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You can now sign up for Bluesky without an invite! 🎉
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Bluesky is building a social protocol. We released “ADX” (the X stood for Experiment) in May. Now that the design is starting to solidify, we’re renaming it to the “Authenticated Transport Protocol” — the “AT Protocol.”
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Wow. 30k signups for our app’s waiting list in the last two days! Thanks for the overwhelming interest, we’ll do our best to get you in soon. 🔜
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It’s clear there’s a lot of interest in a new approach to social media. We’ll be rolling out invites to the private beta in stages, making sure the protocol scales and taking user feedback as we go.
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We’re hiring a Go dev! If you have experience with large-scale systems and are excited to build fast and scalable decentralized social networks, let’s talk:
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Starting today, you don’t have to be logged in to view posts on Bluesky! Early on, people started using the 🦋 emoji to indicate they were on Bluesky. We’ve now adopted it, as it speaks to our mission of transforming social into something new.
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👋 Olá, Brasil! Mais de 40.000 brasileiros aderiram ao Bluesky até agora. Junte-se ao Bluesky (não é necessário código de convite):
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Twitter is funding a small independent team of up to five open source architects, engineers, and designers to develop an open and decentralized standard for social media. The goal is for Twitter to ultimately be a client of this standard. 🧵
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Substack writers: If you’d like to try Bluesky, here’s a form to get early access. We’re still working our way through the signup list for our private beta, but would like to give faster access to writers at this time!
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2 years
Given the surge of interest in Twitter's future, we thought this would be a good time to clarify the relationship between Bluesky and Twitter.
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It’s been a long time coming, but we’ve finally found a lead! We’re currently working through details to set up the new Bluesky entity which will operate independently from Twitter. We're excited to share more soon!
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Your attention is an invaluable resource. We’ve been working on creating a composable, customizable marketplace of algorithms that lets you take control of how you spend your attention.
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You can use domain names as handles in Bluesky! Here’s why we’ve designed the AT protocol to let you join a social network with a domain name as your handle.
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Like our approach to algorithmic choice, our approach to moderation allows for an ecosystem of third-party providers. Moderation should be a composable, customizable piece that can be layered into your experience.
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Welcome to the 1M+ new users who joined Bluesky since we opened access yesterday! Sign up here:
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By the way, @bluesky is an independent company from Twitter! We're a Public Benefit LLC started this year that’s funded through a contract with Twitter. Prior to this, Bluesky was a community discussion. Read more here:
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One of the goals when we announced bluesky was to develop a grounded understanding of relevant work that many talented people in the decentralization community have been doing. Today, we want to share an update on this.
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Twitter is funding a small independent team of up to five open source architects, engineers, and designers to develop an open and decentralized standard for social media. The goal is for Twitter to ultimately be a client of this standard. 🧵
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Thanks all for the warm welcome! Overwhelmed with the number of DMs we’ve received! Going to take us some time to get through them all. Our first goal is to find a lead who will then build the team and set the strategy. Will likely take a few months.
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Now available: direct messaging (DMs) on Bluesky! Start a private conversation with a friend directly on Bluesky. Sign up for Bluesky (no invite code required):
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The World-Wide Web wouldn’t have been much fun if it was created without a browser, and the same is true of the AT Protocol. So we’re also building a Bluesky social app. Join the waitlist at
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going kawaii mode wonderful logo by @sawaratsuki1004 💙
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After opening access yesterday, Bluesky has crossed 4M users! 🎉 • 850k+ new users have signed up • Averaged 8.5 new accounts/second • 2M posts were created in the last 24 hours Sign up for Bluesky here, no invite code required:
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Os brasileiros sempre foram uma parte central da comunidade Bluesky desde o início. Participe da festa (não é necessário código de convite)! 🎉 Traduzimos o FAQ do usuário Bluesky para o português. Confira aqui:
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🔶 Account portability A person’s online identity should not be owned by corporations with no accountability to their users. With the AT Protocol, you can move your account from one provider to another without losing any of your data or social graph.
