Bluesky will now let you send a direct message to different customers. For now, you’ll be able to solely ship messages containing textual content, however Bluesky is engaged on including assist for pictures and movies.
To ship a DM, choose the chat icon on the backside of your display on cell or hit the chat bubble in your sidebar on desktop. When you create a brand new chat, seek for the person you wish to discuss to, write your message, and hit ship. Simply take into account that DMs on Bluesky aren’t end-to-end encrypted simply but, however the platform plans on supporting it sooner or later.
Bluesky lets anybody you observe message you by default. Nonetheless, you’ll be able to change this by heading to the platform’s settings menu and selecting “Everybody,” “Nobody,” or “Customers I observe.” You may also select whether or not to allow or disable message notification sounds.
Bluesky will allow you to report DMs and block customers from inside your messages. Blocked customers gained’t have the ability to DM you, however muted ones can. The platform notes that the Bluesky moderation workforce “might have to open your DMs to analyze broader patterns of abuse, equivalent to spam or coordinated harassment,” however “entry is extraordinarily restricted and tracked internally.”