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Germ brings end-to-end messaging to Bluesky. It's a messenger based on MLS encryption (like @White Noise for Nostr). Germ is a separate company and has their own app separate from the BlueSky app. Unclear if this is a partnership or "just" and integration. Interesting: in the BlueSky iOS app, pressing a Germ link in someone's bio doesn't download the Germ app but opens an "App Clip" which is a light version of the app that doesn't need you to install the whole app. I believe that Android also has this (unterutulised) feature.

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7fqx 7fqx@ditto.pub 5 months ago

Not sure about the rest of the world, but in the UK you need to pass Age Verification to use Bluesky DMs. 8 assume this will apply to this too, not sure.

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rabble rabble@nos.social 5 months ago

They’re friendly but Germ works without permission from the Bluesky company as far as I know. The PDS has the ability to sign content with arbitrary keys now I think. And that’s how Germ does it. I haven’t looked at the details in a couple of months so things might have changed.

calle calle@cashu.me 5 months ago

incredible