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Billionaires like @elonmusk are threatened by Bluesky. We’re building an open social network that lets you choose your own feed, gives you the right to leave, and gives communities the tools to self-govern. The skies are bluer on . Sign up for Bluesky (no
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Exactly. Any organization that puts “Trust” in their name cannot trusted, as that is obviously a euphemism for censorship. We are changing the name of our Trust & Safety group, to simply @Safety . Trust is something that must be earned. The goal of our Safety team is simply to
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President @LulaOficial of Brazil has just joined Bluesky. Bem-vindo! 🇧🇷 Sign up for Bluesky (no invite code required):
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In the last year, Bluesky grew from 40K users to 5.6M. We introduced custom algorithms, stackable moderation services, and opened up federation. What's next? Some long-requested features and quality-of-life improvements! · DMs · Video · Improved custom feeds · Improved
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We also continue to send out invites to the general waitlist and to our existing users. To sign up for the general waitlist, visit .
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We pushed a temporary fix and then switched mailing list providers, so signups on are working again. Thanks for your interest! Excited to share more soon 🎉
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Huge violation of trust. Your username is your online identity. On @bluesky , set a website domain you own as your username. We couldn't take it from you, even if we wanted to — and we don't.
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John Shahidi
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Instagram changed my username today to this bootleg name after having @john on there for the past 4 years with no explanation. Not sure why I even have the bootleg app but Meta’s truly does not care about their users. Nobody there replies with reasoning.
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🔶 Algorithmic choice Algorithms dictate what we see and who we can reach. We must have control over our algorithms if we're going to put trust in our online spaces. The AT Protocol supports open algorithms so users have more control over their experience.
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We’re looking for a web developer that deeply cares about user experience. If you want to work with us, now is the time!
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It’s been a long time coming, but the Bluesky PBLLC is now an independent organization formed to implement our vision! Stay tuned for updates.
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Welcome Jay! Interested in building the future of social media with us? Keep an eye out for opportunities to join the bluesky team at
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Jay Graber 🦋
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I’m excited to announce that I’ll be leading @bluesky , an initiative started by @Twitter to decentralize social media. Follow updates on Twitter and at
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5M!! 🎉
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📢 Call for developers! On the AT Protocol, third-party can be as seamless as first-party through custom feeds, federated services, and more. We’d love to welcome more devs to join us in building these services. Fill out a form linked here:
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The AT Protocol is a new federated social network. It integrates ideas from the latest decentralized technologies into a simple, fast, and open network.
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Hello world!
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What’s a “federated” network? It’s a way for servers to communicate with each other – like email. Instead of one site running the network, you can have many sites. Users get a choice of provider, and individuals and businesses can self-host if they want.
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What makes the AT Protocol unique: 🔶 Account portability 🔶 Algorithmic choice 🔶 Interoperation 🔶 Performance
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And if you’re interested in joining the team, we’re hiring a mobile developer!
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Bluesky was built so you don't have to put your trust in one person, one company, or one algorithm — by design. On an open social network, you actually have the freedom to choose. More tomorrow.
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Bluesky is built on the @at_protocol — check out the tutorials, starter templates, and a project showcase for the Bluesky API on our new docs site! Build in an open ecosystem that will never lock you out. 🛠️
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The skies just got a little more blue... you can now post GIFs on @bluesky ! Sign up for Bluesky (no invite code required):
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Working virtually through the pandemic, this group self-organized, invited additional experts, and created a review of the ecosystem around protocols for social media. You can read it here:
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In the spirit of decentralization, we had a crazy idea: what if we brought strangers together in a virtual space to hash out a shared vision for bluesky?
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Bluesky is built to give users control over their social spaces online. Today, we’re open sourcing Ozone, a tool that lets users collaboratively inspect and label content on the network. Later this week, we’re opening up the ability for users to run their own independent
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Algorithmic choice was one of the original goals we set out to achieve. We’re excited to be able to start sharing more details of our approach.
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🔶 Algorithmic choice Algorithms dictate what we see and who we can reach. We must have control over our algorithms if we're going to put trust in our online spaces. The AT Protocol supports open algorithms so users have more control over their experience.
