Michael Foster

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Michael Foster
🛡️ michaelfoster.bsky.social_at_bsky.brid.gy@momostr.pink
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Co-founder @newsmast.[bsky.social](http://bsky.social ). Discovering things, paths, people, ideas. Driving change through the social web. “A secret new internet you may not have heard of, a paradise to which we may all yet escape.” [newsmastfoundation.org](https://newsmastfoundation.org ) 🌉 [bridged](https://fed.brid.gy/bsky/michaelfoster.bsky.social ) from 🦋 [michaelfoster.bsky.social](https://bsky.app/profile/michaelfoster.bsky.social ), follow nostr:npub1pqr3g2gk3vsnrqk9kwfqqcxc6d5cwjr0hyc0nlzz9py5nf92vd9sn02sck to interact Web site: https://bsky.app/profile/michaelfoster.bsky.social Link: http://bsky.social Link: https://newsmastfoundation.org
I was at the Thompson Reuters Trust Conference last week. Blinded by AI and blindsided by Trump, liberal institutions are in survival mode. How can those of us working in the Open Social Web fight back? Sarah Connor offers inspiration. [www.blog-pat.ch/the-end-of-l...](
Paths & Patches
The end of liberalism and the beginnings of resistance
I was at the Thompson Reuters Trust Conference last week. A good place to see where the philanthropic arm of the liberal elite is heading.* Short ...
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Paths & Patches
The end of liberalism and the beginnings of resistance
I was at the Thompson Reuters Trust Conference last week. A good place to see where the philanthropic arm of the liberal elite is heading.* Short ...
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“The ecosystems we have today offer plentiful ways for people who care about community self-governance to support the work of building out viable systems for high-context governance and connecting them together” - tiny quote from an insightful piece. [techpolicy.press/trump-admini...](
Tech Policy Press
Trump Administration's Arrival on Bluesky Highlights Growing Pains for Open Networks | TechPolicy.Press
The administration’s antagonistic entry to the platform is best understood as a game of chicken, writes Erin Kissane.
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Tech Policy Press
Trump Administration's Arrival on Bluesky Highlights Growing Pains for Open Networks | TechPolicy.Press
The administration’s antagonistic entry to the platform is best understood as a game of chicken, writes Erin Kissane.
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Things are coming together at @Newsmast Foundation. Here’s the big idea we’re working on: What if every community could have their own social platform, driven by an own-branded mobile app, as easy to build as Facebook Groups? #Fediverse #SocialMedia #Community [www.blog-pat.ch/building-app...](
Paths & Patches
Building apps for social spaces
The Newsmast team was in Rome last week, working through our messaging and branding with a non-profit agency. It was hot, hard work, ending up with...
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Paths & Patches
Building apps for social spaces
The Newsmast team was in Rome last week, working through our messaging and branding with a non-profit agency. It was hot, hard work, ending up with...
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Users today want instant immersion. From Blacksky to a hometown Group, Anisota to the Provincetown Indie, feed readers to blogging newsletters, there are collective, curated ways to create immersive online experiences, connecting users to communities. [www.blog-pat.ch/homes-from-h...](
Paths & Patches
Homes from home
I’ve been away from home, on holiday. A good time to ruminate on open social web homes from home. Here’s five takeaways from the last couple of...
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Paths & Patches
Homes from home
I’ve been away from home, on holiday. A good time to ruminate on open social web homes from home. Here’s five takeaways from the last couple of...
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@Newsmast Foundation has many moving parts, and it hasn’t always been clear how it all fits together. Now we’re aiming to simplify things. Slow down, become comfortable with what we’re doing, and fit it all together in one #SocialWeb onboarding programme. [www.blog-pat.ch/newsmast-unp...](
Paths & Patches
Newsmast unplugged: FediCon Part III
Travelling nine and a half hours around the world is one way to get a different perspective. Made easier by finding a welcoming Third Space to cal...
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Paths & Patches
Newsmast unplugged: FediCon Part III
Travelling nine and a half hours around the world is one way to get a different perspective. Made easier by finding a welcoming Third Space to cal...
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The most piratical thought at FediCon was presented by @Johannes Ernst Stop battling oligarch-owned big-tech walled gardens in their own space, where they have all the power. Move away, to open, unexplored territories. Third Spaces mix this growth with a grassroots vibe. [www.blog-pat.ch/third-spaces...](
Paths & Patches
Third Spaces in the Fediverse: FediCon thoughts Part II
The day after FediCon, Vancouver waterfront was overtaken by hundreds of cosplayers at Anirevo - the Anime Revolution convention. Power Rangers, On...
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Paths & Patches
Third Spaces in the Fediverse: FediCon thoughts Part II
The day after FediCon, Vancouver waterfront was overtaken by hundreds of cosplayers at Anirevo - the Anime Revolution convention. Power Rangers, On...
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Patches, paths and The Matrix. First thoughts from FediCon, a vibrant #Fediverse gathering in Vancouver on 1-2 August 2025, put together by @@reiver ⊼ (Charles Iliya Krempeaux) and team. Part II and III to follow. Thank you to all who organised, presented and attended. It was fun! [www.blog-pat.ch/patches-path...](
Paths & Patches
Patches, paths & The Matrix: FediCon thoughts Part I
The after hours Fediverse session at FOSDEM 2025 was held at HSBXL - Hackerspace Brussels. A cool, cyberpunk hangout. Wires everywhere, old compute...
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Paths & Patches
Patches, paths & The Matrix: FediCon thoughts Part I
The after hours Fediverse session at FOSDEM 2025 was held at HSBXL - Hackerspace Brussels. A cool, cyberpunk hangout. Wires everywhere, old compute...
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