Ben Werdmuller<p>If you're at <a href="https://werd.social/tags/IJF25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IJF25</span></a> next week, I'd love to say hi!</p><p>Particularly excited to chat about:</p><p>- Building a high-functioning technology culture<br>- <a href="https://werd.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> for newsrooms<br>- Maintaining source anonymity<br>- The <a href="https://werd.social/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a> / <a href="https://werd.social/tags/atprotocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atprotocol</span></a><br>- Collab with open source projects</p><p>But also, I'd love to hang out!</p>
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Reilly Spitzfaden (they/them)<p>I tried installing <a href="https://skylight.social/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">skylight.social/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> (short form video app that uses the AT Protocol) on my “degoogled” GrapheneOS phone just to see what it's like, and it immediately demanded that I install Google Play services in order to use it</p><p>It's possible to sandbox them on Graphene OS and I do have a user account with them for my banking app, but I'm really not interested in using a social app that demands them</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/GrapheneOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GrapheneOS</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/DeGoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeGoogle</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ATProto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProto</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ATProtocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProtocol</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bluesky</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/SkylightApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SkylightApp</span></a></p>
Fedizen ⁂ Fediverse News<p>»Can <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bluesky</span></a>’s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATProtocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProtocol</span></a> build the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/decentralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>decentralized</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> ecosystem the Fediverse aspires to? The odds are against it, but it’s the most likely candidate to “save social media from billionaire capture” so far.« <a href="https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/04/can-blueskys-at-protocol-build-the-decentralized-social-media-ecosystem-the-fediverse-aspires-to/?Fedizen.EU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">niemanlab.org/2025/04/can-blue</span><span class="invisible">skys-at-protocol-build-the-decentralized-social-media-ecosystem-the-fediverse-aspires-to/?Fedizen.EU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fedizen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fedizen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ActivityPub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActivityPub</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a></p>
Brian Greenberg<p>🌐 Beyond Bluesky: The Rise of Decentralized Social Apps</p><p>The AT Protocol (ATProto), the open foundation behind Bluesky, is becoming a launchpad for next-gen social apps.</p><p>Some standout innovations:<br>・Flashes: A photo/video-sharing platform reminiscent of classic Instagram<br>・Spark: A video-first app with livestreaming on the way<br>・Streamplace: Livestreaming built with cryptographic creator protections<br>・Graze: Build, customize, and monetize your own social feeds</p><p>This signals a shift toward user-owned, open social ecosystems—a strong contrast to walled-garden platforms. Developers, creators, and users alike are embracing interoperability, privacy, and creative freedom.</p><p>👉 <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/30/beyond-bluesky-these-are-the-apps-building-social-experiences-on-the-at-protocol/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">techcrunch.com/2025/03/30/beyo</span><span class="invisible">nd-bluesky-these-are-the-apps-building-social-experiences-on-the-at-protocol/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DecentralizedWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DecentralizedWeb</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ATProtocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProtocol</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bluesky</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Web3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Web3</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/SocialMediaInnovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMediaInnovation</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a></p>
CynicalElysian<p>So, the long-standing <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> / <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> narrative that <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bluesky</span></a> completely controls <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ATProtocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProtocol</span></a> dies now, right?</p><p>Right?<br><a href="https://mastodon.online/@cynicalelysian/114252669853872753" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.online/@cynicalelysia</span><span class="invisible">n/114252669853872753</span></a></p>
Scott M. StolzThere has been a lot discussion about whether Bluesky is truly capable of being decentralized or not, especially considering the costs of replicating some of the centralized services that Bluesky offers. That is a valid question that is subject to debate. Technically it can be decentralized, but so far hasn't been... for a variety of reasons.<br><br>I think that Bluesky and the Fediverse look at things very differently. <br><br>When the Fediverse looks at decentralization, they think of servers and platforms that could be run by individuals or small communities. Decentralized to the level of the individual. And the fediverse community seems to be adverse to large instances, as seen by many complaints that certain Mastodon instances are becoming too large.<br><br>But Bluesky is looking at the organization level. In other words, could another large organization create another competing Twitter on the AT Protocol? Or could some organization create a Facebook or TikTok equivalent on the AT Protocol? Basically the concept of having the equivalents of Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and TikTok all being able to talk to one another, all run by different organizations, not individuals.