opensocialweb

<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>By the way, if you’re looking into decentralized tech where people are actually in control of their own data (as in who can use it, when and how), checkout <a href="/tags/solid/" rel="tag">#Solid</a> <a href="https://solidproject.org" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>solidproject.org</a> There are a lot of interesting insights, especially for storing sensitive data. <a href="/tags/opensocialweb/" rel="tag">#OpenSocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a></p>

<p>We&#x27;re proud to support A New Social, a non-profit helmed by <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@quillmatiq" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>quillmatiq</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://snarfed.org/about" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>snarfed.org</span></a></span>. Learn more here about its mission to liberate people&#x27;s networks from their platforms, and level the playing field across the open social web.</p><p><a href="https://www.anew.social/hello-social-web/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.anew.social/hello-social-web/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.anew.social/hello-social-w</span><span class="invisible">eb/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/opensocialweb/" rel="tag">#OpenSocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/socialnetworks/" rel="tag">#SocialNetworks</a> <a href="/tags/socialweb/" rel="tag">#SocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#Bluesky</a> <a href="/tags/bridgyfed/" rel="tag">#BridgyFed</a> <a href="/tags/peoplenotplatforms/" rel="tag">#PeopleNotPlatforms</a></p>

<p>The fediverse has no central authority — which brings both challenges and opportunities for how it&#x27;s governed. For Dot Social, <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> spoke with <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mas.to/@kissane" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kissane</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card"><a href="https://friend.camp/@darius" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>darius</span></a></span>, two of the smartest people working on this, about the impact of the 2024 U.S. Presidential election on fediverse work, the &quot;Xodus,&quot; what needs to be done next, and how to fund and sustain better networks for humans. </p><p>Read more about it in this blogpost.<br><a href="https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse/erin-kissane-and-darius-kazemi/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="about.flipboard.com/fediverse/erin-kissane-and-darius-kazemi/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">about.flipboard.com/fediverse/</span><span class="invisible">erin-kissane-and-darius-kazemi/</span></a></p><p>Listen to the conversation on <a href="https://flipboard.video/c/dot_social/videos" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="flipboard.video/c/dot_social/videos"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">flipboard.video/c/dot_social/v</span><span class="invisible">ideos</span></a> or wherever you get your podcasts.</p><p><a href="/tags/dotsocial/" rel="tag">#DotSocial</a> <a href="/tags/podcast/" rel="tag">#Podcast</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/flipboard/" rel="tag">#Flipboard</a> <a href="/tags/opensocialweb/" rel="tag">#OpenSocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/socialweb/" rel="tag">#SocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/governance/" rel="tag">#Governance</a> <a href="/tags/federation/" rel="tag">#Federation</a> <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#Bluesky</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> <a href="/tags/atprotocol/" rel="tag">#ATProtocol</a> <a href="/tags/socialnetworks/" rel="tag">#SocialNetworks</a></p>

<p>Did you sign up for the <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> beta? Our Dawn Patrol will get the opportunity to help shape the app. Let us know in this thread if you&#x27;ve added yourself to the waitlist, and we&#x27;ll see you on the beach!</p><p><a href="https://waitlist.surf.social/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>waitlist.surf.social/</a></p><p><a href="/tags/flipboard/" rel="tag">#Flipboard</a> <a href="/tags/surf/" rel="tag">#Surf</a> <a href="/tags/socialweb/" rel="tag">#SocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/opensocialweb/" rel="tag">#OpenSocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a></p>

