Fediverse Report – #148 – On Protocol Governance

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ActivityPub is getting its first formal update path since 2018. I wrote about why this matters, how this leads to some strange and funny power dynamics, and about who actually participate

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Oof, that went from exciting to ominous so fast

This is by all accounts an extremely funny outcome for a network that aims to be independent of Big Tech’s power.



Good article, but the text contrast is horrible


Sounds like it might be a good idea to have some “Fediverse committee” or two ( in decentralisation spirit)


Great summary of the current state of things and of the actors involved. There’s a certain flavor of “oh no, if it isn’t the consequences of my own actions!” to this situation that’s quite disheartening.


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