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  We're proud to be a part of the European Social Association 🎉 Together, we're helping create a better present and future for everyone involved in European social technology. Launched today, the European Social Association will ensure that the future of European social technology is one of continued collaboration rooted in shared values and principles. You can learn more about the European Social Association at european.social. #EuropeanSocial #EU #SocialWeb

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  Megan Lucero has joined the Newsmast Foundation as our new Civic Media Practitioner in Residence! For the next six months, Megan will help us in our work with groups across the UK to build and distribute meaningful social community technology which reflects the needs of the people using it. We can’t wait to see how Megan’s expertise will benefit our projects at the intersection of news and civic media here in the UK. #SocialWeb #CivicMedia #Newsmast #BuildingBetter #CommunityInfastructure

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  This time next week, @michael@backend.newsmast.org and @mariana_b@backend.newsmast.org will be in Barcelona for MozFest! This year's @@mozilla@mastodon.social Festival theme is 'Wilding', presenting an opportunity for conversations around decentralisation and the natural growth of the social internet. If you're there, let us know and let's meet up! #MozFest #SocialWeb #Fediverse

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  We think everyone deserves an online space where *that* moment can be celebrated. That's why we're building digital community spaces, apps which let you share the moment with your community, whilst staying connected to the world beyond. #Newsmast #SocialWeb #SocialMedia #Apps

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  October is Black History Month in the UK. Black History in the UK is incredibly complex and underrepresented. This month, take time to learn more about the struggles black and mixed-race people have faced through British history. Here's a great resource to get started: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/black-history/ #BlackHistoryMonth #BHMUK #UK #History #FediDiverse

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  Channels are evolving ✨ As our Foundation focuses our efforts to grow the Social Web in new areas, our 62-topical Channels will be phasing out to be replaced by tags.pub. We encourage all Channel users to join the tags.pub project by opting in and sharing with hashtags. For more details on how to use tags.pub, please check out: https://tags.pub/ Please share this message so all Channel users are aware and so that we can continue growing discovery on the Social Web. #Channels #Newsmast

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  "Culture used to be a river. Broadcast platforms and public feeds carried ideas wide and fast. Today the river is splintering into streams, tributaries, and hidden pools." This article by Brad Davidson is a brilliant insight into the shift away from algorithmic feeds towards small sanctuaries, highlighting the craving for social in our social media consumption. If, like us, you're interested in shifting digital social spaces, check it out 👉️ https://www.truffleculture.com/cultur...

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  We're the Grand Prize Winners at the inaugural #OpenSocialAwards 🥳🍾🥂 @wearenew_public@mastodon.social @publicspaces@social.publicspaces.net #SocialWeb #OpenSocial

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  @michael@backend.newsmast.org and @benparker@backend.newsmast.org will be travelling to Northern Ireland to attend the Public Interest News Foundation Summit! There, they will meet with leaders in UK's independent news and showcase the work we are doing to help news publishers stay connected with their readers, here on the Social Web. #Journalism #SocialWeb #PINF #Belfast #Fediverse

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  We're excited to welcome Adam to the team in a fractional role as our Head of US Partnerships 🎉 Adam has a vast knowledge of the American news landscape and has experience building and strategising products which help newsrooms succeed. We're looking forward to seeing what he can do to bring news publishers across the pond to online spaces dedicated to them and their audience 🗞️ #USNews #Newsmast #SocialWeb #Fediverse

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  We're building digital spaces for journalists, activists, scientists and local groups around the world 🧱 Social media is no longer about reaching as far as you can, it's about developing something deeper. More meaningful. Community. The Social Web is the perfect fit. #SocialWeb #DigitalCommunity

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  "So this is not social media, it’s social networking. Media is about broadcast; networking is first of all bottom-up, an actual social reality. Machinery for solidarity. Basically, we’re stronger together." Check out the Democratic Tech Fund's case study on us, the Newsmast Foundation! 🔗 https://democratictech.fund/stories/newsmast/

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  Check out @michael@backend.newsmast.org and @bjoernsta@eimsbuettel.social featured in the Brussels Institute for Geopolitics! 🎉 https://big-europe.eu/publications/2026-07-03-the-time-for-a-european-social-stack-is-now #DigitalSovereignty #EU #EuropeanSocial #Tech #SocialWeb

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  If you missed it, we co-published Building Trust in the Open by @ben about a month ago. This paper explores how the Social Web can be the future of news media and the steps we need to take to get there. If you haven't already, give it a read here: https://newsmastfoundation.org/app/uploads/2026/03/buildingtrustintheopen.pdf

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  Catch Saskia's participation in What Works IV: 5-Minute Wonders: Media companies and journalists in open social networks at last weeks #2MR festival Exploring how the Newsmast Foundation is helping news organisations overcome the barriers that are preventing them joining the Social Web https://watch.2mr.social/w/wDGcBBhWiXRq1ToHZqs7SV #SocialWeb #Fediverse #Journalism

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  Today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities ♿ On social media, it's important that we consider how disabled people interact with their digital community and make their voices heard. Something as simple as adding ALT text to your images, or being mindful of ableist language, can help disabled people feel more welcome in this space. We know it's a long way from perfect, but we want to help the Social Web feel welcoming to all. #PersonsWithDisabilities #Disab...

