Bluesky publishes first transparency report: user growth surges 60% as legal requests rise fivefold
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Sarah Perez
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Summary
Bluesky published its first transparency report, revealing a nearly 60% user growth (from 25.9M to 41.2M users) in 2025. The report documents Trust & Safety actions, a fivefold increase in government legal requests, age-assurance compliance, influence operation monitoring, and automated labeling efforts. As a decentralized social network rivaling X and Threads, Bluesky is navigating moderation challenges and regulatory pressures amid rapid expansion.
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The social media startup — a rival to X and Threads — grew nearly 60% in 2025, from 25.9 million users to 41.2 million, which includes accounts hosted both on Bluesky's own infrastructure and those running their own infrastructure as part of the decentralized social network based on Bluesky's AT Protocol.
The number of government legal requests went up fivefold.
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