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 ...

An overly broad age assurance law in Mississippi is leading to arguments about which platforms — Bluesky, Mastodon, or others — offer the best solution for avoiding crackdowns on internet freedoms.

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 ...

Explore how Web3 wallets, ENS domains, and decentralized social platforms transform blockchain technology through dApps, NFTs, DAOs, and digital identity in the emerging decentralized internet.

Jay Graber, the C.E.O. of the upstart social-media platform Bluesky, arrived in San Francisco the Sunday after Donald Trump’s reëlection and holed up in a hotel room. She’d spent the previous days ...

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 ...

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Dr. JeFreda R. Brown is a financial ...

The open social web is a promise with a lot of potential, but it has not yet become a reality. In other segments of the tech industry where interoperability between systems and devices is key, there ...

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 ...