Bluesky is an initiative to develop a decentralized social network protocol. Organized by Twitter as a spin-out organization, it was announced in 2019, hired its first employees in 2021, and incorporated as a separate public benefit company the same year.[1] Bluesky released its first early release, the Authenticated Data Experiment (ADX), to the public in mid-2022.
Bluesky is an initiative to develop a decentralized social network protocol, such that multiple social networks, each with its own systems of curation and moderation, can interact with other social networks through an open standard. Each social network using the protocol is an "application".[2] The protocol is not using blockchain technology.[3]
The Authenticated Data Experiment (ADX), in mid-2022, was Bluesky's first early protocol release. It uses personal data repositories, controlled by individual users, that social networks can optionally support. It is meant to let users share messages or engagement features across networks without affecting the user's home network moderation, as the data is stored in the personal data repository and networks can throttle which messages they permit.[4] Bluesky released a simplified version as the AT Protocol in October 2022 with technical documentation.[5]
Twitter is funding a small independent team of up to five open source architects, engineers, and designers to develop an open and decentralized standard for social media. The goal is for Twitter to ultimately be a client of this standard. 🧵
TwitterCEOJack Dorsey first announced the Bluesky initiative in 2019 on Twitter. The company's Chief Technology Officer (and later CEO) Parag Agrawal was its manager,[3] inviting initial working group members in early 2020. The group expanded with representatives from existing decentralized networks Mastodon and ActivityPub. The group coordinated through Element chat software. Twitter commissioned Jay Graber of the Happening decentralized social network to compose a technical review of the decentralized social network landscape.[2] She was hired to lead Bluesky in August 2021.[7][8] Bluesky formally incorporated in late 2021 as a public benefit LLC[3] separate from Twitter with Graber as its chief executive officer and Dorsey on its board of directors.[9]
Twitter executives approved of the initiative's scope and goals, which include what the protocol itself should encompass and what should be left to applications (the social networks built atop the standard). Some of these goals include letting applications customize their system of moderation, making applications responsible for compliance and takedown requests, and preventing virality algorithms from reinforcing controversy and moral outrage. The working group did not have a common consensus towards these goals, so Twitter decided to field individual proposals, which ranged from reinforcing existing standards to endorsing standard interoperability, letting usage data decide where to invest. In early 2021, Bluesky was in a research phase, with 40–50 people from the decentralized technology community active in assessing options and assembling proposals for the protocol.[2] Bluesky's first three employees were hired in March 2022.[10] Around the same time, Dorsey acknowledged Bluesky's slow progress.[11]
Twitter's blockchain division, newly announced in November 2021, planned to work with the Bluesky initiative.[12] The division head resigned during Elon Musk's Twitter takeover in late 2022. Staff departures made the team's future remit unclear.[13] Musk's takeover did not immediately affect Bluesky's operations, as a separate entity, but affects its longterm funding.[11] Bluesky had received $13 million from Twitter by Musk's initial offer in April 2022. Adi Robertson for The Verge wrote that even with Bluesky's independence, Musk's ownership of Twitter would make Bluesky an easy item to defund, with its main executive proponents having left Twitter.[3]
AT protocol
Bluesky unveiled open source code in May 2022 for an early version of their decentralized social network protocol, Authenticated Data Experiment (ADX),[4] since named the AT Protocol.[3] The team opened their early code and placed it under a MIT License so that their development process would be seen in public.[4]
App
Bluesky started a waitlist in October 2022 for an app that uses the protocol.[3] At the time of release, Bluesky only addressed interoperability and had not explained how the protocol would address platform moderation and monetization.[5] In February 2023, the Bluesky app was released for iOS as an invite-only beta. Reviewing the app, TechCrunch described it as "a functional, if still rather bare-bones, Twitter-like experience."[14]
References
^"Division of Corporations - Filing". icis.corp.delaware.gov. Retrieved March 9, 2023. Company Name: BLUESKY, PBLLC, File Number: 6282898, Filing State: Delaware (DE), Filing Date: October 4, 2021
^ abcMatney, Lucas (January 15, 2021). "Twitter's decentralized future". TechCrunch. from the original on September 6, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
^ abcdefRobertson, Adi (October 29, 2022). "Will Elon Musk keep funding Twitter's most interesting side project?". The Verge. from the original on November 18, 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
^ abcRobertson, Adi (May 4, 2022). "Twitter's decentralized, open-source offshoot just released its first code". The Verge. from the original on December 17, 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
^ abKhalili, Joel (November 2, 2022). "Twitter Had a Plan to Fix Social Media. Will Elon Musk Follow It?". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. from the original on December 30, 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
^jack⚡️ [@jack] (December 11, 2019). "Twitter is funding a small independent team of up to five open source architects, engineers, and designers to develop an open and decentralized standard for social media. The goal is for Twitter to ultimately be a client of this standard. 🧵" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^Dang, Sheila (August 16, 2021). "Twitter-backed Bluesky picks tech entrepreneur to lead web research group". Reuters. from the original on December 21, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
^Wagner, Kurt (August 16, 2021). "Twitter Finds Leader for 'Decentralized' Social Media Project Bluesky". Bloomberg.com. from the original on November 22, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
^Dang, Sheila (February 8, 2022). "Twitter-funded social media project Bluesky adds Jack Dorsey to board". Reuters. from the original on January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
^Dang, Sheila (March 31, 2022). "Social media interoperability project Bluesky names first employees". Reuters. from the original on April 21, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
^ abSmith, Tim (April 16, 2022). "Bluesky Funding to Be Reviewed If Twitter Owners Change: Dorsey". Bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on April 16, 2022.
