Taking this a step farther, what if we popularize the idea of Account Service Providers (ASP) and advocating for laws where: - accounts on the internet are separate from apps/platforms - ASPs follow net neutrality - ASPs must interop so accounts freely move between them (like phone numbers)
Robin Berjon
One thing I've been toying with, instead of talking about "PDS" and cryptic nonsense like that is: Atmosphere Service Provider, like an ISP but for the social internet. Part of the motivation is that "Sign in with Atmosphere" only works if people have seen that before.
Sep 18, 2026 at 5:16 PM
FCC plan would give Internet providers power to choose the sites customers see and use
The move would roll back the Obama-era rules on net neutrality, setting the stage for a vote next month that could reshape the entire digital ecosystem.
Net neutrality
When there is a structural reason consumers don’t have freedom of choice, and the free market can’t work, consumers need minimal protection from the government so that they don’t get abused. We...
Net neutrality and online freedom, why it matters | Proton
Today, we are participating in the Internet-wide Day of Action alongside Amazon, Netflix, Github, and many others to counter this decision.
Infrastructural Regulation and the New Utilities
From too-big-to-fail financial firms to net neutrality to internet platforms and the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, we now face a variety of legal and public
The Everything Account - augment
I’ve been thinking a lot about our accounts lately. We all have an ever-growing pile of digital identities scattered across the web, many forgotten after a b…
The Everything Account - augment
I’ve been thinking a lot about our accounts lately. We all have an ever-growing pile of digital identities scattered across the web, many forgotten after a b…
Delete Your Account: On the Theory of Platform Capitalism | Los Angeles Review of Books
The platform confuses capital-flow and social form, rearranging the relationship of profit to community and intelligence to organization.
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Break Up the Tech Giants? No, Just Level the Field
Facebook, Google and Uber should be held to the same rules as their older rivals.
The implications of the end of net neutrality | TechCrunch
When Donald Trump pulled off a stunning victory to win the U.S. presidency, the entire world began to speculate about what a Trump administration will look like. As the chief executive of a native advertising network, I -- and many others that work in digital media -- am keeping a particularly close eye on how the president will handle net neutrality.
Unpacking the Public Health Turn in Internet Regulation
Measures designed to protect children from digital harms are ushering in a public health approach to internet regulation, writes Ramiro Álvarez Ugarte.
On an Atmosphere OS - Scott's Thoughts
What if an Atmosphere account could handle email, groupware, and device-level identity without putting Google or Apple at the center?
On an Atmosphere OS - Scott's Thoughts
What if an Atmosphere account could handle email, groupware, and device-level identity without putting Google or Apple at the center?
The Case For Universal Login and "Off-Protocol" Services
Is this a viable theory of change that points to an actual coherent vision for the future of a safe internet? There’s a lot of poor theories of change in current legislation on both sides of the aisle. Who is championing public utility moderation as an alternative to panopticon age gating?
Tynan Purdy ⁂
More and more I think moderation as a whole should be publicly funded. Lots of institutions providing lots of diverse moderation services would unlock product creators and communities to thrive safely.
