Brolly Blog

Nikolas Wise – March 7th, 2026

What is the AT Protocol?

AT gives you control over your data. Instead of your posts, followers, and profile being stuck inside the Bluesky app, all your data lives in your personal data store which you can take with you. The “Authenticated Transfer” bit is about how everyone can be sure that your post is from you once it goes out into the web.

Nikolas Wise – March 6th, 2026

What is Solid?

Solid is an acronym for “Social Linked Data”, but it’s useful for private data too. It’s a way to make web applications that don’t control their users logins or data – a way off the big platforms.