Do you remember that social media (decentralised) platform that experienced such a boom one year ago? Yeah, Bluesky as for today, hit 40 M users (I understood that "accounts") and is trying to improve experience, such as:
adding downvoting system dislikes, moderation tools (e.g. detecting toxic comments),
1/ Bluesky has just crossed 40 million users, which is impressive for a decentralized social platform that once felt like the future of online communities.
2/ In the early days, it was full of devs, creators, and tech thinkers experimenting and building together. Now, the focus seems to have shifted toward more general and political discussions.
3/ The platform is improving though new moderation tools, a downvote system, and UX/UI upgrades show they re listening to feedback.
4/ Still, I wonder if Bluesky can rediscover its identity and re-attract the innovative crowd that made it special.
Bluesky is building an open social network where anyone can contribute, while still providing an easy-to-use experience for users. For the past year, we used invite codes to help us manage growth and now, we’re ready for anyone to join.
Bluesky is implementing comprehensive updates to its policies and community guidelines, driven by global regulations and user feedback, with a focus on improving user safety, clarity, and community standards.
Key Takeaways
New guidelines organized around four principles: Safety First, Respect Others, Be Authentic, and Follow the Rules
Introduces an informal dispute resolution process, allowing direct phone conversations to resolve user conflicts
Addresses previous moderation challenges by providing more detailed policies on content moderation, hate speech, and user conduct
Bluesky is building a protocol for public conversation that can make social networks work more like email, blogs, or phone numbers — the open systems that power the rest of our online lives.
Ozone allows a team of moderators or curators to collaboratively moderate content from the atproto network , which hosts Bluesky. It provides a unified interface to review reports, create labels, and inspect content.