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  "The feeling of becoming and emergence is what I love about decentralised social networks." - @michael ICYMI, check out the latest blog post from our Co-Founder below 👇 https://www.blog-pat.ch/moving-sideways-paths-to-growth/ #SocialWeb #Fediverse #ProtocolWars #Tech #Blog #Mastodon

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  With the full moon, we want to wish everyone celebrating a happy Wesak (also known as Vesak or Buddha Day)! #Wesak #BuddhaDay #Buddhist #FediDiverse

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  May 4th is a day of rebels, dreamers, and change makers. That's why we're so excited to be celebrating those same characteristics in ourselves and our friends at 2MR, the Festival of Great Examples. https://2mr.social/en/home-english/ #SocialWeb #Fediverse #Mastodon #2MR

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  Later today, join a TechSoup Connect webinar with @michael for a session on our Apps for Change programme! We'll be exploring how Apps for Change can provide an escape from Big Tech and unlock deeper connection to community. RSVP now to ensure you get in: https://events.techsoup.org/events/details/techsoup-techsoup-connect-canada-chapter-presents-apps-for-change-building-community-owned-spaces-in-a-big-tech-world/ #TechForGood #SocialWeb #AppsForChange #Newsmast #Fediverse #TechSoup

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  If you weren't able to make it to Hamburg, or to catch the livestream, for #2MR don't worry! All the sessions have been uploaded online 📹️ This includes the Hamburg Declaration, an introduction to a set of shared principles to grow European social media sovereignty across protocols. You can see @bjoernsta and our own @michael introduce the manifesto below 👇 https://watch.2mr.social/w/mSkBvuNN2RBitaK74GnEvM #SocialWeb #Europe #Fediverse #Protocols #Tech #DigitalSovereignty

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  There's only two days left to show @bonfire your support by donating to their crowdfunding campaign ‼️ They've already reached their goal, but let's see how far we can get on their super exciting stretch goals by showing the love with one last push! ❤️ 🔥 You can learn more and support here: https://www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/bonfire/community #SocialWeb #Bonfire #Mastodon #Support #Fundraising #SocialMedia

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  Community is an overused word. That's because it's something we all desire to be a part of, with no simple solution. No one can build the community you want to see for you. It takes action and effort. We want to see more and more communities grow. Not just in person, but digitally too. That's why we're working hard to provide social technology to community leaders, giving them the platform to make a difference. #SocialWeb #Community #SocialMedia #AppsForChange

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  We'll be in Hamburg next week for 2MR! 2MR is a festival that focuses on democracy-strengthening social media and we're sponsoring it 🧡 Alongside a list of great speakers, you can catch Saskia from the Newsmast Foundation in a panel before lunch and Michael is closing out the day with the reveal of a new declaration across social networks and protocols 👀 If you're around, we'd love to see you there! https://2mr.social/ #SocialWeb #SocialMedia #Fediverse #Mastodon #2MR

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  On May 5th, join a TechSoup Connect webinar with @michael@backend.newsmast.org for a session on our Apps for Change programme! We'll be exploring how Apps for Change can provide an escape from Big Tech and unlock deeper connection to community. RSVP now to ensure you get in: https://events.techsoup.org/events/details/techsoup-techsoup-connect-canada-chapter-presents-apps-for-change-building-community-owned-spaces-in-a-big-tech-world/ #TechForGood #SocialWeb #AppsForChange #Newsmast #Fed...

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  Happy #EarthDay 🌍 Our planet needs our protection, but also our love. Earth defies the odds of the cosmos, allowing life to form and to flourish. Life intelligent enough that we can leave our planet and photograph it through a small spacecraft window 🚀 Climate change, accelerated by the actions of humanity, threatens that. You can follow our curated @climatechange@newsmast.community Channel to stay up to date with all the discussions on what's happening with our planet.

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  We promised that, if we returned to Perugia for the International Journalism Festival this year, we'd go all or nothing. We chose all and it paid off! ⚡️ What an amazing couple of days, meeting new people, co-hosting a hugely successful lunch event (in a stunning venue), and, most importantly, having fun as a team. Huge congratulations to @bjoernsta@eimsbuettel.social @mellifluousbox@mastodon.social @PaulNemitz@eupolicy.social and @rose.bsky.team for getting on stage and advocating for t...

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  📢📢📢📢 Calling all admins, mods & community organisers! Help yourself by helping IFTAS help you! ⏱️ 5-10 minutes 🥸 Anonymous responses 😊 Feel satisfied with a job well done Let’s make the Fediverse easier, safer & https://about.iftas.org/moderator-needs-assessment/

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  We're in Perugia and having a great time today at the first full day of the International Journalism Festival! @michael@backend.newsmast.org @saskia@backend.newsmast.org @mariana_b@backend.newsmast.org @benparker@backend.newsmast.org #IJF26 #Journalism #SocialWeb

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  We're jumping on a plane and heading to Perugia for #IJF26 This year, we're looking forward to talking to even more people in the world of journalism who believe in community and protecting news values. We hope that they can see the future of the Social Web is a solution for journalists. At our lunch event, we'll be highlighting combined efforts across the Open Social Web, including both AP and ATProto. We hope it's a success! #Journalism #News #SocialWeb #NewsMedia