Overlooking Sankofa Square in downtown Toronto, a group of journalists and hackers gathered on October 5th to share ideas and techniques to navigate our new online world of AI chatbot mediation and fragmented social media. Being in Canada, this third edition of Protocols for Publishers had a different flavour to
Protocols for Publishers ✨ Toronto
Join us in Toronto on Oct 5-6, 2026 to discuss how we can preserve an open, equitable web, where no one company holds the keys.
PfP✨ Toronto dates and early speakers
Early announcement: Join us in Toronto on Oct 5-6, 2026 to discuss how we can preserve an open, equitable web, where no one company holds the keys.
'A new industry with a new identity:' Canadian devs in 2026
We spoke to developers at Toronto Canada's XP Game Summit to see how they are getting by in increasingly tumultuous times.
Vancouver Hack Day - April 2024 · Luma
A one day event to learn about new-to-you tech, spend some time coding, and sharing what you've learned, hacked, or built during the day. We'll start the day…
Denver Data Dialogues | Meetup
In 2026, Datalere will host **Denver** **Data Dialogues**, insights for data leaders, an in-person networking event featuring guest speakers, panels, catered food (not pizza) and more!This is a re-boot of our old meetup, **Data Science in Colorado**, but this time with a broader set of topics and ne
Peer2Peer: A Critical Internet Studies Gathering in LA - FCCW: Feminist Center for Creative Work
UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry and FCCW Present Peer2Peer: A Critical Internet Studies Gathering in LA Friday, May 2 & Saturday, May 3 FCCW: 3035 Rosslyn St. LA, CA 90065 Info on our space Free Peer2Peer is a two-day gathering bringing together researchers, artists, archivists, and makers to think collectively and critically about the Internet. Come hear incredible new work from our research community, learn how to up your digital security, learn how to archive (or not!) the web, come laugh at jokes about the Internet! All events unless otherwise noted are open to the public. Come for an hour or stay for the whole two-days!
Event:Opening (Access) Night NYC 2026
Join us for "Opening (Access) Night" as Wikimedia New York City and the Electronic Frontier Foundation celebrate Open Access Week!
| Association of Internet Researchers
The 27th annual meeting of the Association of Internet Researchers will be in Mexico City, Mexico14-17 October 2026
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
Notable links: August 14, 2026
Chicago Public Media is building a social network for America's third largest city. Forget AI - this is the thing I'm most excited about in news technology.
The Attention Forum: October 23/24th 2025
The internet was initially sold to us as a force for connection – a borderless, democratizing set of technologies that would amplify voices, allow us to spread ideas, and strengthen civil society.
The Future of Journalism Summit – Canadian Journalism Foundation
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 11:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. The University Centre, University of British Columbia
Vancouver AI
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…
Latest Protocols for Publishers ✨ issue is live 🎉 Are you interested in coming to a PfP event in Toronto 🇨🇦 ? Also inside: digital sov, courts on Google & AI, pubs losing to platforms (and what might actually help), plus wins for open social protocols 🏆 protocolsforpublishers.com/pfp-toronto-expression-of-int…
PfP✨ Toronto Expression of Interest
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