Mastodon is making changes in the hopes of making its social networking service more appealing and easier to use, especially for more mainstream users looking for an alternative to X or Threads. On ...

As X shuts down its Communities feature, Blacksky has launched Acorn, a decentralized platform enabling creators and organizations to build and control their own online spaces. Built on the AT ...

Decentralized social network Bluesky announced today that it has raised $15 million in new funding to expand its user base, enhance its developer ecosystem and continue building out features that ...

Empowering users with data control: Farcaster’s decentralized social media gives ownership back to individuals, offering privacy and freedom in a blockchain-enabled world. In a digital landscape where ...

Mastodon’s creator, Eugen Rochko, is stepping down as CEO of the open source, decentralized social network and X rival as part of the organization’s transition to a nonprofit structure, announced at ...

The Ethereum co-founder urged broader adoption of open social platforms, saying decentralized social media can improve online communication by restoring competition. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik ...

After backing and funding Bluesky when he was CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey has left the board of the social network. Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has left Bluesky’s board — the decentralized social ...

The decentralized social network Bluesky has publicly disclosed its $100 million Series B funding round, which was completed in April 2025 but announced only now. Led by Bain Capital Crypto, the round ...