@pluralistic @canrith6696@mmasnick.bsky.social @Gargron @stinerman @ikuturso @glyph

"Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now" as by the company #bluesky Social, PB itself. See the original post of this thread.

Plain, simple, and correct.

Your post is what I mean by #decentralizationwashing: Claiming theoretical #decentralization, but without real-world relevance. Basically nobody is using an own Personal Data Servers or alt client. And wouldn't evade the block anyway.

@Sarahp

Really interesting response. Clearly vetted by lawyers. It seems like what #Mastodon is saying is that because, unlike #Bluesky, it does not retain personal data on it's users, it does not have the inherent ability do age verification.

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Will Bluesky Block Most Red States?

Digesting Sarah Perez's @Sarahp great TechCrunch article on #Bluesky blocking users from Mississippi (https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/28/mississippis-age-assurance-law-puts-decentralized-social-networks-to-the-test/), and noticing that almost all the "red" states have similar laws to Mississippi (see below).

So, will Bluesky soon be blocking users from these states? Do users want to take that chance?

It's easy to set up a truly decentralized Mastodon account, even if only as a backup >>> https://joinmastodon.org/

"ATmosphere developers I talk to are very very aware of these limitations. They just prefer to invest their time and energy in working to improve the situation rather than arguing about the semantics of "decentralization."" by @jdp23

https://privacy.thenexus.today/can-we-please-stop-arguing-about-whether-bluesky-is-decentralized/

#bluesky #atproto

"ATmosphere developers I talk to are very very aware of these limitations. They just prefer to invest their time and energy in working to improve the situation rather than arguing about the semantics of "decentralization."" by @jdp23

https://privacy.thenexus.today/can-we-please-stop-arguing-about-whether-bluesky-is-decentralized/

#bluesky #atproto

Scientists are moving from Twitter/X to Bluesky, drawn by its simpler design and less aggressive algorithms. 🧬

Still, Mastodon offers stronger privacy and open-source values, making it a better alternative for many. 🔒

Why not choose Mastodon? 🤔
Healthy, respectful science communication needs better social platforms. 🌐

@Mastodon

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/more-scientists-choose-bluesky-over-twitter/

#Science#Scientist#Scientists#SocialMedia#Privacy#Twitter#BlueSky#OpenSource#Mastodon#DigitalFreedom#Freedom#Communication#Tech

@stefan you know how when you purchase a new VPS you can sometimes pick between a Linux distro OR pre-installed apps? Well, #Hostinger has #Bluesky in the app section. I did not pursue it but found it interesting...

I know people are arguing in the comments of this post, but —

Can we notice that — there is a conversation happening across the Fediverse, ATmosphere, Mastodon, and Bluesky.

And, consider that some level of success for the broader Social Web 🙂

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur/post/3lwzadikbrc2u

#ATmosphere #bluesky#BridgeyFed#bsky#Fediverse#Mastodon#SocialWeb

Yess! 🙏 This should hopefully made bridging threads with back-and-forth replies between B/M accounts more reliable 🎉

https://snarfed.org/2025-08-16_55391

#bluesky#BlueskyBridge#Bridgy#BridgyFed

Social media’s next evolution: decentralized, open-source, and scalable: How Blacksky grew to millions of users without spending a dollar

Excellent article by @rudyfraser.com@bsky.brid.gy

"[Blacksky] guarantees our community a seat at the table, and ensures that we can leave and easily make our own table if we need to. That’s the true promise of decentralized social media."

https://newpublic.substack.com/p/how-blacksky-grew-to-millions-of

#bluesky#Blacksky