PfP✨ London dates and early speakers

Join us in London on Feb 4-5, 2026 to discuss how we can preserve an open, equitable web, where no one company holds the keys.

Protocols for Publishers

A series bringing together publishers, developers, and researchers to explore open protocols for a sustainable agentic web.

Chad Kohalyk (@chadkoh@indieweb.social)

Web publishing is facing its next challenge: a new iteration of centralizing platforms. BUT there is also a new wave of open protocols and standards that can help us gain our independence. Next month in NYC we are gathering a group of frontier technologists and popular web publishers to discuss how we can sail into this next platform shift as captains. #ProtocolsForPublishers https://pfp.unternet.co

Building trust in the open

How Protocols for Publishers points to the future of journalism – and the web

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

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.

#protocolsforpublishers #atproto #mcp #webapplets | Chad Kohalyk

Web publishing is facing its next challenge: a new iteration of centralizing platforms. BUT there is also a new wave of open protocols and standards that can help us gain our independence. Next month in NYC we are gathering a group of frontier technologists and popular web publishers to discuss how we can sail into this next platform shift as captains. #ProtocolsForPublishers Learn more and sign up here: https://pfp.unternet.co We will be hosting talks on #atproto #mcp #webapplets and web payments, and give publishers the opportunity to interact directly with developers working on these frontier technologies. Thank you to Unternet, Graze Social, Free our Feeds, and betaworks for their support.

Protocols for Publishers✨

Bringing together publishers and developers for a sustainable agentic web

Protocols for Publishers Showcase · Luma

Protocols for Publishers is an event and workshop series that brings together publishers, developers, and researchers to explore open protocols for a…

Dot Com Press

Publishing for the internet age.

Dot Com Press

Publishing for the internet age.

Dot Com Press

Publishing for the internet age.

Dot Com Press

Publishing for the internet age.

Mike Masnick on protocols for publishers

An interview with @masnick.com (of TechDirt), the author of the influential 2019 paper "Protocols, Not Platforms," reflecting on how his ideas apply to publishers in 2026.