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<p>FICTIONAL DATELINE November 2027: Elon Musk Completes Acquisition of Bluesky LLC</p><p>Musk announced his intention to fold the upstart liberal social media network into his X Empire, shocking Democrats and the progressive social media community that moved en masse to Bluesky three years ago after the disastrous 2024 election. &quot;No one could have seen this coming,&quot; agreed top content creators on Bluesky assuring their millions of followers, they would stay and fight to keep Bluesky blue.</p><p><a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#Bluesky</a></p>

<p>Do I remember correctly that there was some conversation around <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#Bluesky</a> considering a native <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> support?</p><p><a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a></p>

<p>Interesting goings-on in the [ <a href="/tags/snarfed/" rel="tag">#Snarfed</a> / <a href="/tags/bridgyfed/" rel="tag">#Bridgyfed</a> ] <a href="/tags/github/" rel="tag">#Github</a>:</p><p>&quot;Switch <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#Bluesky</a> to opt out? (Issue <a href="/tags/1471/" rel="tag">#1471</a>)&quot;</p><p>This, from Peter Cottle (pcottle - Code monkey on Threads 🐵) who is actually a <a href="/tags/threads/" rel="tag">#Threads</a> dev</p><p>&quot;@snarfed thoughts on making a post on bluesky to solicit opinions? Maybe posting from the bridgy fed account + soliciting reposts?</p><p>I just want to know what the wider community thinks (even if there is some selection bias)&quot;</p><p>The gist of the convo is whether to make Bluesky users opt-out of being bridged over to Mastodon, or continue as opt-in (each user makes their own personal choice)</p><p>In other words, will (new) Bluesky accounts automatically be OPTED-IN to being bridged over to Mastodon (possibly without their knowledge) or continue as OPT-IN: requiring a specific decision/action by new users</p><p>Entire thread at Github, here:</p><p><a href="https://github.com/snarfed/bridgy-fed/issues/1471#issue" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="github.com/snarfed/bridgy-fed/issues/1471#issue"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/snarfed/bridgy-fed/</span><span class="invisible">issues/1471#issue</span></a></p>

<p>So about every other Home feed post is about <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#Bluesky</a> which I have filtered out</p><p>&quot;Show anyway&quot;</p><p>OK, show me</p><p>Damn, man, if y&#x27;all are so hot for Bluesky why are you wasting your time here on <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a>?</p><p>Trying to pull people along with you to validate your own choice?</p><p>One thing about Bluesky that I&#x27;ve never understood is that it&#x27;s only a web site</p><p>Given a web browser and a valid URL and you can go poke around to your heart&#x27;s content and see if you can find what it is that&#x27;s missing in your life</p><p>I spent about 30 minutes yesterday doing exactly this and came up empty</p><p>OK: you can&#x27;t reply or &#x27;like&#x27; or whatever they call it over there, but wander around and see if you can find what you&#x27;re lacking in your life</p>

<p><a href="/tags/dhaagaupdates/" rel="tag">#DhaagaUpdates</a> v0.15.0 will be out tonight 🎉</p><p>I am excited to introduce Collections™!</p><p>Bookmark implementation in <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#mastodon</a> is pretty weak. </p><p>And <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#bluesky</a> does not even have bookmarks yet!</p><p>Also, unlike <a href="/tags/misskey/" rel="tag">#misskey</a>, there is no way to organise them into folders, for example.</p><p>With this update, <a href="/tags/dhaagaapp/" rel="tag">#DhaagaApp</a> will let you create bookmarks and organise them into collections for ANY <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> software.</p><p>The saved posts can be viewed anytime, offline from your device.</p><p>See you next release,<br>Deb</p>

<p>Three groundbreaking projects reshaping the social web through community fundraising:</p><p><a href="https://spritely.institute/donate" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>spritely.institute/donate</a></p><p><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pixelfed/pixelfed-foundation-2024-real-ethical-social-networks?ref=1hx75e" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.kickstarter.com/projects/pixelfed/pixelfed-foundation-2024-real-ethical-social-networks?ref=1hx75e"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.kickstarter.com/projects/p</span><span class="invisible">ixelfed/pixelfed-foundation-2024-real-ethical-social-networks?ref=1hx75e</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-free-social-media-from-billionaires" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-free-social-media-from-billionaires"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-fre</span><span class="invisible">e-social-media-from-billionaires</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/socialweb/" rel="tag">#socialweb</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/spritely/" rel="tag">#spritely</a> <a href="/tags/pixelfed/" rel="tag">#pixelfed</a> <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#bluesky</a></p>

