How Does BlueSky Work?

Home Blog 2024-02-24 One of the reasons I am enthusiastic about BlueSky is because of the way that it works. So in this post, I am going to lay out some of the design and the principles behind this design, as I understand them. I am not on the BlueSky team, so these are my takes only. Let’s begin. Why does BlueSky exist? Here’s what the BlueSky Website says right now: Social media is too important

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“So because of that weakness, BlueSky has implemented their own DID method, called did:plc…it too has its weaknesses…This means that BlueSky can ban you in a more serious way than is otherwise possible thanks to the network design, which some people take to be a very serious issue.”