Ryan Barrett

Software engineer Ryan Barrett, with 12 years of experience, talks about bridging social networks through Bridgy Fed. Highlights include the culture clashes between platforms, feedback on Bridgy Fed, and motivations driving Ryan's work. The discussion explores the challenges of introducing bridges in the Fediverse, consent principles, and balancing centralization with decentralization in web engagement.

Ryan Barrett, who has explored decentralized social protocols, discusses the evolution of Bridgy Fed, advancements and challenges in the Fedverse, the need for standardization in social networks, a bug report on 'no bot' hashtag interpretation, thoughts on the Solid protocol and activity pods, and the functionality of Bridgy Fed in making networks comprehensive.