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Brian Watson

@bwats.bsky.social

✨ Product manager πŸͺ¨ Exploring the intersection of art, technology, and culture πŸ“ Oakland, CA

124 Followers  |  67 Following  |  8 Posts  |  Joined: 03.05.2023  |  1.616

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Decentralized Social Media Is the Only Alternative to the Tech Oligarchy The TikTok ban and Donald Trump's rise to power show how fragile our social media accounts are. We must normalize and invest in decentralized social media.

The last few weeks have really highlighted just how fragile corporate social media is, and just how beholden to political power it is. To build any sort of ground-up power we must continue to invest in decentralized alternatives that are resistant to intervention

www.404media.co/decentralize...

21.01.2025 17:35 β€” πŸ‘ 946    πŸ” 259    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 22
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β€˜Nickel Boys’ Awakens Black Cinema’s Time Revolution RaMell Ross, A.V. Rockwell, Raven Jackson and Garrett Bradley are the new Black directors chronicling Black life at a different speed.

I have long been obsessed with the manipulation of time in contemporary Black cinema. For @nytimes.com, I wrote about how NICKEL BOYS is leading a new wave of nonlinear Black storytelling.

15.01.2025 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 382    πŸ” 101    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 16
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China Discusses Sale of TikTok US to Musk as One Possible Option Chinese officials are evaluating a potential option that involves Elon Musk acquiring the US operations of TikTok if the company fails to fend off a controversial ban on the short-video app, according...

a wild line in this story that kind of says everything: "it’s not clear how much ByteDance knows about the Chinese government discussions" www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

14.01.2025 00:38 β€” πŸ‘ 61    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 6
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As @zeyiyang.bsky.social reports, Chinese Xiaohongshu users are engaging in a kind of cultural engage with their new English-speaking counterparts. You have to imagine this is exactly the opposite of what lawmakers wanted when they tried to ban TikTok lol

13.01.2025 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 754    πŸ” 206    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 43

What happens to all the videos if TikTok gets banned?

13.01.2025 23:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Finally watched Anora last night

Super stylish film, loved the chaotic energy scenes, wish it was a bit more character driven

13.01.2025 00:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I love seeing friends join @bsky.app

11.01.2025 00:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You should check out @blacksky.app

10.01.2025 23:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@selenathesalazar.bsky.social Hi!! Welcome πŸ¦‹

10.01.2025 23:51 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@quinntonharris.bsky.social YO! Welcome πŸ¦‹

10.01.2025 23:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Looking Back At 2024 AT Protocol Development | Bluesky In May 2024, we published a 2024 Protocol Roadmap, and we want to give an end-of-year update. We will follow up soon with a forward-looking roadmap for 2025.

2024 was a big year for atproto!

We've got an update looking back at progress that has been made, and some protocol work in progress. Will have a 2025 roadmap to share soon.

10.01.2025 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3709    πŸ” 486    πŸ’¬ 131    πŸ“Œ 19

Thank you πŸ™πŸ½

10.01.2025 22:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's time to make this switch πŸ¦‹

I'm Brian β€” a tech product manager, community organizer, photographer, and occasional vinyl DJ based in Oakland, CA

Please show me around + who to follow! I'm looking for people with smart takes on tech, AI, and all that's happening in online culture

#AddToBlackSky

10.01.2025 22:06 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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