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< h2 class = "author" > Éibhear Ó hAnluain< / h2 > < h2 class = "email" > < a href = "mailto:eibhear.geo@gmail.com" > eibhear.geo@gmail.com< / a > < / h2 > < h2 class = "date" > 2024-05-24 Fri 00:00< / h2 >
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< li > < a href = "#/slide-org4f8ae77" > Introduction< / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "#/slide-orgd38ec38" > General social media architectures< / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "#/slide-orge44ce74" > Federated social media services< / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "#/slide-org230375d" > Bluesky< / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "#/slide-org9a49751" > Bluesky – Identities< / a > < / li >
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< h2 id = "org4f8ae77" > Introduction< / h2 >
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Boo!
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< h2 id = "orgd38ec38" > General social media architectures< / h2 >
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< h3 id = "org28f44a5" > Simplistic view 1/2 – overview< / h3 >
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< h3 id = "org399a495" > Simplistic view 2/2 – services< / h3 >
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< li class = "fragment appear" > Social media user access the app< / li >
< li class = "fragment appear" > The app interacts with the API< / li >
< li class = "fragment appear" > The API is the gateway for the database of posts, responses, likes, etc.< / li >
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< h3 id = "org3782a70" > More realistic view 1/4 – overview< / h3 >
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< h3 id = "org6e7c56b" > More realistic view 2/4 – basic services< / h3 >
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< li class = "fragment appear" > Social media user access the app< / li >
< li class = "fragment appear" > The app interacts with the API< / li >
< li class = "fragment appear" > The API is the gateway for the database of posts, responses, likes, etc.< / li >
< li class = "fragment appear" > The API also captures data for building profiles of users for targeting purposes< / li >
< li class = "fragment appear" > The algorithmic feed generator guides the API on what posts to place into the app's feed< / li >
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< h3 id = "org38114eb" > More realistic view 3/4 – the algorithm< / h3 >
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< li > Social media user access the app< / li >
< li > The app interacts with the API< / li >
< li > The API is the gateway for the database of posts, responses, likes, etc.< / li >
< li > The API also captures data for building profiles of users for targeting purposes< / li >
< li > The algorithmic feed generator guides the API on what posts to place into the app's feed< / li >
< li > Algorithmic feeds are created by the service administrator, using an app only < i > they< / i > have access to< / li >
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< h3 id = "org9bdf383" > More realistic view 4/4 – content moderation< / h3 >
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< li > Social media user access the app< / li >
< li > The app interacts with the API< / li >
< li > The API is the gateway for the database of posts, responses, likes, etc.< / li >
< li > The API also captures data for building profiles of users for targeting purposes< / li >
< li > The algorithmic feed generator guides the API on what posts to place into the app's feed< / li >
< li > Algorithmic feeds are created by the service administrator, using an app only < i > they< / i > have access to< / li >
< li > Moderation is also performed by a member of the service's staff, using a dedicate app and services the the user doesn't have access to< / li >
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< h2 id = "orge44ce74" > Federated social media services< / h2 >
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< h3 id = "org9a577a7" > Federated services 1/8 – overview< / h3 >
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< h3 id = "orgb69e512" > Federated services 2/8 – internal, administration and content moderation services< / h3 >
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< li class = "fragment appear" > Same as before, the user access the service through an App that uses an API< / li >
< li class = "fragment appear" > As federated services are small, the administrator and the moderator are the one person< / li >
< li class = "fragment appear" > No algorithmic feeds, though
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< li > not popular in the fediverse community< / li >
< li > difficult to implement in a federated environment.< / li >
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< h3 id = "org15b2c44" > Federated services 3/8 – federation 1< / h3 >
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< li > Same as before, the user access the service through an App that uses an API< / li >
< li > As federated services are small, the administrator and the moderator are the one person< / li >
< li > No algorithmic feeds, though
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< li > not popular in the fediverse community< / li >
< li > difficult to implement in a federated environment.< / li >
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< li class = "fragment appear" > Federation service to push activity out to the federated network< / li >
< li class = "fragment appear" > Federation API to take in activity from other nodes< / li >
< li class = "fragment appear" > A logical database of inbound federated posts< / li >
< li class = "fragment appear" > Federation using ActivityPub standard< / li >
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< h3 id = "orgad94bf1" > Federated services 4/8 – federation 2< / h3 >
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< h3 id = "org8221162" > Federated services 5/8 – federation 3< / h3 >
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< h3 id = "org8005eff" > Federated services 6/8 – federation 4< / h3 >
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< h3 id = "org44a52d8" > Federated services 7/8 – federation 5< / h3 >
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< h3 id = "orgee80194" > Federated services 8/8 – federation 6< / h3 >
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< h2 id = "org230375d" > Bluesky< / h2 >
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< h3 id = "orga5a9952" > Basic Bluesky 1/2< / h3 >
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< h3 id = "orgb7864f1" > Basic Bluesky 2/2< / h3 >
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< li class = "fragment appear" > User interfaces with an app hosted by the < i > AppView< / i > < / li >
< li class = "fragment appear" > The < i > AppView< / i > includes an API (allowing for bot-like interactions)< / li >
< li class = "fragment appear" > The < i > AppView< / i > stores and reads data from the < i > Personal Data Server< / i > (PDS)< / li >
< li class = "fragment appear" > Bluesky resolved user identities using "DIDs" (Distributed IDs)< / li >
< li class = "fragment appear" > The Bluesky admin uses a separate service for preparing algorithmic feeds< / li >
< li class = "fragment appear" > The Bluesky moderator applies labels and actions to posts for trust and safety through a dedicated service< / li >
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< h2 id = "org9a49751" > Bluesky – Identities< / h2 >
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< h3 id = "orgf33e1e3" > Bluesky Identities 1/4< / h3 >
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< li class = "fragment appear" > User's typical Bluesky ID is < code > @< user-handle> .bsky.social< / code >
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< li > e.g. < code > @theauldsthretch.bsky.social< / code > < / li >
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< li class = "fragment appear" > Users can set up their own handle, < code > @< user-handle> .< domain> < / code > . E.g. (and these are all real IDs) …
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< li > < code > @astrokatie.com< / code > – a cosmologist< / li >
< li > < code > @eibhear.gibiris.org< / code > – the author< / li >
< li > < code > @wyden.senate.gov< / code > – a U.S. Senator< / li >
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< li class = "fragment appear" > User must control the domain or be a legitimate member of the domain's community< / li >
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Domain-based handle resolves to a DID, either by DNS or < code > .well-known< / code > :
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< pre class = "src src-shell" > < code trim > $ dig _atproto.eibhear.gibiris.org TXT
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;; ANSWER SECTION:
_atproto.eibhear.gibiris.org. 3600 IN TXT < span style = "color: #8b2252;" > "did=did:plc:23mysztmt7dh3l5lzhinzafi"< / span >
$ curl https://theauldsthretch.bsky.social/.well-known/atproto-did
did:plc:avzdf5esd7xpbgsgh7lx4kzq
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< h3 id = "orgd207d91" > Bluesky Identities 2/4< / h3 >
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< h3 id = "org649da93" > Bluesky Identities 3/4< / h3 >
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