^Lyons, Kim (November 10, 2021). "Twitter is launching a dedicated crypto team, part of its push toward decentralization". The Verge. from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
^Nicolle, Emily (November 18, 2022). "Twitter's Crypto Head and Staff Resign in Mass Musk Exodus". Bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on November 18, 2022.
^Perez, Sarah (February 28, 2023). "Jack Dorsey-backed Twitter alternative Bluesky hits the App Store as an invite-only app". TechCrunch. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
Further reading
Conger, Kate (March 2, 2022). "Twitter Wants to Reinvent Itself, by Merging the Old With the New". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
Palmer, Annie (December 11, 2019). "Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has an idealistic vision for the future of social media and is funding a small team to chase it". CNBC. from the original on March 29, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
Robertson, Adi (December 12, 2019). "Twitter wants to decentralize, but decentralized social network creators don't trust it". The Verge. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
Robertson, Adi (January 21, 2021). "Twitter's decentralized social network project takes a baby step forward". The Verge. from the original on August 19, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
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Not to be confused with BlueSky Open Platform Bluesky is an initiative to develop a decentralized social network protocol Organized by Twitter as a spin out organization it was announced in 2019 hired its first employees in 2021 and incorporated as a separate public benefit company the same year 1 Bluesky released its first early release the Authenticated Data Experiment ADX to the public in mid 2022 BlueskyFounded2021Key peopleJay GraberParentBluesky PBLLCWebsiteblueskyweb wbr org Contents 1 Description 2 Company history 3 AT protocol 4 App 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksDescription EditBluesky is an initiative to develop a decentralized social network protocol such that multiple social networks each with its own systems of curation and moderation can interact with other social networks through an open standard Each social network using the protocol is an application 2 The protocol is not using blockchain technology 3 The Authenticated Data Experiment ADX in mid 2022 was Bluesky s first early protocol release It uses personal data repositories controlled by individual users that social networks can optionally support It is meant to let users share messages or engagement features across networks without affecting the user s home network moderation as the data is stored in the personal data repository and networks can throttle which messages they permit 4 Bluesky released a simplified version as the AT Protocol in October 2022 with technical documentation 5 Company history Edit jack Twitter jack Twitter is funding a small independent team of up to five open source architects engineers and designers to develop an open and decentralized standard for social media The goal is for Twitter to ultimately be a client of this standard Dec 11 2019 6 Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey first announced the Bluesky initiative in 2019 on Twitter The company s Chief Technology Officer and later CEO Parag Agrawal was its manager 3 inviting initial working group members in early 2020 The group expanded with representatives from existing decentralized networks Mastodon and ActivityPub The group coordinated through Element chat software Twitter commissioned Jay Graber of the Happening decentralized social network to compose a technical review of the decentralized social network landscape 2 She was hired to lead Bluesky in August 2021 7 8 Bluesky formally incorporated in late 2021 as a public benefit LLC 3 separate from Twitter with Graber as its chief executive officer and Dorsey on its board of directors 9 Twitter executives approved of the initiative s scope and goals which include what the protocol itself should encompass and what should be left to applications the social networks built atop the standard Some of these goals include letting applications customize their system of moderation making applications responsible for compliance and takedown requests and preventing virality algorithms from reinforcing controversy and moral outrage The working group did not have a common consensus towards these goals so Twitter decided to field individual proposals which ranged from reinforcing existing standards to endorsing standard interoperability letting usage data decide where to invest In early 2021 Bluesky was in a research phase with 40 50 people from the decentralized technology community active in assessing options and assembling proposals for the protocol 2 Bluesky s first three employees were hired in March 2022 10 Around the