Bluesky

Bluesky has introduced group chats as the company shifts its focus to building features for smaller communities.

Bluesky is launching a communities feature this year, similar to Reddit-style platforms, as announced by its head of product.

Rightwing MPs have increased their use of Musk’s X, while Labour and Liberal Democrat politicians predominantly shifted to the alternative platform Bluesky, according to a report.

Bluesky is introducing 'communities' as smaller, interest-based spaces for users to engage more deeply. The feature will be built on the decentralized AT Protocol and is part of the 'Atmosphere' ecosystem. Users will be able to create, join, post in, and receive updates from these communities.

Bluesky's COO Rose Wang warns that social media bans on teens could entrench Big Tech's dominance in the sector, making it difficult for smaller companies to create healthier online spaces.

Bluesky, a social media platform launched as a competitor to Twitter, is less popular and now seeks inspiration from Reddit. Bluesky's Rose Wang stated the platform is 'very inspired by companies like Reddit' instead of focusing on the 'public square' model.

Bluesky is introducing long-form content in its latest update to counter X Articles. The platform aims to leverage this feature as a response to the competition.

A redesigned 'diversified extremity' algorithm by Bluesky reduced exposure to polarizing political content during the 2024 US presidential election, improved accuracy of social norm perceptions, and maintained user enjoyment. The experiment, published in Nature in 2026, demonstrated that making feeds more representative of users can mitigate polarization without sacrificing engagement.

X is limiting non-paid users to 50 posts and 200 replies per day, prompting outrage from social media personalities. The Amalgamated Union of Influencers is threatening an industry-wide strike. Elon Musk is behind the changes.

Indigo's new social app allows users to cross-post to open social web platforms such as Mastodon and Bluesky, and view a unified timeline. This feature enables seamless sharing across different platforms. The app simplifies social media management by integrating multiple networks into one interface.

Evolutionary psychologist Dr. Gad Saad warns that America is dying due to 'suicidal empathy' after Mark Hamill posted a headstone image of President Donald Trump. The post sparked backlash and was later deleted. Dr. Saad argues that this mindset has led to political violence and overridden reason.

Mark Hamill deleted a photo depicting President Donald Trump as deceased and posted a new image to apologize after facing backlash. The original post was criticized by the White House, which called it a 'disgusting call to violence'. Hamill has been a frequent critic of the president, expressing shame that America elected Trump twice.

Coinbase laid off 15% of its employees, but David Lazarus still criticizes Bitcoin. The news was shared on Bluesky by u/jrafelson. The post has a link and comments.

Threads is bringing messaging to the web, aligning its desktop experience with competitors. This move brings Threads closer to platforms like X and Bluesky. The development aims to enhance user experience on the web.

The article discusses the political and economic barriers imposed by the U.S. on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), including high tariffs and restrictions on connected car software, while noting strong public interest in affordable Chinese EVs online. Despite government efforts to limit Chinese automakers' market access, there is growing online demand for their advanced and cost-effective vehicles.

At Protocol, a decentralized social media protocol, aims to build a more open and user-controlled 'Social Internet' by enabling interoperability between platforms. Developed by the team behind BlueSky, it emphasizes user ownership of data and cross-platform communication.

Zack Polanski has become Britain's first digital-native party leader, representing an eco-populist movement. Analysis of his Bluesky 'likes' reveals his tendency to react strongly to criticism.

Bluesky has increased the maximum photo size to 2MB and resolution to 4000x4000, enhancing image quality for users. This update allows for higher-resolution uploads, improving the platform's visual content capabilities.

Mastodon's flagship server was targeted by a DDoS attack, occurring less than a week after Bluesky faced a similar attack involving junk web traffic.

Bluesky, a decentralized social network, experienced app outages starting April 15 due to a 'sophisticated' DDoS attack, according to the company. The incident caused intermittent service disruptions reported by users.

A security researcher demonstrated a two-minute hack of the EU's new age-verification app, exposing vulnerabilities. Additional reports highlight data breaches at a gym chain and hotel giant, a DDoS attack on Bluesky, and questionable hiring practices at ICE.

Bluesky, a social media platform, has been experiencing a DDoS attack for nearly 24 hours, disrupting its services. The incident was reported by The Verge and discussed on Hacker News with 15 points and 2 comments.

Bluesky has been experiencing ongoing service disruptions since just before 3 a.m. ET. The issue has caused the platform to be partially unavailable, though not completely down.

Bluesky, a social media platform, is experiencing technical issues in one of its 'regios'—a term likely referring to regional servers or infrastructure. The problem has not been elaborated on further in the provided content.

Bluesky experienced a significant outage in April 2026, with a post-mortem analysis published on a blog. The incident drew attention on Hacker News with 12 points and 1 comment.

A study by the IPPR thinktank found Reform UK voters are least likely to see social media posts from friends and family, with only 13% of their feeds containing content from people they know. This contrasts with 23% of Green party voters, highlighting how algorithms may exacerbate social isolation and division among different political groups.

A study by the IPPR thinktank found Reform UK voters are least likely to see social media posts from friends and family, with only 13% viewing such content compared to 23% of Green Party voters. The research attributes this to algorithmic curation on platforms like Instagram, Facebook, X, Bluesky, and TikTok, which may exacerbate social isolation and division.

Mastodon is set to launch 'Collections,' a feature inspired by Bluesky's Starter Packs, allowing users to create and share lists of accounts. The feature will let users add up to 25 accounts to a list, include descriptions, and mark content as sensitive with warnings.

Bluesky experienced intermittent service disruptions attributed to an upstream service provider, but users swiftly blamed the issue on 'vibe coding' by developers using unreliable AI tools. The outage sparked widespread criticism on the platform, with users mocking the alleged coding practices through memes and humor.