# Eurosky

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/eurosky/

9 people recommended Eurosky in Hacker News comments, 3 had mixed feelings and 8 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 12 months, in 6 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

5 of the 9 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “Has W Social switched to closed source?”.

**Verdict:** A European-run social network built on Bluesky's open protocol, recommended as an independent alternative. Critics say its front page is unclear and it is not fully independent.

Summary written by Claude from 20 comments. It was written before the November 2026 recount, and 19 of those comments still count.

## Why people recommend it

- Promising alternative to Bluesky (4 comments in the sample): "Eurosky actually looks like a promising alternative" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48585809)) "as Blacksky and Eurosky have proven" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48603649)) "bluesky/eurosky is just better" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48589765))
- People use it daily (2 comments in the sample): "has shown people indeed moving their core identity off BlueSky servers at some kind of scale" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47304112)) "we use Eurosky/Mu.social daily for our social accounts" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48845150))
- Independent European operator adds value (1 comment in the sample): "an independent operator in Europe IS value" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47897593))
- Supports open social networks (1 comment in the sample): "I'm cheering for Eurosky and open networks." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48584641))

## What people warn about

- Not independent from Bluesky (2 comments in the sample): "they have a "Follow us on BlueSky" link that goes to bsky.app not esky.something?" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48736556)) "Eurosky is actually not independent at this point." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48606837))
- Concerns over EU funding use (2 comments in the sample): "Looks like they are ready to scoop up a bunch of EU grant money, perhaps at fediverse's cost." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46379681)) "€5-7m for operating a BlueSky instance. Great use of european funds right here!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47245715))

## Other social networks people recommend

- [Mastodon](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mastodon/): 201 recommend, 56 mixed, 202 criticize
- [Bluesky](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bluesky/): 180 recommend, 103 mixed, 347 criticize
- [X (formerly Twitter)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/x/): 119 recommend, 102 mixed, 920 criticize
- [Instagram](https://hackerapproved.com/p/instagram/): 79 recommend, 111 mixed, 666 criticize

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://portal.eurosky.tech)

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Eurosky", https://hackerapproved.com/p/eurosky/ (9 recommend, 3 mixed, 8 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.