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NEWS! Anil Dash will be keynote speaker at the next FediForum Oct 6-7!
Anil is a technologist, writer and activist advocating for ethical, inclusive tech. He'll talk about lessons learned working on open standards, community and what's to come.
More details & registration:
Anil is a technologist, writer and activist advocating for ethical, inclusive tech. He'll talk about lessons learned working on open standards, community and what's to come.
More details & registration:
FediForum | Next FediForum: 6–7 October 2026. Keynote by Anil Dash!
Registration is open. Propose sessions. Suggest cool demos.
fediforum.org
September 16, 2026 at 5:15 PM
NEWS! Anil Dash will be keynote speaker at the next FediForum Oct 6-7!
Anil is a technologist, writer and activist advocating for ethical, inclusive tech. He'll talk about lessons learned working on open standards, community and what's to come.
More details & registration:
Anil is a technologist, writer and activist advocating for ethical, inclusive tech. He'll talk about lessons learned working on open standards, community and what's to come.
More details & registration:
Three weeks to FediForum, the online unconference to move the Open Social Web forward.
More info and registration:
More info and registration:
FediForum
FediForum: moving the Open Social Web forward
fediforum.org
September 15, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Three weeks to FediForum, the online unconference to move the Open Social Web forward.
More info and registration:
More info and registration:
Looking at registrations so far for the upcoming FediForum October 6-7, there are quite a few people new to the community. At least people who have not been at FediForum before. Welcome!
Did you know you really don't need to be an expert to have a good time at #FediForum? Feel free to join us!
Did you know you really don't need to be an expert to have a good time at #FediForum? Feel free to join us!
September 11, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Looking at registrations so far for the upcoming FediForum October 6-7, there are quite a few people new to the community. At least people who have not been at FediForum before. Welcome!
Did you know you really don't need to be an expert to have a good time at #FediForum? Feel free to join us!
Did you know you really don't need to be an expert to have a good time at #FediForum? Feel free to join us!
Our friends at FediDay in Berlin, Germany, are having their annual event starting Friday. Even if it is not a "day" any more, because they have expanded to a three-day event!
For this and other events subscribe to our calendar at
For this and other events subscribe to our calendar at
FediForum | FediForum and Open Social Web Community Events
Events anywhere that focus on the Open Social Web, including but not limited to FediForum.
fediforum.org
September 9, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Our friends at FediDay in Berlin, Germany, are having their annual event starting Friday. Even if it is not a "day" any more, because they have expanded to a three-day event!
For this and other events subscribe to our calendar at
For this and other events subscribe to our calendar at
The EFF is promoting the Fediverse in an online event next week!
We've put it on our community calendar: fediforum.org/events
#eff #fediverse #activitypub
We've put it on our community calendar: fediforum.org/events
#eff #fediverse #activitypub
FediForum | FediForum and Open Social Web Community Events
Events anywhere that focus on the Open Social Web, including but not limited to FediForum.
fediforum.org
September 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM
The EFF is promoting the Fediverse in an online event next week!
We've put it on our community calendar: fediforum.org/events
#eff #fediverse #activitypub
We've put it on our community calendar: fediforum.org/events
#eff #fediverse #activitypub
FediForum Fall 2026 starts in four weeks, exactly.
Registrations and proposed topics are coming. Check some of what has been proposed so far on fediforum.org/2026-10/
#fediforum #opensocialweb #event #activitypub #atproto
Registrations and proposed topics are coming. Check some of what has been proposed so far on fediforum.org/2026-10/
#fediforum #opensocialweb #event #activitypub #atproto
FediForum | Next FediForum: 6–7 October 2026
Registration is open. Propose sessions. Suggest cool demos.
fediforum.org
September 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
FediForum Fall 2026 starts in four weeks, exactly.
Registrations and proposed topics are coming. Check some of what has been proposed so far on fediforum.org/2026-10/
#fediforum #opensocialweb #event #activitypub #atproto
Registrations and proposed topics are coming. Check some of what has been proposed so far on fediforum.org/2026-10/
#fediforum #opensocialweb #event #activitypub #atproto
If you've been to #FediForum, and have something nice to say about how it was, we'd love to hear about it.
