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 5:25 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:
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:
To that end, I've teamed up with my friend @j12t.org, who runs @fediforum.org to put together an online "un-workshop" to explore different ways of growing the open social web! fediforum.org/2026-03-grow...
FediForum | Growing the Open Social Web:<br>An Online FediForum Un-Workshop
fediforum.org
January 23, 2026 at 6:55 PM
To that end, I've teamed up with my friend @j12t.org, who runs @fediforum.org to put together an online "un-workshop" to explore different ways of growing the open social web! fediforum.org/2026-03-grow...
Daniel Holmgren, head of protocol at Bluesky, will give a talk at FediForum on Tuesday, April 28, titled:
"Atproto: A Technical Introduction"
Have you ever wondered how #ATProtocol actually works? Come join us to find out, online! https://fediforum.org
/cc @dholms.at
"Atproto: A Technical Introduction"
Have you ever wondered how #ATProtocol actually works? Come join us to find out, online! https://fediforum.org
/cc @dholms.at
FediForum
FediForum: moving the Open Social Web forward
fediforum.org
April 22, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Daniel Holmgren, head of protocol at Bluesky, will give a talk at FediForum on Tuesday, April 28, titled:
"Atproto: A Technical Introduction"
Have you ever wondered how #ATProtocol actually works? Come join us to find out, online! https://fediforum.org
/cc @dholms.at
"Atproto: A Technical Introduction"
Have you ever wondered how #ATProtocol actually works? Come join us to find out, online! https://fediforum.org
/cc @dholms.at
My latest Bluesky feed is now live: on all things #Fediforum… A great event looking at latest on both ATproto & ActivityPub innovations to the Open Social Web.
Created with #Surfsocial
#Surffeeds
Fediforum
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Created with #Surfsocial
#Surffeeds
Fediforum
bsky.app/profile/did:...
May 22, 2025 at 1:42 AM
My latest Bluesky feed is now live: on all things #Fediforum… A great event looking at latest on both ATproto & ActivityPub innovations to the Open Social Web.
Created with #Surfsocial
#Surffeeds
Fediforum
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Created with #Surfsocial
#Surffeeds
Fediforum
bsky.app/profile/did:...
FediForum Connect looks like a cool site covering open social web applications (both atproto and ActivityPub from the looks of it). connect.fediforum.org
April 14, 2026 at 11:34 PM
FediForum Connect looks like a cool site covering open social web applications (both atproto and ActivityPub from the looks of it). connect.fediforum.org
I write about one single aspect where fedi could compare positively to bluesky and god’s punishment for such transgression is swift
March 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I write about one single aspect where fedi could compare positively to bluesky and god’s punishment for such transgression is swift
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 ...
Today at #FediForum, we launched a feature we sneak-peeked at #AtmosphereConf last month!
You can now migrate from Mastodon to *any* PDS in the Atmosphere, as long as you have access to it 🤩
You can now migrate from Mastodon to *any* PDS in the Atmosphere, as long as you have access to it 🤩
Today, we're launching the ability to Bounce from Mastodon to any Atmosphere PDS you have access to, whether it be @blackskyweb.xyz, @eurosky.social, @transrights.northsky.social, @selfhosted.social, or even your self-hosted option!
You can also bring an invite code when necessary 🎟️
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You can also bring an invite code when necessary 🎟️
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Bounce Update: PDS Provider Migrations
Today, we're launching a long-awaited feature for Bounce: migrating your Atmosphere account that lives in Bridgy Fed out of the bridge and into a PDS provider of your choice, Bouncing you from the Fed...
blog.anew.social
April 28, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Today at #FediForum, we launched a feature we sneak-peeked at #AtmosphereConf last month!
You can now migrate from Mastodon to *any* PDS in the Atmosphere, as long as you have access to it 🤩
You can now migrate from Mastodon to *any* PDS in the Atmosphere, as long as you have access to it 🤩
How does AT Protocol (#ATProto) really work?
Listen to Bluesky head of protocol @dholms.at given at the last FediForum:
https://spectra.video/w/mDnE8FbYh1PXiaCPxsniGQ
Listen to Bluesky head of protocol @dholms.at given at the last FediForum:
https://spectra.video/w/mDnE8FbYh1PXiaCPxsniGQ
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 3:01 PM
How does AT Protocol (#ATProto) really work?
Listen to Bluesky head of protocol @dholms.at given at the last FediForum:
https://spectra.video/w/mDnE8FbYh1PXiaCPxsniGQ
Listen to Bluesky head of protocol @dholms.at given at the last FediForum:
https://spectra.video/w/mDnE8FbYh1PXiaCPxsniGQ
Have you ever wondered how #atproto actually works?
This presentation by Daniel Holmgren from #fediforum should answer your questions in 30 minutes.
https://spectra.video/w/mDnE8FbYh1PXiaCPxsniGQ
/cc @dholms.at
This presentation by Daniel Holmgren from #fediforum should answer your questions in 30 minutes.
https://spectra.video/w/mDnE8FbYh1PXiaCPxsniGQ
/cc @dholms.at
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
May 5, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Have you ever wondered how #atproto actually works?
