#spark December 1, 2024 @ 20:31 (on a plane) [Perplexity Prompt: "What is the AT Protocol and how does it enhance user control on Bluesky?"](https://www.perplexity.ai/search/please-explain-bluesky-how-it-nwnQmXssTz632bevHW7baA#1) # AT Protocol The AT Protocol (Authenticated Transfer Protocol) is a decentralized social networking framework developed by the team at Bluesky created to provide users a significantly increased degree and scope of control over their online identity and data. The data generated by the user also benefits from increased portability, with the ability to move it between platforms without any identity or data loss ("*identity persistence*?"). **IDEA:** A social media platform leveraging the AT Protocol to follow content creators and are granted certain (adjustable by creator) visibility over their work process of creating the content that they are creating. - What if a PKM app was built into this platform for creators and all the activity with that app is transparently recorded in the protocol, visible to users that are subscribed-to/following the creator's profile on this platform - Watching creators in a zoo - Audience engagement with creation - people can make suggestions, add chunks, and otherwise participate in various capacities with the creation process in a way that still has users maintaining control and identity of the work/participation they perform, but the final product still has everyone's marks left on it as its published