Mike Masnick ✅Apr 21, 2023
I recognize lots of folks here don't trust Bluesky, but I actually find a lot of what they're doing really, really interesting and worth watching, including their experiment with "composable moderation." https://www.techdirt.com/2023/04/20/bluesky-plans-decentralized-composable-moderation/
Bluesky Plans Decentralized Composable Moderation

We just wrote about Substack’s issue with content moderation and the Nazi bar problem. As I highlighted in that piece, any centralized service is going to be defined by their moderation choices. If…

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Show threadErlend Sogge HeggenApr 21, 2023

@mmasnick I’m a big fan of what’s happening at #bluesky ✨

It’s effectively the web3 alternative to #activitypub . It’s a good North Star for the fediverse to aspirationally build towards.

But I’m only interested in BlueSky insofar as it interoperates with the existing #fediverse .

And I think they recognize that the the fediverse movement & community would turn on them if they cannibalize the existing network instead of adding to it as a friendly & compatible node.

Show threadCharlieApr 21, 2023
@erlend @mmasnick It's a web3 platform? If so I've immediately lost any and all interest.
Show threadMike Masnick ✅Apr 21, 2023
@cdp1337 @erlend it's not. i mean, web3's definition is sorta fuzzy, but if you're asking if it's based on cryptocurrency, the answer is "no."
Show threadCharlie

@mmasnick @erlend Ah, ok. It seems that everytime I see 'web3' it's some half-baked crypto/blockchain scam being pushed by a company trying to exploit the community to make a quick buck.

So when are we getting the source code to this bluesky thing?

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Show threadMike Masnick ✅Apr 21, 2023
@cdp1337 @erlend they have a github... https://github.com/bluesky-social/atproto
Comparing main...bnewbold/publish-lex-script · bluesky-social/atproto

Social networking technology created by Bluesky. Contribute to bluesky-social/atproto development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Show threadErlend Sogge HeggenApr 21, 2023
@mmasnick @cdp1337 the web3 aspects of it are things like UCAN identity/login, which is more focused on the p2p and offline-first aspects of web3.
Show threadCharlieApr 21, 2023

@mmasnick @erlend

Awesome, thanks for posting! I'll totally check it out and see what they're up to. (I was completely expecting a response of the typical private trademarked intellectual property corporate BS btw. Legit awesome that they're contributing _anything_ under MIT.)

I'll make my leave by contributing this _totally unrelated_ link in here... ;)

https://xkcd.com/927/

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Show threadMike Masnick ✅Apr 21, 2023
@cdp1337 @erlend i recognize there's a lot of distrust given its founding. But the people behind it are legit good people, and super smart and thoughtful.