When I went to SXSW in 2023, few had heard of the fediverse. This year is very different thanks to the work of legions of builders and evangelizers over the past two years. On Sunday and Monday we're hosting the first fediverse house at #SXSW with some great people like [@molly0xfff](

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Molly White (@molly0xfff@hachyderm.io)

6.3K Posts, 672 Following, 127K Followers · crypto researcher & critic, software engineer, wikipedian • @web3isgreat@indieweb.social creator •...

) @npub1fdrp...lvhs [@mmasnick.bsky.social](

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Mike Masnick (@mmasnick.bsky.social)

Techdirt guy. Writes about social media, copyright, free speech, content moderation, civil liberties and stuff like that. Once wrote a paper that m...

) @Evan Prodromou [@davidimel.com](

Bluesky Social

David Imel (@davidimel.com)

Guy who makes stuff sometimes Co-Host of the Waveform Podcast YouTube.com/davidimel Davidimel.com https://pixelfed.social/Davidimel Old: Senior R...

) [@pcottle](

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Peter Cottle (@pcottle) • Threads, Say more

5.5K Followers • 0 Threads • Code monkey on Threads 🐵. See the latest conversations with @pcottle.

) @npub1nn0l...qf5k and many more. Stop by if you're in town and say hello. You can RSVP here (nearly 1,000 RSVPs so far!)

About Flipboard

SXSW '25 - About Flipboard

Flipboard and Surf are hosting the first-ever Fediverse House at SXSW to explore the world of decentralized social media.

There are so many great apps and services in the fediverse. To gain a better understanding of these I spoke with @Chris Trottier for the latest episode of DotSocial. As many of you already know, Chris is a long time fediverse enthusiast with a lot of insight into the past, present and future of the social web. We had a really fun discussion. Check it out on our PeerTube instance or wherever you get your podcasts.

Flipboard PeerTube

Leaving the City of Big Social, with Fediverse Enthusiast Chris Trottier

When you’re in an open source community, you’re a part of a collective effort with a common goal. In the fediverse, there are early adopters do...

This is insane. And unconstitutional. For the record, we'll be keeping our DEI programs at Flipboard which have been a big positive for our team and our business.

Slate Magazine

Pam Bondi Instructs Trump DOJ to Criminally Investigate Companies That Do DEI

Civil rights advocates may well file suit immediately against the Justice Department to secure an injunction.