<p>Today, we&#x27;re beginning to federate publisher accounts in Italy, France and Spain, and expanding in Brazil, Germany and the U.K.</p><p>You can now follow even more of your favorite news, lifestyle, tech and sports sources from Flipboard on the open social web. Read more about it here. See the spreadsheet at the second link for the full list of federated profiles.</p><p><a href="https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse/flipboard-expands-publisher-federation-with-international-partners/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="about.flipboard.com/fediverse/flipboard-expands-publisher-federation-with-international-partners/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">about.flipboard.com/fediverse/</span><span class="invisible">flipboard-expands-publisher-federation-with-international-partners/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/1/d/1iUFTo6rPvhqzCReLaM1c6-xUKRuBVqlZVStZl9Al-EU/edit" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/1/d/1iUFTo6rPvhqzCReLaM1c6-xUKRuBVqlZVStZl9Al-EU/edit"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u</span><span class="invisible">/1/d/1iUFTo6rPvhqzCReLaM1c6-xUKRuBVqlZVStZl9Al-EU/edit</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/federation/" rel="tag">#Federation</a> <a href="/tags/flipboard/" rel="tag">#Flipboard</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/opensocial/" rel="tag">#OpenSocial</a> <a href="/tags/opensocialweb/" rel="tag">#OpenSocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/germany/" rel="tag">#Germany</a> <a href="/tags/deutschland/" rel="tag">#Deutschland</a> <a href="/tags/france/" rel="tag">#France</a> <a href="/tags/spain/" rel="tag">#Spain</a> <a href="/tags/españa/" rel="tag">#España</a> <a href="/tags/italy/" rel="tag">#Italy</a> <a href="/tags/italie/" rel="tag">#Italie</a> <a href="/tags/brazil/" rel="tag">#Brazil</a> <a href="/tags/brasil/" rel="tag">#Brasil</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/publishers/" rel="tag">#Publishers</a></p>

<p>&quot;The more the Fediverse can be baked into systems already in use, as with the Wordpress plugin and Ghost 6.0, the easier it will be to make connections without platform or protocol battles.&quot; - <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></p><p>Part 2 of Michael&#x27;s post-FediCon blog series, exploring growth with a grassroots vibe, is out now! Check it out below 👇 </p><p><a href="https://www.blog-pat.ch/third-spaces-in-the-fediverse-fedicon-thoughts-part-ii/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.blog-pat.ch/third-spaces-in-the-fediverse-fedicon-thoughts-part-ii/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.blog-pat.ch/third-spaces-i</span><span class="invisible">n-the-fediverse-fedicon-thoughts-part-ii/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/socialweb/" rel="tag">#SocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/fedicon/" rel="tag">#FediCon</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#Blog</a> <a href="/tags/thirdspaces/" rel="tag">#ThirdSpaces</a> <a href="/tags/fedigrowth/" rel="tag">#FediGrowth</a> <a href="/tags/opensocialweb/" rel="tag">#OpenSocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/leavex/" rel="tag">#LeaveX</a></p>

<p>For us, 2024 was a year of building on the social web.<br>✔️ Expanded federation in the U.S., Brazil, Canada, Germany, and the U.K.<br>✔️ Enabled following accounts from the social web in the Flipboard app.<br>✔️ Announced <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>, a new browser for the social web.<br>✔️ Produced new episodes of Dot Social, the fediverse podcast hosted by <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> </p><p>Thanks for being on this journey with us! 🚀</p><p>Did you do cool stuff in the fediverse this year? Tell us all about it in the comments, where we&#x27;ll also link to the Dot Social PeerTube account and our Surf signup page.</p><p><a href="/tags/flipboard/" rel="tag">#Flipboard</a> <a href="/tags/federation/" rel="tag">#Federation</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/surf/" rel="tag">#Surf</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> <a href="/tags/dotsocial/" rel="tag">#DotSocial</a> <a href="/tags/socialweb/" rel="tag">#SocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/opensocialweb/" rel="tag">#OpenSocialWeb</a></p>

<p>The Social Web Foundation launched today. This non-profit is dedicated to making connections between social platforms with ActivityPub, and was co-founded by <span class="h-card"><a href="https://cosocial.ca/@evan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>evan</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://techpolicy.social/@mallory" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mallory</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card"><a href="https://me.dm/@tomcoates" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tomcoates</span></a></span>. </p><p>The foundation&#x27;s focus is educating the public and policy makers about the social web, enhancing and extending the ActivityPub protocol, and building tools and plumbing to make the social web easier to use. “With this program, The Social Web Foundation can catalyze more growth on the Fediverse while improving user experience and safety,” says Prodromou. “Our goal is to unblock users, developers and communities so they can get the most out of their social web experience.” </p><p>We are proud to support the work of the foundation. Read more about the it here: </p><p><a href="https://socialwebfoundation.org/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>socialwebfoundation.org/</a></p><p><a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> <a href="/tags/federation/" rel="tag">#Federation</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/opensocialweb/" rel="tag">#OpenSocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/socialwebfoundation/" rel="tag">#SocialWebFoundation</a> <a href="/tags/spreadmastodon/" rel="tag">#SpreadMastodon</a></p>

