Laurens

https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/laurenshof.online

I care about an ethical internet.

I write about Bluesky and the ATmosphere at [connectedplaces.online](http://connectedplaces.online )

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Link: http://connectedplaces.online

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2026-04-16 15:02:18 UTC

this is where i get my political analysis from
[www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNC4...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNC4iL-UrMo )
[Lumie's Political Yaoi Dating ...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNC4iL-UrMo )

2026-04-15 15:25:59 UTC

its been a while since ive done a straightfoward fediverse news update, so heres some news about the german [@sovereign.tech@bsky.brid.gy](https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:ssxl7ooz5bhqdgtfgnbh5xom ) funding Mastodon for 600k, showcasing that digital sovereignty is a priority but also that talk is a lot louder than money
[connectedplaces.online/reports/fr15...](https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fr159-sovereign-tech-agency-funds-mastodon/ )
[FR#159 – Sovereign Tech Agency...](https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fr159-sovereign-tech-agency-funds-mastodon/ )

2026-04-14 19:08:25 UTC

First time setting a stone in a ring I made, turned out well
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2026-04-14 15:59:24 UTC

[leaflet.connectedplaces.online/3mjhqq22ynk2f](https://leaflet.connectedplaces.online/3mjhqq22ynk2f )
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:k3lft27u2pjqp2ptidkne7xr/post/3mj5xmxkbts2a
[On verification and coordinati...](https://leaflet.connectedplaces.online/3mjhqq22ynk2f )
#note16yr…v3c8

2026-04-12 12:33:24 UTC

Apparently this is what they do in Gouda on Sunday afternoon
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2026-04-10 17:46:11 UTC

When I wrote that atproto functions as a subculture I should’ve said that the main reason is that we do a weekly atproto naming discourse

2026-04-09 14:24:28 UTC

new from me: on recent discourse and drama on Mastodon. the software gives people the tools to create community via instances, with a wide plurality of cultures and communities. But what people want is a singular culture/community on the federation layer
[connectedplaces.online/reports/fr15...](https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fr158-what-is-mastodon-for/ )
[FR#158 – What is Mastodon for?](https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fr158-what-is-mastodon-for/ )

2026-04-08 17:36:21 UTC

so how many ships have actually passed through hormuz in the half day it was open?

2026-04-08 07:39:21 UTC

shoutout to iran for gaining military control over the worlds most important economic chokepoint after the worlds most powerful military and global hegemon declared a surprise war on them

2026-04-06 20:08:14 UTC

truly incredible that NYMag treats sending a single guy with a suitcase of cigars and zyn to figure out why the most worlds most important economic chokepoint is closed as innovative intelligence gathering by wall street
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pixxwzmubkn4yuahqd5giuqa/post/3misarjkuck2b

2026-04-05 17:24:37 UTC

fascinating essay
[www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GuB...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GuBAf33F_0 )
[African fashion won’t move on ...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GuBAf33F_0 )

2026-04-04 13:53:42 UTC

thanks all for the incredibly kind words, it means a lot to me 🤍
(sorry i didnt respond to everyone, my strategy after hitting publish is to throw my laptop away and not touch the internet for 24h as i need some distance from the subject after tunnelvisioning hard on it)
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mdjhvva6vlrswsj26cftjttd/post/3mimaeomd4s2k
#note1kz5…qt77

2026-04-03 17:24:02 UTC

My reflections on an amazing atmosphereconf
On how the atmosphere can be understood as a subculture, what the holdfast is, and what We Can Just Do Things means
[connectedplaces.online/reflections-...](https://connectedplaces.online/reflections-on-atmosphereconf/ )
[Reflections on AtmosphereConf](https://connectedplaces.online/reflections-on-atmosphereconf/ )

2026-04-02 19:28:32 UTC

universal basic income but everyone is a bureaucrat
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mdjhvva6vlrswsj26cftjttd/post/3mijwpeubyk2f

2026-03-30 16:51:54 UTC

Unwinding from an incredible conference with a morning walk through the forest
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2026-03-29 20:02:07 UTC

Took a break from atmosphereconf to check out the spectacular museum of anthropology
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2026-03-28 22:54:51 UTC

Seeing the attie demo and feeling pretty good about the core claim of my presentation that this is going to create a strong convergence in the data layer

