ICYMI: https://arewedecentralizedyet.online/ now has some features that show trends over time so you can watch user data get spread out more as #bluesky goes through some moderation upheaval and credible #atprotocol alternatives ramp up
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so if y'all coming from #bluesky now, let me say this: you should breathe a deeeeep *sigh* of relief my friend before you type anything, bc by god you are just coming out of a mental warzone and you should rest and recover. i am not even kidding. been there done that.
here you are safe. calm down, shake off all the negativity and just enjoy.
Sorry, not sorry in advance.
Stop trying to get people to come to #mastodon as if it’s any better than #bluesky. This place has deep, WEIRD issues it needs to address. Not only do you have the same (if not WORSE) problems with racism, general creepiness, and platforming known sociopaths, you also have the detriment of being confusing on a technical level.
It’s Liberal racism (masto) vs Corporate racism (BS) and ALL will lose in the long run unless you address it. As is with every site, ever.
I don't know what's happening over at #BlueSky but welcome, #BlueSkyRefugees, I guess? I hope you stick around, we have corgis and bikes over here.
#Dogs #DogsOfMastodon #Corgi #CorgisOfMastodon #Mastodogs #DogsOfFediverse #FediDogs #PetsOfMastodon #Photography #DogsOfPixelfed
Hello all.
Mastodon does NOT solicit paid verification.
Looks like there’s a new version of the fake ‘Mastodon Team’ phishing attempts that are targeting new users by replying to Introduction posts.
Again, please alert new users, and please report and block this fraudulent account.
![A phishing post with a link for the unwary from a new so-called ‘Mastodon Team’ account. It reads “ Hello, dear Mastodon user! We've noticed your activity on our forum and are ready to offer you cooperation. To proceed, please complete the verification using the link that our assistant will send you below. [bad link] Once verified, you will be able to receive monthly payments from our company. Thank you for everything, Mastodon!”](/proxy/post_attachment/870635/dae3aa6885.png "A phishing post with a link for the unwary from a new so-called ‘Mastodon Team’ account. It reads “ Hello, dear Mastodon user! We've noticed your activity on our forum and are ready to offer you cooperation. To proceed, please complete the verification using the link that our assistant will send you below. [bad link] Once verified, you will be able to receive monthly payments from our company. Thank you for everything, Mastodon!”")
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To all exiles from #BlueSky - welcome. This is a place of oddity, peculiarity, and lovely people.
It can take a little longer to find your place here, but you will, if you try. So welcome, and say hello.
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ok so little tips from someone who is here since 2017, coming from #bluesky , or #threads or whatever, you are welcome here !!!
Don't hesitate to make a post where you present yourself and add the hashtag #introduction 
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.
Bluesky has just started officially hosting and verifying dozens of accounts from Trump's regime including the Whitehouse, Homeland Security / ICE, the Department of War etc (https://cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog/115393404732174116).
*All* of these accounts are spreading bigotry, hatred and dangerous lies about vulnerable groups.
It is NOT enough to just "block and forget", here's why: https://social.chinwag.org/@FediThing/112581263140051643
This is a 1930s moment, and #Bluesky is choosing to host vile hatred. It is going down the same path as Twitter/X.
It's not the sign-up process that's preventing a mass-migration to #Mastodon. Reduce barriers to entry, sure. But it was not so long that we had to load a CD, type in credentials, and listen to the Internet demons summon our connection.
No, it's that Mastodon isn't suitable for Internet fame. The big accounts will ever come to a place that doesn't support an algorithmic caste system. How'd they know who's more important? If the big accounts won't come neither will anyone else
Para quem está chegando agora no fediverso:
- Defina um avatar, escreva uma bio
- Faça um post de #apresentação sobre quem você é
- Siga pessoas para montar seu feed inicial
- O #SDV não tem força aqui, algumas pessoas podem não seguir de volta
- Descreva as mídias que publicar
- Denuncie perfis transfóbicos, homofóbicos, racistas, etc. (aqui a moderação funciona)
Daí é só ir se enturmando e sentindo o clima (ou a brisa 
).
1/n
A #blocklist is not going to be polite
It's a blocklist after all
So much for "#composableModeration" on #centralized #Bluesky
Edited 37d ago
NEW: #Bluesky is having a banning controversy that revealed the limitations of its federation capabilities.
