Social network Bluesky has released a new update to its app that includes a separate mentions tab in notifications, protection against username squatting, and new controls for sorting replies.
The company announced that with the v1.96 rollout, it will add a new mentions tab, allowing you to view these posts individually. Previously, all notifications were under one tab.
Bluesky also adds protection against username squatting by reserving the original Bluesky username (.bsky.social suffix) when changing the username to a custom domain. The platform said it only reserves the most recent Bluesky usernames and there is no expiration date.
Recent incidents have seen the company face problems with impersonation, when people hoard domain names or reserve usernames in the names of known people who may not yet exist on the platform. It became clear. I also sometimes created a separate account when switching to a custom domain to prevent someone from using my original Bluesky username.
Bluesky is also adding a way to display replies below posts. Users can choose between linear and threaded views. You can also sort replies using various filters such as Hottest, Oldest, Newest, Most Liked, and Random.
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The social network, which has more than 25 million users, also added support for new translation languages: Nepali, Khmer, and Romanian.