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TechHelpKB.com 📚The technology upon which Bluesky is built — the AT Protocol (or ATProto for short) — is being used to develop dozens more applications designed to work together as part of an open social web. Here are some of them.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bluesky</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/atproto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#atproto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensocialweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#opensocialweb</a> <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/04/beyond-bluesky-these-are-the-apps-building-social-experiences-on-the-at-protocol/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/04/beyond-bluesky-these-are-the-apps-building-social-experiences-on-the-at-protocol/</a>

Reilly Spitzfaden (they/them)I tried installing <a href="https://skylight.social/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://skylight.social/</a> (short form video app that uses the AT Protocol) on my “degoogled” GrapheneOS phone just to see what it's like, and it immediately demanded that I install Google Play services in order to use itIt's possible to sandbox them on Graphene OS and I do have a user account with them for my banking app, but I'm really not interested in using a social app that demands them<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/GrapheneOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GrapheneOS</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Android</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/DeGoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DeGoogle</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ATProto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ATProto</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ATProtocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ATProtocol</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bluesky</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/SkylightApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SkylightApp</a>

Timothy R. Butler<a href="https://mastodon.faithtree.social/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bluesky</a> *could* make cross-communication with the <a href="https://mastodon.faithtree.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a> easy. They *could* make use of <a href="https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://snarfed.org/about" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@snarfed.org</a> 's <a href="https://mastodon.faithtree.social/tags/BridgyFed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BridgyFed</a> a button in the UI rather than something users need to discover. They *could* simply add <a href="https://mastodon.faithtree.social/tags/ActivityPub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActivityPub</a> alongside <a href="https://mastodon.faithtree.social/tags/AtProto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AtProto</a>. But they don't. Right now, Meta with <a href="https://mastodon.faithtree.social/tags/Threads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Threads</a> is a far better representative of things open than Bluesky.

Kuba Suder • @mackuba.eu on 🦋Good comparison by <a href="https://indieweb.social/@laurenshof" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@laurenshof</a> of two <a href="https://martianbase.net/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bluesky</a> / <a href="https://martianbase.net/tags/ATProto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ATProto</a> video apps and the differences between their approaches: <a href="https://fediversereport.com/bluesky-report-110/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://fediversereport.com/bluesky-report-110/</a>

Schnatterickis it possible to search for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bluesky</a> Acconts that bridge into the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a> ? I use <a href="https://fed.brid.gy/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://fed.brid.gy/</a> myself and that seams to work fine and I hope the other way around too <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FediAsk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FediAsk</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FediHelp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FediHelp</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FollowerPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FollowerPower</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastoAsk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MastoAsk</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ActivityPup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActivityPup</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATProto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ATProto</a>

BlueskyMark Cuban backs Skylight, a TikTok alternative built on Bluesky’s underlying technology Skylig... <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/01/mark-cuban-backs-skylight-a-tiktok-alternative-built-on-blueskys-underlying-technology/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/01/mark-cuban-backs-skylight-a-tiktok-alternative-built-on-blueskys-underlying-technology/</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Startups" target="_blank">#Startups</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Apps" target="_blank">#Apps</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Social" target="_blank">#Social</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/social" target="_blank">#social</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/networks" target="_blank">#networks</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TikTok" target="_blank">#TikTok</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/skylight" target="_blank">#skylight</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/atproto" target="_blank">#atproto</a> <a href="https://awakari.com/pub-msg.html?id=Z3v9uZZGFLFlbxHVKkp7vS2kIBU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Event Attributes</a>

BlueskyMark Cuban backs Skylight, a TikTok alternative built on Bluesky’s underlying technology Skylig... <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/01/mark-cuban-backs-skylight-a-tiktok-alternative-built-on-blueskys-underlying-technology/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/01/mark-cuban-backs-skylight-a-tiktok-alternative-built-on-blueskys-underlying-technology/</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Apps" target="_blank">#Apps</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Social" target="_blank">#Social</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Startups" target="_blank">#Startups</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/atproto" target="_blank">#atproto</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/skylight" target="_blank">#skylight</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/social" target="_blank">#social</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/networks" target="_blank">#networks</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TikTok" target="_blank">#TikTok</a> <a href="https://awakari.com/pub-msg.html?id=LFva8R2ignRsQvRb03YKNJ9lbSi" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Event Attributes</a>

AT Protocol CommunityA great write up by <a class="mention" href="https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:w4xbfzo7kqfes5zb7r6qv3rw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@rudyfraser.com</a> suggesting community accounts as a core <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ATProto" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ATProto</a> component, powering moderation, verification, and badges RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:w4xbfzo7kqfes5zb7r6qv3rw/post/3llqxiar5tc2w" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:w4xbfzo7kqfes5zb7r6qv3rw/post/3llqxiar5tc2w</a>

Open RiskThinking about internet protocols like <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/activitypub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#activitypub</a> or <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/atproto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#atproto</a> as just "social media", namely platforms for sharing cat images, influencers and followers, shitposting and memes, trolls and flamewars etc. is missing the point entirely. These are merely emergent behaviors when people interact with primitive forms of "digital society". In truth these are "societal media", they increasingly capture a good fraction of human reality. The masters of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/surveillancecapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#surveillancecapitalism</a> know this all too well.

