Hacker News with Generative AI: Decentralization

Decentralized Naming and Certificate Authority (handshake.org)
Handshake is a decentralized, permissionless naming protocol where every peer is validating and in charge of managing the root DNS naming zone with the goal of creating an alternative to existing Certificate Authorities and naming systems.
Decentralization, Blockchain, DNS, Certificate Authorities, Security
17 points by nkjoep 3 days ago | 1 comments
Tumblr to join the Fediverse after WordPress migration completes (techcrunch.com)
Since 2022, blogging site Tumblr has been teasing its plans to integrate with the fediverse — the open social web powered by the protocol ActivityPub also used by Mastodon, Threads, Flipboard, and others. Now, the Automattic-owned blogging platform is sharing more information about when and how that integration could actually happen.
Social Media, Decentralization, Open Source, Blogging Platforms
118 points by Fitik 9 days ago | 83 comments
We need network societies, not network states (2024) (cip.org)
Balaji Srinivasan aspires to be the John Locke of the Digital Age. His book, The Network State (TNS),  puts forth a new social contract enabled by “Web3 technology,” centered on blockchains. In a sentence, he defines the network state (NS) as a startup country—“a highly aligned online community with a capacity for collective action that crowdfunds territory around the world and eventually gains diplomatic recognition from pre-existing states.”
Blockchain, Social Contract, Political Philosophy, Technology, Decentralization
87 points by tomrod 16 days ago | 59 comments
Push Notifications for Decentralized Services (unifiedpush.org)
How mobile push notifications currently bring centralization to decentralized services, and how we can avoid it, even for mainstream configurations.
Decentralization, Mobile Development, Push Notifications
164 points by notmine1337 19 days ago | 52 comments
First Look: Loops, by Pixelfed – Decentralised TikTok Competitor (2024) (wedistribute.org)
Over the past few weeks, Loops has opened up its public beta to early adopters and enthusiasts looking to put the platform through its paces.
Social Media, Decentralization, TikTok, Beta Testing
186 points by evolve2k 27 days ago | 138 comments
Vision of a New World – Design Issues (2024) (w3.org)
This article envisions a transformative world enabled by the Solid protocol, a decentralized system for personal data storage and sharing.
Decentralization, Web3, Design, Personal Data
11 points by todsacerdoti 30 days ago | 5 comments
Powering your Hugo blog with Bluesky Comments (kau.sh)
Twitter’s change in ownership triggered a cascade of events birthing various social media clones. It’s been tricky to decide which network to invest time and energy in. I’m not an influencer, but I’d be kidding myself if I thought having a presence on social media wasn’t important.
Social Media, Blogging, Open Source, Decentralization, Hugo
7 points by wmat 30 days ago | 1 comments
Ask HN: Organize local communities without Facebook? (ycombinator.com)
I want to move our local communities off Facebook and onto our own platform.
Social Media, Local Communities, Decentralization
407 points by recvonline 30 days ago | 384 comments
We need to protect the protocol that runs Bluesky (technologyreview.com)
If we don’t act soon, our online world will continue to be run at the whim of capricious billionaires.
Social Media, Censorship, Online Privacy, Decentralization
262 points by srameshc 33 days ago | 306 comments
Skylight on Bluesky an atproto alternative to TikTok (bsky.app)
Social Media, Alternative Platforms, Decentralization
4 points by momeara 33 days ago | 0 comments
ATProto and the ownership of identity (anirudh.fi)
atproto is very exciting to me as it’s the perfect abstraction between the identity and user data layer, and the application layer. Compare that to the fediverse and some striking differences become apparent.
Identity, Decentralization, Social Media, Web3, Technology
109 points by icy 33 days ago | 131 comments
'Social media should be built on protocols, not platforms' says Mastodon CEO (techcrunch.com)
“Social media should be built on protocols, not platforms,” Mastodon CEO Eugen Rochko said in an interview for TechCrunch’s Equity podcast. “And people should be able to choose freely between different platforms and also be able to move between them.”  
Social Media, Decentralization, Open Source, Technology, Platforms
30 points by MRPockets 36 days ago | 5 comments
Billionaire-Proofing the Internet (pluralistic.net)
Billionaire-proofing the internet: Scolding people for choosing popular services is no way to build a popular movement.
Internet, Technology, Social Justice, Censorship, Decentralization
26 points by rbanffy 37 days ago | 6 comments
Mastodon's founder cedes control, refuses to become next Musk or Zuckerberg (arstechnica.com)
Mastodon announced Monday that it's shifting its structure over the next six months to become wholly owned by a European nonprofit organization—
Social Media, Decentralization, Non-profit Organizations
8 points by gpi 37 days ago | 2 comments
Meta admits it deleted links to decentralized Instagram competitor Pixelfed (engadget.com)
Meta appeared to be blocking links to Pixelfed, a decentralized photo-sharing platform, on Facebook, according to both users on Bluesky and 404 Media.
