For the people that think #Mastodon and other social web sites are “ healthier” would love to know your thoughts on this https://www.davideaversa.it/blog/problem-mastodon-fediverse/ #fediverse #fedi #opensocialweb
"At the end of the day, no matter how good and ethical something is, it has to feel right to the user. Unfortunately, for the majority of the Social Web, the vibe isn't good enough for new users to trust and try the tech. But, if we know that, we can work to change it."
@saskia takes a look at the vibe of the social web to outsiders.
https://forbetter.ghost.io/whats-the-vibe-of-the-social-web/
#SocialWeb #SocialMedia #Blog #Mastodon #Bluesky #OpenSocialWeb

The other thing that the #Guppe incident showed us is that the #Fediverse seriously needs the #Nomadic protocol.
Let's say the Fediverse understands the protocol: just move to a new domain, inform all instances "this is the new domain, automatically re-subscribe please", done. Life goes on for regular people.
I am not saying it is that easy or that's how exactly it will work. But it could'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's time to clean the membership since many accounts are also stagnant.)
So, when? #ActivityPub2 ?
The other thing that the #Guppe incident showed us is that the #Fediverse seriously needs the #Nomadic protocol.
Let's say the Fediverse understands the protocol: just move to a new domain, inform all instances "this is the new domain, automatically re-subscribe please", done. Life goes on for regular people.
I am not saying it is that easy or that's how exactly it will work. But it could'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's time to clean the membership since many accounts are also stagnant.)
So, when? #ActivityPub2 ?

Official steps in the development of the open social web. Big players involved here. @Projectliberty is an active org in this area and a great source for this kind of news.
#opensocialweb #fediverse #decentralization #academia #academicchatter
https://www.projectliberty.io/news/bridging-tech-and-governance/

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Official Steps into the Open Social Web… but Whose Steps?
We’re seeing “official” moves in the development of the #opensocialweb. Big players are turning up. Conferences in Geneva. Glossy orgs like @ProjectLiberty positioning themselves as bridge-builders between tech and governance.
On the surface, this looks like progress, recognition, and legitimacy. But let’s be brutally honest: these are completely the wrong people to be steering the direction. The problem isn’t that they show up, it’s that they try to take up all the air in the […]
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Official Steps into the Open Social Web… but Whose Steps?
We’re seeing “official” moves in the development of the #opensocialweb. Big players are turning up. Conferences in Geneva. Glossy orgs like @ProjectLiberty positioning themselves as bridge-builders between tech and governance.
On the surface, this looks like progress, recognition, and legitimacy. But let’s be brutally honest: these are completely the wrong people to be steering the direction. The problem isn’t that they show up, it’s that they try to take up all the air in the […]
Official steps in the development of the open social web. Big players involved here. @Projectliberty is an active org in this area and a great source for this kind of news.
#opensocialweb #fediverse #decentralization #academia #academicchatter
https://www.projectliberty.io/news/bridging-tech-and-governance/

If anyone knows of people/groups that actually care about people, getting people off of #BigSocial, advancing the Open Social Web and making the spaces more accessible, safe and user-friendly let me know. Just without the weird ideology, religion and protocol wars. #Fedi#fediverse#opensocialweb#activitypub#atproto#nostr
You’d think people would want to work together to get people off of #BigSocial yet people want to be weird & engage in protocol wars. That lets me know it’s not truly about the public benefit #atproto#activitypub#opensocialweb
If anyone knows of people/groups that actually care about people, getting people off of #BigSocial, advancing the Open Social Web and making the spaces more accessible, safe and user-friendly let me know. Just without the weird ideology, religion and protocol wars. #Fedi#fediverse#opensocialweb#activitypub#atproto#nostr

You’d think people would want to work together to get people off of #BigSocial yet people want to be weird & engage in protocol wars. That lets me know it’s not truly about the public benefit #atproto#activitypub#opensocialweb
(CW antiBlack racism) 3/
Here’s Fouché describing what happened when an enslaved Black person invented a piece of agricultural equipment:
Why am I talking about hay rakes on a decentralized #opensocialweb network? This history is at play in some of the arguments we’re seeing about #Fediverse #atproto #activitypub right now
Whatever one thinks of Bluesky, the most innovative cultural and technical experimental space there right now is Blacksky; and it’s also the clearest example of decentralized possibility on the AT protocol. When people double down saying “AT isn’t decentralized”, they are denying that Blacksky exists. 4/
You’d think people would want to work together to get people off of #BigSocial yet people want to be weird & engage in protocol wars. That lets me know it’s not truly about the public benefit #atproto#activitypub#opensocialweb

"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." - @michael
Part 2 of Michael's post-FediCon blog series, exploring growth with a grassroots vibe, is out now! Check it out below 👇
https://www.blog-pat.ch/third-spaces-in-the-fediverse-fedicon-thoughts-part-ii/
#Fediverse#SocialWeb#FediCon#Mastodon#SocialMedia#Blog#ThirdSpaces#FediGrowth#OpenSocialWeb#Tech#LeaveX
"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." - @michael
Part 2 of Michael's post-FediCon blog series, exploring growth with a grassroots vibe, is out now! Check it out below 👇
https://www.blog-pat.ch/third-spaces-in-the-fediverse-fedicon-thoughts-part-ii/
#Fediverse#SocialWeb#FediCon#Mastodon#SocialMedia#Blog#ThirdSpaces#FediGrowth#OpenSocialWeb#Tech#LeaveX

It was great hearing more from @j12t at #Fedicon2025! Find the great videos of FediCon 2025 here: https://spectra.video/c/fedicon_videos/videos
Looking forward to #FediForum2025 in October. Folks can learn more about Johannes on an old episode of Fireside Fedi here: https://video.firesidefedi.live/w/2n4KHG3NZs3vxNGmt51jPd
Check out other episodes from folks like:
@andypiper - https://video.firesidefedi.live/w/7tjwufG5eSsAtmBPVdPiR9
@stux - https://video.firesidefedi.live/w/kw7CGajMEDiitNsHSTpVPN
@Gina - https://video.firesidefedi.live/w/pHbxqR6j85Kz7FSH3Nr2tP
See you there! 🚀
#fedi #fediverse #FiresideFedi #FsF #peertube #VOD #openWeb #openSocialWeb #peopleOverPlatforms #ProtocolsOverPlatforms
It was great hearing more from @j12t at #Fedicon2025! Find the great videos of FediCon 2025 here: https://spectra.video/c/fedicon_videos/videos
Looking forward to #FediForum2025 in October. Folks can learn more about Johannes on an old episode of Fireside Fedi here: https://video.firesidefedi.live/w/2n4KHG3NZs3vxNGmt51jPd
Check out other episodes from folks like:
@andypiper - https://video.firesidefedi.live/w/7tjwufG5eSsAtmBPVdPiR9
@stux - https://video.firesidefedi.live/w/kw7CGajMEDiitNsHSTpVPN
@Gina - https://video.firesidefedi.live/w/pHbxqR6j85Kz7FSH3Nr2tP
See you there! 🚀
#fedi #fediverse #FiresideFedi #FsF #peertube #VOD #openWeb #openSocialWeb #peopleOverPlatforms #ProtocolsOverPlatforms