This is a major upgrade to Bridgy Fed that has been in the works for a while. Really exciting to see it live! RE:
Bluesky Social
Anuj Ahooja (@quillmatiq.com)
Today, we're launching two things at @anew.social: a Bridgy Fed settings page and a Patreon! Bridgy Fed Config lets you switch bridging on/off for...
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The 19th is looking for a full-stack engineer! It's a lovely team doing important work. If you're looking for a mission-driven, US-based full-stack role, this is the one. [19thnews.org/full-stack-e...](
The 19th
We’re hiring a full stack engineer - The 19th
We're hiring a full stack engineer to build products and internal tools in support of our mission to empower those we serve β€” particularly w...
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The 19th
We’re hiring a full stack engineer - The 19th
We're hiring a full stack engineer to build products and internal tools in support of our mission to empower those we serve β€” particularly w...
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I published my most in-depth post ever today. It’s about funding the open social web platforms that have the potential to unseat democracy-eroding services like X. I’d love your feedback. [werd.io/2025/lets-fu...](
Ben Werdmuller
Let's fund the open social web
A pro-social approach to building better platforms
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Ben Werdmuller
Let's fund the open social web
A pro-social approach to building better platforms
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The tension between idealism and sustainability is holding back the open social web. It needs funding infrastructure as thoughtfully designed as its protocols. In this final piece in my series about open social web business models, I propose one way to solve the problem: [werd.io/2025/lets-fu...](
Ben Werdmuller
Let's fund the open social web
A pro-social approach to building better platforms
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Ben Werdmuller
Let's fund the open social web
A pro-social approach to building better platforms
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File under "maybe pay your support contractors more". [www.cnbc.com/2025/05/15/c...](
CNBC
Coinbase says hackers bribed staff to steal customer data and are demanding $20 million ransom
The incident may cost Coinbase up to $400 million to fix, the company estimated.
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CNBC
Coinbase says hackers bribed staff to steal customer data and are demanding $20 million ransom
The incident may cost Coinbase up to $400 million to fix, the company estimated.
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Flipboard just launched 124 new publishers to the Fediverse - bringing the total number it hosts to 1,241. #Fediverse [about.flipboard.com/fediverse/fl...](
About Flipboard
Flipboard Expands Publisher Federation with International Partners
Flipboard is beginning to federate publisher accounts in France, Italy, and Spain, while also expanding federation in Brazil, Germany, and the U.K....
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About Flipboard
Flipboard Expands Publisher Federation with International Partners
Flipboard is beginning to federate publisher accounts in France, Italy, and Spain, while also expanding federation in Brazil, Germany, and the U.K....
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I'm working on a fourth part in my series about open social web / fediverse business models. This one's from the perspective of funders: what would I do if I was *funding* the open social web? Which leads me to this question: how do *you* think the open social web should be funded?
I’ve written before about what I’d do if I ran Bluesky or Mastodon. But what if I started from scratch? What would it look like to build a new open social platform - one that's private-by-default, human-centered, and sustainable from day one? Here’s the blueprint I’d follow: [werd.io/2025/if-i-st...](
Ben Werdmuller
If I started fresh
What would I do if I was building an open social web platform from scratch?
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Ben Werdmuller
If I started fresh
What would I do if I was building an open social web platform from scratch?
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This is obvious, but if people broadly rely on a black box to give them answers that help them understand the world, whoever controls the black box controls those answers and therefore the understanding that comes from them. Openness is safety.
The Holocaust was organized on IBM punch cards. Hitler gave the head of IBM, Watson, a medal for his services. Later, they named their AI tech after him. Anyway, in unrelated news: #Democracy [www.wired.com/story/doge-c...](
WIRED
DOGE Is Building a Master Database to Surveil and Track Immigrants
DOGE is knitting together data from the Department of Homeland Security, Social Security Administration, an IRS that could create a surveillance to...
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WIRED
DOGE Is Building a Master Database to Surveil and Track Immigrants
DOGE is knitting together data from the Department of Homeland Security, Social Security Administration, an IRS that could create a surveillance to...
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