A look at Twitter's Bluesky “federated social network” project under Elon Musk; CEO Jay Graber recently tweeted that she is “very glad we're independent”
For years, the platform has funded a project that's meant to create a better, decentralized online experience.
Very curious to see where Elon is going to take Twitter. Very glad we're independent — will keep working on building protocols that make social more resilient to rapid change. Nobody can buy “email” as a platform, and that's a good thing.
“Bluesky hasn't explained how the AT Protocol will change the way platforms are able to monetize and moderate content, saying only that it will create more interoperability and transparency around recommendation algorithms” https://twitter.com/...
This approach “enables people to own their social capital” in terms of both their content and audience, and ensures social profiles are “always in your custody and control.” - @StaniKulechov (stani.lens) Read more here 👉 https://www.wired.co.uk/...
Friendly reminder: Jay is an underappreciated superhero. They're working to decentralize power in social media, making it more resilient to the threat of hostile interests politicizing our digital town squares. https://twitter.com/...