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Bluesky is rolling out age verification in South Dakota and Wyoming

Bluesky is rolling out age verification in South Dakota and Wyoming Its approach will mirror its actions in the UK. Karissa Bell Bluesky Bluesky is expanding its age verification features stateside. The service will require users in South Dakota and Wyoming to verify their ages in order to access direct messaging and adult content on … Continue reading Bluesky is rolling out age verification in South Dakota and Wyoming

Bluesky and Threads showed us very different visions for a post-X future

  Bluesky and Threads showed us very different visions for a post-X future The two text-based platforms share some of the same goals, but almost none of the same tactics for getting there. karissa bell   Tue, Dec 31, 2024   Meta and Bluesky There’s no longer any question that Threads and Bluesky have created … Continue reading Bluesky and Threads showed us very different visions for a post-X future

Jack Dorsey claims Bluesky is ‘repeating all the mistakes’ he made at Twitter

Jack Dorsey claims Bluesky is ‘repeating all the mistakes’ he made at Twitter He prefers Nostr even though it’s “weird and hard to use.” karissa bell   Fri, May 10, 2024 GREG NASH via Getty Images Just in case there was any doubt about how Jack Dorsey really feels about Bluesky, the former Twitter CEO … Continue reading Jack Dorsey claims Bluesky is ‘repeating all the mistakes’ he made at Twitter

Bluesky finally has DMs, with encrypted messaging coming ‘down the line’

Bluesky finally has DMs, with encrypted messaging coming ‘down the line’ For now, the feature only supports person-to-person text chats. karissa bell   Wed, May 22, 2024 Bluesky Bluesky, the open source social media service that began as an internal Twitter project, has gained a key feature as it looks to compete with X and … Continue reading Bluesky finally has DMs, with encrypted messaging coming ‘down the line’

Jack Dorsey says (on X) that he’s not on the Bluesky board anymore

Jack Dorsey says (on X) that he’s not on the Bluesky board anymore The company hasn’t publicly confirmed his departure. cheyenne macdonald   Updated Mon, May 6, 2024 Joe Raedle via Getty Images Jack Dorsey has apparently exited the Bluesky board. As spotted by TechCrunch, the former Twitter CEO who was previously Bluesky’s highest-profile proponent … Continue reading Jack Dorsey says (on X) that he’s not on the Bluesky board anymore

Bluesky will let users run their own moderation services

Bluesky will let users run their own moderation services Users can subscribe to third-party labeling services for additional layers of moderation. Karissa Bell   Wed, Mar 13, 2024 Bluesky Bluesky, the open-source Twitter alternative, is about to start testing out one of its more ambitious ideas: allowing its users to run their own moderation services. … Continue reading Bluesky will let users run their own moderation services