Image: Bluesky Bluesky is working on a premium subscription that will add features like higher-quality video uploads and some profile customization options. Unlike the premium subscription offered by X, however, Bluesky's paid tier won't boost the visibility of your posts, nor will it give your account a verified" status. In a post on its blog, Bluesky also notes that the platform will always be free to use."Subscription revenue helps us improve the app, grow the developer ecosystem, and gives us time to explore business models beyond traditional ads," Bluesky chief operating officer Rose Wang wrote in a post. Paid subscribers won't get special treatment elsewhere in the app, like upranking premium accounts or blue checks next to their names."

Image: Bluesky Bluesky gained more than 700,000 new users in the last week and now has more than 14.5 million users total, Bluesky COO Rose Wang confirmed to The Verge. The majority" of the new users on the decentralized social network are from the US, Wang says. The app is currently the number two free social networking app in the US App Store, only trailing Meta's Threads.People posting on Threads, on the other hand, have raised complaints about engagement bait, moderation issues, and, as of late, misinformation, reports Taylor Lorenz. And like our very own Tom Warren, I've come to dislike the algorithmic For You" feed that you can't permanently escape, and it certainly seems like we're not alone in that opinion.But the Instagram-bootstrapped... Continue reading...