the UK government has dropped its demand for a backdoor into Apple's encryption. This could open the door for Apple to bring back its Advanced Data Protection iCloud encryption to the UK for new users www.theverge.com/news/761240/...

UK drops demand for backdoor into Apple encryption

Here’s hoping that ADP returns to the UK.

theverge.com

This is really cool stuff. I've been testing the RSS feature for a couple weeks now and it's really good and really cool. If you want to add RSS content into your feed, like I added The Verge RSS feed, and get the news articles directly from the source, it's really cool. #OpenVibe is GOATED 🐙🐙🐙🐙

Openvibe@openvibe.social · 12mo ago

🧡 RSS is here! 🧡 You can now follow blogs, newsletters and news feeds in the same timeline as Mastodon, Bluesky, and more. One feed, all your stuff 🐙 It’s a big milestone for us - and while it’s early, it already feels great! 👉 Tons of important fixes in this update too, details below 👇

🧡 RSS is here! 🧡 You can now follow blogs, newsletters and news feeds in the same timeline as Mastodon, Bluesky, and more. One feed, all your stuff 🐙 It’s a big milestone for us - and while it’s early, it already feels great! 👉 Tons of important fixes in this update too, details below 👇

Has YouTube started asking for your passport to watch videos? YouTube is accessed by over 2.7 billion people worldwide every month and hosts more than 800 million videos. Read on to learn how you can access video content, both on and off YouTube, without going through Google. 1/9 🧵👇

38M! 🎉

Graze Social@graze.social · 12mo ago

38 million folks on @bsky.app!

BC/AD

Amazing (and scary) video from one of my favourite YT channels Fern youtu.be/ZhfI0EboPU0...

The Hunt for the World's Most Dangerous Hackers

youtu.be

📢 1.104 is rolling out with new ways to personalize your notifications! • Activity Notifications: Get push alerts from your favorite accounts • Repost Notifications: See when someone likes or reposts something you’ve reposted • New Notification Settings: Fine-tune which notifications you receive

🎬 Say hello to video vibes! You can now post videos and see them autoplay right in your timeline. We also added Mastodon custom emoji support, smoother video playback, swipe-back fix on Android, and some subtle UI sparkle ✨ Try it out and bring your feed to life! 🐙

Don’t miss this one: @ma.tt joined @theverge.com Editor-in-Chief @reckless.bsky.social in a wide-ranging conversation for Automattic’s 20th anniversary. They discussed what’s next for Automattic and for the open web. It’s a must-read (or listen!) 🧵

In NYC next week with Openvibe — let’s meet! DM me if you’re around 🐙 🇺🇸

Openvibe@openvibe.social · last yr.

Openvibe is heading to NYC! 🗽🇺🇸 We're flying in from Europe for some exciting meetings next week 🤫 In New York June 23–28? Want to meet up or know someone in open social, tech, or biz we should talk to? Let’s grab a coffee, drink, or just exchange ideas. DM us or email matej@openvibe.social 💌

Eeh… well… probably not, no. I don't think we will go with this Apple design

Hi! 👋 If you’re not using Openvibe regularly - why not? 🤔 What should we add, fix, or improve? We’re working on some super exciting things, but we’d love to hear what you miss or wish for. Let us know in the replies! 🙏

Testing the upcoming Tumblr integration into Openvibe 👀

New in Openvibe: the For You timeline ✨ Pick your favorite topics and enjoy a feed that fits you — with you always in control. It’s experimental, so tell us what you think! 😊 #Openvibe — one app for Bluesky, Mastodon, Nostr, Threads… 🐙

They treat your relationships like data points on a graph to delete on a whim. This is why the open social web and account portability is so important.

Casey Newton@caseynewton.bsky.social · last yr.

Selling off Instagram! Deleting your list of friends! And other ideas Meta considered for reviving Facebook, spilling out of the courtroom on day two of the antitrust trial www.platformer.news/meta-ftc-tri...

Good morning fellow Europeans!

Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen

Openvibe 1.10: Share Even Further! 🚀 Crosspost from one network to another, or take posts beyond the open social web. Share anything, anywhere — effortlessly from #Openvibe 🐙 Plus, we squashed a ton of bugs for a smoother ride

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Quinn Nelson@snazzylabs.com · last yr.

We got an open world Mario Kart game before we got GTA VI.

🔬 The Openvibe Octopus has been brewing some magical experiments in the lab... and the results are ready! New features are dropping later today — and they’re pure fire 🔥

Had so many photos of my cat 😸 that I had to create a special profile just for him! 📸🐾 Follow along for a daily dose of cuteness and feline fun! 😻 @sunnytheorangecat.bsky.social

1/6 We're seeing an uptick in scams pretending to be Bluesky or @aaron.bsky.team. These scammers are targeting artists via DMs, trying to take you off-app. Our moderation team is reviewing reports of these scammers and will take down their accounts. Here are some important reminders:

Next time you want to tell the world someting, just crosspost it via @openvibe.social 🐙 No need to invite journalists to your private Signal group 😉

Barack Obama joins Bluesky techcrunch.com/2025/...

Barack Obama joins Bluesky | TechCrunch

Social network Bluesky, an alternative to X built on open source technologies, has scored a big win in terms of attracting notable users to its platform.

techcrunch.com

While other companies find every avenue to squeeze money out of their existing products, the Pocket Casts web player that was once behind a subscription is now free 👏🏼

Pocket Casts’ Web Player Is Now Available to All

The future of podcasting shouldn’t be locked behind walled gardens. It should be free, open, and available to everyone—on any device, without restrictions. That’s why we’re excited to announce that…

blog.pocketcasts.com

How do you like the new @openvibe.social update? 🔥 Timeline save position is finall here! 🥳 https://9to5google.com/2025/03/11/openvibe-1-9-update-now-saves-your-timeline-position-plus-more/

🚀 Openvibe 1.9 is live! The most requested feature ever—TIMELINE SAVE POSITION—is here‼️ No more posts jumping around on your timeline. 🎉 Plus, we’ve added new haptics for better feedback and fixed looping videos bug. Update now! ✨ #Openvibe - One app for Bluesky, Mastodon, Nostr & Threads 🐙

Exciting day at Openvibe HQ! 🥳 We’re cooking up something fresh for you—dropping later today! #StayTuned