Da Linux beardudeAfter 4 hours of testing and "programming", i was finally able to make a Bluesky post thru the terminal, with a clickable link and a discoverable hashtag.<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/reallylazybot.bsky.social/post/3llmokccvyc2a" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/reallylazybot.bsky.social/post/3llmokccvyc2a</a>I spent 99% of that 4 hours trying with Typescript. 1% with Python.It's clear that I am not and will never be a programmer lol<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bluesky</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/at" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#at</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#python</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/atprotocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#atprotocol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/atproto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#atproto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#linux</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/typescript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#typescript</a>

Reuben Walker aka mobileatomBeyond Bluesky: These are the apps building social experiences on the AT Protocol. <a href="https://flipboard.com/tag/atproto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ATproto</a><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/30/beyond-bluesky-these-are-the-apps-building-social-experiences-on-the-at-protocol/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/30/beyond-bluesky-these-are-the-apps-building-social-experiences-on-the-at-protocol/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub </a>Posted into THE FEDIVERSE VS. CORPORATE SOCIAL MEDIA <a href="https://flipboard.com/@mobileatom/the-fediverse-vs.-corporate-social-media-0m0gi219z" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@the-fediverse-vs-corporate-social-media-mobileatom</a>

Scott M. StolzThere has been a lot discussion about whether Bluesky is truly capable of being decentralized or not, especially considering the costs of replicating some of the centralized services that Bluesky offers. That is a valid question that is subject to debate. Technically it can be decentralized, but so far hasn't been... for a variety of reasons. I think that Bluesky and the Fediverse look at things very differently. When the Fediverse looks at decentralization, they think of servers and platforms that could be run by individuals or small communities. Decentralized to the level of the individual. And the fediverse community seems to be adverse to large instances, as seen by many complaints that certain Mastodon instances are becoming too large. But Bluesky is looking at the organization level. In other words, could another large organization create another competing Twitter on the AT Protocol? Or could some organization create a Facebook or TikTok equivalent on the AT Protocol?  Basically the concept of having the equivalents of Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and TikTok all being able to talk to one another, all run by different organizations, not individuals. Basically, how the AT Protocol becomes decentralized is when some organization creates a TikTok equivalent that uses AT Protocol, as an example, and they create their own AT Protocol stack to support it. One billionaire recently offered money to anyone who would build one. So we are talking about different levels of decentralization here: the organizational level or the individual level. I don't think these camps will ever agree on what decentralization means since they look at things very differently. Luckily these protocols can be bridged, and some platforms are multi-protocol, which would allow people to choose the level of decentralization they want. #<a class="" href="https://loves.tech/search?tag=fediverse" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fediverse</a> #<a class="" href="https://loves.tech/search?tag=bluesky" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bluesky</a> #<a class="" href="https://loves.tech/search?tag=activitypub" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">activitypub</a> #<a class="" href="https://loves.tech/search?tag=atproto" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">atproto</a> #<a class="" href="https://loves.tech/search?tag=atprotocol" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">atprotocol</a>

jacknot sure what it means by “Record not validated” (especially as I can view the video in the app), but cool that my first video on Spark is on a separate lexicon!They did it right (imo) in that they have their own lexicon, but also use Bluesky’s just to show content!<a href="https://social.lol/tags/atproto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#atproto</a>

Tech Pizza MondaysThe ATProTO meetup on April 14th conflicts with Tech Pizza Monday, so we will try to hijack it. Just kidding! Or are we? Either way, the details are in the Luma link. <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/ATProtocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ATProtocol</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Toronto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Toronto</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/ATProTO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ATProTO</a> <a href="https://lu.ma/7u2zjfeu" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://lu.ma/7u2zjfeu</a>

