







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
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
#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.
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.

AT Protocol Development, Tech Talks, and Events
Protocols for Publishers ✨ London
Join us in London on Feb 4-5, 2026 to discuss an open, equitable web, where no one company holds the keys.

VoxPort — Protocol-Native Podcast Publishing
AT Protocol powered podcast hosting. Own your audience, publish everywhere, and stay in control.

VoxPort — Protocol-Native Podcast Publishing
AT Protocol powered podcast hosting. Own your audience, publish everywhere, and stay in control.


Blogging on the open social web - and more exciting features - pckt - Dev Journal
ATmosphere — referring to the growing ecosystem of applications built on the AT Protocol, a federated protocol for open social platforms. Not to be confused ...

Local-First Peer-to-Peer Infrastructure: Create, Collaborate, and Publish Without the Cloud
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
protocolsforpublishers.comAn 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. protocolsforpublishers.com/mike-masnick-interview/
Mike Masnick on protocols for publishers
protocolsforpublishers.comWeb publishing is facing its next challenge: a new iteration of centralizing platforms. BUT there is also a new wave of open protocols+standards to gain independence. Next month in NYC let's discuss how we can sail into this next platform shift as captains. #ProtocolsForPublishers pfp.unternet.co
Protocols for Publishers
pfp.unternet.co@jaredlemler.com is putting together a blog about RSS & AT Protocol. How we are incorporating both to transition the current state of podcast distribution!!