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As we mentioned, the team will have complete freedom to identify and consider all the great work already done, and if they believe it’s best to work on a pre-existing standard 100%, they will. If not, they’re free to create one from scratch. Their discretion, not Twitter, Inc’s.
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It's rare for a project to be set up like this. We’re using our freedom to focus on building, and will work towards our vision of a durable protocol for public conversation no matter what happens.
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Find your favorite artists on Bluesky 🦋 Join Bluesky (no invite code required):
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for legal reasons this is a joke join Bluesky, no invite code required:
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We're currently working on: • Video • Improved feeds — tired of For You? You have options! • Improved anti-harassment features • OAuth Our roadmap: We want to hear from you! Send us feedback on 📬
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The bluesky project originated with Twitter in 2019, but the Bluesky PBLLC established this year is an independent company focused on decentralized social network R&D.
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Twitter's funding of Bluesky is not subject to any conditions except one: that Bluesky is to research and develop technologies that enable open and decentralized public conversation.
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Learn more on the AT Protocol website. You’ll find a few “TODOs” in the specs, but the technology is stable enough that we can start to communicate what we’re doing now.
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Bluesky has received $13 million to ensure we have the freedom and independence to get started on R&D. Former Twitter CEO @jack is on our board, & a former Twitter security engineer has joined the team.
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It’s been a long time coming, but the Bluesky PBLLC is now an independent organization formed to implement our vision! Stay tuned for updates.
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🔶 Performance Many novel protocols don't prioritize performance, resulting in long loading times before you can see your timeline. We don’t see performance as optional, so we’ve made it a priority to build for fast loading at large scales.
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🔶 Interoperation The world needs a diverse market of connected services to ensure healthy competition. The AT Protocol includes a schema-based interoperation framework called Lexicon to help solve coordination challenges.
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Are you a DevOps engineer? Have you maintained large-scale software deployments? Do you love infrastructure-as-code, observability, and security? Let’s talk!
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We’re excited to announce that Aaron Rodericks has joined Bluesky as our Head of Trust and Safety. Aaron, who has over a decade of experience in defending platforms at global scale, is leading our moderation team in cultivating a healthy space for public conversation on Bluesky.
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Welcome, bem-vindo, selamat datang, いらっしゃいませ to everyone who has joined @bluesky in the last week! 🦋💙 Tell a friend to join Bluesky:
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The “public benefit” part of our structure gives us the freedom to put our resources towards our mission without an obligation to return money to shareholders. The company is owned by the team itself, without any controlling stake held by Twitter.
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Introducing Satellite: a contest on how to navigate and link multiple types of accounts and content. $300 reward in BTC to the top three submissions!
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We’ve written about how we think a durable protocol requires self-authenticating components, which require no external evidence of authenticity. This way, even if people choose to use servers run by private companies, they’ll never be locked in.
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With the new team on board, we’re ready to share some of the groundwork we've been doing for Bluesky.
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Get breaking news on Bluesky. Join Bluesky (no invite required):
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We‘ll keep everyone updated! 🙏🏼
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Today, we're rolling out the first iteration of stackable moderation for Bluesky users. You can create and subscribe to additional moderation services on top of what Bluesky requires, giving you unprecedented control over your social media experience. Join Bluesky (no invite
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Cadastre-se no Bluesky (não é necessário código de convite): 🎉 Sign up for Bluesky (no invite code required): 🎉
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We're thrilled to announce that Bluesky has partnered with Buffer, a social media toolkit with scheduling and cross-posting features, to make posting to Bluesky even easier!
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Both Twitter and Bluesky realized that our independence is important to the success of the project, which is why we established an independent company to ensure that we serve the broadest possible interests.
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You've got mail! 📬 160k+ DMs have been sent less than a day after we released the feature. Update to the latest version of the app (1.83) or refresh on desktop to start chatting! ➡️
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Just shipped: Embed Bluesky posts on other sites! Simply click the menu on the post you want to embed, or paste its URL in for the code snippet to use on your web page. Sign up for Bluesky (no invite code required):
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We are continuing to look for a lead, and hope to find one in the coming months. We'd love to hear from people interested in this role, in partnering with us, or if there are ways to improve the ecosystem review we shared above. Our DMs are open!
