A group of organizations in Europe has launched a new social media platform, W, as an alternative to X. "There is an urgent need for a new social media platform built, governed, and hosted in Europe. With human verification, free speech, and data privacy at its core," CEO Anna Zeiter said in a LinkedIn post announcing the venture. @PCMag has the details.
A group of organizations in Europe has launched a new social media platform, W, as an alternative to X. "There is an urgent need for a new social media platform built, governed, and hosted in Europe. With human verification, free speech, and data privacy at its core," CEO Anna Zeiter said in a LinkedIn post announcing the venture. @PCMag has the details.
Love this clip from @molly0xfff's Fediverse House talk:
"Imagine for a moment a web where communities can create their own spaces while still simultaneously and seamlessly interoperating with others. Think of it like a network of independent neighborhoods, each with its own character and rules, but with shared community spaces, art galleries and libraries.
"In this web, you control what you create and decide how it's shared.The algorithms that shape that experience, they're transparent and customizable. You can peek under the hood or tweak them to your liking or replace them entirely if they're not serving your needs. If you're sharing a space with a group of others and you disagree with how they run that space, you can leave, but you can take your work and your community with you.
"This isn't just a dream. This is already happening. Take Mastodon and the broader Fediverse, where millions of people are building communities that talk to each other across servers and platforms."
https://flipboard.video/w/s6FVEb2wei2ctFrdeZjuZa
#OpenSocial #OpenSocialWeb #ProtocolsNotPlatforms #MollyWhite #DigitalSovereignty #ActivityPub #Fediverse #FediverseHouse #SXSW #Mastodon
Open social media has a new fan: U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna. The congressman for California's 17th Congressional District appeared on Kara Swisher's "On" podcast last week and talked about Bluesky, @surf, and the importance of being able to construct your own social graph, take your followers where you go, and opt out of algorithms. Here's the full episode:
#SocialMedia #OpenSocial #SurfSocial #Bluesky #ProtocolsNotPlatforms #ATProto #ActivityPub
Open social media has a new fan: U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna. The congressman for California's 17th Congressional District appeared on Kara Swisher's "On" podcast last week and talked about Bluesky, @surf, and the importance of being able to construct your own social graph, take your followers where you go, and opt out of algorithms. Here's the full episode:
#SocialMedia #OpenSocial #SurfSocial #Bluesky #ProtocolsNotPlatforms #ATProto #ActivityPub
🏄🏻🎉 There's a new beta for Surf available on TestFlight and Google Play. As well as the usual performance improvements and bug fixes, we've made some updates to the Surf Shop. Tap Discover Feeds in your sidebar to check out what's new and find inspiration for when you create your own feeds.
#SurfFeeds #Flipboard #ActivityPub #ATProto #OpenSocial #Apps #Technology #Tech
🏄🏻🎉 There's a new beta for Surf available on TestFlight and Google Play. As well as the usual performance improvements and bug fixes, we've made some updates to the Surf Shop. Tap Discover Feeds in your sidebar to check out what's new and find inspiration for when you create your own feeds.
#SurfFeeds #Flipboard #ActivityPub #ATProto #OpenSocial #Apps #Technology #Tech
“I feel like we're rebooting to the last version of the Internet that I felt uncomplicated joy about.”
@Casey, @kevin and @pj on why they set up their Forkiverse fediverse server.
https://www.searchengine.show/the-fediverse-experiment/
#Fediverse #Federation #ActivityPub #Forkiverse #OpenSocial #OpenSocialWeb #Internet #Technology #Tech
“I feel like we're rebooting to the last version of the Internet that I felt uncomplicated joy about.”
@Casey, @kevin and @pj on why they set up their Forkiverse fediverse server.
https://www.searchengine.show/the-fediverse-experiment/
#Fediverse #Federation #ActivityPub #Forkiverse #OpenSocial #OpenSocialWeb #Internet #Technology #Tech
“I feel like we're rebooting to the last version of the Internet that I felt uncomplicated joy about.”
@Casey, @kevin and @pj on why they set up their Forkiverse fediverse server.
https://www.searchengine.show/the-fediverse-experiment/
#Fediverse #Federation #ActivityPub #Forkiverse #OpenSocial #OpenSocialWeb #Internet #Technology #Tech
We sent out hundreds of invitations to the Surf Social beta over the holidays! Got feedback, ideas, or just created a really cool feed? Let us know in the comments! And if you're yet to join the party, sign up for the waitlist here:
