There is a lot of alteration in the atmosphere of the social media earth as TikTok prepares to go ( potentially ) dark , Mark Zuckerberg loosens content limitation on Meta apps , and Elon Musk continues to toy with the X algorithm to suit his personal preferences .
Thankfully , despite the volatile nature of most app users , Bluesky seems to have deal to come apart through and become a really promising alternative . And thanks to the rudimentary nature of its open communications protocol , anyone can construct their own apps that piggyback off the Bluesky societal graph .
Case in point , a developer constitute Sebastian Vogelsang is building an app that will basically be a young rendering of Instagram on top of Bluesky ’s AT Protocol . Because it uses the Bluesky social graph , post tote up toFlasheswill also appear on the main Bluesky guest , and vice - versa — picture posted to Bluesky will show up on Flashes . The app is just filtering out text - free-base posts and exhibit only ones with photos or videos . Through the app , users can share photo slideshows with up to four pictures , or videos one moment in length .
Flashes is a new photo-centric client for Bluesky.Anna Barclay/Getty
Vogelsang says that Flashes is not designate to be a complete rip of Instagram and will not receive many features Instagram has . That do sense , as the app is just a reskin of the Bluesky app . Many people have lamented that they yearn for the days when Instagram was simple , not filled with AI - generated content or eldritch recommendations . Flashes could potentially help fill that hole .
Bluesky got a major hike from Elon Musk ’s skill of X , then Twitter , though its growth hasslowed in late months . It is reckon that Bluesky has or so 27 million active users . That is nowhere near the size of apps like Instagram and TikTok , and it remains quite smaller than X as well . accomplish critical volume for any societal meshing is unbelievably tough , and X is only seeing its influence grow as Musk begins serving as President - elect Trump ’s right - hand man .
But Bluesky has a bright futurity if it is able to keep originate at a restrained yard . The troupe raised a$15 million investment round backin October with plan to launch paid subscriptions so the company is not reliant on advertising or collecting exploiter data . Most major social networks these 24-hour interval have plug away up their genus Apis and do not allow third - political party clients because they make it unmanageable to exhibit and target ad , and the data itself is used to develop AI .
Flashes is a photo-centric app for Bluesky users. Flashes/Sebastian Vogelsang
Vogelsang toldTechCrunchthat wink should launch in the coming weeks . Anyone interested in see it out can keep abreast theFlashes accounton Bluesky for updates .
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