2025-10-31
Bluesky experiments with dislikes and 'social proximity' to improve conversations
Bluesky is adding a dislike button as a way to signal the kind of posts you don't want to see in your Discover feed. The experiment is part of several new ideas Bluesky is exploring to a improve conversations on its platform.
The new experiments Bluesky is running are primarily built around the notion of "social proximity." The company says it's aiming to build a system that maps your place in a "social neighborhood" of "people you already interact with or would likely enjoy knowing." By prioritizing replies and posts from the people in your general "neighborhood," the company believes it can make conversations "feel more relevant, fa [...]
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Bluesky and Threads showed us very different visions for a post-X future
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Flashes, an Instagram alternative based on Bluesky, is available for iPhones now
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Bluesky's 2024 moderation report shows how quickly harmful content grew as new users flocked in
Bluesky experienced explosive growth last year, particularly toward the end, necessitating that the platform ramp up its moderation efforts. In its recently released moderation report for 2024, Bluesk [...]
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Will updating your AI agents help or hamper their performance? Raindrop's new tool Experiments tells you
It seems like almost every week for the last two years since ChatGPT launched, new large language models (LLMs) from rival labs or from OpenAI itself have been released. Enterprises are hard pressed t [...]
2025-04-21
Bluesky is getting blue checkmarks and an official verification system
Bluesky is adopting an official verification system after all. In an update, the company said it plans to grant blue checkmarks to “authentic and notable” accounts. It will also allow some “trus [...]
2025-03-10
Bluesky adds 3-minute video uploads and inbox management features
Bluesky continues to beef up its video capabilities. The app’s latest update adds support for uploads of up to 3 minutes, a notable expansion from its previous limit of one minute. The change should [...]
2025-07-07
Bluesky is finally adding more ways to filter notifications
Bluesky has updated its notification settings so that users have more control over when and why the social media app sends them a ping. Besides more granular controls over which things will trigger a [...]
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Threads is getting a dedicated media tab and photo tagging
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