I’ve been doing some thinking on how the #fediverse, the #opensocialweb etc relate to other causes, like #privacy, or #dataportability, or #digitalsovereignty, even the #righttorepair. It appears that ultimately they all want similar things for the users of technology:

More Digital Freedom.

Some people have been using this term for a long time, I’m thinking of adopting it to describe the broader cause. Thoughts?

Do you want to chat about Dot Social, and connect with the guests that have appeared on the podcast? @mike has created a Surf feed that includes all episodes, any posts tagged with #DotSocial, and the profiles of past guests including @Gargron, @jasonkoebler, @tchambers. @kissane, @cubicgarden, @molly0xfff @j12t @pluralistic and many, many more.

https://surf.social/feed/surf%2Fcustom%2F01jyqbv2607cxrwm8qvg9szxk8

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Finding some really great vintage blog posts tonight

> I feel very strongly that we already have the world’s best public social networking tool right in front of us: it’s called the internet.

https://blog.codinghorror.com/avoiding-walled-gardens-on-the-internet/

#OpenSocialWeb#Fediverse

🚀 The Fediverse is going LIVE at FediCon! 🌐

Want to be a part of the action and present at FediCon? We’d love to hear from you!

✨ Reach out to us via e-mail:
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Let’s make FediCon unforgettable together! 🎤

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"Let me be crystal clear before we begin: I say all of the below with love for #thefediverse.. Deep, stubborn, open-source-loving, billionaire-eschewing love. I want the #OpenSocialWeb to win. But wanting it isn’t enough. If we want this thing to thrive we have to face the #userexperience sins head-on—and maybe even laugh at them a little along the way."
@tchambers
https://www.timothychambers.net/2025/06/18/113327.html

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🌐 FediCon is happening August 1st & 2nd in Vancouver 🇨🇦

It is the first ever Fediverse & Social Web conference in Canada.

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See you there?

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What definitions are people using for "Open Social Web"?

@fediforum is about ""Moving the Open Social Web Forward" and @laurenshof is doing a session on the Open Social Web. And @ben you've had multiple posts about it. So maybe I've just missed it, but at least so far I haven't been able to find any definitions.

#OpenSocialWeb