Bluesky’s new CEO wants a big tent, not a bubble
Today, I’m talking with Toni Schneider, who is the brand new CEO of the social platform Bluesky — he formally took over after a short stint as interim CEO. This is one of my favorite kinds of interviews to do on Decoder, because a couple years ago, we had Bluesky’s prior CEO, Jay Graber, on […]
Toni Schneider, the new CEO of Bluesky, spoke with Decoder about the challenges of balancing the company's goals with the diverse needs of its users and the AT Protocol ecosystem. Schneider, formerly CEO of Automattic, believes that the future of social media should be open, interoperable, and focused on the public good. Bluesky is currently two parts: the Bluesky app, which is a user-friendly platform, and the AT Protocol, an open standard that enables other developers to build apps that interoperate with Bluesky.
Currently, there are over a thousand apps built on this protocol, collectively known as the ATmosphere. Schneider's transition from interim CEO to full-time CEO occurred after she recognized her passion for vision, innovation, and new ideas, as well as the potential of AI to interoperate with AT Protocol.
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