The goal of decentralized social media is not to be another network like the massive ones that already exist, but to replace them all. Really to have them all become part of the universal social network. If you're not afraid of a company somehow becoming the focal point of that enormous thing, perhaps where most people come to search it or see what's trending, you're not paying attention.

#bluesky #ATproto #SocialWeb #ActivityPub

After about twelve hours, the same post had received more than 300 shares and likes on Mastodon, while it had only been shared three times and liked four times on BlueSky.

I'm no social media expert, but it's amazing how reluctant people are to use Mastodon because of its lack of reach and interaction.

If we bring more people here, the Fediverse could become the de facto public square.

mastodon.social/@leavex/116127…

bsky.app/profile/leavex.eu/pos…

#Mastodon #BlueSky #Fediverse #SocialMedia #LeaveX

Case in point: Northsky just sent out an email update about beginning their "phase two": 26% of their users have already been migrated to their new PDS, now they're moving on to creating their own app, moderation labeler, support for private data, "and more".

#bluesky #northsky #fediverse

@sharifgaza is verified by Molly Shah on #bluesky. He can't be verified by #GazaVerified because he's not in #Gaza, he's in Egypt. Sharif is still in need because he's a Palestinian #refugee with no income.

Sharif needs spinal surgery and his son also needs urgent medical treatment, which he cannot afford.
gofundme.com/f/dd6vn-donate-to…

Link to verification by Molly Shah: bsky.app/profile/mommunism.bsk…

#Palestine #children #health #family #help #donate #boost

Who owns Bluesky?

The curious mystery of the Bluesky Series B funding round.

Did it happen?

If you look at pitchbook (pitchbook.com/profiles/company…) it seems Bluesky closed a whopping $97 million funding round resulting in a $700M valuation in January 2025. VCpedia lists Greylock, alumni ventures and Skyseed as participants (vcpedia.com/rounds/5195).

The interesting thing is there are no press releases or other media coverage confirming this financing.

Read on...

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#Bluesky #WhoOwnsBluesky

Blacksky has already built their own ATProto stack that's fully independent from Bluesky.

Now Eurosky is making progress as they roll out their own PDS.

I see more independent infrastructure springing up on atp.fyi/network, including AppViews.

For anyone hoping that we'll get another wave of people coming to the fediverse once Bluesky folds/enshittifies, that might not necessarily be the case as people will have more options to stay in the Atmosphere.

#fediverse #atmosphere #ATProto #bluesky #SocialMedia