As a seasoned social media aficionado who’s seen more platforms than I can count on one hand (and a few on my feet too!), I must say that BlueSky, Jack Dorsey’s baby, has caught my eye. With its decentralized structure and user-controlled customization options, it’s like Twitter but with a twist of freedom that appeals to this old dog learning new tricks.


Previously recognized as Twitter, X now faces competition from a newcomer named Blue Sky. In this piece, we’ll delve into the essence of Blue Sky, its differences with X, and a simple guide on migrating your existing Twitter accounts to it.

What is BlueSky and what makes it different from Twitter (X)?

BlueSky is a social networking service, initiated by Jack Dorsey – the co-founder of Twitter.

  1. While both services look very similar at first glance, BlueSky stands out due to its decentralized structure.
  2. Thanks to the Authenticated Transfer Protocol (AT Protocol), BlueSky operates on multiple servers and isn’t managed by a single operator.
  3. BlueSky allows users to create their own algorithms and customize content to individual needs and preferences.
  4. The service has been available to the general public since February 2024; before that, it could be tested after receiving a special invitation.

Transferring follows from X (Twitter) to BlueSky

The easiest way to transfer your follows from X to BlueSky is to use a special Chrome browser plugin called Sky Follower Bridge, which can be found in the Chrome Web Store.

After adding it to the app, we have to:

  1. Go to the page X.com and log into your account, then go to the address x.com/following.
  2. Alternatively, we can go directly to the page x.com/(yourprofilename)/following, where in the “(yourprofilename)” box there should be the full name of our account.
  3. On the card with the open list of follows on X, we run Sky Follower Bridge and log into our account on the BlueSky service, and then we start scanning.

  1. After the process is completed, we click on “View Detected Users.” The plugin will take us to a page with a list of Twitter (X) profiles that have corresponding accounts on BlueSky.
  2. There, we have no choice but to click on “Follow on BlueSky” on the selected profile to observe it on the other service.

  1. You can check your list of follows on BlueSky by going to the “Following” page. We can access it through our profile by clicking on the link located under the name of our profile.

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2024-11-14 13:02