This presentation by Daniel Holmgren from #fediforum should answer your questions in 30 minutes.
https://spectra.video/w/mDnE8FbYh1PXiaCPxsniGQ
/cc @dholms.at
This presentation by Daniel Holmgren from #fediforum should answer your questions in 30 minutes.
https://spectra.video/w/mDnE8FbYh1PXiaCPxsniGQ
/cc @dholms.at
Bryan Newbold (@bnewbold.net) is coming to FediForum and wants to talk about:
Identity systems (eg, dids)
oauth
user intents (eg, opt-in / opt-out mechanisms)
moderation: rule engines, design interventions, assessment
Join us, online, April 1-2? https://fediforum.org
Identity systems (eg, dids)
oauth
user intents (eg, opt-in / opt-out mechanisms)
moderation: rule engines, design interventions, assessment
Join us, online, April 1-2? https://fediforum.org
FediForum
FediForum: moving the Open Social Web forward
fediforum.org
March 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Bryan Newbold (@bnewbold.net) is coming to FediForum and wants to talk about:
Identity systems (eg, dids)
oauth
user intents (eg, opt-in / opt-out mechanisms)
moderation: rule engines, design interventions, assessment
Join us, online, April 1-2? https://fediforum.org
Identity systems (eg, dids)
oauth
user intents (eg, opt-in / opt-out mechanisms)
moderation: rule engines, design interventions, assessment
Join us, online, April 1-2? https://fediforum.org
Protocol convergence — I really need to record the talk I prepared after FediForum last year.
Essentially AT Protocol will probably end up borrowing ideas from ActivityPub, and ActivityPub will borrow ideas from AT Protocol.
Essentially AT Protocol will probably end up borrowing ideas from ActivityPub, and ActivityPub will borrow ideas from AT Protocol.
The problem with using ActivityPub for Twitter-like social apps is that message passing does not scale well.
But message passing is very well suited to lower scale social apps like DMs, group DMs, and anything with < ~1,000 recipients.
AT protocol PDS-to-PDS message passing would be really cool.
But message passing is very well suited to lower scale social apps like DMs, group DMs, and anything with < ~1,000 recipients.
AT protocol PDS-to-PDS message passing would be really cool.
IMHO fully featured DMs for AT / Bluesky isn't very complex if you accept that email-level security (TLS) is sufficient.
The complexity comes from insisting on Signal-like E2EE.
All we actually need is AT protocol-based PDS-to-PDS email as a core feature.
Would unlock tons of apps beyond DMs too.
The complexity comes from insisting on Signal-like E2EE.
All we actually need is AT protocol-based PDS-to-PDS email as a core feature.
Would unlock tons of apps beyond DMs too.
January 7, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Protocol convergence — I really need to record the talk I prepared after FediForum last year.
Essentially AT Protocol will probably end up borrowing ideas from ActivityPub, and ActivityPub will borrow ideas from AT Protocol.
Essentially AT Protocol will probably end up borrowing ideas from ActivityPub, and ActivityPub will borrow ideas from AT Protocol.
Timnit Gebru (@timnitGebru@dair-community.social) is coming to FediForum and wants to talk about:
Accessibility on the fediverse, genocide prevention in multiple languages, using the fediverse for activism.
Excellent topics! Join us, April 1-2, online. More info: https://fediforum.org
Accessibility on the fediverse, genocide prevention in multiple languages, using the fediverse for activism.
Excellent topics! Join us, April 1-2, online. More info: https://fediforum.org
FediForum
FediForum: moving the Open Social Web forward
fediforum.org
March 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Timnit Gebru (@timnitGebru@dair-community.social) is coming to FediForum and wants to talk about:
Accessibility on the fediverse, genocide prevention in multiple languages, using the fediverse for activism.
Excellent topics! Join us, April 1-2, online. More info: https://fediforum.org
Accessibility on the fediverse, genocide prevention in multiple languages, using the fediverse for activism.
Excellent topics! Join us, April 1-2, online. More info: https://fediforum.org
Just created this new #Surffeed about top #Fediforum news and content.
Fediforum
surf.social/feed/surf%2F...
#SurfFeeds
Fediforum
surf.social/feed/surf%2F...
#SurfFeeds
Fediforum by Tim Chambers on Surf
surf.social
May 20, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Just created this new #Surffeed about top #Fediforum news and content.
Fediforum
surf.social/feed/surf%2F...
#SurfFeeds
Fediforum
surf.social/feed/surf%2F...
#SurfFeeds
Julia Kamin is coming to FediForum to meet and connect with like-minded people.
Join us? 6–7 Oct 2026, online. More info and registration:
Join us? 6–7 Oct 2026, online. More info and registration:
FediForum | Next FediForum: 6–7 October 2026. Keynote by Anil Dash!
