Bluesky Introduces New Verification System

The decentralized social media platform Bluesky announced a new verification system this Monday, as a strategy to gain s’ trust and align with other platforms’ authenticity requirements. The company introduced new blue check marks for verified s and a trusted verifiers program.

According to the official Bluesky has gained millions of new s, and is including new layers of verification.

Starting this week, the company is introducing a blue check next to the ’s name—similar to what other platforms such as X, Instagram, and TikTok use—for s verified by them, and a new title, Trusted Verifiers, for s and organizations who can issue blue checks directly.

“Bluesky will proactively authentic and notable s and display a blue check next to their names,” states the document. “Additionally, through our Trusted Verifiers feature, select independent organizations can s directly. Bluesky will review these verifications as well to ensure authenticity.”

Bluesky’s moderation team will review every to validate the information. The company explained that trustworthy s, such as The New York Times, will be able to assign a blue check to their journalists through the app. s will be able to recognize trusted verifiers by the scalloped blue checks next to the name.

For now, Bluesky is working on reaching out to potential trusted verifiers and ing selected s, but it won’t accept verification requests. s can also opt out by turning off the verification mode through the app settings.

A few weeks ago, Bluesky released a free photo-sharing app called Flashes that allows s to share up to 4 photos per post and runs on Bluesky’s AT Protocol.