"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.

Unlike #bluesky, #mastodon is not blocked centrally in Mississippi.

Glad to hear it.

It wouldn't have been technically possible anyway, since #mastodon is decentralized.

https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/29/mastodon-says-it-doesnt-have-the-means-to-comply-with-age-verification-laws/

#decentralization #activitypub #atproto #bluesky #decentralizationwashing

Mississippi's age assurance law is causing challenges for social media platforms. Here's how Bluesky and Mastodon are approaching things.

https://flip.it/dgWoEu

#Technology#Tech#SocialMedia#SocialMediaPlatforms#OpenSocial#Mississippi#Decentralization#AgeAssuranceLaws

Mississippi's age assurance law is causing challenges for social media platforms. Here's how Bluesky and Mastodon are approaching things.

https://flip.it/dgWoEu

#Technology#Tech#SocialMedia#SocialMediaPlatforms#OpenSocial#Mississippi#Decentralization#AgeAssuranceLaws

I thought it didn't matter because it's decentralized, right? 😉

#Bluesky#Decentralized#Decentralization#ATProto#SocialWeb#SocialMedia

I thought it didn't matter because it's decentralized, right? 😉

#Bluesky#Decentralized#Decentralization#ATProto#SocialWeb#SocialMedia

Decentralization isn’t just a trendy buzzword. When platforms enclose the web—locking culture, knowledge, and communities into corporate silos—they decide what survives, what gets erased, and who has access. A decentralized web is survival against erasure.

#decentralization #mastodon#Foss #openweb

Decentralization isn’t just a trendy buzzword. When platforms enclose the web—locking culture, knowledge, and communities into corporate silos—they decide what survives, what gets erased, and who has access. A decentralized web is survival against erasure.

#decentralization #mastodon#Foss #openweb

Re: @andypiper's keynote at #FrOSCon.

The slide perfectly sums up the state of affairs wrt tech, digital media, and society. Most of you will probably agree.

However, Andy also pointed out that – despite all problems – "humans are still amazing". They're "incredible creative organisms" with access to "great tools".

Let's keep that in mind. Let's continue to promote #cooperation, #OpenSource and #decentralization.

Because "the internet depends on it".

Re: @andypiper's keynote at #FrOSCon.

The slide perfectly sums up the state of affairs wrt tech, digital media, and society. Most of you will probably agree.

However, Andy also pointed out that – despite all problems – "humans are still amazing". They're "incredible creative organisms" with access to "great tools".

Let's keep that in mind. Let's continue to promote #cooperation, #OpenSource and #decentralization.

Because "the internet depends on it".

As the population concentration in Tokyo is accelerating, the government has begun to take a different approach to help stem depopulation in regional areas and rev up local economies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/18/japan/post-war-tokyo-overconcentration/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tokyo #population #depopulation #rurallife #cities #decentralization

In the wake of the “GitHub CEO stepped down, no longer independent” news, I’m reminded that not enough people know about @Codeberg — free Git hosting run by a non-profit organization.

No tracking, no ads, no corporate buyout risk. Just open-source, community-driven software hosting.

Give it a try → https://codeberg.org

#opensource #freesoftware #git #devcommunity #indieweb #decentralization

In the wake of the “GitHub CEO stepped down, no longer independent” news, I’m reminded that not enough people know about @Codeberg — free Git hosting run by a non-profit organization.

No tracking, no ads, no corporate buyout risk. Just open-source, community-driven software hosting.

Give it a try → https://codeberg.org

#opensource #freesoftware #git #devcommunity #indieweb #decentralization

In the wake of the “GitHub CEO stepped down, no longer independent” news, I’m reminded that not enough people know about @Codeberg — free Git hosting run by a non-profit organization.

No tracking, no ads, no corporate buyout risk. Just open-source, community-driven software hosting.

Give it a try → https://codeberg.org

#opensource #freesoftware #git #devcommunity #indieweb #decentralization