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Liam :partyparrot:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@osma" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>osma</span></a></span> <br>This just proves <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ATProtocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProtocol</span></a> isn't federated and it's all marketing scam. <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bsky.app</span></a></span> has been nothing but false promises, wasn't it suppose to federate to <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ActivityPub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActivityPub</span></a> natively? Welp, that never happened.</p><p>I'm disabling the <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/bridgy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bridgy</span></a> until there are other AT Protocol instances that aren't corporation involved.</p>
Ben Werdmuller<p>If you're at <a href="https://werd.social/tags/IJF25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IJF25</span></a> next week, I'd love to say hi!</p><p>Particularly excited to chat about:</p><p>- Building a high-functioning technology culture<br>- <a href="https://werd.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> for newsrooms<br>- Maintaining source anonymity<br>- The <a href="https://werd.social/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a> / <a href="https://werd.social/tags/atprotocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atprotocol</span></a><br>- Collab with open source projects</p><p>But also, I'd love to hang out!</p>
Battalion<p><strong>Destroying Autocracy – April 3, 2025</strong></p><p><strong>Welcome to this week’s “Destroying Autocracy”.</strong></p><p>It’s your source for curated news affecting democracy in the cyber arena with a focus on protecting it. That necessitates an opinionated Butlerian jihad against big tech as well as evangelizing for open-source and the Fediverse. Since big media’s journalism wing is flailing and failing in its core duty to democracy, this is also a collection of alternative reporting on the eternal battle between autocracy and democracy. We also cover the cybersecurity world. You can’t be free without safety and privacy.</p><p>DA comes out on Thursday and is updated through the end of day on Friday. Then we start over. So take your time in perusing it and check back in over the weekend.</p><p><strong>FYI, my opinions will be in bold. And will often involve cursing. Because humans. Especially tech bros. And fascists. Fuck ’em.</strong></p> <p><strong>Featured Item</strong></p> <p>Heydonworks shares:</p><p><a href="https://heydonworks.com/article/poisoning-well/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Poisoning Well</a></p><p><strong>AI can’t do spite. </strong>😈</p> <p><strong>We start and end with good news to make the middle bearable.</strong></p> <p><strong>The response to Russia’s War Crimes and other douchebaggery</strong></p> <p>The Kyiv Independent reports:</p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/moscow-metro-website-displays-appeal-from-recently-hacked-ukrainian-railways/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Moscow Metro website displays appeal from recently hacked Ukrainian Railways</a></p><p>The Register reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/04/it_industry_ukraine/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ukraine’s techies a ‘pillar of support’ for national economy after Russian invasion</a></p><p>EuroNews reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/03/31/help-us-develop-non-englishchinese-ai-models-japan-asks-eu" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Help us develop non-English/Chinese AI models, Japan asks EU</a></p><p><a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/03/31/french-antitrust-watchdog-fines-apple-150-million-over-data-collection-tool" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">French antitrust watchdog fines Apple €150 million over data collection tool</a></p><p><a href="https://www.euronews.com/next/2025/04/01/googles-ai-feature-on-hold-in-most-eu-member-states-due-to-strict-rules" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Google’s AI feature on hold in most EU member states due to ‘strict rules’</a></p><p>The Reframe has:</p><p><a href="https://www.the-reframe.com/1-year-after-substack/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">1 Year After Substack</a></p><p>404 Media reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.404media.co/open-source-genetic-database-opensnp-shuts-down-to-protect-users-from-authoritarian-governments/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open Source Genetic Database Shuts Down to Protect Users From ‘Authoritarian Governments’</a></p><p><a href="https://www.404media.co/big-tech-backed-trump-for-acceleration-they-got-a-decel-president-instead/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Big Tech Backed Trump for Acceleration. They Got a Decel President Instead</a>.</p><p><strong>This would be funny if it only impacted these c^nts.</strong></p><p>Reuters reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/elon-musk-must-face-fraud-lawsuit-over-disclosure-twitter-stake-2025-03-28/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elon Musk must face fraud lawsuit over disclosure of Twitter stake</a></p><p><strong>He’s not allowed to fuck over rich people.</strong></p><p>Tech Policy reports:</p><p><a href="https://techpolicy.press/as-brazil-seeks-to-enforce-competition-law-against-digital-platforms-heres-what-it-could-learn-from-the-eu" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">As Brazil Seeks to Enforce Competition Law Against Digital Platforms, Here’s What it Could Learn from the EU</a></p><p>The UK announces:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/foreign-influence-registration-scheme-implementation" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Foreign Influence Registration Scheme implementation</a></p><p>Gaël Duval shares:</p><p><a href="https://gaelduval.com/practical-payment-solutions-for-murena-and-e-os-users/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Practical Payment Solutions for Murena and /e/OS Users</a></p><p><strong>That’s surveillance and Google-free Android if you aren’t familiar.