@nivenly, an organization that supports open-source services and projects, has launched the Fediverse Security Fund. This member-supported program will pay people who identify and fix security vulnerabilities that might affect fediverse services and apps. “Part of the program is…education for project leads, helping them understand why responsible disclosure practices for security vulnerabilities are important,” open source contributor @thisismissem told @Sarahp. Here's her story for @TechCrunch

https://flip.it/B-cWKk

Congrats to @johnonolan and the team at Ghost, which today announced a public beta for users to connect their publications to the fediverse. If you're in their beta, you'll be able to find, follow and interact with people and publications on platforms including Ghost, WordPress, Threads, Mastodon, BlueSky, Flipboard and more. Get details in the blogpost here. If you want to know more about Ghost's approach to decentralization and the open social web, check out John's DotSocial conversation with @mike at the second link.

https://ghost.org/changelog/social-web-beta/

https://flipboard.video/w/sQCNmXx332xi3Y3dVVjd37

Yesterday at #FediverseHouse we announced
Bluesky integration, but that's not the only update Surf users will see in the latest beta.

You can now create unified home timelines incorporating Bluesky and Mastodon following feeds, Starter Packs, lists and custom feeds. And you can also use filters to exclude issues or topics you don’t want to see in your feed. Sign up for the waitlist here — and if you're currently beta testing Surf, please send your suggestions for improvements to feedback@surf.social, and bigs and issues to support@surf.social.

https://waitlist.surf.social/

That's a wrap on Day 1 at #FediverseHouse. Thanks so much to all who joined Flipboard and @surf to talk all things fediverse and open social. Here's tomorrow's program — among others, @mike, @miaq and the team will be talking to Rose Wang (Bluesky), Leila Brillson (The Onion), @jasonkoebler and @samleecole (@404mediaco), @oconnell (@TexasObserver) and @pluralistic. Were you at Fediverse House today? Tell us in the comments about the most interesting conversations you heard or participated in!

https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse-house/

@newyorktimes's veteran tech reporter @Markoff interviewed some of #TeamFediverse including @Gargron, @reckless1280 and our CEO @mike for a feature on the rise of decentralized social media. “It goes back to the original principles where the internet started out as decentralized,” Eugen Rochko told Markoff. Here's the full story [may be paywalled].

We're so excited to develop these conversations further at SXSW this weekend — check out the itinerary and sign up to join us at #FediverseHouse at the second link.

https://flip.it/NcjhLL

https://lu.ma/xbve5fa0

On Monday afternoon at SXSW, @pluralistic will be in conversation with @mike about building sustainable open networks that (hopefully) ward off “enshittification.” (We'll be recording this one for a future episode of the Dot Social podcast — check out all the past episodes on our PeerTube channel, @dot_social.)

RSVP here: https://lu.ma/xbve5fa0

Are you an Austin-based developer working on the open social web? If so, you’re invited to our Developer Meetup, on Sunday March 9, hosted by ActivityPub co-author @evan. You don’t need a SXSW badge to attend but we do ask that you RSVP. Let's see what you're building!

https://lu.ma/bvump3m6

Are you an Austin-based developer working on the open social web? If so, you’re invited to our Developer Meetup, hosted by ActivityPub co-author @evan. You don’t need a badge to attend but we do ask that you RSVP. Let’s see what you’re building! https://lu.ma/bvump3m6

Today’s email in support of the #Fediverse and #OpenSocialWeb in Canada and trying to convince our governments not only to dump Twitter/X but also create their own independent platforms that Canadians can know and trust!

Phew...
Senator @Paulatics, you have mail.
(and thank you for your continued work on this!!)

I've reproduced the letter on my blog.

https://chrisalemany.ca/2025/02/26/the-supreme-court-of-canada-leaves-twitter-its-time-all-canadian-entities-use-canadian-social-media/

I'm speaking to DWeb Seattle this Friday on "Identity on the Open Social Web".

It's an in-person event, but yours' truly is going to present remotely, so perhaps people can also attend remotely.

Thanks @nigini for inviting me!

https://lu.ma/op4fc8ac

For those keeping score at home, currently 83% of people responding believe Bluesky will be or already is under the influence of White House-aligned corporate social media fascists.

#Fediverse #OpenSocialWeb #Blueskyy #Control #USA #USPoli #Mastodon #Fascism
https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/@chris/114043026596724236

Poll question to the full #Fediverse!

How long before Bluesky 'comes under the influence' of Musk or one of the other White House-aligned corporate social media fascists?

I’m curious. This place has a very vocal anti-capitalist community, anytime moneys come up people shout about donations. When it comes to consent and Trust & Safety I’ve seen many people attack devs. Yet, when #Mastodon was asking for donations to fund a position it was largely crickets. #IFTAS has done great work and set out to be a great benefit to the #fediverse and #OpenSocialWeb yet they’re struggling to keep the lights on. How can that be? So many of you are always talking about donations so why are projects underfunded and servers shutting down due to lack of funding? Where are you passionate and vocal lot? https://wedistribute.org/2025/02/iftas-funding-crisis/ https://about.iftas.org/

I’d like an #OpenSocialWeb unconference. Not just spaces dedicated to #ATProto #Fediverse but something truly for the Open Social Web.