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Not the answer you're looking for, but can RethinkDNS not run over port 443 to bypass those blocks? I'm not familiar with it at all, but that's generally how I get around VPN blocks.

it’s better than Mastodon because it’s more user friendly.

This is achieved through centralization. There's a reason nobody else is hosting their own PDS. You use the bluesky app, on the bluesky website, through the bluesky servers.

Once you get passed the massive hurdle of making an account (no different than when we all collectively figured out email), it's the exact same UI and experience.

Luckily all my friends and I stopped playing this a while ago, there are so many better options nowadays.

Self hosted invidious with trusted-session-generator works for me.

Looks to be electric

Knockout.chat, the old facepunch forums reborn.

I like Clipious with Invidious

Doesn't apply to the yearly rate.

Hopefully there's some level of encryption possible.

I've been using Graphene since the pixel 4a, have never considered going back. It works wonderfully.

Those are text bridges though are they not?