</strong></p><p>Geo Coop reports:</p><p><a href="https://geo.coop/articles/worker-owned-news-outlets-are-changing-media-industry" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Worker-Owned News Outlets Are Changing the Media Industry</a></p><p>The Wrap has:</p><p><a href="https://www.thewrap.com/laurene-powell-jobs-atlantic-praise-signalgate/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">In Praise of Laurene Powell Jobs, Owner of The Atlantic, Superhero of Signalgate</a></p><p>The Electronic Frontier Foundation reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.eff.org/press/releases/judge-rejects-governments-attempt-dismiss-eff-lawsuit-against-opm-doge-and-musk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Judge Rejects Government’s Attempt to Dismiss EFF Lawsuit Against OPM, DOGE, and Musk</a></p> <p><strong>Neutral</strong></p><p>The Guardian reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/01/data-privacy-campaigners-warn-of-henry-viii-powers" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Data protection bill leaves room for governmental abuse, campaigners warn</a></p><p>Open Source Initiative reports on:</p><p><a href="https://opensource.org/blog/overcoming-barriers-to-open-source-procurement-in-the-european-union" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Overcoming barriers to Open Source procurement in the European Union</a></p> <p><strong>The Evil Empire Strikes Back</strong></p> <p>TechDirt reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/31/the-real-cost-of-doge-musks-government-cuts-creating-massive-new-expenses/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Real Cost Of DOGE: Musk’s Government Cuts Creating Massive New Expenses</a></p><p>NBC News reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/trump-immigration-detained-visitors-border-search-device-visa-passport-rcna197736" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Denied, deported, detained: U.S. border incidents have travelers thinking twice</a></p><p>The Electronic Frontier Foundation reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/congress-reviving-site-blocking-and-its-just-dangerous-ever" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Site-Blocking Legislation Is Back. It’s Still a Terrible Idea.</a></p><p>The Next Web reports:</p><p><a href="https://thenextweb.com/news/european-tech-warns-trump-tariffs-will-hit-hardware-and-software" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">European tech warns Trump tariffs will hit both hardware and software</a></p> <p><strong>Pariah States</strong></p> <p>The Next Web reports:</p><p><a href="https://thenextweb.com/news/macpaw-survives-missile-strike-to-power-ukraine-tech-legacy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The day a Russian missile hit a Ukrainian tech giant</a></p><p>BleepingComputer reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/north-korean-hackers-adopt-clickfix-attacks-to-target-crypto-firms/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">North Korean hackers adopt ClickFix attacks to target crypto firms</a></p><p>The Register reports:</p><p><a href="https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/04/02/north_korean_fake_techies_target_europe/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">North Korea’s fake tech workers now targeting European employers</a></p><p>DarkReading reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/israel-stage-3-cyber-wars-with-iran-proxies" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Israel Enters ‘Stage 3’ of Cyber Wars With Iran Proxies</a></p><p>The Verge reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/643670/microsoft-employee-protest-50th-annivesary-ai" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Microsoft employee disrupts 50th anniversary and calls AI boss ‘war profiteer’</a></p> <p><strong>Big Media</strong></p> <p>Tech Policy reports on:</p><p><a href="https://www.techpolicy.press/technology-democracy-and-power-journalisms-role-in-a-time-of-crisis/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Technology, Democracy, and Power: Journalism’s Role in a Time of Crisis</a></p><p>The Guardian reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/apr/01/i-cant-cope-with-it-any-more-newsrooms-scramble-to-retain-audiences-amid-the-big-switch-off" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘I can’t cope with it any more’: newsrooms scramble to retain audiences amid the big switch-off</a></p> <p><strong>Big Tech</strong></p> <p>Tech Policy reports:</p><p><a href="https://techpolicy.press/where-does-trumps-takeover-of-the-ftc-leave-the-regulation-of-big-tech" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Where Does Trump’s Takeover of the FTC Leave the Regulation of Big Tech?</a></p><p><strong>Practically non-existent.</strong></p><p><a href="https://techpolicy.press/robotstxt-is-having-a-moment-heres-why-we-should-care" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Robots.txt Is Having a Moment: Here’s Why We Should Care</a></p><p>The Verge reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/640368/mark-zuckerberg-meta-eu-fine-trump" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">It’s the moment of truth for Zuckerberg’s Trump bet</a></p><p>Epicenter reports:</p><p><a href="https://epicenter.works/en/content/eu-commission-undermines-eidas-protections-again" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EU Commission Undermines eIDAS Protections, again!