#bluesky

Small personal plug: people keep asking what to use now that EchoFeed is winding down, so here is what I use. I built it, so take that with whatever grain of salt you like.

FeedEcho watches your RSS, Atom, or JSON feeds and posts new items wherever you want them:

• Mastodon (one-click OAuth), Bluesky, micro.blog, Matrix, Discord, Telegram, email, generic webhooks
• Jinja2 templates for the post format, with a live preview
• Field-scoped filters (tag:, author:, url:, content:) and per-echo content warnings
• Drip mode, auto-queue, or review-first drafts if you don't want it posting unsupervised
• Image attachments with optional AI alt text, duplicate protection, retries with backoff
• Built-in feed reader with folders, OPML import/export, saved searches, and a compose desk
• Self-host with Docker or use the hosted one

https://feedecho.net

Happy to answer questions if anyone is setting it up.

#RSS #Mastodon #Bluesky

Talk of sorting out toxic social media is hot air without action. Despite the likes of X, Meta and YouTube having business models that fuel harms, we have to be on them to hear from the UK government. Back our call for public sector use of decentralised, federated platforms. https://peertube.openrightsgroup.org/w/nu9rv6fAUTWQUoQRKc5V6Z Write your MP ➡️ https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-your-mp-government-must-move-away-toxic-social-media-platforms #mastodon #fediverse #bluesky #socialmedia #onlinesafety #ukpolitics #ukpol

A database of thousands of US #ICE agents leaked and got posted on @ddosecrets@kolektiva.social. Bluesky is blocking the link: https://www.wired.com/story/bluesky-blocks-links-to-major-leak-of-dhs-data/

Bluesky tells WIRED it blocked links to a leaked archive of information on 41,000 ICE, CBP, and other DHS workers because it contains people’s contact information, shared without their authorization.

#Bluesky is VC-funded, biggest investor: Blockchain Capital.

Remember this excuse next time there is a leak affecting people who happen not to be fascists.

Blacksky has already built their own ATProto stack that's fully independent from Bluesky. Now Eurosky is making progress as they roll out their own PDS. I see more independent infrastructure springing up on https://atp.fyi/network including AppViews. For anyone hoping that we'll get another wave of people coming to the fediverse once Bluesky folds/enshittifies, that might not necessarily be the case as people will have more options to stay in the Atmosphere. #fediverse #atmosphere #ATProto #bluesky #SocialMedia

Number of posts on Fediverse ( 2026-10-25 ) 1 : #Bluesky 2 : #Threads 70 : Pinky.st #Misskey 18 : mammut.cyou #mastodon 0 : Others https://mnmm.top/Rlj 強い眠気と戦いつつ起床し、検温や服薬などの健康管理ルーティンから一日がスタート。朝はスタバで朝食を済ませた後、古淵西公園の「さがみはら朝市まつり」やイオンへお買い物に出かけました。昼に帰宅して「ちかれたび〜」とお風呂でさっぱりし、屋台の肉巻きドッグやにくきゅうベビーカステラを堪能。午後はNHK-FMのクラシック番組やTVerでの動画視聴を楽しみつつ、地元情報やIT関連のニュースなどをチェックしました。夜もお腹いっぱい夕食をいただき、服薬を済ませて再びお風呂でリフレッシュ。お出かけと自宅での寛ぎの時間を満喫した、穏やかで充実した一日となりました。 #AI Summary: #Google #Gemini

@tchambers@indieweb.social the endgame is to not depend on Big Tech douche techbro billionaire owners, and not allow them to own #SocialMedia nor use their nefarious influence to destroy democracy #ATProto is #DTBO -Dorsey created, VC cryptobros own #Bluesky. And #Threads is just Meta. They will not allow people to see or say things against their owners' interest, as this past weekend clearly showed. I guess memories are short.

@gelbphoenix@social.gelbphoenix.de @posts Nice article, thank you! Fairly early after launch many on the #fediverse were like "ROFL 🤣 Threads failed already". I have a different opinion. TL;DR Meta had different strategic goals, and Threads was a resounding success. #Threads wasn't announced with the same fanfare as Metaverse before, and Pervert Glasses or Muse today, where The Zuck was hauled into the marketing mix to make a clumsy weirdo appearance. Fedi was never a threat to Meta, but should it become so, they are now prepared. Or when another platform, perhaps #Bluesky, becomes a threat. #EU regulations + politics may have played a role, as @laurenshof@indieweb.social alluded to at the time. But Threads was proof that Meta could quickly build production-ready services on the Instagram tech stack to compete in the market. They testdrove a new agile engineering culture. https://newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/building-the-threads-app Should Meta decide to go all-in there's little defense in fedi's chaotic grassroots ecosystem to stave off an eventual EEE.

@tchambers@indieweb.social @WillRobinson@indieweb.social#bluesky and #substack are better but not good enough. they provide exits but are somewhat unproven and take time to implement. we have to take this message to people with serious reach on the left. the forkiverse experiment but bigger and with more of a sense that it's essential for democracy. America always had shitty people but it wasn't till algo media that acting this way could make you famous and wealthy and influential. then that influenced culture and civics.

