Fediverse Report 138 - this week's #fediverse news

- a closer look at the Tumblr-like platform Wafrn, which connects to both #activitypub and #atproto. Their latest update allows people to migrate their #bluesky account to wafrn, joining the fediverse while staying connected to their bluesky network
- @loops is getting closer to joining the fediverse

Read at: https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-138/

Das macht mich (wieder mal) ratlos. Deren Account auf #bluesky hat fast exakt gleich viele Follower (na gut, 20(!) mehr) und genau so wenige Reactions (Likes, Retweets, Antworten) wie ihre Mastodon-Posts. Was genau bringt dort also mehr "Reichweite“?
Und zum ewigen „wir haben so wenig Ressourcen“ Argument - Dienste wie @openvibe oder @postiz haben das schlicht mal gelöst?
6 Accounts bespielen die - da war für den einen, freien, kein Platz mehr. #plus1

@unoflucht https://bonn.social/@unoflucht/115367227307247195

Not sure how I feel about this.

There's Postiz, integrates with #Lemmy #Mastodon and #Bluesky. Looks great, well-designed, #AGPL

There's Gitroom, Github Library, and Grow Chief commercial products around helping open source projects. Okay.

And then there's https://agentheroes.ai ..

> "Generate, animate and schedule your #AI characters 🤖"

All from the same company. AI characters? Like fake accounts that you can let roam these Postiz channels?

It may be well meant, but rife for abuse, no?

Fediverse Report 138 - this week's #fediverse news

- a closer look at the Tumblr-like platform Wafrn, which connects to both #activitypub and #atproto. Their latest update allows people to migrate their #bluesky account to wafrn, joining the fediverse while staying connected to their bluesky network
- @loops is getting closer to joining the fediverse

Read at: https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-138/

@michaelzemmour.cpesr.fr

Ça c'est nouveau

#Bluesky
#enshittification
#merdification

centralized corporate-backed social media is problematic

#BlueSky #BluSkibidi

my Fediverse post migration tool slurp can now import from Bluesky!

i'm looking for beta testers who would like to give it a try, ideally on a throwaway Fedi server like a GTS testrig.

caveats:

• currently doesn't check Bluesky's advisory "Discourage apps from showing my account to logged-out users" profile flag: imported Bluesky posts will have public visibility on Fedi
• doesn't attempt to translate Bluesky thread gates to GTS interaction policies, because i need to catch up on both first
• video alt text is preserved but captions are not, because Bluesky's per-language VTT sidecar caption files would need to be converted and inlined for Fedi servers expecting one file per video
• doesn't handle quote posts, because GTS doesn't have quote posts

#slurp #bluesky #bsky #ATProto #GoToSocial

Europe must break its dependency on U.S. tech monopolies by investing in decentralized, open-protocol social media platforms that empower users, foster innovation and protect democratic discourse. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/13/world/european-homegrown-social-media/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #socialmedia #bluesky #facebook #instagram #x #skyfeed #graysky #tech #bigtech

Update der #SocialMediaMatrix –
freue mich über Input!

Ich sammel gerade für ein weiteres kleines Update der #SocialMediaMatrix ¹ (Ergänzungen, Korrekturen etc.) und freue mich über Hinweise & Anregungen!

¹ https://social-media-matrix.king-consult.de/index.html

#Bluesky #Fedivese #Fedimins #Mastodon #Threads #X #Meta #Musk #SocialMedia #TikTok #SozialeMedien #Kommunikation #BigTech #DigitaleSouveränität #SaveSocial #SocialWeb #DigitalIndependenceDay #DID

Someone just shared an interesting Bluesky post. It's a quoted post about the importance of Wikipedia as a reliable source of information, suggesting that people donate.

https://bsky.app/profile/urocklive1.bsky.social/post/3m2xldynllc2d

In less than 24 hours, the post had been shared more than a thousand times. Do we really want to keep our own bubble in the #Fediverse? I know about the bridge, but that's not enough.

Yes, #Bluesky also has several problems. But the numbers don't lie; Bluesky is doing a better job of providing an alternative to the dangerous far-right tool still used by millions: #X.

Are there people here who acknowledge that? I'd like to hear your perspective on how your network reacts when you talk about it here, the Fediverse (I suppose likely by mentioning Mastodon or Pixelfed).

P. S. I cannot forget to mention the weak positioning of the @wikimediafoundation in terms of its social media use. (Cc @eloquence )

#Wikipedia #Wikimedia #farright

The big accounts will tell you it's the people on #Mastodon they don't like. But remember, they kept drinking from Twitter's feed long after the milk turned.

Professional posters need a game to beat; a system to rig. They need a marketplace of ideals to sell soundbites and merch.

#Mastodon is closer to a community than a market. You can't sell anything without a market.

#Bluesky #Threads

It's not the sign-up process that's preventing a mass-migration to #Mastodon. Reduce barriers to entry, sure. But it was not so long that we had to load a CD, type in credentials, and listen to the Internet demons summon our connection.

No, it's that Mastodon isn't suitable for Internet fame. The big accounts will ever come to a place that doesn't support an algorithmic caste system. How'd they know who's more important? If the big accounts won't come neither will anyone else

#Bluesky #Threads