<p>Our app may be 15 years old, but our values are timeless. They’re rooted in first principles that don’t change every four years.</p><p>We’re still here for you. </p><p><a href="https://about.flipboard.com/download-flipboard/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="about.flipboard.com/download-flipboard/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">about.flipboard.com/download-f</span><span class="invisible">lipboard/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/moderation/" rel="tag">#Moderation</a> <a href="/tags/misinformation/" rel="tag">#Misinformation</a> <a href="/tags/facts/" rel="tag">#Facts</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/opensocialweb/" rel="tag">#OpenSocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/flipboard/" rel="tag">#Flipboard</a></p>

<p>Bluesky founder and CEO <span class="h-card"><a href="[&#x27;https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/jay.bsky.team&#x27;, &#x27;https://jay.bsky.team/&#x27;]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jay.bsky.team</span></a></span> says social media is stagnating because &quot;we&#x27;re in this trap where users are locked in and developers are locked out.&quot; She talked 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> for the Dot Social podcast about building a healthier internet, how Elon impacted Bluesky&#x27;s trajectory, innovating on social identity, and how different protocols can come together.</p><p>Read more about the episode here: <a href="https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse/jay-graber/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="about.flipboard.com/fediverse/jay-graber/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">about.flipboard.com/fediverse/</span><span class="invisible">jay-graber/</span></a></p><p>Watch the video and listen to the podcast on PeerTube here, or listen wherever you get your podcasts: <a href="https://flipboard.video/w/ophhJTECuL7fcBNbUitV3q" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="flipboard.video/w/ophhJTECuL7fcBNbUitV3q"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">flipboard.video/w/ophhJTECuL7f</span><span class="invisible">cBNbUitV3q</span></a></p><p>Discover past interviews here: <a href="https://flipboard.com/@mike/dot-social-the-future-of-the-social-web-3r0pl8ge5dju9965" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="flipboard.com/@mike/dot-social-the-future-of-the-social-web-3r0pl8ge5dju9965"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">flipboard.com/@mike/dot-social</span><span class="invisible">-the-future-of-the-social-web-3r0pl8ge5dju9965</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/dotsocial/" rel="tag">#DotSocial</a> <a href="/tags/flipboard/" rel="tag">#Flipboard</a> <a href="/tags/federation/" rel="tag">#Federation</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#Bluesky</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> <a href="/tags/atprotocol/" rel="tag">#ATProtocol</a> <a href="/tags/opensocialweb/" rel="tag">#OpenSocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/jaygraber/" rel="tag">#JayGraber</a> <a href="/tags/mikemccue/" rel="tag">#MikeMcCue</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a></p>

<p>What definitions are people using for &quot;Open Social Web&quot;? </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@fediforum" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>fediforum</span></a></span> is about &quot;&quot;Moving the Open Social Web Forward&quot; and <span class="h-card"><a href="https://indieweb.social/@laurenshof" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>laurenshof</span></a></span> is doing a session on the Open Social Web. And <span class="h-card"><a href="https://werd.social/@ben" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ben</span></a></span> you&#x27;ve had multiple posts about it. So maybe I&#x27;ve just missed it, but at least so far I haven&#x27;t been able to find any definitions.</p><p><a href="/tags/opensocialweb/" rel="tag">#OpenSocialWeb</a></p>