Social Media, Decentralization, Meta, Instagram
22 points by shakna 38 days ago | 3 comments
An Attmept to Billionaire-proof social media wih Bluesky's protocol (fortune.com)
Hollywood stars and top technologists want to billionaire-proof social media using Bluesky’s protocol
Social Media, Technology, Protocol, Elon Musk, Decentralization
5 points by laurex 38 days ago | 0 comments
Mastodon's CEO and creator is handing control to a new nonprofit organization (theverge.com)
Decentralized social network Mastodon has announced plans to transfer its ownership to a new nonprofit entity.
Social Media, Decentralization, Nonprofits, Mastodon
23 points by ossusermivami 38 days ago | 3 comments
Facebook blocks links to Pixelfed, a federated Instagram alternative (bsky.app)
Social Media, Privacy, Decentralization
179 points by boramalper 39 days ago | 66 comments
Defederation from Threads (hachyderm.io)
Hello Hachyderm! In alignment with our prior posts about inter-instance federation, and Threads in particular, Hachyderm has defederated with Threads due to their changes in moderation policy as of the publication of this post.
Social Media, Decentralization, Moderation Policy
26 points by healsdata 41 days ago | 3 comments
Decentralized Syndication – The Missing Internet Protocol (tautvilas.lt)
The Internet is decentralized by design. It came into being not at once, but in parts. New protocols were added on top of previous ones, with each new protocol extending and improving functionality of the global network. TCP and IP protocols were built in the 1970s, then came SMTP and DNS in the 1980s. 1990s gave us probably the best known HTTP protocol that delivers the visual experience of the web.
Internet, Technology, Protocols, Decentralization
142 points by brisky 41 days ago | 94 comments
Why Bluesky Is Not Ready for Marketing (ghost.io)
BlueSky has been a growing platform, particularly as turbulence continues at X (formerly Twitter). X’s implementation of charging for its API, the requirement of a Blue Mark subscription for basic functionality, and the controversial political stances taken by the company’s leadership have not worked in X’s favor, resulting in nearly an 80% loss in value. Enter BlueSky.
Social Media, Twitter, Decentralization, Technology, Business
9 points by bingewave 47 days ago | 1 comments
Digital Homeownership (muni.town)
You deserve a home on the World Wide Web that’s built to keep you safe; a magical place for virtual living that‘s yours for life, existing in a sociable web.
Web3, Decentralization, Digital Ownership, Community
15 points by erlend_sh 48 days ago | 3 comments
BlogScroll – An open directory of personal sites and blogs (blogscroll.com)
This project was created by Den Delimarsky in an effort to bring attention to little 🌱 digital gardens and ✨ personal corners of the internet that people maintain outside the "Big Tech" walled gardens. We're all better off maintaining homegrown corners of the Internet.
Web Development, Blogging, Digital Gardens, Decentralization
276 points by mahirsaid 49 days ago | 81 comments
Be a property owner and not a renter on the internet (den.dev)
The year is 2025. The internet in the shape that we’ve known it in the early 2000s is no longer there. Or, not quite in the shape that we’ve seen it before. This is not just plain nostalgia talking - the vibrant ecosystem of blogs, feeds, personal sites, and forums has been usurped by a few mega-concentrated players.
Web Development, Internet Culture, Decentralization
330 points by dend 49 days ago | 257 comments
Show HN: Decentralized Email and Storage (privacyeverywhere.net)
Decentralization, Email, Storage, Privacy
10 points by userisatester 51 days ago | 6 comments
Bluesky and Enshittification (pluralistic.net)
I would like to use Bluesky. They've done a bunch of seriously interesting technical work on moderation and ranking that I truly admire, and I've got lots of friends there who really enjoy it.
Social Media, Technology, Decentralization
12 points by mozarella 52 days ago | 14 comments
Permissionless. A Manifesto for the Future of Everything (permissionlessbook.com)
A Manifesto for the Future of Everything
Permissionless, Manifesto, Future, Technology, Decentralization
35 points by MrVandemar 55 days ago | 16 comments
Re: Re: Bluesky and Decentralization (dustycloud.org)
A few weeks ago I wrote How decentralized is Bluesky really?, a blogpost which received far more attention than I expected on the fediverse and Bluesky both.
Social Media, Decentralization, Bluesky
11 points by davexunit 66 days ago | 0 comments
The open social web is the future of the internet. Here's why I'm excited (werd.io)
The open social web puts control back in your hands. Unlike big social media platforms, it’s not run by a single company — it’s made up of independent, connected communities where you decide how and with whom you interact. It respects your privacy, avoids intrusive ads, and gives you the freedom to truly own your online experience. It’s like the internet used to be: open, personal, and community-focused.
Privacy, Social Media, Decentralization, Web3, Open Source
11 points by benwerd 70 days ago | 2 comments
Mastodon vs. Bluesky is a new standards war (neelc.org)
With Bluesky’s apparent rise after the elections, I’ve heard a lot of criticism about Bluesky on the Fediverse. I’m starting to feel the Mastodon vs Bluesky war is a new standards war, one that is analogous to the cellular standards war.
Social Media, Standards, Technology, Decentralization
7 points by neelc 75 days ago | 0 comments