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On verification and coordination authority
Apr 14, 2026
Who verifies the atproto developer community, and why can't it be the community itself?
atprotoverification
Where Does Community Live? - some responses
Feb 19, 2026
FR#153 – What does a Discord replacement look like?
Feb 13, 2026
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ATmosphere Report #147 - Year's end reflections
Dec 23, 2025
Some themes I'm watching for 2026: censorship resistance, the politics of interoperable spaces, and who gets to shape how atproto talks about itself.
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atprotobluesky
ATmosphere Report - #144
Nov 26, 2025
Bluesky grants, on Eurosky conference, and how Gander is thinking about cultural sovereignty
ATmosphere Report 143 - Eurosky Live
Nov 20, 2025
on protocol architecture and power
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ATmosphere Report #142 - more new apps
Nov 13, 2025
The launch of knowledge sharing platform Semble, some thoughts on the evolving dynamics around moderation, and a whole lot of links
ATmosphere Report #142
Nov 12, 2025
The Canadian atproto-powered platform Gander raises of 1.3M in fundraising, atproto at the IETF and Bluesky is the baseball app
Decentralisation and blogging on atproto
Nov 3, 2025
The space for blogging and long-form writing on atproto is rapidly developing, and it gives some interesting insight in what decentralisation on atproto looks like
ATmosphere Report #140 - its still all politics
Oct 30, 2025
Comparing the Dutch election results with how active politicians are on Bluesky
ATmosphere Report #139 Link bag - politics, atproto, and some more links
Oct 23, 2025
The White House joins Bluesky
Oct 20, 2025
When a government joins a platform for the purpose of trolling