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A New Social @anew.social · 7h

Today, we announced our next Bounce Beta that lets you migrate your Mastodon profile into any existing ATProto account, whether you're on Bluesky or any other PDS provider!

We'll be going live with Bounce Beta 2 on October 20th.

Read more here:

Bounce from Mastodon to Bluesky

With our next Bounce Beta, you will be able to Bounce your Mastodon account to Bluesky!

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A New Social @anew.social · 1d

We're so excited to be partnering with @altstore.io on their open social web integration, bridging accounts from the Fediverse to the ATmosphere with custom domains so iOS developers can automatically promote their apps across both ecosystems 🌐

Read more about our partnership here:

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A New Social @anew.social · 1d

We're so excited to be partnering with @altstore.io on their open social web integration, bridging accounts from the Fediverse to the ATmosphere with custom domains so iOS developers can automatically promote their apps across both ecosystems 🌐

Read more about our partnership here:

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A New Social @anew.social · 7d

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Newsmast Foundation @newsmastfoundation.org · 15d

🍎 The Forbidden Fruit

Traditional social media is designed to lock you in. But, you don't have to stay confined within the closed walls any longer.

Here on the Open Social Web, there's always an escape.

On Bluesky, that's Bounce by @anew.social

#Bluesky #SocialMedia

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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 26d

Now is a good time to invest in a Mastodon account and Bridgy Fed. fed.brid.gy

Bridgy Fed

Bridgy Fed is a bridge between decentralized social networks like the fediverse, Bluesky, and web sites and blogs.

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Anuj Ahooja @quillmatiq.com · 27d

@snarfed.org and I sat down with @deadsuperhero.com on Decentered!

First half is us talking about @anew.social, and the second half is Sean letting me rave about all the exciting work being done on ATProto by @rude1.blacksky.team, @leaflet.pub, @spacecowboy17.bsky.social, and so many others.

S2E5: A New Social, With Anuj Ahooja and Ryan Barrett

We sit down again to chat with our friends from A New Social, the team working on Bridgy Fed and Bounce!

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A New Social @anew.social · 28d

We've been shipping a ton of new features over the last few months, and as a non-profit, our community's support helps us continue this momentum.

If you want to support our work, please join our Patreon that starts at $1/month or $0.95/month with an annual donation: www.patreon.com/ANewSocial

Get more from A New Social on Patreon

Centering social media around people, not platforms

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A New Social @anew.social · 28d

Today, we're launching a feature that a number of Bridgy Fed users have been asking for: notifications for unbridged interactions.

You can learn more about how we've done this while also preserving the privacy of the unbridged user in our latest blog post: blog.anew.social/launch-dm-no...

Launch: Notifications from Unbridged Users

So far, Bridgy Fed has been doing a smooth job of connecting users between ecosystems, enabling cross-protocol communication over the bridge. That said, there are limitations when a user who isn't bri...

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Marci McCue @marcimccue.bsky.social · Sep 2

Just joined, my 2nd Patreon membership! Congratulations on building @anew.social and ensuring we’re all connected as people, on any platform.

Anuj Ahooja @quillmatiq.com · Sep 2

We're ramping up our funding efforts at @anew.social to ensure we can run Bridgy Fed and Bounce for the long run.

As a non-profit, we want to be as community-funded as possible, so we're focusing on ways to make that easier.

A quick thread about where we're at in terms of funds: (1/3)🧵

A New Social @anew.social · Sep 2

Today, we're launching $1 & $2 tiers on our Patreon so more of our community can support us!

As a part of that, we also wanted to share where our funding is currently coming from and what community funding can help lead to for the future of Bridgy Fed & Bounce.

Check it out in the post below 👇🏼

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Ryan @snarfed.org · Sep 2

I've been paying for Bridgy Fed myself, out of pocket, since the beginning. I'm happy to, and I'll continue to, but it's not cheap. We have big ideas and plans for the future, and funding is our main blocker. Please help if you can!

A New Social @anew.social · Sep 2

Today, we're launching $1 & $2 tiers on our Patreon so more of our community can support us!

As a part of that, we also wanted to share where our funding is currently coming from and what community funding can help lead to for the future of Bridgy Fed & Bounce.

Check it out in the post below 👇🏼

New $1-2 Patreon Tiers! And Funding Update

Hey everyone 👋🏼 Following the successful launch of the Bounce Beta last week, we felt this would be a good opportunity to review how A New Social is progressing eight months in. I wanted to provide s...

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Anuj Ahooja @quillmatiq.com · Sep 2

We're ramping up our funding efforts at @anew.social to ensure we can run Bridgy Fed and Bounce for the long run.

As a non-profit, we want to be as community-funded as possible, so we're focusing on ways to make that easier.

A quick thread about where we're at in terms of funds: (1/3)🧵

A New Social @anew.social · Sep 2

Today, we're launching $1 & $2 tiers on our Patreon so more of our community can support us!

As a part of that, we also wanted to share where our funding is currently coming from and what community funding can help lead to for the future of Bridgy Fed & Bounce.

