Bluesky Launches Group Chats to Connect Users
On Thursday, the social network Bluesky launched new group chats. Up to fifty people can talk in one chat. The company wants to focus on smaller communities because its growth is slower now. Users have a lot of control over their chats and invites. However, they cannot share pictures yet. Bluesky hopes to attract users from bigger platforms like X.
On Thursday, the social network Bluesky launched a new update. Users can now make group chats. This is a big change for the app. Bluesky wants to compete with bigger apps like X and Threads. In the new update, fifty people can talk in one group chat. The company will probably increase this number in the future.
Bluesky wants to focus on smaller communities. Right now, Bluesky is one large space for public posts. But the company is changing its strategy. Bluesky's growth is slower now. The app has about 44 million users. In contrast, X has 600 million active users. So, Bluesky is going to offer different ways to connect.
Alex Benzer is the head of product at Bluesky. He said that people want smaller spaces. They want to talk about their specific interests. Soon, users will create special communities. These communities will get their own web links. The groups can be public, private, or invite-only. This is similar to Facebook Groups.
Users have a lot of control over the new group chats. Chat creators can choose the participants. They can share invite links across the internet. Also, users can decide who invites them. They can choose everyone, only friends, or no one. The default choice is "only people you follow". At the moment, users cannot share pictures or videos in the chats. Bluesky needs to build safety systems for media first.
Interestingly, X closed its Communities feature in April. X had problems with spam and low user interest. Now, Bluesky is going to try a similar idea. Many users want to leave big tech platforms. They want more control over their online spaces. They do not want AI systems to delete their accounts. Finally, Bluesky also added a new QR code feature. This will help people share their profiles easily.
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A common feature on messaging apps to speak with several friends at once.
I have too many group chats on my phone.
URLs that allow new users to join a private group directly.
Please click the invite links to join our clubs.
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Many big tech platforms collect user data.
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Bluesky Launches Group Chats to Connect Users
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