Bluesky | News, Hiring, Layoffs, Competitors, CEO, Fundraising Insights
Bluesky is a decentralized social media platform developed by former X (Twitter) CEO Jack Dorsey. It aims to provide users with more...
Bluesky is a decentralized social media platform developed by former X (Twitter) CEO Jack Dorsey. It aims to provide users with more control over their social media experience through features like user-managed moderation, customizable algorithmic feeds, and an open-source protocol that allows different social media apps to interact. The platform is designed to foster community engagement and creativity while minimizing centralized control.
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- Bluesky, led by CEO Lantian 'Jay' Graber, has implemented a sophisticated moderation system allowing users to adopt external moderation systems, attracting users disillusioned with Twitter's content policies.
- Bluesky allows users to verify their accounts by using a custom .CA domain as their handle, enhancing legitimacy and brand identity without the need for traditional verification methods.
- Bluesky introduced starter packs, curated lists of accounts for users to follow, to overcome network effects and support its growth as a new microblogging platform.
- Bluesky has introduced a TikTok alternative called Skylight following the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the TikTok ban.
- On January 17, 2025, Bluesky launched Flashes, a new app allowing users to share galleries of up to four images and one-minute videos, aiming to challenge Instagram.
- Bluesky PBC has created Lexicons to standardize data formatting on ATProto, influencing how public data is structured and used by other apps like the newly announced Flashes.
- Openvibe's latest update now supports notifications for Bluesky and Mastodon.
- A new AI sentiment analysis dashboard has been developed to monitor keyword sentiment on Bluesky using their open Search API.
👔 Bluesky CEO, Management and Leadership Team
⚔️ Bluesky Alternatives and Competitors
- Mastodon |
- Post |
- Pebble |
- Spill |
- Meta's Threads |
- Pixelfed |
- X |
- Diaspora |
- Minds |
- furaffinity.net |
- e621.net |
- itaku.ee |
- tumblr.com |
- patreon.com |
- twitter.com
💼 Bluesky Hiring and Layoffs
- Bluesky is reportedly laying off employees while maintaining a facade of normalcy, according to LinkedIn posts.
- Bluesky is attracting former X employees to join their team full-time.
- Paul Frazee, who joined Bluesky as protocol engineer and became CTO in April, previously worked on the Beaker project which has now ended.
🤖 Bluesky Developer, Integration and Automation News
- The Institute for Earth and Space Exploration has joined Bluesky to share information about space, remote health, astronomy, and earth observation.
- Simple Minds have joined Bluesky.
- On February 6, 2025, the City of Mission Viejo joined Bluesky to improve communication with residents.
- On January 27, 2025, the European Medicines Agency announced it would stop posting on X and switch to Bluesky for its communication needs.
- NEA announced they are moving to the Bluesky platform to prioritize safety, inclusivity, and meaningful engagement.
- BFBS Forces News has joined the social media platform Bluesky to offer a new way for readers to engage with military news and events.
- Bluesky is collaborating with Oi, Samsung, Blizzard Entertainment, and Nick Animation for a new token launch and Genesis Mint Team Experience.
- Bullets Forever has joined Bluesky Social to increase engagement and followership.
📈 Bluesky Financials, Fundraising and Valuation News
- Bluesky is raising a $700 million funding round to differentiate itself as a 'free speech' platform, with CEO Jay Graber open to exploring non-intrusive ad formats.
- Bluesky launched a new funding round this week, valuing the platform at $700 million, to expand its decentralized social media alternative.
- Bluesky, led by CEO Jay Garber, is a privately owned public benefit corporation that has issued equity to venture capital investors to support its rapid growth in late 2024.
- Bluesky's daily activity has declined from 7.5 million to 4 million posts since the election peak, indicating a steady decrease in user engagement.
- Bluesky has experienced explosive growth, increasing its user base from 9 million to over 25 million, by attracting users disillusioned with Elon Musk's management of Twitter, now called X.
- Mark Cuban is offering to invest in startups that can create a TikTok alternative using Bluesky's AT Protocol, which has seen rapid user growth from 10 million to over 27.6 million.
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