I frequently come across fairly aggressive criticisms of ATProto or Bluesky on the Fediverse, but the relative moderation loads of a PDS owner and the owner of a Fedi instance are hardly ever mentioned. Apart from redistribution of relative costs, the ATProto decomposition of the network into PDSs, relays and AppViews also distributes the load of moderation differently to that of the Fediverse. If someone is only running a PDS, and using a relay and an AppView provided by other parties, then they are legally responsible for moderating only the posts by users on their own PDS. In contrast, every instance owner on the Fediverse is legally responsible for moderating the entire slice of the Fediverse visible to their instance. Essentially, the owner of every Fedi instance with a decent number of users has to moderate more or less the entire network. Moderation is a huge, unceasing burden. There are so many stories of instance owners on the Fediverse burning out due to moderation responsibilities. So from the moderation point of view, I can understand why many technically proficient people may prefer to host an ATProto PDS, but not a Fediverse instance. Of course, there is a tradeoff—if the dominant AppView censors your PDS, then you are cut off from almost the entire network. But I think a lot of people may be willing to make that tradeoff simply to preserve their mental health. #ATProto #ATmosphere #Bluesky #ActivityPub #Fediverse #Mastodon

What we’re up against in the U.S. during this election.

Yesterday:

1. Meta closed the No Kings accounts on the day of the protest. Restored them later, saying “our bad.” But did not restore admin privileges.

2. We learned that millions of people had no idea about the protests because Meta suppressed posts about it.

3. Bluesky closed the Democracy Now account for “unusual activity.” (No idea if it has been restored.)

And for months we’ve been watching the fascists do everything in their power to restrict voting rights.

The billionaires know they’re the minority. Not economically (which is obvious) but ethically. Otherwise they wouldn’t be working so hard to stop democracy.

I wanna believe most Americans are good people. We’re fighting for what’s right. But our enemy has massive resources and control. That what we need to quell.

Keep fighting. Stay vigilant. And for fuck’s sake, vote!

#EatTheRich #USPol #Elections #Fascism #Meta #Bluesky #Vote

WOW! on the day i crashed and burned into a 3 hour nap all the ish just happens… should i take more naps? the only thing i’ll say to #NoKings: abandon #Facebook #X #Bluesky #Instagram #LinkedIn now is the time for #Indivisible to join the #fediverse with tech for and by The People. stop being at the mercy of #techbros & sundry #fascists who control the network effect. YOU ALREADY ARE A NETWORK. reject reactionary politics and reformist praxis. embrace the power of your own network & grow it.

Bluesky is bleeding money. They are owned by VCs. People need to realize that if Elon Musk offered them $200M to buy it and fold it into X or just kill it--chickenfeed for him--they would jump at the opportunity. Bluesky is not a safe haven. #Bluesky

Dass es den europäischen Regierungen und der EU bei den von ihnen vorangebrachten Alterskontrollen (= Identitätsdatenkontrollen) im Internet nicht um den Jugendschutz sondern um die Kontrolle von Informationszugängen und Kommunikationsräumen geht, zeigt sich gerade wieder beim Vorhaben Frankreichs, auch das dezentrale Fediverse/Mastodon als "Pornographieplattform" einzustufen um es entsprechenden Kontrollen unterwerfen zu können. Mit dem Argument, dass diese oder jene Kanäle, Plattformen, Programme oder Angebote dafür genutzt werden könnten, neben anderem auch nicht jugendfreie Inhalte zu teilen, wird so ein Vorwand geschaffen, der die umfassende Kontrolle von alledem rechtfertigen soll. https://www.heise.de/news/Paris-plant-Social-Media-Verbot-fuer-Kinder-Alterskontrollen-auf-Bluesky-Co-10439513.html #Bluesky #Mastodon #SocialMedia #EU #Alterskontrollen #Frankreich #Fediverse #Datenschutz #Daten #Privacy

Hey #Bluesky #TOTP-ers. If you're not following the Fedi Bridgy thing you might as well not bother replying to my posts, cos this is all that I see.

Bluesky has been compromised by fascist big tech money via Toni Schneider and Gus Coldebella (DHS / RNLA / Trump) of True Ventures, and the supposedly "independent" PLC org board isn't independent. #bluesky

Now in the Reader: Bluesky, Mastodon, and the Fediverse https://wordpress.com/blog/2026/05/28/reader-social-bluesky-mastodon-fediverse/ #Bluesky, #Fediverse, #Mastodon, #Reader, #Social

Interesting insight from Bluesky's COO. "I think the reality is $100 million is a three-year runway." EDIT: Now that the live stream is over, you can find the video here: https://conference.publicspaces.net/en/session/growth-and-sustainability-of-the-open-social-web The relevant part is at 37:57. #bluesky #NextSocials #PublicSpaces

Interesting things are happing in the Atmosphere (the network built out around Bluesky and their ATProto protocol). "With Acorn, Blacksky is providing access to these same tools to other communities that want to build their own spaces on the open social web." https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/04/as-x-shuts-down-communities-acorn-debuts-an-alternative-that-puts-creators-in-control/ #news #technology #TechNews #atmosphere #ATProto #bluesky #blacksky #BlackskyAcorn

It looks more independent communities are coming to the Atmosphere. "Latinsky and Medsky, brought to you by [Blacksky's] Acorn system, coming VERY soon..." https://bsky.app/profile/richferro.com/post/3mltltjudfs2m EDIT: It looks like this account requires you to be logged in. Sorry about that! The post also mentions that more updates will be shared by https://bsky.app/profile/latinsky.social and https://bsky.app/profile/medsky.network in the future. #atmosphere #atproto #bluesky #blacksky #BlackskyAcorn

Gee, ya don’t say … #Bluesky Says #Kremlin Is Hacking Its Platform to Spread #Propaganda The company said it was fighting Russian efforts to hijack real #users’ accounts to post fake #content, an apparently novel tactic. #MediaLiteracy #disinformation #misinformation #Russia #RussianPropaganda #tech #SocialMedia