https://sociall.io/blog/ Plain-language guides to the fediverse, Mastodon and Bluesky, safer DMs and group chats, cutting what social apps know about you, and leaving a platform. en-us https://sociall.io/blog/the-fediverse-and-mastodon-explained/ https://sociall.io/blog/the-fediverse-and-mastodon-explained/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000 What the fediverse is, how Mastodon servers talk to each other, how to pick a server, and what is and isn't private when your posts travel across thousands of sites. https://sociall.io/blog/bluesky-and-decentralized-social-explained/ https://sociall.io/blog/bluesky-and-decentralized-social-explained/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000 How Bluesky and the AT Protocol work: data servers, portable accounts, custom feeds and stackable moderation, plus what's public and how it compares with Mastodon. https://sociall.io/blog/reduce-what-social-apps-know-about-you/ https://sociall.io/blog/reduce-what-social-apps-know-about-you/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Practical steps to limit what social apps collect: phone permissions, contact uploads, off-app tracking, ad settings, photo metadata and data download tools. https://sociall.io/blog/safer-dms-and-group-chats/ https://sociall.io/blog/safer-dms-and-group-chats/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Which messaging apps encrypt by default, why social media DMs usually don't, and how to run safer group chats with invite controls, timers and backups. https://sociall.io/blog/leave-a-platform-without-losing-your-network/ https://sociall.io/blog/leave-a-platform-without-losing-your-network/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000 A step-by-step plan for leaving a social network: download your data, tell people where you're going, overlap, protect your handle, then deactivate or delete.