Free Our Feeds Campaign Protects Bluesky Technology

The 'Free Our Feeds' initiative has been launched by a coalition of technology advocates to protect Bluesky's AT Protocol from monopolization by billionaires like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. This campaign aims to establish a public-interest foundation that would fund the development of new interoperable social networks and create independent infrastructure to support these platforms. The movement gained momentum after Meta's recent announcement to relax its content moderation policies, which critics argue could lead to increased misinformation. Notable supporters of the campaign include Mark Ruffalo, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, and Mozilla Foundation president Mark Surman. The project is seen as a response to increasing concerns over concentrated social media ownership and aims to create a more democratic online environment. The initiative seeks to raise $4 million as part of a larger goal of $30 million over three years to ensure the future of social media remains free from billionaire influence.