No one is running a fully independent AT Protocol stack because it's so complex, not even the Blacksky community.
My full exclusive report with quotes from Bluesky and the banned user plus detailed technical analysis of the state of AT Protocol federation: https://plus.flux.community/p/banning-controversy-reveals-blueskys
Pack Your Corporate Social Media Go Bag
If you use #Meta, #Bluesky or #Substack have an escape plan!
As repeatedly demonstrated, corporate platforms are vulnerable. Will you be ready when they inevitably bend to data exploitation, political manipulation and censorship? Has it already started?
Have a plan to evacuate to Public Social Media. Create backup accounts on #Mastodon and #Ghost and use them as secondaries. Be prepared. Begin building your online presence free from corporate overlords.
Edited 35d ago
The GoToSocial post import tool, slurp, now supports BlueSky post and media imports, backdated and all. I even used a custom PDS.
I'll do a write up at some point.
The most suprising thing, which probably should not have been a surprise - all your BlueSKy posts and media are completely public, and you can grab ANYONE's collection of posts and media if you want....no auth required.
https://github.com/VyrCossont/slurp?tab=readme-ov-file#downloading-and-importing-a-bluesky-archive
Edited 36d ago
It “only” took me a few years to find out that I don’t need to have a PeerTube or Lemmy account to interact with them; I just need to copy/paste the link in Mastodon search and then follow or reply.
Why no one is saying this little detail FIRST to all the n00bs coming from the Horror socials? After this you can explain the fediverse; Now Activity Pub makes so much sense to an atechnical person.
#fediverse #activitypub #twitter #x #bluesky #reddit #lemmy
Fediverse Report 137 - this week's #fediverse news
- @altstore joins the fediverse, and you can interact with apps on the alternative iOS app store now via your fediverse accounts. Altstore also made a 500k USD donation to various fediverse platforms
- @Mastodon is getting Starter Packs, with more details on the design, soliciting feedback
- @anewsocial announced a new version for Bounce, which allows you to transfer your account from the fediverse to #bluesky
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-137/
Do the social web a solid and follow @bsky.brid.gy. That bridges your Mastodon or other Fediverse account to Bluesky, requiring nothing of you otherwise.
You'll be able to interact with posts bridged from Bluesky.
And, when those of us with a bridged account repost something of yours, it can show up in the Fediverse and be reposted from there.
If you later find you want to undo the bridge, block the above account and that's that. Easy-peasy.
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.
1/2
Atenção, fediverso! 📢
Agora temos uma casa no Bluesky para quem também está por lá. Nosso perfil é @lemmy.eco.br
Você escolhe onde nos seguir (ou nos segue nas duas!). O importante é manter a conexão. 💚
#lemmy #reddit #bluesky #lemmybrasil
@brasil@lemmy.eco.br
The year is 2025. Social is entirely occupied by Enshittified Corporate Goons. Well, not entirely. One small decentralized platform of indomitable nerds still holds out against the invaders.... 
Edited 36d ago
Discovered this morning that Maven https://heymaven.com (a social media startup who's CEO is ex OpenAI "Ken Stanley: leading the Open-Endedness Team at OpenAI") is mass importing public posts from the #fediverse with no links back to the original and no way to delete them. It seems there is no Opt-out or Opt-in mechanism at all. It also has posts from #Bluesky pulled in via @bsky.brid.gy that are also not linked back to the original.
Here's an example: https://app.heymaven.com/profile/66927
Super cool and powerful to see how #BlueSky is supporting curated lists using custom hashtags. Hopefully this will be a feature option in #Mastodon soon as well!
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jcoy7v3a2t4rcfdh6i4kza25/feed/astro
#MediaLit #edtechSR #SocialMedia #GeekOfTheWeek #edtech #SpaceEd
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THE EXPRESS: #Trump health fears soar after 'humiliating' #Dance in Malaysia... #LOL..."'What is he doing?"....
President #DonaldTrump was spotted showing off his dance moves during his weekend arrival in #Malaysia, prompting fresh questions about his well being.
Footage rapidly spread across #Bluesky, #ElonMusk's X News Discussion Platform and Mastadon captured #PresidentTrump, 79, swaying to music as he moved forward to meet #Malaysian officials......
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2126121/donald-trump-health-fears-malaysia
