Maxfieldripken (@Maxfieldripken@mastodon.social)
RE: https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration/115430998920566788
Get the fuck out of #bluesky!
#cdnpoli #canada #mexico #fascism #antifa #antifascist #elbowsup #bcpoli #vancouver #burnabybc #canlab #bcgreens #bcndp
#fediverse #mastodon
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item (@item@libera.site)
#Bluesky #Statistics 2026-01-22
Number of federated users: 67 839
Number of webmentions: 19 187
Number of new federated users last day: 55
Number of new webmentions last day: 1
#Fediverse
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scottjenson (@scottjenson@social.coop)
RE: https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration/115937101960287352
Exactly. Pointing out that #Bluesky isn't *practically* decentralized yet is not a critique, it's a statement of the work they need to do. (and I wish them luck!)
Mastodon has its own demons to slay. No one is perfect here! We're just talking about how things should improve. I so don't want us to form a circular firing squad. We can all win.
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mastodonmigration (@mastodonmigration@mastodon.online)
Feel like whenever this discussion is joined people start talking past each other.
It may be the case that the ATmosphere can be decentralized. And there may be small scale projects which test this potentiality. But the fact remains that it remains highly centralized.
Rob Ricci @ricci has developed a metric to address this matter
https://arewedecentralizedyet.online/
The purpose is not to dump on #Bluesky, but rather to establish meaningful context for these discussions.
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mastodonmigration (@mastodonmigration@mastodon.online)
Really interesting things afoot in social media. It seems like "W", a newly announced "European alternative to X" is actually a fork of the Bluesky code, and is, at least for now, kind of part of the Bluesky AT Proto network. (Thanks to @quillmatiq for the explainer.)
And, apparently #Bluesky board member @mmasnick really doesn't like the idea.
It will be fascinating to see how this develops.
https://atprotocol.dev/w-for-atproto/
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numb_comfortably (@numb_comfortably@hachyderm.io)
I haven't deleted my Bluesky account, just deactivated it, because it has over 3 years worth of posts and media I don't want to lose (need to figure out a good way to export all that).
Every now and then I reactivate it temporarily to copy something from my timeline. And every time I do this new people follow me there, it's so weird.
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Trames (@Trames@poliversity.it)
«Anch'io ho disattivato il mio account da 2,1K follower su #Bluesky una settimana fa, quando ho visto gli account verificati dell'I.C.E. e di JD Vance. 2,1K follower possono andarmi bene in quanto artista, ma l'idea di essere sulla stessa piattaforma dell'I.C.E. e di Vance, di account ufficiali del Partito Repubblicano e anche di molti funzionari governativi del regime dei Mullah iraniani, non mi fa sentire a mio agio e mi rende insicuro e pieno di disagio. Così ho disattivato il mio account Bluesky e sono venuto qui su #Mastodon e finalmente mi sento al sicuro».
https://mastodon.social/@ArtofAlexCanEmed/115935700156215710
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ArtofAlexCanEmed (@ArtofAlexCanEmed@mastodon.social)
@sheislaurence good topic. I also deactivated my 2.1K account on #Bluesky just week ago, when I saw verified accounts of both ❄ and JD Vance on there. 2.1K followers maybe cool for me as an artist, but the idea of being on the same platform with ❄ and Vance, official accounts of Republican Party & including many government officials of Iran's Mullah Regime not feels right and maked me unsafe & uncomfortable. So deactivated my Bluesky account and came here on #Mastodon. & already I feel safe here
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ikuturso (@ikuturso@mastodon.social)
RE: https://flipboard.social/@TechDesk/115935236883890857
@aslakr it's looking like they could be using Bluesky's code for this based on "leaked screenshots" and there being a PDS at https://pds-prod.wsocial.eu/
Don't know how that will work with their ID and real name requirements. One option would be that it is entirely separate but one of the supposed screenshots seems to show a @verge post and a post by @queerash.wsocial.eu (same as queerash.bsky.social) from Bluesky with same comment/boost/like counts.
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sheislaurence (@sheislaurence@mastodon.social)
🧵7/7: So no, I am not afraid of being stuck in an #echochamber by choosing to cut my #bluesky bridge and choosing to live exclusively in the #fediverse. If/when I decide to do an undercover stint, I'll do it at work or as part of a #campaigning project (where I maintain observation accounts on major platforms). In the meantime, I'll reclaim dominion over my #home, my brain & my #mentalhealth.
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sheislaurence (@sheislaurence@mastodon.social)
🧵4/7: But who said that a personal #socialmedia account was the only route to engage with people "who don't agree with you"?
Before the age of either #Mastodon or #Bluesky or even #Facebook, I only had to contend with the odd #racist cabbie or the random drunk City banker lecturing me on Malthus. Now they are IN MY FUCKING FACE every day, several times a day. Since when has that become the norm?
I'll tell you about another place where this wasn't the norm...
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DanielMReck (@DanielMReck@mas.to)
RE: https://flipboard.social/@TechDesk/115935225656230867
#SocialMedia outside of American corporate and government control is good. But… "Many have moved on from platforms like X and #Instagram, but even the alternatives, from #Bluesky to Mastodon, are US-controlled. W is designed to remain squarely under European ownership.”
Huh? How is #Mastodon under US-control? The main developer is a German company and anyone anywhere can spin up Mastodon instances outside of the control of that company.
Check your facts @PCMag! Better #tech #journalism please!
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