Overview
- Jay Graber is stepping down from the top job to focus on technology and product innovation tied to Bluesky’s AT Protocol.
- Venture capitalist and former Automattic chief Toni Schneider takes over on an interim basis as the board begins a search for a permanent CEO.
- Schneider will remain a partner at True Ventures during the transition, continuing his role with the investor that backs Bluesky.
- Bluesky reports about 43 million users and more than 500 active third‑party apps building on its open social protocol.
- Leaders frame the move as bringing seasoned operational focus to scale the service, strengthen moderation systems, and handle new age‑assurance laws that led to a Mississippi block and age checks in Ohio, South Dakota, and Wyoming.