<p>📣 Mededeling voor algemeen nut:</p><p>Zondag had ik het er al over om mijn brug met <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#Bluesky</a> op te blazen (<a href="https://todon.nl/@joenepraat/113936690089640731" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="todon.nl/@joenepraat/113936690089640731"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">todon.nl/@joenepraat/113936690</span><span class="invisible">089640731</span></a>). Het moment is daar. </p><p>Ik kan het niet ethisch aan mijzelf verantwoorden om mijn content op een door durfkapitalisten, crypto-bro&#x27;s en Zionisten beheerst sociaal medium rond te laten zingen. Ik had daar trouwens toch al amper interactie, compleet in tegenstelling tot Mastodon en de rest van de fediverse (1.738 volgers). Daarnaast passen Mastodon en andere fediverse-projecten beter binnen mijn ideologische kader. Namelijk anarchisme, waar het DIY-gehalte een belangrijk onderdeel van is.</p><p>Dus sorry voor die 31 volgers op Bluesky. Jullie zijn uiteraard welkom om mij op Mastodon, Pixelfed of waar dan ook in de fediverse te volgen. </p><p><img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/todon.nl/mastodon.png" class="emoji" alt=":mastodon:" title=":mastodon:"> <a href="https://joinmastodon.org/servers" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>joinmastodon.org/servers</a><br><img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/todon.nl/pixelfed.png" class="emoji" alt=":pixelfed:" title=":pixelfed:"> <a href="https://pixelfed.org" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>pixelfed.org</a><br><img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/todon.nl/fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":fediverse:" title=":fediverse:"> <a href="https://jointhefediverse.net/?lang=en-us" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="jointhefediverse.net/?lang=en-us"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jointhefediverse.net/?lang=en-</span><span class="invisible">us</span></a></p>

<p>Remember how <a href="/tags/twitter/" rel="tag">#twitter</a> forced <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#musk</a> to buy it after he chickened out, even though they knew what he was planning on doing with it?</p><p>Remember how you trust <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#bluesky</a>?</p>

<p>Organizing on decentralized social networks (1 / N)</p><p>The Nexus of Privacy is planning a series of online discussions and video/phone calls focusing on organizing on decentralized social networks. There&#x27;s a range of topics to cover, including looking at the tradeoffs between the different platforms for different use cases, brainstorming how organizers can leverage these platforms, easy ways to start exploring, and ways for groups to move as a whole.</p><p><a href="https://privacy.thenexus.today/organizing-on-decentralized-social-networks/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="privacy.thenexus.today/organizing-on-decentralized-social-networks/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">privacy.thenexus.today/organiz</span><span class="invisible">ing-on-decentralized-social-networks/</span></a> has a CryptPad survey (as well as a link to a version using Google Forms if you prefer that)</p><p>Or if you prefer, here are a couple of polls along with open questions, that cover some of the key information</p><p><a href="/tags/organizing/" rel="tag">#organizing</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#bluesky</a></p>

<p>Hey <a href="/tags/loops/" rel="tag">#Loops</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://pixelfed.social/loops" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>loops</span></a></span> ,</p><p>What The Actual Fuck? I go to share my Loops account, and I get this?! </p><p>Not <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> or <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#Bluesky</a>. No, ex-twitter &amp; facebook. i am so disappointed. smh😞</p>

<p>I opened a Bluesky account yesterday, and I don&#x27;t think I&#x27;ve ever been repelled by a platform quite so quickly. The people I interacted with are fine, but the interface and experience are just so... *twitter.* After acclimating to Mastodon, there&#x27;s just no going back for me. Thank you all for contributing to this amazing platform/community. 💜</p><p><a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#bluesky</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/twitter/" rel="tag">#twitter</a> <a href="/tags/x/" rel="tag">#x</a></p>

<p>Congrats to JD Vance for gaining 63,402 BLOCKS in the last 24 hours (and climbing) on Bluesky!</p><p>That currently puts the Vice President of the United States of America at the <a href="/tags/2/" rel="tag">#2</a> most blocked account on the platform.</p><p>He&#x27;ll probably reach <a href="/tags/1/" rel="tag">#1</a> this weekend.</p><p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/toddalstrom.com/post/3lrwzbifufs24" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bsky.app/profile/toddalstrom.com/post/3lrwzbifufs24"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsky.app/profile/toddalstrom.c</span><span class="invisible">om/post/3lrwzbifufs24</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/jdvance/" rel="tag">#JDVance</a> <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#Bluesky</a></p>

