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@newyorktimes's veteran tech reporter @Markoff interviewed some of #TeamFediverse including @Gargron, @reckless1280 and our CEO @mike for a feature on the rise of decentralized social media. “It goes back to the original principles where the internet started out as decentralized,” Eugen Rochko told Markoff. Here's the full story [may be paywalled].

We're so excited to develop these conversations further at SXSW this weekend — check out the itinerary and sign up to join us at #FediverseHouse at the second link.

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#Fediverse #ActivityPub #Federation #OpenSocialWeb #SXSW #JohnMarkoff #EugenRochko #MikeMcCue #SXSW2025


Facing the Looming Threat of A.I., Publishers Turn to Decentralized Platforms

Facing the looming threat of A.I. as a competitor, some publishers are considering an alternative to the internet’s all-powerful algorithms.
John Markoff (The New York Times)
#federation #Fediverse #activitypub #SXSW #opensocialweb #teamfediverse #fediversehouse #johnmarkoff #eugenrochko #mikemccue #sxsw2025 @Eugen Rochko @John Markoff @Mike McCue @Nilay Patel @The New York Times

I’m curious. This place has a very vocal anti-capitalist community, anytime moneys come up people shout about donations. When it comes to consent and Trust & Safety I’ve seen many people attack devs. Yet, when #Mastodon was asking for donations to fund a position it was largely crickets. #IFTAS has done great work and set out to be a great benefit to the #fediverse and #OpenSocialWeb yet they’re struggling to keep the lights on. How can that be? So many of you are always talking about donations so why are projects underfunded and servers shutting down due to lack of funding? Where are you passionate and vocal lot? https://wedistribute.org/2025/02/iftas-funding-crisis/ https://about.iftas.org/

IFTAS is In a Funding Crisis

Funding a non-profit organization is hard to begin with, but the challenges feel that much bigger in a niche space such as decentralized social networking. IFTAS, the Fediverse’s standout Trust &
Sean Tilley (We Distribute)
#mastodon #Fediverse #opensocialweb #iftas

Please educate newcomers on using bridgy fed to bridge their accounts to the #Fediverse this is an excellent tool for not needing an account on bsky and #Mastodon while strengthening the open social web. As simple as its instructions “ Got a fediverse account? Bridge it to #Bluesky by following @bsky.brid.gy@bsky.brid.gy”
“Got a Bluesky account? Bridge it to the fediverse by following @ap.brid.gy.”
https://fed.brid.gy/
#SocialWeb #OpenSocialWeb #bridgyfed #atproto #Fediverses
#mastodon #Fediverse #bluesky #atproto #socialweb #bridgyfed #fediverses #opensocialweb

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