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I write a weekly newsletter about the ATmosphere, a […]
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I write a weekly newsletter about the ATmosphere, a […]
🌉 bridged from https://mastodon.social/@fediversereport on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/
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"Bluesky built a verification system designed to distribute trust, and then didn't use it when it mattered." #technology https://werd.io/on-ice-verification-and-presence-as-harm/
On ICE, Verification, and Presence As Harm
"Bluesky built a verification system designed to distribute trust, and then didn't use it when it mattered."
werd.io
January 24, 2026 at 3:11 AM
"Bluesky built a verification system designed to distribute trust, and then didn't use it when it mattered." #technology https://werd.io/on-ice-verification-and-presence-as-harm/
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@fediversereport/115945468921908243
This was extremely interesting read for many reasons.
What we're building here creates some really hard problems to solve indeed.
This was extremely interesting read for many reasons.
What we're building here creates some really hard problems to solve indeed.
New from me: FR#150 - On ICE, Verification, and Presence As Harm
Bluesky has verified the account of ICE, which was a step too far for many in the fediverse, wanting to disconnect from the bridge between the networks
The presence itself of ICE on Bluesky is a form of harm, and Bluesky is not […]
Bluesky has verified the account of ICE, which was a step too far for many in the fediverse, wanting to disconnect from the bridge between the networks
The presence itself of ICE on Bluesky is a form of harm, and Bluesky is not […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 23, 2026 at 5:52 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@fediversereport/115945468921908243
This was extremely interesting read for many reasons.
What we're building here creates some really hard problems to solve indeed.
This was extremely interesting read for many reasons.
What we're building here creates some really hard problems to solve indeed.
New from me: FR#150 - On ICE, Verification, and Presence As Harm
Bluesky has verified the account of ICE, which was a step too far for many in the fediverse, wanting to disconnect from the bridge between the networks
The presence itself of ICE on Bluesky is a form of harm, and Bluesky is not […]
Bluesky has verified the account of ICE, which was a step too far for many in the fediverse, wanting to disconnect from the bridge between the networks
The presence itself of ICE on Bluesky is a form of harm, and Bluesky is not […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 23, 2026 at 5:04 PM
New from me: FR#150 - On ICE, Verification, and Presence As Harm
Bluesky has verified the account of ICE, which was a step too far for many in the fediverse, wanting to disconnect from the bridge between the networks
The presence itself of ICE on Bluesky is a form of harm, and Bluesky is not […]
Bluesky has verified the account of ICE, which was a step too far for many in the fediverse, wanting to disconnect from the bridge between the networks
The presence itself of ICE on Bluesky is a form of harm, and Bluesky is not […]
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Reading the "Everything in Moderation" newsletter and I see links to journalism by the New York Times, Tech Policy Press, the Atlantic, and a certain @laurenshof - lovely to see you in such fine company!
January 16, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Reading the "Everything in Moderation" newsletter and I see links to journalism by the New York Times, Tech Policy Press, the Atlantic, and a certain @laurenshof - lovely to see you in such fine company!
