Social networking

A new security fund opens up to help protect the fediverse
The fediverse, also known as the open social web that includes Mastodon, Meta’s Threads, Pixelfed, and other apps, is ramping ...

A world without Caesars: How the atproto community is rebuilding the web to return power to the people
Don’t call it a Bluesky conference. Over the weekend, the first in-person gathering devoted to those building with the AT ...

Bluesky made more money selling T-shirts mocking Zuckerberg than custom domains
Bluesky CEO Jay Graber made a splash at SXSW last week, showing up at her keynote event in a T-shirt ...

X updates Communities with new filters, sorting options, and a way to see your own posts
X is bringing more attention to Communities, a feature that allows X users to connect and engage in discussions around ...

To avoid embarrassing yourself by oversharing with coworkers, stick to FORD conversations, experts suggest
In the wake of RTO, workers might be feeling a little socially rusty. After nearly 5 years sans small talk ...

Mastodon is working to add the controversial ‘quote posts’ feature
Mastodon, the decentralized alternative to X, is going to adopt a controversial feature from the platform formerly known as Twitter: ...

Tumblr to join the fediverse after WordPress migration completes
Since 2022, blogging site Tumblr has been teasing its plans to integrate with the fediverse — the open social web ...

Built on Bluesky, Pinksky brings its Instagram-like app to Android
Bluesky users on Android now have access to a new app that works more like Instagram than X. On Tuesday, ...

What Comes After OnlyFans? | WIRED
Access is an illusion. Or, really, what I mean to say is: access, filtered through social media, is an illusion. ...

In Relationships, Am I the Asshole?
For more than a decade, Reddit’s “Am I the Asshole?” sub has served as a trove of cautionary tales and ...