2026-03-26 17:19:20 UTC

gm vancouver
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2026-03-23 13:12:48 UTC

Seems like Irans most powerful weapon is to tweet “Hormuz is open” Friday one hour before close and “jk lmao” after close
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lm4eq2cftwbnrmzkzowigpt7/post/3mhpymbhcvk22

2026-03-18 16:50:12 UTC

Paul's article prompted a long one from me: What is the purpose of protocols?
[connectedplaces.online/the-purpose-...](https://connectedplaces.online/the-purpose-of-protocols/ )
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ragtjsm2j2vknwkz3zp4oxrd/post/3mfp6jtkr5s2b
[The Purpose of Protocols](https://connectedplaces.online/the-purpose-of-protocols/ )
#note130z…ljrh

2026-03-15 11:24:36 UTC

baited myself into rereading this and makes me realise that I probably understand like 20% on the first read lol
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mdjhvva6vlrswsj26cftjttd/post/3mgl2uehqec2x

2026-03-12 17:26:24 UTC

this week's news is about how @npub19y6…yh78 [@npmx.dev@bsky.brid.gy](https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:u5zp7npt5kpueado77kuihyz ) and @npub1509…fjdz are using open social networking protocols to build, distribute, and discover software, and how the most important part is not the code but the community building part
[connectedplaces.online/reports/fr15...](https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fr157-social-software-distribution/ )
[FR#157 – Social Software Distr...](https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fr157-social-software-distribution/ )

2026-03-12 08:16:47 UTC

turns out bluesky has effective reinvented opt-in federation from first principles, which is both hilarious and kind of a good thing probably?
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:44ybard66vv44zksje25o7dz/post/3mgtb4w3xos2j
#note1gnx…gq6v

2026-03-09 11:38:48 UTC

absolutely wild that the news that dutch gas prices rose by 30% in a single day did not even manage to crack the top 5 most read stories
like, how? how did we fuck up our information ecosystem this badly?
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2026-03-09 11:30:43 UTC

lol
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mdjhvva6vlrswsj26cftjttd/post/3mbys57h7vc2m
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#note17pm…adzk

2026-03-05 18:38:24 UTC

in this week's article I talk about Mastodon's new Share button, and how a network that cares strongly about open protocols gradually became dependent on proprietary protocols instead
[connectedplaces.online/reports/fr15...](https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fr156-share-where/ )
[FR#156 – Share Where?](https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fr156-share-where/ )

2026-03-03 10:45:57 UTC

truly an incredible set of trending topics on bluesky right now
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2026-02-27 18:03:25 UTC

this week's atmosphere and fediverse news, with now three approaches to private data, and a whole bunch of atproto project updates and news
[connectedplaces.online/reports/fr15...](https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fr155-where-does-community-live-updates/ )
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2026-02-23 18:23:49 UTC

there is this Chinese woman that writes English overviews of discourse on Weibo, and it is absolutely amazing
Today's Weibo's discourse is apparently older Chinese people sharing body-sized produce they've grown
[weibo.substack.com/p/022126-if-...](https://weibo.substack.com/p/022126-if-any-of-the-people-involved )
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fwks525g7gw5wc7ul2wg4wj5/post/3mfjtx5miec2h
[02/21/26 - If any of the peopl...](https://weibo.substack.com/p/022126-if-any-of-the-people-involved )

2026-02-20 18:01:36 UTC

new from me - FR#154 Search and Community
about what goes wrong when your consent mechanisms only recognize individuals but your network is supposed to be made of communities
[connectedplaces.online/reports/fr15...](https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fr154-search-and-community/ )
[FR#154 – Search and Community](https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fr154-search-and-community/ )

2026-02-20 12:26:30 UTC

the good news is that bluesky is starting to take over from X as the place where US media sources their stories
the bad news is that nobody at the verge reflected on whether letting social media discourse drive reporting on serious issues was a good idea in the first place
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7exlcsle4mjfhu3wnhcgizz6/post/3mfbxvah2hn2m

2026-02-19 11:17:00 UTC

see, this is why the us gov needs to adopt atproto, you can just put an appview directly in front of a moderation relay
🙃
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jbvnehrrdqoulco4rf5gxg5r/post/3mf64bnuv722f

