Jan 17, 2024 17:00:00

It turns out that an account on SNS 'Bluesky' similar to X (formerly Twitter) can be created without an invitation code & RSS distribution of posted contents has started

It has been revealed that

Bluesky , a decentralized SNS that can be used with a similar operation to X (formerly Twitter), will soon be moving away from the invitation system and allowing users to create accounts without an invitation code. In addition, a function has been added to obtain posts from each account in RSS format, and a 2023 moderation report has also been announced.

Bluesky 2023 Moderation Report - Bluesky
https://blueskyweb.xyz/blog/01-16-2024-moderation-2023

Bluesky has launched RSS feeds - Open RSS
https://openrss.org/blog/bluesky-has-launched-rss-feeds

◆Soon it will be possible to create an account without an invitation code
Bluesky is a free SNS, but at the time of writing the article, an invitation code is required when creating an account. You must register for the invitation code on Bluesky's waitlist and wait for it to be distributed by the development team, or receive an 'invitation code distributed to existing users' from an existing user. For this reason, many people found themselves in the situation of ``I'm interested in the SNS called Bluesky, but I can't create an account because I don't have an invitation code.''

Meanwhile, Rose , a member of the Bluesky development team, posted on January 10, 2024, ``We're almost saying goodbye to invitation codes.'' For this reason, there is a high possibility that the invitation system will be abolished in the near future.

◆You can check the posted content of each user with an RSS reader
The content posted by each Bluesky user is now distributed in RSS format. Users can check posted content using various RSS readers.

How to subscribe to RSS varies depending on the RSS reader. As an example, the subscription procedure using the browser 'Vivaldi' with a built-in RSS reader is as follows. First, when you access GIGAZINE's Bluesky account with Vivaldi, an RSS icon will be displayed in the address bar.

Click the RSS icon, click 'RSS', then click 'Subscribe'.

Then, the feed addition screen will be displayed, so give your favorite name and click 'Add feed' to complete the subscription work.

To check the RSS you have subscribed to, click the RSS button in the panel and then click the name of the RSS you subscribed to.

Then, you can check the posted content as shown below.

◆2023 Moderation Report
As of the end of 2023, Bluesky has 3 million accounts and is conducting round-the-clock moderation to ensure that these accounts do not spread posts that violate our policies. Many SNSs outsource moderation to external moderators, but all Bluesky moderators are directly employed by Bluesky. However, since it is not possible to visually check all posts posted to Bluesky, moderation is carried out by ``checking posts reported by users as violating policies.''

Bluesky's moderation team reportedly received 358,165 violation reports in 2023. If you check the graph below that summarizes the number and categories of violation reports, you can see that there are many reports for reasons such as ``ToS Violation'', ``Spam'', and ``Anti-Social''. Masu.

Bluesky also announced that it will soon open source the web interface ``Ozone'' used for moderation.

・Continued
Bluesky's invitation system will be abolished on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, and anyone can now create an account. The following article explains in detail how to create an account.

Finally, the SNS 'Bluesky' similar to X (formerly Twitter) has abolished the invitation system and anyone can join, so I summarized how to create an account - GIGAZINE