Bluesky plans to add a new 'Community' feature in 2026, providing smaller spaces for deeper interaction with people who share similar interests.

Bluesky, a popular alternative SNS to X (formerly Twitter), will be adding a 'community' feature that allows users to interact more deeply with people who share the same interests.

communities are coming to Bluesky this year.

today, Bluesky is one big space. communities will be smaller spaces inside that where you can go deeper and hang out with people who care about the same stuff.

— alex benzer ( @alexbenzer.com ) June 11, 2026 4:31

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In a post on June 11, 2026 (Japan time), Alex Benzer, Head of Product at Bluesky, stated, 'This year, 'Community' is coming to Bluesky. Currently, Bluesky is one big space. Community will be a smaller space within that, where you can interact more deeply and spend time with people who share the same interests.'

Bluesky is being developed using the decentralized SNS protocol ' AT Protocol ,' and new community features will also be built in accordance with the AT Protocol.

we're building this on-protocol and in the open with the dev ecosystem. it's a new structure for everyone building in the Atmosphere, not just Bluesky.

i'll write out a few ideas we have in mind so far. let me know what you think.

— alex benzer ( @alexbenzer.com ) June 11, 2026 4:31

Users can create, join, post to, and receive updates from communities on Bluesky. They can also customize their communities and add features using apps and tools available in the AT Protocol ecosystem, 'Atmosphere.'

on Bluesky, you'll be able to create communities, join them, post in them, and get updates. the core features on Bluesky stay simple.

the magic comes from communities also existing on the open web. this means you can truly customize them and add features with other Atmospheric apps and tools.

— alex benzer ( @alexbenzer.com ) June 11, 2026 4:31

Each community is assigned a handle that also functions as a URL, such as 'community-name.bsky.social' or 'community-name.bsky.space'. Accessing this URL will display a community-specific homepage, allowing developers to provide users with a customized experience.

each community gets a handle that doubles as a URL, like community-name.bsky.social or community-name.bsky.space.

go to that URL and you land on a custom homepage for the community. builders can also host a completely custom experience there instead.

— alex benzer ( @alexbenzer.com ) June 11, 2026 4:31

The community's privacy level can be selected from three options: 'Public (anyone can view and post),' 'Invitation Only (anyone can find the community, but approval is required to view and post),' and 'Private (a link is required to discover the community, and approval is required to view and post).'

to start, there would be three privacy levels to choose from:
- public (anyone can find it, read and post)
- invite-only (anyone can find it, but you must be approved to read and post)
- private (you need a link to find it, and you must be approved to read and post).

— alex benzer ( @alexbenzer.com ) June 11, 2026 4:31

By joining a community, posts from that community will appear in your 'Discover' feed, and you can also receive the latest updates from the communities you're a part of by turning on notifications. It's also possible to create special or custom feeds to display the latest updates from your communities.

when you join a community, its posts show up in your Discover feed. you can also turn on activity notifications and get updates from communities you've joined.

there could also be a special feed or custom feeds that show updates from your communities.

— alex benzer ( @alexbenzer.com ) June 11, 2026 4:31

Benzer said, 'We plan to share even more ideas and questions in the future. We are working on this project in collaboration with everyone, and we will be asking community organizers and developers to participate in research interviews. Please let us know your opinions and ideas!'

i'll be sharing more ideas and questions as we go. we're building this in tandem with yall and will be reaching out to community organizers and devs for research interviews too.

let me know your thoughts and ideas!

— alex benzer ( @alexbenzer.com ) June 11, 2026 4:31

X also offered a community feature that allowed people with similar interests to gather, but it was discontinued in May 2026 due to low usage.