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FR#153 – What does a Discord replacement look like?

With Discord announcing age verification globally, people are searching for alternatives. But a Discord alternative on the open social web might just look structurally quite different.
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FR#152 – The DSA Needs Big Tech

On the tension in the DSA, that needs Big Tech platforms to exist so it can regulate them, while the fediverse does away with large platforms altogether.
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FR#151 – TikTok Won’t Be Another Twitter

The conditions that made 'leaving Twitter' a meaningful part of the open social web's identity don't exist for TikTok. What happens when people can't see each other leave?
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FR#150 – 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.
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Fediverse Report – #149 – On Protocol Governance

On the complexities of protocol governance.
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X Is a Power Problem, Not a Platform Problem

Fediverse Report #148: X is not a just platform problem anymore, it's a power problem, and why you cannot compete as platforms with power.

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Bluesky Report – #123

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Bluesky Report – #115

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