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Surf<p>It's FediForum day 2! Here's <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.wedistribute.org/users/deadsuperhero" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>deadsuperhero</span></a></span>'s coverage of the event for <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@WeDistribute" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>WeDistribute</span></a></span>. Our CEO <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.social/@mike" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mike</span></a></span> demoed Surf there yesterday. If you want to try it for yourself, use the invite code FEDIFORUM when you sign up on our waitlist to get into the beta more quickly.</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/OuQ1Qg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/OuQ1Qg</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://waitlist.surf.social/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">waitlist.surf.social/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FediForum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediForum</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SurfSocial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SurfSocial</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/OpenSocial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSocial</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/OpenSocialWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSocialWeb</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/MikeMcCue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MikeMcCue</span></a></p>
Flipboard<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@newyorktimes" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>newyorktimes</span></a></span>'s veteran tech reporter <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sfba.social/@Markoff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Markoff</span></a></span> interviewed some of <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/TeamFediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TeamFediverse</span></a> including <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Gargron" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Gargron</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://threads.net/@reckless1280/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>reckless1280</span></a></span> and our CEO <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.social/@mike" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mike</span></a></span> 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]. </p><p>We're so excited to develop these conversations further at SXSW this weekend — check out the itinerary and sign up to join us at <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FediverseHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediverseHouse</span></a> at the second link.</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/NcjhLL" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/NcjhLL</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://lu.ma/xbve5fa0" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lu.ma/xbve5fa0</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/ActivityPub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ActivityPub</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Federation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Federation</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/OpenSocialWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSocialWeb</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SXSW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SXSW</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/JohnMarkoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JohnMarkoff</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/EugenRochko" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EugenRochko</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/MikeMcCue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MikeMcCue</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SXSW2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SXSW2025</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Facing the Looming Threat of A.I., Publishers Turn to Decentralized Platforms - Facing the looming threat of A.I. as a competitor, some publishers are considering an alt... - <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/technology/mike-mccue-surf-browser-decentralized-internet.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/03/06/technol</span><span class="invisible">ogy/mike-mccue-surf-browser-decentralized-internet.html</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/computersandtheinternet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computersandtheinternet</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bluesky</span></a>(socialnetwork) <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/artificialintelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artificialintelligence</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/searchengines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>searchengines</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/flipboardinc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flipboardinc</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/webbrowsers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>webbrowsers</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/mikemccue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mikemccue</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/surf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>surf</span></a></p>
Flipboard<p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/ICYMI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICYMI</span></a>: For last week's Dot Social podcast, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.social/@mike" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mike</span></a></span> spoke to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@jasonkoebler" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>jasonkoebler</span></a></span> of <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@404mediaco" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>404mediaco</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://werd.social/@ben" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ben</span></a></span> of <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsie.social/@ProPublica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ProPublica</span></a></span> about how decentralization and the open social web create a more equitable ecosystem for quality journalism to thrive. </p><p>Read about the conversation here: </p><p><a href="https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse/jason-koebler-and-ben-werdmuller/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">about.flipboard.com/fediverse/</span><span class="invisible">jason-koebler-and-ben-werdmuller/</span></a></p><p>Watch and listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts: </p><p><a href="https://flipboard.video/w/r7z6QY3dm5EqrFmDFkAgPY" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">flipboard.video/w/r7z6QY3dm5Eq</span><span class="invisible">rFmDFkAgPY</span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/DotSocial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DotSocial</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Podcast</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Flipboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Flipboard</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Federation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Federation</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/ActivityPub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ActivityPub</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/OpenSocialWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSocialWeb</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/MikeMcCue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MikeMcCue</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Journalism</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/MediaIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MediaIndustry</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/ProPublica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProPublica</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/404Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>404Media</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Decentralization</span></a></p>
Flipboard<p>Forward-thinking journalists are not letting the “media apocalypse” happen to them. Instead, they’re doing the work that arguably has been most critical all along: building direct connections with their readers. <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@404mediaco" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>404mediaco</span></a></span>'s <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@jasonkoebler" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>jasonkoebler</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsie.social/@ProPublica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ProPublica</span></a></span>'s <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://werd.social/@ben" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ben</span></a></span> join fediverse futurist <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.social/@mike" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mike</span></a></span> for a conversation about the discovery and sustainability of quality journalism.</p><p>Read more about the episode here: <a href="https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse/jason-koebler-and-ben-werdmuller/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">about.flipboard.com/fediverse/</span><span class="invisible">jason-koebler-and-ben-werdmuller/</span></a></p><p>Watch and listen at PeerTube here: <a href="https://flipboard.video/w/r7z6QY3dm5EqrFmDFkAgPY" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">flipboard.video/w/r7z6QY3dm5Eq</span><span class="invisible">rFmDFkAgPY</span></a>, or wherever you get your podcasts. </p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/DotSocial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DotSocial</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Flipboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Flipboard</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Federation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Federation</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/ActivityPub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ActivityPub</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/OpenSocialWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSocialWeb</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/MikeMcCue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MikeMcCue</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Journalism</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/MediaIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MediaIndustry</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/ProPublica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProPublica</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/404Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>404Media</span></a></p>
Flipboard<p>Bluesky founder and CEO <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/jay.bsky.team" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>jay.bsky.team</span></a></span> says social media is stagnating because "we're in this trap where users are locked in and developers are locked out." She talked to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.social/@mike" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mike</span></a></span> for the Dot Social podcast about building a healthier internet, how Elon impacted Bluesky's trajectory, innovating on social identity, and how different protocols can come together.</p><p>Read more about the episode here: <a href="https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse/jay-graber/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">about.flipboard.com/fediverse/</span><span class="invisible">jay-graber/</span></a></p><p>Watch the video and listen to the podcast on PeerTube here, or listen wherever you get your podcasts: <a href="https://flipboard.video/w/ophhJTECuL7fcBNbUitV3q" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">flipboard.video/w/ophhJTECuL7f</span><span class="invisible">cBNbUitV3q</span></a></p><p>Discover past interviews here: <a href="https://flipboard.com/@mike/dot-social-the-future-of-the-social-web-3r0pl8ge5dju9965" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">flipboard.com/@mike/dot-social</span><span class="invisible">-the-future-of-the-social-web-3r0pl8ge5dju9965</span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/DotSocial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DotSocial</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Flipboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Flipboard</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Federation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Federation</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bluesky</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/ActivityPub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ActivityPub</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/ATProtocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ATProtocol</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/OpenSocialWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSocialWeb</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/JayGraber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JayGraber</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/MikeMcCue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MikeMcCue</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a></p>
Flipboard<p>Flipboard CEO <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.social/@mike" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mike</span></a></span> will be joining the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://threads.net/@threads/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>threads</span></a></span> AMA about the fediverse on Monday, along with Block Party founder Tracy Chou. Get ready to ask away — no question is too basic or complex. </p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Federation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Federation</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Threads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Threads</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/ActivityPub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ActivityPub</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/MikeMcCue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MikeMcCue</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/TracyChou" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TracyChou</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/AMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AMA</span></a></p>
Noah<p>The State of the Federation, with Mastodon's Eugen Rochko<br>Great discussion! - <a href="https://flipboard.video/w/cTBu4HusskGTuPBahqm6WY" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">flipboard.video/w/cTBu4HusskGT</span><span class="invisible">uPBahqm6WY</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/federation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>federation</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/EugenRochko" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EugenRochko</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/flipboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flipboard</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/DotSocial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DotSocial</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/MikeMcCue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MikeMcCue</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/PeerTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeerTube</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/SocialWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialWeb</span></a></p>