<br><br>Basically, how the AT Protocol becomes decentralized is when some organization creates a TikTok equivalent that uses AT Protocol, as an example, and they create their own AT Protocol stack to support it. One billionaire recently offered money to anyone who would build one.<br><br>So we are talking about different levels of decentralization here: the organizational level or the individual level. <br><br>I don't think these camps will ever agree on what decentralization means since they look at things very differently. Luckily these protocols can be bridged, and some platforms are multi-protocol, which would allow people to choose the level of decentralization they want.<br><br>#<a class="" href="https://loves.tech/search?tag=fediverse" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fediverse</a> #<a class="" href="https://loves.tech/search?tag=bluesky" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bluesky</a> #<a class="" href="https://loves.tech/search?tag=activitypub" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">activitypub</a> #<a class="" href="https://loves.tech/search?tag=atproto" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">atproto</a> #<a class="" href="https://loves.tech/search?tag=atprotocol" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">atprotocol</a>
Tech Pizza Mondays<p>The ATProTO meetup on April 14th conflicts with Tech Pizza Monday, so we will try to hijack it. Just kidding! Or are we? Either way, the details are in the Luma link. <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/ATProtocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProtocol</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Toronto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Toronto</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/ATProTO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProTO</span></a> <a href="https://lu.ma/7u2zjfeu" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lu.ma/7u2zjfeu</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Battalion<p><strong>Destroying Autocracy – 27 March 2025</strong></p><p><strong>Welcome to this week’s “Destroying Autocracy”.</strong></p><p>It’s your source for curated news affecting democracy in the cyber arena with a focus on protecting it. That necessitates an opinionated Butlerian jihad against big tech as well as evangelizing for open-source and the Fediverse. Since big media’s journalism wing is flailing and failing in its core duty to democracy, this is also a collection of alternative reporting on the eternal battle between autocracy and democracy. We also cover the cybersecurity world. You can’t be free without safety and privacy.</p><p>DA comes out on Thursday and is updated through the end of day on Friday. Then we start over. So take your time in perusing it and check back in over the weekend.</p><p><strong>FYI, my opinions will be in bold. And will often involve cursing. Because humans. Especially tech bros. And fascists. Fuck ’em.</strong></p> <p><strong>Featured Item</strong></p> <p>The Register reports:</p><p>EU OS is a proposal for an immutable KDE-based Linux distribution with a Windows-like desktop, designed for use in European public-sector organizations.</p><p>Rather than a new distro, it’s a website that documents planning such a thing, what functions the OS might need, how to deploy and manage it, and how to handle users.</p><p><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/25/eu_os_free_govt_desktop/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EU OS drafts a locked-down Linux blueprint for Eurocrats</a></p><p><strong>This needs to be implemented quickly and then exported to non-EU, non-fascist states as well.</strong></p> <p><strong>We start and end with good news to make the middle bearable.</strong></p> <p><strong>The response to Russia’s War Crimes and other douchebaggery</strong></p> <p>The Kyiv Independent reports:</p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/italy-suspends-starlink-purchase-negotiations-with-spacex-amid-musk-controversy/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Italy suspends Starlink purchase negotiations with SpaceX amid Musk controversy</a></p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/voice-of-america-sues-trump-administration-over-funding-cuts/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Voice of America journalists sue Trump administration following president’s order to gut free press</a></p><p>The Register reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/25/otf_tor_lets_encrypt_funding_lawsuit/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OTF, which backs Tor, Let’s Encrypt and more, sues to save funding from Trump cuts</a></p><p><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/26/us_defense_contractor/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US defense contractor cops to sloppy security, settles after infosec lead blows whistle</a></p><p>Wired reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/trump-era-digital-expat/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How to Avoid US-Based Digital Services—and Why You Might Want To</a></p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/trump-us-cloud-services-europe/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trump’s Aggression Sours Europe on US Cloud Giants</a></p><p>MIT Technology Review reports on:</p><p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/03/25/1113696/why-the-world-is-looking-to-ditch-us-ai-models/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why the world is looking to ditch US AI models</a></p><p>In news sure to make Cory Doctorow happy, Tech Policy reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.techpolicy.press/interoperability-in-the-eu-a-judgment-opens-the-door/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Interoperability in the EU: A Judgment Opens the Door</a></p><p>NPR reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/23/nx-s1-5326573/internet-archive-wayback-machine-trump" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">As the Trump administration purges web pages, this group is rushing to save them</a></p><p>California announces:</p><p><a href="https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-urgently-issues-consumer-alert-23andme-customers" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Attorney General Bonta Urgently Issues Consumer Alert for 23andMe Customers</a></p><p>404 Media reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.404media.co/mozilla-foundation-calls-on-tech-industry-to-block-ice-contractor/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mozilla Foundation Calls on Tech Industry to Block ICE Contractor</a></p><p>The Guardian reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/24/french-university-scientific-asylum-american-talent-brain-drain" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A French university is offering ‘scientific asylum’ for US talent. The brain drain has started</a></p><p>The Huffington Post reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pete-hegseth-sued-over-signal-text-debacle_n_67e2f9b5e4b074f0c26efadc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pete Hegseth Sued Over Signal Text Debacle</a></p><p>The Kyiv Post reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.kyivpost.com/post/49510" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">First Surveillance Satellite of Planned Czechia-Ukrainian Constellation in Orbit</a></p><p>The Kyiv Independent reports:</p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/89-hours-of-non-stop-work-inside-ukrainian-railways-battle-against-a-cyberattack-by-the-enemy/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">’89 hours of non-stop work’ — Ukrainian Railways’ battle against a cyberattack by ‘the enemy’</a></p><p>TechCrunch reports:</p><p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/27/open-source-devs-are-fighting-ai-crawlers-with-cleverness-and-vengeance/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open source devs are fighting AI crawlers with cleverness and vengeance</a></p><p>The Reader makes:</p><p><a href="https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-anti-capitalist-case-for-standards/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Anti-Capitalist Case for Standards</a></p> <p><strong>Neutral</strong></p><p>Tech Policy has:</p><p><a href="https://www.techpolicy.press/scientists-respond-to-ftc-inquiry-into-tech-censorship/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Scientists Respond to FTC Inquiry into Tech Censorship</a></p> <p><strong>The Evil Empire Strikes Back</strong></p> <p>The Verge asks:</p><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/policy/634264/customs-border-protection-search-phone-airport-rights" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Is it safe to travel with your phone right now?</a></p><p><strong>It’s not safe to travel to the U.S. period. Or even within it by air.</strong></p><p>DarkReading reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/us-weakens-disinformation-defenses-russia-china-ramp-up" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US Weakens Disinformation Defenses, as Russia & China Ramp Up</a></p><p>Heisse reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.heise.de/news/Nach-Trump-Dekret-Kampf-um-US-Foerdermittel-fuer-Tor-F-Droid-und-Let-s-Encrypt-10328226.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US-Behörde stoppt Gelder für Let’s Encrypt und Tor ‒ Open Tech Fund wehrt sich</a></p><p>Tech Policy reports on:</p><p><a href="https://techpolicy.press/ai-surveillance-on-the-rise-in-us-but-tactics-of-repression-not-new" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AI Surveillance on the Rise in US, but Tactics of Repression Not New</a></p><p><a href="https://techpolicy.press/how-the-white-house-is-gaslighting-the-world-about-europes-digital-laws" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How the White House is Gaslighting the World About Europe’s Digital Laws</a></p><p>On a related note to The Guardian article above, Not a Tech Bro has:</p><p><a href="https://not-a-tech-bro.ghost.io/not-invented-here-2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Not invented here</a></p> <p><strong>Pariah States</strong></p> <p>BleepingComputer reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cyberattack-takes-down-ukrainian-state-railways-online-services/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cyberattack takes down Ukrainian state railway’s online services</a></p><p>DarkReading reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/access-broker-russian-state-cybercrime" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Meet the Low-Key Access Broker Supercharging Russian State Cybercrime</a></p><p><a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/fcc-investigates-chinese-telecom-providers-evading-operations-ban" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FCC Investigates China-Backed Tech Suppliers for Evading US Operations Ban</a></p><p><a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/irans-mois-linked-apt34-spies-allies-iraq-yemen" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Iran’s MOIS-Linked APT34 Spies on Allies Iraq & Yemen</a></p> <p><strong>Big Media</strong></p> <p>America2 reports:</p><p><a href="https://america2.news/the-substack-dilemma-how-creators-are-inadvertently-fueling-americas-failure/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Substack Dilemma: How Creators Are Inadvertently Fueling America’s Failure</a></p><p><strong>Nothing personal but if you are on Substack, you’re a fascist or uninformed or an amoral c^nt.</strong></p><p>Vanity Fair reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/trump-press-freedom-authoritarianism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trump’s Attacks on Press Freedom Are Paving the Way for Authoritarianism</a></p><p>The Washington Examiner reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/3360704/kari-lake-withdraw-cancellation-radio-free-europe-funding/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kari Lake withdraws cancellation of Radio Free Europe funding</a></p> <p><strong>Big Tech</strong></p> <p>Politico reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/musks-x-suspends-opposition-accounts-turkey-protest-civil-unrest-erdogan-imamoglu-istanbul-mayor/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Musk’s X suspends opposition accounts in Turkey amid civil unrest</a></p><p><strong>How surprising. Two set of c^nts work together.</strong></p><p>MIT Technology Review reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/03/24/1113647/why-handing-over-total-control-to-ai-agents-would-be-a-huge-mistake/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why handing over total control to AI agents would be a huge mistake</a></p><p>Tech Policy asks:</p><p><a href="https://techpolicy.press/will-ireland-be-big-techs-lapdog-yet-again" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Will Ireland be Big Tech’s Lapdog Yet Again?</a></p><p>Blood in the Machine opines:</p><p><a href="https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/openais-studio-ghibli-meme-factory" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OpenAI’s Studio Ghibli meme factory is an insult to art itself</a></p><p>Smashing Frames calls it a:</p><p><a href="https://tante.cc/2025/03/28/vulgar-display-of-power/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vulgar Display of Power</a></p> <p><strong>Cybersecurity/Privacy</strong></p> <p>The Register reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/24/nation_state_supply_chain_attack/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">As nation-state hacking becomes ‘more in your face,’ are supply chains secure?