When I hear “TikTok’s US operations will be handed over January 22nd, 2026”

The deal closes a long-running drama in which U.S. authorities have sought to compel ByteDance to divest.

BREAKING NEWS: TikTok is changing hands to US investors on January 22 and the algorithm is being retrained! Thanks for being here and supporting @reedharmeyer.bsky.social and me ☺️ Time to get to work 🫡 @skylight.social #tiktokban #tiktoksale #news

We’re here, we’re building, and we’d love your help! As always, thanks for being here and supporting @reedharmeyer.bsky.social and I as we continue to build @skylight.social 💕 #skylightsocial #opensocialweb

In the future we're building online communities function as digital third places. That requires independence & autonomy (rsky + blacksky.community). Hopefully also democratic decision making (assembly.blacksky.community) And soon: the opportunity for privacy preserving gift economies + mutual aid

And with my first act as an @atprotofans.com I bestow $10 upon @ngerakines.me who made this sick tool 🫡 Have a coffee on me!! Thanks for your awesome work!! 🥰

In Seattle, I also learned we were part of a community. I met the builders of this new world: @buildwithtori.com and @reedharmeyer.bsky.social, @rude1.blacksky.team, @seabass.bsky.social, @devingaffney.com, @erlend.sh, @iame.li, @schlage.town and @awarm.space rhosf.leaflet.pub/3m7kwii6nws2...

The first phase of creator monetization has arrived to #atproto!

Let's get creators paid 💯 Shoutout to the @graze.social team and @ngerakines.me for doing incredible work, as per always!

@eurosky.social going live on Streamplace in 5 hours 🎉 I’m staying up late for at least the start of the stream, come party

Thanks for being here and supporting us as we continue to build 💕✨ #skylightsocial #skylight @buildwithtori.com @reedharmeyer.bsky.social

Small update: new combined quotes / mentions panel Previously just showed quotes of the Leaflet post; now *also* shows all Bluesky mentions, including the one linked on initial publish if it exists Eventually we can expand this to include mentions in other Leaflet posts…and other atproto apps!

Imagine sophisticated social media feed algorithms - but built with users' and communities' wellbeing in mind. There's now an ambitious team trying to make that reality. greenearthsocial.substack.com/p/introducin...

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No Germ app? No problem. Tap a friend’s #GermInBio and Germ opens instantly. No trip to the App Store. Just E2EE conversations from your Bluesky handle. Thank App Clip for the magic 😎🌱

Would you mind helping us check a bug? You all are the best!! ✨ #skylightsocial #skylight

PROJECT ANNOUNCEMENT: Streamplace is building a unified AT Protocol code generation tool! It eats lexicons and creates code in a variety of languages, as well as documentation. To lead this project, who better than the creator of @pdsls.dev, @juli.ee! Read more in the announcement post:

I think I fixed this upload size bug that was effecting longer videos. If I did this right, it should also improve upload quality!

ATProto is stronger together 💪

Quick @skylight.social update! Shout out to @graze.social for helping us with the algo this week ✨ #skylightsocial #skylight

Definitely still early days for @skylight.social, but since some creators have asked, here are some tips and tricks for creators on Skylight! ☺️ Also, shoutout to @latinsky.social! ✨ #skylightsocial #skylight

Seriously so freaking cool that Ariel built this!

Android people: if you want to be part of the beta test, please leave an email address here:

@statisticsftw.bsky.social remember when I said we couldn’t query atproto with GraphQL? Well @slices.network might have just changed that! I’d use Isograph in a heartbeat with atproto.

A quick @skylight.social update! ✨ Link to my convo with @samogborn.bsky.social in my bio 🥰 Thanks for being here everyone! #skylightsocial #skylight

We're excited to share the new Graze! Completely redesigned look, same powerful tooling. Check it out at graze.social ✨

Thanks to @samogborn.bsky.social for chatting with me about @skylight.social ✨ You can watch the interview here: https://youtu.be/gfdyPb0FKZA?si=0wsyVcqhIjtokBWf

Custom PDS login is fixed!

Over 300,000 of you have downloaded @skylight.social 🎉🎊 So thankful for you all! Welcome to Skylight! ✨

Formal apology to Android users 😅 You now have access to all of the latest @skylight.social updates!! Thanks for being here 🥰 #skylightsocial #skylight

TikTok’s US operations are changing hands and will be retraining the algo on US-only data. No word yet on whether a new app is needed. Meanwhile, @skylight.social — the TikTok of the atmosphere — is seeing massive growth this week. 🔗 skylight.social

@buildwithtori.com skylight seeing a DAU bump?

🚀 In Flashes 1.5 we’re rolling out the first-ever Feed Builder for any consumer ATProto app - built together with @graze.social Now you truly have the freedom to create your own feeds. 🎶

Big Tech's embrace of President Trump has left many of us wondering: What the hell happened to Silicon Valley? In our new politics issue, we're getting into it. Also, we're taking this cover across the US in billboards, posters and a mural. Clues to find us in the 🧵: www.wired.com/politics-iss...

Skylight Social’s latest update! We’ve created an FYP, featuring creator-made feeds! ⬆️Swipe up for discovery ⬅️ Swipe left (or tap right) to stay on that feed/topic Shoutouts: @richferro.com #skylightsocial #skylight

Used @skylight.social recently and was really happy to see Latinsky Clips make an appearance! Great way to catch up on the latest news for the Latine community, including @lataco.bsky.social’s daily coverage of the ICE raids in Los Angeles. Thanks, @buildwithtori.com!

@skylight.social giving this a whirl and digging it. Streaming Part 2 tomorrow. @novapakt on Twitch

I can’t overstate how big this is going to be for @skylight.social. We’re leaning in to feeds but building custom video feeds has always been tough because the content is opaque. What is this video about? And Graze just solves this by transcribing all of the video posts 🤯

they should make an escape room called “social media startup circa 2025”. would be equal parts impossible and equal parts terrifying

hello from my own PDS

Update to Skylight: Hashtag feeds and a following feed! Thanks for all your feedback and helping us make Skylight great 💕 Shoutouts in this video: OG Videos by @byarielm.fyi Thanks for curating an awesome feed!!

10 streams, 50 viewers across them, you all are the best 😊

Custom Feeds are on Skylight! 🙌🏽 Lots of shoutouts in this Video:

@aaronparnas.bsky.social CatSky videos by @byarielm.fyi Gardening Videos by @clarabelle.xyz‬ Videos For You by @spacecowboy17.bsky.social‬
Blacksky Videos by @rude1.blacksky.team

It would cost @blackskyweb.xyz $160K annually to do automated video and image moderation for every post in the Blacksky feed. This is a huge barrier to new apps being built on @atproto.com. I talk about all this + more with @alixdunn.com for Computer Says Maybe. My #Nodestar episode drops tomorrow.

Can’t wait to experience everyone’s channel 💕 Shoutout to @dropout.tv for making great shows and being an awesome reposter 🙌🏽 @skylight.social #skylightsocial #skylight

More bug fixes and updates! ✨ Shout out to @reedharmeyer.bsky.social for cracking a lot of the tough bugs! 👨🏻‍💻 Also, thanks to the team @stream.place for helping us fix Live! #skylightsocial #update

Got it! Email 2FA on a selfhosted PDS for oauth logins

Bug Fixes Update!! Biggest win by @reedharmeyer.bsky.social is the app no longer crashes! 🥲 Hallelujah!! Shout out to the folks who helped us find and solve these bugs over email, in comments, and on canny.io! Appreciate you all so much!!