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A new campaign aims to safeguard social media from billionaires using Bluesky's underlying tech


Published on 2025-01-13 13:44:07 - TechCrunch
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  • The initiative, Free Our Feeds, aims to protect Bluesky's underlying technology, the AT Protocol, and leverage it to create an open social media ecosystem that can't be controlled by a single company or billionaires,

The article from TechCrunch discusses a new initiative called "The Social Web" aimed at protecting social media platforms from the influence of billionaires. This campaign leverages the underlying technology of Bluesky, a decentralized social network, to promote a more democratic and user-controlled internet. The project seeks to counteract the trend where wealthy individuals can exert significant control over social media platforms, potentially skewing content moderation, privacy policies, and platform governance. By using Bluesky's AT Protocol, which supports decentralized networking, "The Social Web" encourages the development of platforms where users have more autonomy over their data, content, and interactions, reducing the monopoly of tech moguls and fostering an environment where community-driven governance can thrive.

Read the Full TechCrunch Article at:
[ https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/13/a-new-campaign-aims-to-safeguard-social-media-from-billionaires-using-blueskys-underlying-tech/ ]
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