2026-02-18 18:03:54 UTC

new from me - Where Does Community Live?
A deep dive into how protocols shape what communities can be build on the open social web
[connectedplaces.online/where-does-c...](https://connectedplaces.online/where-does-community-live/ )
[Where Does Community Live?](https://connectedplaces.online/where-does-community-live/ )

2026-02-18 16:58:57 UTC

this close to adding a dark-mode style button to my site that lets readers toggle between ATProto and Atproto
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ad4m72ykh2evfdqen3qowxmg/post/3mf45skfywc2g

2026-02-17 18:31:19 UTC

im live with @npub1tgq…20nv on stream talking about popfeed and atproto
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#note1dwj…6zlv

2026-02-13 16:22:03 UTC

new from me: FR#153 – What does a Discord replacement look like?
[connectedplaces.online/reports/fr15...](https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fr153-what-does-a-discord-replacement-look-like/ )
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2026-02-07 18:13:08 UTC

new from me: The DSA Needs Big Tech
A panel with MEP Geese and Mastodon ED Hlatky about the DSA and the fediverse showed a deep tension: the DSA's power depends on Big Tech platforms existing, and the fediverse is a network specifically designed they won't
[connectedplaces.online/reports/fr15...](https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fr152-the-dsa-needs-big-tech/ )
[FR#152 – The DSA Needs Big Tec...](https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fr152-the-dsa-needs-big-tech/ )

2026-02-06 20:17:55 UTC

Opus 4.6 is very powerful
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2026-02-06 19:41:02 UTC

The other goal of going to museums is to build a collection of eyeballs
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2026-02-04 15:05:53 UTC

The goal of going to museums is to build a collection of weird baby jesuses
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2026-01-29 18:21:51 UTC

new from me: Musk buying Twitter has strongly impacted the cultures of the atmosphere and the fediverse. What impact will TikTok's new US ownership have on the open social web?
[connectedplaces.online/reports/fr15...](https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fr151-tiktok-wont-be-another-twitter/ )
[FR#151 – TikTok Won’t Be Anoth...](https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fr151-tiktok-wont-be-another-twitter/ )

2026-01-29 17:33:50 UTC

id love to see this being done grassroots a la [standard.site](https://standard.site ) or community.lexicon, good opportunity for community members to set defaults on how bots should behave and be declared
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ragtjsm2j2vknwkz3zp4oxrd/post/3mdlcq5bqhk26

2026-01-28 17:36:09 UTC

helpful heuristic: actual active user statistics for Bluesky that accounts for lurkers is firehose-visible active users times two
so actual MAU is around 12M, DAU around 3M
[bskycharts.edavis.dev/edavis.dev/b...](https://bskycharts.edavis.dev/edavis.dev/bskycharts.edavis.dev/index.html )
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ragtjsm2j2vknwkz3zp4oxrd/post/3mdinjdne5k2o
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2026-01-28 10:42:01 UTC

im about to finish a consultancy report today, currently im using ATmosphere. change it to Atmosphere?
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:44ybard66vv44zksje25o7dz/post/3md5dnc4rz22b
#note10km…ymtk

2026-01-28 09:32:04 UTC

the fundamental problem is that bluesky keeps assuming that it is possible to have a single set of rules that governs both users and governments, while at the same time they also keep demonstrating why this is in fact impossible to do
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#note15a9…yygf

2026-01-27 20:46:21 UTC

I wrote for New_Public, about European projects building on atproto
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2026-01-26 15:52:10 UTC

all these economic explanations are wrong, this is all because i picked up silversmithing as a new hobby in 2025
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pnx2fjuannbdpy3337ggthpp/post/3mddlgiuogk2e
#note19wz…edfs

2026-01-25 18:57:31 UTC

wtf @npub1kkq…el49 your football league is amazing
[www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDpi...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDpilq9Cbhs )
[this is the funniest league in...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDpilq9Cbhs )

2026-01-24 18:26:41 UTC

this is absolutely a banger, and very much worth reading
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:a3h6mkohqeiu6xl4fnrwuk4t/post/3md6nqbog5c2w
#note1mqf…6tvr

2026-01-23 17:00:14 UTC

New from me: FR#150 – On ICE, Verification, and Presence As Harm
Bluesky's decision to verify ICE's account shows that it not set up well to deal with threats where the presence itself is the harm
[connectedplaces.online/reports/fr15...](https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fr150-on-ice-verification-and-presence-as-harm/ )
[FR#150 – On ICE, Verification,...](https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fr150-on-ice-verification-and-presence-as-harm/ )

