16:14Machine-translated from Azerbaijani by AIRead in Azerbaijani
Bluesky Limits Posts From Appearing in the “Discover” Feed
Bluesky has launched a new privacy feature designed to help prevent users' posts from unintentionally reaching a wide audience. The new feature allows users to prevent their posts from being recommended to people who do not follow them in the app's algorithmic “Discover” feed. The feature is located in the app's privacy settings and applies at the account level rather than to individual posts. This means that when the setting is enabled, none of the user's posts will be shown in the “Discover” feed to people who do not follow them.
However, the new option does not make posts completely private. Unlike platforms such as X, Bluesky does not allow users to make their accounts completely private. Even if the “ask apps to hide my posts from algorithmic recommendations” option is enabled, posts may still appear in other algorithmic feeds or on services that use Bluesky's AT Protocol technology. The “Discover” feed is one of the main sections where Bluesky users discover posts from accounts they do not follow. The new feature could therefore be particularly useful for users who do not want their posts to suddenly go viral or their views to be taken out of context and reach a broad audience. Bluesky may not introduce a fully private account feature in the future. However, the company says it is working on more privacy options. According to the company, this change is one of several new features designed to give users greater control over their experience on the platform.
However, the new option does not make posts completely private. Unlike platforms such as X, Bluesky does not allow users to make their accounts completely private. Even if the “ask apps to hide my posts from algorithmic recommendations” option is enabled, posts may still appear in other algorithmic feeds or on services that use Bluesky's AT Protocol technology. The “Discover” feed is one of the main sections where Bluesky users discover posts from accounts they do not follow. The new feature could therefore be particularly useful for users who do not want their posts to suddenly go viral or their views to be taken out of context and reach a broad audience. Bluesky may not introduce a fully private account feature in the future. However, the company says it is working on more privacy options. According to the company, this change is one of several new features designed to give users greater control over their experience on the platform.