With today’s news of a new leadership team for Mastodon, I thought it would be a good time to take stock of the state of the open social web. I’m not new to this space, or an impartial observer: I ...

Twitter co-founder and Block CEO Jack Dorsey isn’t just vibe coding new social apps, like Bitchat and Sun Day; he has also invested $10 million in an effort to fund experimental open source projects ...

Privacy, political, and ethical concerns are pushing people to look for alternative social media platforms. What are the ...