The company announced on Thursday that it's introducing a dedicated "media" tab and the ability for users to tag people in the photos they share.

Bluesky is often compared to X (formerly Twitter) due to its appearance and features. Thus, according to Sebastian Vogelsang, Flashes could attract new users who have not yet joined the platform because they have never considered themselves fans of X.

X and Bluesky both have new short form video feeds with infinite scroll and ambitions of taking on TikTok, but each one takes a slightly different approach.

The former AEW World Champion remains active on Bluesky. Instagram falls under the umbrella of Mark Zuckerberg's Meta, which courted controversy in early January by terminating its DEI programs.

Bluesky was created by a Twitter co-founder as a side project, but it's now seen an influx of new users following the U.S. election and inauguration.

Bluesky also noted that developers are working on alternatives for TikTok using the AT Protocol, or Authenticated Transfer Protocol, the decentralized protocol behind the social media service. These include upcoming apps such as Tik.Blue, Skylight.Social and Bluescreen.Blue.

X and BlueSky are looking to capitalize on the TikTok fiasco by rolling out their own form of vertical, swipeable video feeds on both apps.

Bluesky has introduced a short-form video feed, "Trending Videos," to compete with TikTok. The feed allows users to scroll, like, comment, and reshare videos, similar to TikTok and Instagram Reels. The feature is live on the Bluesky app for Android and iOS, and can be found under the Discover section.

Social media companies Meta, X, and Bluesky are all trying to capitalise off the TikTok ban in the United States by launching their own video editing tools and vertical video feeds. Elon Musk’s X on Sunday said it was adding a video tab for users in the US to let them have quick access to video content on the site.

Yesterday, Instagram announced a new rival to CapCut ... “We had to get in on the video action too,” said Bluesky with the launch of customizable feeds for videos. Users can swipe up ...

Openvibe's clever app that integrates multiple open social networks, including Bluesky, Mastodon, Nostr, and Threads, just got a boost toward its future

TikTok’s fate is still far from certain. While Trump has extended the deadline for a ban, he continues to push ByteDance to sell the app to an American company, at least in part. Should that fail to happen, it could put Trump and TikTok in an awkward spot, given the recent Supreme Court ruling that gave a green light to the ban.