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license: apache-2.0
language:
  - en
tags:
  - bluesky

2 Million Bluesky Posts

This dataset contains 2 million public posts collected from Bluesky Social's firehose API, intended for machine learning research and experimentation with social media data.

The with-language-predictions config contains the same data as the default config but with language predictions added using the glotlid model. Dataset Details Dataset Description

This dataset consists of 2 million public posts from Bluesky Social, collected through the platform's firehose API. Each post contains text content, metadata, and information about media attachments and reply relationships.

  • Curated by: Alpin Dale
  • Language(s) (NLP): Multiple (primarily English)
  • License: Dataset usage is subject to Bluesky's Terms of Service

Uses

This dataset could be used for:

  • Training and testing language models on social media content
  • Analyzing social media posting patterns
  • Studying conversation structures and reply networks
  • Research on social media content moderation
  • Natural language processing tasks using social media datas

Dataset Structure

The dataset is available in two configurations:

Default Configuration

Contains the following fields for each post:

  • text: The main content of the post
  • created_at: Timestamp of post creation
  • author: The Bluesky handle of the post author
  • uri: Unique identifier for the post
  • has_images: Boolean indicating if the post contains images
  • reply_to: URI of the parent post if this is a reply (null otherwise)

With Language Predictions Configuration

Contains all fields from the default configuration plus:

  • predicted_language: The predicted language code (e.g., eng_Latn, deu_Latn)
  • language_confidence: Confidence score for the language prediction (0-1)

Language predictions were added using the glotlid model via fasttext.

Bias, Risks, and Limitations

The goal of this dataset is for you to have fun :)