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Bluesky launches trending topics feature in global beta

Social networking platform Bluesky announced the launch of a trending topics feature in beta on December 25, 2024.

Users can find this feature on the desktop version in the right sidebar and through the search function on the mobile app.

Users can choose to disable the feature by going to Settings > Content and Media and unchecking the “Enable trending topics” option.

Words or phrases that users have muted will also be excluded from the trending topics list.

Unlike other platforms that have region-specific rollouts, this test is globally accessible.

Recent Bluesky developments

Timeline
19-Dec-2024 🌱 Bluesky gets $1m from Skyseed for AI, social media
  • Skyseed fund launched with $1M budget.
  • Grants for projects on privacy, AI, and community.
10-Dec-2024 📱 Bluesky considers subscription business model
  • Bluesky explores a subscription service model.
  • Proposed price: $8/month or $72/year.
02-Dec-2024 🔒 Bluesky adds domain verification to prevent imposters
  • Bluesky updates impersonation policy for accounts
  • Parody accounts must indicate status in profiles
27-Nov-2024 📈 Bluesky grows fivefold in Japan as some users leave X
  • Bluesky’s users in Japan grew fivefold in a year
  • X users dropped from 7.4M to 6.7M in Japan
18-Nov-2024 📈 Bluesky avoids AI training on user data

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