Post #1918721
2026-05-02 13:30 UTC
@jon_bon on my understanding, ATproto is a protocol, that is, a bunch of standards and rules (for example what the basic data structures look like). That standard is conceptually distinct from specific software that makes use of those specifications or standards - for example Bluesky’s appview
It’s Bluesky’s software that is apparently increasingly developed with Claude, but that isn’t something inherent in ATproto …it’s just something the developers at Bluesky PBC the company choose to do (along with all the concerns such as energy consumption that raises).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communication_protocol
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@jon_bon@toot.cat 2026-05-02 14:37
@UlrikeHahn If you look at the sources I believe it is *the protocol itself*, not specifik social media software such as Bluesky, Blacksky, Eurosky etc. Or Wafrn, where there is a choice, as I understand it (correct me if I'm wrong), to add ATproto to the ActivityPub (a combination enablement not dependent on the so called brid dot gy). I believe the protocol is developed by the Bluesky Social Benefit Corporation?