<p>Evan Prodromou at Canadian Technology Law Conference</p><p>I (Evan) will be on stage at the <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/canadian-technology-law-conference-democracy-and-the-information-society-tickets-1748859769649?aff=oddtdtcreator" rel="nofollow">Canadian Technology Law Conference</a> on 14 Nov 2025 to talk about decentralization of social networks and other services. I’m really excited about the conference; a number of thinkers from across Canada will be meeting and discussing. Tickets are sold out, but video will be available after the event.</p>
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<p>🚨 In TWO weeks 🚨<br>Words of Type Conversation Ep.1.</p><p>David Berlow, Eric Q. Liu, Tânia Raposo, Nick Sherman, and Mariko Takagi, will discuss together about the importance of an accurate vocabulary in type design!</p><p><a href="https://www.wordsoftype.com/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.wordsoftype.com/</a></p><p><a href="/tags/live/" rel="tag">#live</a> <a href="/tags/event/" rel="tag">#event</a> <a href="/tags/conversation/" rel="tag">#conversation</a> <a href="/tags/discussion/" rel="tag">#discussion</a> <a href="/tags/interview/" rel="tag">#interview</a> <a href="/tags/typedesign/" rel="tag">#typedesign</a> <a href="/tags/typography/" rel="tag">#typography</a></p>
<p>Hey <a href="/tags/solarpunk/" rel="tag">#solarpunk</a> people from outside of the Global North!</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@SolarpunkConference" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>SolarpunkConference</span></a></span> would like to hear your voices on why they should allow you to watch their online <a href="/tags/conference/" rel="tag">#conference</a> without having a credit card compatible with the US payment system!</p><p>Do we have anyone from <a href="/tags/ukraine/" rel="tag">#Ukraine</a> or anywhere in <a href="/tags/africa/" rel="tag">#Africa</a> ? <a href="/tags/brazil/" rel="tag">#Brazil</a> ? <a href="/tags/india/" rel="tag">#India</a> ? <a href="/tags/southamerica/" rel="tag">#southAmerica</a> ? <a href="/tags/southeastasia/" rel="tag">#southEastAsia</a> ?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/@SolarpunkConference/113957600020215218" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mastodon.world/@SolarpunkConference/113957600020215218"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.world/@SolarpunkConfe</span><span class="invisible">rence/113957600020215218</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/globalsouth/" rel="tag">#globalSouth</a> <a href="/tags/socialjustice/" rel="tag">#socialJustice</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#climate</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#climateChange</a> <a href="/tags/event/" rel="tag">#event</a> <a href="/tags/futurism/" rel="tag">#futurism</a> <a href="/tags/hope/" rel="tag">#hope</a> <a href="/tags/hopepunk/" rel="tag">#hopepunk</a> <a href="/tags/anarchism/" rel="tag">#anarchism</a></p>
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<p>FediCon kicks off tomorrow in Vancouver 💫 </p><p>And... our co-founder <span class="h-card"><a href="https://backend.newsmast.org/@michael" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>michael</span></a></span> is making the trip across the Atlantic to be there - that's over 7,460 km!</p><p>We wouldn't make these trips if we didn't believe in the Open Social Web and how it can be used to better the world. </p><p>In particular, Michael is looking forward to meeting all the amazing faces we speak to regularly online in person. </p><p>If you're there, say hello! </p><p><a href="/tags/fedicon/" rel="tag">#FediCon</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/opensocialweb/" rel="tag">#OpenSocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/event/" rel="tag">#Event</a></p>
<p>Donated to ProPublica recently? That makes you a member.</p><p>You’re invited to a special event: a virtual discussion on Oct. 15 about immigration policy and its consequences.</p><p>Check your inbox for the invite 📩</p><p>(P.S. Want to become a member? Join us with a gift of any amount: <a href="https://propub.li/3Kp2R5u" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>propub.li/3Kp2R5u</a>)</p><p><a href="/tags/nonprofit/" rel="tag">#nonprofit</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#journalism</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#immigration</a> <a href="/tags/event/" rel="tag">#event</a></p>
I'm proud to say that I (Evan) will be a keynote speaker at WordCamp Canada 2025. My talk, Beyond Microblogging: WordPress Leads the Way With Long-form Text on the Social Web will cover the work that the SWF has done on long-form text with our supporters WordPress, Ghost, Write.as, and others. I'm excited to have the discussion and point the way forward for a more integrated experience of blog posts, newspaper and magazine articles, and other texts on the social web.
