La Elon Musk's arrival on Twitter it created quite a stir earlier in the year and there were major changes, updates and layoffs. However, the world of social networks continues to move forward, and one of the fathers of the original Twitter has returned to the ring with Bluesky. It is a project in development that has the endorsement of Jack Dorsey, founder of Twitter.
Es a network that some have already dubbed Twitter 2.0 and that at the moment only allows you to sign up for a waiting list to test its public beta. The development of Bluesky began in 2019 and we tell you all the information you need to know about the possible heir to Twitter.
The course of Twitter and the development of Bluesky
After 15 years with the company, Jack Dorsey stepped down as CEO of the company in 2021. one of the founding fathers of the little bird network, but explained that he was seeing Twitter as too centralized a social network and close to specific interests. The idea of ​​him with Bluesky began to take shape in 2019, as a parallel project of a less centralized and more open social network so that the community can express itself freely.
Bluesky's general idea is similar, in theory, to what he offers Mastodon. A social network with a general matrix to which everyone connects, but using federated servers. It is the same social network but with independent servers with different rules and policies. The development of Bluesky began financed by Twitter itself, under the direction of Dorsey, so the interface is very similar and has many elements that are reminiscent and recognizable from the bird network.
Currently, the Bluesky network is still in a beta state but it is not open to the public. You have to register and wait for the links to arrive for the open test, while some specific personalities have already been able to access their own profiles. What is known in terms of its launch and development schedule is that it will first be available through the App Store and later for download on Android mobile devices.
The rise of decentralized social networks
Los decentralized systems They are designed so that users have greater control and development capacity. In this case, Bluesky users will be able to create their own applications and communities, thus preventing there being rules applicable to the entire community. Ultimately, specific channels can be created with specific rules, but there will always be the possibility of creating a new space with other rules. Thus, censorship is prevented and the use by specific interests of the entire Bluesky community is restricted. At least in theory.
The new creation of the father of Twitter works with a open protocol. It's something quite unusual in the world of social networks, because it gives more control to each user as an individual. In decentralized social networks, what is published on an individual platform remains only there.
The most common example is that of the cross posting. Today, your Twitter or Instagram posts cannot be crossed because they belong to different companies and the process must be done externally and is cumbersome. In the future, Bluesky will allow cross-posting because the idea is to open up the content and let it flow.
How to join the Bluesky community?
When meeting still in its development phase, Bluesky does not allow traditional registration. It can only start to be used by invitation, otherwise, you have to register our email on the waiting list for the open beta.
However, even without being available, the application has caused a stir and interest since the beginning of the year. That behind its creation is one of the founding fathers of Twitter and a strong idea such as openness and decentralization, is a key to today's society. In times where control over our data and information by social networks is questioned, the possibility of a decentralized social network with the experience and quality of the old Twitter development teams is very attractive.
Conclusion
Since Elon Musk bought Twitter, the social network began to apply restrictions on freedom of expression. The verification practices also generated rejection by the community, and this confusion among users started a migration to alternative platforms.
In this context, Dorsey's project had already been in development for almost three years. Today the proposal is close to arriving in public beta format and enthusiasts of decentralized social networks are eagerly awaiting to test the new proposal from one of the parents of Twitter. We will see if with the new initiative and the decentralized style, the social network manages to gain a foothold and promote a way of using it that is different from that of traditional Twitter, which is in the doldrums.