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Mainstream (mostly) and non-technical (mostly) news coverage about the Bluesky service and company. Curated manually.
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Going on hiatus for a bit, apologies to my loyal followers (if any). If not back in a couple weeks, going on hiatus indefinitely.
December 19, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Going on hiatus for a bit, apologies to my loyal followers (if any). If not back in a couple weeks, going on hiatus indefinitely.
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Thank you @jasooooon.bsky.social
This is the most comprehensive coverage Blacksky has received yet
Deeply grateful for @thezodiacheir.bsky.social and @drkalyncoghill.bsky.social for the deep expertise they bring to the #Blacksky team. And thank You if you're locked in with us and helping us build.
This is the most comprehensive coverage Blacksky has received yet
Deeply grateful for @thezodiacheir.bsky.social and @drkalyncoghill.bsky.social for the deep expertise they bring to the #Blacksky team. And thank You if you're locked in with us and helping us build.
Blacksky Is Nothing Like Black Twitter—and It Doesn’t Need to Be
The curated feed, now run by a team of six moderators, is the meeting ground for hundreds of thousands of Black users on Bluesky. Is it ready to meet the moment?
www.wired.com
December 13, 2024 at 12:27 PM
Thank you @jasooooon.bsky.social
This is the most comprehensive coverage Blacksky has received yet
Deeply grateful for @thezodiacheir.bsky.social and @drkalyncoghill.bsky.social for the deep expertise they bring to the #Blacksky team. And thank You if you're locked in with us and helping us build.
This is the most comprehensive coverage Blacksky has received yet
Deeply grateful for @thezodiacheir.bsky.social and @drkalyncoghill.bsky.social for the deep expertise they bring to the #Blacksky team. And thank You if you're locked in with us and helping us build.
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A petition urging bsky to sanction Jesse Singal for releasing private medical information, in keeping with the spirit of enforcing community guidelines equally has received over 16k signatures at the time of this post.
Sign the Petition
Bluesky Must Enforce its Community Guidelines Equally
www.change.org
December 13, 2024 at 3:38 AM
A petition urging bsky to sanction Jesse Singal for releasing private medical information, in keeping with the spirit of enforcing community guidelines equally has received over 16k signatures at the time of this post.
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I'm excited to announce @skyseed.fund, the world's first incubator & fund exclusively focused on Bluesky and @atproto.com.
We're just getting started but have $1 Million in committed capital, and will be doing developer grants as well as pre-seed/seed funding.
www.prweb.com/releases/ope...
We're just getting started but have $1 Million in committed capital, and will be doing developer grants as well as pre-seed/seed funding.
www.prweb.com/releases/ope...
Open Source Veteran Launches Skyseed - First Ecosystem Fund and Incubator for the Bluesky AT Protocol
/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Open Source veteran entrepreneur Peter Wang today launches Skyseed Fund, the world's first venture fund and incubator focused exclusively...
www.prweb.com
December 12, 2024 at 10:09 PM
I'm excited to announce @skyseed.fund, the world's first incubator & fund exclusively focused on Bluesky and @atproto.com.
We're just getting started but have $1 Million in committed capital, and will be doing developer grants as well as pre-seed/seed funding.
www.prweb.com/releases/ope...
We're just getting started but have $1 Million in committed capital, and will be doing developer grants as well as pre-seed/seed funding.
www.prweb.com/releases/ope...
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Bluesky wants to be “part of the conversation” in Westminster, as more MPs flock to the app
Top Bluesky executive @rose.bsky.team told me about their plans for expansion and their “fundamentally different” approach to social media debate
Plus lots of nuggets on changes Bluesky might have in store
Top Bluesky executive @rose.bsky.team told me about their plans for expansion and their “fundamentally different” approach to social media debate
Plus lots of nuggets on changes Bluesky might have in store
Bluesky Wants To Be 'Part Of' Westminster Conversation
A senior executive of Bluesky has said that she wants the emerging social media platform to be “part of the conversation” in Westminster and expand...