Check it out in the post below 👇🏼

New $1-2 Patreon Tiers! And Funding Update

Hey everyone 👋🏼 Following the successful launch of the Bounce Beta last week, we felt this would be a good opportunity to review how A New Social is progressing eight months in. I wanted to provide s...

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A New Social @anew.social · Sep 2

Today, we're launching $1 & $2 tiers on our Patreon so more of our community can support us!

As a part of that, we also wanted to share where our funding is currently coming from and what community funding can help lead to for the future of Bridgy Fed & Bounce.

Check it out in the post below 👇🏼

New $1-2 Patreon Tiers! And Funding Update

Hey everyone 👋🏼 Following the successful launch of the Bounce Beta last week, we felt this would be a good opportunity to review how A New Social is progressing eight months in. I wanted to provide s...

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brian @bripie.me · Aug 25

This is what it’s all about!

A New Social @anew.social · Aug 25

Today, we're launching the first Beta of Bounce, a tool that lets you migrate your social graph across protocols!

We got such a positive response from our announcement, and we're so excited for folks to try it out.

Here's what you need to know when you Bounce: blog.anew.social/bounce-beta-...

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eleonor.rose ✧ @eleonor.is-hella.tech · Aug 25

congrats @quillmatiq.com + @anew.social ✨❤️‍🔥

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A New Social @anew.social · Aug 26

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Newsmast Foundation @newsmastfoundation.org · Aug 26

Congrats to @anew.social for launching Bounce (in beta)!

With Bounce, you'll no longer be tied to AP or AT protocol. In human terms, that means you can move your Bluesky account, and all your followers, to a different platform - like Mastodon! Helping keep the Open Social Web open.

#BlueskyTips

A New Social @anew.social · Aug 25

Today, we're launching the first Beta of Bounce, a tool that lets you migrate your social graph across protocols!

We got such a positive response from our announcement, and we're so excited for folks to try it out.

Here's what you need to know when you Bounce: blog.anew.social/bounce-beta-...

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Seth From Philly! @s3th.me · Aug 25

Bounce from @anew.social is out! Right now the portability is only Bluesky to ActivityPub (Mastodon and Pixelfed) but it's only now in Beta so their plan is to have it go the other way as well!

I'm excited for this portability!

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Johannes Ernst @j12t.org · Aug 25

Congratulations @snarfed.org and @quillmatiq.com from @anew.social !

Press coverage: techcrunch.com/2025/08/25/b...

Bounce launches a service for moving accounts between Bluesky and Mastodon | TechCrunch

Bounce publicly debuts a tool that will let you move your account between open social networks like Bluesky and Mastodon.

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Johannes Ernst @j12t.org · Aug 25

Bounce, first previewed at #FediForum, launched to the public today.

Migrating your social media account from Bluesky to the Fediverse, while keeping your followers! Some people say it's the magic long prophetized for the open social web and considered impossible by non-believers! 🙂 But here it is!

Bounce launches a service for moving accounts between Bluesky and Mastodon | TechCrunch

Bounce publicly debuts a tool that will let you move your account between open social networks like Bluesky and Mastodon.

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Ben Werdmuller @werd.io · Aug 25

TechCrunch coverage:

"The cross-protocol migration tool offers a service that allows users of open social networks like Bluesky and Mastodon to move their follow graphs between their accounts, even though the networks rely on different underlying protocols."

techcrunch.com/2025/08/25/b...

Bounce launches a service for moving accounts between Bluesky and Mastodon | TechCrunch

Bounce publicly debuts a tool that will let you move your account between open social networks like Bluesky and Mastodon.

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Ben Werdmuller @werd.io · Aug 25

This is big: you can move your social presence from one ecosystem to another. Easily. It's the kind of thing that only open protocols make possible.

"While we thought Bounce's capabilities were incredibly cool, we had no idea it would be received with the level of excitement it ended up getting."

A New Social @anew.social · Aug 25

Today, we're launching the first Beta of Bounce, a tool that lets you migrate your social graph across protocols!

We got such a positive response from our announcement, and we're so excited for folks to try it out.

Here's what you need to know when you Bounce: blog.anew.social/bounce-beta-...

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Flipboard @flipboard.com · Aug 25

"You should never have to leave a platform without your people."

@quillmatiq.com and @snarfed.org are doing amazing work at @anew.social. Here's the latest from them.

A New Social @anew.social · Aug 25

Today, we're launching the first Beta of Bounce, a tool that lets you migrate your social graph across protocols!

We got such a positive response from our announcement, and we're so excited for folks to try it out.

Here's what you need to know when you Bounce: blog.anew.social/bounce-beta-...

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A New Social @anew.social · Aug 25

We're a non-profit that's trying to liberate our relationships from platforms, and we have big plans for Bridgy Fed and Bounce.

If you believe in our mission and want to support it, you can donate to our Patreon or buy some merch!

Patreon: patreon.com/anewsocial
Merch: store.anew.social

A New Social - Merch Store

A New Social Merch Shop

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A New Social @anew.social · Aug 25

Today, we're launching the first Beta of Bounce, a tool that lets you migrate your social graph across protocols!

We got such a positive response from our announcement, and we're so excited for folks to try it out.

Here's what you need to know when you Bounce: blog.anew.social/bounce-beta-...

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