The risk to local publications grows by the day.

We don't believe any local community should have to survive without reliable local news. That's why we're hoping to work with more local news groups and help them set up their own online space, including an app.

If you know of a local publication which might be interested, please tell them to reach out to us.

#Journalism #LocalNews #SocialWeb #Fediverse #Mastodon #Journalism

The risk to local publications grows by the day.

We don't believe any local community should have to survive without reliable local news. That's why we're hoping to work with more local news groups and help them set up their own online space, including an app.

If you know of a local publication which might be interested, please tell them to reach out to us.

#Journalism #LocalNews #SocialWeb #Fediverse #Mastodon #Journalism

Working on #SFSCon slides today.

Hopefully we'll turn a few heads in Bolzano next week 🙏

#SocialWeb #Building

"There’s a clear imperative for those of us working on the Social Web to act in this emergency."

@michael breaks down the threats we face in the digital media landscape and thinks about how we, the Social Web, can channel our inner badass and fight back 💪

https://www.blog-pat.ch/the-end-of-liberalism-and-the-beginnings-of-resistance/

#SocialMedia #Journalism #SocialWeb #OpenSocialWeb #Mastodon #Fediverse #Terminator #Tech #Blog #FightBack #AntiFacist #NoKings

"There’s a clear imperative for those of us working on the Social Web to act in this emergency."

@michael breaks down the threats we face in the digital media landscape and thinks about how we, the Social Web, can channel our inner badass and fight back 💪

https://www.blog-pat.ch/the-end-of-liberalism-and-the-beginnings-of-resistance/

#SocialMedia #Journalism #SocialWeb #OpenSocialWeb #Mastodon #Fediverse #Terminator #Tech #Blog #FightBack #AntiFacist #NoKings

LinkedIn’s new “Boost” feature feels eerily familiar… #enshittification or platform decay!

Pay-to-play visibility, algorithmic reach throttling, and the slow creep of ad-first design. Sound like Facebook? That’s because it is.

LinkedIn now lets you pay to promote posts just like FB ads. “Boost this post to reach people who matter to you.”
Translation: organic reach is dead unless you pay up.

This is exactly why I’m on the #fediverse

No ads. No algorithms. No manipulation. Just people, ideas, and genuine connection.

Social media doesn’t have to be a marketplace. It can be a commons.
And I’m proud to be here.

#FediFirst #LinkedOut #NoAds #DecentralizeEverything #SocialWeb

+10 points if you can guess who this quote is referring to 🧮

We're asking organisations and individuals if they would trust the owners of Big Tech platforms with community building in any other context.

Unsurprisingly, many wouldn't. So, why do they online?

Most don't know about the alternatives. That's why we work hard to advocate for the Social Web and introduce others to the possibility of owning their social platform.

#SocialWeb #Fediverse #SocialMedia #Mastodon #X #Musk

+10 points if you can guess who this quote is referring to 🧮

We're asking organisations and individuals if they would trust the owners of Big Tech platforms with community building in any other context.

Unsurprisingly, many wouldn't. So, why do they online?

Most don't know about the alternatives. That's why we work hard to advocate for the Social Web and introduce others to the possibility of owning their social platform.

#SocialWeb #Fediverse #SocialMedia #Mastodon #X #Musk

Happy Bandi Chhor Divas to all celebrating today!

The Sikh holiday is a celebration of the day the Sixth Guru was released from prison, carrying with him 52 Hindu kings. It's a time to celebrate freedom and reflect on the importance of human rights.

#BandiChhorDivas #Sikh #Sikhism #Fediverse #SocialWeb #Diversity

To everyone celebrating, we wish you a you a happy and bright Diwali or Deepavali - especially to our dev team who are observing the holiday today!

If you're interested in learning more about Diwali and the full story behind light defeating darkness, we recommend checking out the guide below. It may have been developed for children, but it's a very good starting point...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zjpp92p#zhffdnb

#Diwali #FestivalOfLight #Light #SocialWeb #Fediverse #Hindu #Deepavali

To everyone celebrating, we wish you a you a happy and bright Diwali or Deepavali - especially to our dev team who are observing the holiday today!

If you're interested in learning more about Diwali and the full story behind light defeating darkness, we recommend checking out the guide below. It may have been developed for children, but it's a very good starting point...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zjpp92p#zhffdnb

#Diwali #FestivalOfLight #Light #SocialWeb #Fediverse #Hindu #Deepavali

The way people connect will outlast us — 10, 20, even 200 years into the future.

What we build today will decide whether that future is free and open, or owned by corporations.

Build software. Build communities. Spread awareness.

The foundation starts now — we call it the #socialWeb

https://socialweb.network

@everton137

I think that will be a net positive, as it will cause the corporate capture to happen on #Bluesky, and not on the fediverse. So that gives the #fediverse time to further evolve as the #SocialWeb of the people, where personal #SocialNetworking prevails and a great #culture thrives. Fediverse will be smaller than some #people hoped it would be. But won't see corporate takeover, so it'll also be happier and safer for the #fedizens it offers an online home.

See https://social.coop/@smallcircles/115383660083170363

"It would be simple to say that we have built a social media app. We have. But we've also built something more."

@saskia looks at how we define our latest step-forward, providing tools and platforms to ever important publications before the first launch 👀

Check it out 👇

https://forbetter.ghost.io/defining-a-new-kind-of-social-app/

#SocialMedia #SocialWeb #Journalism #LocalNews #Fediverse #Mastodon #Blog #Journalist