#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
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-148-on-protocol-governance/
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-148-on-protocol-governance/
connectedplaces.online
January 16, 2026 at 4:40 PM
#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
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-148-on-protocol-governance/
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-148-on-protocol-governance/
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I've spent a long time asking myself why open source matters so much to me, why I keep coming back to it. I once joined a company purely because they promised I could do open source full-time (it didn't turn out well). Before that, I was doing open source inside and outside of regular jobs. And […]
Original post on hollo.social
hollo.social
January 14, 2026 at 6:15 AM
I've spent a long time asking myself why open source matters so much to me, why I keep coming back to it. I once joined a company purely because they promised I could do open source full-time (it didn't turn out well). Before that, I was doing open source inside and outside of regular jobs. And […]
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New from me: X is A Power Problem, Not a Platform Problem
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/a-power-problem-not-a-platform-problem/
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/a-power-problem-not-a-platform-problem/
January 9, 2026 at 3:21 PM
New from me: X is A Power Problem, Not a Platform Problem
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/a-power-problem-not-a-platform-problem/
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/a-power-problem-not-a-platform-problem/
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RE: https://connectedplaces.online/reports/a-power-problem-not-a-platform-problem/
This is a spot-on analysis
This is a spot-on analysis
connectedplaces.online
January 9, 2026 at 3:40 PM
RE: https://connectedplaces.online/reports/a-power-problem-not-a-platform-problem/
This is a spot-on analysis
This is a spot-on analysis
New from me: X is A Power Problem, Not a Platform Problem
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/a-power-problem-not-a-platform-problem/
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/a-power-problem-not-a-platform-problem/
January 9, 2026 at 3:21 PM
New from me: X is A Power Problem, Not a Platform Problem
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/a-power-problem-not-a-platform-problem/
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/a-power-problem-not-a-platform-problem/
final post of the year about bluesky and atproto, with some thoughts on what im expecting for 2026
https://leaflet.connectedplaces.online/3mao4mpv35c22
https://leaflet.connectedplaces.online/3mao4mpv35c22
ATmosphere Report #147 - Year's end reflections - Connected Places
Some themes I'm watching for 2026: censorship resistance, the politics of interoperable spaces, and who gets to shape how atproto talks about itself.
leaflet.connectedplaces.online
December 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
final post of the year about bluesky and atproto, with some thoughts on what im expecting for 2026
https://leaflet.connectedplaces.online/3mao4mpv35c22
https://leaflet.connectedplaces.online/3mao4mpv35c22
Fediverse Report 147 - this week's #fediverse news:
Threads is putting their fediverse integration on maintenance mode after it has seen very little use, signalling the end to a tumultuous period for the fediverse. Zuckerberg's belief in decentralised social networking, saying in 2023 that he […]
Threads is putting their fediverse integration on maintenance mode after it has seen very little use, signalling the end to a tumultuous period for the fediverse. Zuckerberg's belief in decentralised social networking, saying in 2023 that he […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Fediverse Report 147 - this week's #fediverse news:
Threads is putting their fediverse integration on maintenance mode after it has seen very little use, signalling the end to a tumultuous period for the fediverse. Zuckerberg's belief in decentralised social networking, saying in 2023 that he […]
Threads is putting their fediverse integration on maintenance mode after it has seen very little use, signalling the end to a tumultuous period for the fediverse. Zuckerberg's belief in decentralised social networking, saying in 2023 that he […]
Fediverse Report 146 - this week's #fediverse news
- @peertube releases PeerTube v8, focusing on making the software more accessible to organisations and institutions
- @bonfire reaches their crowdfunding goal, and a short explainer of what the software actually is, and why it confuses people
- […]
- @peertube releases PeerTube v8, focusing on making the software more accessible to organisations and institutions
- @bonfire reaches their crowdfunding goal, and a short explainer of what the software actually is, and why it confuses people
- […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 12, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Fediverse Report 146 - this week's #fediverse news
- @peertube releases PeerTube v8, focusing on making the software more accessible to organisations and institutions
- @bonfire reaches their crowdfunding goal, and a short explainer of what the software actually is, and why it confuses people
- […]
- @peertube releases PeerTube v8, focusing on making the software more accessible to organisations and institutions
- @bonfire reaches their crowdfunding goal, and a short explainer of what the software actually is, and why it confuses people
- […]
RE: https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/115689198997943088
