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Bluesky’s open API means anyone can scrape your data for AI training


Bluesky might not be training AI systems on user content, but there's little stopping third-parties from doing so.

Bluesky said that it’s looking at ways to enable users to communicate their consent preferences externally, though it’s up to those parties whether they respect those preferences. The company posted: “Bluesky won’t be able to enforce this consent outside of our systems. We’re having ongoing conversations with engineers & lawyers and we hope to have more updates to share on this shortly!”

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