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Social networking startup and decentralized X challenger Bluesky is introduce unexampled features designed to make its chopine less toxic and conversations less combative than on its predecessor . The company on Wednesday introduced a handful of anti - abuse features , let in the ability to cover replies , as X offers today , as well as a manner to detach your original post from someone ’s quote post . The latter would set people ’s ability to dunk on others and send them hate .
Dunk tweet originated on Twitter as a form of abuse that need someone using the inverted comma - tweet feature to total their own commentary that mock , disparages or refutes the original post in such a way that others respond with further insults , derision or opprobrious remark . The dunk became a democratic way for Twitter exploiter to increase booking with their posts as they would often receive a boost in likes and response , peculiarly if their dunk commentary was witty . However , for the person being dunked on , being highlighted in this fashion was not welcome , as a flood of non - following would spam their replies with hateful or opprobrious remarks .
Bluesky ’s detach quote feature rolling out in the latest release ( version 1.90 ) will allow users to view all the inverted comma place associated with a given post and remove their original post from someone ’s quote post . This , the fellowship explicate in an annunciation , will help users “ maintain control over a ribbon you started , ideally specify dog - piling and other forms of torment . ” ( Of course , screenshotting to dunk on Post will still be potential , so this does n’t necessarily prevent dunk shot entirely ! )
Meta ’s Threads , another X competition , also proffer tools that permit user vary who can respond to or cite their post .
One drawback of this feature has to do with how cite posts can be used to make up or clarify misinformation . But Bluesky aver it will rely rather onlabeling services — that is , labels added to posts by easing Robert William Service . Unlike on X and Facebook , there is not just one centralised moderateness team . The fellowship also built tools that leave developer and other communities to build their own labeling and moderation service . It ’s even facilitate to seed the ecosystem byoffering a lowly monetary grantto those who want to build such tool .
In addition , Bluesky sound out it hopes to desegregate a Community Notes - like feature in the futurity , too .
On X , Community Federal Reserve note serve as a crowd - source form of fact - checking that bank on a bridging algorithm that mould to retrieve consensus among mass who usually do n’t share the same views . When they both jibe on a Note , it ’s more potential to be true . Bluesky did n’t say when such a lineament would be tot to its roadmap , however .
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Other new features undulate out on Bluesky include the ability to hide response on your own posts . The response will remain public but will be placed behind a “ Hidden response ” screen , make it less probable that users would flick through to read them , as often hidden replies are junk e-mail or unhelpful comment .
Another addition is an alternative to enable antecedence notifications , stand for notifications only from citizenry you survey . This could avail those with larger following see the response and updates they ’re most concerned in , but it could also assist multitude whose post may be get an unexpected amount of attention .
The company says it will continue to add more options for notification over time .
Bluesky is also changing how response will show up in users ’ timeline .
