Bluesky adds support for videos up to 60 seconds long

Bluesky has announced that it is now possible to share videos of up to 60 seconds in length on the platform, a feature that has arrived with the 1.91 update of the mobile application and is being gradually implemented among its users.

This open standard and decentralized social network, unveiled in 2019 by the then CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, is the X competition and is available on iOS, Android and PC devices, with a web version.

The company said in May that it was working on incorporating a direct messaging (DM) service, which it integrated into the platform in individual chats later that month. It also said at the time that it would allow sharing video clips of up to 90 seconds.

The company has now announced that it is already implementing this other option, but instead of that duration, it will only be possible to upload content that lasts up to 60 seconds, as it stated in a statement.

He also said that only one video can be shared per post and that he currently supports files in .mp4, .mpeg, .webm and .mov formats. In addition, this feature will be integrated by default, so that videos will play automatically, although it is possible to disable it from the Settings section.

Bluesky has also detailed that Subtitles can be attached to videos and that a total of 25 videos or the equivalent of 10 GB of video can be uploaded per day, although it does not rule out changing this limit in the near future.

On the other hand, he has advanced that to share content the email must be verified, which Reduce spam and abuse on the social networkand that it is possible to include tags in videos. For example, to identify adult content.

It has also warned that users can report harmful content and that users “who repeatedly violate” its community guidelines could be sanctioned. In that case, Bluesky may remove your ability to upload videos.

Finally, he said that each video is processed through Hive and Thorn, which scan it for inappropriate content, such as child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

In the event that a post containing a video is deleted by the user, the video will be deleted immediately and the information will also be completely erased from the company’s databases.

In order to publish videos on Bluesky, it is necessary to update the platform’s mobile application to version 1.91However, for some users this option may not yet be enabled as it is being implemented gradually.