Toni Schneider Takes Helm at Bluesky | Tech News

Toni Schneider is now CEO of Bluesky, taking the reins from Jay Graber after four months as interim leader. With a track record founding Automattic (behind WordPress and Tumblr), Schneider aims to rebuild Bluesky around smaller, more private communities — believing this is the key to unlocking future growth. Once spun off from Twitter as an alternative to Elon Musk’s X, Bluesky surged under Graber to 43 million users, but now faces challenges in retaining engagement. Schneider is “all in,” confident Bluesky is only at the beginning of its journey. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/53d867e0de15403c