Bluesky, an ever-evolving social platform, has been garnering attention in the online realm. Its inception aimed to transform social networking, and since then, Bluesky has consistently rolled out inventive features and enhancements. Bluesky is establishing its distinct presence in the digital domain by nurturing open dialogue and emphasizing user engagement.
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Bluesky, spearheaded by Twitter, endeavors to craft a decentralized social media framework. Its core objective is forging an accessible and interconnected social networking ecosystem. The primary focus lies in establishing norms and protocols enabling diverse social platforms to collaborate harmoniously, empowering users with greater authority over their data and engagements. This endeavor targets concerns like content moderation, safeguarding data privacy, and nurturing positive online engagement. Ultimately, Bluesky aspires to revolutionize social media’s landscape and user experience.
Users can now view postings on Bluesky’s decentralized social network and rival Twitter without logging in. Users still require an invitation to register and begin posting; however, they can see postings by clicking on links.
This change will also enable bloggers to embed or link to Bluesky postings. Users can share them in group or individual discussions as well.
Bluesky members can toggle on a setting under Settings > Moderation > Logged-out visibility to prevent the social network from displaying their posts for logged-out users. That restriction, though, is exclusive to Bluesky’s app and website. The business warned that other unaffiliated customers might disregard the toggle and continue to display your postings. Therefore, you must make your profile private to avoid sharing posts with a larger audience.
The company’s CEO, Jay Graber, also revealed a new butterfly emoji logo in a blog post, which takes the place of the standard logo, which is, well, a blue sky with clouds.
“At the beginning, we observed that individuals were naturally utilizing the butterfly emoji 🦋 to denote their Bluesky handles,” Graber stated. “As word got out, we embraced it and enjoyed it. The butterfly represents our goal of creating a new social media platform.
Bluesky reached two million users since the release of its iOS and Android apps this year. Additionally, the social media platform launched additional moderating capabilities in response to complaints regarding the kind of content it permitted on the site. Even though Bluesky is the sole instance using the AT Protocol, the federation is what it hopes to achieve “early next year.” This suggests that more servers and instances compatible with Bluesky and have their own set of rules may appear.
Bluesky’s announcement coincides with the beginning of ActivityPub integration experiments on Threads in Meta. Following Meta’s announcement earlier this month, Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, and other members of the Threads team have begun to make their posts and accounts accessible on Mastodon and other apps that work with it.
Bluesky’s latest update marks a substantial change, allowing users to view and explore posts without mandatory login. This step toward greater accessibility aims to create a more welcoming and inclusive platform, potentially boosting participation and connectivity among the Bluesky user base.
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