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Asked about monetisation for creators, Rose Wang quips: “Our revenue is zero”. But she mentions experiments on BlueSky on sports events and feed monetisation… #IFJ26
LLMs may become a commodity, but layers on top will be more critical, eg memory or reputation-related . This would give opportunities to builders to harness AI for new opportunities in social network contexts — Rose Wang @ #IFJ26
“Democracy-friendly” technology demands investment, says Paul Nemitz. He points out that €30 billion is spent on conventional public media like TV in Europe — suggesting why not some more spending on online media? #IFJ26
Mastodon boss Hlatky praises the polished user experience and product innovation on BlueSky. He notes Starter Packs as an example… #IFJ26
Should media companies trust BlueSky and Mastodon/Fediverse equally? Paul Nemitz says they should question how they work. “Decentralisation is key”. Rose Wang says Mastodon is “amazing” for the control if offers each community/server. It’s bigger in Europe than BlueSky, she says. #IFJ26
“Don’t trust people, trust the infrastructure” — Rose Wang COO of BlueSky. She says an open protocol, like that used by BlueSky is like knowing how many kisses on the cheek is preferred in a European country. (Two in Italy?). Conversely, a closed protocol is like a secret handshake. #IFJ26
Bjorn Staschen asks if these new social media players can offer “resilience”. In response, Felix Hlatky, ED of @Mastodon, says there are 8,000 autonomous servers. Power is “evenly distributed”. Even if Mastodon itself ran out of money, the network would not immediately be affected, he says. #IFJ26
Paul Nemitz, former senior EU official in the tech/media space says there is a “political task” to persuade European publicly-funded media to commit to open social web platforms like Mastodon and BlueSky. #IFJ26
@TheOnion is one of BlueSky’s journalism success stories - most of their traffic is from BlueSky, according Rose Wang, BlueSky COO, speaking now at the International Festival of Journalism. #IFJ26
UK-funded contractor Mott MacDonald washes its hands of staff at high-performing South Sudan girls’ education programme: www.devex.com/news/as-mott... #SouthSudan
The US officially announces its candidate to run the UN’s @wfp.org: www.state.gov/releases/off... #UN
It looks like this story in the Daily Mail was rubbish. The Charity Commission has investigated and found no evidence to support it. #Migration #Refugees web.archive.org/web/20250814...
