This was the best place to be online for the World Series.

Social platforms lack downregulation. Disagreement is often expressed through quote posts, amplifying what users oppose. We’re testing new signals, eg like/dislike ratios, to see if there’s an effect on the healthiness of conversations online. Stay tuned

Threads on Bluesky should feel more like conversations you’d have IRL. We’re testing new systems to improve reply quality. See what’s coming: bsky.social/about/blog/1...

40 million strong! Congrats to @bsky.app!

Bluesky has overtaken Twitter/X as the highest social engagement metric for the entire publication corpus of some universities. Here's all the attention for all research from Rhodes University, ZA. In October 2025 Bluesky mentioned their research more than X/Twitter. 1/2

Bluesky is literally the bizarro version of Twitter. It's such a weird experience to have random strangers online just be nice and supportive for no reason lol

when something’s happening i want to be in the room, in the comments. sometimes the replies are better than the feed. when i’m at an event i want a feed with everyone there for the takes and the tea. testing this with starter packs—reply where you’d want to try it and i’ll dm you.

The @bsky.app team will be at #EuroskyLive in force with @rose.bsky.team and @bnewbold.net. We're delighted they will be joining us as speakers.

til Six Flags trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol FUN

is yoda actually an old, wise asian woman?

AI search is 5.6% of search traffic rn and has grown 126% yoy. 98% of chatGPT users still use google. They just route by query type now: LLMs handle more research/complex q's, search handles more transactional/navigational searches. Seems more like a behavioral split and not direct replacement.

A note for sports: Bluesky’s engagement rate was x10 higher than X’s across a sampling of identical posts made on both platforms by @rapsheet.bsky.social (sharing with permission) Fwiw we see a similar trend across all communities, not just sports. Real people, real conversations.

fedica.com lets you post and schedule content simultaneously to both Bluesky and X. The free plan includes one account per platform.

Fun fact: Bluesky is outperforming Twitter on conversions for my Kickstarter by 900%. Despite it having the most followers of any platform for me, Twitter is converting at lower numbers than EVERY OTHER social media platform I'm using (Facebook, Threads, Instagram, Bluesky).

The sheer joy of sports BlueSky right now is making me smile. This is what social media is supposed to be.

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

The "follow" button confounds "I'm looking at your content" and "I endorse this content." We need two different ways to signal the difference between the two.

@boston.gov onboarded all their agencies to Bluesky to engage with Bostonians. Whether it's broken sidewalks, missing signage, or community issues, they want to hear from constituents. With little to no engagement on X, their actual interactions on bsky have increased. Engagement > follower count

if @bsky.app introduced a "Zen Mode" — what do you think it would be? what problem would you want it to solve?

Why does Bluesky exist? So that "you can just do things" underreacted.leaflet.pub/3m23gqakbqs2j

Bluesky runs on open protocols with open source code. Today we’re taking an additional step and making a patent non-aggression pledge to ensure that everyone can build confidently on our work. Learn more and read the pledge in our blog post: bsky.social/about/blog/1...

we're hiring a Product Engineer at @bsky.app! social is changing quickly — our team is defining what comes next. if you're a 10X React Native dev who wants to ship features millions use daily and help bring the joy back to social, get in touch: jobs.gem.com/bluesky/am9i...

i wrote about atproto and why it matters

Sky’s the limit for your social strategy: Bluesky is now in Hootsuite. Whether you are new to the platform or well seasoned, Hootsuite is the tool to help you unlock your potential on Bluesky. Schedule, publish, and track your Bluesky posts without leaving Hootsuite. Try it today 💙

new podcast ep with @minakimes.bsky.social available now: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

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

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.

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-...

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📢 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.