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One of the buzziest post-Twitter apps hit a big milestone on Tuesday. Rose Wang, who works on strategy and operations for Bluesky, shared a screenshot of the moment on X,…
Bluesky introduced a bunch of updates on Friday to its mobile apps and website, including a new tab to see your own likes, notification support for apps and an emoji…
After seeing record traffic, Bluesky adds rate limits to improve network stability
Twitter/X rival Bluesky announced it will impose rate limits to improve its network stability and security, but assured users their posting experience would not be impacted. The move comes shortly…
Bluesky buckled following Twitter/X’s announcement about the end of blocks
Twitter, er X, competitor Bluesky buckled following Elon Musk’s announcement that X will no longer support the “block” function in favor of mutes only. Users on Bluesky were seeing issues…
Bluesky adds self-labeling for posts and a dedicated media tab for profiles
Bluesky, rival of Threads and X — formerly Twitter — has started allowing users to self-tag their posts so they can be automatically filtered. The company has started with NSFW…
As Threads soars, Twitter rival Bluesky adopts a new personalized, algorithmic feed
Bluesky, one of the many would-be Twitter replacements now on the market, is making a notable change to how users discover new content on its network. Previously, the Bluesky app…
Bluesky sends some users personalized apologies after racism controversy
Bluesky, which has been embattled with moderation issues since its launch earlier this year, appeared to apologize for failing to protect Black users and other marginalized groups on the platform. …
Bluesky’s moderation woes continue as users threaten to leave the site in protest of its failure to flag slurs in account usernames. Many users — particularly Black users — are…
As Threads soars, Twitter rival Bluesky hits its first million installs
As Instagram’s new Twitter rival Threads soars into the double-digit millions after launching on Wednesday, another Twitter alternative, Bluesky, has hit a milestone of its own. According to new analysis…
Be still, my heart. No matter how much FOMO you feel, do not burden me with another social network. Yet, resisting the latest fad app is proving tougher than I…
Standard protocol: In a post-Twitter world, Mastodon and Bluesky need to get on the same page
In a week that has seen Twitter’s continued decimation with read limits and TweetDeck trundling behind the Great Blue Paywall, there has been renewed interest in alternatives, as those still…
Bluesky announces its $8M seed round and first paid service, custom domains
Hours before Meta launches its anticipated Instagram competitor, Threads, another Twitter rival — Bluesky — is announcing additional funding and its first paid service. In a blog post on Wednesday,…
Twitter was even messier than usual this weekend. On Saturday, owner Elon Musk tweeted that Twitter would combat “extreme levels of data scraping,” by limiting accounts that don’t subscribe to…
Social magazine app Flipboard has introduced a custom feed for the decentralized social network Bluesky. The company said that the “Tech by Flipboard” feed is a curated feed by the…
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Bluesky’s growing pains strain its relationship with Black users
Bluesky, the decentralized social network and frontrunner alternative to Twitter, has been hailed as a wonderland of funny posts and good vibes. But a moderation policy change that followed a death threat against a Black user has many on Bluesky questioning if the platform is safe for marginalized communities after all. Bluesky had around 50,000…
Flipboard becomes first app to support Bluesky, Mastodon and Pixelfed all in one place
Social magazine app Flipboard is continuing its investment in the federated social web with today’s news that it’s integrating with decentralized social networks Bluesky and Pixelfed. The move will allow…
This Week in Apps: Apple and Google team up on trackers, Google I/O preview, apps hit NewFronts
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app economy in…
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For Bluesky to thrive, it needs sex workers and Black Twitter
In the months since Elon Musk took over, and subsequently tanked, Twitter, people have been desperate to find an alternative platform. Bluesky, a decentralized social network backed by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, is the latest frontrunner. Bluesky has already gained attention with its irreverent posting culture, but to keep users, it needs to maintain a…
Bluesky invites become a hot commodity as demand for the Twitter alternative outstrips access
Consumer demand for the Jack Dorsey-backed Twitter alternative Bluesky is outstripping access, according to the latest App Store data and figures published today by the company. In a new FAQ…
This Week in Apps: Users pan Snapchat’s AI, Bluesky has a moment, Apple wins antitrust appeal
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app economy in…
I have joined so many social media websites since October 27, 2022, the fateful day in which Elon Musk tanked his net worth and volunteered for the worst job in…
Twitter alternative T2 readies expansion with launch of invites system
The Twitter alternative T2, founded by Twitter and Google veterans, is ready to expand. Launched into alpha testing earlier this year, T2 will today begin to roll out its first…
Looking to leave the Twitter ecosystem? Bluesky, the Twitter alternative backed by Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey, has now rolled out to Android users. The app, which promises a…
This Week in Apps: Jack Dorsey-backed Bluesky, social apps’ teen protections, Twitter clients get help
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app economy in…
Jack Dorsey-backed Twitter alternative Bluesky hits the App Store as an invite-only app
Bluesky, the Twitter alternative backed by Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey, has hit the App Store and more testers are gaining access. Though the app is still only available…
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The best Twitter alternatives worth checking out
We’ll be straight with you. There’s no 1:1 Twitter replacement — not yet, and possibly not ever. Still, there are plenty of social apps that might be worth substituting into your obsessive timeline-checking routines if you’re done with Twitter for whatever reason (we can think of plenty). Twitter’s current situation — advertisers leaving, Nazis logging…
Jack Dorsey warns against attacks on Twitter staff and dedicates $1M a year to Signal
Twitter founder Jack Dorsey issued a warning on the social network’s state and prospects, saying it meets none of the standards he hoped to achieve and that harassment of its…
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Decentralized discourse: How open source is shaping Twitter’s future
Six weeks on from Elon Musk’s $44 billion Twitter takeover, few words can fully encapsulate events as they have unfolded in the period since. “Chaotic” or “farcical” come pretty close, though, with mass layoffs, U-turns, ultimatums, resignations, crowdsourced ban reversals, advertiser standoffs, picking fights with Apple and a revamped verification system that has everyone and their uncle…
