I was fortunate present my thoughts at #FOSDEM 2026. I think it went pretty well... though a little rushed.

It's at least a good survey of where I think we as a community need to head, and how my work on #Emissary meets each of these needs

Key Points:
* Bring creators to the Fediverse ( #OnlinePayments)
* Work together to operate like a single unit ( #FEP3b86)
* Killer Features they can't copy ( #DataPortability)
* Whatever YOU do, go make the Fediverse better

https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/CP7KWX-emissary-and-the-fediverse/

🤘🏻

Also, you can see this running right now on bandwagon.fm.

You can remote follow right from a band page, or even from a page of search results.

This works with just about any Fedi server by polyfilling the oStatus remote follow logic

If you’re in an #Emissary server you can also do remote likes, too

Could you try out the workflow I have in place right now? My goal is to expand this, make it all JS (no server-side required) then package it for everyone

@ricferrer @trwnh @evan @julian @rimu

I'm a software developer working on a bunch of #Fediverse things: #Emissary, #Bandwagon, and bandwagon.fm - with several more in the pipeline.

It's a pretty strange mix that doesn't really fit today's Fediverse, but it makes sense when you see the end goal.

I got an opportunity at #Fedicon to explain myself, so here it is:

https://spectra.video/w/eod3ybLu7sHzAEMihej8km

It's not the greatest talk about Fediverse tech, but it's the best I've got so far, and I hope it inspires you to make great things here with me.

#JustBetweenUs

I've just sent the first end-to-end-encrypted #MLS messages from one #Emissary instance to another.

News from around the USA really has me down, so it's important to celebrate the little wins 🎉

And, there's still so much to do. But with equal quantities of luck and caffeine, I can screencast some early prototypes for you before too long.

I believe #E2EE is important for the #Fediverse because it will give us more ways to use this network, and expand what people can do here.

#JustBetweenUs

I've just sent the first end-to-end-encrypted #MLS messages from one #Emissary instance to another.

News from around the USA really has me down, so it's important to celebrate the little wins 🎉

And, there's still so much to do. But with equal quantities of luck and caffeine, I can screencast some early prototypes for you before too long.

I believe #E2EE is important for the #Fediverse because it will give us more ways to use this network, and expand what people can do here.

#JustBetweenUs

I've just sent the first end-to-end-encrypted #MLS messages from one #Emissary instance to another.

News from around the USA really has me down, so it's important to celebrate the little wins 🎉

And, there's still so much to do. But with equal quantities of luck and caffeine, I can screencast some early prototypes for you before too long.

I believe #E2EE is important for the #Fediverse because it will give us more ways to use this network, and expand what people can do here.

It's live.

I've just released my final software update for 2025, which includes 100% fidelity account migrations between #Bandwagon servers.

This long-overdue enhancement means that everyone can take their identity to any other #Emissary server on the #Fediverse. EVERYTHING moves with you.. music uploads, album sales, everything. And, your followers are forwarded to your new address.

There's plenty more, including a 2025 recap, and some plans for 2026 here: https://bandwagon.fm/2025-december

It's live.

I've just released my final software update for 2025, which includes 100% fidelity account migrations between #Bandwagon servers.

This long-overdue enhancement means that everyone can take their identity to any other #Emissary server on the #Fediverse. EVERYTHING moves with you.. music uploads, album sales, everything. And, your followers are forwarded to your new address.

There's plenty more, including a 2025 recap, and some plans for 2026 here: https://bandwagon.fm/2025-december

Soooo... #JustBetweenUs There's already some big stuff in the works for 2026:

The Social Web Foundation (@swf) has kicked off a project to bring real end-to-end encryption to the Fediverse. It's a big undertaking, with real financial backing from the @sovtechfund

Check out the announcement: https://socialwebfoundation.org/2025/12/19/implementing-encrypted-messaging-over-activitypub/

And, I'm very excited that #Emissary is one of the projects selected to participate in the work alongside the @bonfire team.

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Oi #Fediverse..

Check out this 2min walkthrough of #Emissary's upcoming data migration tool. It's the last big feature I'm delivering in 2025.

It uses the "LOLA" data portability spec to transfer account data from one server (like Bandwagon.fm) to a new one (like bandwagon.your-band-here.biz)

No CSV files required. Just authenticate and approve, and everything just moves.

There's tons more to do, but I'm confident this will be live by Christmas. 🤘🏻

https://clip.place/w/joEazgBP38z81WsZZQNd1r

What will this mean? We're working with extensions to ActivityPub to bring top-tier encryption into the Fediverse - the same industry standard that powers Android, Apple, Discord, and others.

We're aiming to release our first versions mid-year.

#Bonfire and #Emissary are great choices because each is a sort of "application builder" that can be molded to fit many different situations. It's going to be a massive undertaking, but I'm looking forward to the results

@swf @sovtechfund @bonfire