News Summary

Bluesky, a social media platform, is experimenting with new features aimed at enhancing user interactions. The platform has introduced a dislike button to help users filter unwanted content from their Discover feed. This feature is part of a broader initiative focused on ‘social proximity,’ which aims to create a ‘social neighborhood’ by prioritizing interactions with people users frequently engage with or might enjoy knowing. By doing so, Bluesky hopes to foster more relevant and familiar conversations. Additionally, the platform is making changes to how replies are managed and is working on detecting toxic comments to improve user experience. These updates come as Bluesky reaches a milestone of 40 million users.