2026-01-21 16:47:56 UTC

this indeed pissed off the people on Mastodon, and someone made this [w-social.eu](https://w-social.eu/ )
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#note1m9y…82t0

2026-01-20 16:19:07 UTC

Carney just held a speech today at the WEF where he declared the rules based international order dead
you cant memory hole and smooth over those kinds of statements lol
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2026-01-20 13:44:24 UTC

uhhhh ok its actually happening
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#note1yp5…h4jc

2026-01-20 12:50:58 UTC

10 days ago EC spokesperson [@thomasregnier.ec.europa.eu@bsky.brid.gy](https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:j2uet6rhrr7mf6fs6aflas2x ) called Grok's CSAM generation capabilities "unacceptable", but I see that language was too strong and suggested that the EC actually take action, so thats now downgraded to "were looking into it"
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2026-01-20 10:46:42 UTC

to post a call for independent european social media only on linkedin but not on either bluesky or mastodon is how you know our MEPs are extremely serious about it lol
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2026-01-19 15:02:25 UTC

is there a specific reason why the anti-coersion instrument is a trade bazooka, and not, say, a trade ar-15?

2026-01-19 14:48:40 UTC

this doesnt end before we all listen to kpop
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#note1xau…r3c6

2026-01-19 13:32:42 UTC

turns out you can just replace NATO with a signal group chat
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#note1c9y…d69g

2026-01-19 13:29:50 UTC

twitter is real life and group chats are geopolitics
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2026-01-19 11:36:02 UTC

i think this attitude will become much more widespread the more this crisis continues to escalate
considering americans have long been the dominant cultural force on social media i think might profoundly affect how social networks function too, in ways that are hard to predict for now
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t5vlqaeecp3rcchzya2svgcq/post/3mcrd6su2ss23

2026-01-18 20:36:47 UTC

the game theory on DB saying this is uhhhh not great, to put things mildly
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vnpzk7bvjpv3l4kxqw2z4thg/post/3mcpsqmprjx25

2026-01-18 19:16:21 UTC

the cool side of the moroccan immigration into the netherlands is that i now have a team to support in the africa cup finals

2026-01-17 20:13:59 UTC

a 10% tariff on us is probably the optimal number: big enough to piss everyone off and wake the eu up even further that this is actually extremely serious, while also being small enough to do only fairly limited damage
like in a perverse way this is good news almost?
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4kshoaytrzhgsziro6ywozul/post/3mcn52fsouj22

2026-01-16 19:53:46 UTC

Every day we stray further from the light
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2026-01-16 16:34:19 UTC

ActivityPub is getting its first formal update path since 2018. I wrote about why this matters, how this leads to some strange and funny power dynamics, and about who actually participate
[connectedplaces.online/reports/fedi...](https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-148-on-protocol-governance/ )
[Fediverse Report – #148 – On P...](https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-148-on-protocol-governance/ )

2026-01-16 15:02:54 UTC

the one thing i resent americans for is that they make me search for who the hell Tony Dokoupil is

2026-01-15 20:18:15 UTC

honestly very funy how much bluesky refuses to acknowledge the ecosystem that they're ostensibly trying to build
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur/post/3mcibezwvxk2g
#note1sdm…9ruu

2026-01-15 10:12:43 UTC

the real impact of any kinetic action over greenland is when the himbo bond traders are called into meetings to explain what the new risk premium is for all the risk-free US tbills they hold
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:hbpefio3f5csc44msmbgioxz/post/3mc7z23yju22i

2026-01-15 09:40:53 UTC

people dont appreciate the time scale enough. only very recently it is starting to break through national news reaching regular people in the EU that these invasion threads might actually be real
this requires a complete shift in worldview, that simply takes time
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#note1kz7…kw6k

2026-01-14 15:38:29 UTC

nato being killed because of the mercator projection is quite funny tho

2026-01-14 09:49:57 UTC

think this is a great example for understanding modern journalism:
- the thumbnail+headline is a separate entity from the body of the text
- the thumbnail+headline is the only entity that's relevant
- there is no need for connection or coherence between these two entities
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:j76trmiofvaxxpvx2vnb2vwf/post/3mceaotspmk2q

