- Author
- Brittany Ellich
- Published
- 30 March 2026
- Kind
- Personal blog post after a conference
- Original
- brittanyellich.com/atproto/
- Subject
- Future of computing
What it is
Brittany Ellich is a software developer. The author wrote this after ATmosphereConf in Vancouver. The post explains ATProto for non-specialists and urges others to join.
What it says
- Ellich says ad-driven platforms drifted toward engagement, and divisive content performed best.
- Ellich says ATProto users own their data and can switch apps without losing anything.
- Ellich explains that a user's posts are public files any ATProto app can render.
- Ellich says ATmosphereConf in Vancouver mixed builders, journalists and scientists.
- Ellich describes OpenSocial.community, an ATProto app for governing communities across apps.
- Ellich says the community is willing to give up individual control to build interoperable tools.
- Ellich is building on ATProto in hopes of a more connected, human internet.
What evidence it gives
The evidence is the author's own experience on Bluesky since November 2024 and the conference. The post names books and talks. It gives no data on harms or on portability.
Interests and limits
The author builds an ATProto app, OpenSocial.community, so has a stake in the protocol. Portability is argued, not demonstrated. The bookmarked page is a stub, so the full text came from its Offprint copy.