Bluesky issues first transparency report, noting rise in user reports and legal demands

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Bluesky, a rival to X and Threads, released its first comprehensive transparency report this week. The report details the actions taken by Bluesky's Trust & Safety team, including a 54% increase in user moderation reports and a fivefold jump in legal requests from law enforcement and government regulators in 2025. The company also reported removing over 2 million items, including accounts and content, and applying 16.49 million labels to content, mostly for adult and suggestive material.

Why it matters

As a growing social media platform, Bluesky's transparency report provides insight into the challenges it faces in content moderation, regulatory compliance, and user safety. The report highlights the increasing demands on tech companies to be accountable for the activity on their platforms, especially as they scale rapidly.

The details

Bluesky saw a 57% increase in users in 2025, growing from 25.9 million to 41.2 million. During that time, users made 1.41 billion posts, with 235 million containing media. The company received 9.97 million user moderation reports, a 54% increase from 2024, with the top categories being 'misleading' (including spam), harassment, and sexual content. Bluesky also reported a fivefold increase in legal requests, from 238 in 2024 to 1,470 in 2025. The company took down 2.44 million items, including accounts and content, and applied 16.49 million labels, mostly for adult and suggestive material.

• Bluesky released its first transparency report in January 2026.
• Bluesky saw a 57% increase in users from 2024 to 2025.
• The number of user moderation reports increased 54% from 2024 to 2025.
• The number of legal requests Bluesky received increased fivefold from 2024 to 2025.
• Bluesky took down 2.44 million items, including accounts and content, in 2025.