Bluesky signups up 60%

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alex benzer (@internet.bsky.social)

as head of product, my job is simple: listen to you and bring you more of what you want from social. first up… a feature so requested, we lost count of how many times you asked. any guesses??

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internet.bsky.social
as head of product, my job is simple: listen to you and bring you more of what you want from social.

first up… a feature so requested, we lost count of how many times you asked.

any guesses??

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samuel.bsky.team
if only we had some sort of method to keep track of posts we’ve seen…..

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kylethayer.com
In particular on my app (Android), when I click a link to read an article and come back to the Bluesky app, bluesky reloads the latest posts and I can't find the one I just found the article link on, so I can't like and repost it. I wanted the app to save my place.

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frankhghtwr.bsky.social
It's almost like we need a decent search function or something

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mackuba.eu
Edits?!

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evbogue.com
I did this for ssb! I take full credit.

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evan.best
Let’s run a poll to see what the next big bsky feature should be!

️ Bookmarks
️ Instant Tipping
Polls
️ Other

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sastred.bsky.social
Hi Alex! This github.com/bluesky-soci...

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surfdude29.ispost.ing
clip clops, it's gotta be clip clops

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surfdude29.ispost.ing
oh and welcome to the bluesky team

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darkandwondrous.bsky.social
Congrats!

My top request is the option to search posts by people we follow. I miss that one really bad.

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byarielm.fyi
It’s gotta be edits

Reasoning:
• private needed for good bookmarks + bsky account recently shared the pin feed
• private ain’t gonna be ready yet that’s a bigger project

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byarielm.fyi
unless

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mackuba.eu
Hmm, I wonder how they're going to do bookmarks without proper private data…

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surfdude29.ispost.ing
good question

I would be in favour of opt-in, public bookmarks as a stopgap until private data is available, but they might not want to go down that route

github.com/bluesky-social/social-app/pull/7383

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mattsch.bsky.social
Can’t bookmarks just be a chat convo with oneself?

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surfdude29.ispost.ing
people have suggested that already, that could also be a stopgap measure that would help

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ewancroft.uk
can you guys do post edits? it's already available via PDSls but doesn't reflect in the social-app AppView unless the record is recreated.

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jortscity.bsky.social
Group chats?

Edit button?

Markdown text?

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edgy55.bsky.social
It's explained here why Bluesky doesn't use Markdown

www.pfrazee.com/blog/why-fac...

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qazm.de
They could still parse it like @deck.blue does, but I suspect an "add/edit link" button is more accessible for the general public.

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gaimeri.github.io
Gifs? (please add gifs)

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surfdude29.ispost.ing
those might be on their way very soon...

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stucupid.bsky.social
Private Accounts?
Images in DMs?
Actual Gif Support?

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gamingonlinux.com
A way to Edit posts

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proptermalone.bsky.social
is it tempmute/tempblock please

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rebelspikeyfloof.bsky.social
Edit button?

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sucsforyou.bsky.social
BOOKMARKS!

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sweetbee.vip
I'm hoping it's outline hashtags but I know it's not lol xD

media in DMS?

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moni.fans
stand alone message app, pronouns and updated profile bios with fixed locations for bday, links etc. bookmarks, private lists, ability to block users by domains, adding labels to starter packs, animated profile headers, removing the contentfilter rating from tenor (so we can use mature gifs)?

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edgy55.bsky.social
I know other members of the team seem pretty reluctant to do so, but I think it would be a good idea to seriously consider raising the character limit by an extra 200, or at least an extra 100

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surfdude29.ispost.ing
+1 for 500 (with longer posts truncated by default at 300 in feeds with a Show More)

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byarielm.fyi
Better yet a setting to toggle if you want to auto show all characters or auto have the “show more” and truncated to 300

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surfdude29.ispost.ing
yeah exactly, I should have been clearer, that's what I was meaning

I said it better on GH

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alex benzer (@internet.bsky.social)

this feed by @spacecowboy17.bsky.social is really quite good can you imagine another social network encouraging you to use a feed it didn't control? no? that's why @bsky.app is different [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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internet.bsky.social
this feed by @spacecowboy17.bsky.social is really quite good

can you imagine another social network encouraging you to use a feed it didn't control?

no?

that's why @bsky.app is different

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‪@pfrazee.com‬
Algorithmic Choice!

This "For You" feed by @spacecowboy17.bsky.social is what it's all about. You don't have to use Discover. Other people can make great algorithms.

