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Whereas many customers are nonetheless clamoring to get an invite<\/a> to former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s Twitter clone Bluesky, there are some VIPs which are being refused outright on the door.<\/p>\n The rising Twitter competitor has introduced that it’s going to not permit “heads of state” on the platform simply but, Fortune<\/em> reports<\/a>, which means leaders like US president Joe Biden should patiently wait for his or her flip (per Insider<\/em>, Biden is on the waitlist<\/a>.)<\/p>\n In a put up on its platform, Bluesky’s official account revealed final week that its “present coverage is that we can not accommodate heads of state to hitch us in our beta but.”<\/p>\n That is not precisely shocking. The social media platform of roughly 60,000 customers nonetheless has numerous work to do because it races to determine a fully-fledged set of options in addition to the foundations and laws that govern it.<\/p>\n On the similar time, although, maintaining VIPs like Biden out may hold the platform from getting probably the most out of its second within the limelight.<\/p>\n By limiting entry to invite-only, Bluesky is hoping to purchase itself extra time \u2014 however the demand is clearly there. The corporate’s waitlist presently has some 1.2 million individuals on it, in line with Fortune<\/em>.<\/p>\n In its put up final week, Bluesky additionally requested customers to please allow them to know earlier than inviting extra distinguished figures, to keep away from the system from changing into overloaded.<\/p>\n Some high-profile figures which have already joined embrace US consultant Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and CNN<\/em> anchor Jake Tapper, who used the phrase “skeet” \u2014 a preferred amalgam of “sky” and “tweet” \u2014\u00a0throughout a broadcast interview<\/a> final week.<\/p>\n In the meantime on Twitter, CEO Elon Musk has continued to push customers in the direction of an $8-a-month subscription to keep the lights on<\/a>, which has resulted in plenty of mayhem<\/a>.<\/p>\n Whether or not Bluesky will fare higher stays to be seen. The group of simply 9 staff plus contractors has numerous work forward earlier than it could have presidents skeeting to their hearts’ content material.<\/p>\n Extra on Bluesky:<\/strong> Jack Dorsey Sounds Alarmed by Elon Musk’s Erratic Behavior at Twitter<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n <\/div>\nInvite Solely<\/h2>\n