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the internet went down and then I went to get a coffee with @douginamug! Just got back and caught the end of @bjoernsta's talk about https://savesocial.eu
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@evanprodromou is up next talking about Tags.pub #HashTagsAreGreat

https://github.com/social-web-foundation/tags.pub

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And now @cypherhippie has a lightning talk about bringing #DIDs to the fediverse
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A slide of a slide of @arcalinea talking about using DIDs for ATProto
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A slide of @snarfed.org agreeing with the premise of bringing DIDs to the fediverse
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Core Assumptions
1) "Communities must be in control"
2) "Nobody shall be locked-in"
3) "There is NO FREE marketplace of ideas."
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Next we have @django presenting some ideas about moving the ActivityPub API C2S forward
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A quote from @Gargron about how C2S was seriously lacking
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Oh hell yeah looks like @django used my https://iconography.fediverse.info for their slides!
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After a short break we have @raffomania is presenting a new federated bookmark sharing software called 'ties'
https://github.com/raffomania/ties
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The philosophy of 'ties'
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Oh @raffomania wants to do full text search of an archived version of websites from 'ties'
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@samvie up next with a talk about digital sovereignty!
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all the orgs that signed the "open networks and democratic public spheres" alience
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Fedimedia Italia presenting their association!
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Who is Fedimedia Italia:
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Wow Fedimedia Italia has *a lot* of instances
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Oh cool and also @raccoonforfriendicaapp and #Flohra are also under their umbrella
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@tsyesika and @cwebber up next talking about what's next for the fediverse!

https://stream.fosdem.org/h2215.m3u8

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The fediverse is not done!
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@tsyesika is talking about issues with naming and fishing and has a slide up with a fake @Gargron account
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They are talking about what the fediverse would look like if we were using more generic servers
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@FediVariety up next about getting public agencies to use the fediverse
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Taking a tiny break to get some fresh air and then ruin the freshness with a cigarette and then back to my regularly scheduled programming. @andypiper has awarded me "official love blog status" so now my duty has peerpressure!
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Had a longer break then I meant to opps!
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Now we have @mayel and @ivan presenting @bonfire!
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"ActivityPub is a contaminatiion vector" - @Bonfire
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@coopcloud getting a shoutout from #Bonfire
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Wow Jacobin.de is gonna be using Bonfire and Lauti with a white-labeled mobile app by Newsmast
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Just shouted out some important things to come like working with @anewsocial and @bsky.brid.gy and with @swf on encryption
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Now we have @hongminhee presenting @fedify!
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@fedify abstracts away complexity in building for the fediverse
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I sadly had to step out so I missed @tobias's presentation about the amazing Friendica but there should be a recording of it
https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/DNS7Z8-friendica_-_hidden_in_plain_sight_since_2025/
FOSDEM 2026 - Friendica - Hidden in plain sight since 2025

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Then @cubicgarden and Samuel Margerison are presenting their Fedi Legacy project
https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/VGXMXE-machine_readable_wishes/
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Now @mobilizon is presenting a quick overview of their event software
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@benpate is up now presenting #Emissary (https://emissary.dev)
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Why do social media platforms fail
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"What is plurk?" - @benpate
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@benpate is now showing off Atlas Maps
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Emissary along with @Bonfire and @swf are working on #MLS based e2ee messaging over #ActivityPub supported by Sovereign Tech Fund
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@Bonfire @swf @liaizon

I heard Bluesky was looking at MLS, too.

I don't know if they went that route.

Jan 31 at 5:59pmTusky
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@reiver @Bonfire @swf @liaizon

@matrix, who are still in the process of implementing MLS I think (https://arewemlsyet.com/), expressed interest in getting various Social media protocols to implement Matrix a few months ago. Though I'm not sure what that would look like

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@tom @reiver @liaizon @matrix @swf @Bonfire

The matrix.org foundation or element aren't currently working on MLS, but the German government is.
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@alexia @tom @reiver @liaizon @matrix @swf @Bonfire we are doing some MLS work as part of the Hydra improvements to state resolution fwiw; adding finality to Matrix opens up some fun ways to do MLS better :)
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@element @tom @liaizon @matrix @reiver @swf @Bonfire

oh, interesting, must've just missed that

...is that in collaboration with the existing MLS efforts from the German gov?
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@alexia @tom @liaizon @matrix @reiver @swf @Bonfire vaguely; they seem to mainly be working in private, sadly - they published MSC4256 and then went dark again.
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@alexia @tom @liaizon @matrix @reiver @swf @Bonfire https://matrix.to/#/#mls:matrix.org is the place to follow along.
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