Social Media Utopia? A session about "the fediverse", Mastodon, and the promise of ActivityPub

This will be partly just a meetup to chat casually and discuss the things we love (or don't!) about Mastodon and "the fediverse" more generally. Martin will give a short talk about ActivityPub and the open source software that empowers Mastodon, Pixelfed, PeerTube, and so many other social projects, more generally. He'll share a bunch of links and touch on how you can get involved the free and open source social universe.

Who this session is for: - Anyone already excited by the prospect of decentralized social media – created by the people, for the people. - Anyone who has heard of Mastodon and/or the fediverse, but doesn't understand what all the fuss is about and/or just wants to learn more. - Folks who just want to meet other fediverse users and grow their networks. - Developers looking to learn more about how they can get involved in making the internet a better and more connected experience.

What we'll talk about in this session: - What is "the fediverse", and why is it so much better than existing social media? - What is ActivityPub, and what does it mean for social networks?

What this session will not be about - Twitter and/or Elon - the capitalist dystopia

Hopefully there will be a whiteboard, and anyone who wants to can add their social media handles. Let's talk about the future of social networks!

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