quick update: no atmosphere report article this week!
im taking a summer schedule for the next month or so where I publish a bit less and on a more irregular schedule
some more update on that next week, as well as some funding news π
This week's fediverse news, where I talk about Bandwagon: a music sharing that added payment features for selling albums and creating paid, private communities to share exclusive content
[connectedplaces.online/reports/fedi...](
this weeks bluesky and atproto news:
- Bluesky adds age verification system to comply with new UK law
- Eurosky is a new initiative from to build a commons content moderation system in the EU
- Bluesky aims to be the place for US soccer conversations
[connectedplaces.online/reports/blue...](
agreed with Roscoe, this proposal needs more conversation, especially considering it effectively creates a new set of authorities on the network with no explanation of how governance of such a new authority would work
RE:
) unclear if/how they'll comply with UK's Online Safety Act with age verification
- more on why C2S is the neglected second half of ActivityPub
[connectedplaces.online/reports/fedi...](
ποΈ New essay
Bluesky and Mastodon users have drastically different perceptions to the UK's new age verification laws: either treating their platform is exactly the same as a Big Tech platform, or assuming their network is so different the laws dont apply
[connectedplaces.online/age-verifica...](
ive not followed this very closely, looking for some take on this by people who understand the field. the factsheet sounds pretty good tbh, but want to know if im missing something
RE:
ATmosphere Report - this week's bluesky and atproto news:
- More notification settings for Bluesky
- How atproto is becoming a place to build multiperson LLM chatbots
- Bluesky's proposal for Auth Scopes also introduces new questions for governance
[connectedplaces.online/reports/atmo...](
