Bluesky and Mastodon are emergent microblogging platforms designed to reduce the centralisation of power in the social media ecosystem. Bluesky especially is notable due to its large userbase and wide adoption by the world’s media. This topic will discuss similarities and differences between these two technologies, as well as those between decentralised and traditional social media. Opportunities for innovation and expansion within these spaces will also be discussed.

I run the bimonthly atproto.london meetup here at Newspeak House as well as co-host Journalism Technology London, also at Newspeak House. If you want to build something cool in the ATProto space, I can absolutely help you with that!