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 (DIR) Post #Avvs6o09r8j9MvowPA by fediversereport@mastodon.social
       2025-07-08T18:23:49Z
       
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       Alternative social networks like the fediverse and Bluesky have constructed a narrative of how growth of the network happens: when Musk does something particularly evil or stupid, people migrate in a wave looking for an ethical alternative. But what happens when that pattern breaks down?I look at how this narrative came to be, how it reflects a specific time period, and how this period might just be over nowhttps://connectedplaces.online/growth-narratives-on-the-new-social-networks/
       
 (DIR) Post #Avvs6syDNn8ymLwxZQ by fediversereport@mastodon.social
       2025-07-08T18:26:28Z
       
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       On a practical note: this summer I'll be experimenting with a few more of these essays. Fediverse news was quiet this week, so Fediverse Report is skipped this week, and instead I wrote this article. Next week's Fediverse Report will have the news of the last 2 weeks instead.If you cant wait, the most important news of this week is the release of Mastodon 4.4: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/07/mastodon-4.4/