One of a number of take-aways from #ATmosphereConf —

I felt like Paul Frazee (from Bluesky Org) was encouraging people deploy their own relays.

And, to think of the Bluesky Firehose Relay of everything — as a temporary thing to use, when first developing you app or platform. And then later, to deploy your own relay.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dy62mdx64e6i32pcuzfkekmk/post/3ll2zf7thf22v

Bluesky는 X의 훌륭한 대안일 수 있지만, 연합우주의 대안은 아닙니다

https://hackers.pub/@hongminhee/2025/bluesky-a-good-alternative-to-x-not-to-the-fediverse

At #ATmosphereConf

@boris (one of the organizers) is talking in front of the audience. (Boris and I are both from Vancouver.)

I see Fediverse people here. For example, @damon (of We Distribute fame) is sitting next to me.

Well, it’s a lucky day . Our latest update contains a pot o’ gold for the Bluesky community especially. Take a look at what’s in this release, including linking your Bluesky account to Surf, a new Home Timeline that unifies your Bluesky and Mastodon, and Bluesky notifications in our app.

So, I'm testing this new (?) platform called Wafrn.

Not going to lie, I'm not completely sold on the UI (if I understand correctly, it's closer in style to Tumblr than to your usual microblogging platform, and more important, some things need to be ironed out and some features are missing - but if I understand correctly, it's only one unique developer working on it) but the thing that is truly revolutionary is that it uses both ActivityPub and ATProtocol natively. In plain English, with the same account you can follow and be followed by accounts from both the Fediverse and Bluesky!

And this is just, wow…

I'm really tempted to use it, but… I already have too many accounts (and so far, there's one unique instance of the service and no way to migrate accounts to or from here).

So… I'm thinking…

But give it a try if you're curious about it. I will try it a little more, and I'll see if there is a place for it in my already too long list of social media accounts.

I just found out about WAFRN and... Yes!!!

(it's a tumblr-like that uses both ActivityPub and ATProtocol natively!)

https://app.wafrn.net/

#Fediverse #ActivityPub #ATProtocol

Any predictions on where this is headed? (Accepting wrong answers too.)

“Bluesky is in the final stages of raising new funding led by Bain Capital Ventures, which would value the social media company at around $700 million, according to three sources familiar with the deal.”

https://www.businessinsider.com/x-competitor-bluesky-valuation-new-funding-round-2025-1

My argument for #ActivityPub over #ATProtocol is simple: if ATProtocol rules supreme, what will compete against #Bluesky’s firehose?

How many nodes are there on AT Protocol?

How many unique services that don’t resemble Twitter run on AT Protocol?

But above all, what happens if Bluesky gets bought by Musk or Zuckerberg?

With the Fediverse, we got established decentralization. Not theoretical—something that exists in the far off future—but decentralization that is here and now.

#fediverse (that is, #SocialWeb) heads: make the argument for #ATProtocol and/or #ActivityPub here.

there seems to be a sentiment among developers right now that AT Proto is going to run away VHS/Betamax fight. i disagree. thoughts?

boosts appreciated.

Bridgy Fed, a project to connect the open social web, is now becoming a nonprofit. #ActivityPub #ATprotocol

https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/17/bridgy-fed-a-project-to-connect-the-open-social-web-is-now-becoming-a-nonprofit/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into THE FEDIVERSE VS. CORPORATE SOCIAL MEDIA @the-fediverse-vs-corporate-social-media-mobileatom

For anyone asking about why I use the Fediverse over Bluesky.

I use the Fediverse because of a few reasons;

1. The people and software are more customizable and can be self hosted.

2. Bluesky was originally the idea of making Twitter more decentralized but turned into it's own project after lots of money from big tech (and is still getting lots of money put into it)

3. AT Protocol vs ActivityPub Protocol. Personally I don't really care either way but when ActivityPub is built as a standard by the same organization for HTML & CSS then yeah ActivityPub it is.

4. The usernames, The usernames on Bluesky is cool till you think oh, I have a few people that I want using the same Instance / domain making you have to make new subdomains for the usernames, Just go with the email like layout Fedi software has, it's simple and it just like email.

5. Instances, The fediverse allows anyone to set up there own server with whatever Fediverse software and still connect with others. Bluesky is one software and most people are on one instance making it another centralized platform that just wants to look decentralized.

6. Ownership of followers, due to point number 5 if you get banned or want to move away from Bluesky you can't. With the Fediverse you own your following allowing you to move your followers to your own instance or just another one if you wanted a change.

Even with all of this I still cross-post my posts via @bsky.brid.gy@bsky.brid.gy as it gives me no disadvantage.

#Bluesky #ATProtocol #ActivityPub #Mastodon #PixelFed #Lemmy #Fediverse #FediverseVSBluesky #BlueskyBridge

«Decentralized Social Media Is the Only Alternative to the Tech Oligarchy

[…] Mastodon’s ActivityPub and Bluesky’s AT.Protocol have provided the base technology layer to make this possible, and have laid important groundwork over the last few years to decorporatize and decentralize the social internet. […]»

I'm critical of Bluesky because their format doesn't decentralize of the effort.

https://www.404media.co/decentralized-social-media-is-the-only-alternative-to-the-tech-oligarchy/

#FreeOurFeeds steps for an enshittification-proof digital future:

"First, Free Our Feeds wants to create a nonprofit foundation to govern and protect the #ATProtocol, outside of #Bluesky the company.

We also need to build redundant #servers so all users can leave with their data or build anything they want—regardless of policies set by Bluesky.

Finally, we need to spur the development of a whole #ecosystem built on this tech with seed money and expertise."

https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/17/1110063/we-need-to-protect-the-protocol-that-runs-bluesky/