www.politicshome.com
December 7, 2024 at 12:04 PM
Bluesky wants to be “part of the conversation” in Westminster, as more MPs flock to the app
Top Bluesky executive @rose.bsky.team told me about their plans for expansion and their “fundamentally different” approach to social media debate
Plus lots of nuggets on changes Bluesky might have in store
Top Bluesky executive @rose.bsky.team told me about their plans for expansion and their “fundamentally different” approach to social media debate
Plus lots of nuggets on changes Bluesky might have in store
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Bluesky's VP of Trust and Safety Aaron Rodericks @aaron.bsky.team joins me on the Impossible Tradeoffs podcast to discuss how he and the company are managing the surge of users since the U.S. election. 🎧 Listen Now! anchorchange.substack.com/p/blueskys-a...
Bluesky's Approach to Trust and Safety
Aaron Rodericks talks through the tradeoffs the decentralized platform is facing with rapid growth
anchorchange.substack.com
December 5, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Bluesky's VP of Trust and Safety Aaron Rodericks @aaron.bsky.team joins me on the Impossible Tradeoffs podcast to discuss how he and the company are managing the surge of users since the U.S. election. 🎧 Listen Now! anchorchange.substack.com/p/blueskys-a...
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Your Bluesky Posts Are Probably In A Bunch of Datasets Now
After a machine learning librarian released and then deleted a dataset of one million Bluesky posts, several other bigger datasets have appeared in its place—including one of almost 300 million posts.
🔗 www.404media.co/bluesky-post...
After a machine learning librarian released and then deleted a dataset of one million Bluesky posts, several other bigger datasets have appeared in its place—including one of almost 300 million posts.
🔗 www.404media.co/bluesky-post...
December 3, 2024 at 5:28 PM
Your Bluesky Posts Are Probably In A Bunch of Datasets Now
After a machine learning librarian released and then deleted a dataset of one million Bluesky posts, several other bigger datasets have appeared in its place—including one of almost 300 million posts.
🔗 www.404media.co/bluesky-post...
After a machine learning librarian released and then deleted a dataset of one million Bluesky posts, several other bigger datasets have appeared in its place—including one of almost 300 million posts.
🔗 www.404media.co/bluesky-post...
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It's almost Tuesday, which means the @wired.com Big Interview event in SF is nearly here.
We'll hear from Jay Graber, Brian Chesky, Mira Murati, Jensen Huang, Mark Cuban, and more. The IRL event is full, but we'll be livestreaming the whole thing. More info here:
www.wired.com/story/thebig...
We'll hear from Jay Graber, Brian Chesky, Mira Murati, Jensen Huang, Mark Cuban, and more. The IRL event is full, but we'll be livestreaming the whole thing. More info here:
www.wired.com/story/thebig...
Join Us for the WIRED Big Interview Event
On December 3, WIRED will be sitting down with some of the biggest names in technology, business, science, and beyond for a full day packed with in-depth conversations.
www.wired.com
December 1, 2024 at 6:53 PM
It's almost Tuesday, which means the @wired.com Big Interview event in SF is nearly here.
We'll hear from Jay Graber, Brian Chesky, Mira Murati, Jensen Huang, Mark Cuban, and more. The IRL event is full, but we'll be livestreaming the whole thing. More info here:
www.wired.com/story/thebig...
We'll hear from Jay Graber, Brian Chesky, Mira Murati, Jensen Huang, Mark Cuban, and more. The IRL event is full, but we'll be livestreaming the whole thing. More info here:
www.wired.com/story/thebig...
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X-odus: @EFJEUROPE account will be frozen from 20 January 2025. The editorial evolution of X is simply in contradiction with our humanist values, our commitment to #PressFreedom and #MediaPluralism, and our fight against all forms of hatred and discrimination
europeanjournalists.org/blog/2024/11...
europeanjournalists.org/blog/2024/11...
X-odus: @EFJEUROPE account will be frozen from 20 January 2025
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) has decided it will no longer post content on Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, from 20 January 2025, ...
europeanjournalists.org
November 26, 2024 at 12:11 AM
X-odus: @EFJEUROPE account will be frozen from 20 January 2025. The editorial evolution of X is simply in contradiction with our humanist values, our commitment to #PressFreedom and #MediaPluralism, and our fight against all forms of hatred and discrimination
europeanjournalists.org/blog/2024/11...
europeanjournalists.org/blog/2024/11...
