Techdirt guy. I once wrote a paper about "Protocols, not Platforms" that seems to be slightly relevant. Also can follow my Bluesky posts at @mmasnick.bsky.social [bridged from https://mastodon.social/@mmasnick on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]https://bsky.app/profile/mmasnick.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gyhttps://bsky.app/profile/mmasnick.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3m4ynsgn3x5k2RE: https://mastodon.social/@glynmoody/115504604469274492 I'm reposting this, but also testing the quote posting... https://mastodon.social/users/glynmoody/statuses/11550460446927449206 Nov 2025 22:53 +0000at://did:plc:avdxg2gny5p62uzpysqvbmdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4ynsgn3x5k2https://bsky.app/profile/mmasnick.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3ldomqlsri3p2We just passed 80% of our funding threshold with 1000 backers! Only 12 hours to go to hopefully get that other 20%! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mmasnick/one-billion-users-the-social-media-card-game?ref=4abd6919 Dec 2024 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:avdxg2gny5p62uzpysqvbmdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldomqlsri3p2https://bsky.app/profile/mmasnick.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3ldn3m4qfmyz2Folks, we're getting down to the wire on our Kickstarter for "One Billions Users" are ridiculously fun "social media" card game. Yes, it's fun even if (*especially if*) you hate social media. We're haven't reached our funding threshold, but are still holding out hope that we'll get there with […] https://mastodon.social/@mmasnick/11367771960695401119 Dec 2024 04:59 +0000at://did:plc:avdxg2gny5p62uzpysqvbmdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldn3m4qfmyz2https://bsky.app/profile/mmasnick.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3lbdmktldjy32Hey folks, we just launched our Kickstarter, for our (amazingly fun) card game about running a social media network: One Billion Users! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mmasnick/one-billion-users-the-social-media-card-game?ref=4abd69 In One Billion Users, players compete to build the most […] https://mastodon.social/@mmasnick/11351143751064272719 Nov 2024 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:avdxg2gny5p62uzpysqvbmdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbdmktldjy32https://bsky.app/profile/mmasnick.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3l7oghwuyulb2Figure I should post this here as well. How I view the wider decentralized social media ecosystem. A variety of necessary experiments to figure out what will actually bring value. https://www.techdirt.com/2024/10/29/some-slightly-biased-thoughts-on-the-state-of-decentralized-social-media/29 Oct 2024 20:04 +0000at://did:plc:avdxg2gny5p62uzpysqvbmdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3l7oghwuyulb2https://bsky.app/profile/mmasnick.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3l6std2aaowb2Coming soon... the most fun card game you could ever imagine. One Billion Users. A card game about building your own social media network. Can you do a better job than the billionaires in charge? https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mmasnick/one-billion-users-the-social-media-card-game18 Oct 2024 20:40 +0000at://did:plc:avdxg2gny5p62uzpysqvbmdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3l6std2aaowb2https://bsky.app/profile/mmasnick.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3l62hll2wy5e2For folks on Mastodon, but not Bluesky, one of the best news accounts to follow on Bluesky is Joshua Friedman, and he's now bridging to Mastodon. Follow him! @joshuajfriedman.com09 Oct 2024 04:06 +0000at://did:plc:avdxg2gny5p62uzpysqvbmdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3l62hll2wy5e2https://bsky.app/profile/mmasnick.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3kz2tupnq3ou2Sharing over here as well. I'm joining the Bluesky board to help provide them guidance. I remain a supporter of all experiments in decentralized social media, and will write more on that later. I still have high hopes for Mastodon/ActivityPub as well […] https://mastodon.social/@mmasnick/11291605954177092606 Aug 2024 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:avdxg2gny5p62uzpysqvbmdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3kz2tupnq3ou2https://bsky.app/profile/mmasnick.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3kv7nu4bivxd2Me in the Daily Beast pointing out that the Surgeon General seems to be ignoring basically all of the evidence (including some in his own report) in pushing for warnings on social media. https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-surgeon-general-is-wrong-social-media-doesnt-need-warning-labels?ref=author18 Jun 2024 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:avdxg2gny5p62uzpysqvbmdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3kv7nu4bivxd2