Bluesky

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visious.bsky.social
Why do you allow rampant racist xenophobia, transphobia anti-blackness, misogyny, and anti-immigrant hatred on here ?

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rica.bsky.social
It’s annoying that when I search for a two words on here within quotation marks, bluesky still searches each word separately. Can you change that ?

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paridyme.bsky.social
I might be lost

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spacecowboy17.bsky.social
You are looking at the Skygaze For You feed which was replaced by Discover more than a year ago.

This is the working For You: bsky.app/profile/spac...

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paridyme.bsky.social
Ah I see now. Thanks!

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[The God Poster]

It’s because entertainers didn’t abandon it because of the audiences they built there. So if you want comedy or fukkery then you’re stuck on that app. Bluesky is missing that aspect: the pure shenanigans.

Ehhh similar to IG/Twitter they’ll need to decide if they want to go the sex worker route. That’s what seems to get all the attention

 

[No1]

I think its more they dont have regular ppl pushing fukkery, and no algorithms

Zola was the originator

That’s the problem - the people into fukkery aren’t politically minded and never left.

 

[Formerly Black Trash]

Ehhh similar to IG/Twitter they’ll need to decide if they want to go the sex worker route. That’s what seems to get all the attention

Nah and they already had nudes shyt on there

Its the shytty hip hop fan pages and the rage baiting relationship and race posts

Those pages can't function without the algorithm forcing them on other ppl tho

 

[No1]

Ehhh similar to IG/Twitter they’ll need to decide if they want to go the sex worker route. That’s what seems to get all the attention

They do allow sex workers. You can curate your timeline to whatever you want. They just need black twitter to join.

 

[The God Poster]

They do allow sex workers. You can curate your timeline to whatever you want. They just need black twitter to join.

Allow & have is different they need more lol

 

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Firesky

Watch every Bluesky post in real-time – filter the firehose

firesky.tv

What is this?​

The new social app Bluesky makes all of its data available over the public AT protocol.

This web app republishes every single new post/reply from the Bluesky firehose in real-time – useful for observing the current mood, monitoring for key words or phrases, or discovering something new.

Created and maintained by John Spurlock (@johnspurlock.com on Bluesky).

Made with Deno + Denoflare, hosted on Cloudflare Workers.

 

[Rasille]

It’s gonna take time. Twitter had a 15 year head start

 

[Xyrax]

It’s gonna take time. Twitter had a 15 year head start

This.... 15 years of momentum will not be turned in just a year or two. The point is, its still going and growing, which is good.

 

[Formerly Black Trash]

Allow & have is different they need more lol

Nobody pays attention to hos on twitter unless they ultra gooners or they trying to trick

 

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thy need video playback support in embeds.

 

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Bluesky says it’s getting more aggressive about moderation and enforcement | TechCrunch

It sounds like Bluesky is getting serious about giving some users the boot, with the company saying it will be doing more to “enforce our moderation policies to better cultivate a space for healthy conversations.”

techcrunch.com

Bluesky says it’s getting more aggressive about moderation and enforcement​

Anthony Ha

6:40 AM PDT · September 22, 2025



It sounds like Bluesky is getting serious about giving some users the boot, with the company saying it will be doing more to “enforce our moderation policies to better cultivate a space for healthy conversations.”

This is part of a broader update to the social media company’s community guidelines, after Bluesky asked users in August to provide feedback on an earlier draft of these changes. In a new blog post, the company said it received comments from more than 14,000 community members and that it “especially heard from community members who shared concerns about how the guidelines could impact creative expression and traditionally marginalized voices.”

“After considering this feedback, and in a return to our experimental roots, we are going to bring a greater focus to encouraging constructive dialogue and enforcing our rules against harassment and toxic content,” the company said. “For starters, we are going to increase our enforcement efforts.”

As part of that enforcement, Bluesky said that it will “more quickly escalate enforcement actions towards account restrictions.” When asked for more details, a Bluesky spokesperson told TechCrunch that moving forward, users who violate the guidelines will be getting fewer warnings before their accounts are deactivated.

In addition, the company will be “making product changes that clarify when content is likely to violate our community guidelines” — so perhaps users will also see more warnings before they post content that might run afoul of the guidelines.

Who gets banned and why remains a fraught issue for Bluesky (as it is for most social networks). For example, there have been recurring complaints that accounts fundraising for Palestinians in Gaza have been unfairly suspended.

