Ben Werdmuller

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Ben Werdmuller
🛡️ werd.io_at_bsky.brid.gy@momostr.pink
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Senior Director of Technology at ProPublica. I write speculative fiction and think about the future of news and technology at [werd.io](https://werd.io ). 🌉 [bridged](https://fed.brid.gy/bsky/werd.io ) from 🦋 [werd.io](https://bsky.app/profile/werd.io ), follow nostr:npub1pqr3g2gk3vsnrqk9kwfqqcxc6d5cwjr0hyc0nlzz9py5nf92vd9sn02sck to interact Web site: https://bsky.app/profile/werd.io Link: https://werd.io
Just published a deep look at where open social networks stand in 2025: Mastodon’s leadership change, Bluesky’s trajectory, AT Protocol, ActivityPub, cross-network tools, and more. For newsrooms and public service orgs, this moment really matters. [werd.io/the-state-of...](
Ben Werdmuller
The State of the Open Social Web | Ben Werdmuller
A comprehensive look at Mastodon, Bluesky, and the growing ecosystem of open, interoperable social networks.
 ) [The State of the Open Social W...](
Ben Werdmuller
The State of the Open Social Web | Ben Werdmuller
A comprehensive look at Mastodon, Bluesky, and the growing ecosystem of open, interoperable social networks.
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The best way to have freedom of expression is to write in a space that you control, in a form and medium that you control, for an audience that you have a direct relationship with. It just so happens that when you have space for context and the form fits content, you have better conversations, too.