The Fediverse Report

Analysis

Bounce, and how the Open Social Web is continually changing

June 9, 2025

The Open Social Web is an ongoing debate about what open social networks should look like. New tools like Bounce change how we think about this space.

Decentralisation as a shifting mental framework

May 19, 2025

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Taking Control of Your Timeline – in Different Ways

May 14, 2025

Both Mastodon and Bluesky advertise themselves that they give people control over their timelines. They both take a different approach, with Bluesky focusing on *what* you see, and Mastodon on *how* you see it.

Bluesky, censorship and country-based moderation

April 17, 2025

This week, Bluesky hid accounts in for users in Turkey after a government order. I take a closer look at government censorship and ATProto, how geographic moderation labelers work, and the impact on the future of decentralised social networks.

Fediverse Report’s deep research on Deep Research’s fediverse report

March 3, 2025

ChatGPT released a new mode, called Deep Research. Tech writer Casey Newton asked Deep Research to write a report about the fediverse. But how good is the quality of the report that ChatGPT puts out? Fediverse Report does some deep research on Deep Research's fediverse report.