BattalionDestroying Autocracy – 27 March 2025Welcome to this week’s “Destroying Autocracy”.It’s your source for curated news affecting democracy in the cyber arena with a focus on protecting it. That necessitates an opinionated Butlerian jihad against big tech as well as evangelizing for open-source and the Fediverse. Since big media’s journalism wing is flailing and failing in its core duty to democracy, this is also a collection of alternative reporting on the eternal battle between autocracy and democracy. We also cover the cybersecurity world. You can’t be free without safety and privacy.DA comes out on Thursday and is updated through the end of day on Friday. Then we start over. So take your time in perusing it and check back in over the weekend.FYI, my opinions will be in bold. And will often involve cursing. Because humans. Especially tech bros. And fascists. Fuck ’em. Featured Item The Register reports:EU OS is a proposal for an immutable KDE-based Linux distribution with a Windows-like desktop, designed for use in European public-sector organizations.Rather than a new distro, it’s a website that documents planning such a thing, what functions the OS might need, how to deploy and manage it, and how to handle users.<a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/25/eu_os_free_govt_desktop/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EU OS drafts a locked-down Linux blueprint for Eurocrats</a>This needs to be implemented quickly and then exported to non-EU, non-fascist states as well. We start and end with good news to make the middle bearable. The response to Russia’s War Crimes and other douchebaggery The Kyiv Independent reports:<a href="https://kyivindependent.com/italy-suspends-starlink-purchase-negotiations-with-spacex-amid-musk-controversy/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Italy suspends Starlink purchase negotiations with SpaceX amid Musk controversy</a><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/voice-of-america-sues-trump-administration-over-funding-cuts/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Voice of America journalists sue Trump administration following president’s order to gut free press</a>The Register reports:<a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/25/otf_tor_lets_encrypt_funding_lawsuit/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OTF, which backs Tor, Let’s Encrypt and more, sues to save funding from Trump cuts</a><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/26/us_defense_contractor/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US defense contractor cops to sloppy security, settles after infosec lead blows whistle</a>Wired reports:<a href="https://www.wired.com/story/trump-era-digital-expat/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How to Avoid US-Based Digital Services—and Why You Might Want To</a><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/trump-us-cloud-services-europe/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trump’s Aggression Sours Europe on US Cloud Giants</a>MIT Technology Review reports on:<a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/03/25/1113696/why-the-world-is-looking-to-ditch-us-ai-models/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why the world is looking to ditch US AI models</a>NPR reports:<a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/23/nx-s1-5326573/internet-archive-wayback-machine-trump" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">As the Trump administration purges web pages, this group is rushing to save them</a>California announces:<a href="https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-urgently-issues-consumer-alert-23andme-customers" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Attorney General Bonta Urgently Issues Consumer Alert for 23andMe Customers</a>404 Media reports:<a href="https://www.404media.co/mozilla-foundation-calls-on-tech-industry-to-block-ice-contractor/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mozilla Foundation Calls on Tech Industry to Block ICE Contractor</a>The Guardian reports:<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/24/french-university-scientific-asylum-american-talent-brain-drain" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A French university is offering ‘scientific asylum’ for US talent. The brain drain has started</a>The Huffington Post reports:<a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pete-hegseth-sued-over-signal-text-debacle_n_67e2f9b5e4b074f0c26efadc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pete Hegseth Sued Over Signal Text Debacle</a>The Kyiv Post reports:<a href="https://www.kyivpost.com/post/49510" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">First Surveillance Satellite of Planned Czechia-Ukrainian Constellation in Orbit</a> NeutralTech Policy has:<a href="https://www.techpolicy.press/scientists-respond-to-ftc-inquiry-into-tech-censorship/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Scientists Respond to FTC Inquiry into Tech Censorship</a> The Evil Empire Strikes Back The Verge asks:<a href="https://www.theverge.com/policy/634264/customs-border-protection-search-phone-airport-rights" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Is it safe to travel with your phone right now?</a>It’s not safe to travel to the U.S. period. Or even within it by air.DarkReading reports:<a href="https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/us-weakens-disinformation-defenses-russia-china-ramp-up" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US Weakens Disinformation Defenses, as Russia & China Ramp Up</a>Heisse reports:<a href="https://www.heise.de/news/Nach-Trump-Dekret-Kampf-um-US-Foerdermittel-fuer-Tor-F-Droid-und-Let-s-Encrypt-10328226.