same time Dorsey acknowledged Bluesky s slow progress 11 Twitter s blockchain division newly announced in November 2021 planned to work with the Bluesky initiative 12 The division head resigned during Elon Musk s Twitter takeover in late 2022 Staff departures made the team s future remit unclear 13 Musk s takeover did not immediately affect Bluesky s operations as a separate entity but affects its longterm funding 11 Bluesky had received 13 million from Twitter by Musk s initial offer in April 2022 Adi Robertson for The Verge wrote that even with Bluesky s independence Musk s ownership of Twitter would make Bluesky an easy item to defund with its main executive proponents having left Twitter 3 AT protocol EditBluesky unveiled open source code in May 2022 for an early version of their decentralized social network protocol Authenticated Data Experiment ADX 4 since named the AT Protocol 3 The team opened their early code and placed it under a MIT License so that their development process would be seen in public 4 App EditBluesky started a waitlist in October 2022 for an app that uses the protocol 3 At the time of release Bluesky only addressed interoperability and had not explained how the protocol would address platform moderation and monetization 5 In February 2023 the Bluesky app was released for iOS as an invite only beta Reviewing the app TechCrunch described it as a functional if still rather bare bones Twitter like experience 14 References Edit Division of Corporations Filing icis corp delaware gov Retrieved March 9 2023 Company Name BLUESKY PBLLC File Number 6282898 Filing State Delaware DE Filing Date October 4 2021 a b c Matney Lucas January 15 2021 Twitter s decentralized future TechCrunch Archived from the original on September 6 2021 Retrieved September 6 2021 a b c d e f Robertson Adi October 29 2022 Will Elon Musk keep funding Twitter s most interesting side project The Verge Archived from the original on November 18 2022 Retrieved January 22 2023 a b c Robertson Adi May 4 2022 Twitter s decentralized open source offshoot just released its first code The Verge Archived from the original on December 17 2022 Retrieved January 22 2023 a b Khalili Joel November 2 2022 Twitter Had a Plan to Fix Social Media Will Elon Musk Follow It Wired ISSN 1059 1028 Archived from the original on December 30 2022 Retrieved January 22 2023 jack jack December 11 2019 Twitter is funding a small independent team of up to five open source architects engineers and designers to develop an open and decentralized standard for social media The goal is for Twitter to ultimately be a client of this standard Tweet via Twitter Dang Sheila August 16 2021 Twitter backed Bluesky picks tech entrepreneur to lead web research group Reuters Archived from the original on December 21 2022 Retrieved January 23 2023 Wagner Kurt August 16 2021 Twitter Finds Leader for Decentralized Social Media Project Bluesky Bloomberg com Archived from the original on November 22 2022 Retrieved January 23 2023 Dang Sheila February 8 2022 Twitter funded social media project Bluesky adds Jack Dorsey to board Reuters Archived from the original on January 10 2023 Retrieved January 22 2023 Dang Sheila March 31 2022 Social media interoperability project Bluesky names first employees Reuters Archived from the original on April 21 2022 Retrieved April 21 2022 a b Smith Tim April 16 2022 Bluesky Funding to Be Reviewed If Twitter Owners Change Dorsey Bloomberg com Archived from the original on April 16 2022 Lyons Kim November 10 2021 Twitter is launching a dedicated crypto team part of its push toward decentralization The Verge Archived from the original on November 17 2021 Retrieved November 16 2021 Nicolle Emily November 18 2022 Twitter s Crypto Head and Staff Resign in Mass Musk Exodus Bloomberg com Archived from the original on November 18 2022 Perez Sarah February 28 2023 Jack Dorsey backed Twitter alternative Bluesky hits the App Store as an invite only app TechCrunch Retrieved March 7 2023 Further reading EditConger Kate March 2 2022 Twitter Wants to Reinvent Itself by Merging the Old With the New The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Palmer Annie December 11 2019 Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has an idealistic vision for the future of social media and is funding a small team to chase it CNBC Archived from the original on March 29 2021 Retrieved September 6 2021 Robertson Adi December 12 2019 Twitter wants to decentralize but decentralized social network creators don t trust it The Verge Retrieved January 23 2023 Robertson Adi January 21 2021 Twitter s decentralized social network project takes a baby step forward The Verge Archived from the original on August 19 2021 Retrieved September 6 2021 External links EditOfficial website atproto on GitHub Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bluesky protocol amp oldid 1143760214, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