Registration is open. Propose sessions. Suggest cool demos.
fediforum.org
September 23, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Julia Kamin is coming to FediForum to meet and connect with like-minded people.
Join us? 6–7 Oct 2026, online. More info and registration:
Join us? 6–7 Oct 2026, online. More info and registration:
Alternative Architectures for ActivityPub, original notes: fediforum.org/2025-10/sess...
FediForum | Alternative Architectures for ActivityPub
fediforum.org
June 20, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Alternative Architectures for ActivityPub, original notes: fediforum.org/2025-10/sess...
We are extremely happy that Alexandra Geese, member of the European parliament and outspoken advocate for better social media, digital sovereignty, participatory democracy and more will be giving the keynote at the next FediForum April 28-30, 2026.
Join us? It's online!
Join us? It's online!
FediForum
FediForum: moving the Open Social Web forward
fediforum.org
April 7, 2026 at 5:30 PM
We are extremely happy that Alexandra Geese, member of the European parliament and outspoken advocate for better social media, digital sovereignty, participatory democracy and more will be giving the keynote at the next FediForum April 28-30, 2026.
Join us? It's online!
Join us? It's online!
In light of recent controversy and its handling, the twice-a-year @fediforum.org unconference for April 1st and 2nd has been canceled by its organizer.
FediForum Has Been Canceled - We Distribute
The FediForum Unconference is facing backlash and speakers pulling out in the face of public bigoted comments.
wedistribute.org
April 1, 2025 at 1:17 AM
In light of recent controversy and its handling, the twice-a-year @fediforum.org unconference for April 1st and 2nd has been canceled by its organizer.
April 28, 2026 at 4:42 PM
My Fediforum 2025 keynote is out: "Fun, the Fediverse, and Spritely"
youtu.be/jSOk8XQuqms
spectra.video/w/aQgZJDLam3...
I talk about the technical and political challenges we're facing, why the current fediverse is not enough, but why there's hope, and why joy is essential to our success
youtu.be/jSOk8XQuqms
spectra.video/w/aQgZJDLam3...
I talk about the technical and political challenges we're facing, why the current fediverse is not enough, but why there's hope, and why joy is essential to our success
FediForum Keynote: Christine Lemmer-Webber
YouTube video by FediForum
youtu.be
June 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
My Fediforum 2025 keynote is out: "Fun, the Fediverse, and Spritely"
youtu.be/jSOk8XQuqms
spectra.video/w/aQgZJDLam3...
I talk about the technical and political challenges we're facing, why the current fediverse is not enough, but why there's hope, and why joy is essential to our success
youtu.be/jSOk8XQuqms
spectra.video/w/aQgZJDLam3...
I talk about the technical and political challenges we're facing, why the current fediverse is not enough, but why there's hope, and why joy is essential to our success
# ⁂ FediForum in Rotterdam 🐁
Exactly like one year ago, @xpub is **collectively joining** @fediforum on October 6–7!
⛓️💥 An opportunity to break the chains of mainstream, centralised, for-profit, proprietary social media, and discover the wonders of the **Open […]
[Original post on pan.rent]
Exactly like one year ago, @xpub is **collectively joining** @fediforum on October 6–7!
⛓️💥 An opportunity to break the chains of mainstream, centralised, for-profit, proprietary social media, and discover the wonders of the **Open […]
[Original post on pan.rent]
September 23, 2026 at 4:37 PM
# ⁂ FediForum in Rotterdam 🐁
Exactly like one year ago, @xpub is **collectively joining** @fediforum on October 6–7!
⛓️💥 An opportunity to break the chains of mainstream, centralised, for-profit, proprietary social media, and discover the wonders of the **Open […]
[Original post on pan.rent]
Exactly like one year ago, @xpub is **collectively joining** @fediforum on October 6–7!
⛓️💥 An opportunity to break the chains of mainstream, centralised, for-profit, proprietary social media, and discover the wonders of the **Open […]
[Original post on pan.rent]
Good luck everyone doing demos at tomorrow's #Fediforum. As a reminder you can follow the #Surffeed for it even if you aren't in the surf app beta here:
🔗 https://surf.social/feed/surf%2Fcustom%2F01jvprse7ptd6b9gccy3m9g547
🔗 https://surf.social/feed/surf%2Fcustom%2F01jvprse7ptd6b9gccy3m9g547
Fediforum by Tim Chambers on Surf
Surf - Top #fediforum leaders, organizers, featured speakers and developers spotlighted at each all Fediforum events. Including both ATProto and ActivityPub voices there.
surf.social
April 28, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Good luck everyone doing demos at tomorrow's #Fediforum. As a reminder you can follow the #Surffeed for it even if you aren't in the surf app beta here:
🔗 https://surf.social/feed/surf%2Fcustom%2F01jvprse7ptd6b9gccy3m9g547
🔗 https://surf.social/feed/surf%2Fcustom%2F01jvprse7ptd6b9gccy3m9g547