We have been redesigning FediForum.org, and one thing people keep telling us is that it needs to show quotes from attendees! Like you!
So send quotes our way! Thank you!!!
#FediForumFriday
We have been redesigning FediForum.org, and one thing people keep telling us is that it needs to show quotes from attendees! Like you!
So send quotes our way! Thank you!!!
#FediForumFriday
FediForum
FediForum: moving the Open Social Web forward
FediForum.org
September 4, 2026 at 1:30 PM
If you've been to #FediForum, and have something nice to say about how it was, we'd love to hear about it.
We have been redesigning FediForum.org, and one thing people keep telling us is that it needs to show quotes from attendees! Like you!
So send quotes our way! Thank you!!!
#FediForumFriday
We have been redesigning FediForum.org, and one thing people keep telling us is that it needs to show quotes from attendees! Like you!
So send quotes our way! Thank you!!!
#FediForumFriday
For the upcoming FediForum October 6 and 7, we again will have almost-free tickets for those attendees who could not otherwise participate. We make them available as higher-priced registrations come in, because they subsidize the almost-free ones.
Thank you everybody who makes them possible!
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Thank you everybody who makes them possible!
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September 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM
For the upcoming FediForum October 6 and 7, we again will have almost-free tickets for those attendees who could not otherwise participate. We make them available as higher-priced registrations come in, because they subsidize the almost-free ones.
Thank you everybody who makes them possible!
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Thank you everybody who makes them possible!
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Check out the newly redesigned FediForum website at https://fediforum.org/
It has a new events calendar, better video integration, and a much nicer design. (At least we think so!)
And some information about the next, upcoming FediForum, October 6-7, online. Registration is open.
It has a new events calendar, better video integration, and a much nicer design. (At least we think so!)
And some information about the next, upcoming FediForum, October 6-7, online. Registration is open.
FediForum
FediForum: moving the Open Social Web forward
fediforum.org
September 1, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Check out the newly redesigned FediForum website at https://fediforum.org/
It has a new events calendar, better video integration, and a much nicer design. (At least we think so!)
And some information about the next, upcoming FediForum, October 6-7, online. Registration is open.
It has a new events calendar, better video integration, and a much nicer design. (At least we think so!)
And some information about the next, upcoming FediForum, October 6-7, online. Registration is open.
What are the most important issues and discussions about the Open Social Web we need to have this late summer and fall?
#FediForum #FediForumFriday #ActivityPub #ATProtocol #Fediverse #atproto
#FediForum #FediForumFriday #ActivityPub #ATProtocol #Fediverse #atproto
August 28, 2026 at 11:00 AM
What are the most important issues and discussions about the Open Social Web we need to have this late summer and fall?
#FediForum #FediForumFriday #ActivityPub #ATProtocol #Fediverse #atproto
#FediForum #FediForumFriday #ActivityPub #ATProtocol #Fediverse #atproto
FediForum Fall 2026 is in just 6 weeks, and people who have registered are again proposing topics they want to run sessions about, or discuss.
We are again publishing the topics on our website. Here is the 1st batch: fediforum.org/2026-10/
Sounds interesting? Join us online, registration is open!
We are again publishing the topics on our website. Here is the 1st batch: fediforum.org/2026-10/
Sounds interesting? Join us online, registration is open!
August 25, 2026 at 5:51 PM
FediForum Fall 2026 is in just 6 weeks, and people who have registered are again proposing topics they want to run sessions about, or discuss.
We are again publishing the topics on our website. Here is the 1st batch: fediforum.org/2026-10/
Sounds interesting? Join us online, registration is open!
We are again publishing the topics on our website. Here is the 1st batch: fediforum.org/2026-10/
Sounds interesting? Join us online, registration is open!
By the way, did you know the next #FediForum is coming up?
October 6 & 7. Online. Registration is open.
October 6 & 7. Online. Registration is open.