</a></p><p>Pivot to AI reports:</p><p><a href="https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/04/01/ai-in-the-enterprise-is-failing-over-twice-as-fast-in-2025-as-it-was-in-2024/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AI in the enterprise is failing over twice as fast in 2025 as it was in 2024</a></p> <p><strong>Cybersecurity/Privacy</strong></p> <p>The Register reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/01/uk_100k_fines_csr/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">UK threatens £100K-a-day fines under new cyber bill</a></p><p>BleepingComputer reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-warns-of-fast-flux-dns-evasion-used-by-cybercrime-gangs/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CISA warns of Fast Flux DNS evasion used by cybercrime gangs</a></p><p>DarkReading reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/minnesota-tribe-operations-ransomware-attack" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Minnesota Tribe Struggles After Ransomware Attack</a></p> <p><strong>Fediverse</strong></p> <p>The Fediverse Report has:</p><p><a href="https://fediversereport.com/fediverse-report-110/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fediverse Report – #110</a></p><p>We Distriube reports:</p><p><a href="https://wedistribute.org/2025/03/fediforum-canceled/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FediForum Has Been Canceled</a></p><p>TechCrunch reports:</p><p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/02/a-new-security-fund-opens-up-to-help-protect-the-fediverse/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A new security fund opens up to help protect the fediverse</a></p><p>Emelia Smith has:</p><p><a href="https://writings.thisismissem.social/open-source-tools-for-the-future-of-decentralized-moderation/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open-source tools needed for the future of decentralized moderation</a></p><p><a href="https://writings.thisismissem.social/moving-beyond-the-false-dichotomy-for-federation-management/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Moving Beyond the False Dichotomy for Federation Management</a></p><p>The Nexus of Privacy shares:</p><p><a href="https://privacy.thenexus.today/more-notes-on-organizing/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">More notes on Organizing, Mutual Aid, and Activism on decentralized social networks</a></p><p>Ghost has an announcement:</p><p><a href="https://ghost.org/changelog/social-web-beta/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Social web (beta)</a></p><p>Funkwhale announces:</p><p><a href="https://blog.funkwhale.audio/2025-funkwhale-2-news.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Funkwhale 2.0 Alpha candidate</a></p><p>Steven Berson has:</p><p><a href="https://diasporasocial.net/posts/68e89e20f16e013d71e50a04ffb1b246" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Thoughts on Diaspora</a></p> <p><strong>Other Slightly Federated Social Media</strong></p><p>The Fediverse Report has:</p><p><a href="https://fediversereport.com/bluesky-report-110/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bluesky Report – #110</a></p><p>TechCrunch reports:</p><p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/30/beyond-bluesky-these-are-the-apps-building-social-experiences-on-the-at-protocol/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Beyond Bluesky: These are the apps building social experiences on the AT Protocol</a></p><p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/01/mark-cuban-backs-skylight-a-tiktok-alternative-built-on-blueskys-underlying-technology/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mark Cuban backs Skylight, a TikTok alternative built on Bluesky’s underlying technology</a></p><p>Rudy of Blacksky fame shares:</p><p><a href="https://blog.rudyfraser.com/an-internet-of-many-autonomous-communities/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">An internet of many autonomous communities</a></p> <p><strong>CTAs (aka show us some free love)</strong></p> <ul><li>That’s it for this week. Please share this edition of Destroying Autocracy.</li><li><a href="https://friendica.me/profile/friendofsymfony/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow me on the Fediverse</a>. Or this site via the button in the footer. Or via <a href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/feed/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RSS</a>.</li><li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/battalion64.bsky.social" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Or follow Battalion on Bluesky</a>.</li></ul> <p>Keep fighting!</p> <p><strong><em>Ringleader, Battalion</em></strong><br>Reuben Walker<br> <a href="https://friendica.me/profile/friendofsymfony/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow me on the Fediverse</a></p> <p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/110/" target="_blank">#110</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/activitypub/" target="_blank">#ActivityPub</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/ai/" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/at-protocol/" target="_blank">#ATProtocol</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/autocracy/" target="_blank">#Autocracy</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/big-journalism/" target="_blank">#BigJournalism</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/big-tech/" target="_blank">#BigTech</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/democracy/" target="_blank">#Democracy</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/diaspora/" target="_blank">#Diaspora</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/fascism/" target="_blank">#Fascism</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/fediverse/" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/ghost/" target="_blank">#Ghost</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/mastodon/" target="_blank">#Mastodon</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/stop-china/" target="_blank">#StopChina</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/stop-iran/" target="_blank">#StopIran</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/stop-israel/" target="_blank">#StopIsrael</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/stop-red-america/" target="_blank">#StopRedAmerica</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/stop-russia/" target="_blank">#StopRussia</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/support-ukraine/" target="_blank">#SupportUkraine</a></p><p><a href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/?p=1681" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">battalion.mobileatom.net/?p=16</span><span class="invisible">81</span></a></p>
