Blacksky Feeds and Hashtags

Feeds

There are several feeds created by Blacksky Algorithms:

• Blacksky

• Blacksky: Trending

• Blackademics

You may see that the feeds are authored by "@rudyfraser.com". Those are the right feeds.

Joining a Blacksky Feed

Create a post and include the #AddToBlacksky hashtag (this only needs to be done once). All posts after will be included in the Blacksky feed.

Example post

This is an example of a post
#AddToBlacksky

A screenshot of post on Bluesky including text that states "This is an example of a post", and "#AddToBlacksky". This is to showcase how a user can get their posts included in the Blacksky feed.

Leaving a Blacksky Feed

Create a post and include the #RemoveFromBlacksky hashtag. All posts after will NOT be included in any of the Blacksky feeds.

Example post

This is another example post
#RemoveFromBlacksky

A screenshot of post on Bluesky including text that states "This is another example post", and "#RemoveFromBlacksky". This is to showcase how a user can get their posts included in the Blacksky feed

Pinning a Feed

1

Open the Bluesky app

Go to the Bluesky app.

2

Navigate to Search

Open the search page in the app.

3

Find the feed

Type in the title of any of the feeds previously mentioned.

4

Join the feed

Click the "+" to join this feed.

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Within Bluesky you can view content based on feeds or by hashtag. It is a common mistake to assume that custom feeds in Bluesky are similar to a subreddit.

Custom feeds in Bluesky are aggregators of content, not forums. You cannot post exclusively to any one feed at this time. Learn more about Bluesky feeds: https://bsky.social/about/blog/7-27-2023-custom-feeds

So, clicking the #Blacksky hashtag is not the same as using the official Blacksky Feed. The feed is chronologically ordered and the content is curated through human moderation, automation, and some pre-filtering logic.

The community also proactively reports content to our Blacksky Moderation Service: https://bsky.app/profile/blacksky.app. Also see: https://docs.blackskyweb.xyz/docs/blacksky-info/how-to-add

What is the Blacksky Starter Pack?

A starter pack is a list of users and feeds that help new users find community quicker. The Blacksky Starter Pack is a curated list of the 50 most popular and active accounts from the Blacksky feeds. It also includes the Blacksky, Blacksky Trending, and the Blackademics feeds. To learn more about Bluesky starter packs, visit Bluesky's blog post: https://bsky.social/about/blog/06-26-2024-starter-packs