







Open Social Awards | New_ Public
The awards aim to recognize and celebrate the breakthrough products of developers building on the Open Web.

Growing the Social Web
I'm going to be participating in the Growing the Open Social Web workshop at Fediforum on March 2, 2026. I'm excited to talk to other people who care about the Fediverse about ways to connect more people through ActivityPub. Fediforum invited attendees to publish position papers before the workshop. SWF has a number of hypotheses…
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We are researchers, engineers, designers, and community leaders working together to create digital public spaces where people can thrive and connect.

FediForum | Growing the Open Social Web:<br>An Online Un-Workshop
Since the Twitter takeover by Elon Musk over three years ago, the Open Social Web has been adopted by an enthusiastic community. People world-wide are building and using open social platforms and open social protocols to better interact with others online.

Digital Spaces Directory | New_ Public
As the social media landscape changes and a new wave of digital spaces emerges, this Directory is meant to be a resource for our field — a jumping-off-point for further exploration and research for anyone who’s interested in studying, building, stewarding, or simply using digital social platforms. We hope this will inspire creative exploration, spark new collaborations, and highlight important progress.

FediForum | Growing the Open Social Web un-workshop, 2026/03/02

W Social: Hello World!
Hello World! 🙂 This category is for discussing W Social, a new member on the AT-protocol federation. Launched in conjunction with the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 19, 2026, the project has sparked a lot of praise, interest, rumors and slander. In fact, our social media monitoring console registered 1 billion post views (across all the main social media) for posts mentioning #wsocial within the first week. As I write this, W Social is not yet open for business. There i...

The open social web is vibrant, dynamic, and full of amazing apps and websites! At the PublicSpaces Conference in Amsterdam, we just gave out the #OpenSocialAwards. We’re excited to introduce you to these impressive, inventive winners. 🧵
Open Social Awards | New_ Public
newpublic.orgWe’re pleased to announce that we’ll be working with @eurosky.social to help to define and develop open social web infrastructure for the AT Protocol! igalia.com/2026/03/18/Advancing-the-AT-P…
Advancing the AT Protocol in Partnership with Eurosky | Igalia
www.igalia.comIn 2026, @bsky.app is focused on what’s next for open social: bringing together users for conversations around live events, creator and platform monetization, and private state, giving users truly private data while preserving ownership and portability at the protocol level.
Excited to announce that I will be giving the opening keynote for @newpublic.org + @publicspaces.net Open Social Award Show in Amsterdam next month! My keynote will discuss how we do community governance at @blackskyweb.xyz Best of luck to all applicants and hope to see you there!
Designing Technology for All #11: Open Socials Award Show
dezwijger.nlFor anyone building new apps and tools on ATproto that are … 🌐 on the Open Web 🌱 past the prototype stage ✨ reimagining the social internet New_ Public, @publicspaces.net and @waag.org are investing up to €10,000 in alternatives to Big Tech Learn more, share, or apply by May 1st newpublic.org/OSA
Open Social Awards | New_ Public
newpublic.orgJust 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
It's official! We'll be having our very first meetup on April 23rd at @internetstudio.bsky.social 🙏🏼 Come join us for an Atmosphere of good vibes and energy, so we can build a more human-centered internet 🌐 RSVP and details here:
at://seattle #1 - Meet & Greet!
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