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TechCrunch - Bluesky and Mastodon users are having a fight that could shape the next generation of social media (techcrunch.com)
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As decentralized social networks become more popular, the way different protocols interact could set the stage for the future of the web.

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[โ€“] pan_troglodytes@programming.dev 10 points 9 months ago (3 children)

it seems like one of the key defining principals of the fediverse is platform evolution - mastodon, bluesky, and lemmy are just going to be footnotes in history.

[โ€“] spaduf 3 points 9 months ago

mastodon, bluesky, and lemmy are just going to be footnotes in history

Only if they squander their lead. So long as they innovate in ways befitting the fediverse form, they will probably maintain their position. That said, it seems to me like modular systems like bonfire will probably leapfrog the existing platforms pretty quickly.

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