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Tech Policy Podcast

391: Dispatch from the Fediverse

Dec 2, 2024
41:19

Samantha Lai (Carnegie Endowment) discusses the state of federated social media (Bluesky, Threads, Mastodon, etc.).

Topics include:

  • A map of the fediverse
  • What makes Bluesky new?
  • Tools for tiny moderators
  • Turning the dial of centralization
  • “Community” or “echo chamber”?
  • Will one platform “win” the fediverse?
  • The beauty of exit
  • The beauty of the unknown

Links:

Online Safety and the “Great Decentralization” – The Perils and Promises of Federated Social Media

Some (Slightly Biased) Thoughts on the State of Decentralized Social Media

Dot Social with Mike McCue

Tech Policy Podcast 358: Information Animals Fighting Information Wars

Tech Policy Podcast 352: Yoel Roth on the Future of Content Moderation

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