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Mre. Dartigen [maker mode] and 1 other boosted

Those who are unaware there's a large convention this weekend in Brussel Germany called FOSDEM. Tons of brilliant folks are going to be there if you want to learn more about the Open Social Web or free/open software.

If you, like me, are interested in following the fediverse presentations, from the comfort of your own home, you can see the track here: fosdem.org/2026/schedule/tra...

EDIT: Brussels is in #BELGIUM . Not GERMANY. Thank you all for correcting me. :) Leaving my original toot to show I'm human and I err.

#fedi #fediverse #openSocialWeb #social #socialnetwork #fosdem #germany #convention #conference

ozoned

@ozoned@btfree.social · last week

If you, like me, are interested in following the fediverse presentations, from the comfort of your own home, you can see the track here: fosdem.org/2026/schedule/tra...

EDIT: Brussels is in #BELGIUM . Not GERMANY. Thank you all for correcting me. :) Leaving my original toot to show I'm human and I err.

#fedi #fediverse #openSocialWeb #social #socialnetwork #fosdem #germany #convention #conference

All Europeans 🇪🇺

@ueeu@social.vivaldi.net · 2 weeks ago

W Social wants to compete with Twitter

A new social network should make Europe more independent. In the leading role: Anna Zeiter from Zurich.

"(...) Now Zurich resident Anna Zeiter (46) is taking a career step – with potentially geopolitical consequences: Zeiter is to build a European response on X, formerly Twitter. Another step in the effort to take Europe at least a little bit out of technological dependence on the USA. (...)

Zeiter describes the new network as a «better version of Twitter»: «Positive, respectful communication should be promoted.» Users must therefore identify themselves as human beings. In this way, fake accounts are prevented and bots that serve as multipliers of fake news or propaganda are excluded. W Social also wants the filter bubble problem address: If desired, a certain number of posts for each user should come specifically from a different opinion bubble. All data is hosted decentrally in Europe by European companies. And of course, W Social is subject to strict EU data protection laws. The beta version is scheduled to go live by February at the latest, and W plans to open up to the general public at the end of the year."

#EuropeanAlternatives

https://www.bilanz.ch/people/w-social-will-twitter-konkurrenz-machen-899933

Bilanz

W Social setzt auf echte Nutzer und Werte

Ein neues soziales Netzwerk soll Europa unabhängiger machen. In der Hauptrolle: Die Zürcherin Anna Zeiter.

Debacle

@debacle@framapiaf.org replied · 2 weeks ago

@ueeu

Yeah, let's just have just another centralised #socialNetwork. As if nobody ever learns from #history!

Anuj Ahooja and 1 other boosted

Flipboard Tech Desk

@TechDesk@flipboard.social · 2 weeks ago

Based on leaked screenshots this new platform may actually be powered by ATProtocol. Here's more from @boris.

https://atprotocol.dev/w-for-atproto/

#OpenSocial #SocialNetwork #ATProto #Europe #WSocial

ATProtocol Dev

W for ATProto

W is a new platform recently announced, aspiring to be a European alternative to X. It may actually be powered by ATProto, based on leaked screenshots. This is a win for ATProto

Flipboard Tech Desk

@TechDesk@flipboard.social · 2 weeks ago

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.

https://flip.it/E5atNB

#SocialMedia #Platforms #OpenSocial #Europe

Flipboard Tech Desk

@TechDesk@flipboard.social replied · 2 weeks ago

Based on leaked screenshots this new platform may actually be powered by ATProtocol. Here's more from @boris.

https://atprotocol.dev/w-for-atproto/

#OpenSocial #SocialNetwork #ATProto #Europe #WSocial

ATProtocol Dev

W for ATProto

W is a new platform recently announced, aspiring to be a European alternative to X. It may actually be powered by ATProto, based on leaked screenshots. This is a win for ATProto

Wouter Tebbens ⁂ and 2 others boosted

Bart Knubben

@bartknubben@mastodon.nl · 2 weeks ago

Wist je dat steeds meer overheden #social berichten plaatsen op #Mastodon? 🚀

1. 🔎 ONTDEK welke overheidsorganisaties actief zijn: https://social.overheid.nl/directory (Óf zoek op “social.overheid.nl” in je eigen account.)
2. 📖 LEES alle berichten van de overheid, *ook zonder account*: https://social.overheid.nl/public/local
3. 🔁 VOLG overheden en REAGEER op hun berichten via een je eigen account dat je eerst aanmaakt op een andere server: https://social.overheid.nl/about#:~:text=2.%20Hoe%20volg%20ik%20overheidsorganisaties%20of%20berichten%3F

#Mastodon #overheid #government #socialnetwork #Fediverse

Bart Knubben

@bartknubben@mastodon.nl · 2 weeks ago

Wist je dat steeds meer overheden #social berichten plaatsen op #Mastodon? 🚀

#Mastodon #overheid #government #socialnetwork #Fediverse

Hacker News

@h4ckernews@mastodon.social · 4 weeks ago

A geofence-based social network app 6 years in development

https://www.localvideoapp.com

#HackerNews #geofence #socialnetwork #app #development #technology #innovation #LocalVideoApp

informapirata ⁂ :privacypride: boosted

· last month

⁂ Article

Vuoi entrare nel Fediverso? Ti posso aiutare.

Articolo dedicato a chi ha deciso di fare questo passo, ma non sa come fare. Hai sentito parlare di Mastodon e hai deciso di entrare nel Fediverso, ma non sai come fare? Questo articolo è fatto apposta per te.Se hai preso questa decisione sei già a buon punto, ma se ti va puoi leggere anche questo articolo, in cui spiegavo perché dovresti entrare nel Fediverso. Ti aiuterà per capire meglio il Fediverso e anche questo articolo. Ma permettimi di ricordare velocemente i vari punti che […]

Servers

Find where to sign up for the decentralized social network Mastodon.

⁂ Article

Vuoi entrare nel Fediverso? Ti posso aiutare.

Servers

Find where to sign up for the decentralized social network Mastodon.

Daniel Gultsch

@daniel@gultsch.social · last month

Happy Jabber Day 🎂 🥳

On January 4, 1999, Jabber was first announced to the public¹.

Twenty-seven years later, Jabber—or XMPP, as it became known after standardization through the #IETF—remains the only truly vendor-independent, federated instant messaging platform.

In almost three decades, XMPP has never stopped evolving and remains our best tool for digital independence.

¹: http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=99/01/04/1621211

#DigitalIndependenceDay #Jabber #XMPP #DiDit #DigitalSovereignty #DiDay

Debacle

@debacle@framapiaf.org replied · last month

#JabberDay is a good time for #contemplation.
Let's think about what we like most about #Jabber.

For me most important: #XMPP is truely #universal!

It's for private #chat like Briar or Delta,
it's for group chat like IRC or Matrix,
it's for #IoT like MQTT or AMQP,
it's for #socialNetworks like ActivityPub or Diaspora.

What's important to you?