"Decentralised social media is more than just a technical shift; it's a step toward restoring autonomy and trust in our digital lives, empowering individuals and communities to connect without compromising their values or privacy."

A study by the Oxford Martin School at the University of Oxford finds that decentralised social media leads to citizen empowerment.

oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/news/dec…

#SocialMedia #Fediverse #Decentralised #Decentralized #Mastodon #Bluesky #Threads #X #Empowerment

Decentralised social media ‘increases citizen empowerment’, says Oxford study

Researchers from the Oxford Martin School find decentralised social media such as Mastodon offer potential for increased citizen empowerment

^{Oxford Martin School}

Well, now I really missed it, after all my hard work in preparation 😉

@heiseonline has closed its account on #X/ #Twitter yesterday. I'm sure at least, that my stats had a part in this.

Now let's keep the alternatives rolling, we're active on #Bluesky, #Threads, #Mastodon of course and many more.

#SocialMedia #TwitterMigration #Xodus #TwitterExodus #ElonMusk

Ach du meine Güte, jetzt hab ich das am Mittwoch überhapt nicht mitbekommen:
@heiseonline hat sich von #X/ #Twitter verabschiedet!

Da findet sich nur noch ein Hinweis auf die Kanäle bei #Bluesky, #Threads, #Mastodon etc.

#SocialMedia #TwitterExodus #eXit #Xodus #TwitterMigration

Wir nehmen den aktuellen #eXit in Richtung #Bluesky zum Anlass, nochmals auf unseren Fokus auf das #Fediverse hinzuweisen:

uibk.ac.at/de/newsroom/2024/bl…

Die Beiträge hier werden via fed.brid.gy auf Bluesky gespiegelt.

Bluesky? Für Uni Innsbruck ist Mastodon wegweisend

Twitter, lange Zeit die Plattform für Kurznachrichten, ist Geschichte. Sein Nachfolger, die Plattform X, erlebt gerade eine Massenflucht. Auch viele Prominente verlassen den Dienst und wechseln auf alternative Anbieter.

^{www.uibk.ac.at}

Here it is, published with ATproto on a self-hosted Personal Data Server.

Bluesky, and what Bluesky is not.

whtwnd.com/alexia.bsky.cyrneko…

#bluesky #atproto #activitypub

Bluesky, and what Bluesky is not. | Alexia (alt)

ko-fi ↑ Unrelated, but appreciated! Over the past 2-4 days, as many users have joined BlueSky, I've seen many people go mad about it, doubt the protocol that it's using and it's design or spread FUD based on half-truths they've heard about from othe…

^whtwnd.com

Die Person, die das Bluesky-Konto in meinem Namen geführt hat, hat sich bei mir gemeldet. Nach einem Gespräch hat sie mir die Zugangsdaten zum Konto übergeben. Jetzt werde ich überlegen, was ich damit machen werde. Was meint ihr?

bsky.app/profile/kuketz-blog.d…

#bluesky #konto #account

• Einstampfen. (30%, 211 Stimmen)
• Ruhen lassen. (36%, 260 Stimmen)
• Parallel zu Mastodon betreiben. (33%, 233 Stimmen)

1/x Vou a falar unha vez máis de #Mastodon e do que está acontecendo con #twitter e #bluesky

Non dende un punto de vista técnico senón persoal.

Lin esta mañá un fío moi interesante que publicou @coegho comparando Mastodon e BlueSky e quedeime todo pillado porque...

Porque teño que recoñecer (sen vergonza ningunha) que estou completamente pillado/namorado de Mastodon. Sinto esa ilusión das primeiras semanas de relación. Sabedes? Teño elefantiños facéndome cóxegas no estómago.

If you are a Bluesky user, read @Sarah Perez 's excellent article, published on TechChrunch.

I just want to point out that among the "apps" with which you can use #Bluesky there is also #Friendica which currently allows you to publish hypertext references

@noam @support @Friendica Support

Fediverse users: Follow @bsky.brid.gy to allow #Bluesky users to find and follow you.

