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January 9, 2024 51 mins

The Fediverse is not a monolithic place. It’s constantly evolving and being shaped by smart, passionate people who want to make sure that the open social web is better than the social media we’ve had before. 

One steward everyone should know is Tim Chambers, the co-founder of Dewey Digital out of the Dewey Square Group, a public affairs firm in Washington D.C. Tim is the author of the quarterly Twitter Migration report, which tracks the exodus from X and other trends unfolding as a result. He is also the server admin of indieweb.social, a 1,500-strong instance on Mastodon where he learns by leading. 

Tim brings an informed perspective on many of the most important elements of life on the open social web. Highlights from this conversation include:

  • most important things to keep in mind as Fediverse grows
  • moderation in the Fediverse
  • toxicity and chaos on X vs Mastodon
  • building community as an instance admin
  • Threads and federation
  • search, discovery and algorithmic models inside the Fediverse
  • predictions for 2024

💰Mastodon is a non-profit that runs on donations from the community. You can help Mastodon succeed by supporting the organization via Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/mastodon

🔎 You can follow Tim on Mastodon at https://indieweb.social/@tchambers

✚ You can connect with Mike McCue on Mastodon at https://flipboard.social/@mike, or via his Flipboard federated account, where you can see what he’s curating on Flipboard in the Fediverse, at https://flipboard.social/@mike@flipboard.com

💡 To learn more about what Flipboard's doing in the fediverse, sign up here:  https://about.flipboard.com/a-new-wave/

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