"At the end of the day, no matter how good and ethical something is, it has to feel right to the user. Unfortunately, for the majority of the Social Web, the vibe isn't good enough for new users to trust and try the tech. But, if we know that, we can work to change it." Saskia takes a look at […]

🍅 🍋 🥦 From a young age we're taught to eat healthy. But when it comes to social media, most adults aren't eating their greens. Addicted to the fast food algorithms of platforms like X, Facebook, and TikTok, many of us are missing out on the genuine human […] [Original post on threads.com]

An estimated 5.56 billion people have access to the internet. Across social media there are 5.24 billion individual accounts. But there's only a handful of platform owners. Something isn't adding up. This gap leaves room for all sorts of dodgy dealing, god-like […] [Original post on threads.com]

Help us reach our destination ⛰️ We like to aim high, but we don't think that's a bad thing. As the UK's leading Open Social Web charity, pushing the boundaries of social media for knowledge sharing, any support you can offer us will help us grow the Open […] [Original post on threads.com]

How do we break down barriers of entry to the Open Social Web? It's no secret that one of the biggest issues users find when joining the Open Social Web is that they don't know where to start. For organisations, the barriers are even higher. That's why we're working to simplify how […]

"The easy waves of migration from old social media are done. The pioneers who were happy to make the break have moved." Our co-founder, Michael Foster, looks at how we build home on the Open Social Web https://www.blog-pat.ch/homes-from-home/ #Fediverse Threads

Want to try OPEN social media? The door exists here on Threads. Just turn on 'Fediverse Sharing' in your settings. It's that simple. ThreadsTips

We might be a small team but we're the right team. Using our past experiences, we're propelling the Newsmast Foundation forward, helping social media pioneers make the move away from Big Tech towards owning their community.

Channel.org offers organisations an opportunity to stop renting from billionaires and start hosting their online community. We believe that, because of our charity status, we can help organisations escape the traps of for-profit social media and understand the […] [Original post on threads.com]

"What’s been hard for us to articulate, to ourselves and the outside world, is that we aren’t just building tech products, and we aren’t just curating content. The tech products, curation, content, education and support are all part of a bigger process of community onboarding, building and […]

We made Channels for the people on the Open Social Web. We know how hard it can be to find posts that you care about on the Social Web. But, after curating our topical Channels, we knew we had the tech to help you Channels on the things YOU care about. Whether […] [Original post on threads.com]

"The more the Fediverse can be baked into systems already in use, as with the Wordpress plugin and Ghost 6.0, the easier it will be to make connections without platform or protocol battles." Part 2 of Michael's post-FediCon blog series is out now! Check it out below 👇 […]

Did you know, if you've built a Channel you can use the Channels app to curate, post to, and keep up with your Channel? 👀 It's a place to bring together your community across the open social web. It's pretty cool 🧊 FediverseThreads

"At FediCon, as much happened in the cafes, bars and lobbies around the conference hall as during the talks. Lots of servers in the Fediverse are patches, or Third Spaces. They’re communities." Energised by FediCon, @thomasmfoster has put his pen to paper to explore how we can grow the […]

Earlier this week @ghost announced a major update. With it, every Ghost publication is now on the Open Social Web. This is a huge step forward for the Open Social Web and a real testament to how work across the Social Web is benefitting creators and […] [Original post on threads.com]

Today, Amnesty International have shared their report into X's part in the UK 'Race Riots' last year. Unsurprisingly, their findings highlighted that the design choices within X contributed to spreading of false claims and ultimately the violence we saw across […] [Original post on threads.com]

Huge congratulations to the @ghost team! RE: https://www.threads.com/@ghost/post/DM77u_YsRMz

FediCon kicks off tomorrow in Vancouver 💫 And... our co-founder Michael is making the trip across the Atlantic to be there - that's over 7,460 km! We wouldn't make these trips if we didn't believe in the Open Social Web and how it can be used to better the […] [Original post on threads.com]

Newsmast × Bonfire We’re excited to share that Newsmast and Bonfire are working together. You can learn more about what we're doing by visiting https://newsmast.social/@newsmast FediverseThreads

On today's International Day of Friendship, we want to take a moment to thank the people who have helped and supported us over the past two years. With the help of our friends, we have been able to help grow the Open Social Web. We've raised awareness for […] [Original post on threads.com]

Media Revolution is a campaign which will transform the global media landscape and we are so proud to be involved 🙌 Launching today, the campaign aims to build coordinated awareness and action for 100 days towards Media Liberation Day, 5th November 2025. You […] [Original post on threads.com]

Curating content isn't always simple. Thankfully, we've already done it the hard way so now, you don't have to! Using https://Channel.org, you can build your Channel around whatever you want whilst setting up parameters to ensure that only the content you care […] [Original post on threads.com]

Ever wanted to try building a feed that answers to you? With Channels on Channel.org, you can now build your own open social web Channel. A curated feed of posts from across the open social web. It's simple 👇 🏗️ Build your Channel ️⃣ Get your Channel hashtag 📲 […] [Original post on threads.com]

