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Users may not be able to fully remove their content from the AT Protocol ecosystem even after requesting deletion, because Bluesky lacks the ability to compel third-party services to comply.
Interpretive note: The reason given (decentralized nature of AT Protocol) is present in the excerpt but omitted from the canonical claim as context rather than an independent legal proposition.
Users should be aware that content they post may continue to exist on other AT Protocol services and Developer Applications even after deletion, because Bluesky cannot compel those services to remove it.
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"Due to the decentralized nature of the AT Protocol, we cannot control or force other services and Developer Applications on the AT Protocol to treat your Content in a particular way and some posts may continue to exist...Excerpt from Bluesky's Terms of Service
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Users may not be able to fully remove their content from the AT Protocol ecosystem even after requesting deletion, because Bluesky lacks the ability to compel third-party services to comply.
Users should be aware that content they post may continue to exist on other AT Protocol services and Developer Applications even after deletion, because Bluesky cannot compel those services to remove it.
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