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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?
Detail of the city of Gouda

Bluesky Report – #133

An update on Bluesky Report and how I'm writing about the news. Graze finds Bluesky to be great for paid promotion, and Nature talks about how Bluesky has become a great place for academic research.
Detail of the city of Gouda

Bluesky Report – #127

The impact of the Online Safety Act on Bluesky, E2EE messaging using your ATProto account, various news around PDSes, and more.
detail of a building in Brugge Belgium

Bluesky Report – #125

Bluesky announces age verification system for UK users, Eurosky is a new project that works on a shared content moderation system, and more collaboration between Bluesky and US soccer.
detail of a building in Brugge Belgium

Bluesky Report – #123

Bluesky is slowly growing into a destination for sports, questions on the impact of Brazils Supreme Court ruling on Bluesky, and connecting your ATProto account with an Ethereum wallet.
detail of a building in Brugge Belgium

Bluesky Report – #121

Media discourse about how Bluesky is dying, a new type of moderation relay by Blacksky, and backing up your ATProto account with bsky.storage.
tree with pink flowers

Bluesky Report – #119

Answer anonymous questions with Navyfragen, more academic research on Bluesky, and view cool art on Bluesky in a 3D gallery.
Reflections of tree trunks

Bluesky Report – #117

Bluesky begins rolling out support for livestreaming on other platforms, Leaflet is a blogging and publishing platform that has added ATProto integration, easier bridging between ATProto and other protocols, and a whole lot more.
Detail of building in Amsterdam-North

Bluesky Report – #115

Independent ATProto infrastructure has been rapidly expanding recently, experiments with games on ATProto, and Graze offers developer grants.
Detail of building in Amsterdam-North

ATmosphere Report – #114

Bluesky launches a checkmark verification system, streaming software Streamplace gets 500k USD in funding, and much more!