Bluesky gets “Communities” | Edge

Bluesky will get “communities,” which will function as smaller spaces where you can “dig deeper and hang out with people who care about the same things” sometime this year, according to head of product Alex Benzer. It will be built on the decentralized AT protocol that underpins Bluesky, which Binzer says “is a new architecture for everyone” and is part of the “atmosphere” (short for the AT protocol ecosystem).

“Some of the ideas we have in mind so far,” Binzer listed. In a topic. “In Bluesky, you’ll be able to create communities, join communities, post in them, and get updates.” Benzer says. “The core features in Bluesky remain simple. The magic comes from the communities that are also on the open web. This means you can customize it and add features using other Atmospheric apps and tools.”

Communities will get a handle that “acts as a URL,” and if you go to that URL, you’ll “be taken to a dedicated home page for the community,” according to Benzer. “Builders can also host a completely customized experience there instead.” There will be three levels of privacy for communities: public, invite-only, and private. Each society will have its own conclusion. Benzer says.

Benzer’s theme follows Bluesky COO Rose Wang saying last week that the company wanted to move away from being a “public square” and was “very inspired by companies like Reddit.” Topics are dead The Communities feature is currently being testedWhile X announced In April It will close its dealings with communities.