Paramount+ now with HBO Max, formerly known as Max, formerly known as HBO Max (important: this version didn't have Discovery+ and CNN+ content, those were still separate services), formerly known as HBO Now, formerly known as HBO Go RE: https://www.threads.com/@wsj/post/DOeHE2IiF4F

@shnarfed and I sat down with @wedistributemedia on the Decentered podcast! In the first half we talk about all the work we're doing at @anewsocialweb with Bridgy Fed and Bounce. Then, in the second half, Sean lets me rave about all the exciting work happening in the open social web. It's a […]

Happy Expensive Infomercial Day to all those who celebrate #AppleEvent

Hard disagree. Not only does this not distribute in every standard way available, they also don't properly link inside the text attachment (shown in the QT of a @jherskowitz post I've attached in the reply). This is a lock-in mechanism and doesn't help with any work you do outside of Threads […]

Everything's Jira

On the open social web, you don't have to wait for a trillion-dollar corporation to decide when you get an app optimized for your favorite device RE: https://www.threads.com/@techmeme/post/DOJXxwTCtIR

We're ramping up our funding efforts at @anewsocialweb to ensure we can run Bridgy Fed and Bounce for the long run. As a non-profit, we want to be as community-funded as possible, so we're focusing on ways to make that easier. A quick thread about where we're at in terms of funds: (1/3)🧵 […]

Bluesky is kicking off the formal process to make ATProto an IETF standard 👀 https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/bofreq-newbold-authenticated-transfer/ #Fediverse Threads

This is just blogging, but worse. Platform-locked (no RSS, email, etc.) and drops open social web compatibility (even though receiving platforms can and do support long-form already). FYI: Meta has tried long-form multiple times and shut down all of those projects. If you want to create […]

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 […]

I got to chat with @shortformernie 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 […] [Original post on threads.com]

This is a fantastic intro to the open social web tech under the hood of the Bluesky app. If you have even a peripheral interest in why a whole bunch of nerds like me are excited about AT Protocol, Kuba does a great job of simplifying complex ideas, and I highly recommend giving this a read […]

Oh, I've seen this bad rebrand cycle before - in a few years they'll be MS MAX #MSNBC RE: https://www.threads.com/@axios/post/DNf2m3YusOY

I 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 read, but I could also find other books to add to my unbelievably long reading list instead

No one: Absolutely no one: Not a single soul: Perplexity: We are putting up a bid to purchase the entire United States of America #perplexity

👋🏼🙂‍↔️ metrics-driven social media 🙂‍↕️👉🏼 people-driven social media

"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." 🎯 People 👏🏼 Not 👏🏼 Platforms 👏🏼 https://jaz.co.uk/2025/08/14/there-is-one-fediverse-there-are-a-million-fediverses/ #Fediverse Threads

In a world that builds for the next quarter, build for the next quarter century

Dedicated to to spreading the gospel of AI (Adversarial Interoperability) #Fediverse Threads

I know a lot of folks here have their qualms about Bluesky, but I hope folks are paying attention to what Rudy Fraser and Blacksky Algorithms are doing to decentralize their community from Bluesky PBC infra. Decentralization at every level of the stack is happening on ATProto. It started […]

Bridging and cross-posting are both important, but different, approaches to solving a similar problem. Today on the @anewsocialweb blog, @shnarfed dives into the difference between the two and why we believe Bridgy Fed is crucial infrastructure for a shared open social web […]

At Fedicon last weekend, I had the opportunity to present my thoughts on the open social web, what we're building at @anewsocialweb, and what it's taught us about how to build for people, not platforms. Our aim is The Last Network Effect, and the path to that is building bridges, not walls […]

What browser(s) do you currently use? Do you use completely different ones depending on the device? And how important is cross-device sync to you? Feel free to DM an answer if you're not comfortable sharing it here.

As it always should've been RE: https://www.threads.com/@mishaal_rahman/post/DMFpe9gsDZ8

Had a blast at the DWeb Seattle Gathering last night! I got to present about cross-protocol interoperability and how developers should be thinking about building for people, not platforms, on the wider open social web. Lots of great questions and conversations […] [Original post on threads.com]

Can't tell if I have the clones feed or if everyone is just talking about the clones feed 🤔

Fediverse Sharing on Threads has just levelled up 🔝 Turn on Fediverse Sharing now to browse a new 'Fediverse' feed and find accounts across the open social web, including Bluesky, through search 🔍 Whilst Fediverse Sharing on Threads still leaves a lot to be […] [Original post on threads.com]

so cool, i can now follow my bluesky account here thanks to the fediverse @vijay.io@bsky.brid.gy