More recently, many users criticized Bluesky’s decision to temporarily suspend the horror writer Gretchen Felker-Martin due to her now-deleted comments about the shooting of Charlie Kirk. Writer Roxane Gay described Bluesky’s decision — along with DC Comics’ cancellation of Felker-Martin’s “Red Hood” comic book — as “unacceptable,” “ridiculous,” and an “absolute shame.”

Felker-Martin responded succinctly to Bluesky’s post announcing the new guidelines, writing, “thanks this sucks.”

In addition to criticism from its more left-leaning users, Bluesky also faces ongoing complaints that it has become a liberal echo chamber. (And there definitely seem to be users who can’t take a joke.)

The company’s post mentions other upcoming product changes, including a “zen mode” that would set new defaults for users who want a calmer social media experience, as well as “prompts for how to engage in more constructive conversations.”

Bluesky said the actual guidelines have been further revised based on user feedback, with more specific language in some sections, as well as a new section about protected expression, such as journalism and education.

Since these changes were announced on Friday, much of the response on Bluesky has focused on guidelines that forbid “sexual content involving non-consensual activity,” even if the content is animated, illustrated, or synthetic. (Gaming marketplaces, including Steam and Itch.io, recently faced backlash after seeming to crack down on games with edgy or even illegal adult content.)

One user, for example, complained that Bluesky should “worry less about whether or not a cartoon has rights and more about whether real life trans and Palestinian people do.” Another said this language “has literally always been there because it’s boilerplate social media stuff” and suggested that users were confused because of “bluesky’s dogs–t comms.”

The Bluesky spokesperson said, “There’s been some misunderstanding here — we haven’t changed anything about our enforcement in this area and have no intention of doing so.”

The new guidelines are scheduled to take effect on October 15.

 

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 (@whysharksmatter.bsky.social)

BlueSky shoutout on Abbot Elementary!

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whysharksmatter.bsky.social
BlueSky shoutout on Abbot Elementary!
https://video.bsky.app/watch/did:pl...2bu73p6r37ogtqjagrx4inaicb4hw3i/playlist.m3u8

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whysharksmatter.bsky.social
@pfrazee.com @jay.bsky.team

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geoffgreen.org
of course it’s Jacob

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terez.bsky.social
janine and gregory are on blacksky

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terez.bsky.social
gregory doesn't post. too worried about saying something that could hurt his career. he just follows the news and some academics he likes, maybe a few niche accounts for gardening or whatever.

janine posts about whatever is on her mind but she tries to avoid being too weird

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nagler.bsky.social
Mr. Johnson still regularly posts on Twitter. He did not pay for verification but is still somehow verified, pre-Elon.

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brentondanger.bsky.social
Like they also still called in twitter too

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zoobmer.bsky.social
I was about to say! deadnaming is wrong, with few exceptions; and this is my go to example of an exception.

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westcoast-tj.bsky.social
Reason #2,783 why we love that show!

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mjnabuurs.bsky.social
@abbottelementary.bsky.social
also acknowledged the importance of good indoor air quality and the tools available to make it so:

#ItsElementary

Bluesky

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drsaddison.bsky.social
Ah, but we should all have cancelled Hulu/Disney+ over Kimmel, and thus unable to watch the episode!

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herroyalredness.bsky.social
Not if you sail the high seas

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drsaddison.bsky.social
yarrrrrrr

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scribemarjie.bsky.social
this indeed is our Bluesky guy.

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volkerball.bsky.social
It's pronounced blueskee, fight me.

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sqlhandle.bsky.social
rhymes with brewski…

badgerstatebrewing.com/post/brewski...

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oliviaquinn.bsky.social

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realroffs.bsky.social
As it should be.

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myturnaspace.bsky.social
@quintabrunson.bsky.social is here so... why am I not surprised?

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jennyjennijen.bsky.social
Of course it's Jacob

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philadlj.bsky.social


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richferro.com
Hey look @jrdominguez.bsky.social somebody got a video of me at the 2024 LMSA conference without me noticing

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ynobeg.bsky.social
Jacob so woke and I love it

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tallwhitepines.bsky.social
Every so often, my husband will nudge me while we're watching it, when Jacob does something cringe.

"LOOK LOOK! It's YOU again!"

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tallwhitepines.bsky.social
@toddindamitten.bsky.social

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raddadredemption.bsky.social
LOL

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niimand.bsky.social
I totally agree

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davidkc.bsky.social
Love it!! And love this show.

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olorointeriors.bsky.social
Love it!!

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rannulbh.bsky.social
Ok who cloned DJ Qualls?

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darthbane0.bsky.social