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GoBlue’s new app lets you track your Bluesky stats techcrunch.com/2024/...
GoBlue's new app lets you track your Bluesky stats | TechCrunch
A new app called GoBlue has launched to help those looking to track their following on Bluesky, the Twitter-like social network that's rapidly grown in
techcrunch.com
December 2, 2024 at 5:11 PM
GoBlue’s new app lets you track your Bluesky stats techcrunch.com/2024/...
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Bluesky promises more verification and an ‘aggressive’ approach to impersonation
Bluesky promises more verification and an ‘aggressive’ approach to impersonation
As more celebrities and popular influencers join Bluesky, the fast-growing social media service has been facing more concerns around impersonation and verified identity. The Bluesky Safety team posted Friday that the company has updated its impersonation…
tcrn.ch
November 30, 2024 at 9:50 PM
Bluesky promises more verification and an ‘aggressive’ approach to impersonation
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I wrote this story about the migration to Bluesky, what it means and what it tells us about oligarchdom, state actor propaganda, big tech and whether you're the user or the product. Tell me what you think. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-fun...
A Funny Thing Happened on The Way To Your Phone: Thinking About Bluesky
Ever since Elon Musk bought Twitter two years ago, those who despise his evolving mix of predatory trolling, stunted emotional development and right-wing extremism have been hoping for an alternative.
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 27, 2024 at 12:30 PM
I wrote this story about the migration to Bluesky, what it means and what it tells us about oligarchdom, state actor propaganda, big tech and whether you're the user or the product. Tell me what you think. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-fun...
Bluesky COO says platform is focused on users not advertisers
YouTube video by MSNBC
youtu.be
December 1, 2024 at 10:49 AM
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Nothing but the deepest gratitude to @tarikmoody.com for helping tell this story.
> “The beauty of the network is you can choose your adventure,” Fraser says. And for a growing number of users, that adventure leads to Blacksky.
> “The beauty of the network is you can choose your adventure,” Fraser says. And for a growing number of users, that adventure leads to Blacksky.
Could Blacksky emerge as Black Twitter’s spiritual successor on Bluesky?
As Black Twitter users flee X, developer Rudy Fraser's Blacksky on Bluesky creates a new safe haven reaching 750K users without VC funding.
hyfin.org
November 29, 2024 at 10:27 PM
Nothing but the deepest gratitude to @tarikmoody.com for helping tell this story.
> “The beauty of the network is you can choose your adventure,” Fraser says. And for a growing number of users, that adventure leads to Blacksky.
> “The beauty of the network is you can choose your adventure,” Fraser says. And for a growing number of users, that adventure leads to Blacksky.
Bluesky now displays replies by 'hotness'
Not everyone is happy about it being the default.
mashable.com
November 29, 2024 at 4:13 PM
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Bluesky is now big enough it has to grapple with a problem that nearly every platform before it has also faced: how to handle verification. I wrote about why its current approach is flawed, and talked with @hunterw.bsky.social about his valiant effort to verify notable accounts himself.
Bluesky has a verification problem
The influx of new users to Bluesky has opened up new opportunities for scammers and impersonators hoping to capitalize on the attention.
www.engadget.com
November 27, 2024 at 7:06 PM
Bluesky is now big enough it has to grapple with a problem that nearly every platform before it has also faced: how to handle verification. I wrote about why its current approach is flawed, and talked with @hunterw.bsky.social about his valiant effort to verify notable accounts himself.
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Rose Wang, Bluesky COO: ‘People are tired of the algorithm deciding everything’
Rose Wang, Bluesky COO: ‘People are tired of the algorithm deciding everything’
The executive argues that the success of the social network she works for lies in the fact that, unlike other platforms, it offers users a wide range of options to customize the content they see
english.elpais.com
November 26, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Rose Wang, Bluesky COO: ‘People are tired of the algorithm deciding everything’
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Meta’s Threads is developing its own take on Bluesky’s ‘Starter Packs’ techcrunch.com/2024/...
