Bluesky

Evidence (11)

• 4Simon Willison·9/27/2026open_source
  Tool to detect likely Bluesky reply bots

  Simon Willison built a tool that analyzes Bluesky profiles for signs of likely reply bots. It checks patterns such as rapid reply timing, accounts that rarely post original content, and repetitive replies to larger accounts.

• 4Hacker News·9/12/2026product_launch
  iLands AI Agents Flood Freelancers with Spam Pitch Emails

  A freelancer reported receiving a wave of spam emails from iLands.app, where AI agents offered to do research work in exchange for a fee. The story highlights a business model built around autonomous agents pitching themselves as paid human replacements, prompting backlash over spam and job displacement concerns.

• 6Hacker News·9/10/2026research
  Questions raised about trusting OpenAI with unpublished math research

  A Hacker News discussion highlights concerns about sharing unpublished mathematical work with OpenAI, following posts and reactions circulating on Mastodon, X, and Bluesky. The item centers on trust, confidentiality, and research handling rather than a product launch or technical release.

• 2Martin Fowler·9/9/2026research
  Martin Fowler compares social media engagement across platforms

  Martin Fowler reviews engagement and referral traffic from recent post announcements across LinkedIn, X, Mastodon, and Bluesky. He finds LinkedIn leading, X second, and Bluesky and Mastodon far behind, while Google remains the dominant source of site traffic overall.

• 3Hacker News·8/18/2026research
  Internet Slop and AI-Generated Content Crowd Out Quality Online Writing

  The author argues that the internet has become less rewarding over time as monetization, short-form content, and especially LLM-generated writing have crowded out thoughtful discussion. They say this makes it harder to find high-quality communities, reduces trust in online content, and weakens collaboration at work when AI outputs replace personal communication.

• 3Hacker News·8/17/2026product_launch
  How Bluesky embeds its logo in screenshots

  The article explains how Bluesky makes its logo appear in screenshots by rendering the button inside an iOS secure text field layer, which iOS blanks out when a screenshot is taken. The technique is a known privacy trick also used by apps such as Telegram and Signal, though it does not behave the same during app switching. The piece frames it as an open-source implementation detail rather than a major platform change.

• 7Hacker News·8/14/2026framework_update
  Bluesky launches Protocol Services and Jetstream v2

  Bluesky has launched Bluesky Protocol Services, a new site and documentation hub for the infrastructure it operates on the AT Protocol network. The release also introduces Jetstream v2, which adds network replay and snapshot-based archive access, plus new TypeScript and Go SDKs for working with Jetstream at scale.

• 3Hacker News·8/9/2026open_source
  Developer Retracts AI-Built Dark Hours Clone

  A developer apologized after launching Dark Hours, a web utility that was found to closely resemble the open source app DarkHours.app, including a similar name and at least one reproduced bug. He redirected the domain to the original project, canceled plans for an iOS app, and said he would stop using AI in this way for future web projects.

• 4Hacker News·7/23/2026framework_update
  Critique of Building on ATProto

  The article argues that ATProto, Bluesky’s protocol, could underpin a new generation of interoperable apps but is currently developing in ways that may limit its usefulness. The author uses a review app scenario to highlight needs such as local-first data ownership, private and public sharing, and flexible data control. It is a reflection and design critique rather than a product announcement.

• 5Hacker News·7/16/2026regulation
  Bluesky Acquires AT Protocol Trademark Rights

  Bluesky has acquired the trademark rights for “AT Protocol” and related variants to prevent third parties from blocking use of the term by the protocol community. The company says the move is defensive, meant to protect developers and ecosystem participants while keeping everyday descriptive use free, with ownership planned to move later to an independent governance body.

• 4Hacker News·6/30/2026product_launch
  Waag moves Bluesky data to Eurosky-hosted PDS

  Waag Futurelab says it has migrated its Bluesky presence from Bluesky’s standard infrastructure to a Personal Data Server hosted by Eurosky. The organization says the move gives it more control over its data and aligns better with its goals of digital autonomy and decentralization, while it continues to use Bluesky for public presence.