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Federated Mind2d ago
Elena Rossini ⁂2d ago

Do you remember the surprise announcement of a new social network in Davos this past January? Something that promised to be the "first" European social network?

Its name is #WSocial and it's a fork of #Bluesky. Its founders have ties with European politicians - but there is no official involvement by the EU.

You wouldn't know any of this from media reports because they all rehashed their talking points. So I wrote a post about it, dispelling some myths:

https://blog.elenarossini.com/w-social-uncovered-the-reality-behind-the-hype/

#OpenWashing

W Social uncovered: the reality behind the hype

An article dispelling myths about W Social, the new European platform that aims to rival X: it is a fork of Bluesky that shares many similarities with Eurosky and requires government ID to sign up.

Elena Rossini
Federated Mind2d ago
Elena Rossini2d ago

W Social uncovered: the reality behind the hype

An article dispelling myths about W Social, the new European platform that aims to rival X: it is a fork of Bluesky that shares many similarities with Eurosky and requires government ID to sign up.

https://blog.elenarossini.com/w-social-uncovered-the-reality-behind-the-hype/

W Social uncovered: the reality behind the hype

An article dispelling myths about W Social, the new European platform that aims to rival X: it is a fork of Bluesky that shares many similarities with Eurosky and requires government ID to sign up.

Elena Rossini
Federated Mind5d ago

I wrote what Mastodon actually feels like from the inside of a specific community — not the structural case (that was part 1), but what shared context does to what you can write.

some of it is easy to show:

→ @UnfareSF posts "1:26 PM: Fare inspectors on T headed South from Yerba Buena/Moscone Station Southbound" on sfba.social. no explanation of what the T is. you either ride Muni or this post isn't for you.

→ mastodon.art's AI ban isn't a rule members have to work around. it's a description of who the community is for. an artist posting there knows the person replying also makes things by hand.

the pattern: when a community already knows what you know, you can start further into whatever you're trying to say.

part 2 of exploring mastodon:
→ https://federatedmind.com/mastodon-community-texture/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=exploring-mastodon-2

#Mastodon #Fediverse #ActivityPub #OpenWeb #IndieWeb

Federated MindMay 2
Electronic Frontier FoundationMay 2
It’s a little clunky, but still easier than you might think to post on just one social network and have it syndicated everywhere. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/bridge-somewhere-how-link-your-mastodon-bluesky-or-other-federated-accounts
A Bridge to Somewhere: How to Link Your Mastodon, Bluesky, or Other Federated Accounts

One of the central promises of open social media services is interoperability—the idea that wherever you personally decide to post doesn’t require others to be there just to follow what you have to say. Think of it like a radio broadcast: you want to reach people and don't care where they are or what device they're using.

Electronic Frontier Foundation
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Federated MindApr 30

if you read the piece this week on how to actually read the instance picker — the next question answers itself.

our free fediverse quick-start checklist walks through exactly that: 12 steps to get a fully working federated presence, including mastodon setup, bluesky if you want both, finding your existing contacts, and the non-obvious stuff (following hashtags before you have a follow list; account portability; chronological feeds by default).

written for people who already understand the architecture. share it with people who don't.

→ https://federatedmind.gumroad.com/l/cocjz?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=exploring-mastodon-1&utm_content=checklist

#Mastodon #Fediverse #ActivityPub #OpenWeb #IndieWeb

Federated MindApr 27

wrote up the thing that trips up nearly every newcomer to this network:

the server picker page isn't asking you to pick a Mastodon. it's asking you to pick a neighborhood. ActivityPub is the road system — it's open, it's shared, it connects every instance to every other instance that hasn't blocked it. what you're choosing is the community whose timeline, rules, and culture shape your local experience.

some things worth knowing before you choose:

→ most major instances are donation-funded, not ad-supported.

→ AI policy is now a real community differentiator.

→ regional and language instances have a center of gravity that the flagship can't credibly provide.

→ the initial choice is revisable. account portability is built in. your followers move with you.

new piece walking through the full landscape:

→ https://federatedmind.com/mastodon-constellation-of-communities/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=exploring-mastodon-1

#Mastodon #Fediverse #ActivityPub #OpenWeb #IndieWeb

Federated MindApr 27

Federated Mind is a publication about AI tools, open protocols, and creator economics.

Thesis: Creators should monetize where the reach is today (mainstream platforms) while building real ownership on the Open Web.

We cover - AI tools that solve actual problems, how ActivityPub and open protocols work, creator publishing stacks you control & the business case for decentralization.

We have launched across multiple platforms including centralized ones —because we'd like to meet creators where they are.

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Federated Mind is about creator stacks, AI workflows, and federated social media. The goal: help creators keep their audience portable across Ghost, WordPress, Mastodon, Pixelfed, PeerTube, Bluesky, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, X, and beyond.

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