Bluesky provides 3-minute video uploads and inbox ...

Bluesky continues to beef up its video capabilities. The app’s provides assist for uploads of as much as 3 minutes, a notable enlargement from its earlier restrict of 1 minute. The change ought to give video creators on Bluesky rather more flexibility in what they’ll publish. It would additionally possible be appreciated by followers , the brand new Bluesky-based photograph and video app.

The replace additionally brings some a lot wanted inbox-management instruments to Bluesky DMs, with the addition of a brand new “requests” part for incoming messages from customers you don’t know. You’ll additionally now be capable of reject incoming chats, which ought to assist cut back the variety of which were flooding many customers’ inboxes in latest weeks.

The newest Bluesky replace rolled out as CEO Jay Graber appeared onstage at SXSW for a keynote concerning the rising decentralized social media platform, which has slightly below 33 million customers. Graber, who was sporting a t-shirt emblazoned with a Latin slogan “mundus sine caesaribus” (a world with out Caesars) — an obvious play on Mark Zuckerberg’s affinity for Roman Empire-inspired — spoke about why Bluesky is “billionaire-proof” in contrast with different apps.

“If a billionaire got here in and acquired Bluesky or took it over, or I made a decision tomorrow to alter issues in a method that folks actually did not like, then they may fork off and go on to a different utility,” she mentioned. “That openness ensures that there is at all times the power to maneuver to a brand new various, nonetheless utilizing the identical community. There’s a lot much less tolerance within the ecosystem for a really heavy-handed change.”

She additionally opened up about how Bluesky is considering its enterprise mannequin and generative AI. On the enterprise facet, she mentioned the corporate is “exploring subscriptions” in addition to paid “developer companies” for individuals who construct experiences on high of Bluesky. In the same vein, she additionally mentioned the corporate was contemplating the way it may ultimately flip a few of its options, like moderation companies or customized feeds, right into a “market” the place the corporate could get a reduce of potential transactions.

With regards to giant language fashions, she mentioned the corporate was “working with some companions on growing a framework for person consent, for the way they need their knowledge for use for generative AI.”