Fedizen ⁂ Fediverse News<p>»Can <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bluesky</span></a>’s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATProtocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProtocol</span></a> build the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/decentralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>decentralized</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> ecosystem the Fediverse aspires to? The odds are against it, but it’s the most likely candidate to “save social media from billionaire capture” so far.« <a href="https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/04/can-blueskys-at-protocol-build-the-decentralized-social-media-ecosystem-the-fediverse-aspires-to/?Fedizen.EU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">niemanlab.org/2025/04/can-blue</span><span class="invisible">skys-at-protocol-build-the-decentralized-social-media-ecosystem-the-fediverse-aspires-to/?Fedizen.EU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fedizen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fedizen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ActivityPub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActivityPub</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a></p>
Circuitry Hub Insights Collective<p>🚀 Rebuilding social media from the ground up—protocol-first, censorship-resistant, and user-owned. </p><p>Dive into OmniSocial ProtocolKit and join the future of freedom tech. 🔗 <a href="https://circuitryhubinsights.online/omnisocial-protocolkit-rebuilding-social-media-for-freedom,-interop,-and-self-sovereignty" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">circuitryhubinsights.online/om</span><span class="invisible">nisocial-protocolkit-rebuilding-social-media-for-freedom,-interop,-and-self-sovereignty</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Nostr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nostr</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ATProtocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProtocol</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Web3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Web3</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/FreedomTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomTech</span></a></p>
CynicalElysian<p>The irony is that the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ATProtocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProtocol</span></a> version shows up as a quote in <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@phanpy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>phanpy</span></a></span> , while the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ActivityPub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActivityPub</span></a> platform doesn't.<br><a href="https://mastodon.online/@cynicalelysian/114254419749260297" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.online/@cynicalelysia</span><span class="invisible">n/114254419749260297</span></a></p>
Brian Greenberg<p>🌐 Beyond Bluesky: The Rise of Decentralized Social Apps</p><p>The AT Protocol (ATProto), the open foundation behind Bluesky, is becoming a launchpad for next-gen social apps.</p><p>Some standout innovations:<br>・Flashes: A photo/video-sharing platform reminiscent of classic Instagram<br>・Spark: A video-first app with livestreaming on the way<br>・Streamplace: Livestreaming built with cryptographic creator protections<br>・Graze: Build, customize, and monetize your own social feeds</p><p>This signals a shift toward user-owned, open social ecosystems—a strong contrast to walled-garden platforms. Developers, creators, and users alike are embracing interoperability, privacy, and creative freedom.</p><p>👉 <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/30/beyond-bluesky-these-are-the-apps-building-social-experiences-on-the-at-protocol/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">techcrunch.com/2025/03/30/beyo</span><span class="invisible">nd-bluesky-these-are-the-apps-building-social-experiences-on-the-at-protocol/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DecentralizedWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DecentralizedWeb</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ATProtocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProtocol</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bluesky</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Web3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Web3</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/SocialMediaInnovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMediaInnovation</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a></p>
CynicalElysian<p>So, the long-standing <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> / <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> narrative that <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bluesky</span></a> completely controls <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ATProtocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProtocol</span></a> dies now, right?</p><p>Right?<br><a href="https://mastodon.online/@cynicalelysian/114252669853872753" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.online/@cynicalelysia</span><span class="invisible">n/114252669853872753</span></a></p>
CynicalElysian<p>If you don't know what <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Spark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spark</span></a> is, it's basically a short-form video and photo-based platform (think <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TikTok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TikTok</span></a>, but also with photos) that has its own implementation of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ATProtocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProtocol</span></a> that is independent from <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bluesky</span></a>, and is available on both iOS and Android. </p><p>It just launched in beta for people who supported their funding campaign.</p>
