Bluesky provides a video tab to person profiles

Bluesky simply introduced that it’s including a brand new video tab to person profiles as a part of a software program replace. That is nothing too loopy. It’s simply a straightforward manner for customers to simply peruse all the movies somebody has posted, whether or not it’s unique content material or stuff pulled from different social networks. It's just like the pre-existing "Media" tab, however solely for vids.

The video tab.Engadget/Lawrence Bonk

That is yet one more “pivot to video” transfer by Bluesky. It just lately launched a vertical footage function on cell referred to as Trending Movies, which is eerily paying homage to TikToks, YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels.

There are additionally a number of TikTok rivals being constructed on prime of Bluesky’s AT Protocol, although most are nonetheless in closed testing. Even billionaire Mark Cuban desires to get in on the motion. All of those upstarts would, after all, obtain a much-needed injection of eyeballs if TikTok have been to really be banned, however who is aware of what’s happening there.

Bluesky replace 1.97 isn’t simply concerning the video tab. It additionally streamlines the method to dam people who pop up in DMs and affords translation enhancements.

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