<p>I know a lot of you still think of the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> as just “Mastodon”.</p><p>But it’s far more than that. There’s an entire ecosystem of federated message boards that’s already proven popular: <a href="/tags/piefed/" rel="tag">#Piefed</a>, <a href="/tags/nodebb/" rel="tag">#NodeBB</a>, <a href="/tags/lemmy/" rel="tag">#Lemmy</a>, <a href="/tags/mbin/" rel="tag">#Mbin</a>, and <a href="/tags/discourse/" rel="tag">#Discourse</a>.</p><p>Even the classics like <a href="/tags/friendica/" rel="tag">#Friendica</a> and <a href="/tags/hubzilla/" rel="tag">#Hubzilla</a> have solid forum features baked in.</p><p>If you’re only here for the microblogging, you’re missing a key piece. Communities built around interests are something <a href="/tags/twitter/" rel="tag">#Twitter</a> never offered, and <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#Bluesky</a> still doesn’t.</p><p>So if you’re looking to replace your <a href="/tags/facebook/" rel="tag">#Facebook</a> Groups, the Fediverse already has you covered.</p>

<p>People ask: &quot;Why the preoccupation with <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#Bluesky</a>? Lots of good folks are going there and love it.&quot;</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Daojoan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Daojoan</span></a></span> does a great job of providing the long answer in this brilliant piece: <a href="https://www.joanwestenberg.com/big-tech-wants-you-trapped-the-open-web-sets-you-free-2/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.joanwestenberg.com/big-tech-wants-you-trapped-the-open-web-sets-you-free-2/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.joanwestenberg.com/big-tec</span><span class="invisible">h-wants-you-trapped-the-open-web-sets-you-free-2/</span></a></p><p>But the short answer is that, by funneling users onto another unsafe centralized corporate platform, <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#Bluesky</a> inhibits the construction of truly defensible public social media.</p><p>So now, when something happens over on Bluesky, the Fedi will not be ready to absorb a rapid mass migration.</p><p>more...</p>

<p>I just came across an article that says <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#Bluesky</a> now supports uploading videos up to 3 minutes long. </p><p>Sorry for the extremely newbie question but I wonder what the impact would be on the hypotethical of a self-hosted relay?</p><p>In a phenomenal article from last year <span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.coop/@cwebber" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cwebber</span></a></span> wrote that running a relay in November 2024 required 5 TERABYTES of storage (<a href="https://dustycloud.org/blog/how-decentralized-is-bluesky" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="dustycloud.org/blog/how-decentralized-is-bluesky"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dustycloud.org/blog/how-decent</span><span class="invisible">ralized-is-bluesky</span></a>)... up from 1 TB in July 2024.</p><p>Does video make Bluesky decentralization / self-hosting a relay even more unattainable? 🤔</p>

<p>Vast Blue Sky - love when the sky is so blue and lovely...</p><p><a href="https://renata-natale.pixels.com/featured/vast-blue-sky-renata-natale.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="renata-natale.pixels.com/featured/vast-blue-sky-renata-natale.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">renata-natale.pixels.com/featu</span><span class="invisible">red/vast-blue-sky-renata-natale.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#bluesky</a> <a href="/tags/landscapephotography/" rel="tag">#LandscapePhotography</a> <a href="/tags/vast/" rel="tag">#vast</a> <a href="/tags/buyintoart/" rel="tag">#buyintoart</a> <a href="/tags/mastoarṭ/" rel="tag">#mastoarṭ</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#Photography</a> <a href="/tags/visualarts/" rel="tag">#visualarts</a> <a href="/tags/skies/" rel="tag">#skies</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/beauty/" rel="tag">#beauty</a></p>

<p>There isn&#x27;t much of a presence for <a href="/tags/mutualaid/" rel="tag">#mutualaid</a> that I&#x27;ve seen on <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a></p><p>There are others who post their needs here, but there&#x27;s not a sense of <a href="/tags/community/" rel="tag">#community</a></p><p>On <a href="/tags/instagram/" rel="tag">#Instagram</a>, <a href="/tags/threads/" rel="tag">#Threads</a> &amp; <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#Bluesky</a>, there&#x27;s a network of people sharing and supporting for each other</p><p>There&#x27;s a sense of community without it being assumed it&#x27;s simply about funds being sent</p><p>Of course funds can&#x27;t come from nowhere</p><p>But here is the problem with this platform...</p>

