Bluesky: The Controversial Twitter Alternative Gaining Momentum

Bluesky, a decentralized social network backed by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, is gaining attention as a more fun, less toxic version of Twitter. To keep users, it needs to maintain a safe environment for sex workers and other marginalized communities. Bluesky aims to establish a community labeling system that would allow users to “opt in” to certain content filters and plans to allow users to choose what they want to see by offering a “marketplace of algorithms” instead of using a conventional “master algorithm” employed by most social media sites. The platform may be safe for sex workers now, but like Tumblr, could take on more puritanical policies as it faces external pressure over time.