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<p>I’m proud to say that I (Evan) will be a keynote speaker at <a href="https://canada.wordcamp.org/2025/" rel="nofollow">WordCamp Canada 2025</a>. My talk, <a href="https://canada.wordcamp.org/2025/session/beyond-microblogging-wordpress-leads-the-way-in-long-form-text-on-the-social-web/" rel="nofollow">Beyond Microblogging: WordPress Leads the Way With Long-form Text on the Social Web</a> will cover the work that the SWF has done on <a href="https://socialwebfoundation/long-form-text/" rel="nofollow">long-form text</a> with our supporters WordPress, Ghost, Write.as, and others. I’m excited to have the discussion and point the way forward for a more integrated experience of blog posts, newspaper and magazine articles, and other texts on the social web.</p><p>WordCamp Canada has a focus on interoperability and open standards this year, with a number of great speakers talking about the Fediverse, feeds, and protocols. I’m really looking forward to the content and to talking to the WordCamp community about the opportunities for the social web.</p>
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<p>𝐃𝐖𝐞𝐛 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔! 🏕️</p><p>Where should it happen? 🤔</p><p>We want to hear from you to choose the perfect location for our favorite global gathering of makers and hackers for the decentralized Web! 🌻</p><p>You are welcome to participate in this survey, it takes 5~10 minutes. ⤵️</p><p><a href="https://mailchi.mp/archive/2025-10-23" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>mailchi.mp/archive/2025-10-23</a></p><p><a href="/tags/dweb/" rel="tag">#DWeb</a> <a href="/tags/dwebcamp/" rel="tag">#DWebCamp</a> <a href="/tags/dwebcamp2026/" rel="tag">#DWebCamp2026</a> <a href="/tags/camp/" rel="tag">#Camp</a> <a href="/tags/hackercamp/" rel="tag">#HackerCamp</a> <a href="/tags/decentralization/" rel="tag">#decentralization</a> <a href="/tags/event/" rel="tag">#event</a> <a href="/tags/gathering/" rel="tag">#gathering</a></p>
<p>Hey Mannheim! Am Samstag findet wieder das beste Umsonst-und-Drinnen-Festival statt:</p><p>Der Winteraward!</p><p>Ihr habt Bock auf klasse Leute, tolle Bands und unfassbar geile Visuals?</p><p>Kommt vorbei, mehr Infos hier: <a href="https://rheinneckar.events/events/b3f4c604-078b-43ec-8dd2-970c72227b0c" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="rheinneckar.events/events/b3f4c604-078b-43ec-8dd2-970c72227b0c"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">rheinneckar.events/events/b3f4</span><span class="invisible">c604-078b-43ec-8dd2-970c72227b0c</span></a></p><p>Und vergesst nicht <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@brueckenaward" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>brueckenaward</span></a></span> zu folgen! ;)</p><p><a href="/tags/musik/" rel="tag">#musik</a> <a href="/tags/kostenlos/" rel="tag">#kostenlos</a> <a href="/tags/rheineckar/" rel="tag">#rheineckar</a> <a href="/tags/ludwigshafen/" rel="tag">#ludwigshafen</a> <a href="/tags/festival/" rel="tag">#festival</a> <a href="/tags/event/" rel="tag">#event</a></p>
<p>💕 I Love Free Software Day 2026 💕</p><p>For this year’s <a href="https://ilovefs.org" rel="nofollow">I Love Free Software Day</a> I am co-organising two special events, and I am super excited about them!</p><p>🧶 <a href="https://ournet.rocks/" rel="nofollow">Knitting Our Internet</a> at Snackbar Frieda, Rotterdam, on Friday Feb 13th at 18:00. All information <a href="https://radar.squat.net/en/event/rotterdam/snackbar-frieda/2026-02-13/knitting-our-internet-i-love-free-software-day" rel="nofollow">here</a>.