Chris Trottier on Nostr: The Press really doesn't understand the Fediverse, nor how decentralized social media ...
The Press really doesn't understand the Fediverse, nor how decentralized social media works -- at all.
Take this article from the BBC. They call #Meta's P92 a potential "greater rival to Bluesky or Mastodon."
No, P92 is joining the same social network that Mastodon is on -- which is called the Fediverse, tied together by a protocol called ActivityPub.
P92 and Mastodon are just two software currently in use with the Fediverse. Right now, I am using Pleroma, which uses ActivityPub. Other times, I'm using Calckey, Friendica, Pixelfed, etc. -- all which use ActivityPub.
And the rival isn't Bluesky. It's AT protocol, which Bluesky would use for their own version of the Fediverse -- but which hasn't happened yet because they're years behind ActivityPub.
You see, with open protocols, having to start "afresh" and "rebuild a community" will be a thing of the past.
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-65855603npub1gsm90pjumqekhq83ark3jc4nm43lvz2hvvv7nn2g6hgthayfkwzsv75y8l (npub1gsm…5y8l) 
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