<p>Forward-thinking journalists are not letting the “media apocalypse” happen to them. Instead, they’re doing the work that arguably has been most critical all along: building direct connections with their readers. <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@404mediaco" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>404mediaco</span></a></span>&#x27;s <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@jasonkoebler" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jasonkoebler</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsie.social/@ProPublica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ProPublica</span></a></span>&#x27;s <span class="h-card"><a href="https://werd.social/@ben" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ben</span></a></span> join fediverse futurist <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 conversation about the discovery and sustainability of quality journalism.</p><p>Read more about the episode here: <a href="https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse/jason-koebler-and-ben-werdmuller/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="about.flipboard.com/fediverse/jason-koebler-and-ben-werdmuller/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">about.flipboard.com/fediverse/</span><span class="invisible">jason-koebler-and-ben-werdmuller/</span></a></p><p>Watch and listen at PeerTube here: <a href="https://flipboard.video/w/r7z6QY3dm5EqrFmDFkAgPY" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="flipboard.video/w/r7z6QY3dm5EqrFmDFkAgPY"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">flipboard.video/w/r7z6QY3dm5Eq</span><span class="invisible">rFmDFkAgPY</span></a>, or wherever you get your podcasts. </p><p><a href="/tags/dotsocial/" rel="tag">#DotSocial</a> <a href="/tags/flipboard/" rel="tag">#Flipboard</a> <a href="/tags/federation/" rel="tag">#Federation</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> <a href="/tags/opensocialweb/" rel="tag">#OpenSocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/mikemccue/" rel="tag">#MikeMcCue</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/mediaindustry/" rel="tag">#MediaIndustry</a> <a href="/tags/propublica/" rel="tag">#ProPublica</a> <a href="/tags/404media/" rel="tag">#404Media</a></p>

<p>🌐 The Fediverse is meeting IRL!</p><p>FediCon — August 1 &amp; 2 in Vancouver 🇨🇦</p><p>Want in? Join the early bird list:</p><p><a href="https://fedicon.ca" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>fedicon.ca</a></p><p>See you there?</p><p><a href="/tags/fedicon/" rel="tag">#FediCon</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/opensocial/" rel="tag">#OpenSocial</a> <a href="/tags/opensocialweb/" rel="tag">#OpenSocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/socialweb/" rel="tag">#SocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/deso/" rel="tag">#DeSo</a> <a href="/tags/feso/" rel="tag">#FeSo</a> <a href="/tags/loso/" rel="tag">#LoSo</a></p>

<p>We love hearing your lightbulb moments when it comes to the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a>! In our new short video series, we want the unconverted* to see its tremendous power through your stories. (*Which is why we’re posting these clips to “walled gardens” like TikTok.) </p><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@fedi.curious" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.tiktok.com/@fedi.curious</a></p><p><a href="/tags/flipboard/" rel="tag">#Flipboard</a> <a href="/tags/walledgardens/" rel="tag">#WalledGardens</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> <a href="/tags/opensocialweb/" rel="tag">#OpenSocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/federation/" rel="tag">#Federation</a></p>

<p>Looking to lure people to the fediverse? Share <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@_elena" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>_elena</span></a></span>&#x27;s explainer with them. It&#x27;s a four-minute video that makes things simple for anyone to understand.</p><p><a href="https://news.elenarossini.com/fediverse-video/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="news.elenarossini.com/fediverse-video/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.elenarossini.com/fedivers</span><span class="invisible">e-video/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/federatedsocialmedia/" rel="tag">#FederatedSocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/opensocial/" rel="tag">#OpenSocial</a> <a href="/tags/opensocialweb/" rel="tag">#OpenSocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/elenarossini/" rel="tag">#ElenaRossini</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/socialnetwork/" rel="tag">#SocialNetwork</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</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>In another news-packed week, here’s a thread full of palate-cleansing custom feeds created with Surf about everything from queer country music to the demoscene. Here&#x27;s a quick guide to creating a custom feed.</p><p><a href="/tags/surfsocial/" rel="tag">#SurfSocial</a> <a href="/tags/surffeeds/" rel="tag">#SurfFeeds</a> <a href="/tags/opensocial/" rel="tag">#OpenSocial</a> <a href="/tags/opensocialweb/" rel="tag">#OpenSocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/flipboard/" rel="tag">#Flipboard</a> <a href="/tags/customfeeds/" rel="tag">#CustomFeeds</a></p>