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Looks like we've reached a temporary limit on mailing list signups right now - @SendGridSupport @SendGrid we need up upgrade our plan and your site is not allowing it
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Join the conversation about #SuperBowlLVIII on Bluesky. Whether you want only football commentary or if you're watching the big game for Taylor Swift, we have you covered. With custom feeds on Bluesky, you get to choose your own timeline. Join Bluesky (no invite code
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come to bluesky for the dad jokes, stay for the shitposts 🦋
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Bluesky’s mission is to drive the evolution from platforms to protocols. The tools for public conversation should exist outside of private companies as common infrastructure, like the Internet itself.
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The folks we brought together would like to expand the conversation. They are hoping to put together a decentralization ecosystem review and may reach out to people and projects in the space. Recommendations are welcome!
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In the spirit of decentralization, we had a crazy idea: what if we brought strangers together in a virtual space to hash out a shared vision for bluesky?
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Excited to introduce our first hires and technical advisors!
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Stop, stare, and share. 📹 We’re shipping one of our most requested features: Bluesky Shorts! Sign up for Bluesky (no invite code required):
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You can share Bluesky posts on other sites, articles, newsletters, and more. ✍️ Here's a user guide on how to embed a Bluesky post on your website or blog!
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Today, we’re excited to announce that the Bluesky network is federating and opening up in a way that allows you to host your own data! Read more here for how this will affect your experience on Bluesky (in short: it won’t) and why this matters.
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Thanks to our wonderful Japanese community for organizing meetups in Tokyo and Osaka this weekend, and to @gigazine for covering it! ありがとう! Sign up for Bluesky (no invite code required):
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GIGAZINE(ギガジン)
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Blueskyの開発者に「鍵アカウントの実装予定は?」「日本支社の設立予定は?」など何でも聞けるイベントが開催されたので行ってみたら開発者の「やることリスト」に追加されるアイデアが続々飛び出す充実のイベントでした
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Journalists have always been one of the backbones of social media, and we're hopeful that @bluesky can be a space for healthy real-time commentary and analysis. We're sorry to see a challenger to the social media incumbents shut down, but we're excited to see what the folks at
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Jay Rosen
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Post News, a start up that tried to take the place of Twitter but with a far friendlier environment for news and journalism — including an attempt to make micropayments work — announced that it will be shutting down soon.
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Thanks for this great writeup, @EFF ! Curation and moderation on Bluesky is two-fold: • Custom feeds. You choose the algorithm, not the other way around. • Stackable moderation. Layer additional moderation services on top of each other. Curate your experience online:
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EFF
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Bluesky handles moderation differently than you might be used to. With loads of toggles and settings to change, it can be hard to wrap your mind around it. Here’s how it works:
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We’re thrilled to announce that Mike Masnick has joined Bluesky’s Board of Directors! He is the author of the "Protocols, Not Platforms" paper that first inspired the Bluesky initiative, and the founder and editor of Techdirt.
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Bluesky adds Techdirt founder Mike Masnick to its board
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me: come at me you sneezy little bitch also me: on my way to the pharmacy to buy the strongest allergy meds see this post and more on Bluesky (no invite code required):
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We're looking for ways to continue supporting the science community on Bluesky — which was one of the earliest cohorts to join the network! 🧑‍🔬 Thanks to all the scientists who left feedback on how to improve Bluesky! Join the conversation:
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We're starting with a set list of GIFs from Tenor. You can turn off auto-play in your settings. Custom uploaded GIFs and video coming soon! 🔜 Sign up for Bluesky (no invite code required):
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Just shipped: Starter Packs! 🚀 Personalized invites to bring friends directly into your slice of Bluesky. Recommend custom feeds and users. Check out some starter packs that people have already created:
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Example: @NPR uses @/npr.org. U.S. senators self-verify with , freelance journalists can use their own website, friends can use subdomains on the same domain, and more. Tutorial:
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