Netflix’s Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight was a big moment for Bluesky

It was morbid curiosity that made me tune in to Netflix’s live boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson on Friday night. The stream ran into technical issues, and the fight itself was slow and ponderous. But there was something else that kept me watching: all of the jokes flying on Bluesky.

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