Anuj Ahooja

🗣️ People, Not Platforms
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2026-04-17 18:10:40 UTC

RE: https://martianbase.net/@mackuba/116421375134277391
And when I say "could look like", I mean more than just the Atmosphere btw
#note16c4…kz38

2026-03-31 23:46:22 UTC

I wrote about my #AtmosphereConf experience.
Thank you, everyone, for this amazing experience. All I wish is that we had more time.
https://augment.ink/the-joy-of-atmosphereconf/

2026-03-31 23:43:40 UTC

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Yeah, not great - will dig in and see what we can do @npub16el…n8vf @npub13rs…s8u8

2026-03-05 19:47:52 UTC

RE: https://mastodon.social/@fediversereport/116178002926045553
This is what I mean when I say the Fediverse is centralized around Mastodon. The number of calls I hop on where people say, "Yeah, but I need it to function with the Mastodon API first," is a problem.
The Atmosphere has a similar Bluesky-ification issue as well. We all need to do better here, and I wish the biggest platforms on both sides would take the lead on this if they care about the broader ecosystem.
#note1j8g…x2zn

2026-03-03 18:12:29 UTC

Stop thinking about servers, start thinking about community

2026-03-02 18:14:48 UTC

Blacksky has officially launched their AppView, meaning they're now a full-stack alternative to Bluesky!
https://blacksky.community/profile/did:plc:kta7dqcqoamo5ixlajxbtjps/post/3mg3q6hkaxk2r

2026-02-21 19:10:07 UTC

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I actually think it would be unproductive for Bluesky to be the speaker! Imo, it should be valued community members from either side.

2026-02-21 18:49:00 UTC

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oh, you said podcast, mb - I meant more at conferences and gatherings. A debate would be interesting, sure.

2026-02-21 18:41:25 UTC

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these have happened and they've been very productive. Things change online, however.

2026-02-21 18:34:29 UTC

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they don't, a lot of new apps are actually using third parties like selfhosted.social or hosting their own PDS.
Most of that blog post is either wildly incorrect or out of date.

2026-02-21 18:14:13 UTC

I dunno, if I had concerns that a protocol I liked was concentrated too much around one company, I'd work with the existing community of people working hard to distribute that network as quickly as possible instead of just writing a blog post telling people nothing can be done

2026-02-20 20:00:54 UTC

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I think most folks who are looking past Bluesky at everything else happening in that ecosystem realize the underlying potential of cooperation here

2026-02-20 19:27:47 UTC

RE: https://mastodon.social/@quillmatiq/116092804146121734
With atproto, I am not excited about Bluesky, I am excited about things like standard.site: https://standard.site/
- Three independent blogging platforms started this off
- A fourth onboarded on their own
- A library has been shipped that lets independent blogs integrate and is now being used by numerous folks
- There's now a WordPress plugin
- We're working on bridging Articles back and forth on Bridgy Fed
- It became big enough that even Bluesky and Blacksky now use it for their blogs
#note1w60…9a50

2026-02-18 17:26:50 UTC

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I will never fight for Bluesky, I will always fight for atproto. I will never fight for Mastodon, I will always fight for ActivityPub. I believe in the community, not in the organizations with the largest representation.

2026-02-17 17:38:10 UTC

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We're stronger together, Dan. It's not worth throwing stones.
https://mastodon.social/@quillmatiq/116086475406267968

2026-02-17 14:33:37 UTC

RE: https://social.wake.st/@liaizon/116085865415330523
It is a good strategy, but more importantly, it gives people the agency to choose what platforms and protocols they want to use while still finding the communities they need to.
I wrote about it a couple years ago: https://www.augment.ink/bridges-the-last-network-effect/
#note12w6…h07s

2026-02-10 23:28:19 UTC

If you're in the Seattle area, @npub17f3…hrka is having an event next Tuesday (2/17) at INTDEV.
Would love to hang with some local Fedi builders, so come by!
Here's the event page: https://luma.com/msilcv5d?tk=opSk2b

2026-02-10 17:24:35 UTC

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I truly believe we're getting much closer to a viable multi-protocol open social web, we just need a user-facing experience that brings it all together

2026-02-10 17:18:37 UTC

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If any client-builders are interested in partnering up, let's make this happen!