</a></p><p>BleepingComputer reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-vanhelsing-ransomware-targets-windows-arm-esxi-systems/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New VanHelsing ransomware targets Windows, ARM, ESXi systems</a></p><p>TechCrunch reports:</p><p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/25/how-to-tell-if-your-online-accounts-have-been-hacked/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How to tell if your online accounts have been hacked</a></p><p>404 Media reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.404media.co/when-your-threat-model-is-being-a-moron-signal/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">When Your Threat Model Is Being a Moron</a></p><p><a href="https://www.404media.co/you-need-to-use-signals-nickname-feature/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">You Need to Use Signal’s Nickname Feature</a></p><p>The Verge reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/637118/vivaldi-browser-proton-vpn-integration-availability" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vivaldi bundles Proton VPN into its web browser</a></p> <p><strong>Fediverse</strong></p> <p>The Fediverse Report has:</p><p><a href="https://fediversereport.com/fediverse-report-109/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fediverse Report – #109</a></p><p>Arxiv has a research paper:</p><p><a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2502.17926" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FediverseSharing: A Novel Dataset on Cross-Platform Interaction<br>Dynamics between Threads and Mastodon Users</a></p><p>Letterbook has a:</p><p><a href="https://letterbook.com/blog/post/2025/3/18/sandcastles.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Development Update</a></p><p>Fedihost has some how to videos:</p><p><a href="https://video.fedihost.co/w/1c888031-efa4-40c8-9bd9-6f2b20e2b3f8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Creating A GoToSocial Instance on FediHost</a></p><p><a href="https://video.fedihost.co/w/63AETQCcEMigzTHTmTu2Wn" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Configuring A PeerTube Instance</a></p><p>Reset Digital for Good has:</p><p><a href="https://reset.org/dezentrale-youtube-alternative-peertube-nachhaltiger-dank-peer-to-peer/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dezentrale YouTube-Alternative PeerTube: Nachhaltiger dank Peer-to-Peer?</a></p><p>Elena Rossini shares:</p><p><a href="https://blog.elenarossini.com/peertube-the-fediverses-decentralized-video-platform-part-2-creator-edition/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">PeerTube: the Fediverse’s decentralized video platform (part 2: creator edition)</a></p> <p><strong>Other Slightly Federated Social Media</strong></p> <p>The Fediverse Report has:</p><p><a href="https://fediversereport.com/atmosphere-report-2025march-b/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ATmosphere Report – 2025march.b</a></p><p>TechCrunch reports:</p><p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/25/a-world-without-caesars-how-the-atproto-community-is-rebuilding-the-web-to-return-power-to-the-people/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A world without Caesars: How the ATProto community is rebuilding the web to return power to the people</a></p><p><strong>Hmm. Are they really?</strong> <strong>They sure as fuck aren’t as social media. The web, let’s hope so.</strong></p><p>Geekwire reports on:</p><p><a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2025/the-under-the-radar-tech-revolution-that-could-change-how-the-internet-works/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The under-the-radar tech revolution that could change how the internet works</a></p><p><strong>I think this is more accurate.</strong></p> <p><strong>CTAs (aka show us some free love)</strong></p> <ul><li>That’s it for this week. Please share this edition of Destroying Autocracy.</li><li><a href="https://friendica.me/profile/friendofsymfony/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow me on the Fediverse</a>. Or this site via the button in the footer. Or via <a href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/feed/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RSS</a>.</li><li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/battalion64.bsky.social" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Or follow Battalion on Bluesky</a>.</li></ul> <p>Keep fighting!</p> <p><strong><em>Ringleader, Battalion</em></strong><br>Reuben Walker<br> <a href="https://friendica.me/profile/friendofsymfony/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow me on the Fediverse</a></p> <p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/109/" target="_blank">#109</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/activitypub/" target="_blank">#ActivityPub</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/ai/" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/at-proto/" target="_blank">#ATProto</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/at-protocol/" target="_blank">#ATProtocol</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/autocracy/" target="_blank">#Autocracy</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/big-journalism/" target="_blank">#BigJournalism</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/big-tech/" target="_blank">#BigTech</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/bluesky/" target="_blank">#Bluesky</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/democracy/" target="_blank">#Democracy</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/fascism/" target="_blank">#Fascism</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/fediverse/" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/go-to-social/" target="_blank">#GoToSocial</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/mastodon/" target="_blank">#Mastodon</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/peertube/" target="_blank">#Peertube</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/signal/" target="_blank">#Signal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/stop-china/" target="_blank">#StopChina</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/stop-iran/" target="_blank">#StopIran</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/stop-israel/" target="_blank">#StopIsrael</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/stop-red-america/" target="_blank">#StopRedAmerica</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/stop-russia/" target="_blank">#StopRussia</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/support-ukraine/" target="_blank">#SupportUkraine</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/tag/threads/" target="_blank">#Threads</a></p><p><a href="https://battalion.mobileatom.net/?p=1650" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">battalion.mobileatom.net/?p=16</span><span class="invisible">50</span></a></p>
