A decentralized social network and competitor to Twitter the sky is blue It finally allows users to view posts on its platform without logging in. People still need an invitation to create an account and start posting but can read posts through a link.
The move will also allow publishers to link to Bluesky posts or embed them in blogs. Additionally, users can share them in individual or group chats.
Bluesky users can switch the setting through it Settings > Moderation > Ability to log out To prevent the social network from displaying its posts to logged out users. However, this limit only applies to the Bluesky website and app. Other third-party clients may not honor the switch and display your posts anyway, the company said. So, if you don’t want to share posts with a wider audience, you’ll need to make your profile private.
In a blog post, company CEO Jay Graber also revealed a new butterfly logo that replaces the well’s overall logo…a blue sky with clouds.
“Early on, we noticed that people were naturally using the butterfly symbol 🦋 to refer to their blue handles,” Graber said. “We loved that, and we adopted it as it spread.” Butterfly speaks about our mission to transform social media into something new.
This year, Bluesky launched its apps for iOS and Android and has reached 2 million users. The social network also rolled out various moderation tools after facing criticism over the type of content it allowed on the platform. While Bluesky is currently the only example of an AT protocol, it aims to federate “early next year.” This means we may see more servers and instances compatible with Bluesky with its own set of rules.
Bluesky’s announcement comes as Meta’s Threads begins piloting the ActivityPub integration. Following Meta’s announcement earlier this month, Instagram head Adam Mosseri said… last Oh people from Threads a team They started making their accounts and posts visible on Mastodon and other compatible apps.