Bluesky users: Follow @ap.brid.gy to allow #Fediverse users to find and follow you.

#BlueSky #Friendica

Rasches Wachstum: Bluesky knackt die 16 Millionen und überholt das Fediverse

Bluesky wächst weiter schnell und inzwischen fast so rasch wie Threads. Insgesamt kommt der Dienst nun auf 16 Millionen Accounts, mehr als im ganzen Fediverse.

heise.de/news/Rasches-Wachstum…

#Bluesky #Mastodon #SocialMedia #Threads #X #news

Rasches Wachstum: Bluesky knackt die 16 Millionen und überholt das Fediverse

^{Martin Holland (heise online)}

@Friendica Support @Libranet Support
Can I follow friends on #BlueSky from #Friendica (and specifically from Libranet)? I haven't managed so far. I tried searching for their profile URL with /rss at the end, but nothing is found. I've seen some conversations about this, but couldn't find a way to make it work.

Thanks!

Great piece on BlueSky and enshittification by @pluralistic. “I will never again devote my energies to building up an audience on a platform whose management can sever my relationship to that audience at will.”

Read more: mollywhite.net/micro/entry/blu…

Cory’s piece: pluralistic.net/2024/11/02/uly…

#enshittification #bluesky

Molly White

Great piece on BlueSky and enshittification by Cory Doctorow . “I will never again devote my energies to building up an audience on a platform whose management can sever my relationship to that audience at will.

^{Molly White}

This is why I have been trying to warn about #BlueSky.

BlueSky has just been partially bought by a cryptocurrency company "Blockchain Capital" and appointed a blockchain / cryptocurrency expert to their board:

bsky.social/about/blog/10-24-2…

The board member is a bitcoin researcher involved with NFT analytics.

BlueSky describe the tie-up with Blockchain Capital as a "natural partnership" and says the blockchain company has "a uniquely deep understanding of our decentralized foundation".

(via @jwz)

Bluesky Announces Series A to Grow Network of 13M+ Users - Bluesky

Bluesky now exceeds 13 million users, the AT Protocol developer ecosystem continues to grow, and we’ve shipped highly requested features like direct messages and video.

^Bluesky

Chamádeme herexe, pero...

Despois de ler bastante sobre ActivityPub (o protocolo que usa o Fediverso) e AtProto (o protocolo que usa Bluesky), non podo evitar pensar que ActivityPub ten a vantaxe de estar xa consolidado e conectando distintas aplicacións, pero para unha app tipo Twitter descentralizada e escalábel está moito mellor deseñado AtProto

#AtProto #ActivityPub #Bluesky

Die Version 4.3 bietet vieles, was 2023 an Mastodon und Co. vermisst wurde und #Bluesky groß gemacht hat.

Was ich als technikaffiner Nutzer noch vermisse: Einen Skin, der ein Weiterleiten des Posts (Repost) erlaubt. Das sollte kein Problem mehr sein, da die Repost-Fanatiker mittlerweile bei #Threads sind oder bei #X geblieben sind.

Some people who want to leave #X wonder if #BlueSky is an alternative. 😕
In our petition, we advocate using the decentralized #Mastodon. We do not consider BlueSky to be a sustainable alternative because it is another commercial service that spies on user data to generate customized #advertising with it.

The BlueSky Terms of Service bsky.social/about/support/tos
and Privacy Policy comprise 7100+ words 😡. Nobody reads this; this is not an “informed consent” as required by #GDPR. We see the #universities here as having a duty of care towards their students and employees, whom they must protect from such data collection. Mastodon and the other #Fediverse 🦩 services are much more suitable for university communication.
BlueSky is just another data leech.

That's why you should sign the petition for #Unis4Mastodon 🐘 👩‍🎓 🐘 :
openpetition.de/Unis4Mastodon

Terms of Service - Bluesky

Welcome to Bluesky Social, a social networking application provided by Bluesky! We're excited to have you on board as a user.

^Bluesky