Social network Bluesky said on Christmas that it is testing a trending topics view. The trending topics are visible both on the desktop and mobile apps of the social media network for users across the word, TechCrunch reported.

On the desktop, you can see trending topic on the right sidebar, and on the mobile app, you can tap on the search button to look at them.

Bluesky said trending topics are currently available only in English. Users can disable trending topics by going to Settings > Content and Media and then unchecking the "Enable trending topics" option. Bluesky is making sure content you don't want to see will not be visible in the trending topics -- muted words are carried over, so any words or phrases on your muted list won't appear in trending topics.

The Verge reported: As a special holiday treat, on December 25th, the social media app Bluesky announced that it has added a new feature to its mobile app: a list of Trending topics that lets you know what subjects are popular among its users.

The new feature can be found by selecting the search icon (the magnifying glass), which appear at the bottom of the screen on the mobile app and on the left sidebar on the web. Lists of Trending and Recommended subjects now appear below the search bar. Tap on any topic, and you will be able to access the associated posts.

According to the announcement, the new feature is "V1" (it is marked as a Beta on the app) and "we will be iterating with your feedback." So if you have any objections to Trends appearing under your Bluesky search bar, let them know.

Engadget reported: Social media platform Bluesky has launched Trending Topics into beta, the company announced in a post on its platform. The new feature is one of the most-requested by users and matches a function that has been on rival Threads for around nine months.

The Trending section show the top viral content on the platform, with topics like "Christmas," "Nosferatu" and "Wikipedia" are currently on top. It can be found by clicking on search in both the desktop and mobile apps, or you can disable it altogether in the settings, Any words that you have muted won't appear in Trending topics either.

Bluesky recently hit a big milestone with 25 million users, many of whom recently fled X following the US elections. Though still relatively small compared to Threads and X, users have remarked on the high levels of engagement along with the lack of bots and harassment compared to Elon Musk's platform.

In my opinion, it looks like Bluesky is testing out what its users want to see - or not to see - on their platform.