don't expect to behave differently. Atproto needs to show some commitment to the values of putting users first, its so close.
I think the Bluesky domination and recent "funding" from Bain Capital move it away from these goals. I've left the app and ecosystem. "user" growth is negative and they are misleading about how many "accounts" there are.
The hero holds the lies: https://atproto.com/
To get to the widely cited 43M "users" you have to count DIDs (accounts, not users) and include takedown and deleted...