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Bluesky is now allowing users to personalize their main Discover feeds. The social network is rolling out<\/a> an updated version of its app that lets users offer feedback about its algorithmic feed so they can better customize it using \u201cShow more like this\u201d and \u201cShow less like this\u201d buttons in a post\u2019s menu to choose which content the algorithm surfaces.<\/p>\n The change will help Bluesky users create a timeline that takes into consideration their own preferences, not what the company thinks they should see. The feature is somewhat similar to X (formerly Twitter), which lets users click on a \u201cNot interested in this post\u201d option within its own For You feed.<\/p>\n The new feature joins an already robust set of controls for configuring your Bluesky experience. <\/p>\n Unlike centralized social media platforms, Bluesky lets users roll their own custom feeds<\/a> that others can subscribe to. These feeds may have different themes or algorithms than Bluesky\u2019s own Discover feed, which gives you more ways to find interesting content across the network.<\/p>\n On top of this, the social network lets you subscribe to multiple moderation services<\/a> so you can decide which sort of posts you want to see and what you\u2019d rather stay hidden. Users can also create and run their own independent moderation services using Bluesky\u2019s tool, Ozone. <\/a><\/p>\n By putting controls like this in the hands of its users, Bluesky is trying to create a platform whose policies and rules are not decided by a handful of executives at the top, but one in which users can craft their own experience. Unfortunately, the decentralized alternative to Twitter\/X has struggled in the past with where the line should be in terms of what users should moderate and when it needs to step in. <\/p>\n In its early days, Bluesky\u00a0repeatedly<\/a>\u00a0faced\u00a0criticism<\/a>\u00a0over its mishandling of moderation challenges, like\u00a0allowing usernames with racial slurs<\/a>\u00a0to slip through its filters.<\/p>\n In addition, when Bluesky responded to demand for moderation, it lost the support of its early backer, Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey. In a recent interview<\/a>, Dorsey explained why he stepped down from the board, saying when Bluesky started kicking people off the service, he felt the company was repeating Twitter\u2019s mistakes.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is not a protocol that\u2019s truly decentralized. It\u2019s another app,\u201d he said of the decision. <\/p>\n Despite Dorsey\u2019s concerns, Bluesky has continued to put more tools into the hands of users, whether it\u2019s for designing your own feeds, algorithms and moderation services, or now, customizing the discovery feed.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, though Bluesky\u2019s app remains the largest server running its decentralized AT Protocol, the company recently pointed to other efforts underway to build out a broader network, including the blogging platform whtwnd.com<\/a>, also built on the AT Protocol (or atproto for short).<\/p>\n To date, Bluesky has grown to roughly 5.6 million users. The company recently said other big changes are on the way,<\/a> including support for video, DMs, better custom feeds and anti-harassment features, OAuth and more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n