Bluesky‘s chief operating officer maintains that not all hope is lost on social media.
Rose Wang was hosted by SXSW London at a fireside chat with journalist Amit Katwala on Monday afternoon, where the platform’s chief operating officer covered a vast range of topics, including how Bluesky has accrued over 44 million users in two years, the value of community-led connection, and why Facebook and X...
Rose Wang’s critique of centralized social media platforms like Facebook and X taps into a broader narrative of distrust in corporate-controlled digital spaces. The strongest version of Bluesky’s argument is that decentralization empowers users, offering an alternative to platforms where a single entity dictates rules, moderation, and content visibility. This resonates with audiences frustrated by perceived arbitrariness in platform governance, especially under high-profile ownership changes lik...