When you post anything on Bluesky, you give Bluesky a broad license to use, modify, display, and distribute your posts, including in promotional materials, across the AT Protocol and with third-party partners.
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The license covers adaptation and public display in any format or media and extends to promotional use and trusted third parties, which means your posts could appear in Bluesky marketing materials or be shared with partner services without further consent.
Your posts, photos, and other content can be reproduced and used in promotional materials, shared across the AT Protocol network, and accessed by trusted third-party partners, all under a license that persists while your content remains on the platform.
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we may closely review accounts that offer the following services, products, or content: Online trading, day trading tips, and stock market related content
Paid Subscribers can select whether Content is public or private.
If Your Content is prohibited under the laws of any jurisdiction where our Services are available, we may remove it even if it is not illegal in your location.
"By sharing Content on Bluesky, you grant us a limited, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to: Operate and Improve Services: Use your Content to develop, operate, and enhance Bluesky, the AT Protocol, and future products and services. Adapt and Display Content: Reproduce, modify, adapt, distribute, and publicly display your Content in any format or media. For example, we may resize content for different devices or feature user posts in promotional materials. Enable Third-Party Tools: Allow trusted partners—such as content moderation providers—to use your Content as necessary to support Bluesky Social.Excerpt from Bluesky's Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The content license grant implicates GDPR where user content contains personal data of EU/EEA residents, particularly regarding the lawful basis for processing and data minimization principles.
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The license covers adaptation and public display in any format or media and extends to promotional use and trusted third parties, which means your posts could appear in Bluesky marketing materials or be shared with partner services without further consent.
Your posts, photos, and other content can be reproduced and used in promotional materials, shared across the AT Protocol network, and accessed by trusted third-party partners, all under a license that persists while your content remains on the platform.
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