<br>🛹 A reading of <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@kirschner" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kirschner</span></a></span>’s <a href="https://ada.fsfe.org" rel="nofollow">Ada & Zangemann</a> in English and in Dutch. After that, a conversation about Free Software maintenance as care work, together with <span class="h-card"><a href="https://bonfire.cafe/pub/actors/mayel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mayel</span></a></span> from <span class="h-card"><a href="https://bonfire.cafe/pub/actors/Bonfire" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Bonfire</span></a></span> ❤️🔥 at the <span class="h-card"><a href="https://toot.community/@internetarchiveeurope" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>internetarchiveeurope</span></a></span>, Oudeschans 16, Amsterdam on Saturday Feb 14th at 14:00. All information <a href="https://luma.com/degnydko" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Info about the super cool poster in the post below.</p><p><a href="/tags/freesoftware/" rel="tag">#FreeSoftware</a> <a href="/tags/softwarefreedom/" rel="tag">#SoftwareFreedom</a> <a href="/tags/ilovefs/" rel="tag">#ILoveFS</a> <a href="/tags/ilovefreesoftware/" rel="tag">#ILoveFreeSoftware</a> <a href="/tags/ilovefs/" rel="tag">#ILoveFS</a> <a href="/tags/ilovefs26/" rel="tag">#IloveFS26</a> <a href="/tags/ournet/" rel="tag">#ournet</a> <a href="/tags/knittingourinternet/" rel="tag">#KnittingOurInternet</a> <a href="/tags/snackbarfrieda/" rel="tag">#SnackbarFrieda</a> <a href="/tags/rotterdam/" rel="tag">#Rotterdam</a> <a href="/tags/amsterdam/" rel="tag">#Amsterdam</a> <a href="/tags/internetarchive/" rel="tag">#InternetArchive</a> <a href="/tags/internetarchiveeurope/" rel="tag">#InternetArchiveEurope</a> <a href="/tags/azbook/" rel="tag">#AZbook</a> <a href="/tags/ada/" rel="tag">#Ada</a> <a href="/tags/adazangemann/" rel="tag">#AdaZangemann</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/event/" rel="tag">#event</a> <a href="/tags/decentralizaion/" rel="tag">#decentralizaion</a> <a href="/tags/internethistory/" rel="tag">#InternetHistory</a> <a href="/tags/internet/" rel="tag">#Internet</a></p>
<p>✨ 𝗗𝗪𝗲𝗯 𝗨𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 + 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻 🛸</p><p>Sat 28 Feb we’ll meet at <span class="h-card"><a href="https://chaos.social/@cbase" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cbase</span></a></span>, Berlin with <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.archive.org/@brewsterkahle" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>brewsterkahle</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://toot.community/@internetarchiveeurope" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>internetarchiveeurope</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.archive.org/@internetarchive" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>internetarchive</span></a></span>, and many new and long-time DWeb allies!</p><p>Join us to contribute shaping <a href="/tags/dwebcamp/" rel="tag">#DWebCamp</a> 2026 🏕</p><p>Free attendance, limited spots!</p><p>🎟️ All info + RSVP → <a href="https://dwebcamp.org/berlin-2026/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>dwebcamp.org/berlin-2026/</a></p><p><a href="/tags/unconference/" rel="tag">#unconference</a> <a href="/tags/meetup/" rel="tag">#meetup</a> <a href="/tags/berlin/" rel="tag">#Berlin</a> <a href="/tags/dweb/" rel="tag">#DWeb</a> <a href="/tags/event/" rel="tag">#event</a> <a href="/tags/cbase/" rel="tag">#cbase</a> <a href="/tags/hackerspace/" rel="tag">#hackerspace</a> <a href="/tags/decentralization/" rel="tag">#decentralization</a></p>