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Bluesky Social rolls out MAJOR update: Email verification, warning for misleading links, more

11Oct

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Bluesky Social rolls out MAJOR update: Email verification, warning for misleading links, more

[ad_1] Elon Musk's acquisition of X (formerly Twitter) has resulted in a myriad of changes on the platform, the majority of which have drawn flak from users. Consequently, many of them have switched to alternate platforms such as Mastodon, Threads, and Bluesky Social. While the former two platforms are accessible to everyone, Bluesky Social still follows an invite-only protocol, meaning only those who have invite codes can get onto the platform. Despite this, Bluesky last month announced that it had amassed 1 million users on its platform. To keep users engaged safely and securely on its platform, Bluesky Social has announced new safety features on its platform as part of the new update.Bluesky Social updateAccording to a report by TechCrunch, former X boss Jack Dorsey-owned Bluesky Soc...

Surprise! Bluesky to slap rate limits on users as traffic skyrockets

23Aug

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Surprise! Bluesky to slap rate limits on users as traffic skyrockets

[ad_1] Since Elon Musk's takeover, X (formerly known as Twitter) has undergone a myriad of changes. The introduction of Twitter Blue, imposing temporary restrictions, and rebranding to X are just some of the drastic steps taken by the Tesla and SpaceX CEO. Witnessing this, many users had enough and they've been flocking to other microblogging platforms, namely Instagram's Threads and Jack Dorsey's Bluesky Social. While the former is a rapidly developing platform that is open to everyone, the latter is still in an invite-only phase, but still has hit the headlines recently as a number of celebrities and eminent personalities have joined it.Seeing record traffic, Bluesky suffered network issues a number of times. In fact, every time Musk announced a change on Twitter, there were a huge nu...

Bluesky sparks outrage after allowing users to have racial slurs in username

17Jul

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Bluesky sparks outrage after allowing users to have racial slurs in username

[ad_1] In the last few years, we've seen several alternatives to Twitter rise up. Spill, Mastodon, Steemit and Threads are some of the options users can jump ship to if they're unhappy with Musk-owned Twitter. Even former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is involved in the race for becoming the top microblogging platform with his Bluesky Social. But unlike Twitter, Bluesky is a decentralized platform, meaning all the data is stored on independent servers instead of servers owned by the company.While this might make it sound like it is the perfect platform to jump to, a recent incident on the platform has hinted at potential moderation problems. Racial slurs on BlueskyIn the last week, several people have reported seeing usernames containing racial slurs on Bluesky. Shockingly, this recent incide...

Celebs, politicians join Twitter rival Bluesky: Here’s how you can too

29Apr

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Celebs, politicians join Twitter rival Bluesky: Here’s how you can too

[ad_1] With Twitter mired in confusion over check marks, subscriptions and an ever—increasing number of seemingly haphazard decisions by the platform's owner Elon Musk, some users are searching for alternatives. Many are looking no further than Bluesky, which has its own origins in Twitter and, to all intents and purposes, acts in a very similar fashion. Its latest devotees include US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, writer-comedian Dril and model Chrissy Teigen. But for now it's invite only. The platform on Thursday said it had just experienced its biggest single-day jump in users yet. Here's everything you need to know about Bluesky — and how to get an all-important invite: What is Bluesky?On the outside, Bluesky is a platform with similar looks and features to Twitter — alb...