Free Our Feeds Aims to Decentralize Social Media With—or Instead of—Bluesky
The new organization wants to build on the open-source, user-defined model of the increasingly popular platform Bluesky, in case it, too, comes under the control of a billionaire owner.
‘Free Our Feeds’ campaign aims to billionaire-proof Bluesky’s tech
The initiative, Free Our Feeds, aims to protect Bluesky’s underlying technology, the AT Protocol, and leverage it to create an open social media ecosystem that can’t be controlled by a single company or billionaires,
Nothing but Bluesky? There’s still a way to go for the latest social media craze
Many businesses that use social media are adopting a wait-and-see approach regarding the new social media kid on the block, BlueSky.
“Free Our Feeds” wants to save Bluesky and social networks from billionaires
Bluesky has grown strongly recently, but the promised protection against a takeover, as with Twitter, has not yet been in place. This is set to change soon.
Hollywood stars and top technologists want to billionaire-proof social media using Bluesky’s protocol
The likes of Mark Ruffalo and Jimmy Wales are backing the Free Our Feeds project, to ensure Bluesky's tech will thrive even if the company goes bad.
Bluesky users launch campaign to stop billionaires taking over
For the blissfully unaware, Bluesky is an emerging decentralised social media platform similar to the set-up of X. Created by original
How Jay Graber Is Making Sure Bluesky Never Turns Into Elon Musk’s X
Since Elon Musk torpedoed Twitter, Bluesky has seen a stunning surge. CEO Jay Graber is working on “billionaire-proofing” ...
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Bluesky bump from X exodus is slowing down, data shows
Social network and X competitor Bluesky's massive growth slowed in December in the U.S., after having surged from 9+ million ...
European Central Bank joins Bluesky, rival to Elon Musk's X
The European Central Bank began posting on the Bluesky micro-blogging platform on Monday, joining a rival to Elon Musk's X ...
How brands and agencies are approaching Bluesky—and how Meta’s new policies could impact the platform
Bluesky has emerged as an increasingly appealing alternative to X for advertisers, but most have yet to meaningfully invest ...
Atlanta mayor leaving X for BlueSky, he says
ATLANTA — Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens announced his departure from X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday, signaling a shift to the ...
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Pro-Russian disinformation makes its Bluesky debut
The first symptoms of disinformation are emerging on the social media network Bluesky, with echoes of the pro-Russian ...
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Free Our Feeds Initiative to Establish Bluesky's Public-Interest Foundation, Away From Billionaires
A global campaign aims to protect Bluesky's AT Protocol, creating billionaire-proof social platforms for a fair, open, and ...
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Millions of users are joining Bluesky — here's how to sign up
Enter Bluesky, created by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, which feels comfortably familiar while addressing many of its predecessors' pitfalls. What sets Bluesky apart is its commitment to user ...
Project to 'free social media from billionaire control' plans to take on Musk and Zuck using Bluesky's open source protocol: 'It will take years and hundreds of millions of ...
A cadre of tech founders and activists announced a new social-media focused foundation on Monday with the goal of raising $30 ...