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Bluesky will soon let you limit replies to ‘followers only’


Social network Bluesky will soon give its users more control over who can reply to their posts. Confirmed by Bluesky developer Paul Frazee, Bluesky will

These changes will help to further differentiate the app from its largest competitors, Elon Musk’s X and Meta’s Threads. Offering a “followers only” reply option is a new twist, and one that Frazee says could help make “going viral less intense” while also reducing “context collapse.” That refers to when a viral post expands its reach far beyond the original target audience, who may then misunderstand the post or be confused. The developer notes that the change will only limit who can respond to a post — it doesn’t impact who can view it.

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