Home page for the FediForum UnWorkshop, March 2nd, 2026 See collection https://semble.so/profile/bmann.ca/collections/3mfnglf7x7q2v
Overview page listing all submissions for FediForum UnWorkshop Will add some annotations / highlights in Margin for those that don't have dedicated posts.
Timothy Bray (@timbray@cosocial.ca): My position paper will be based on this blog piece:
Norm MacLennan (@nromdotcom.cloud): …The main thrust of mine, is: The Open Social Web’s main value propositions are too hypothetical or intangible for most users. Tangible and differentiating value is the only main path to growth…
Newsmast position paper for FediForum UnWorkshop "We firmly believe that more people, organisations, and communities should be using the OSW to rebuild their digital community. Alongside working on advocacy and with our partners, our Foundation is taking direct action. After joining the OSW in 2023, we encountered the barriers first-hand. To succeed, the OSW needed to address these barriers. We, as a UK charity trying to bring people to this space, needed to address these barriers."
Richard Reisman (@rreisman.bsky.social) position paper for FediForum UnWorkshop "There is need for a “big-tent” alliance to synergize current efforts in social media protocol ecosystems (including ActivityPub, ATproto, DSNP, and others) – and to broaden the scope of those ecosystems to include all three of these pillars – to build on the first, "
"Momentos is a decentralized modular start page that gives users full control over the interface they see whenever they open their browser or device. Unlike traditional start pages curated by browsers or centralized platforms, Momentos enables users to compose a personalized dashboard using self-contained modules. At its core is a configurable search bar that can switch seamlessly between multiple engines and social platforms" - for FediForum UnWorkshop Link is to GDocs Whitepaper
"There are billions of people who are not well served by the existing social web, particularly in global majority countries. Open social web protocols have the potential to allow them to not just build communities that better address their needs, with features and cultural assumptions that veer far from US and European norms, but to own them"
@laurenshof.online on what a Discord replacement looks like Submitted to Fediforum UnWorkshop
Manton submission to Fediforum UnWorkshop - "we should move away from email-like user handles on the fediverse."
Evan's submission to FediForum UnWorkshop as Social Web Foundation
PDF position paper for Fediforum March 2026 Public Broadcasters Are Going Federated — and We're Betting on Both Protocols Robert Amlung & Marius Scheffel Seven public broadcasters — from Germany, Canada, Belgium, Switzerland, and Australia — are building a shared platform for constructive public dialogue called the Public Spaces Incubator. Our guiding principle is Civility by Design: -> Launch March 2027, plan to federate to AP and ATproto
Jaz-Michael King, IFTAS, toot.wales "I don’t want to grow “the fediverse”, because there is no single “the” fediverse. I want to help humanity step out of walled-in, private platforms and onto the open social web – a web where everyone can exercise their rights to free expression, free association, and just as importantly, the right to choose who they associate with."
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