Stephen Downes

A Fediverse report that captures some of the undertones of yesterday's Fedi meeting: "Social platforms are not, and can not, be neutral in a context of authoritarianism, and Bluesky cannot avoid this dynamic either... I think the challenge here is that only having an ATProto relay that is not under US jurisdiction is a good step in the right direction, but not sufficient to make the Bluesky network resilient against US government interference. For that, the Bluesky app (AppView, in ATProto terms) needs to be in a different place as well."