Build the Open Social Web From the Ground Up
Fully endorse this article from Newsmast. They are doing crucial work in this space and everyone that cares about the open social web should learn from their efforts.
Expecially like this:
“The web began with connections. Then it outsourced search to Google, and social to Meta, X and TikTok. We have a chance to start again and do something different. The work begins with that overused but still powerful word: community.
There’s a world of organisations, communities and inspiring people out there, and they all depend on platforms that don’t share their values. They’re wrestling with Big Tech dominance, funding gaps, and the disruption of AI. Everyone wants to move on from Big Social. But wanting to leave isn’t the same as being able to leap straight to decentralised technology.
So we need to start with tools that work for communities: safe hubs, local groups, news and content, calendars and events. Showcases for what a community makes and knows. Communities need their own platforms, with their own rules, to build their own safe spaces. And that’s just the beginning.”