Tech Pizza Mondays<p>The ATProTO meetup on April 14th conflicts with Tech Pizza Monday, so we will try to hijack it. Just kidding! Or are we? Either way, the details are in the Luma link. <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/ATProtocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProtocol</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Toronto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Toronto</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/ATProTO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProTO</span></a> <a href="https://lu.ma/7u2zjfeu" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lu.ma/7u2zjfeu</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Björn<p>I found this blog post quite helpful to understand current situation<br>around <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bluesky</span></a> and the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATprotocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATprotocol</span></a>:<br><a href="https://dustycloud.org/blog/how-decentralized-is-bluesky/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dustycloud.org/blog/how-decent</span><span class="invisible">ralized-is-bluesky/</span></a></p><p>Didn't really make me feel any better regarding Bluesky but yeah.</p>
Battalion<p><strong>Destroying Autocracy – 27 March 2025</strong></p><p><strong>Welcome to this week’s “Destroying Autocracy”.</strong></p><p>It’s your source for curated news affecting democracy in the cyber arena with a focus on protecting it. That necessitates an opinionated Butlerian jihad against big tech as well as evangelizing for open-source and the Fediverse. Since big media’s journalism wing is flailing and failing in its core duty to democracy, this is also a collection of alternative reporting on the eternal battle between autocracy and democracy. We also cover the cybersecurity world. You can’t be free without safety and privacy.</p><p>DA comes out on Thursday and is updated through the end of day on Friday. Then we start over. So take your time in perusing it and check back in over the weekend.</p><p><strong>FYI, my opinions will be in bold. And will often involve cursing. Because humans. Especially tech bros. And fascists. Fuck ’em.</strong></p> <p><strong>Featured Item</strong></p> <p>The Register reports:</p><p>EU OS is a proposal for an immutable KDE-based Linux distribution with a Windows-like desktop, designed for use in European public-sector organizations.</p><p>Rather than a new distro, it’s a website that documents planning such a thing, what functions the OS might need, how to deploy and manage it, and how to handle users.</p><p><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/25/eu_os_free_govt_desktop/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EU OS drafts a locked-down Linux blueprint for Eurocrats</a></p><p><strong>This needs to be implemented quickly and then exported to non-EU, non-fascist states as well.</strong></p> <p><strong>We start and end with good news to make the middle bearable.</strong></p> <p><strong>The response to Russia’s War Crimes and other douchebaggery</strong></p> <p>The Kyiv Independent reports:</p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/italy-suspends-starlink-purchase-negotiations-with-spacex-amid-musk-controversy/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Italy suspends Starlink purchase negotiations with SpaceX amid Musk controversy</a></p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/voice-of-america-sues-trump-administration-over-funding-cuts/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Voice of America journalists sue Trump administration following president’s order to gut free press</a></p><p>The Register reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/25/otf_tor_lets_encrypt_funding_lawsuit/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OTF, which backs Tor, Let’s Encrypt and more, sues to save funding from Trump cuts</a></p><p><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/26/us_defense_contractor/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US defense contractor cops to sloppy security, settles after infosec lead blows whistle</a></p><p>Wired reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/trump-era-digital-expat/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How to Avoid US-Based Digital Services—and Why You Might Want To</a></p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/trump-us-cloud-services-europe/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trump’s Aggression Sours Europe on US Cloud Giants</a></p><p>MIT Technology Review reports on:</p><p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/03/25/1113696/why-the-world-is-looking-to-ditch-us-ai-models/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why the world is looking to ditch US AI models</a></p><p>In news sure to make Cory Doctorow happy, Tech Policy reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.techpolicy.press/interoperability-in-the-eu-a-judgment-opens-the-door/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Interoperability in the EU: A Judgment Opens the Door</a></p><p>NPR reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/23/nx-s1-5326573/internet-archive-wayback-machine-trump" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">As the Trump administration purges web pages, this group is rushing to save them</a></p><p>California announces:</p><p><a href="https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-urgently-issues-consumer-alert-23andme-customers" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Attorney General Bonta Urgently Issues Consumer Alert for 23andMe Customers</a></p><p>404 Media reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.404media.co/mozilla-foundation-calls-on-tech-industry-to-block-ice-contractor/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mozilla Foundation Calls on Tech Industry to Block ICE Contractor</a></p><p>The Guardian reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/24/french-university-scientific-asylum-american-talent-brain-drain" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A French university is offering ‘scientific asylum’ for US talent. The brain drain has started</a></p><p>The Huffington Post reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pete-hegseth-sued-over-signal-text-debacle_n_67e2f9b5e4b074f0c26efadc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pete Hegseth Sued Over Signal Text Debacle</a></p><p>The Kyiv Post reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.kyivpost.com/post/49510" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">First Surveillance Satellite of Planned Czechia-Ukrainian Constellation in Orbit</a></p> <p><strong>Neutral</strong></p><p>Tech Policy has:</p><p><a href="https://www.techpolicy.press/scientists-respond-to-ftc-inquiry-into-tech-censorship/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Scientists Respond to FTC Inquiry into Tech Censorship</a></p> <p><strong>The Evil Empire Strikes Back</strong></p> <p>The Verge asks:</p><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/policy/634264/customs-border-protection-search-phone-airport-rights" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Is it safe to travel with your phone right now?