2026-01-09 15:17:34 UTC

X Is a Power Problem, Not a Platform Problem
my analysis of current events
[connectedplaces.online/reports/a-po...](https://connectedplaces.online/reports/a-power-problem-not-a-platform-problem/ )
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2026-01-06 09:32:13 UTC

Lemmy has had 50k MAU consistently for multiple years now. The alternatives exist, but the nature of distributed social networks that arent run by VC funded startups is that they dont aim for scale. And since were all bigtechbrained that means people think it doesnt count or exist
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2025-12-23 16:00:52 UTC

[ATmosphere Report #147 - Year'...](https://leaflet.connectedplaces.online/3mao4mpv35c22 )

2025-12-22 10:58:39 UTC

what better way to illustrate the EC's loss of power than to see it being reduced to wishcasting memes on social media instead of doing its actual job of regulating and governing
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:oxo226vi7t2btjokm2buusoy/post/3maktkz64fk2h

2025-12-21 14:09:05 UTC

absolutely insane album, some next level beats
[www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xN9...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xN91nrpZws )
[Djrum - Under Tangled Silence ...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xN91nrpZws )

2025-12-19 18:13:04 UTC

Threads is effectively shelving their fediverse integration, after it saw marginally little use
Zuck has played the game well, harming both open protocol movements while growing his platform, getting good PR and distracting regulators
[connectedplaces.online/reports/fedi...](https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-147/ )
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2025-12-18 18:16:48 UTC

am i required to have an internet handle take as an open socials commentator?

2025-12-18 11:37:54 UTC

what type of energy company should bluesky merge with?
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pnx2fjuannbdpy3337ggthpp/post/3mab3bsjer22e
#note1d9h…2yrf

2025-12-17 13:15:27 UTC

amazing
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2025-12-16 21:36:45 UTC

i think its highly underappreciated the massive extent to which text-based platforms select for people who can consistently post in large volumes
short form video selects for conventionally attractive, microblogging selects for people who can post 50+ times per day
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:qiknc4t5rq7yngvz7g4aezq7/post/3ma2zhu2s3223

2025-12-16 12:11:11 UTC

Excited to be speaking in London! Last version of Protocols for Publishers was awesome (so Ive been told, fomo on not being there), and honored to do a deeper dive into the current state of Open Social
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#note1lx9…glqt

2025-12-12 17:24:50 UTC

this week's fediverse news is about how peertube's newly released update indicates how you can compete as a decentralised video hosting platform, not by competing with youtube but by focusing on institutions and organisations
[connectedplaces.online/reports/fedi...](https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-146/ )
[Fediverse Report – #146](https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-146/ )

2025-12-12 13:09:49 UTC

What’s so interesting about big streamers like Atrioc covering the Feds FOMC livestream in a serious manner is that there are hundreds of thousands of zoomers interested in getting complex monetary policy concepts like Standing Repo Facilities explained as long as they can also spam 6 7 in chat
[His Time is Almost Up](https://youtu.be/_VlUfNS_ovI?si=1_xjDwCtX1DUicub )

2025-12-11 16:25:36 UTC

This week's Link Collection for the ATmosphere Report #146 is online!
A huge collection of links (on-protocol with Semble!) related to atproto from the last week
[traverse.connectedplaces.online](https://traverse.connectedplaces.online/ )
[Connected Places - Links Colle...](https://traverse.connectedplaces.online/ )

2025-12-11 14:37:54 UTC

on how open social protocols provide the European Commission with an opportunity for digital sovereignty, but that this opportunity also comes with a loss of power, shifting their position from network regulator to one-among-equals
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mdjhvva6vlrswsj26cftjttd/post/3m7nrm6myxs25
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#note1naj…eyfr

2025-12-10 19:18:22 UTC

The EC hit X with a 120M fine for DSA transparency violations. But as the European politicians cannot get themselves to leave the platform, it shows the underlying issues with how the politicians (dont) understand how power works on social platforms.
[connectedplaces.online/the-digital-...](https://connectedplaces.online/the-digital-services-act-and-theories-of-power/ )
[The Digital Services Act and t...](https://connectedplaces.online/the-digital-services-act-and-theories-of-power/ )

