News Summary

A new international campaign, Free Our Feeds, has been launched to safeguard social media from the influence and control of billionaires. The initiative seeks to protect the AT Protocol, the underlying technology of Bluesky, by establishing a public-interest foundation to fund the creation of interoperable social networks. Supported by notable figures such as actor Mark Ruffalo, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, and Mozilla Foundation president Mark Surman, the campaign aims to raise $30 million over three years. The immediate goal is to secure $4 million to build independent infrastructure and provide users with alternatives to platforms susceptible to venture capital and billionaire control. The initiative highlights the need for digital infrastructure to be governed in the public interest, ensuring that it remains open and independent.