A writeup of two conferences about the fediverse this week, with @fediforum.org and the German 2MR.social conference from this week, and how they are both dealing with bridging work to both EU politics as well as atproto and the atmosphere connectedplaces.online/reports/fr161-conference-edit…
FR#161 – Conference Edition
connectedplaces.onlineMay 6, 2026 at 5:47 PM
FR#161 – Conference Edition
How the conferences FediForum and 2mr.social this week show how fediverse is trying to build connections with European politics, as well as with the atmosphere.
There is One Fediverse. There are a Million Fediverses.
Over the past several years I’ve listened to admins, mods, and community managers from across the decentralised social media landscape. I’ve been in the chats, attended the conferences,…
Elena Rossini 🌈 (@_elena@mastodon.social)
Two pieces of good news for W Social: 1) I may have found the problem that has bricked their network for the past week. 2) This may very well be the LAST article I ever write about them. It's exhausting and stressful and I want to retire from this beat and go back to promoting the Fediverse. Thank you all for your support and encouragement. And to my trusted source (a Fedi friend) who found and shared with me brilliant gems: THANK YOU! It's been a real honor collaborating with you ❤️
The Fediverse Explained: Social Media’s Next Form
The fediverse is a network of social media platforms that are interconnected. Find the answers to fediverse FAQs here.
Building resilient social media
Next week I’ll be in Berlin, speaking at a Franco-German “Summit on European Digital Sovereignty” satellite event to help launch…
Local-First Conf on Twitter / X
If you're around Berlin after the conference, check out this fun community-organised event: User Agents Berlin - two days of space for hanging and hacking with friends you met at Local-First Conf! Register here: https://t.co/IXdajX7CdH— Local-First Conf (@localfirstconf) May 6, 2025
Fediverse projects - Join the Fediverse
Fediverse projects are the different software parts of the Fediverse. Many of them are replacements for better-known social media platforms.
ATmosphereConf 2026 - THE BEST CONFERENCE
here are some of the talks. there are more. click the button to see a random one lol
Platforms, Power, Paywalls, and Podcasts
This edition of the newsletter is a bit of a catch-up on links since we have been busy with outreach to potential speakers, participants, and sponsors for the second in-person Protocols for Publishers ✨ event in Europe. The next PfP event looks to be in London, UK and we
“Open, Collaborative and Participative Science: Rethinking the Legitimacy of Knowledge, the Policies and the Future of Science.” - looks like an interesting track during the Eu-SPRI Forum Annual Conference 2026 (10–12 June 2026, Valencia) euspri2026.webs.upv.es
@atproto.com I'm curating the architecture track at the Øredev developers conference in Malmö, Sweden. It'd be super interesting to feature a session about the AT Protocol. Do you know of someone who's done a conference session about Atproto or do you have any other recommendations?
Øredev
oredev.orgwrote a blog post about a 2015 keynote by @mikecaulfield.bsky.social that stuck with me and how it relates to atproto. with AtmosphereConf right around the corner I wanted to get this (and my next one) out there so it could contribute to the conversation. would be honored if you'd give it a look :)
Garden and the Stream - thoughts
ezras-thoughts.leaflet.pubWe're so excited to support @thisismissem.social's work bringing FedCM to the open social web! atproto.com/blog/working-to-decentralize-…
Working to Decentralize FedCM - AT Protocol
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