[www.programmablemutter.com/p/were-getti...](
We're getting the social media crisis wrong
The bigger problem isn't disinformation. It's degraded democratic publics
 ) i think about this piece by @Henry Farrell a lot RE:
Bluesky Social
Sharon (@sharonk.bsky.social)
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this week's fediverse news is about Next Sosyal, a new social media platform with close ties to the Turkish ruling party that is based on Mastodon, but does not federate [connectedplaces.online/reports/fedi...](
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Fediverse Report – #132
Next Sosyal is a new social media platform with close ties to the Turkish ruling party, that is based on Mastodon but does not federate.
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Fediverse Report – #132
Next Sosyal is a new social media platform with close ties to the Turkish ruling party, that is based on Mastodon but does not federate.
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private bookmarks are coming 👀 RE:
Bluesky Social
skywatch (@skywatch.bsky.social)
Merged PR into main at bluesky-social/atproto: Bookmarks (#4163)
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a grab bag of links related to atproto and bluesky [This week's link bag - ATmosph...](
This week's link bag - ATmosphere Report #132 - Connected Places
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i think a more useful metric to understand the impact of any of the new social platforms, including bluesky, is to see how many popular posts there are discussing the ongoing protests in Indonesia
What happens if Substack continues with their lock-in of writers, but other platforms on the open social web can offer better distribution and discovery? [Substack and the risk of disru...](
Substack and the risk of disruption - Connected Places
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anyone has any thoughts on this new did:nostr did method? [nostrcg.github.io/did-nostr/](
Nostr DID Method Specification
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Nostr DID Method Specification
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[Bounce, bridging and language](
Bounce, bridging and language - Connected Places
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'group consciousness powering initial infrastructure' gets to the core of it all. his article is about art and culture, but it can apply just as much to new emerging subcultures, for i dunno, people building new social networks RE:
Bluesky Social
W. David Marx (@wdavidmarx.bsky.social)
In my newsletter, many thoughts on three recent New Yorker articles about culture: the "Labubu we," the function of criticism in the cultural ecosy...
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a deep dive into the messy substrate and coordination layers below decentralised networks, and how authoritarian thinkers like peter thiel view this substrate as a way to capture networks [connectedplaces.online/socialhub-an...](
connectedplaces.online
SocialHub and the Substrate of Decentralised Networks
SocialHub, one of the primary forums to talk about the fediverse and ActivityPub, has been struggling how to continue the operation. Decentralised ...
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connectedplaces.online
SocialHub and the Substrate of Decentralised Networks
SocialHub, one of the primary forums to talk about the fediverse and ActivityPub, has been struggling how to continue the operation. Decentralised ...
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