I’ve complained there needs to be an easier way to move my posts to another ActivityPub platform.
But I’ll shush now after reading about Bluesky’s data export process. Good gracious.
I’ve complained there needs to be an easier way to move my posts to another ActivityPub platform.
But I’ll shush now after reading about Bluesky’s data export process. Good gracious.
First, #Bluesky corp shadowbanned my account about 6 hours ago (more or less).
A few minutes ago, they completely suspended the account.
Reason? Unknown.
They claim:
1. They don't do shadowbanning. But they actually do, you'll get flagged with a hidden label "needs-review".
2. They claim "needs-review" is for accounts with suspicious activities like harassing people (not guilty), scamming (not guilty), suspicious (not guilty).
But they suspend you any way.
Oh, the account is hosted on an independent PDS. Yes, ATmosphere network suspension rest on Bluesky corps shoulders. All ATproto roads lead to Bluesky corp.
If you don't have any connection to the powers-that-be, it's more likely goodbye data. So much for championing "portability" and "owning your data". 🤷🏽
For sure the reason will be "it's automated" again, we've heard that since 2024 and it's still a very faulty "automated system" that produces high false positives.
I wonder if there's a limit to how large an #ATproto repo can be.I can't do anything with my @youronly.one account anymore since 09-02 07:38 😅😭 Relog, use another browser, use a different appview, nothing. Only DMs work. Can login fine.pdsls.dev/at://did:plc...
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Recently there has been a lot of discourse about ActivityPub and AT Protocol which has been quite dividing and heated.
Yesterday at the Social Web CG meeting (the group that maintains the ActivityPub and related specifications), I proposed releasing a statement that counters the narrative that one of these protocols must win, when both protocols can co-exist and have a lot to learn from each other.
The statement has been co-signed by various members of both Social Web CG, SocialCG, and the AT Protocol community.
“We do not win by tearing each other down, which only emboldens and empowers those who do not want either protocol to succeed.”
“Arguing between us only emboldens those that seek to derail and destroy efforts to build an open social web.”
You can read the full statement here:
https://github.com/swicg/general/blob/master/statements/2025-09-05-activitypub-and-atproto-discourse.md
Fediverse Report 138 - this week's #fediverse news
- a closer look at the Tumblr-like platform Wafrn, which connects to both #activitypub and #atproto. Their latest update allows people to migrate their #bluesky account to wafrn, joining the fediverse while staying connected to their bluesky network
- @loops is getting closer to joining the fediverse
Read at: https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-138/
New #ATproto / #Bluesky bug or loophole?👉🏽 Someone was able to reply a few hours ago on a post locked from replies months ago.- Reply: pdsls.dev/at://did:plc...- Post: pdsls.dev/at://did:plc...
my Fediverse post migration tool slurp can now import from Bluesky!
i'm looking for beta testers who would like to give it a try, ideally on a throwaway Fedi server like a GTS testrig.
caveats:
currently doesn't check Bluesky's advisory "Discourage apps from showing my account to logged-out users" profile flag: imported Bluesky posts will have public visibility on Fedi
doesn't attempt to translate Bluesky thread gates to GTS interaction policies, because i need to catch up on both first
video alt text is preserved but captions are not, because Bluesky's per-language VTT sidecar caption files would need to be converted and inlined for Fedi servers expecting one file per video
doesn't handle quote posts, because GTS doesn't have quote posts
Looks like there may well be a surge of users from Blacksky and the other "alternative" ATProto instances checking out the Fedi, or reactivating old accounts, given that they're now discovering that ATProto is a Potemkin Village of decentralization and that BSky still hold all the cards.
This time, can we please try not to act like assholes / the HOA while they find their feet.
#activitypub anyone know of any efforts to provide algorithm recommendations on Activity Pub? It could be a feed similar to #atproto, or it could users I might find interesting. As much as I like the people I come across here, superposters tend to drown out the chronological views
Just pushed a new release, adding support of login and crosspost via #Bluesky / #ATProto https://github.com/neodb-social/neodb/releases/tag/0.10.3rc1
although lack of certain features, e.g. CW on text (it's on attachment atm) and editing (which is supported in protocol but not on flagship instance), the pds service itself and libraries (shout out to atproto.blue) works surprisingly well.
I'm seriously considering if NeoDB should be dual-stack in the long term.
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Even before the arrival of #atproto was the question of what #decentralization of the web means quite murky, with multiple competing protocols at different abstraction layers. As frequently said, at one level the web is already decentralized so envisaging pure #p2p is also conceivable, why the need for #activitypub (or whatever) "servers"?
We come to realize that the problem is not well defined. First of all it does matter what you assume about the distribution of silicon and networks...
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