Ever wondered how Bluesky was built?

With elin 👩‍💻, we spent the last couple of weeks talking with two founding engineers at the decentralized social network to get a sense of how they build the platform from the ground up.

Today's free article: newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/bluesky

Today, we're rolling out the first iteration of stackable moderation for Bluesky users.

You can create and subscribe to additional moderation services on top of what Bluesky requires, giving you unprecedented control over your social media experience.

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Bluesky is built to give users control over their social spaces online.

Today, we’re open sourcing Ozone, a tool that lets users collaboratively inspect and label content on the network.

Later this week, we’re opening up the ability for users to run their own independent…

Billionaires like Elon Musk are threatened by Bluesky.

We’re building an open social network that lets you choose your own feed, gives you the right to leave, and gives communities the tools to self-govern. The skies are bluer on bsky.app.

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Bluesky opens up federation, letting anyone run their own server tcrn.ch/42RCHxe

Developers looking to participate in early access federation for self-hosters, read more here!

docs.bsky.app/blog/self-host…

Today, we’re excited to announce that the Bluesky network is federating and opening up in a way that allows you to host your own data!

Read more here for how this will affect your experience on Bluesky (in short: it won’t) and why this matters.

bsky.social/about/blog/02-…

Tomorrow, Bryan Newbold from bluesky joins for a Fission Tech Talk. We'll hear about the #DID PLC that underlies the #ATProtocol accounts on the open social network, and plans for consortia.

Register to join for the presentation & discussion lu.ma/0asukloi

Build in an ecosystem that won't lock you out.

Explore projects built on bluesky's open APIs here:
docs.bsky.app/showcase

Join Bluesky (no invite code required): bsky.app

If you're missing #TweetDeck , be sure to check deck.blue out on bluesky!

i don't know how to overstate just how open and public the bluesky API is

anyone can build graphs like these bc they're not private company data: docs.bsky.app

you can actually finally build tools on an API that you won't someday get randomly locked / priced out of

Bluesky is built on the AT Protocol — check out the tutorials, starter templates, and a project showcase for the Bluesky API on our new docs site!

Build in an open ecosystem that will never lock you out. 🛠️

docs.bsky.app

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