Extremely happy to announce that @kissane and I have been funded by @DigInfFund to run a project called Fediverse Governance Successes & Gaps!
We will look at the people, software, and processes of the Fediverse, and make strong recommendations for how open source projects, philanthropic funders, civil society organizations, and others can co-create a Fediverse that is safer and better for humanity than the social media we've been stuck with for decades.
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@darius @kissane @DigInfFund Congrats!!!!!
@darius @kissane @DigInfFund Great news!
@darius @kissane @DigInfFund WHAT ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL NEWS
@darius @kissane @DigInfFund wow what an awesome future you two will bring! I can’t wait.
Good luck!
And here is Erin's post!
@darius @kissane @DigInfFund I can't think of two people better qualified for this endeavor. Congratulations! Very much looking forward to the results.
@darius @kissane @DigInfFund hot dog!!!
@darius @DigInfFund @kissane oh damn thats awesome news! congratulations to both of you I cant wait to see what comes of this
@darius @kissane @DigInfFund this is huge!!!
I recently facilitated a discussion at the Nonprofit Software Development Summit with Fediverse users and the quality of governance was the biggest determinant of whether people had had a good experience or not on Mastodon and other Fediverse platforms.
@darius @kissane @DigInfFund two brilliant and kind people. what an incredible team. excited for you both!!
Congratulations! Seems like a very useful and interesting project.
@darius @kissane @DigInfFund congrats! This is important work - now more than ever. And it looks like it's in some capable hands. Onwards.
@darius Great news! Going to be really interesting to see the results
This is fantastic news, I am so excited to hear about new #funding initiatives to further the open web and the critical infrastructure that underpins it.
For so long we've had innovation in this space funded by silicon valley money and incentives, and it's high time somebody stood up and said that model isn't working for the common person.