</a></p><p><strong>It’s not safe to travel to the U.S. period. Or even within it by air.</strong></p><p>DarkReading reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/us-weakens-disinformation-defenses-russia-china-ramp-up" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US Weakens Disinformation Defenses, as Russia &amp; China Ramp Up</a></p><p>Heisse reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.heise.de/news/Nach-Trump-Dekret-Kampf-um-US-Foerdermittel-fuer-Tor-F-Droid-und-Let-s-Encrypt-10328226.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US-Behörde stoppt Gelder für Let’s Encrypt und Tor ‒ Open Tech Fund wehrt sich</a></p><p>Tech Policy reports on:</p><p><a href="https://techpolicy.press/ai-surveillance-on-the-rise-in-us-but-tactics-of-repression-not-new" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AI Surveillance on the Rise in US, but Tactics of Repression Not New</a></p><p><a href="https://techpolicy.press/how-the-white-house-is-gaslighting-the-world-about-europes-digital-laws" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How the White House is Gaslighting the World About Europe’s Digital Laws</a></p><p>On a related note to The Guardian article above, Not a Tech Bro has:</p><p><a href="https://not-a-tech-bro.ghost.io/not-invented-here-2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Not invented here</a></p> <p><strong>Pariah States</strong></p> <p>BleepingComputer reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cyberattack-takes-down-ukrainian-state-railways-online-services/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cyberattack takes down Ukrainian state railway’s online services</a></p><p>DarkReading reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/access-broker-russian-state-cybercrime" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Meet the Low-Key Access Broker Supercharging Russian State Cybercrime</a></p><p><a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/fcc-investigates-chinese-telecom-providers-evading-operations-ban" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FCC Investigates China-Backed Tech Suppliers for Evading US Operations Ban</a></p> <p><strong>Big Media</strong></p> <p>America2 reports:</p><p><a href="https://america2.news/the-substack-dilemma-how-creators-are-inadvertently-fueling-americas-failure/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Substack Dilemma: How Creators Are Inadvertently Fueling America’s Failure</a></p><p><strong>Nothing personal but if you are on Substack, you’re a fascist or uninformed or an amoral c^nt.</strong></p><p>Vanity Fair reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/trump-press-freedom-authoritarianism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trump’s Attacks on Press Freedom Are Paving the Way for Authoritarianism</a></p><p>The Washington Examiner reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/3360704/kari-lake-withdraw-cancellation-radio-free-europe-funding/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kari Lake withdraws cancellation of Radio Free Europe funding</a></p> <p><strong>Big Tech</strong></p> <p>Politico reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/musks-x-suspends-opposition-accounts-turkey-protest-civil-unrest-erdogan-imamoglu-istanbul-mayor/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Musk’s X suspends opposition accounts in Turkey amid civil unrest</a></p><p><strong>How surprising. Two set of c^nts work together.</strong></p><p>MIT Technology Review reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/03/24/1113647/why-handing-over-total-control-to-ai-agents-would-be-a-huge-mistake/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why handing over total control to AI agents would be a huge mistake</a></p><p>Tech Policy asks:</p><p><a href="https://techpolicy.press/will-ireland-be-big-techs-lapdog-yet-again" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Will Ireland be Big Tech’s Lapdog Yet Again?</a></p> <p><strong>Cybersecurity/Privacy</strong></p> <p>The Register reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/24/nation_state_supply_chain_attack/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">As nation-state hacking becomes ‘more in your face,’ are supply chains secure?</a></p><p>BleepingComputer reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-vanhelsing-ransomware-targets-windows-arm-esxi-systems/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New VanHelsing ransomware targets Windows, ARM, ESXi systems</a></p><p>TechCrunch reports:</p><p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/25/how-to-tell-if-your-online-accounts-have-been-hacked/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How to tell if your online accounts have been hacked</a></p><p>404 Media reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.404media.co/when-your-threat-model-is-being-a-moron-signal/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">When Your Threat Model Is Being a Moron</a></p><p><a href="https://www.404media.co/you-need-to-use-signals-nickname-feature/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">You Need to Use Signal’s Nickname Feature</a></p><p>The Verge reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/637118/vivaldi-browser-proton-vpn-integration-availability" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vivaldi bundles Proton VPN into its web browser</a></p> <p><strong>Fediverse</strong></p> <p>The Fediverse Report has:</p><p><a href="https://fediversereport.com/fediverse-report-109/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fediverse Report – #109</a></p><p>Arxiv has a research paper:</p><p><a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2502.17926" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FediverseSharing: A Novel Dataset on Cross-Platform Interaction<br>Dynamics between Threads and Mastodon Users</a></p><p>Letterbook has a:</p><p><a href="https://letterbook.com/blog/post/2025/3/18/sandcastles.