Free Our Feeds Aims to Decentralize Social Media With—or Instead of—Bluesky
The new organization wants to build on the open-source, user-defined model of the increasingly popular platform Bluesky, in case it, too, comes under the control of a billionaire owner.
‘Free Our Feeds’ campaign aims to billionaire-proof Bluesky’s tech
The initiative, Free Our Feeds, aims to protect Bluesky’s underlying technology, the AT Protocol, and leverage it to create an open social media ecosystem that can’t be controlled by a single company or billionaires,
Nothing but Bluesky? There’s still a way to go for the latest social media craze
Bluesky, the latest addition to the plethora of social media apps, has started with a bang. From its reported 26.3 million users as of early January, 11 million are said to have signed up since the November election.
Campaign aims to protect Bluesky’s tech from billionaires
Calls have been made to protect the AT Protocol which powers Bluesky to prevent social media from falling under the control of billionaires.
“Free Our Feeds” wants to save Bluesky and social networks from billionaires
Bluesky has grown strongly recently, but the promised protection against a takeover, as with Twitter, has not yet been in place. This is set to change soon.
Hollywood stars and top technologists want to billionaire-proof social media using Bluesky’s protocol
The likes of Mark Ruffalo and Jimmy Wales are backing the Free Our Feeds project, to ensure Bluesky's tech will thrive even if the company goes bad.
Bluesky users launch campaign to stop billionaires taking over
For the blissfully unaware, Bluesky is an emerging decentralised social media platform similar to the set-up of X. Created by original
How Jay Graber Is Making Sure Bluesky Never Turns Into Elon Musk’s X
Since Elon Musk torpedoed Twitter, Bluesky has seen a stunning surge. CEO Jay Graber is working on “billionaire-proofing” ...
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Bluesky bump from X exodus is slowing down, data shows
Social network and X competitor Bluesky's massive growth slowed in December in the U.S., after having surged from 9+ million ...
European Central Bank Joins Bluesky, Rival to Elon Musk's X
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank began posting on the Bluesky micro-blogging platform on Monday, joining a ...
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Free Our Feeds Initiative to Establish Bluesky's Public-Interest Foundation, Away From Billionaires
A global campaign aims to protect Bluesky's AT Protocol, creating billionaire-proof social platforms for a fair, open, and ...
Atlanta mayor leaving X for BlueSky, he says
ATLANTA — Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens announced his departure from X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday, signaling a shift to the ...
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Pro-Russian disinformation makes its Bluesky debut
The first symptoms of disinformation are emerging on the social media network Bluesky, with echoes of the pro-Russian ...
How brands and agencies are approaching Bluesky—and how Meta’s new policies could impact the platform
Bluesky has emerged as an increasingly appealing alternative to X for advertisers, but most have yet to meaningfully invest ...
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From hard blocks to progressive troll armies: Bluesky is rewarding anti-social behavior
Bluesky built its platform on the premise of better moderation and social interaction, but its progressive troll armies and hard blocking features reward users for anti-social behavior.