🌐 Beyond Bluesky: The Rise of Decentralized Social Apps
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Beyond Bluesky: The Rise of Decentralized Social AppsThe AT Protocol (ATProto), the open foundation behind Bluesky, is becoming a launchpad for next-gen social apps.
Some standout innovations:
・Flashes: A photo/video-sharing platform reminiscent of classic Instagram
・Spark: A video-first app with livestreaming on the way
・Streamplace: Livestreaming built with cryptographic creator protections
・Graze: Build, customize, and monetize your own social feedsThis signals a shift toward user-owned, open social ecosystems—a strong contrast to walled-garden platforms. Developers, creators, and users alike are embracing interoperability, privacy, and creative freedom.
#DecentralizedWeb #ATProtocol #Bluesky #Web3 #SocialMediaInnovation #OpenSource
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Beyond Bluesky: The Rise of Decentralized Social Apps
The AT Protocol (ATProto), the open foundation behind Bluesky, is becoming a launchpad for next-gen social apps.
Some standout innovations:
・Flashes: A photo/video-sharing platform reminiscent of classic Instagram
・Spark: A video-first app with livestreaming on the way
・Streamplace: Livestreaming built with cryptographic creator protections
・Graze: Build, customize, and monetize your own social feedsThis signals a shift toward user-owned, open social ecosystems—a strong contrast to walled-garden platforms. Developers, creators, and users alike are embracing interoperability, privacy, and creative freedom.
#DecentralizedWeb #ATProtocol #Bluesky #Web3 #SocialMediaInnovation #OpenSource
@brian_greenberg if only it was decentralized.
️Here's an image showing BlueSky's infrastructure. That relay part at the top negates any decentralization the rest of the system might have.
You can have 100 funnels with 100 different liquids, but if they all funnel down into 1 funnel below, none of the other 100 funnels matter at all.