<p>New: Fediverse Report <a href="/tags/108/" rel="tag">#108</a></p><p>This week&#x27;s news:<br>- Ghost&#x27;s (<span class="h-card"><a href="https://activitypub.ghost.org/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>index</span></a></span>) connection to the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> is now availabe in public beta for Ghost Pro users, with both an <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> connection to send long-form posts into the fediverse, and a reader app to read/comment/interact with the fediverse<br>- <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@anewsocial" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>anewsocial</span></a></span> , the organisation that manages the bridge between the fediverse and <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#bluesky</a> shared their upcoming plans</p><p>Read at: <a href="https://fediversereport.com/fediverse-report-108/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fediversereport.com/fediverse-report-108/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fediversereport.com/fediverse-</span><span class="invisible">report-108/</span></a></p>

<p>While I was lying in the hammock yesterday (clicking on my iPhone), I started thinking about the current state of the &quot;Twitter diaspora&quot;, the cross-posting, bridging and separation… and I ended up with this blog post 😅</p><p>TLDR: let&#x27;s try to settle on the open networks, Bluesky &amp; Fedi, let&#x27;s connect them well, and let&#x27;s move away from Twitter.</p><p><a href="https://mackuba.eu/2025/06/30/socials-2025/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mackuba.eu/2025/06/30/socials-2025/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mackuba.eu/2025/06/30/socials-</span><span class="invisible">2025/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#Bluesky</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/bridgy/" rel="tag">#Bridgy</a> <a href="/tags/bridgyfed/" rel="tag">#BridgyFed</a></p>

<p>Are there any alternate <a href="/tags/atproto/" rel="tag">#ATProto</a> / <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#BlueSky</a> PDSs where one can make an account without giving up one&#x27;s email address?</p>

<p>I have now found 1070 verified accounts from media organizations in the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a>, but only on <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a>, <a href="/tags/flipboard/" rel="tag">#Flipboard</a>, <a href="/tags/threads/" rel="tag">#Threads</a>, <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#Bluesky</a>, <a href="/tags/ghost/" rel="tag">#Ghost</a> and <a href="/tags/peertube/" rel="tag">#Peertube</a>. </p><p>Just one is on <a href="/tags/sharkey/" rel="tag">#Sharkey</a> (👋🏻 <span class="h-card"><a href="https://federation.network/@heiseBotti" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>heiseBotti</span></a></span>) and none on <a href="/tags/pixelfed/" rel="tag">#Pixelfed</a>, <a href="/tags/lemmy/" rel="tag">#Lemmy</a>, <a href="/tags/piefed/" rel="tag">#Piefed</a>, <a href="/tags/misskey/" rel="tag">#Misskey</a> &amp; Co. Are there really none there, or did I miss some?</p><p>Source: <br><a href="https://fingolas.eu/fediverse/overview.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fingolas.eu/fediverse/overview.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fingolas.eu/fediverse/overview</span><span class="invisible">.html</span></a></p><p>@fediverse</p>

<p>The second longest-running Augmented Reality Game (ARG), Ingress by Niantic, has finally joined the Open Social Web today through the ATmosphere network&#x27;s Bluesky platform.</p><p><a href="https://deer.social/profile/ingress.com" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="deer.social/profile/ingress.com"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">deer.social/profile/ingress.co</span><span class="invisible">m</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/socialweb/" rel="tag">#SocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/atmosphere/" rel="tag">#ATmosphere</a> <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#Bluesky</a> <a href="/tags/ingress/" rel="tag">#Ingress</a> <a href="/tags/gaming/" rel="tag">#gaming</a> <a href="/tags/games/" rel="tag">#games</a> <a href="/tags/niantic/" rel="tag">#Niantic</a></p>

<p>Hmm… quote posts coming from <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#Bluesky</a> <a href="/tags/bridgy/" rel="tag">#Bridgy</a> are now showing as a quoted post in <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> (software!) but I can&#x27;t find how to do a quote post from the software itself. 😅</p>

<p>ATmosphere Report - this week&#x27;s <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#bluesky</a> and <a href="/tags/atproto/" rel="tag">#atproto</a> news:</p><p>- More notification settings for Bluesky<br>- How atproto is becoming a place to build multiperson LLM chatbots<br>- Bluesky&#x27;s proposal for Auth Scopes also introduces new questions for governance</p><p><a href="https://connectedplaces.online/reports/atmosphere-report-124/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="connectedplaces.online/reports/atmosphere-report-124/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">connectedplaces.online/reports</span><span class="invisible">/atmosphere-report-124/</span></a></p>