> I don't understand why they succumbed to the idea ATProto must handle private
The answer is very simple, the people demand it.
Technically, or if you squint the right way, it is a new protocol (atp://) that shares some parts with the public side. Notably the relay is out (for now?) and the data lives in a different sqlite table (iirc/aiui).
Re:Building on ATProto
by SiempreViernes on Thursday July 23, 2026 @03:53PM
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Yeah, running a social website where you can't write anything in private to just your friends is not very based.
Like this one?
Re:Building on ATProto
by SiempreViernes on Thursday July 23, 2026 @05:24PM
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Are you saying you are here to make friends on this thing?
Yeah, this is the reason why I don't understand why they succumbed to the idea ATProto must handle private and has started on work trying to figure it out (https://atproto.wiki/en/working-groups/private-data). Instead, focus on just really great public data archiving and displaying, at scale.