2026-02-10 17:17:43 UTC

RE: https://mastodon.social/@quillmatiq/116047421652204071
At this point, Bridgy Fed provides full functionality across the bridge, except for the ability to follow unbridged users.
The only thing missing is a client that cleans up all of this to make it feel more native 🤔
#note1pf3…zzvu

2026-02-10 17:05:28 UTC

RE: https://mastodon.social/@anewsocial/116047408377341614
Low-key, it's *my* most-requested feature, but I know a lot of y'all have wanted this as well ☺️
#note1yz0…qnt7

2026-02-04 16:05:22 UTC

Eurosky PDSes have arrived, and you can register to migrate/create your Atmosphere account now!
https://www.eurosky.tech/register

2026-01-31 15:40:04 UTC

RE: https://social.wake.st/@liaizon/115989067770322256
Fantastic live blog of the FOSDEM Social Web Devroom by @npub1xse…lgk3 👇🏼
#note10gn…t6gh

2026-01-29 21:58:46 UTC

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It's also important to remember that this isn't a zero-sum game either
@npub1jk3…yfpc @npub1cuv…ew38

2026-01-29 21:57:16 UTC

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I don't think you can compare US politicians with protocols that enable open adversarial interop, you have a lot more power individually with the latter
@npub1jk3…yfpc @npub1cuv…ew38

2026-01-29 21:32:26 UTC

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There are a lot of benefits of AP that AT does not deliver on today. The goal can't be to convince 40M users to leave a platform, it's to build one that worth leaving for and giving people the tools to do so.
@npub1jk3…yfpc @npub1cuv…ew38

2026-01-29 21:30:04 UTC

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Bsky growth began before their Series A, at which point they already had 13M users. They had a proven product, and I think that's important to remember here. I'm not aware of any VC funding since that round.
It's also important to remember that there was also a huge push to get everyone on Mastodon, but it did not stick for average users. AP is not a victim here. It's had numerous chances, and will have more chances regardless of Bluesky and ATProto.
@npub1jk3…yfpc @npub1cuv…ew38

2026-01-29 20:28:27 UTC

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My underlying point wasn't even that things are happening. What I'm trying to say is that Bluesky and ATProto are here, and whether you like that or not, we need to reckon with it. There are ways, especially in this phase of development and growth, where you can distribute that power, and it doesn't happen by ignoring it or telling people to use something else you think is better.
Seize while you can; numerous of us are doing so.
@npub1hmq…rlex @npub1cuv…ew38

2026-01-29 20:21:39 UTC

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Bsky just mentioned that they're adopting the standard.site lexicon for their blog posts (https://bsky.app/profile/pfrazee.com/post/3mdle2w5rxc2e)
The power started with Bsky, but due to the ATProto community efforts, that power is shifting day by day. Bsky has also announced plans to do more work with the community this year. Thinking this is one company's protocol is shortsighted, and if that's the assumption, it's our job to regulate that power by doing things, not complaining about it.
@npub1jk3…yfpc @npub1cuv…ew38

2026-01-26 16:34:17 UTC

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hm, not really - they also own a relay, numerous PDSes, a moderation stack, multiple custom feeds etc.
Blacksky is moving in a similar direction.

2026-01-26 15:22:59 UTC

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are you using the staging link? Working for me

2026-01-26 14:44:59 UTC

RE: https://mastodon.social/@dansup/115961913091914420
And if it is, you can use other options like https://staging.blacksky.community (Blacksky beta that runs on its own stack, top to bottom) or https://reddwarf.app/ (directly pulls content from PDSes) with the same account you use on Bluesky 😌
#note10e7…cgra

2026-01-23 17:07:33 UTC

RE: https://mastodon.social/@fediversereport/115945468921908243
"When fediverse users say they don’t want to be bridged to Bluesky, they’re applying an ActivityPub mental model to ATProto infrastructure. In one sense this is a bit of a category error, the bridge connects to networking infrastructure, not the application. This way your’e not just refusing to federate with the Bluesky-the-app but with the entire ecosystem, including apps with different values, such as Blacksky or Leaflet."
This. It's like blocking the entire Fedi because Threads is in it.
#note1uph…fej5

2026-01-21 21:31:16 UTC

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Update: I was wrong, we've recently learned that it's actually on ATProto. Wish they would've led with that and given other Euro-based open platforms a shoutout.
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xgvzy7ni6ig6ievcbls5jaxe/post/3mcxmdf7ma22z

