Netizens Are In Love With Bluesky – Twitter’s Decentralized Clone

Do you miss the old Twitter when things were less chaotic, and the rules weren't constantly changing? In that case, you might want to try Bluesky. This platform is a clone of Twitter, with the only difference being that it's decentralized.

Sure, many other platforms have tried to replicate Twitter, but none has been as successful and well-received as Bluesky. After all, it's backed by Jack Dorsey, the co-founder and former CEO of Twitter, who stepped down last year. Talks about Bluesky first emerged in 2019 when Dorsey was still a part of Twitter. In fact,

Bluesky was initially announced as a project of Twitter and had been funded by the social media giant until Elon Musk took over.

After keeping the project under wraps for all these years, Jack Dorsey has finally given us a glimpse of the platform by launching the beta version on Apple Store. Unfortunately, the beta version is available only on an invite basis. However, on the brighter side, we can assume that if this round of launch goes well, we can expect a public launch of the platform very soon.

Being centralized is obviously one of Bluesky's biggest USPs. This means you won't have to select any particular hosting provider to use the service. The phenomenon is best explained by The Verge, which compared Bluesky with Gmail. Just as if you have a Gmail account, you can send an email to a user of Apple iCloud. Similarly, users of Bluesky can participate in the platform through multiple providers instead of the traditionally followed one central hosting model.

How Does The Platform Work?

You get the option to choose your own hosting provider in the beginning when you sign up on the platform. Then you can enter your username and get started. Since Bluesky already has an active user base, you'll soon have enough options to fill up your Follower Feed.

Jay Graber, the CEO of Bluesky, is trying to welcome newbies on the platform and give them a glimpse of what they can expect.

It was getting pretty scene-y here so we just emailed 5K people from our waitlist, say hi when you see them trickle on!Jay Graber

The biggest difference between Twitter and Bluesky so far was the positive vibe of the latter. Despite already hosting thousands of users, there haven't been any controversies or virtual fights. Throughout the week, as we browsed the platform, we didn't come across one angry or mean post. It looks like the content moderation team is doing a fabulous job.

While maintaining this positive environment as more users join in can be difficult, Bluesky is already taking the necessary steps. Along with the much-talked-about AT Protocol (which is still under development), Bluesky also lets you add custom filters using third parties. This'll allow you to personalize your social feed, keeping out all the angry/rude posts.

Currently, there are approximately 20000 users who all seem to be chilling on the platform with no toxicity.

However, it'll be interesting to see how long this positive culture holds and if other Twitter alternatives, such as Mastodon, will compete with it.

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