Decentered S2E5: A New Social, With Anuj Ahooja and Ryan Barrett
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Sep 7, 2025 
Anuj Ahooja and Ryan Barrett from A New Social are reshaping the decentralized social landscape. They discuss enhancing accessibility with Bridgy Fed and Bounce, emphasizing user-friendly tools. Navigating social media interoperability is key, as they tackle cross-network migration and data portability challenges. The duo shares insights on their project’s growth from side project to thriving platform, addressing user mobility and identity across networks. They also reflect on the need for community-driven solutions to improve the overall user experience.
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Bridgy Fed Is A Protocol-Level Translator
- Bridgy Fed acts as a protocol-level participant translating natively between networks rather than scraping or mirroring data.
- Anuj and Ryan aim to make bridging accessible and build features beyond bridging like Bounce and discovery.
How Bridgy Fed Presents Across Networks
- Ryan described Bridgy Fed acting like a PDS for Blue Sky and as a Fediverse instance for ActivityPub.
- He explained Bridgy Fed exposes IndieWeb sites to webmention-compatible interactions.
Treat Migration Tools As Insurance
- Build migration tools as an insurance policy to preserve users' social graphs when platforms fail or change direction.
- Integrate migration and bridging into platforms so users can choose and move without losing followers.