2026-01-21 20:35:42 UTC

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It's great if you want a localized experience, and you should want that, but to act like no one else is trying is unfair

2026-01-21 20:35:30 UTC

RE: https://mastodon.social/@quillmatiq/115934445105709962
If I sound frustrated by this, it's because there are a lot of smart, hard-working folks in Europe who've done a ton of legwork to build open social media platforms who've been completely disregarded in this announcement
#note1cxg…y5g6

2026-01-21 18:14:02 UTC

All other dumb things aside, W is also just a dumb name for a platform.
It's like they saw everyone making fun of the rebrand to X and they were like, bet, we can be just as dumb.

2026-01-18 19:23:56 UTC

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I would hate to be on a server with a heavy-handed admin, I'd just be afraid of losing access to everything because of one bad day

2026-01-18 19:06:15 UTC

You could use Bridgy Fed to convince folks on ATProto why ActivityPub is better and point them to Bounce so they can migrate without losing their network.
Disengaging is counter-productive to success. You don't win hearts by ignoring them.

2026-01-13 20:10:35 UTC

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most users aren't aware of or don't want PWAs. If that was the case, the app store wouldn't need to exist 🙂

2026-01-13 17:41:16 UTC

RE: https://jaz.co.uk/2026/01/13/there-is-one-fediverse-there-are-a-thousand-ways-to-join-it/
Love this collab between toot.wales and @npub142g…kmy5 to make joining the Fediverse simpler 🙏🏼
#note1hmn…nlpu

2025-11-17 20:18:17 UTC

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One user at a time 💪🏼

2025-11-17 20:07:25 UTC

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Hell yeah 🙏🏼

2025-11-17 04:49:42 UTC

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https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/563/231/948/081/656/original/8b0ab1eaed0fe58b.mp4

2025-11-14 19:57:24 UTC

I don't know who needs to hear this, but if you're using Bridgy Fed to bridge yourself to Bluesky / ATProto, you should set up a custom domain so you look more native there.
Here's how: https://fed.brid.gy/docs#bluesky-enhanced

2025-11-05 15:14:32 UTC

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of @npub13fk…z5hw talking ATProto at #IETF124!
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/497/741/164/158/568/original/28dd78622db62de9.png

2025-11-05 15:12:41 UTC

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The ATProto ecosystem at #IETF24 (Graze also mentioned!)
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/497/733/947/347/031/original/272077667c4ac78d.png

2025-11-05 15:10:58 UTC

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Bridgy Fed spotted at #IETF124!
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/497/727/079/540/272/original/2b63f3e98311e95a.png

2025-11-05 15:07:52 UTC

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Daniel from the Bluesky team talking about how Bluesky was built to kick off the ATProto flywheel #IETF124
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/497/714/926/948/714/original/9b63bb5d00b0dc43.png

2025-11-05 14:59:43 UTC

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A breakdown of what parts of ATProto the team wants to bring to the IETF #IETF124
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/497/682/855/959/705/original/29b0970961a21dd4.png

2025-11-05 14:51:03 UTC

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comparing and contrasting protocols at #IETF124
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/497/648/751/254/732/original/36d8544e95559816.png

2025-11-05 14:36:04 UTC

Remotely attending the ATProto IETF BoF meeting bright and early this morning! #IETF124
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/497/589/871/460/015/original/fad27b8e56c4831f.png

2025-11-04 17:40:52 UTC

RE: https://mastodon.social/@anewsocial/115492635409809971
Today, we're taking our first step into the moderation tools we've been wanting to build for Bridgy Fed for a while now. The reason we're launching this small iteration first is that: (1) it's recently become more urgent for our community, and (2) we want to discuss our ideas publicly. Some...
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#note1xal…x0w8

2025-10-14 15:53:13 UTC

RE: https://mastodon.social/@anewsocial/115339394542781414
We're launching Mastodon to Bluesky/Blacksky/etc migrations next week!
If you're interested in trying it before the rollout, reach out - we're looking for testers.
#note17a7…qskp

2025-09-29 17:59:15 UTC

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I agree with you there! But often it's not about *how* public things are, it's more about *where* they're public. In other words, many users I've spoken to who are either not bridged or are straight-up anti-bridge have chosen that route because they don't (yet) trust the entities on the other side to have that much ownership over their data. There's also a cohort who don't want to have to depend on *us* to bridge them either.
It's a lot more complex!

