GoKawiilBluesky lets users hide posts from its Discover algorithmic feed
Bluesky rolled out a new privacy toggle letting users exclude their posts from the app's algorithmic Discover feed, which can otherwise surface any public post on the network. The setting, found under Privacy and Security, takes up to an hour to apply and doesn't make posts private—only less discoverable to people outside a user's follower base.
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The feature acknowledges that not every user wants their content amplified to strangers, giving people more control over visibility without sacrificing the network's public-by-default model. Because the preference is stored at the account level via the AT Protocol, it could follow users across other apps built on the same protocol, though those apps aren't obligated to honor it—raising questions about consistent privacy enforcement across the decentralized ecosystem.
- Bluesky added a Discover feed opt-out toggle in its Privacy and Security settings.
- The feature limits discoverability but doesn't make posts private, and changes take up to an hour.
- The opt-out preference is tied to the user's account via AT Protocol, but other apps aren't required to respect it.
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