fediversehouse

<p>One final post about <a href="/tags/fediversehouse/" rel="tag">#FediverseHouse</a> before I close out. </p><p>Keen observers on mastodon.social may have noticed I jumped around and used different client apps throughout the event. </p><p>Special thanks to all the app developers out there making the fediverse fun!</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Feditext" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Feditext</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://indieapps.space/@pipilo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pipilo</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://pc.cafe/@fedicat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>fedicat</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.radiant.social/@radiant" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>radiant</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@phanpy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>phanpy</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@trunksapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>trunksapp</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@IceCubesApp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>IceCubesApp</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Mastodon</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.social/@surf" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>surf</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://tapbots.social/@ivory" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ivory</span></a></span></p>

<p>Not one to hold back, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pluralistic</span></a></span> talks to <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.social/@mike" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mike</span></a></span> about “enshittification,” explaining why the internet feels broken and what we can do about it. This episode of <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.video/video-channels/dot_social" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dot_social</span></a></span> is sharp, funny and provocative. Recorded live at the Fediverse House at SXSW.</p><p><a href="https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse/cory-doctorow/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="about.flipboard.com/fediverse/cory-doctorow/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">about.flipboard.com/fediverse/</span><span class="invisible">cory-doctorow/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/corydoctorow/" rel="tag">#CoryDoctorow</a> <a href="/tags/dotsocial/" rel="tag">#DotSocial</a> <a href="/tags/podcast/" rel="tag">#Podcast</a> <a href="/tags/enshittification/" rel="tag">#Enshittification</a> <a href="/tags/internet/" rel="tag">#Internet</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</a> <a href="/tags/socialweb/" rel="tag">#SocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/opensocial/" rel="tag">#OpenSocial</a> <a href="/tags/picksandshovels/" rel="tag">#PicksAndShovels</a> <a href="/tags/fediversehouse/" rel="tag">#FediverseHouse</a> <a href="/tags/sxsw/" rel="tag">#SXSW</a></p>

<p>“Every Google Manager’s dream is to have an AI bot that can’t tell them at Town Halls how stupid they are.” -Cory Doctorow</p><p><a href="/tags/fediversehouse/" rel="tag">#FediverseHouse</a></p>

<p>At SXSW&#x27;s Fediverse House, it didn&#x27;t matter which platform or protocol you preferred — everyone was focused on the singular goal of building a better internet. We&#x27;ve uploaded videos and highlights of key conversations from the event and rounded them up in one post. Here you go: </p><p><a href="https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse/fediverse-house-2025-roundup/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="about.flipboard.com/fediverse/fediverse-house-2025-roundup/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">about.flipboard.com/fediverse/</span><span class="invisible">fediverse-house-2025-roundup/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/sxsw/" rel="tag">#SXSW</a> <a href="/tags/fediversehouse/" rel="tag">#FediverseHouse</a> <a href="/tags/atprotocol/" rel="tag">#ATProtocol</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/federation/" rel="tag">#Federation</a> <a href="/tags/flipboard/" rel="tag">#Flipboard</a> <a href="/tags/opensocial/" rel="tag">#OpenSocial</a> <a href="/tags/opensocialweb/" rel="tag">#OpenSocialWeb</a></p>

<p>Since it’s basically in my backyard, I’ll be attending the <a href="/tags/fediversehouse/" rel="tag">#FediverseHouse</a> put on by <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.social/@Flipboard" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Flipboard</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.social/@surf" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>surf</span></a></span> in Austin next weekend. </p><p>Who else will be there? Looking forward to it!</p><p><a href="https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse-house/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="about.flipboard.com/fediverse-house/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">about.flipboard.com/fediverse-</span><span class="invisible">house/</span></a></p>