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US-Behörde stoppt Gelder für Let’s Encrypt und Tor ‒ Open Tech Fund wehrt sich</a>Tech Policy reports on:<a href="https://techpolicy.press/ai-surveillance-on-the-rise-in-us-but-tactics-of-repression-not-new" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AI Surveillance on the Rise in US, but Tactics of Repression Not New</a><a href="https://techpolicy.press/how-the-white-house-is-gaslighting-the-world-about-europes-digital-laws" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How the White House is Gaslighting the World About Europe’s Digital Laws</a>On a related note to The Guardian article above, Not a Tech Bro has:<a href="https://not-a-tech-bro.ghost.io/not-invented-here-2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Not invented here</a> Pariah States BleepingComputer reports:<a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cyberattack-takes-down-ukrainian-state-railways-online-services/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cyberattack takes down Ukrainian state railway’s online services</a>DarkReading reports:<a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/access-broker-russian-state-cybercrime" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Meet the Low-Key Access Broker Supercharging Russian State Cybercrime</a><a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/fcc-investigates-chinese-telecom-providers-evading-operations-ban" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FCC Investigates China-Backed Tech Suppliers for Evading US Operations Ban</a> Big Media America2 reports:<a href="https://america2.news/the-substack-dilemma-how-creators-are-inadvertently-fueling-americas-failure/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Substack Dilemma: How Creators Are Inadvertently Fueling America’s Failure</a>Nothing personal but if you are on Substack, you’re a fascist or uninformed or an amoral c^nt. Big Tech Politico reports:<a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/musks-x-suspends-opposition-accounts-turkey-protest-civil-unrest-erdogan-imamoglu-istanbul-mayor/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Musk’s X suspends opposition accounts in Turkey amid civil unrest</a>How surprising. Two set of c^nts work together.MIT Technology Review reports:<a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/03/24/1113647/why-handing-over-total-control-to-ai-agents-would-be-a-huge-mistake/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why handing over total control to AI agents would be a huge mistake</a>Tech Policy asks:<a href="https://techpolicy.press/will-ireland-be-big-techs-lapdog-yet-again" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Will Ireland be Big Tech’s Lapdog Yet Again?</a> Cybersecurity/Privacy The Register reports:<a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/24/nation_state_supply_chain_attack/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">As nation-state hacking becomes ‘more in your face,’ are supply chains secure?</a>BleepingComputer reports:<a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-vanhelsing-ransomware-targets-windows-arm-esxi-systems/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New VanHelsing ransomware targets Windows, ARM, ESXi systems</a>TechCrunch reports:<a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/25/how-to-tell-if-your-online-accounts-have-been-hacked/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How to tell if your online accounts have been hacked</a>404 Media reports:<a href="https://www.404media.co/when-your-threat-model-is-being-a-moron-signal/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">When Your Threat Model Is Being a Moron</a><a href="https://www.404media.co/you-need-to-use-signals-nickname-feature/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">You Need to Use Signal’s Nickname Feature</a>The Verge reports:<a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/637118/vivaldi-browser-proton-vpn-integration-availability" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vivaldi bundles Proton VPN into its web browser</a> Fediverse The Fediverse Report has:<a href="https://fediversereport.com/fediverse-report-109/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fediverse Report – #109</a>Arxiv has a research paper:<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2502.17926" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FediverseSharing: A Novel Dataset on Cross-Platform Interaction Dynamics between Threads and Mastodon Users</a>Letterbook has a:<a href="https://letterbook.com/blog/post/2025/3/18/sandcastles.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Development Update</a>Fedihost has some how to videos:<a href="https://video.fedihost.co/w/1c888031-efa4-40c8-9bd9-6f2b20e2b3f8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Creating A GoToSocial Instance on FediHost</a><a href="https://video.fedihost.co/w/63AETQCcEMigzTHTmTu2Wn" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Configuring A PeerTube Instance</a>Reset Digital for Good has:<a href="https://reset.org/dezentrale-youtube-alternative-peertube-nachhaltiger-dank-peer-to-peer/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dezentrale YouTube-Alternative PeerTube: Nachhaltiger dank Peer-to-Peer?</a> Other Slightly Federated Social Media TechCrunch reports:<a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/25/a-world-without-caesars-how-the-atproto-community-is-rebuilding-the-web-to-return-power-to-the-people/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A world without Caesars: How the ATProto community is rebuilding the web to return power to the people</a>Hmm. Are they really? CTAs (aka show us some free love) <ul><li>That’s it for this week. Please share this edition of Destroying Autocracy.</li><li><a href="https://friendica.me/profile/friendofsymfony/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow me on the Fediverse</a>. Or this site via the button in the footer. Or via <a href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/feed/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RSS</a>.</li><li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/battalion64.bsky.social" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Or follow Battalion on Bluesky</a>.</li></ul> Keep fighting! 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Paul Frazee<a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23atproto" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#atproto</a> devs! Over last weekend there was a lot of questions about best practices with Lexicon There's plenty more documentation to be written, but I thought I'd share some initial guidance to help clarify how I think about it <a href="https://www.pfrazee.com/blog/lexicon-guidance" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Guidance on Authoring Lexicons</a>

Reuben Walker aka mobileatomATmosphere Report – #109. <a href="https://flipboard.com/tag/atproto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ATproto</a><a href="https://fediversereport.com/atmosphere-report-109/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://fediversereport.com/atmosphere-report-109/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub </a>Posted into THE FEDIVERSE VS. CORPORATE SOCIAL MEDIA <a href="https://flipboard.com/@mobileatom/the-fediverse-vs.-corporate-social-media-0m0gi219z" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@the-fediverse-vs-corporate-social-media-mobileatom</a>

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