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New_ Public Fellow Miriam Tinberg breaks down the case for social media protocols vs platforms.
As @rude1.blacksky.team said in our recent Substack post, ATProtocol works like traffic laws:
Protocol = what's underneath (traffic laws)
Platform = what’s built on top (roads)
As @rude1.blacksky.team said in our recent Substack post, ATProtocol works like traffic laws:
Protocol = what's underneath (traffic laws)
Platform = what’s built on top (roads)
September 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
New_ Public Fellow Miriam Tinberg breaks down the case for social media protocols vs platforms.
As @rude1.blacksky.team said in our recent Substack post, ATProtocol works like traffic laws:
Protocol = what's underneath (traffic laws)
Platform = what’s built on top (roads)
As @rude1.blacksky.team said in our recent Substack post, ATProtocol works like traffic laws:
Protocol = what's underneath (traffic laws)
Platform = what’s built on top (roads)