FediForum
FediForum: moving the Open Social Web forward
fediforum.org
August 19, 2026 at 1:30 PM
By the way, did you know the next #FediForum is coming up?
October 6 & 7. Online. Registration is open.
October 6 & 7. Online. Registration is open.
Two more months until the next FediForum, bringing together the people who move the Open Social Web forward.
Are you registered yet?
fediforum.org/2026-10/
Are you registered yet?
fediforum.org/2026-10/
August 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Two more months until the next FediForum, bringing together the people who move the Open Social Web forward.
Are you registered yet?
fediforum.org/2026-10/
Are you registered yet?
fediforum.org/2026-10/
Social media is in a crisis. The data is accumulating. Here is one: blog.incogni.com/dig...
We need better forms of interacting online than what the big platforms give us. And group chat is certainly not the final answer.
Anybody working on this? Yes! And you can meet some of us at #FediForum!
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We need better forms of interacting online than what the big platforms give us. And group chat is certainly not the final answer.
Anybody working on this? Yes! And you can meet some of us at #FediForum!
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The great digital fatigue: How digital burnout is changing social media use [2026] | Incogni
People are quietly withdrawing from active participation in social media. While they may not be deleting accounts en masse, many are:
blog.incogni.com
July 14, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Social media is in a crisis. The data is accumulating. Here is one: blog.incogni.com/dig...
We need better forms of interacting online than what the big platforms give us. And group chat is certainly not the final answer.
Anybody working on this? Yes! And you can meet some of us at #FediForum!
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We need better forms of interacting online than what the big platforms give us. And group chat is certainly not the final answer.
Anybody working on this? Yes! And you can meet some of us at #FediForum!
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How does AT Protocol (#ATProto) really work?
Listen to Bluesky head of protocol daniel holmgren 🫠 given at the last FediForum:
Listen to Bluesky head of protocol daniel holmgren 🫠 given at the last FediForum:
FediForum Talk: Atproto: A Technical Introduction
By Daniel Holmgren, head of protocol at Bluesky PBC. AT Protocol (atproto) is the open protocol powering Bluesky and the emerging Atmosphere. This talk gives a high-level overview of atproto's app...
spectra.video
July 7, 2026 at 3:00 PM
How does AT Protocol (#ATProto) really work?
Listen to Bluesky head of protocol daniel holmgren 🫠 given at the last FediForum:
Listen to Bluesky head of protocol daniel holmgren 🫠 given at the last FediForum:
How does ActivityPub really work?
Listen to this presentation by #ActivityPub co-author Evan Prodromou given at the last FediForum:
Listen to this presentation by #ActivityPub co-author Evan Prodromou given at the last FediForum:
FediForum Talk: How To Bullshit Your Way Through a Conversation about ActivityPub
By Evan Prodromou, Social Web Foundation and editor of the ActivityPub standard. One of the best bluffers in the field of distributed social networks gives you just enough knowledge about ActivityP...
spectra.video
June 30, 2026 at 2:59 PM
How does ActivityPub really work?
Listen to this presentation by #ActivityPub co-author Evan Prodromou given at the last FediForum:
Listen to this presentation by #ActivityPub co-author Evan Prodromou given at the last FediForum:
Next #FediForum: October 6-7, 2026. Online.
Join your peers building a better online future, in an unconference format where everybody can contribute, teach and learn. We can only do this together!
More info and registration:
Join your peers building a better online future, in an unconference format where everybody can contribute, teach and learn. We can only do this together!
More info and registration:
FediForum
FediForum: moving the Open Social Web forward
fediforum.org
June 16, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Next #FediForum: October 6-7, 2026. Online.
Join your peers building a better online future, in an unconference format where everybody can contribute, teach and learn. We can only do this together!
More info and registration:
Join your peers building a better online future, in an unconference format where everybody can contribute, teach and learn. We can only do this together!
More info and registration:
Bluesky added a new feature today: groups.
We thought we might as well try it out. Join us there?
We thought we might as well try it out. Join us there?
Open Social Web Advocates
Join this group chat on Bluesky
bsky.app
June 11, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Bluesky added a new feature today: groups.