🪐 🪐 A BIG chunk of Fediverse functionality launches today! 🪐🪐 This has really helped me catch up on my Fediverse follows every day compared to before (when we had to visit individual profiles, or turn on new post notifications). I'm also really excited to follow news publications and other […]

Shipped a thing today 🚀 Turn on your Fediverse sharing, search for any fediverse user, follow them and catch up on their posts in a separate feed! Let me know if you have any feedback on how we can improve 😀 RE: https://www.threads.com/@mosseri/post/DLAioD4JbyW

Boom! Huge update to Fediverse Threads 🌐 With this, you can now also follow folks on Bluesky who are on Bridgy Fed! For instance, you can now see me in the Fediverse feed if you follow @quillmatiq.com@bsky.brid.gy. And, of course, you can follow my Mastodon and Pixelfed accounts: - […]

Love seeing Threads consistently inspired by Mastodon and Bluesky features. Competition works and is necessary. Never let someone tell you that only one of these apps needs to win if you want users to get what they need out of them. RE: https://www.threads.com/@mosseri/post/DK-HwwQPN7Z

"The moment a user asks, 'Wait, why can't I go there? You said these were open,' we've failed on our promises. That's where we are right now." I wrote about adversarial interoperability and the importance of making the most powerful parts of the open social web more accessible to users […]

I'll be presenting at the next DWeb Seattle Gathering on June 18th, talking all about cross-protocol interop 🌐↔️🌐 If you're in the area, come by and join us! You can also attend over Zoom if you want to take part remotely. Sign up here: https://lu.ma/wfoprjy7?tk=npptaE

"Tools like Bounce suggest the direction of the Open Social Web is less about specific protocols, and more about expanding user agency." Laurens truly gets what we're trying to do with Bounce and @anewsocialweb as a nonprofit organization […]

"Federating @ghost means publishers no longer have to choose between owning their work and reaching an audience. You post once, on your own domain, and it travels everywhere—the network effect without the lock-in." Ghost w/ ActivityPub, Fediverse Threads, and @bluesky_social bridging via Bridgy […]

The handheld gaming space is finally firing on all cylinders 🔥 https://youtu.be/Pp3fbZZOlcs

@verge covered Bounce on The Vergecast! "The idea that I can just pick up my stuff on a social network, and put it down on another social network? Like, that's it, baby. That's the stuff." - @imdavidpierce "Now we're in the products phase" - @reckless1280 That's 👏🏼 the 👏🏼 stuff 👏🏼 RE […]

"The overall goal at A New Social is to shift the power of social networks back to the people, not the platform makers, by giving them tools that let them move their account, their followings, and leave if a platform ever fails them in some way." 🎯🎯🎯 🗣️ PEOPLE. NOT. PLATFORMS. RE […]

The open social web just got a whole lot more open 🌐 Introducing Bounce: A tool that helps migrate your social graph between ATProto and ActivityPub! So hyped to finally reveal the work we've been doing on this 🙂 RE: https://www.threads.com/@anewsocialweb/post/DKhmksVxkEs

Me seeing all the reviewers post pics and videos of their Switch 2s

webOS was probably the right one, huh?

👀👀👀 RE: https://www.threads.com/@anewsocialweb/post/DKck_VtvgSY

👀👀👀 RE: https://www.threads.com/@anewsocialweb/post/DKck_VtvgSY

When someone says it's not Pride Month, block them. Don't give them engagement, don't give them visibility. Elevate more LGBTQ+ voices instead.

On vibe coding:

"We don't need more people writing software; we need more people who understand it. The vibes are insecure." In this issue of Human-Generated Content, we're doing a vibe check on vibe coding. There are some cases where it's useful, but, as we've learned, it can also be a security nightmare […]

Google in six months: "We are seeing unprecedented usage of Gemini in Gmail. As we told you, everyone wants Gemini and we definitely don't have our thick thumbs on the scale" RE: https://www.threads.com/@verge/post/DKRWQBsNEf0

The vibe-coding trend is going to end up being one of the biggest national security risks we've seen in the software industry RE: https://www.threads.com/@semafor/post/DKPyvbItzvJ

Our goal for Bridgy Fed is to be funded by users and avoid as much pressure from external organizations as possible. We're a nonprofit using software as user advocacy for the open social web so we can hold platforms accountable to their promises. This is what we mean by People, Not Platforms. 1/2