2025-09-29 17:39:55 UTC

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I understand the instinct of "make these work together", but there are technical and cultural differences that make it more than just two standards talking to each other. A couple of simple examples are "I don't want to be in a public, auditable firehose" or "I had a bad experience there, I don't trust them with my safety."

2025-09-29 17:35:29 UTC

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Appreciate all the kind words in the thread! That said, I still strongly believe opt-in is a feature, not a bug. The right solution isn't to force people onto networks they don't want to be a part of; it's to clean up the rough edges of unbridged interactions and content so it makes less of a difference.

2025-09-10 20:32:03 UTC

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We've been shipping a ton of new features over the last few months, and as a non-profit, our community's support helps us continue this momentum.
If you want to support our work, please join our Patreon that starts at $1/month or $0.95/month with an annual donation: https://www.patreon.com/ANewSocial

2025-09-10 20:08:36 UTC

This is probably the most requested feature from Bridgy Fed users - so happy to finally roll this out!
https://mastodon.social/@anewsocial/115181802471981556

2025-09-09 23:12:07 UTC

@npub1y2r…kvzk is conducting its annual needs assessment survey, inviting Fediverse moderators, administrators, and community managers to provide input on how IFTAS can help them.
In the past, this has led to the development of critical tools for CSAM detection and reporting, regulatory compliance guidance, and so much more.
If you're a mod, admin, or community manager, fill out this survey so IFTAS can put its resources in the right place: https://about.iftas.org/moderator-needs-assessment/

2025-09-06 22:09:12 UTC

The most unfortunate part of these decentralization convos is how much erasure there is of all the independent ATProto devs working hard to detach the open social web from any one organization or person

2025-09-02 19:25:38 UTC

We're ramping up our funding efforts at @npub13rs…s8u8 to ensure we can run Bridgy Fed and Bounce for the long run.
As a non-profit, we want to be as community-funded as possible, so we're focusing on ways to make that easier.
A quick thread about where we're at in terms of funds: (1/3)🧵
https://mastodon.social/@anewsocial/115136283384486432

2025-08-30 00:28:44 UTC

Bluesky is kicking off the formal process to make ATProto an IETF standard 👀
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/bofreq-newbold-authenticated-transfer/

2025-08-29 16:38:55 UTC

Another way Mastodon centralizes the ActivityPub experience is through the Mastodon API.
In an ideal ecosystem, I should be able to use the ActivityPub API when building a client or competing platform. However, due to the popularity of Mastodon, every builder has to support the Mastodon API, which is under the control of the Mastodon organization. (1/2 🧵)
https://mastodon.social/@quillmatiq/114910104429915647

2025-08-25 20:48:40 UTC

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Thank you for stress-testing with us ahead of the launch 🙂

2025-08-25 19:18:34 UTC

Bounce, the tool that lets you migrate your social graph between protocols, is now live in Beta! Today, we're launching one direction: ATProto to ActivityPub. We're so excited to get this in people's hands and to see what it means for the future of taking control of our social graphs from platforms.
Here's what you need to know about what we're launching today:
https://mastodon.social/@anewsocial/115090992395657905

2025-08-23 16:30:19 UTC

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There is no gatekeeper for how you tap into the ATProto network as well. Here's a short list of just some of the ways Bsky PBC can't block a user's access today: https://bsky.app/profile/jackvalinsky.com/post/3lwzt6ozws22w
And there's even more options than that out there.
@npub17m8…rsw8 @npub1jwj…tsp4 [@bsky.app](https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app )

2025-08-22 22:58:20 UTC

Oh, we're doing the whole ATProto misinformation cycle again, huh?

