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Bluesky has added a new feed-control feature that lets you hide reposts from a specific user in your feeds, accessible from that user's profile via a three-dot menu. The company is also launching a beta feature that will automatically add post numbers to long threads to help you gauge reading length, similar to Threads.
Bluesky’s new permanent CEO Toni Schneider pitches a decade-long plan to grow the open AT Protocol and ATmosphere: keep Bluesky as a text-first, ad-free app while expanding private, member-based spaces, distributed moderation, and ecosystem-wide monetization. He also pushes protocol governance to independent bodies (IETF and a Swiss foundation) and envisions a federated network of thousands of apps built on AT Proto, with user data and identity owned by users.
Jeopardy host Ken Jennings sparked online backlash by joking he received 'express permission from the trans community' to keep his NYT Spelling Bee games and NYT subscriptions, mocking boycott demands; the remark, posted on Bluesky in response to a NYT Spelling Bee post, drew criticism from transgender activists who said it trivializes their concerns, though Jennings has publicly supported trans rights in the past.
Jeopardy! host Ken Jennings sparked online controversy by joking that he had “express permission from the trans community” to continue playing NYT games amid calls to boycott the Times’ products. Trans activists criticized the remark as trivializing their concerns, prompting pushback online and sparking a broader discussion about NYT coverage of transgender issues and boycott culture. Jennings doubled down with follow-ups that some readers found dismissive, while others noted his past support for transgender rights.
OutKick reports that USA Today columnist Nancy Armour apologized for an 'inartful' Emmett Till analogy in a Caitlin Clark column that linked Clark’s reactions to dangers faced by Black and queer WNBA players and referenced Chicago as Till’s hometown. Armour posted the apology on Bluesky after widespread criticism that the piece trivialized lynching. The piece notes the controversy and questions the column’s editorial vetting, with USA Today not issuing an immediate public response.
Wario64 was briefly suspended on Bluesky after posting a publicly accessible Rayman Origins Enhanced store page link and screenshot; Bluesky cited a DMCA takedown and a community guidelines violation, deleted the post and issued a warning, but the account was back online within about 30 minutes amid backlash, and Ubisoft reportedly did not ask for the takedown.
Bluesky rolled out Attie, an AI app described as a user-customizable feed builder on top of its Atmosphere protocol, but the move has sparked swift backlash from its anti-AI user base. Bluesky officials frame Attie as separate from the main app and suggest it could be monetized later, while some users question the feature's purpose and utility, complicating its adoption ahead of potential public release.
Bluesky unveils Attie, an AI assistant powered by Anthropic's Claude built on the AT Protocol to let users create custom feeds via natural language. Currently in closed beta as a standalone app, with plans to integrate Attie feeds into Bluesky and other atproto apps and, eventually, allow users to vibe-code apps atop AT Protocol.
Bluesky is launching Attie, a standalone AI app built by Jay Graber’s new team that uses Anthropic’s Claude to tailor feeds across Bluesky and other atpro networks, aiming to offer a more personalized, people-focused social experience. The project, described at Bluesky’s Atmosphere conference, marks a shift under new Bluesky CEO Toni Schneider, with Attie entering beta testing even as the platform remains wary of AI chatter among its user base.
Aether OS runs a full desktop in your browser and ties into the AT Protocol (Bluesky), offering 42 apps for text editing, task management, social features, and even a simple DAW/video editor. It’s visually cyberpunk and currently in alpha with many rough edges, limited documentation, and no encryption or permissions, so nothing stored there should be considered private.
Bluesky will have a leadership reshuffle: Jay Graber is stepping down as CEO and will become Bluesky’s Chief Innovation Officer, while investor Toni Schneider takes over as interim CEO as Bluesky searches for a permanent replacement; Graber will focus on building new features for a platform that has grown from about 30 million users to 40 million in roughly a year, with an emphasis on an open, user-controlled social web.
Following Oracle and investors’ takeover of TikTok’s US operations, users are migrating to UpScrolled, an impartial alt platform that blends features of Instagram and X. The Verge notes UpScrolled is already climbing (12th in the App Store) but struggling to handle the surge, with posts from users like Taylor Lorenz highlighting the switch amid concerns about censorship. TikTok attributes recent outages to a power failure at a data center, while UpScrolled emphasizes free expression with no shadowbanning.
Elon Musk’s X is experiencing a global outage with users in major cities unable to load the platform, and reports also show Grok facing issues amid regulatory scrutiny; the disruption has some users looking toward competing social platforms like Threads and Bluesky as service is restored.
Bluesky introduces a new 'privacy-first' contact import feature that allows users to find friends only if both parties opt-in, verify their phone numbers, and consent to sharing contact data, which is stored securely and can be deleted at any time, initially available in select countries.
Bluesky suspended author Sarah Kendzior for a post referencing Johnny Cash's lyrics, claiming it threatened harm, but she argues it was a quote from a 2018 article and questions the fairness of the ban, highlighting ongoing challenges in social media moderation and transparency.