What a surprise. A protocol that largely depends on centralized sections, gets focused on by federal agencies and ends up needing to identify individual users (and not just their age) and collect their privite information.
It's almost like decentralization was actually a good idea...
We're really excited to be attending ATProto London this evening!
@FreddieJ and @saskia will both be there to chat decentralised social media, learn more about AT protocol, and enjoy the drinks very kindly provided by graze.social
If Vance were to join mastodon by comparison, assuming a similar desire to block from so many users, how differently might this play out based on the way that federation works within an Activity Pub context.
Just trying to understand the practical nature of the two protocols as applied to this case.
From what I understand of ATProrocol all that folks blocking achieves is it filters that account off for that user but otherwise the account can roll along just fine to other users. Correct me if I’m wrong here also. Keen to know more.
I hope someone can answer this question. @snarfed.org@fed.brid.gy maybe?
I find #Bounce pretty exciting but I'm unsure of something.
If I move an ActivityPub account from one platform/server to a new one, I can't use the old account anymore.
Is it the same with Bounce? If I move my social graph from Bluesky to ActivityPub, does my Bluesky account "shuts down" or can I still use it afterward?
I know, Bounce is not out yet, so maybe I'm getting ahead of myself, but I was wondering.
Mastodon will implement quote-posts starting with v4.4, which is already available as a preview on the flagship instance Mastodon.social.
I use Bridgy Fed to automatically crosspost from Bsky – including quote-posts – to the Fediverse.
I’m curious what’s causing the “pending approval” message …
At SXSW's Fediverse House, it didn't matter which platform or protocol you preferred — everyone was focused on the singular goal of building a better internet. We've uploaded videos and highlights of key conversations from the event and rounded them up in one post. Here you go:
In this episode of the DotSocial podcast, recorded at the #FediverseHouse at SXSW, Bluesky CTO @pfrazee.com strapped on his butterfly wings to explain to @mike how the company is rethinking the internet’s architecture to create a more flexible, user-centric web.
If you're at #IJF25 next week, I'd love to say hi!
Particularly excited to chat about:
- Building a high-functioning technology culture - #opensource for newsrooms - Maintaining source anonymity - The #fediverse / #atprotocol - Collab with open source projects
I tried installing https://skylight.social/ (short form video app that uses the AT Protocol) on my “degoogled” GrapheneOS phone just to see what it's like, and it immediately demanded that I install Google Play services in order to use it
It's possible to sandbox them on Graphene OS and I do have a user account with them for my banking app, but I'm really not interested in using a social app that demands them
Well, it’s a lucky day . Our latest update contains a pot o’ gold for the Bluesky community especially. Take a look at what’s in this release, including linking your Bluesky account to Surf, a new Home Timeline that unifies your Bluesky and Mastodon, and Bluesky notifications in our app.