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Development Update</a></p><p>Fedihost has some how to videos:</p><p><a href="https://video.fedihost.co/w/1c888031-efa4-40c8-9bd9-6f2b20e2b3f8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Creating A GoToSocial Instance on FediHost</a></p><p><a href="https://video.fedihost.co/w/63AETQCcEMigzTHTmTu2Wn" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Configuring A PeerTube Instance</a></p><p>Reset Digital for Good has:</p><p><a href="https://reset.org/dezentrale-youtube-alternative-peertube-nachhaltiger-dank-peer-to-peer/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dezentrale YouTube-Alternative PeerTube: Nachhaltiger dank Peer-to-Peer?</a></p> <p><strong>Other Slightly Federated Social Media</strong></p> <p>TechCrunch reports:</p><p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/25/a-world-without-caesars-how-the-atproto-community-is-rebuilding-the-web-to-return-power-to-the-people/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A world without Caesars: How the ATProto community is rebuilding the web to return power to the people</a></p><p><strong>Hmm. Are they really?</strong></p> <p><strong>CTAs (aka show us some free love)</strong></p> <ul><li>That’s it for this week. Please share this edition of Destroying Autocracy.</li><li><a href="https://friendica.me/profile/friendofsymfony/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow me on the Fediverse</a>. Or this site via the button in the footer. Or via <a href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/feed/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RSS</a>.</li><li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/battalion64.bsky.social" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Or follow Battalion on Bluesky</a>.</li></ul> <p>Keep fighting!</p> <p><strong><em>Ringleader, Battalion</em></strong><br>Reuben Walker<br> <a href="https://friendica.me/profile/friendofsymfony/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow me on the Fediverse</a></p> <p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/109/" target="_blank">#109</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/activitypub/" target="_blank">#ActivityPub</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/ai/" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/at-proto/" target="_blank">#ATProto</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/at-protocol/" target="_blank">#ATProtocol</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/autocracy/" target="_blank">#Autocracy</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/big-journalism/" target="_blank">#BigJournalism</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/big-tech/" target="_blank">#BigTech</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/bluesky/" target="_blank">#Bluesky</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/democracy/" target="_blank">#Democracy</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/fascism/" target="_blank">#Fascism</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/fediverse/" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/go-to-social/" target="_blank">#GoToSocial</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/mastodon/" target="_blank">#Mastodon</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/peertube/" target="_blank">#Peertube</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/signal/" target="_blank">#Signal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/stop-china/" target="_blank">#StopChina</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/stop-iran/" target="_blank">#StopIran</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/stop-israel/" target="_blank">#StopIsrael</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/stop-red-america/" target="_blank">#StopRedAmerica</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/stop-russia/" target="_blank">#StopRussia</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/support-ukraine/" target="_blank">#SupportUkraine</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/threads/" target="_blank">#Threads</a></p><p><a href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/?p=1650" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">battalion.mobileatom.net/?p=16</span><span class="invisible">50</span></a></p>
hansamann 🔥❄️🚀 (he/him)<p>Is Bluesky the answer to our social media woes? I explore its potential and compare it to Mastodon. What do you think? </p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bluesky</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Decentralization</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/ATProtocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProtocol</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://buff.ly/3D8h0Rn" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/3D8h0Rn</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
@reiver ⊼ (Charles) :batman:<p>One of a number of take-aways from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATmosphereConf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATmosphereConf</span></a> —</p><p>The Bluesky team had a whole session (IndieSky) set up so that others could set up their own parallel Bluesky infrastructure.</p><p>The Bluesky team even wanted to make it less expensive for people to do it.</p><p>BUT — most the people in the room didn't seem interested in that per se.</p><p>Most the people in the room wanted their own ATProto infrastructure for their own applications / platforms built on ATProto. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATProto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATProtocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProtocol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bluesky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bsky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bsky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeSo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeSo</span></a></p>
