{"id":60639,"date":"2022-04-26T15:03:01","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T12:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=60639"},"modified":"2025-09-05T04:29:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T01:29:46","slug":"bluesky-project-underscores-independence-from-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/bluesky-project-underscores-independence-from-twitter\/","title":{"rendered":"Bluesky project underscores independence from Twitter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Bluesky project to develop an open, decentralised standard for social networks said that it is independent from Twitter and its controlling shareholder.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Given the surge of interest in Twitter&#8217;s future, we thought this would be a good time to clarify the relationship between Bluesky and Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 bluesky (@bluesky) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bluesky\/status\/1518707597532024832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Bluesky team decided \u201cto clarify the relationship\u201d between the companies after Twitter<a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/elon-musk-to-buy-twitter-for-44-billion-as-dogecoin-jumps-24\"> decided to sell the social network<\/a> to Elon Musk.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, Jack Dorsey<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jack\/status\/1204766078468911106?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1204766078468911106%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fforklog.com%2Fdzhek-dorsi-voshel-v-sovet-direktorov-bluesky-pbllc%2F\">announced<\/a> the creation of a decentralised initiative aimed at social networks, funded by Twitter. In February 2022<a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/jack-dorsey-joins-bluesky-pbllc-board-of-directors\"> Bluesky PBLLC<\/a> emerged.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Both Twitter and Bluesky realized that our independence is important to the success of the project, which is why we established an independent company to ensure that we serve the broadest possible interests.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 bluesky (@bluesky) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bluesky\/status\/1518707601810214912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u00ab\u0418 Twitter, \u0438 Bluesky \u043f\u043e\u043d\u044f\u043b\u0438, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u043d\u0430\u0448\u0430 \u043d\u0435\u0437\u0430\u0432\u0438\u0441\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0432\u0430\u0436\u043d\u0430 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0443\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0445\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0435\u043a\u0442\u0430, \u043f\u043e\u044d\u0442\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u0441\u043e\u0437\u0434\u0430\u043b\u0438 \u043d\u0435\u0437\u0430\u0432\u0438\u0441\u0438\u043c\u0443\u044e \u043a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u0430\u043d\u0438\u044e [Bluesky PBLLC], \u0447\u0442\u043e\u0431\u044b \u0433\u0430\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0442\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u043c\u044b \u0441\u043b\u0443\u0436\u0438\u043c \u043c\u0430\u043a\u0441\u0438\u043c\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e \u0448\u0438\u0440\u043e\u043a\u0438\u043c \u0438\u043d\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0441\u0430\u043c\u00bb, \u2014 \u0433\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0442\u0441\u044f \u0432 \u0441\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0438.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Bluesky noted that Dorsey remains on the board, and the project has secured $13 million in funding to ensure freedom and independence for the start of research and development.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The \u201cpublic benefit\u201d part of our structure gives us the freedom to put our resources towards our mission without an obligation to return money to shareholders. The company is owned by the team itself, without any controlling stake held by Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 bluesky (@bluesky) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bluesky\/status\/1518707603232083968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u00abThe public portion of our structure gives us the freedom to devote resources to fulfilling our mission without an obligation to return money to shareholders. The company belongs to the team itself, with no controlling stake held by Twitter\u00bb, \u2014 Bluesky added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Earlier, Dorsey did not rule out integrating the second-layer<a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/lightning-network-faster-cheaper-bitcoin-transactions\"> Lightning Network<\/a> into Bluesky or Twitter. <\/p>\n<p>In autumn 2021, the social network created<a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/twitter-forms-blockchain-and-cryptocurrency-division\"> the Twitter Crypto division<\/a>. It was planned that the team would handle everything related to Web 3.0, and would work closely with Bluesky.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Back in late 2021,<a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/jack-dorsey-questions-the-decentralisation-of-web-3-0\"> Dorsey questioned the decentralization of Web 3.0<\/a> due to the strong influence of venture capital.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Subscribe to ForkLog news on Telegram: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/forklogfeed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ForkLog Feed<\/a> \u2014 all the news feed, <a href=\"https:\/\/telegram.me\/forklog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ForkLog<\/a> \u2014 the most important news, infographics and opinions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bluesky project to develop an open, decentralised standard for social networks said it is independent from Twitter and its controlling shareholder.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26216,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1370,40],"class_list":["post-60639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-bluesky","tag-twitter"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"19","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60639"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60639\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60640,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60639\/revisions\/60640"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}