AT Protocol

Waag migrated its Bluesky data to Eurosky, an EU-based host, using an 'EU-Haul' service. Because AT Protocol stores your posts on a movable personal data server, the account, history and followers came along.

The thread's flip: this buys portability, not privacy. A Bluesky-using engineer notes AT Protocol replicates everything publicly by design — 'there's no privacy at all.'

european.social pledges eight principles across Matrix, the Fediverse and the AT Protocol, plus a 'Eurobridge' and identity tied to the EU Digital ID Wallet. 445 individuals and 67 orgs signed.

An engineer's warning: don't plan a Neuschwanstein castle by committee — build a wooden cabin and expand. Gaia-X is the cautionary tale.