@reiver ⊼ (Charles) :batman:<p>This was also shared with me today, too, for the API (NSID) end-points for a Bluesky PDS.</p><p> <a href="https://github.com/snarfed/bridgy-fed/issues/1046#issuecomment-2174591566" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/snarfed/bridgy-fed/</span><span class="invisible">issues/1046#issuecomment-2174591566</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATProto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATProtocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProtocol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bluesky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bsky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bsky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlueskyPDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlueskyPDS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PDS</span></a></p>
@reiver ⊼ (Charles) :batman:<p>I was looking into how a Bluesky PDS works from a programming point-of-view.</p><p>I came across this document the first time I looked around. (And then someone shared it with me again.)</p><p><a href="https://github.com/bluesky-social/atproto/discussions/2350" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/bluesky-social/atpr</span><span class="invisible">oto/discussions/2350</span></a></p><p>It gives you an overview, but not a list of API (NSID) end-points to implement.</p><p>The only resource I could find for that is this:</p><p><a href="https://github.com/blacksky-algorithms/rsky/tree/main/rsky-pds%2Fsrc%2Fapis" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/blacksky-algorithms</span><span class="invisible">/rsky/tree/main/rsky-pds%2Fsrc%2Fapis</span></a></p><p>(You can infer it from the directory names and file names.)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATProto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATProtocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProtocol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bluesky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bsky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bsky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlueskyPDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlueskyPDS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PDS</span></a></p>
@reiver ⊼ (Charles) :batman:<p>One of a number of take-aways from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATmosphereConf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATmosphereConf</span></a> —</p><p>I felt like Paul Frazee (from Bluesky Org) was encouraging people deploy their own relays.</p><p>And, to think of the Bluesky Firehose Relay of everything — as a temporary thing to use, when first developing your app or platform. And then later, to deploy your own relay.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATProto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATProtocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProtocol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bluesky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bsky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bsky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeSo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeSo</span></a></p>
@reiver ⊼ (Charles) :batman:<p>One of a number of take-aways from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATmosphereConf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATmosphereConf</span></a> —</p><p>Although there is only one Bluesky Firehose Relay of everything —</p><p>There are definitely other relays on the Bluesky ATmosphere.</p><p>I talked to more than one person who has their own relay on the Bluesky ATmosphere.</p><p>...</p><p>Although none of these alt-relays seemed to be meant to be broadly used by others. But, instead meant to be used for the platform they created using ATProto.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATProto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATProtocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProtocol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bluesky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bsky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bsky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeSo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeSo</span></a></p>
@reiver ⊼ (Charles) :batman:<p>One of a number of take-aways from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATmosphereConf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATmosphereConf</span></a> —</p><p>Bluesky might deal with their relay-problem by introducing an architecture that looks a lot like the Fediverse.</p><p>Rather than applications getting everything from the Firehose Relay — applications would get data directly from the PDSes.</p><p>Although, it wasn't quite clear when whether this would be 'pull' or 'push'.</p><p>But still, it is looking a lot more like the Fediverse's architecture at that point.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATProto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATProtocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProtocol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bluesky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bsky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bsky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeSo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeSo</span></a></p>
@reiver ⊼ (Charles) :batman:<p>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dy62mdx64e6i32pcuzfkekmk/post/3ll2zf7thf22v" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dy62m</span><span class="invisible">dx64e6i32pcuzfkekmk/post/3ll2zf7thf22v</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATProto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATProtocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProtocol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bsky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bsky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bluesky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeSo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeSo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Moderation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Moderation</span></a></p>