Germ brings end-to-end messaging to Bluesky. It's a messenger based on MLS encryption (like White Noise (nprofile…ll8s) 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.
https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/30/germ-brings-end-to-end-encrypted-messages-to-bluesky/
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