Fediverse Talks https://media.commonshub.social/c/fediverse_talks/videos Talks, presentations, and conversations about the Fediverse, ActivityPub, decentralized social media, and the open social web. This collection brings together useful presentations from FOSDEM and other events for watching, sharing, and discovery across the Fediverse. Sun, 04 Oct 2026 02:33:36 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://media.commonshub.social Fediverse Talks https://media.commonshub.social/lazy-static/avatars/accbb06d-5e11-4bda-b0ea-ae4aee8f29d1.png https://media.commonshub.social/c/fediverse_talks/videos All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://media.commonshub.social/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder. https://media.commonshub.social/feeds/podcast/videos.xml?videoChannelId=4 <![CDATA[How to level up the fediverse]]> https://media.commonshub.social/w/8bxKcZ1bjgPHDtGCEF1mbg https://media.commonshub.social/w/8bxKcZ1bjgPHDtGCEF1mbg Sat, 03 Oct 2026 23:29:26 GMT ActivityPub co-authors Christine Lemmer-Webber and Jessica Tallon examine areas where today's Fediverse can still improve.

They discuss ActivityPub-compatible approaches to more robust and secure communication, decentralized storage and identity, and how Spritely's next-generation internet technologies could contribute to the Fediverse.

Christine Lemmer-Webber; Jessica Tallon — FOSDEM 2026, Social Web Devroom

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]]> Fediverse Talks nonadult How to level up the fediverse ActivityPub co-authors Christine Lemmer-Webber and Jessica Tallon examine areas where today's Fediverse can still improve. They discuss ActivityPub-compatible approaches to more robust and secure communication, decentralized storage and identit... <![CDATA[Building a sustainable Italian fediverse: overcoming technical, adoption and moderation challenges]]> https://media.commonshub.social/w/deQTN4s7Y12y6vBNZdyUFk https://media.commonshub.social/w/deQTN4s7Y12y6vBNZdyUFk Sat, 03 Oct 2026 20:24:49 GMT This talk introduces Fedimedia Italia and examines efforts by Mastodon.uno, the Devol collective, and other Italian Fediverse participants to build sustainable federated communities.

The speakers discuss practical challenges around infrastructure, adoption, moderation, and collaboration while promoting the Fediverse and free software in Italy.

Fra - OpenForFuture; Filippo Della Bianca; Michele Agostinelli — FOSDEM 2026, Social Web Devroom

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]]> Fediverse Talks nonadult Building a sustainable Italian fediverse: overcoming technical, adoption and moderation challenges This talk introduces Fedimedia Italia and examines efforts by Mastodon.uno, the Devol collective, and other Italian Fediverse participants to build sustainable federated communities. The speakers discuss practical challenges around infrastructu... <![CDATA[The Social Web and Digital Sovereignty: Building Social Advocacy Networks in and for Europe.]]> https://media.commonshub.social/w/a5JMcvfZ92xF81ZNWd9CVg https://media.commonshub.social/w/a5JMcvfZ92xF81ZNWd9CVg Sat, 03 Oct 2026 20:10:08 GMT Sandra Barthel discusses efforts begun in 2025 to build a European advocacy network for the Social Web.

The talk examines how people working in policy and communications can complement the developer community by articulating political and public-policy goals for an open, federated social infrastructure in Europe.

Sandra Barthel — FOSDEM 2026, Social Web Devroom

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]]> Fediverse Talks nonadult The Social Web and Digital Sovereignty: Building Social Advocacy Networks in and for Europe. Sandra Barthel discusses efforts begun in 2025 to build a European advocacy network for the Social Web. The talk examines how people working in policy and communications can complement the developer community by articulating political and publi... <![CDATA[Federated Bookmark Sharing]]> https://media.commonshub.social/w/aypBe1UN41Vdfr4vDiY2QA https://media.commonshub.social/w/aypBe1UN41Vdfr4vDiY2QA Sat, 03 Oct 2026 19:56:26 GMT Rafael Epplée presents an experiment in federated bookmark sharing that combines ideas from social bookmarking, feed readers, and graph-oriented knowledge tools.

The project explores how bookmarks and discovery can become part of tightly knit communities on the small web while interoperating through the Fediverse.

Rafael Epplée — FOSDEM 2026, Social Web Devroom

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]]> Fediverse Talks nonadult Federated Bookmark Sharing Rafael Epplée presents an experiment in federated bookmark sharing that combines ideas from social bookmarking, feed readers, and graph-oriented knowledge tools. The project explores how bookmarks and discovery can become part of tightly knit c... <![CDATA[Unlocking development with ActivityPub Client to Server API]]> https://media.commonshub.social/w/qhBHXLsq4vBMzrQey5fNLk https://media.commonshub.social/w/qhBHXLsq4vBMzrQey5fNLk Sat, 03 Oct 2026 19:54:10 GMT ActivityPub defines a Client-to-Server API, but most Fediverse applications rely instead on platform-specific APIs such as Mastodon's.

Django Doucet explores the unrealized potential of ActivityPub C2S for general-purpose clients and argues that improving and adopting the standard could enable a new generation of interoperable applications across diverse federated platforms.

Django Doucet — FOSDEM 2026, Social Web Devroom

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]]> Fediverse Talks nonadult Unlocking development with ActivityPub Client to Server API ActivityPub defines a Client-to-Server API, but most Fediverse applications rely instead on platform-specific APIs such as Mastodon's. Django Doucet explores the unrealized potential of ActivityPub C2S for general-purpose clients and argues tha... <![CDATA[Increasing Long Term Stability of Relations Between Fediverse Identities using SSI]]> https://media.commonshub.social/w/ecXWLs3RWfoPiduRHKVtbo https://media.commonshub.social/w/ecXWLs3RWfoPiduRHKVtbo Sat, 03 Oct 2026 19:52:21 GMT Paul Fuxjäger demonstrates prototypes that combine domain-based Fediverse identities with self-sovereign identity techniques to improve the long-term stability of relationships when servers or DNS-based migration mechanisms fail.

