I know a lot of you still think of the #Fediverse as just “Mastodon”.

But it’s far more than that. There’s an entire ecosystem of federated message boards that’s already proven popular: #Piefed, #NodeBB, #Lemmy, #Mbin, and #Discourse.

Even the classics like #Friendica and #Hubzilla have solid forum features baked in.

If you’re only here for the microblogging, you’re missing a key piece. Communities built around interests are something #Twitter never offered, and #Bluesky still doesn’t.

So if you’re looking to replace your #Facebook Groups, the Fediverse already has you covered.

'No, Mastodon is not decentralized'

I have seen so much discourse the last week or two poking at Bluesky for falsely claiming to be decentralized, and pointing to Mastodon (rather than *the fediverse*) as being an example of true decentralized social networking. Spoiler alert: it isn’t.

https://victorwynne.com/mastodon/?utm_source=fedi

#Mastodon #Bluesky #Fediverse

@Sarahp

☝️ Really interesting response. Clearly vetted by lawyers. It seems like what #Mastodon is saying is that because, unlike #Bluesky, it does not retain personal data on it's users, it does not have the inherent ability do age verification.

#Scientists Are Flocking to #Bluesky

#Academics once loved #Twitter —but in the age of #X they’ve abandoned it in droves.
#Musk

https://www.wired.com/story/bluesky-now-platform-of-choice-for-science-community/

Will Bluesky Block Most Red States?

Digesting Sarah Perez's @Sarahp great TechCrunch article on #Bluesky blocking users from Mississippi (https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/28/mississippis-age-assurance-law-puts-decentralized-social-networks-to-the-test/), and noticing that almost all the "red" states have similar laws to Mississippi.

So, will Bluesky soon be blocking users from these states?

Do users want to take the chance?

It's easy to set up a truly decentralized Mastodon account, even if only as a backup >>> https://joinmastodon.org/

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Map showing most 'red' states have age verification laws.

An ID-based age verification law has cut off Mississippi users from the social media app #BlueSky. #SCOTUS judge Kavanaugh said the law was "likely unconstitutional" but declined to stay it. https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/408412/bluesky-blocks-mississippi-users.html

A question for BlueSky users in Ireland:

Have you found a pop-up appearing on screen, requiring you to accept new terms and conditions (due to be implemented in September), before you can proceed?

Does anyone know of any tl:dr about what these changes are? It's putting me in a very "i ain't reading all that" state of mind.

(Note: this question does not relate to whatever BlueSky is doing in relation Mississippi.)

#BlueSky #MastoDaoine #TLDR #IAintReadingAllThat

Statt Altersprüfung für alle: Bluesky sperrt User aus Mississippi komplett aus

Weil der US-Bundesstaat verlangt, dass soziale Netzwerke das Alter aller User prüft, zieht sich Bluesky von dort zurück. Die Debatte darüber ist interessant.

https://www.heise.de/news/Statt-Alterspruefung-fuer-alle-Bluesky-sperrt-User-aus-Mississippi-komplett-aus-10590998.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Bluesky #Jugendschutz #Mobiles #SocialMedia #news

@eblu @ClintonAnderson @pixelpusher220 @RegGuy @Gargron @quillmatiq @jack @laurenshof @jsit @bsky.app

"we understand vulture capital will destroy #bluesky, and we've prepared for that by making it possible to have rebel bases"

"why don't you just use something that is already decentralized, like #mastodon/ #fediverse"

"you don't understand, this is a cult-centered discussion"

...

"in case the shareholders come knocking"

"in case"

🤦‍♂️

@pixelpusher220 @RegGuy @eblu @Gargron @quillmatiq @jack @laurenshof @jsit @bsky.app

yup

the looming issue with #bluesky:

bluesky is financially backdoored such that as it grows in popularity it will suffer the same fate that befell #twitter

investors will demand a return, a return that can't be delivered without centralization

and then they engineer a takeover putting an elon #musk type at the helm

this is how #plutocracy destroys #socialMedia

enjoy bluesky

but it's doomed

@RegGuy @eblu @Gargron @quillmatiq @jack @laurenshof @jsit @bsky.app

the essential problem with #bluesky is that it promises a lot, but delivers little in the realm of #decentralization (reality, not technical potential)

now there's something interesting about that:

bluesky is run by #crypto bros

in crypto, promising a lot, not delivering, but generating devotion off of the promise, is the standard grift template

and you see it in the cultish denial of many commenting here

@eblu @Gargron @quillmatiq @jack @laurenshof @jsit @bsky.app

the misinformation in question is representing #centralized #socialMedia like #bluesky as if it were decentralized

we all understand the amazing tech that *promises* #decentralization but the *reality* is that it is not

the #fediverse is genuinely decentralized, and bluesky may one day be decentralized

but it isn't now

this upsets people like yourself who view the issue in cultish terms: how dare someone cite reality

Just a special bonus post to let you know that accounts in Mississippi USA are working just fine on the Fediverse. There are no corporate overlords that can block them.

For example you could follow these:

➡️ @msfreepress - Non-profit local news site based in Mississippi, women-run

➡️ @thedeltareview - Blog about culture and lifestyle in Mississippi and the Southeastern USA

➡️ @MSTODAYnews - Non-profit news organisation covering Mississippi

#Mississippi #BlueSky

@pluralistic

It means they are evil and we should block them better and ask people stop posting links to it, tell people to get off it.

Get the hell off bluesky, its evil.

Evil is going down. Stop participating.

#bluesky #evil

Bluesky Demands ID Verification For UK Users

So, been gone for a couple days and now tech bro #Bluesky is demanding to see your papers and sharing them with a tech bro data archive. And all the lefties that have flocked there are like... OK.

Seriously?

https://tech.yahoo.com/social-media/articles/bluesky-adding-age-verification-features-195753940.html

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Sheep says: I'M TELLING YOU - THE MAN AND THE DOG ARE DEFINITELY WORKING TOGETHER.