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• @davelee.me Dave Lee on bluesky

  Bluesky enters its “need to make money” era [embedded post]

• @ryanlcooper.com Ryan Cooper on bluesky

  FWIW the guy seems alright as far as VCs go. and the Bluesky project was not intended as what is has become, to put it mildly toni.org/2026/03/09/c...

• @caseynewton Casey Newton on bluesky

  Wow [embedded post]

• @brainnotonyet Karl on bluesky

  This place is about to get strip mined for AI at lightning pace.  —  The new ceo is a venture capitalist  —  www.wired.com/story/bluesk...

• @masnick.com Mike Masnick on bluesky

  Jay built Bluesky from scratch and gave it a reason to exist.  I'm excited to see what she'll do as Chief Innovation Officer, where she'll be able to focus on what she does best: pushing the vision of an open protocol forward.  [embedded post]

• @daveweigel Dave Weigel on bluesky

  Congrats to new Bluesky CEO @jamellebouie.net [embedded post]

• @chriswolfvision Christian Wolf on bluesky

  Interesting, that is unexpected.  —  I hope it helps Bluesky to grow.  [embedded post]

• @toni.bsky.team Toni Schneider on bluesky

  I'm thrilled to announce that I'll be joining Bluesky as interim CEO.  I deeply believe in what this team has built and the open social web they're fighting for.  More here: toni.org/2026/03/09/c...

• @strngwys Roberto Baldwin on bluesky

  oh a VC is taking over.  That's always a good sign.  —  (digs up friendster acct) [embedded post]

• @craigbrittain.com Craig R. Brittain on bluesky

  BREAKING: CEO Jay Graber of Bluesky has been replaced by rich venture capitalist Toni Schneider of True Ventures, who doesn't even have a Bluesky account.

• @jay.bsky.team Jay on bluesky

  Some personal news: I'm transitioning from CEO to a new role as Bluesky's Chief Innovation Officer!  I'm excited to welcome @toni.bsky.team as our interim CEO.  —  More here: bsky.social/about/blog/0...

• @joshsternberg.com Josh Sternberg on bluesky

  “Jay Graber is stepping down as head of Bluesky, the social media platform exclusively announced to WIRED.  Venture capitalist Toni Schneider will be the interim CEO until a permanent replacement is found.”  —  Ok, I'll be CEO if they ask.  —  www.wired.com/story/bluesk...

• @wired.com @wired.com on bluesky

  Exclusive: Jay Graber is stepping down as head of Bluesky.  Venture capitalist Toni Schneider will be the interim CEO until a permanent replacement is found.

• r/technews r on reddit

  Bluesky CEO Jay Graber Is Stepping Down

• r/BlueskySocial r on reddit

  Bluesky CEO Jay Graber Is Stepping Down

• @clairewillett Claire Willett on bluesky

  everyone get ready to bring your most “Substitute Teacher's First Day With the School's Most Unruly Class” energy to make Toni feel welcome [embedded post]

• @evansutton Evan Sutton on bluesky

  Any time the words “venture capital” or “private equity” enter the chat, my hackles go up.  But I looked at Toni's history and tbh dude seems pretty much fine?  I will be operating on a “trust but verify” basis until given reason to go “flamethrower mode” www.wired.com/story/blue…

• @quillmatiq.com Anuj Ahooja on bluesky

  Couple thoughts:  —  1. Bluesky having a leader focused on ecosystem innovation is something that's been missing forever.  Given her background, this is a much better role for Jay.  —  2. Regardless of the CEO, you should never trust any company in the ecosystem, even the ones le…

• @kandake.africa Evelyn on bluesky

  I know people have issues with the PBC and Jay, but at the end of the day they built Bluesky with a protocol that has enabled us to build things that can operate independently while enabling users to own their data how they wish.  —  I'm keen to see what Jay does as CIO.  [embedd…

• @danabra.mov Dan on bluesky

  end of an era!  kind of sad but then having to run this site is probably a form of torture so [embedded post]

• @gilliandn Gillian de Nooijer on bluesky

  Jay Graber steps down as Bluesky boss and moves to a tech role.  —  Sad to see one less female CEO in tech, all too rare already.  —  But on the other hand Graber's more Silicon Valley ideas clashed a bit with the progressive Bluesky userbase.  Hoping for good replacement.  —  ww…

• @bnewbold.net Bryan Newbold on bluesky

  Jay seized a historical moment and speed-ran Bluesky through some wild times.  I'm glad she's found her own way back to the big picture.  —  have had great conversations with @toni.bsky.team about standards work and open source governance.  very important to have continuity of cl…

• @rose.bsky.team Rose on bluesky

  It's been one of the greatest honors of my life to serve as Jay's COO.  She is a rare human who sees a more hopeful future and leads with integrity, grace, and wisdom.  I can't wait to see how she continues to change the world as Bluesky's CIO.  [embedded post]

• @fraying Derek Powazek on bluesky

  The subtext I'm reading here is that Jay was always in this for the protocol stuff and not interested in running an actual community company, which showed in her work and her interactions here, so she invented a role where she could focus on that and left the CEO position.  Which…

• @anildash.com Anil Dash on bluesky

  WordPress' first outside CEO has become Bluesky's first outside CEO.  That's interesting. bsky.social/about/blog/0...