hansamann 🔥❄️🚀 (he/him)<p>Is Bluesky the answer to our social media woes? I explore its potential and compare it to Mastodon. What do you think? </p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bluesky</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Decentralization</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/ATProtocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProtocol</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://buff.ly/3D8h0Rn" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/3D8h0Rn</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
@reiver ⊼ (Charles) :batman:<p>One of a number of take-aways from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATmosphereConf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATmosphereConf</span></a> —</p><p>The Bluesky team had a whole session (IndieSky) set up so that others could set up their own parallel Bluesky infrastructure.</p><p>The Bluesky team even wanted to make it less expensive for people to do it.</p><p>BUT — most the people in the room didn't seem interested in that per se.</p><p>Most the people in the room wanted their own ATProto infrastructure for their own applications / platforms built on ATProto. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATProto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATProtocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProtocol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bluesky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bsky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bsky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeSo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeSo</span></a></p>
@reiver ⊼ (Charles) :batman:<p>This was also shared with me today, too, for the API (NSID) end-points for a Bluesky PDS.</p><p> <a href="https://github.com/snarfed/bridgy-fed/issues/1046#issuecomment-2174591566" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/snarfed/bridgy-fed/</span><span class="invisible">issues/1046#issuecomment-2174591566</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATProto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATProtocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProtocol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bluesky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bsky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bsky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlueskyPDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlueskyPDS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PDS</span></a></p>
@reiver ⊼ (Charles) :batman:<p>I was looking into how a Bluesky PDS works from a programming point-of-view.</p><p>I came across this document the first time I looked around. (And then someone shared it with me again.)</p><p><a href="https://github.com/bluesky-social/atproto/discussions/2350" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/bluesky-social/atpr</span><span class="invisible">oto/discussions/2350</span></a></p><p>It gives you an overview, but not a list of API (NSID) end-points to implement.</p><p>The only resource I could find for that is this:</p><p><a href="https://github.com/blacksky-algorithms/rsky/tree/main/rsky-pds%2Fsrc%2Fapis" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/blacksky-algorithms</span><span class="invisible">/rsky/tree/main/rsky-pds%2Fsrc%2Fapis</span></a></p><p>(You can infer it from the directory names and file names.)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATProto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATProtocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProtocol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bluesky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bsky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bsky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlueskyPDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlueskyPDS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PDS</span></a></p>
@reiver ⊼ (Charles) :batman:<p>One of a number of take-aways from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATmosphereConf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATmosphereConf</span></a> —</p><p>I felt like Paul Frazee (from Bluesky Org) was encouraging people deploy their own relays.</p><p>And, to think of the Bluesky Firehose Relay of everything — as a temporary thing to use, when first developing your app or platform. And then later, to deploy your own relay.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATProto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATProtocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProtocol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bluesky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bsky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bsky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeSo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeSo</span></a></p>
@reiver ⊼ (Charles) :batman:<p>One of a number of take-aways from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATmosphereConf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATmosphereConf</span></a> —</p><p>Although there is only one Bluesky Firehose Relay of everything —</p><p>There are definitely other relays on the Bluesky ATmosphere.</p><p>I talked to more than one person who has their own relay on the Bluesky ATmosphere.</p><p>...</p><p>Although none of these alt-relays seemed to be meant to be broadly used by others. But, instead meant to be used for the platform they created using ATProto.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATProto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATProtocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProtocol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bluesky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bsky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bsky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeSo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeSo</span></a></p>