The talk explores cross-network identity coherence using DNS identities and DID:PLC, including experiments that bridge ActivityPub identities with AT Protocol infrastructure.

Paul Fuxjäger — FOSDEM 2026, Social Web Devroom

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]]> Fediverse Talks nonadult Increasing Long Term Stability of Relations Between Fediverse Identities using SSI Paul Fuxjäger demonstrates prototypes that combine domain-based Fediverse identities with self-sovereign identity techniques to improve the long-term stability of relationships when servers or DNS-based migration mechanisms fail. The talk explo... <![CDATA[tags.pub - following hashtags globally]]> https://media.commonshub.social/w/ejmJsFfhT9PdizwR2WunMB https://media.commonshub.social/w/ejmJsFfhT9PdizwR2WunMB Sat, 03 Oct 2026 19:48:42 GMT Many ActivityPub servers let users follow hashtags locally, but local servers only see part of the wider network.

Evan Prodromou presents tags.pub, a project designed to collect tagged content across the Fediverse and redistribute it by hashtag, and discusses its motivation, implementation, and possible future as a global hashtag service.

Evan Prodromou — FOSDEM 2026, Social Web Devroom

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]]> Fediverse Talks nonadult tags.pub - following hashtags globally Many ActivityPub servers let users follow hashtags locally, but local servers only see part of the wider network. Evan Prodromou presents tags.pub, a project designed to collect tagged content across the Fediverse and redistribute it by hashtag... <![CDATA[Reaching out to the wider society: Why the open social web needs to matter to more people]]> https://media.commonshub.social/w/nMQ4hYsnFYFAhZHaZbrA4z https://media.commonshub.social/w/nMQ4hYsnFYFAhZHaZbrA4z Sat, 03 Oct 2026 19:46:42 GMT Björn Staschen examines why the open Social Web has struggled to reach people beyond its technical communities and what could make it relevant to a broader public.

The talk argues for stronger social, educational, institutional, and content-focused investment, with communities treated as co-designers and the open web framed around democratic and public-interest goals rather than technology alone.

Björn Staschen — FOSDEM 2026, Social Web Devroom

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]]> Fediverse Talks nonadult Reaching out to the wider society: Why the open social web needs to matter to more people Björn Staschen examines why the open Social Web has struggled to reach people beyond its technical communities and what could make it relevant to a broader public. The talk argues for stronger social, educational, institutional, and content-foc... <![CDATA[Amplify Our Voices: Building Digital Sovereignty on the Fediverse]]> https://media.commonshub.social/w/ejaCgZZa6A1JqzDK5EMbF2 https://media.commonshub.social/w/ejaCgZZa6A1JqzDK5EMbF2 Sat, 03 Oct 2026 19:34:07 GMT Benjamin Bellamy explores digital sovereignty through the Social Web and shows how independent platforms can federate different kinds of media without surrendering control to centralized platforms.

Using Mastodon, Pixelfed, and Castopod as examples, the talk demonstrates how ActivityPub can connect microblogging, images, and podcasting while allowing creators to retain control of their content and audience relationships.

Benjamin Bellamy — FOSDEM 2026, Social Web Devroom

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]]> Fediverse Talks nonadult Amplify Our Voices: Building Digital Sovereignty on the Fediverse Benjamin Bellamy explores digital sovereignty through the Social Web and shows how independent platforms can federate different kinds of media without surrendering control to centralized platforms. Using Mastodon, Pixelfed, and Castopod as exam... <![CDATA[Tending the Herd: Community at Mastodon]]> https://media.commonshub.social/w/juyVwh51G8DyKeT87LWcXf https://media.commonshub.social/w/juyVwh51G8DyKeT87LWcXf Sat, 03 Oct 2026 19:21:58 GMT The Social Web is more than software: it is also a network of communities, administrators, contributors, and institutions.

Hannah Aubry discusses Mastodon's evolving approach to community participation and the foundation's plans to work more closely with server administrators and the broader Fediverse in shaping Mastodon's future.

Hannah Aubry — FOSDEM 2026, Social Web Devroom

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]]> Fediverse Talks nonadult Tending the Herd: Community at Mastodon The Social Web is more than software: it is also a network of communities, administrators, contributors, and institutions. Hannah Aubry discusses Mastodon's evolving approach to community participation and the foundation's plans to work more cl... <![CDATA[Democratize the Fediverse]]> https://media.commonshub.social/w/wJZR5pEXoeXukePwUSthkK https://media.commonshub.social/w/wJZR5pEXoeXukePwUSthkK Sat, 03 Oct 2026 18:27:38 GMT WordPress has been part of the Fediverse for more than 15 years, yet its potential as a federated publishing platform remains largely untapped.

Matthias Pfefferle explores how WordPress approaches the Social Web differently from conventional social platforms, how the ActivityPub plugin can make running a federated presence feel almost as simple as installing a plugin, and what is still required to make WordPress a more complete ActivityPub participant.

Matthias Pfefferle — FOSDEM 2026, Social Web Devroom

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]]> Fediverse Talks nonadult Democratize the Fediverse WordPress has been part of the Fediverse for more than 15 years, yet its potential as a federated publishing platform remains largely untapped. Matthias Pfefferle explores how WordPress approaches the Social Web differently from conventional so...