In 2025, as Bluesky grew from 25M to 42M users, we took actions to keep it welcoming, using proactive design to reduce toxic content by 79%.  Our 2025 Transparency Report shares how we're building a safer platform while keeping a transparent and human-centered approach: bsky.social/about/blog/0...

変化の激しかった2025年を経て、2026年の展望と、理想のオンラインの未来を作るためにできることは何かについて考えてみました。 私たちの予測をいくつかご紹介します。皆さんの考えもぜひ教えてください！ bsky.social/about/blog/0...

Twitter died a long time ago and X isn't worth it. Before I made the jump, my ego was holding me back. I was too concerned with vanity metrics. I finally realized if you're posting stuff people want to follow, then they'll follow you, even when you leave. www.siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/k...

2026 is the year Bluesky and the Atmosphere really come alive here's what's next bsky.social/about/blog/0...

TikTok alternative Skylight soars to 380K+ users after TikTok U.S. deal finalized

“There are two futures before us. In one, closed platforms strangle competition with no incentive to make things better. In the other, open networks let anyone with a good idea build a better version of social media.” @jay.bsky.team www.ft.com/content/c698...

I’m lactose intolerant. No ice cream for me 🙅🏻‍♀️

Finance Bluesky is hitting all-time highs lately, thanks to you. Let's spread the word, and make 2026 our breakout year bsky.social/about/blog/0...

stream.place links are now supported in the Live Now beta! OTA update rolling out today. love what @iame.li's building. when you stream there, your LIVE status on Bluesky is auto-updated. very cool demonstration of how Atmosphere apps can interconnect and benefit each other.

Fail whale not so cute and kind of ❌ringe for a 20 yr old company

Bluesky is a sports app. The left X alt thing is a conspiracy theory

Also new in v1.114 today: cashtags! Like hashtags, but for stocks. Tag your posts with #$AAPL, #$NVDA, whatever, then tap to see everyone else's equally unqualified analysis!

📢 v1.114 is rolling out! Today, we're expanding access to the Live Now beta to everyone. This experimental feature lets you add a temporary LIVE badge to your avatar, helping others discover that you're currently live-streaming on Twitch. They can click it to land directly on your stream page.

btw bluesky is having its biggest month in a while by the math

Hi, @bnonews.com! People can still see the video; it's just been labeled "graphic media" so that people can apply their personal moderation settings to it. The default is to display graphic media with a warning and a "show" button. Users can change their settings here: bsky.app/moderation

📍CDMX

Happy New Year, friends! I have some ~personal news~, which is that the Bluesky team is generously giving me some contract work (which could possibly turn into a job) welcoming more indie media and local govt to Bsky and supporting those already here. Excited to take my amateur Bsky boosterism pro!

This is crazy man. Bluesky is the only place I “promote” my newsletter or post my stories. I’ve also never done a public sale before because I hate promo. As a woman in sports I also have to fight the understandable survival instinct to make myself small every day. this is v v humbling!

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Contact import has always been the most effective way to find people you know on a social app, but it's also been poorly implemented or abused by platforms. We weren't willing to accept that risk, so we developed a fundamentally more secure approach that protects your data.

Idk if my barista’s name was Charlotte or shallot but she sure is a starlet ⭐️

We often use the word "publish" at Bluesky.. when we talk about how the protocol works, when we say you're publishing a post to the network.. I think it's because we see atproto like an open source manual for how to build your own printing press.

👋 Hello, Bluesky! We're ATProtoFans, a new way to support creators you love. How it works: you make a one-time payment, and both you and the creator get a permanent, verifiable record stored in your ATProtocol accounts. atprotofans.com

Happy Tums Day! 🦃

Bluesky is a Sports App

If you scroll on X, you are only being shown what Elon wants you to see. If you create content on X, no one will see it unless Elon wants them to.

Takeaways from #eurosky: big tech social media displaced journalism, a core pillar of democracy, and has been bad for society. EU lawmakers want European, privacy-centered tech. There are still questions of whether the internet is worth building on and what to build. But they are talking about it

Finance is on Bluesky

There are 400+ apps built on @atproto.com with daily active users 🤯 @tangled.org is building GitHub but better for indie devs; @gandersocial.bsky.social building an app that follows Canadian laws; etc. We built Bluesky for builders and they are BUILDING!! And I got to meet @laurenshof.online 🤩

v1.110 is live! We’ve expanded post-reporting options from 5 → 39. This gives you more precise ways to flag issues and strengthens the signals our safety systems rely on. Clearer reports mean better moderation and higher-quality conversations across Bluesky. Learn more: bsky.social/about/blog/1...

The business panel, Rebuilding Value Chains for the Open Web. Mostly about advertising. In the backchannel “do we want to accept a little poison”? @rose.bsky.team says, “Trust the builders”

Digital sovereignty in Europe without the cold start problem. Watch live 👇 @bnewbold.net and I are here irl. Come say hi if you’re here 👋

Calvin changed my life when I met him more than 10 years ago. I cried for a weekend after spending a week with him, because he showed me what it means to never give up. He never gave up on humanity, despite what happened to him. If he can keep fighting for a more just world, then so can we.

Criticism and satire are vital parts of public discourse. Threats of violence are not. We've developed bad behaviors online, saying things behind screens that we'd never say irl. Joking or not, it's a slippery slope. This is about maintaining a space for fierce disagreement.

🔐 Account Security Thread 🔐 We're seeing an increased number of phishing and social engineering attempts targeting Bluesky users. While we're working hard to protect you, here are essential steps YOU can take to secure your account and stay safe. 1/10 🧵👇

@websummit.bsky.social dinners are wild

Our goal is to enforce policies so people can have a good time, learn something. If you don’t like our policies or trust our decisions, there will be other places with other policies you can go soon. We exist to provide choice. We’re working as quickly as we can to decentralize fully.

We used to stay silent on mod decisions, thinking it was the right thing to do. Turns out silence loses trust. We’re being more open: we’ll share more about our mod systems & explain more decisions that confuse the community. The ideal is less surprise when there’s mod action on content.

Unhinged idea I came up with @harrybooth.bsky.social at dinner as I peppered him with questions: I interview journalists about their work

Bechdel test but for work conversations that don’t mention AI

Good point by Bluesky COO @rose.bsky.team about the social-media cast of characters on a #WebSummit panel: "I think it's important that we have more roles for people online than lurker and poster." She didn't mention starter packs, but I will--they are a thoughtful addition to the toolkit.

Barely made it to Lisbon in time, but had a great talk with @rose.bsky.team and Hootsuite’s Irina Novoselsky @websummit.bsky.social!

On Tuesday night, you may have noticed something a little different on Bluesky. Here's a peek behind the scenes of how the election feed came together. Endlessly grateful for this collaboration with @wnyc.org/@gothamist.com & @bsky.app!

y'all seem to really like baseball bsky.social/about/blog/1...

BlueSky shoutout on Abbot Elementary!

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!