<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&#x27;s over 7,460 km!</p><p>We wouldn&#x27;t make these trips if we didn&#x27;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&#x27;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>The other thing that the <a href="/tags/guppe/" rel="tag">#Guppe</a> incident showed us is that the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> seriously needs the <a href="/tags/nomadic/" rel="tag">#Nomadic</a> protocol.</p><p>Let&#x27;s say the Fediverse understands the protocol: just move to a new domain, inform all instances &quot;this is the new domain, automatically re-subscribe please&quot;, done. Life goes on for regular people.</p><p>I am not saying it is that easy or that&#x27;s how exactly it will work. But it could&#x27;ve been avoided. Right now, entire communities are gone, many who were relying on it are now disconnected. (Then again, I can argue that it&#x27;s time to clean the membership since many accounts are also stagnant.)</p><p>So, when? <a href="/tags/activitypub2/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub2</a> ?</p><p><a href="/tags/socialweb/" rel="tag">#SocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/opensocial/" rel="tag">#OpenSocial</a> <a href="/tags/opensocialweb/" rel="tag">#OpenSocialWeb</a></p>

<p>Who should work on compatibility with other <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> software?</p><p>- Option A: Most used software should make sure they are compatible with everyone (one-sided effort)</p><p>- Option B: Less used software should make sure they are compatible with everyone (one-sided effort)</p><p>- Option C: Both software should make sure they are compatible with each other (equal/shared effort)</p><p><a href="/tags/poll/" rel="tag">#poll</a> <a href="/tags/polls/" rel="tag">#polls</a> <a href="/tags/software/" rel="tag">#software</a> <a href="/tags/socialweb/" rel="tag">#SocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/opensocialweb/" rel="tag">#OpenSocialWeb</a></p> <div class="poll"> <h3 style="display: none;">Options: <small>(choose one)</small></h3> <ul> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="1 votes">12%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">The most used software (one-sided code)</span> </label> </li> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="2 votes">25%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">The less used software (one-sided code)</span> </label> </li> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="5 votes">62%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">Both software (built-in in both)</span> </label> </li> </ul> <div class="poll-footer"> <span class="vote-total">8 votes</span> &mdash; <span class="vote-end">Ended 199d ago</span> <span class="todo">Polls are currently display only</span> </div> </div>

<p>“I feel like we&#x27;re rebooting to the last version of the Internet that I felt uncomplicated joy about.”</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://theforkiverse.com/@Casey" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Casey</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://theforkiverse.com/@kevin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kevin</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card"><a href="https://theforkiverse.com/@pj" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pj</span></a></span> on why they set up their Forkiverse fediverse server. </p><p><a href="https://www.searchengine.show/the-fediverse-experiment/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.searchengine.show/the-fediverse-experiment/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.searchengine.show/the-fedi</span><span class="invisible">verse-experiment/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/federation/" rel="tag">#Federation</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> <a href="/tags/forkiverse/" rel="tag">#Forkiverse</a> <a href="/tags/opensocial/" rel="tag">#OpenSocial</a> <a href="/tags/opensocialweb/" rel="tag">#OpenSocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/internet/" rel="tag">#Internet</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a></p>

<p>Thanks to everyone who attended the <a href="/tags/noaw/" rel="tag">#NOAW</a> unconference, &amp; <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.nl/@manfredzielinski" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>manfredzielinski</span></a></span> &amp; <span class="h-card"><a href="https://waag.social/@douwe" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>douwe</span></a></span> from the <span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.amsterdam.nl/@gemeenteamsterdam" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gemeenteamsterdam</span></a></span> for all their support! </p><p>It was a pleasure to be a harbour for a great variety of space ships in the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <br> <br>Main takeaway: <br>We ALL want to see more public institutions on the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> &amp; there are people working on it. </p><p>More to be followed.. Stay tuned!</p><p><a href="/tags/jugglingthefediverse/" rel="tag">#jugglingthefediverse</a> <a href="/tags/fedivariety/" rel="tag">#fedivariety</a> <a href="/tags/noaw/" rel="tag">#noaw</a> <a href="/tags/unconference/" rel="tag">#unconference</a> <a href="/tags/opensocialweb/" rel="tag">#opensocialweb</a> <a href="/tags/socials/" rel="tag">#socials</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#activitypub</a> <a href="/tags/activism/" rel="tag">#activism</a> <a href="/tags/amsterdam/" rel="tag">#amsterdam</a></p>