2025-08-21 16:15:34 UTC

This is a fantastic intro to the open social web tech under the hood of the Bluesky app.
I know folks here are sometimes apprehensive about what the Bluesky PBC is building, but I think it's worth understanding why a whole bunch of nerds like me are excited about AT Protocol, even though we also cheer for, build on, and spread the word about ActivityPub.
@npub10jf…4g7l does a great job of simplifying complex ideas, and I highly recommend giving this a read.
https://martianbase.net/@mackuba/115062459999777419

2025-08-17 21:36:02 UTC

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weird! We'll have to take a look at that, was it recent?
@npub10jf…4g7l @npub1h44…akl9

2025-08-17 19:46:37 UTC

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Replying to your edit / last two paras:
Private still means having a presence (profile) on another network without consent.
@npub1h44…akl9

2025-08-17 19:17:59 UTC

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I disagree with that - just bc someone opted into bridging and wants to be exposed to another network does not mean interacting in your own ecosystem is allowance for someone else to expose you the other way. People don't "like" things expecting to be opted into a whole other network.
@npub1h44…akl9

2025-08-17 17:38:01 UTC

RE: https://mastodon.social/@npub1h44…akl9/115039233805777372
@npub1h44…akl9 makes some important points here and we always appreciate his feedback. His thoughts have helped shape some of our priorities in the past, so - thank you! But there's a lot to unpack here, so let's dive in: (1/8)

2025-08-12 16:45:29 UTC

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I have to ask - is building something drastically different in parallel while still making compatibility easy a bad thing?
At #Fedicon, ActivityPub and ATProto folks were discussing pros and cons of both solutions and exploring how the other could fill those gaps in tangible ways. We're sharing ideas, improving each other's solutions, and doing them in *very* different ways while still being interoperable.
This kind of competition is good for innovation.
@npub158d…9kvp

2025-08-12 05:48:05 UTC

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are you running the cosmic alpha?

2025-08-09 03:11:14 UTC

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Both solve problems the other one has, and some folks prefer the tradeoff with AT. Blacksky's strategy is also uniquely ATProto, this couldn't have been done the way it was using ActivityPub (yet!).

2025-08-08 17:40:24 UTC

I know a lot of folks here have their qualms about Bluesky, but I hope folks are paying attention to what Rudy Fraser and Blacksky Algorithms are doing to decentralize their community from Bluesky PBC infra.
Decentralization at every level of the stack is happening on ATProto. It started *within* the Bluesky infra, slowly drifting away one step at a time, and it's inspiring to watch it all happen.
You can learn more here: https://www.blackskyweb.xyz/

2025-08-02 23:43:39 UTC

"Is the future of the open social web one dominant protocol or bridges and duct tape?" @npub1e9x…msz2 at #Fedicon
The future of the open social web is people connecting with people no matter what technology they happen to choose. And if bridges and duct tape is what's necessary, then we'll continue building bridges, because it's connections and community over everything.

2025-08-02 23:05:39 UTC

@npub1e9x…msz2 hosting a panel with today's speakers to close out #Fedicon: @npub1xsv…q6he, @npub17gq…8hhz, @npub1uq5…z8a5, @npub12r3…fdd5, and @npub1wsc…59v5
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/961/674/261/391/438/original/dc81083df985213b.jpg

2025-08-02 21:53:45 UTC

@npub12r3…fdd5 at #Fedicon on our online communities as third spaces (yes!!!)
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/961/391/519/803/425/original/ecabac9007a15d17.jpg

2025-08-02 19:03:41 UTC

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dropping one truth bomb after another at #Fedicon
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/960/722/782/929/415/original/8b8124e0a7d533ae.jpg

2025-08-02 18:44:51 UTC

@npub17gq…8hhz LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK 🗣️🗣️🗣️
#Fedicon
https://social.wedistribute.org/objects/25cb368e-836e-459a-961b-aab6ba0b4aa1

2025-08-02 17:40:43 UTC

@npub1uq5…z8a5 diving into the hard problems of building for the Fediverse at #Fedicon, starting with hilariously talking about how those hard problems look like to average users 😅
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/960/396/446/701/811/original/361a4df4d6a912eb.jpg
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/960/396/440/723/668/original/e3345d541b5fdfbe.jpg
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2025-08-02 16:20:10 UTC

Shout-out to @npub1zq8…k7nh for repping @npub13rs…s8u8's People, Not Platforms merch at #Fedicon!
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/960/079/749/077/037/original/1fc32d28bc44aa08.jpg

2025-08-01 22:03:45 UTC

Fantastic deep dive into the ATmosphere with @npub1xjl…5mj0 at #Fedicon
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/955/768/433/547/692/original/a127eb51a05cde62.jpg

2025-08-01 19:12:44 UTC

@npub1dvx…gems talking about how we grow the open social web further, and turning the web social by default at #Fedicon
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/955/096/056/661/568/original/42848007f61f92b2.jpg

2025-07-24 20:30:44 UTC

Bluesky, being the largest ATProto AppView, means that their moderation decisions have the broadest impact on the ATmosphere experience.
Mastodon, being the largest ActivityPub platform, means that their decisions on how quote posts work have the broadest impact on the Fediverse experience.
The quicker everyone realizes these ecosystems are similar, the quicker we can focus on targeting social siloes that still dominate the social media landscape.

