Logically, the bright side is the only side you can look on, because the other side is dark. - Brando Sando

Thank you to the 14,000+ people who shared feedback on our community guidelines! We’re updating our rules for clarity, strengthening enforcement, and introducing product changes for healthier conversations. New guidelines kick in Oct 15. bsky.social/about/blog/0...

excited to share that we are following through on our earlier commitments and putting together an independent+neutral organization to house the DID PLC system, includes the directory service

Bluesky's chief operating officer, @rose.bsky.team, tells The Times the platform is going strong but engagement is more important than user numbers or monetising

Glorifying violence or harm violates Bluesky’s Community Guidelines. We review reports and take action on content that celebrates harm against anyone. Violence has no place in healthy public discourse, and we’re committed to fostering healthy, open conversations

Deeply saddened to hear about Charlie Kirk. My thoughts are with him and his family during this difficult time. Violence is never justified.

Protecting young people online is a shared responsibility. Here’s how Bluesky is approaching new age assurance laws with pragmatism and flexibility. bsky.social/about/blog/0...

Almost all of the top Bluesky links on Reddit over the past week have been sports posts - happy first weekend of the NFL season folks www.reddit.com/domain/bsky....

Like a hug from an old friend

People are talking about Bluesky! From data analyzed between Jan 1 — Aug 18, 2025, we captured 85.5% of share of voice across social, digital, and traditional media, according to Meltwater. This is what death looks like 💀

Migrate your pins to bookmarks, so you can aggregate your past saved posts!

Not only is the Blacksky PDS the largest community server on atproto, it’s also larger than 29.9K Fediverse servers as well (incl. Mastodon, Lemmy, etc) They had 8 years and couldn’t do what we did in 1 month. And we’re just getting started.

I don’t use Flashes that often, but it is a great way to check out the #kidlitartpostcard posts.

artificial wombs are modernity male wombs are postmodernity the seahorse is metamodernity

as we prepare for the season opener tonight (go birds), i wrote about really enjoying NFL Bluesky and how we kinda sorta mostly have @minakimes.bsky.social to thank mashable.com/article/nfl-...

vintage

📢 v1.107 is rolling out now! We've done what was previously thought to be impossible: you can now add image or videos to your post using one magical button. Just one step in making posting simpler and more enjoyable.

"A study examining 2.6m Bluesky posts referencing more than 500k scholarly articles over the past 2.5 years found they demonstrated 'substantially higher levels of interaction' – likes, reposts, replies and quotes – and greater 'textual originality' than previously reported for X, formerly Twitter."

Verification now shows up in post embeds 🦋 embed.bsky.app

she slayed www.cnbc.com/2025/08/29/b...

"algorithmic choice" is one of my favorite principles at @bsky.app. most social platforms decide what you see. we think you should have control when you want it. Custom Feeds are a step toward that vision — what do you like about them today? what feels clunky or missing?

Social media reflects society—and right now we’re fragmented because many current institutions have failed us. It’s not right to work multiple jobs and still be not be able to buy a house. The answer isn’t to crown a king. Power corrupts. If we want a better system, we have to build it together.

Me and Z watching Kpop Demon Hunters bc we are hunters 💘 Can we bring back posting about random things?

100% Our 10 publications at @bylinesnetwork.co.uk now get many more engagements (and click-through) from Bluesky than it ever did on Twitter/X. Here’s our graph of traffic from X vs Bluesky over the last 12 months.

Millions of followers ≠ engagement. @theguardian.com has 1.4m followers on Threads with almost no engagement. On Bluesky, links can get 3–4x more clicks than likes. The real question isn’t “how many followers do you have?” but “what kind of engagement do you get?”

If we added in-line translation, how many of you would use it? Pls comment w your emoji of choice 🧚‍♀️ bc likes are not indicative enough of want

Paris cleaned up the Seine by fixing sewers, building stormwater basins, and pulling out trash—enough that people can swim there for the first time in 100 years. Social media needs the same: infrastructure fixes, not cosmetic tweaks.

(1/9) Sharing some thoughts on the recent age assurance regulation discussions across the world…

It’s not about being clever. It’s about realizing we live in an algorithmically driven world. Where information is delivered to everyone individually. No two feeds are alike. You either break through or you don’t.

Hanging out with @seabass.bsky.social of @flashes.blue and @skeetsapp.com!

Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users. While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.

I have tried lao gan ma for the first time and my eyes are opened. God put me on this earth to eat this. There is no other reason.

We're goin' up, up, up It's our moment You know together we're glowing Gonna be, gonna be golden

celebrity sighting 📸 www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-engl...

hi Bluesky! 🦋 i’ve been chosen as the new head of product here at Bluesky HQ! and i couldn’t be more excited to hack with this incredibly talented team on making this site better for everyone.

We want to foster a vibrant, evolving community that respects individual preferences and adapts to your changing needs. Our new guidelines follow 3 principles: 1. Empower user choice 2. Cultivate a welcoming environment 3. Evolve with feedback We take seriously our responsibility to Bluesky users

do you think turning off replies on an interesting post leads to more people reposting/quote posting it?

I spent 10 minutes explaining Bluesky to a gen-z producer, and at the end, he goes...so like Minecraft for social?

Another Bluesky wedding!! ❤️❤️❤️

Will be in Europe in August and would love to meet folks in London, Berlin, and Paris 🦋💙 dm me!

Because Bluesky is built on a protocol, an outside group can build end-to-end encrypted messaging long before the core Bluesky team likely would have gotten around to it. Very cool ➡️

The sunrise blushed and I was smitten

“A good life…[is one where] over and over again, you are called to the realm of adventure, you are called to new horizons. Each time, there is the same problem: do I dare? And then if you do dare, the dangers are there, and the help also, in the fulfillment or the fiasco.” - my dude Joseph Campbell

Man,,, real heart broken over the passing of OZZY OSBOURNE,,, we go way back and it was a real honor to watch him get inducted into the @rockhall last year. Sending my love and prayers to Sharon and his kids and whole family. RIP 🤍

🚨 If you get a message from this account on Discord, it’s not me. It’s an impersonator — please report it!

Also according to Hootsuite, the top 3 topics discussed on Bluesky recently: 1. Politics 2. Entertainment 3. Healthcare

Bluesky’s user base is roughly 40% female and 60% male. While we don’t collect gender data directly, we manually sampled ~1,500 users to get a representative estimate and a separate analysis by Hootsuite came to a similar demographic split.

New secret pasta move that gives the sauce umami — sauté mushrooms with soy sauce 🍄‍🟫

Stoked to be working with @kickbacksoccer.bsky.social to support and invest in U.S. soccer. The buzz is greater than ever, and we want Bluesky to be the place where fans can connect and discover all the latest. Much more to come! ⚽ Details via @variety.com: variety.com/2025/tv/news...