# Laurens (@laurenshof.online) Profile: https://sifa.id/p/laurenshof.online ## Publications - FR#168 - LLMs Join The Fediverse — connectedplaces.online (Jun 2026) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fr168-llms-join-the-fediverse/ - The Permission Machine — connectedplaces.online (Jun 2026) https://connectedplaces.online/the-permission-machine/ - Decrypting Matrix - Where Do Rooms Go? — connectedplaces.online (Jun 2026) https://connectedplaces.online/decrypting-matrix-where-rooms-go/ - FR#167 - Change — connectedplaces.online (Jun 2026) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fr167-change/ - FR#166 – No Change — connectedplaces.online (Jun 2026) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fr166-no-change/ - FR#164 – The Pope on Defederation — connectedplaces.online (May 2026) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fr164-the-pope-on-defederation/ - FR#163 – Decrypting Matrix — connectedplaces.online (May 2026) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fr163-decrypting-matrix/ - FR#162 – EU Regulation Won’t Save Open Social Networks — connectedplaces.online (May 2026) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fr162-eu-regulation-wont-save-open-social-networks/ - FR#161 – Conference Edition — connectedplaces.online (May 2026) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fr161-conference-edition/ - Federation Has a European Legal Problem — connectedplaces.online (May 2026) https://connectedplaces.online/federation-has-a-european-legal-problem/ - FR#160 – Everyone Wants Servers And Nobody Wants Servers — connectedplaces.online (Apr 2026) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fr160-everyone-wants-servers-and-nobody-wants-servers/ - FR#159 – Sovereign Tech Agency funds Mastodon — connectedplaces.online (Apr 2026) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fr159-sovereign-tech-agency-funds-mastodon/ - On verification and coordination authority — leaflet.connectedplaces.online (Apr 2026) https://leaflet.connectedplaces.online/3mjhqq22ynk2f - FR#158 – What is Mastodon for? — connectedplaces.online (Apr 2026) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fr158-what-is-mastodon-for/ - FR#157 – Social Software Distribution — connectedplaces.online (Mar 2026) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fr157-social-software-distribution/ - FR#156 – Share Where? — connectedplaces.online (Mar 2026) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fr156-share-where/ - FR#155 – Where Does Community Live – updates — connectedplaces.online (Feb 2026) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fr155-where-does-community-live-updates/ - FR#154 – Search and Community — connectedplaces.online (Feb 2026) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fr154-search-and-community/ - FR#153 – What does a Discord replacement look like? — connectedplaces.online (Feb 2026) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fr153-what-does-a-discord-replacement-look-like/ - FR#152 – The DSA Needs Big Tech — connectedplaces.online (Feb 2026) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fr152-the-dsa-needs-big-tech/ - FR#151 – TikTok Won’t Be Another Twitter — connectedplaces.online (Jan 2026) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fr151-tiktok-wont-be-another-twitter/ - FR#150 – On ICE, Verification, and Presence As Harm — connectedplaces.online (Jan 2026) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fr150-on-ice-verification-and-presence-as-harm/ - Fediverse Report – #149 – On Protocol Governance — connectedplaces.online (Jan 2026) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-148-on-protocol-governance/ - X Is a Power Problem, Not a Platform Problem — connectedplaces.online (Jan 2026) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/a-power-problem-not-a-platform-problem/ - Fediverse Report -#147 — connectedplaces.online (Dec 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-147/ - Fediverse Report – #146 — connectedplaces.online (Dec 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-146/ - Fediverse Report – #145 — connectedplaces.online (Dec 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-145/ - Fediverse Report – #144 — connectedplaces.online (Nov 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-144/ - Fediverse Report – #143 — connectedplaces.online (Nov 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-143/ - Fediverse Report – #142 — connectedplaces.online (Nov 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-142/ - Fediverse Report – #141 — connectedplaces.online (Nov 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-141-2/ - Fediverse Report – #140 — connectedplaces.online (Oct 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-141/ - Fediverse Report #139 — connectedplaces.online (Oct 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-139/ - Fediverse Report – #138 — connectedplaces.online (Oct 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-138/ - Fediverse Report – #137 — connectedplaces.online (Oct 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-137/ - Fediverse Report – #136 — connectedplaces.online (Oct 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-136-2/ - Fediverse Report – #135 — connectedplaces.online (Sep 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-135/ - Fediverse Report – #134 — connectedplaces.online (Sep 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-134/ - Bluesky Report – #133 — connectedplaces.online (Sep 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/bluesky-report-133/ - Fediverse Report – #133 — connectedplaces.online (Sep 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-133/ - Fediverse Report – #132 — connectedplaces.online (Sep 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-132/ - Fediverse Report – #131 — connectedplaces.online (Aug 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-131/ - ATmosphere Report – #130 — connectedplaces.online (Aug 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/atmosphere-report-130/ - Fediverse Report – #129 — connectedplaces.online (Aug 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-129/ - Bluesky Report – #128 — connectedplaces.online (Aug 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/bluesky-report-128/ - Fediverse Report – #128 — connectedplaces.online (Aug 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-128/ - Bluesky Report – #127 — connectedplaces.online (Jul 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/bluesky-report-127/ - Fediverse Report – #127 — connectedplaces.online (Jul 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-127/ - Fediverse Report – #126 — connectedplaces.online (Jul 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-126/ - Bluesky Report – #125 — connectedplaces.online (Jul 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/bluesky-report-125/ - Fediverse Report – #125 — connectedplaces.online (Jul 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-125/ - ATmosphere Report – #124 — connectedplaces.online (Jul 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/atmosphere-report-124/ - Bluesky Report – #123 — connectedplaces.online (Jul 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/bluesky-report-123/ - Fediverse Report – #123 — connectedplaces.online (Jul 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-123/ - ATmosphere Report – #122 — connectedplaces.online (Jun 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/atmosphere-report-122/ - Fediverse Report – #122 — connectedplaces.online (Jun 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-122/ - Bluesky Report – #121 — connectedplaces.online (Jun 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/bluesky-report-121/ - Fediverse Report – #121 — connectedplaces.online (Jun 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-121/ - ATmosphere Report – #120 — connectedplaces.online (Jun 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/atmosphere-report-120/ - Fediverse Report – #120 — connectedplaces.online (Jun 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-120/ - Bluesky Report – #119 — connectedplaces.online (Jun 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/bluesky-report-119/ - Fediverse Report – #119 — connectedplaces.online (Jun 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-119/ - ATmosphere Report – #118 — connectedplaces.online (May 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/atmosphere-report-118/ - Fediverse Report – #118 — connectedplaces.online (May 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-118/ - Bluesky Report – #117 — connectedplaces.online (May 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/bluesky-report-117/ - Fediverse Report – #117 — connectedplaces.online (May 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-117/ - ATmosphere Report – #116 — connectedplaces.online (May 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/atmosphere-report-116/ - Fediverse Report – #116 — connectedplaces.online (May 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-116/ - Bluesky Report – #115 — connectedplaces.online (May 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/bluesky-report-115/ - ATmosphere Report – #114 — connectedplaces.online (May 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/atmosphere-report-114/ - ATmosphere Report #33 — connectedplaces.online (Mar 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/atmosphere-report-33/ - Fediverse Report #107 — connectedplaces.online (Mar 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-107/ - ATmosphere Report #32 — connectedplaces.online (Mar 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/atmosphere-report-32/ - Fediverse Report #106 — connectedplaces.online (Mar 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-106/ - Fediverse Report – #106 — connectedplaces.online (Mar 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/fediverse-report-106/ - Fediverse Report’s deep research on Deep Research’s fediverse report — connectedplaces.online (Mar 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/fediverse-reports-deep-research-on-deep-researchs-fediverse-report/ - ATmosphere Report #31 — connectedplaces.online (Feb 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/atmosphere-report-31/ - Fediverse Report #105 — connectedplaces.online (Feb 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-105/ - Newsletter costs — connectedplaces.online (Feb 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/costs-of-a-newsletter/ - ATmosphere Report #30 — connectedplaces.online (Feb 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/atmosphere-report-30/ - Subscription variants — connectedplaces.online (Feb 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/subscription-variants/ - Contact — connectedplaces.online (Feb 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/contact/ - Fediverse Report #104 — connectedplaces.online (Feb 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-104/ - ATmosphere Report #29 — connectedplaces.online (Feb 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/atmosphere-report-29/ - About — connectedplaces.online (Feb 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/about/ - Fediverse Report #103 — connectedplaces.online (Feb 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-103/ - Home — connectedplaces.online (Feb 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/ - Privacy Policy — connectedplaces.online (Feb 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/privacy-policy/ - ATmosphere Report #28 — connectedplaces.online (Feb 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/atmosphere-report-28/ - Fediverse Report #102 — connectedplaces.online (Feb 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-102/ - ATmosphere Report #27 — connectedplaces.online (Jan 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/atmosphere-report-27/ - Fediverse Report #101 — connectedplaces.online (Jan 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-101/ - ATmosphere Report #26 — connectedplaces.online (Jan 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/atmosphere-report-26/ - ATProto Explained – Lexicons and video — connectedplaces.online (Jan 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/atproto-explained-lexicons-and-video/ - Fediverse Report #100 — connectedplaces.online (Jan 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-100/ - ATmosphere Report #25 — connectedplaces.online (Jan 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/atmosphere-report-25/ - Fediverse Report #99 — connectedplaces.online (Jan 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-99/ - ATmosphere Report #24 — connectedplaces.online (Jan 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/atmosphere-report-24/ - Fediverse Report #98 — connectedplaces.online (Jan 2025) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-98/ - Fediverse Report – #97 — connectedplaces.online (Dec 2024) https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-97/