@reiver ⊼ (Charles) :batman:<p>One of a number of take-aways from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATmosphereConf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATmosphereConf</span></a> —</p><p>Bluesky might deal with their relay-problem by introducing an architecture that looks a lot like the Fediverse.</p><p>Rather than applications getting everything from the Firehose Relay — applications would get data directly from the PDSes.</p><p>Although, it wasn't quite clear when whether this would be 'pull' or 'push'.</p><p>But still, it is looking a lot more like the Fediverse's architecture at that point.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATProto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATProtocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProtocol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bluesky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bsky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bsky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeSo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeSo</span></a></p>
@reiver ⊼ (Charles) :batman:<p>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dy62mdx64e6i32pcuzfkekmk/post/3ll2zf7thf22v" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dy62m</span><span class="invisible">dx64e6i32pcuzfkekmk/post/3ll2zf7thf22v</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATProto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATProtocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProtocol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bsky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bsky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bluesky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeSo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeSo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Moderation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Moderation</span></a></p>
Nick Gerakines<p>Really awesome session at <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ATmosphereConf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ATmosphereConf</a> talking about <a class="mention" href="https://bsky.app/profile/lexicon.community" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@lexicon.community</a>. Such great discussion. <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23atdev" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#atdev</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23atprotocol" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#atprotocol</a></p>
@reiver ⊼ (Charles) :batman:<p>At <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATmosphereConf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATmosphereConf</span></a></p><p><a href="https://atprotocol.dev/atmosphereconf/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">atprotocol.dev/atmosphereconf/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://atprotocol.dev/atmosphereconf-2025-talks/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">atprotocol.dev/atmosphereconf-</span><span class="invisible">2025-talks/</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cosocial.ca/@boris" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>boris</span></a></span> (one of the organizers) is talking in front of the audience. (Boris and I are both from Vancouver.)</p><p>I see Fediverse people here. For example, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.wedistribute.org/users/damon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>damon</span></a></span> (of We Distribute fame) is sitting next to me.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATProto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATProtocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATProtocol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeSo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeSo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bluesky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bsky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bsky</span></a></p>
jack<p>stupid question but i don't see it in the docs -- where how do you get goat to send an email for the 'plc-token'? for migrating accs
<a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23atproto" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#atproto</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23goat" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#goat</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23accountmigration" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#accountmigration</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23atprotocol" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#atprotocol</a></p>
Battalion<p><strong>Destroying Autocracy – 20 March 2025</strong></p><p><strong>Welcome to this week’s “Destroying Autocracy”.</strong></p><p>It’s your source for curated news affecting democracy in the cyber arena with a focus on protecting it. That necessitates an opinionated Butlerian jihad against big tech as well as evangelizing for open-source and the Fediverse. Since big media’s journalism wing is flailing and failing in its core duty to democracy, this is also a collection of alternative reporting on the eternal battle between autocracy and democracy. We also cover the cybersecurity world. You can’t be free without safety and privacy.</p><p>DA comes out on Thursday and is updated through the end of day on Friday. Then we start over. So take your time in perusing it and check back in over the weekend.</p><p><strong>FYI, my opinions will be in bold. And will often involve cursing. Because humans. Especially tech bros. And fascists. Fuck ’em.</strong></p> <p><strong>Featured Item</strong></p> <p>Hans-Peter Schulenberg shares:</p><p><a href="https://medium.com/@peter.schulenberg/the-deepseek-effect-how-a-chinese-ai-startup-is-reshaping-the-global-tech-landscape-f4293395ecd6" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The DEEPSEEK Effect: How a Chinese AI Startup Is Reshaping the Global Tech Landscape</a></p><p><strong>Let’s hope that things like <a href="https://huggingface.co/open-r1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open-R1</a> will become ethical alternatives.</strong></p> <p><strong>We start and end with good news to make the middle bearable.</strong></p> <p><strong>The response to Russia’s War Crimes and other douchebaggery</strong></p> <p>The Register reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/17/european_tech_sovereign_fund/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Euro techies call for sovereign fund to escape Uncle Sam’s digital death grip</a></p><p><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/18/vivaldi_72/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vivaldi 7.2 browser wants to topple tech’s feudal lords</a></p><p>Reuters reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/dutch-parliament-calls-end-reliance-us-software-2025-03-18/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dutch parliament calls for end to dependence on US software companies</a></p><p>Freedom of the Press Foundation reports:</p><p><a href="https://freedom.press/issues/wired-is-dropping-paywalls-for-foia-based-reporting-others-should-follow/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow</a></p><p><strong>I know 404 Media does the same.