A startup called Germ becomes the first private messenger that launches directly from Bluesky's app | TechCrunch

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by Sarah Perez
February 18, 2026
Social network Bluesky now offers private messaging by integrating the startup Germ's E2E encrypted messenger natively in its app.
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Originally published on TechCrunch on 2/18/2026