2025-07-21 19:03:34 UTC

If you want the Fediverse to succeed, you need to step out and understand why other folks aren't joining.
Sure, you can post negatively about the alternatives using an ActivityPub account where no one else can see it, or you can go to the other platforms and tell them why you look down upon them. But neither of those is working, right?
Identify what we're missing. Build it. Work with makers. Fund projects. Stop yelling in your bubble. And, for god's sake, stop spreading misinformation.

2025-07-03 17:24:23 UTC

"Bluesky and Mastodon are dead"
Meanwhile, Kat Abughazaleh: "Bluesky outperforms YouTube, Threads, and our social media ads by about 2:1 per site."
@npub1lrq…pn8w similarly has said @npub1qmg…s6k5 fundraisers do best on Mastodon.
Dead for whom? Perhaps folks with dying audiences elsewhere.
https://mastodon.social/@fediversereport/114790413644545869

2025-07-01 18:32:27 UTC

Wow, can't believe I missed that @npub1lzd…urpr now supports long-form articles, RSS/Atom support, *and* has an "Articles" feed builder preset.
This is...starting to feel like an endgame platform for me.
Full update here: https://bonfire.cafe/post/01JYRX7HCGME693BGCZF6AGGK1

2025-06-30 18:58:50 UTC

"So let’s connect, let’s build bridges. But also, let’s finally help the X-shaped zombie die"
Love this piece by @npub10jf…4g7l that gives great advice on how to use the open social web to its fullest:
https://martianbase.net/@mackuba/114772969748782702

2025-06-26 16:14:22 UTC

In the last five years, we've gone from "employees will never have to go into an office" to "employees need to be in the office because creative and innovative work can only be done face-to-face between humans" to "lol we don't need humans"

2025-06-24 17:34:40 UTC

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Hm, should never take days - mind sending me some examples so we can look into it?

2025-06-24 17:32:23 UTC

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Hm, what do you mean by "here"? As in, the user doesn't get bridged for days sometimes?

2025-06-23 17:03:27 UTC

Many folks have asked us about auto-bridging Bluesky like @npub1hw0…jzvh has, and it's a good question!
There's two reasons for not flipping that switch:
1. Costs! Bsky has a huge userbase, and Bridgy Fed / @npub13rs…s8u8 is currently mostly self-funded with some community support (ty!). Onboarding a large swath of users isn't something we can afford at the moment. If you'd like to support us, we have a Patreon https://www.patreon.com/anewsocial and merch http://store.anew.social/ (1/3 🧵)
RE: https://woof.group/@aphyr/114732438430184935

2025-06-20 23:37:43 UTC

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perhaps the push Bsky needs to support incoming longer-form content is more users posting incoming longer-form content and making their feed look ugly 🙂

2025-06-20 23:18:46 UTC

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But isn't that going to be an issue across Fedi instances as they choose their own lengths and others choose their own truncate methods?

2025-06-20 21:39:53 UTC

Hey all 👋🏼, Anuj here from @npub13rs…s8u8, the organization that manages Bridgy Fed.
We recently added a new feature to Bridgy Fed that folks have asked us for [1] - an easy way for admins to automatically bridge their new users and give them custom domain handles on Bluesky. We wanted to take a moment to explain the philosophy behind it, and how we’re trying to do this the right way, keeping consent front-of-mind. 1/10 🧵

2025-06-19 14:51:58 UTC

Fedi: We want governments to have their own instances so they can be on open social platforms
*government official we don't like joins open social media platform*
Fedi:
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/710/589/233/914/617/original/a527d1a47dda7035.mp4

2025-06-17 23:33:40 UTC

🗣️ People, not platforms
https://mastodon.social/@wearenew_public/114700526198079271