The Technological Poison Pill: How #ATProtocol Encourages Competition, Resists Evil Billionaires, Lock-In & Enshittification - https://www.techdirt.com/2025/01/21/the-technological-poison-pill-how-atprotocol-encourages-competition-resists-evil-billionaires-lock-in-enshittification/ "If this approach succeeds, it won’t just protect users; it will fundamentally reshape the dynamics of the social web."
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Glyn Moody (glynmoody@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Jan-2025 17:57:05 JST Glyn Moody
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Glyn Moody (glynmoody@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Jan-2025 18:11:09 JST Glyn Moody
@troed Mike is not just a bluesky board member; he is probably the best tech journo around
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Troed Sångberg (troed@masto.sangberg.se)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Jan-2025 18:11:10 JST Troed Sångberg
@glynmoody tl;dr:
A board member of Bluesky thinks that ActivityPub fails because running your own instance is "a chore", and believes the Bluesky approach where only rich entities can run critical parts of the system is better.
well then