Meta's Threads is developing its own take on Bluesky's 'Starter Packs' | TechCrunch
Hoping to quell some of the momentum behind social network Bluesky, a competitor to X and Meta's Threads, Meta is developing a feature that takes
techcrunch.com
November 27, 2024 at 5:52 PM
Meta’s Threads is developing its own take on Bluesky’s ‘Starter Packs’ techcrunch.com/2024/...
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Bluesky verification could look a lot different from X’s blue checks techcrunch.com/2024/...
Bluesky verification could look a lot different from X's blue checks | TechCrunch
The rapidly growing social networking startup Bluesky, a Twitter/X alternative built on open web principles, revealed in a livestream on Monday how its
techcrunch.com
November 26, 2024 at 7:16 PM
Bluesky verification could look a lot different from X’s blue checks techcrunch.com/2024/...
Reddit AMA (and accompanying twitch stream vod) from @pfrazee.com and @emilyliu.me
redd.it/1gyfram/?sor...
youtu.be/JR4QHie9ilQ
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youtu.be/JR4QHie9ilQ
reddit.it
November 27, 2024 at 6:51 AM
Reddit AMA (and accompanying twitch stream vod) from @pfrazee.com and @emilyliu.me
redd.it/1gyfram/?sor...
youtu.be/JR4QHie9ilQ
redd.it/1gyfram/?sor...
youtu.be/JR4QHie9ilQ
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That journalist is @annodea.com and the interview got published in @siliconrepublic.bsky.social. Ann captured my thoughts perfectly. The success of this platform isn't solely on the Bluesky team, it's a shared responsibility, the community has a role to play. www.siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/k...
November 26, 2024 at 11:04 AM
That journalist is @annodea.com and the interview got published in @siliconrepublic.bsky.social. Ann captured my thoughts perfectly. The success of this platform isn't solely on the Bluesky team, it's a shared responsibility, the community has a role to play. www.siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/k...
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How to turn a Bluesky Starter Pack into a List techcrunch.com/2024/...
How to turn a Bluesky Starter Pack into a List | TechCrunch
A new tool for the rapidly growing X competitor Bluesky helps you quickly create new feeds that you can pin to the app's home page to follow your various
techcrunch.com
November 22, 2024 at 8:10 PM
How to turn a Bluesky Starter Pack into a List techcrunch.com/2024/...
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Sill’s new app rounds up the best links from your Bluesky and Mastodon networks techcrunch.com/2024/...
Sill's new app rounds up the best links from your Bluesky and Mastodon networks | TechCrunch
Want to keep up with what everyone's talking about on alternative social media sites like Bluesky and Mastodon, but don't have time to constantly scroll
techcrunch.com
November 25, 2024 at 8:37 PM
Sill’s new app rounds up the best links from your Bluesky and Mastodon networks techcrunch.com/2024/...
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Some news: amid rapid growth and some over-enforcement of its community guidelines, Bluesky trust and safety chief @aaron.bsky.team tells me the company will quadruple the size of its content moderation team www.platformer.news/bluesky-grow...
November 26, 2024 at 1:21 AM
Some news: amid rapid growth and some over-enforcement of its community guidelines, Bluesky trust and safety chief @aaron.bsky.team tells me the company will quadruple the size of its content moderation team www.platformer.news/bluesky-grow...
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It's happening. The migration to Bluesky is real. "Canadian MPs among social media users pivoting from X to Bluesky in the wake of U.S. vote. Basically, what we're seeing is a reconfiguration of the social media landscape"- @philipmai.com, co-director of @socialmedialab.ca www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Canadian MPs among social media users pivoting from X to Bluesky in the wake of U.S. vote | CBC News
In the wake of the U.S. election, many social media users have started to migrate from X to Bluesky, including some Canadian MPs. The move also comes as some experts warn that X and its owner Elon Musk could influence the next Canadian election.
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2024 at 3:39 PM
It's happening. The migration to Bluesky is real. "Canadian MPs among social media users pivoting from X to Bluesky in the wake of U.S. vote. Basically, what we're seeing is a reconfiguration of the social media landscape"- @philipmai.com, co-director of @socialmedialab.ca www.cbc.ca/news/politic...