a long analysis and response to @Mastodon's call for digital sovereignty. How open social protocols provide the European Commission with an opportunity for digital sovereignty, but that this […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
a long analysis and response to @Mastodon's call for digital sovereignty. How open social protocols provide the European Commission with an opportunity for digital sovereignty, but that this […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
December 11, 2025 at 2:41 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/115689198997943088
a long analysis and response to @Mastodon's call for digital sovereignty. How open social protocols provide the European Commission with an opportunity for digital sovereignty, but that this […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
a long analysis and response to @Mastodon's call for digital sovereignty. How open social protocols provide the European Commission with an opportunity for digital sovereignty, but that this […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
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 […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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 […]
Fediverse Report #145 - this week's #fediverse news:
- @holos is a project currently in development that allows you to run an #activitypub server on your phone
- More on Threads' user statistics, which do indicate the platform's popularity in Asia […]
- @holos is a project currently in development that allows you to run an #activitypub server on your phone
- More on Threads' user statistics, which do indicate the platform's popularity in Asia […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Fediverse Report #145 - this week's #fediverse news:
- @holos is a project currently in development that allows you to run an #activitypub server on your phone
- More on Threads' user statistics, which do indicate the platform's popularity in Asia […]
- @holos is a project currently in development that allows you to run an #activitypub server on your phone
- More on Threads' user statistics, which do indicate the platform's popularity in Asia […]
New: ATmosphere Report 145, with collections of links to interesting #atproto stuff for November
This time, all the links are on-protocol, as a Semble.so collection, with a custom page that also shows you comments on Leaflet and posts on Bluesky
https://traverse.connectedplaces.online/
This time, all the links are on-protocol, as a Semble.so collection, with a custom page that also shows you comments on Leaflet and posts on Bluesky
https://traverse.connectedplaces.online/
December 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
New: ATmosphere Report 145, with collections of links to interesting #atproto stuff for November
This time, all the links are on-protocol, as a Semble.so collection, with a custom page that also shows you comments on Leaflet and posts on Bluesky
https://traverse.connectedplaces.online/
This time, all the links are on-protocol, as a Semble.so collection, with a custom page that also shows you comments on Leaflet and posts on Bluesky
https://traverse.connectedplaces.online/
Fediverse Report 144 - this week's #fediverse news:
@newsmast launches news app for the Bristol Cable that combines local news with fediverse integrated news feeds, and the first Brazilian fediverse conference with WebSocialBR
https://connectedplaces.online/fediverse-report-144/
@newsmast launches news app for the Bristol Cable that combines local news with fediverse integrated news feeds, and the first Brazilian fediverse conference with WebSocialBR
https://connectedplaces.online/fediverse-report-144/
connectedplaces.online
November 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Fediverse Report 144 - this week's #fediverse news:
@newsmast launches news app for the Bristol Cable that combines local news with fediverse integrated news feeds, and the first Brazilian fediverse conference with WebSocialBR
https://connectedplaces.online/fediverse-report-144/
@newsmast launches news app for the Bristol Cable that combines local news with fediverse integrated news feeds, and the first Brazilian fediverse conference with WebSocialBR
https://connectedplaces.online/fediverse-report-144/
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Bonfire isn’t easy to pin down, and that’s the point! We seek to enable a tapestry of social spaces, all built from shared building blocks but diverging in flavour, practice, and purpose.
We gathered a whole collection of answers from across the fediverse:
👉 […]
We gathered a whole collection of answers from across the fediverse:
👉 […]
Original post on indieweb.social
indieweb.social
November 27, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Bonfire isn’t easy to pin down, and that’s the point! We seek to enable a tapestry of social spaces, all built from shared building blocks but diverging in flavour, practice, and purpose.
We gathered a whole collection of answers from across the fediverse:
👉 […]
We gathered a whole collection of answers from across the fediverse:
👉 […]
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
https://leaflet.connectedplaces.online/3m6kaze4y3s2i
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
https://leaflet.connectedplaces.online/3m6kaze4y3s2i
ATmosphere Report - #144 - Connected Places
Bluesky grants, on Eurosky conference, and how Gander is thinking about cultural sovereignty
leaflet.connectedplaces.online
November 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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
https://leaflet.connectedplaces.online/3m6kaze4y3s2i
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
https://leaflet.connectedplaces.online/3m6kaze4y3s2i
The main news of the week is that @Gargron is stepping down as Mastodon CEO, with @mellifluousbox taking over the role, and this week's newsletter is a reflection on the change.