</strong></p><p>DarkReading reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/duke-university-gcf-partner-advancing-women-in-cyber" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Duke University & GCF Partner to Identify Pathways for Advancing Women’s Careers in Cybersecurity</a></p><p>TechCrunch reports:</p><p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/18/apple-loses-appeal-against-germanys-special-abuse-control-for-big-tech/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple loses appeal against Germany’s special abuse control for Big Tech</a></p><p>ArsTechnica reports:</p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/03/trump-may-not-be-able-to-save-elon-musk-from-uks-strict-online-safety-law/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">UK online safety law Musk hates kicks in today, and so far, Trump can’t stop it</a></p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/apple/2025/03/eu-accuses-google-and-apple-of-stifling-competition-under-digital-markets-act/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple and Google in the hot seat as European regulators ignore Trump warnings</a></p><p>The Guardian reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/22/meta-confirms-it-is-considering-charging-uk-users-for-ad-free-version" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Meta confirms it is considering charging UK users for ad-free version</a></p><p><strong>Because they were about to lose a privacy lawsuit.</strong></p><p>The European Digital Rights Institute reports:</p><p><a href="https://edri.org/our-work/edri-files-dsa-legal-complaint-against-x/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EDRi files DSA legal complaint against X</a></p><p>The Atlantic reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/03/search-libgen-data-set/682094/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI</a></p><p><strong>Cool tool.</strong></p><p>The USAGM asks for:</p><p><a href="https://secure.givelively.org/donate/usagm-employee-association/support-for-us-international-media-workers" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Support for US International Media Workers</a></p><p>The Electronic Frontier Foundation reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/win-encryption-france-rejects-backdoor-mandate" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Win for Encryption: France Rejects Backdoor Mandate</a></p><p>The World reports on the:</p><p><a href="https://theworld.org/segments/2025/03/19/impact-of-voice-of-america-in-central-asia" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Impact of Voice of America in Central Asia</a></p><p><strong>Sad.</strong></p><p>ArsTechnica reports:</p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/cloudflare-turns-ai-against-itself-with-endless-maze-of-irrelevant-facts/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cloudflare turns AI against itself with endless maze of irrelevant facts</a></p> <p><strong>Neutral</strong></p><p>Tech Policy reports on:</p><p><a href="https://techpolicy.press/middle-powers-digital-antitrust-efforts-in-the-age-of-trump" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Middle Powers Digital Antitrust Efforts in the Age of Trump</a></p><p>404 Media reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.404media.co/public-records-reveal-how-agencies-complied-with-trumps-anti-trans-order/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Public Records Reveal How Agencies Complied With Trump’s Anti-Trans Order</a></p> <p><strong>The Evil Empire Strikes Back</strong></p> <p>404 Media reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.404media.co/tsa-k9-bomb-sniffing-dogs-funding/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TSA Says Its Credit Cards for Bomb-Sniffing Dogs Are Cut Off</a></p><p>The Guardian reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/15/elon-musk-18f-x-false-claims" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How an obscure US government office has become a target of Elon Musk</a></p><p>Radio Free Europe reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-executive-order-cuts-agencies-rfe-rl-usagm-voa/33348998.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trump Signs Executive Order For Major Cuts To 7 Agencies, Including RFE/RL Overseer USAGM</a></p><p>TechCrunch reports:</p><p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/18/cisa-scrambles-to-contact-fired-employees-after-court-rules-layoffs-unlawful/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CISA scrambles to contact fired employees after court rules layoffs ‘unlawful’</a></p><p>BleepingComputer reports:</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@BleepingComputer/114201153229264871" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US removes sanctions against Tornado Cash crypto mixer</a></p> <p><strong>Pariah States</strong></p> <p>DarkReading reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/denmark-warns-increased-cyber-espionage-telecom-sector" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Denmark Warns of Increased Cyber Espionage Against Telecom Sector</a></p><p><a href="https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/black-basta-league-russian-officials-chat-logs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Black Basta Leader in League With Russian Officials, Chat Logs Show</a></p><p>BleepingComputer reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ukrainian-military-targeted-in-new-signal-spear-phishing-attacks/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ukrainian military targeted in new Signal spear-phishing attacks</a></p> <p><strong>Big Media</strong></p> <p>NPR reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/15/nx-s1-5329244/bloody-saturday-voiceofamerica-radio-free-asia-europe-trump-kari-lake" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘Bloody Saturday’ at Voice of America and other U.S.