<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@newyorktimes" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>newyorktimes</span></a></span>&#x27;s veteran tech reporter <span class="h-card"><a href="https://sfba.social/@Markoff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Markoff</span></a></span> interviewed some of <a href="/tags/teamfediverse/" rel="tag">#TeamFediverse</a> including <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Gargron" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Gargron</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://threads.net/@reckless1280/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>reckless1280</span></a></span> and our CEO <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.social/@mike" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mike</span></a></span> for a feature on the rise of decentralized social media. “It goes back to the original principles where the internet started out as decentralized,” Eugen Rochko told Markoff. Here&#x27;s the full story [may be paywalled]. </p><p>We&#x27;re so excited to develop these conversations further at SXSW this weekend — check out the itinerary and sign up to join us at <a href="/tags/fediversehouse/" rel="tag">#FediverseHouse</a> at the second link.</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/NcjhLL" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>flip.it/NcjhLL</a></p><p><a href="https://lu.ma/xbve5fa0" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>lu.ma/xbve5fa0</a></p><p><a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> <a href="/tags/federation/" rel="tag">#Federation</a> <a href="/tags/opensocialweb/" rel="tag">#OpenSocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/sxsw/" rel="tag">#SXSW</a> <a href="/tags/johnmarkoff/" rel="tag">#JohnMarkoff</a> <a href="/tags/eugenrochko/" rel="tag">#EugenRochko</a> <a href="/tags/mikemccue/" rel="tag">#MikeMcCue</a> <a href="/tags/sxsw2025/" rel="tag">#SXSW2025</a></p>

<p>We’ve got a great conversation lined up for Monday morning at the <a href="/tags/fediversehouse/" rel="tag">#FediverseHouse</a>. Mastodon’s <span class="h-card"><a href="https://macaw.social/@andypiper" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>andypiper</span></a></span>, Bluesky’s Rose Wang, and The Onion’s Leila Brillson discuss building, growing and sustaining meaningful communities in 2025. (Hint: it involves real human interaction on the social web.) RSVP: <a href="https://lu.ma/dvfp9lri" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>lu.ma/dvfp9lri</a> <a href="/tags/sxsw/" rel="tag">#SXSW</a> <a href="/tags/sxsw2025/" rel="tag">#sxsw2025</a> <a href="/tags/austin/" rel="tag">#austin</a> <a href="/tags/community/" rel="tag">#community</a></p>

<p>. <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pluralistic</span></a></span> making a case for bridges.</p><p>He isn&#x27;t rooting for Mastodon or Bluesky — he is rooting for Internet users.</p><p>Having users accessible to Bluesky users who are not hosted by Bluesky team makes it easier for Bluesky to resist any potential enshittification pressure from Bluesky&#x27;s investors.</p><p><a href="/tags/deso/" rel="tag">#DeSo</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/fediversehouse/" rel="tag">#FediverseHouse</a> <a href="/tags/fediversehouse2025/" rel="tag">#FediverseHouse2025</a></p>

<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.social/@mike" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mike</span></a></span>&#x27;s terrific fireside chat with <span class="h-card"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@molly0xfff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>molly0xfff</span></a></span> on digital sovereignty, aka technological self-determination (taking control of your digital life and data), is up on the SXSW site. Don’t sleep on this talk, especially if you’re a writer or other kind of creator. With plenty of high-quality Q&amp;A too, one person in the audience said it was “worth the badge.”<br> <a href="https://schedule.sxsw.com/2025/events/PP147154" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="schedule.sxsw.com/2025/events/PP147154"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">schedule.sxsw.com/2025/events/</span><span class="invisible">PP147154</span></a></p><p>(We’re working on getting all the panels and talks from the <a href="/tags/fediversehouse/" rel="tag">#FediverseHouse</a> edited and posted. We’ll be back when they’re up.)</p><p><a href="/tags/sxsw/" rel="tag">#sxsw</a> <a href="/tags/sxsw2025/" rel="tag">#sxsw2025</a> <a href="/tags/creator/" rel="tag">#creator</a> <a href="/tags/creators/" rel="tag">#creators</a> <a href="/tags/creatoreconomy/" rel="tag">#creatoreconomy</a> <a href="/tags/writers/" rel="tag">#writers</a> <a href="/tags/crypto/" rel="tag">#crypto</a></p>