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-143/
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-143/
connectedplaces.online
November 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The main news of the week is that @Gargron is stepping down as Mastodon CEO, with @mellifluousbox taking over the role, and this week's newsletter is a reflection on the change.
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-143/
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-143/
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
https://connectedplaces.leaflet.pub/3m637b7zcwc25
https://connectedplaces.leaflet.pub/3m637b7zcwc25
ATmosphere Report 143 - Eurosky Live - Connected Places
on protocol architecture and power
connectedplaces.leaflet.pub
November 20, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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
https://connectedplaces.leaflet.pub/3m637b7zcwc25
https://connectedplaces.leaflet.pub/3m637b7zcwc25
Fediverse Report 142 - this week's #fediverse news
- More on @bonfire's crowdfunding and why software maintenance matters
- But which communities are the ones that are going to start new fediverse servers?
- @Mastodon updates their roadmap, with starter packs, new landing pages for mastodon […]
- More on @bonfire's crowdfunding and why software maintenance matters
- But which communities are the ones that are going to start new fediverse servers?
- @Mastodon updates their roadmap, with starter packs, new landing pages for mastodon […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Fediverse Report 142 - this week's #fediverse news
- More on @bonfire's crowdfunding and why software maintenance matters
- But which communities are the ones that are going to start new fediverse servers?
- @Mastodon updates their roadmap, with starter packs, new landing pages for mastodon […]
- More on @bonfire's crowdfunding and why software maintenance matters
- But which communities are the ones that are going to start new fediverse servers?
- @Mastodon updates their roadmap, with starter packs, new landing pages for mastodon […]
ATmosphere Report 142 (in two parts) - this weeks #atproto and #bluesky news
- atproto platform Gander raises 1.3M CAD in fundraiser to build Canadian platform interoperable with Bluesky
- first step set for atproto becoming part of the IETF
- Semble.so is a new knowledge sharing platform […]
- atproto platform Gander raises 1.3M CAD in fundraiser to build Canadian platform interoperable with Bluesky
- first step set for atproto becoming part of the IETF
- Semble.so is a new knowledge sharing platform […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Fediverse Report 141 - this week's #fediverse news
- @bonfire finally officially launches their Bonfire Social platform, as well as a crowdfunding campaign to support and further expand this ambitious project
- @Mastodon has officially launched v4.5 bringing quote posts to the entire fediverse […]
- @bonfire finally officially launches their Bonfire Social platform, as well as a crowdfunding campaign to support and further expand this ambitious project
- @Mastodon has officially launched v4.5 bringing quote posts to the entire fediverse […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Fediverse Report 141 - this week's #fediverse news
- @bonfire finally officially launches their Bonfire Social platform, as well as a crowdfunding campaign to support and further expand this ambitious project
- @Mastodon has officially launched v4.5 bringing quote posts to the entire fediverse […]
- @bonfire finally officially launches their Bonfire Social platform, as well as a crowdfunding campaign to support and further expand this ambitious project
- @Mastodon has officially launched v4.5 bringing quote posts to the entire fediverse […]
Fediverse Report 141 - this week's #fediverse news
- @bonfire finally officially launches their Bonfire Social platform, as well as a crowdfunding campaign to support and further expand this ambitious project
- @Mastodon has officially launched v4.5 bringing quote posts to the entire fediverse […]
- @bonfire finally officially launches their Bonfire Social platform, as well as a crowdfunding campaign to support and further expand this ambitious project
- @Mastodon has officially launched v4.5 bringing quote posts to the entire fediverse […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Fediverse Report 141 - this week's #fediverse news
- @bonfire finally officially launches their Bonfire Social platform, as well as a crowdfunding campaign to support and further expand this ambitious project
- @Mastodon has officially launched v4.5 bringing quote posts to the entire fediverse […]
- @bonfire finally officially launches their Bonfire Social platform, as well as a crowdfunding campaign to support and further expand this ambitious project
- @Mastodon has officially launched v4.5 bringing quote posts to the entire fediverse […]