With all the main social platforms trying to put extra emphasis on video, consistent with the TikTok-originated, full-screen vertical swiping method, Bluesky is now additionally trying to leap on board, by including its personal devoted video feed.
As you possibly can see on this instance, like X, IG, and each different social app, Bluesky is now additionally trying to capitalize on its present video content material, by including a extra TikTok-aligned, vertical-swiping feed show of simply video uploads.
And much more, Bluesky’s video feed will probably be personalized primarily based by yourself feed and group preferences.
As per Bluesky:
“With customized feeds, you possibly can customise your Bluesky expertise. The power to swipe vertically between movies is particular to video customized feeds. Customary customized feeds and posts that comprise video don’t mechanically enter you right into a video timeline.”
That might enable for extra personalization, consistent with Bluesky’s broader push to make sure that its customers stay in management, and that choices on what you see within the app aren’t restricted to anyone group of company chiefs.
Which can also be the push behind different decentralized video apps being constructed to exchange TikTok, together with Tik, which is able to combine with Bluesky.
As you possibly can see, Tik, which remains to be in growth, goals to supply one other TikTok different, constructed on the AT Protocol, like Bluesky.
To be clear, Tik is just not being constructed by Bluesky itself, however is an unbiased platform being constructed on the identical protocol, which implies that Tik will have the ability to combine with Bluesky, and allow customers to re-share their movies from Bluesky to the app.
However the integration right here is just not dictated by Bluesky administration, which is consistent with the ethos of Bluesky, and decentralized social apps, that there isn’t a central oversight, and creators and builders can combine and construct upon cooperating protocols as they want.
It’s an fascinating proposition, which may acquire steam, particularly if TikTok finally ends up being offered into government-influenced company possession.
In China, the Chinese language model of TikTok (Douyin) is immediately influenced by Chinese language authorities insurance policies, with CCP operatives managing what’s allowed within the app, what traits, and what positive factors traction with particular units of customers.
Trump’s proposed authorities possession of TikTok within the U.S. sounds eerily much like this, with the federal government basically sustaining a degree of management over the app, and doubtlessly, what’s and isn’t allowed to be shared inside it.
We don’t have a variety of particulars on the proposal as but, however Trump has floated the concept the U.S. will finally acquire a 50% stake in TikTok U.S., with the federal government dictating the place that fifty% goes.
That sounds slightly regarding, and with Meta and X additionally transferring into line with Trump’s insurance policies, that would push extra customers to decentralized, non-corporate ruled options to keep away from potential censorship.
Which may make Bluesky’s video replace, in addition to unbiased AT Protocol video tasks, extra related in the long term.
Value noting both manner.