-funded networks</a></p><p>NBC News reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/chinese-state-media-cheer-trumps-decision-axe-voice-america-rcna196663" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Trump administration axed Voice of America, and China’s state media are delighted</a></p><p>Radio World reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/headlines/rfe-rl-sues-the-usagm-to-get-its-grant-back" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RFE/RL Sues the USAGM to Get Its Grant Back</a></p><p>The Kyiv Independent reports:</p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/rfe-rl-sues-trump-administration-over-funding-cuts/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RFE/RL sues Trump administration over funding cuts</a></p> <p><strong>Big Tech</strong></p> <p>Cory Doctorow writes:</p><p><a href="https://doctorow.medium.com/https-pluralistic-net-2025-03-15-altering-the-deal-telescreen-d33bb0e4f000" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amazon annihilates Alexa privacy settings, turns on continuous, nonconsensual audio uploading</a></p><p>The Guardian reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/mar/16/careless-people-a-story-of-where-i-used-to-work-by-sarah-wynn-williams-review-a-former-disciple-unfriends-facebook" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Careless People: A Story of Where I Used to Work by Sarah Wynn-Williams review – a former disciple unfriends Facebook</a></p><p>The Electronic Frontier Foundation reports on:</p><p><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/californias-ab-412-bill-could-crush-startups-and-cement-big-tech-ai-monopoly" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">California’s A.B. 412: A Bill That Could Crush Startups and Cement A Big Tech AI Monopoly</a></p><p>The Register reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/18/amazon_algorithmic_worker_management/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amazon accused of using algorithms to push warehouse workers to breaking point</a></p><p>404 Media reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.404media.co/meta-promises-to-fight-misinformation-in-australia-with-same-strategy-it-killed-in-the-u-s-to-appease-trump/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Meta Promises to Fight Misinformation in Australia With Same Strategy It Killed in the U.S. to Appease Trump</a></p><p>The Cradle reports:</p><p><a href="https://thecradle.co/articles-id/29518" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Google to acquire Israeli firm staffed by former Unit 8200 officers</a></p><p><strong>Two sets of c^nts who deserve each other.</strong></p> <p><strong>Cybersecurity/Privacy</strong></p> <p>The Register reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/18/uk_data_broker_inquiry/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">UK wants dirt on data brokers before criminals get there first</a></p><p>Cloudflare reports:</p><p><a href="https://blog.cloudflare.com/password-reuse-rampant-half-user-logins-compromised/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Password reuse is rampant: nearly half of observed user logins are compromised</a></p><p>404 Media reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.404media.co/facial-recognition-company-clearview-attempted-to-buy-social-security-numbers-and-mugshots-for-its-database/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facial Recognition Company Clearview Attempted to Buy Social Security Numbers and Mugshots for its Database</a></p> <p><strong>Fediverse</strong></p> <p>The Fediverse Report has:</p><p><a href="https://fediversereport.com/fediverse-report-108/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fediverse Report #108</a></p><p>The Conversation has:</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/the-fediverse-promises-social-media-without-big-tech-if-it-can-avoid-familiar-pitfalls-247178" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Fediverse promises social media without Big Tech – if it can avoid familiar pitfalls</a></p><p>The Social Web Foundation reports:</p><p><a href="https://socialwebfoundation.org/2025/03/18/fediverse-house-2025-wrap-up/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fediverse House 2025 Wrap-up</a></p><p>IFTAS announces:</p><p><a href="https://about.iftas.org/2025/03/17/iftas-2-0-rescoping-and-refocusing/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IFTAS 2.0 – Rescoping and Refocusing</a></p><p><strong>Do the world a solid and make a donation to IFTAS, preferably a monthly one.</strong></p><p>Fred Rocha explains:</p><p><a href="https://fredrocha.net/2025/03/18/how-i-use-mastodon-in-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How I use Mastodon in 2025</a></p><p>Ghost announces:</p><p><a href="https://activitypub.ghost.org/social-web-beta/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The social web beta is here</a></p><p><strong>I’m looking forward to this being perfected and being available on regular Ghost.</strong></p><p>We Distribute reports:</p><p><a href="https://wedistribute.org/2025/03/ghost-activitypub-beta/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hands on with Ghost’s New ActivityPub Beta</a></p><p><a href="https://wedistribute.org/2025/03/website-league-island-networks/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Website League and the Rise of Island Networks</a></p><p>Dead Superhero says:</p><p><a href="https://deadsuperhero.com/you-know-what-meet-your-heroes/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">You Know What, Meet Your Heroes</a></p><p>Peertube announces:</p><p><a href="https://joinpeertube.org/news/release-7.1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">PeerTube v7.1 is out!</a></p><p><a href="https://joinpeertube.org/news/share-ressources" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Design, mobile development, documentation: let’s share resources!</a></p><p>A New Social is:</p><p><a href="https://blog.anew.social/breaking-ground/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Breaking Ground</a></p><p>Forgejo has its:</p><p><a href="https://forgejo.org/2025-02-monthly-update/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Forgejo monthly update – February 2025</a></p> <p><strong>Other Slightly Federated Social Media</strong></p> <p>The Fediverse report has:</p><p><a href="https://fediversereport.com/atmosphere-report-2025march-b/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ATmosphere Report – 2025march.b</a></p><p><a href="https://fediversereport.com/bluesky-report-108/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bluesky Report – #108</a></p><p>TechCrunch reports:</p><p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/15/bluesky-users-debate-plans-around-user-data-and-ai-training/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bluesky users debate plans around user data and AI training</a></p><p>The Libre has:</p><p><a href="https://thelibre.news/why-i-recommend-against-bluesky/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why I recommend against Bluesky</a></p> <p><strong>CTAs (aka show us some free love)</strong></p> <ul><li>That’s it for this week. 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