We thought we might as well try it out. Join us there?
We thought we might as well try it out. Join us there?
Open Social Web Advocates
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bsky.app
June 11, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Reposted by FediForum
Honoring the winners of last weekend's first Open Social Awards, which were announced at the Public Spaces conference in Amsterdam Friday night.
We now have a dedicated page for them on FediForum Connect: connect.fediforum.or...
Check them out!
We now have a dedicated page for them on FediForum Connect: connect.fediforum.or...
Check them out!
FediForum Connect | Open Social Awards 2026
Awarded in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 5, 2026, at the
Public Spaces Conference.
Organized by New_ Public, PublicSpaces
and Waag Futurelab, with jury members Audrey Tang,
Johannes Ernst, Melanie Bartos, Mike Masnick, Robin Berjon and Laurens Hof and supported
by Bluesky PBC and ZDF.
connect.fediforum.org
June 9, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Honoring the winners of last weekend's first Open Social Awards, which were announced at the Public Spaces conference in Amsterdam Friday night.
We now have a dedicated page for them on FediForum Connect: connect.fediforum.or...
Check them out!
We now have a dedicated page for them on FediForum Connect: connect.fediforum.or...
Check them out!
And congratulations to the honorable mentions:
* Bounce
* Dandelion
* Streamplace
* Leaflet
* Bonfire Network
at today's Open Social Award.
* Bounce
* Dandelion
* Streamplace
* Leaflet
* Bonfire Network
at today's Open Social Award.
June 5, 2026 at 7:57 PM
And congratulations to the honorable mentions:
* Bounce
* Dandelion
* Streamplace
* Leaflet
* Bonfire Network
at today's Open Social Award.
* Bounce
* Dandelion
* Streamplace
* Leaflet
* Bonfire Network
at today's Open Social Award.
Congratulations to:
Blacksky Algorithms
for winning an Excellence Award as part of the Open Social Awards today.
Blacksky Algorithms
for winning an Excellence Award as part of the Open Social Awards today.
June 5, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Congratulations to:
Blacksky Algorithms
for winning an Excellence Award as part of the Open Social Awards today.
Blacksky Algorithms
for winning an Excellence Award as part of the Open Social Awards today.
Congratulations to:
Sill.social
for winning an Excellence Award as part of the Open Social Awards today.
Sill.social
for winning an Excellence Award as part of the Open Social Awards today.
Sill | Top news shared by the people you trust
Sill watches your Bluesky and Mastodon feeds to find the most popular links from your network.
Sill.social
June 5, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Congratulations to:
Sill.social
for winning an Excellence Award as part of the Open Social Awards today.
Sill.social
for winning an Excellence Award as part of the Open Social Awards today.
Congratulations congratulations congratulations to:
** Newsmast Foundation **
for winning the very first Open Social Award.
** Newsmast Foundation **
for winning the very first Open Social Award.
June 5, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Congratulations congratulations congratulations to:
** Newsmast Foundation **
for winning the very first Open Social Award.
** Newsmast Foundation **
for winning the very first Open Social Award.
FediForum is one of the supporters of the European Social Stack declaration that was published today.
in the cooperative spirit of FediForum, we are glad that so many -- often competing -- organizations are coming together to the common cause ...
in the cooperative spirit of FediForum, we are glad that so many -- often competing -- organizations are coming together to the common cause ...
Just launched at Public Spaces in Amsterdam, The European Social Stack Open Declaration!
A set of common principles agreed by complementary technology leaders 🫶
Read the declaration, add your signature, and share: european.social
#EUSocialStack #Europe
A set of common principles agreed by complementary technology leaders 🫶
Read the declaration, add your signature, and share: european.social
#EUSocialStack #Europe
June 5, 2026 at 4:53 PM
FediForum is one of the supporters of the European Social Stack declaration that was published today.
in the cooperative spirit of FediForum, we are glad that so many -- often competing -- organizations are coming together to the common cause ...
in the cooperative spirit of FediForum, we are glad that so many -- often competing -- organizations are coming together to the common cause ...