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<p>ICYMI: <a href="https://arewedecentralizedyet.online/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>arewedecentralizedyet.online/</a> now has some features that show trends over time so you can watch user data get spread out more as <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#bluesky</a> goes through some moderation upheaval and credible <a href="/tags/atprotocol/" rel="tag">#atprotocol</a> alternatives ramp up</p>

<p>Spent some time this morning getting a cursory understanding of <a href="/tags/atprotocol/" rel="tag">#ATProtocol</a> (the open protocol behind <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#BlueSky</a>). I have a decent understanding of <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> and I expected AT to have a lot of similarities.</p><p>It’s quite different, and this diagram surprised me.</p><p>PDS here is “Personal Data Server”. You might think of it as something like a <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> instance where all your data is stored and posts by those you follow are cached. </p><p>Except notice that there’s no arrows between PDSes.</p><p>1/5</p>

<p>At SXSW&#x27;s Fediverse House, it didn&#x27;t matter which platform or protocol you preferred — everyone was focused on the singular goal of building a better internet. We&#x27;ve uploaded videos and highlights of key conversations from the event and rounded them up in one post. Here you go: </p><p><a href="https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse/fediverse-house-2025-roundup/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="about.flipboard.com/fediverse/fediverse-house-2025-roundup/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">about.flipboard.com/fediverse/</span><span class="invisible">fediverse-house-2025-roundup/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/sxsw/" rel="tag">#SXSW</a> <a href="/tags/fediversehouse/" rel="tag">#FediverseHouse</a> <a href="/tags/atprotocol/" rel="tag">#ATProtocol</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/federation/" rel="tag">#Federation</a> <a href="/tags/flipboard/" rel="tag">#Flipboard</a> <a href="/tags/opensocial/" rel="tag">#OpenSocial</a> <a href="/tags/opensocialweb/" rel="tag">#OpenSocialWeb</a></p>

<p>The fediverse has no central authority — which brings both challenges and opportunities for how it&#x27;s governed. For Dot Social, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.social/@mike" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mike</span></a></span> spoke with <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mas.to/@kissane" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kissane</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card"><a href="https://friend.camp/@darius" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>darius</span></a></span>, two of the smartest people working on this, about the impact of the 2024 U.S. Presidential election on fediverse work, the &quot;Xodus,&quot; what needs to be done next, and how to fund and sustain better networks for humans. </p><p>Read more about it in this blogpost.<br><a href="https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse/erin-kissane-and-darius-kazemi/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="about.flipboard.com/fediverse/erin-kissane-and-darius-kazemi/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">about.flipboard.com/fediverse/</span><span class="invisible">erin-kissane-and-darius-kazemi/</span></a></p><p>Listen to the conversation on <a href="https://flipboard.video/c/dot_social/videos" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="flipboard.video/c/dot_social/videos"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">flipboard.video/c/dot_social/v</span><span class="invisible">ideos</span></a> or wherever you get your podcasts.</p><p><a href="/tags/dotsocial/" rel="tag">#DotSocial</a> <a href="/tags/podcast/" rel="tag">#Podcast</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/flipboard/" rel="tag">#Flipboard</a> <a href="/tags/opensocialweb/" rel="tag">#OpenSocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/socialweb/" rel="tag">#SocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/governance/" rel="tag">#Governance</a> <a href="/tags/federation/" rel="tag">#Federation</a> <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#Bluesky</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> <a href="/tags/atprotocol/" rel="tag">#ATProtocol</a> <a href="/tags/socialnetworks/" rel="tag">#SocialNetworks</a></p>

