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The social meaning of atproto
Updated 2mo
How do we understand what atproto is?
Collection
Updated 2mo
How do we understand what atproto is?
A conceptual model of ATProto and ActivityPub
If you were to design an open social networking protocol, what would that look like? Which metaphors and comparisons would you use to get a general idea of how the network functions? And what would you answer if people ask if your network is decentralised and federated?
ATProto ideas
If AT Protocol becomes “a meaningful layer of the web” — even if it’s only tens of millions of users — then the winning ideas probably won’t only be futuristic...
Copyright and DMCA Best Practices for Fediverse Operators
People building the future of the social web—interoperable and decentralized—need to protect themselves against copyright liability. This post gives an overview of the steps to take. It’s meant for
The Shape of Apps to Come, Devin Ivy, ATmosphereConf Seattle 2025
FediForum Talk: Atproto: A Technical Introduction
By Daniel Holmgren, head of protocol at Bluesky PBC. AT Protocol (atproto) is the open protocol powering Bluesky and the emerging Atmosphere. This talk gives a high-level overview of atproto's app...
Cuckoo begets Offshoot
Early on April 29, 2026, Bailey Townsend posted a skeet that turned out to be prophetic for what would happen later in the day: I think people forget sometimes that the "credible exit" part
Ecosystem Review
A review of decentralized social media ecosystems published by Twitter's "bluesky" team on the 21st January 2021
Open Social
Why Not Bluesky
As a dangerous and evil man drives people away from Xitter, many stories are talking up Bluesky as the destination for the diaspora. This piece explains why I kind of like Bluesky but, for the moment, have no intention of moving my online social life away from the Fediverse.
Crafting a Better Atmospheric Auth Flow
Crafting a Better Atmospheric Auth Flow For the sake of your users ! By @brookie.blog
If This Then AT:// - Automation Platform for AT Protocol
Automate your Bluesky presence with powerful visual blueprints. Connect events to actions, schedule posts, and integrate with webhooks.
Permissioned Data Interlude: Spaces - Daniel's Leaflets
In which I retcon the naming of everything.
some thoughts on atproto as a post-app paradigm
Ecosystem Plugins
notes.wesleyfinck.orgwhile the permissionlessness vector of atproto will certainly enable new things we can't imagine the pattern of "____ but on atproto" is key for taking our daily lives back. a framing i prefer is "i can now do {boringDailyLifeThing} without {shittyExtractiveApp}"
dame
i would like to see more atproto apps that aren’t just “already popular app, but on atproto”
Jeremiads will continue until morale improves. NB @goat.navy @cypherhippie.bsky.social learningproof.xyz/a-decent-identity-part-2-prax…
A Decent Identity Part 2: Theory
learningproof.xyzAye > Data Ownership as a conversation changes when data resides primarily with people (..). > Instead of arguing for what kinds of data we ought to be able to download from the corporate silos, the platforms should be asking us what kinds of data they may copy from *our* servers.
Erlend Sogge Heggen
The web can be made personal again. blog.muni.town/personal-data-storage-idea/
