391: Dispatch from the Fediverse

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