<p>Bluesky founder and CEO <span class="h-card"><a href="[&#x27;https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/jay.bsky.team&#x27;, &#x27;https://jay.bsky.team/&#x27;]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jay.bsky.team</span></a></span> says social media is stagnating because &quot;we&#x27;re in this trap where users are locked in and developers are locked out.&quot; She talked to <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.social/@mike" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mike</span></a></span> for the Dot Social podcast about building a healthier internet, how Elon impacted Bluesky&#x27;s trajectory, innovating on social identity, and how different protocols can come together.</p><p>Read more about the episode here: <a href="https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse/jay-graber/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="about.flipboard.com/fediverse/jay-graber/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">about.flipboard.com/fediverse/</span><span class="invisible">jay-graber/</span></a></p><p>Watch the video and listen to the podcast on PeerTube here, or listen wherever you get your podcasts: <a href="https://flipboard.video/w/ophhJTECuL7fcBNbUitV3q" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="flipboard.video/w/ophhJTECuL7fcBNbUitV3q"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">flipboard.video/w/ophhJTECuL7f</span><span class="invisible">cBNbUitV3q</span></a></p><p>Discover past interviews here: <a href="https://flipboard.com/@mike/dot-social-the-future-of-the-social-web-3r0pl8ge5dju9965" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="flipboard.com/@mike/dot-social-the-future-of-the-social-web-3r0pl8ge5dju9965"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">flipboard.com/@mike/dot-social</span><span class="invisible">-the-future-of-the-social-web-3r0pl8ge5dju9965</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/dotsocial/" rel="tag">#DotSocial</a> <a href="/tags/flipboard/" rel="tag">#Flipboard</a> <a href="/tags/federation/" rel="tag">#Federation</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#Bluesky</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> <a href="/tags/atprotocol/" rel="tag">#ATProtocol</a> <a href="/tags/opensocialweb/" rel="tag">#OpenSocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/jaygraber/" rel="tag">#JayGraber</a> <a href="/tags/mikemccue/" rel="tag">#MikeMcCue</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a></p>

<p>My argument for <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> over <a href="/tags/atprotocol/" rel="tag">#ATProtocol</a> is simple: if ATProtocol rules supreme, what will compete against <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#Bluesky</a>’s firehose?</p><p>How many nodes are there on AT Protocol?</p><p>How many unique services that don’t resemble Twitter run on AT Protocol?</p><p>But above all, what happens if Bluesky gets bought by Musk or Zuckerberg?</p><p>With the Fediverse, we got established decentralization. Not theoretical—something that exists in the far off future—but decentralization that is here and now.</p>

<p>Im Januar 2026 will <a href="/tags/eurosky/" rel="tag">#eurosky</a> loslegen. Sich das Video anzuschauen, die Website aufmerksam lesen, kann helfen zu verstehen, wo die Reise los geht. ❗ </p><p>🔗 <a href="https://www.eurosky.social/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.eurosky.social/</a></p><p><a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> 🚀 <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#bluesky</a> <a href="/tags/atprotocol/" rel="tag">#ATProtocol</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#activitypub</a></p>

<p>Will Mastodon, the platform that keeps the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> alive, miss a strategic opportunity to bring official institutions on board at scale?</p><p>By watching how <a href="/tags/eurosky/" rel="tag">#EuroSky</a> is being marketed compared to <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a>, it certainly seems that way.</p><p>I wish the folks at Mastodon would invest in more professional marketing, similar to what we&#x27;re seeing from its rival, Bluesky.</p><p>There was a major meeting in the EU Parliament focused on this topic, yet there was no announcement or microblog post from Mastodon. Zero engagement.</p><p>Compare these two approaches:</p><p><a href="https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ituoear7k6qx3smjfoxhufm4/post/3me7pxwrgerri" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ituoear7k6qx3smjfoxhufm4/post/3me7pxwrgerri"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app</span><span class="invisible">/profile/did:plc:ituoear7k6qx3smjfoxhufm4/post/3me7pxwrgerri</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> <a href="/tags/atprotocol/" rel="tag">#ATProtocol</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#EU</a> <a href="/tags/lobby/" rel="tag">#lobby</a></p>

<p>What does a Discord replacement look like, and how might the open social web play a part? <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://indieweb.social/@laurenshof" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>laurenshof</span></a></span> <br> looks at what needs to happen — different apps built on the same protocols, active collaboration to make sure it all fits together — and how that&#x27;s already fundamental to the Atmosphere and fediverse.</p><p>flip.it/QdL.F…</p><p><a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/atprotocol/" rel="tag">#ATProtocol</a> <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#Bluesky</a> <a href="/tags/blacksky/" rel="tag">#Blacksky</a> <a href="/tags/discord/" rel="tag">#Discord</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a></p>