According to changes Public GitHub repository for the app Friday was discovered by reverse engineers Alice.mosphere.at.
The Blue Check may be similar to the system pioneered by Twitter (now X), but the version of Bluesky seems to be very different.
According to CodeBase changes, Bluesky’s blue check system may rely on multiple organizations to distribute blue checks. This suggests that Bruinsky will actively verify famous accounts, but also marks certain organizations as “trusted validators” and gives them the power to issue their own directly blue checks.
Changes to the Bluesky verification system may be announced Monday. Blog post link “Verification” was found in Friday’s pull request, dated April 21, 2025.
While Bluesky has already allowed users to verify by connecting their accounts to the official website, CEO Jay Graber hinted that the company will try other types of verification. Last year, Grabbe said the Blues might try the system It is not the only group that can verify users.
Pull Request also displays an icon, a blue circle with a white check mark that will appear on the verified user profile. Meanwhile, trusted validators will include a fan-shaped blue circle with white check marks on their profile.
Images found in the Blues’ upcoming announcement suggest that The New York Times and other trusted press releases will soon be able to verify users in the Blue Check system. By leveraging the user’s blue check, other users can see which organizations have approved the verification.
Bluesky’s verification method is very different from how X operates its verification service. X used to distribute blue checks to popular real accounts, but Elon Musk decided to overhaul the system, and Verify only users who are subscribed per month. Since then, Musk has returned to this decision. Make blue checks for influential users who don’t paywhile still allowing others to pay for it.
Some people think that X completely dilutes the value of the blue check on its platform, even if Allows verification of certain bot accounts.
The Blues did not immediately respond to TechCrunch’s request for comment.
Bruinsky appears to be taking a decentralized approach to validation and by spreading decision-making power to several organizations. This may mean that many users on Bluesky are getting verified, but how this approach will work in practice remains to be seen.
