Bluesky gets $1m from Skyseed for AI, social media

A new fund named Skyseed has been launched to support developers working on Bluesky’s open-source AT Protocol.

With a budget of US$1 million, Skyseed aims to foster innovation on the decentralized social media platform.

The fund will offer grants for projects focused on areas like data privacy, AI, and applications for parents, children, and local communities.

Recent Bluesky developments

Timeline
10-Dec-2024 💡 Bluesky considers subscription business model Bluesky explores ‘Bluesky+’ subscription model Proposed features include video uploads and customizations
02-Dec-2024 🔒 Bluesky adds domain verification to prevent imposters Bluesky tightens impersonation account policies. Parody accounts must label themselves clearly.
27-Nov-2024 🌐 Bluesky grows fivefold in Japan as some users leave X Bluesky users in Japan grew fivefold in a year X’s active users dropped amid rising privacy concerns
18-Nov-2024 🚀 Bluesky avoids AI training on user data Bluesky won’t use user content for AI training. Platform adds 3M users, reaching 17M in total.

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