Do You Know About X’s Latest Alternative Bluesky? Here Are The Top Features & How To Access

Bluesky's user base has grown significantly, now reaching 19 million users, up from just 10 million in early September.

Unlike X, if you block someone on Bluesky then they will remain blocked properly.

Source : X/@bluesky

Elon Musk owned X has been going through some difficulties at the moment with uncertainty looming over its change of terms. Amidst this issue, an alternative to X, Bluesky has been gaining users like anything. Many are still wondering what Bluesky is and why it is even an alternative to X. A wave of journalists, actors, musicians, and other notable figures have abandoned X, leading to a surge in downloads for Bluesky, which recently claimed the top spot on both Apple's App Store and Google Play Store in the US.

The platform's user base has grown significantly, now reaching 19 million users, up from just 10 million in early September.

Bluesky Top Features

• Better Feed Curation: You can kickstart customising the feed with Following and Popular With Friends. It equips you with the power of choosing to not see all replies from the people you follow, their resposts, or their quoted posts. You can toggle them off. Thread settings can also be tweaked to prioritise accounts you follow, sorted by Oldest, Newest, Most Liked, or even Random. As for video control, it will let you decide what sort of media will appear in your feed such as YouTube Shorts, Flickr photos, or Spotify tracks. Additionally, there's also a setting for Non-sexual Nudity that can be set to Show, Warn, or automatically Hide images that are tagged as such.
• If You Block Someone Then They Get Blocked: Unlike X, if you block someone on Bluesky then they will be blocked properly. On Bluesky, blocking an account that responds to your post ensures their reply is completely removed—not just from your view, but also from the thread for anyone else who might see it.
• Privacy Options: You can control whether strangers can DM you or not. Furthermore, you get one more setting for whether or not the Bluesky will show your profile or posts to users who aren't logged in.

How To Acces Bluesky

• Browse the Bluesky website and Sign up
• Create a user handle and set a profile picture
• Select your interests to sort your feed
• Follow people to enhance your feed further