Notices by Anuj Ahooja (quillmatiq@mastodon.social), page 2

Bounce, the tool that lets you migrate your social graph between protocols, is now live in Beta! Today, we're launching one direction: ATProto to ActivityPub. We're so excited to get this in people's hands and to see what it means for the future of taking control of our social graphs from platforms.

Here's what you need to know about what we're launching today:

https://mastodon.social/@anewsocial/115090992395657905

@reiver It's almost like building bridges and not walls is working 🙂

@Gargron And you're doing a great job of improving the Fediverse, that's not a question. But a part of that is making it welcoming, and doing adversarial interop where possible welcomes users who may not have made decisions you think are in their best interest. This isn't about a technology, it's about people's relationships, and that's where decisions need to be centered.

@jack @laurenshof @jsit @bsky.app

@Gargron Again, if you look at the link I've sent you in this thread, you'll see why this isn't true (specifically, see Red Dwarf)

@jack @laurenshof @jsit @bsky.app

@Gargron So are we agreeing that ATProto is decentralized? Because that's different than the fear of what funding will potentially lead to one day in the future.

And if you fear that, then shouldn't we triple down on making sure that the PBC doesn't hold all the power before that happens, do adversarial interop, and make sure it's in it's ideal decentralized state asap?

@jack @laurenshof @jsit @bsky.app

@Gargron Red Dwarf doesn't use Bsky if you're not on their PDSs as well. Blacksky is early and is already the biggest non-Bsky non-bot PDS hoster and has built the whole ATProto stack from scratch in Rust. And there's more. This goes way deeper than you think it does.

@jack @laurenshof @jsit @bsky.app

@Gargron I have read the full back and forth of that conversation, but it doesn't seem like you're looking at what I've sent that proves decentralization.

@jack @laurenshof @jsit @bsky.app

@Gargron If you see the post I linked to one reply above, it'll be clear that no user is beholden to the PBC.

@jack @laurenshof @jsit @bsky.app

@Gargron There is no gatekeeper for how you tap into the ATProto network as well. Here's a short list of just some of the ways Bsky PBC can't block a user's access today: https://bsky.app/profile/jackvalinsky.com/post/3lwzt6ozws22w

And there's even more options than that out there.

@laurenshof @jsit @bsky.app

@dansup Credit goes to @snarfed.org for building Bridgy Fed - he set the foundation for the work we're able to do today! 🦸

I got to chat with @ernie about how the combo of Bounce & Bridgy Fed is an exit strategy that can help users preserve their communities and relationships in worst-case scenarios like the one in Mississippi yesterday.

We build tools like these at @anewsocial because they *need* to exist.

https://writing.exchange/@ernie/115076384834590911

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@Gargron I too have started separating "the Fediverse" from other protocol-based networks, like "the ATmosphere", but also say "open social web" as the combination of these spaces. I'm not sure anyone has *decided* if these terms have formal meanings, but I'm more than happy to use specific terms if we all ever align on them!

(I doubt we ever will, but I guess the chaos is kinda part of the fun?)

@laurenshof @mackuba

@Gargron I think we have two different definitions of "the open social web." I consider any open social protocol that enables cross-platform interop (and cross-protocol interop for that matter) as a part of that umbrella.

ATProto, therefore, is open social web tech in the same way that ActivityPub and Nostr are, based on that definition.

@mackuba

This is a fantastic intro to the open social web tech under the hood of the Bluesky app.

I know folks here are sometimes apprehensive about what the Bluesky PBC is building, but I think it's worth understanding why a whole bunch of nerds like me are excited about AT Protocol, even though we also cheer for, build on, and spread the word about ActivityPub.

@mackuba does a great job of simplifying complex ideas, and I highly recommend giving this a read.

https://martianbase.net/@mackuba/115062459999777419

@evan Definitely need to get my hands on that ActivityPub sticker! Is it available online somewhere?

"Protocols and platforms will come and go. People will remain, and they will need places that reflect and serve their needs, their norms, and their rules." - @jaz 🎯

People 👏🏼 Not 👏🏼 Platforms 👏🏼

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Dedicated to to spreading the gospel of AI (Adversarial Interoperability)

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@dansup Amazing! Thank you so much, man - it was so great to meet you and appreciate you grabbing all of this 🫶🏼