2025-12-09 19:42:22 UTC

Made a new silver ring with a hammered design
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2025-12-09 15:17:42 UTC

smartphone buying guide that optimises for getting the lowest price in surveillance pricing
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nztbvvo2gl4227zuxjf7gog3/post/3m7kpqdzy5k25
#note1jsv…fw0e

2025-12-05 14:54:10 UTC

this week's fediverse reports has some more thoughts on Threads' user statistics, and about Holos, an upcoming project that allows you to run an ActivityPub server on your phone
[connectedplaces.online/reports/fedi...](https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-145/ )
[Fediverse Report – #145](https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-145/ )

2025-12-04 16:21:49 UTC

I was interviewed about how media can use new social platforms
Happy that they explicitly mention why I do this work: sure, big tech bad, but the main point is that social media are collective sense making tools, and thats what makes them so extraordinarily valuable
[www.svdj.nl/nieuws/stapj...](https://www.svdj.nl/nieuws/stapje-voor-stapje-de-controle-terugpakken-hoe-media-hun-publiek-kunnen-heroveren-op-big-tech/ )
['Stapje voor stapje de control...](https://www.svdj.nl/nieuws/stapje-voor-stapje-de-controle-terugpakken-hoe-media-hun-publiek-kunnen-heroveren-op-big-tech/ )

2025-12-03 15:57:02 UTC

New: ATmosphere Report #145, with collections of links to interesting atproto articles for November
This time, the links are on-protocol, as a [@cosmik.network@bsky.brid.gy](https://bsky.app/profile/cosmik.network ) collection, with a page that lets you follow the conversations on [@leaflet.pub@bsky.brid.gy](https://bsky.app/profile/leaflet.pub ) and @npub1nfl…nul3
[traverse.connectedplaces.online](https://traverse.connectedplaces.online/ )
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2025-11-30 11:36:47 UTC

coming to think of it more: Twitter having a 21% of 'ever used it' vs 8% for Threads is consistent both platforms currently having the same DAU, if you account for platform age difference (18 vs 2.5) and a ~6% annual churn rate
[techcrunch.com/2025/07/07/t...](https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/07/threads-is-nearing-xs-daily-app-users-new-data-shows/ )
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mdjhvva6vlrswsj26cftjttd/post/3m6p5zqeh3c24
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#note1kau…su57

2025-11-28 16:42:48 UTC

this week's fediverse news is about how Newsmast is building apps for local news publishers that combines their articles with social media feeds, combining news with the fediverse into a single app
[connectedplaces.online/fediverse-re...](https://connectedplaces.online/fediverse-report-144/ )
[Fediverse Report – #144](https://connectedplaces.online/fediverse-report-144/ )

2025-11-28 15:08:10 UTC

fascinating that Threads claims over 400M monthly active users while only ~21M of US adults claim to have *ever* used Threads
So where are the other 380M users located? Taiwan apparently has an active Threads community, but where else?
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:hbpefio3f5csc44msmbgioxz/post/3m6p2afwxhs2y
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2025-11-26 16:18:31 UTC

this weeks ATmosphere/bluesky news, with how Eurosky helped show that the atproto ecosystem is bigger than just Bluesky, Bluesky doing dev grants, and how Gander is thinking about creating cultural sovereignty with their platform
[ATmosphere Report - #144](https://leaflet.connectedplaces.online/3m6kaze4y3s2i )

2025-11-21 18:45:28 UTC

Mastodon has a new CEO, with Eugen Rochko stepping down and the former CFO Felix Hlatky taking over the leadership role.
this week's fediverse report is a reflection on that and a closer look at the changes
[connectedplaces.online/reports/fedi...](https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-143/ )
[Fediverse Report – #143](https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-143/ )

2025-11-20 16:37:09 UTC

Eurosky Live in Berlin was this week (great to see so many cool people!), and I wrote about building open social networking protocols is about more than just building an alternative to Big Tech's platform power
[ATmosphere Report 143 - Eurosk...](https://connectedplaces.leaflet.pub/3m637b7zcwc25 )

2025-11-17 21:54:36 UTC

this capsule hotel im staying at just full sent it with their space theme
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2025-11-14 18:49:35 UTC

Community-based social networking servers requires communities to set up new servers. but what if the act of 'communities-starting-servers' is tied to specific periods of time?
[connectedplaces.online/reports/fedi...](https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-142/ )
[Fediverse Report – #142](https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-142/ )