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A simple #ActivityPub <-> #Bluesky interop MVP I don’t see mentioned a lot is the ability to fully oEmbed an apub/atproto post on its opposite platform. This would allow for a kind of quote-posting across networks.

If that could somehow be combined with a WebMention to inform me that my apub post has been shared elsewhere and vice versa, we’d have significantly greater cross-border connectivity than the status quo.

A Bluesky dev has responded with interest:

https://github.com/bluesky-social/atproto/discussions/1716#discussioncomment-7261438


Interoperability with Mastodon/ActivityPub · bluesky-social/atproto · Discussion #1716

What are the current plans from BlueSky (the company) for interoperability with Mastodon/ActivityPub? We currently have two emerging alternatives to X that deserve to be taken seriously: the fedive...
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Alex Gleason
Alex Gleason  
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@erlendIt's not that hard to just build a bridge. The biggest problem with this community is talk and talk and talk and talk. How about 20mg of Adderall and just build the damn bridge.
@Erlend Sogge Heggen
Maholmire
Maholmire  
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What if Bluesky doesn't want to be connected to the rest of the Fediverse? You would see a lot of feet shuffling if they want to keep their illusion of exclusivity.
Alex Gleason
Alex Gleason  
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@MaholmireThen what's the point? The whole point of decentralized social media is to _not_ be walled off.
@Maholmire
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