<p>Episode 69 - Strange Syntax, Strong Networks, and Everything In‑Between – Ellyse Joins the Discussion</p><p>Special thank you to <span class="h-card"><a href="https://humanwords.cc/@ellyxir" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ellyxir</span></a></span> !</p><p>🚀 **Watch the full VOD:** <a href="https://tubefree.org/w/tMnjJQJ3gyDf8pAHrnKBqw" rel="nofollow">tubefree.org/w/tMnjJQJ3gyDf8...</a> <br>🔎 **Explore more episodes:** <a href="https://tubefree.org/a/ozoned/video-channels" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="tubefree.org/a/ozoned/video-channels"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tubefree.org/a/ozoned/video-ch</span><span class="invisible">annels</span></a></p><p>🔔 Subscribe to the RSS feed so you never miss a future deep‑dive.</p><p>📡 **Subscribe via RSS:** <a href="https://tubefree.org/feeds/videos.xml?videoChannelId=5934" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="tubefree.org/feeds/videos.xml?videoChannelId=5934"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tubefree.org/feeds/videos.xml?</span><span class="invisible">videoChannelId=5934</span></a> <br>🎧 **Podcast feed:** <a href="https://tubefree.org/feeds/podcast/videos.xml?videoChannelId=5934" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="tubefree.org/feeds/podcast/videos.xml?videoChannelId=5934"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tubefree.org/feeds/podcast/vid</span><span class="invisible">eos.xml?videoChannelId=5934</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/firesidefedi/" rel="tag">#FiresideFedi</a> <a href="/tags/firesidechat/" rel="tag">#FiresideChat</a> <a href="/tags/podcast/" rel="tag">#Podcast</a> <a href="/tags/videopodcast/" rel="tag">#VideoPodcast</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/fedi/" rel="tag">#Fedi</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> <a href="/tags/bsky/" rel="tag">#BSKY</a> <a href="/tags/decentralizedsocial/" rel="tag">#DecentralizedSocial</a> <a href="/tags/opensocialweb/" rel="tag">#OpenSocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/community/" rel="tag">#Community</a> <a href="/tags/techculture/" rel="tag">#TechCulture</a> <a href="/tags/futureofsocial/" rel="tag">#FutureOfSocial</a> <a href="/tags/techtalk/" rel="tag">#TechTalk</a> <a href="/tags/devcommunity/" rel="tag">#DevCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/codingfun/" rel="tag">#CodingFun</a> <a href="/tags/obscurelanguages/" rel="tag">#ObscureLanguages</a></p>

<p>RE: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@FediVariety/115949942748172223" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mastodon.social/@FediVariety/115949942748172223"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@FediVariety/1</span><span class="invisible">15949942748172223</span></a></p><p>So... Looking for &#x27;A Fantastic FediVariety Circus&#x27;..?!<br>Here it is!</p><p>Sat 31/01 - 15:40-16:00 H.2215 (Ferrer)</p><p><a href="https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/PGB9VZ-a-fantastic-fedivariety-circus/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/PGB9VZ-a-fantastic-fedivariety-circus/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event</span><span class="invisible">/PGB9VZ-a-fantastic-fedivariety-circus/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/jugglingthefediverse/" rel="tag">#jugglingthefediverse</a> <a href="/tags/sneakpeek/" rel="tag">#sneakpeek</a> <a href="/tags/fosdem26/" rel="tag">#fosdem26</a> <a href="/tags/socialweb/" rel="tag">#socialweb</a> <a href="/tags/socialtrack/" rel="tag">#socialtrack</a> <a href="/tags/socialwebtrack/" rel="tag">#socialwebtrack</a> <a href="/tags/fediforum/" rel="tag">#fediforum</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/noaw/" rel="tag">#noaw</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/opensocialweb/" rel="tag">#opensocialweb</a> <a href="/tags/publicspaces/" rel="tag">#publicspaces</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#activitypub</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#research</a> <a href="/tags/activism/" rel="tag">#activism</a> <a href="/tags/ccc/" rel="tag">#ccc</a> <a href="/tags/fedi/" rel="tag">#fedi</a></p>