Summer in the UK usually involves a visit to the pub 🍻 At the Newsmast Foundation, we're spending our summer at a different kind of pub - Activity Pub (but yeah, we'll probably be at the other kind once or twice too)! The structure of the AP protocol means […] [Original post on threads.com]

Today, https://Channel.org public beta goes live! 🎉 We're so excited to give you access to https://Channel.org Channels, your own curated feeds across the social web. You can create a Channel on the https://Channel.org website now and then download the Channels […] [Original post on threads.com]

Our charity mission won't change. We believe in the power of social media for knowledge sharing communities. If you want to help our small charity bring together knowledge sharing communities on the Open Social Web, raise awareness for alternative social spaces, and work with others across the […]

Happy Independence Day to all our US friends 🎆 We hope you're having a good day embodying the values upon which your country was founded - even if your leaders aren't 👀 IndependenceDay

Curated feeds in your hands 🔭 https://Channel.org lets you pull together content across the social web from experts you follow or posts with your Channel Hashtag Any ideas of what your Channel could be? Let us know in the comments. Who knows, maybe someone else […] [Original post on threads.com]

Want to build your own Channel? 👀 We've just finished putting together a how-to video guide for our Channel beta testers. In the video, walk through step by step as we build the Tree Channel. A Channel you can follow now at @trees@channel.org - even here on Threads If you have ideas for your […]

Our private beta testers seem to be enjoying Channel.org 👀 If we're honest, we've been enjoying all the challenging questions they've asked just as much! You can join the waitlist for Channel.org today to get your hands on our Channel builder early, helping us […] [Original post on threads.com]

Last week Saskia guest starred on the Decentered Podcast ✨ If you haven't already, listen in to hear about FediForum and to learn a bit more about what we're building at the Newsmast Foundation. The latest episode of Decentered is available wherever you get your podcasts or on the link below 👇 […]

Fediverse Sharing on Threads has just levelled up 🔝 Turn on Fediverse Sharing now to browse a new 'Fediverse' feed and find accounts across the open social web, including Bluesky, through search 🔍 Whilst Fediverse Sharing on Threads still leaves a lot to be […] [Original post on threads.com]

Custom Feeds for the Fediverse? ✅ Channel.org lets you build customised curated feeds on any topic you want. Curated via contributors, hashtags, and keywords - you can make a Channel as niche as possible or you can create a huge community of like-minded people. You can even use it to create […]

https://Channel.org open beta is nearly here 👀 Soon, we'll be sending out invites to https://Channel.org to a number of people across the open social web. Including those who have joined the waitlist! If you haven't already signed up, you can register your […] [Original post on threads.com]

It's here! Elena's amazing Fediverse explainer video 🙌 If you haven't seen it yet, check it out here: https://news.elenarossini.com/fediverse-video/ A huge thank you to Elena, her team, and the amazing community who helped her along the way. Together, we can help build better social media.

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"Designed to help you curate the content you see across the open social web." We're so excited that Channel.org has been featured in Emma Roth's coverage of FediForum - alongside such great company too! If you missed Thursday's demos at FediForum, check out this article to see the best bits 🧡 […]

This WorldEnvironmentDay calls for collective action to tackle plastic pollution. Plastic pollution has spread to every corner of the Earth, affecting all forms of life. Please, this World Environment Day, take action to recycle your plastics.

Social media and society go hand in hand. Right now, both are in turmoil. That's why we believe that the focus should be on building community. Groups of people who can come together under the shared banner of an interest, a location, or a belief. Thanks to the […] [Original post on threads.com]

Happy Pride Month! 🎉 This month, and every month, we stand with our LGBTQ+ colleagues, friends and acquaintances. There is still a lot of work to be done to ensure LGBTQ+ people are safe in their communities, but we hope that we can help them build safety on the open social web. PrideMonth

Channel.org is more than just technology. Last week, we opened Channel.org beta to a very small number of initial testers. But, as part of the Newsmast Foundation's mission, Channel.org was designed with education and community in mind - not technology […] [Original post on threads.com]

Social media has never been more important than it is right now. But it's never been more fragmented either. We believe in an open social web that brings people together, across platforms, to discuss what matters and move the world forward. If you want to try what we're building, join the […]

Last week we launched Channel.org in invite-only beta after sending out invite codes to our friends and supporters in the open social web. Since then, we've been overwhelmed by positive support for what we're building and our efforts to drive knowledge sharing on the open social web. If you […]

Exciting update 👉 We're inviting select users to https://Channel.org services now 🎉 https://Channel.org aims to bring together knowledge across the open social web, whilst offering organisations the ability to build a social home instead of renting from Big Tech […] [Original post on threads.com]

"Social media isn't genuine." ❌ Wrong! Profit-first social platforms aren't genuine, but social-first platforms can be. Platforms owned by Big Tech companies aren't there to help you find people with similar interests. Instead, they have fallen victim to their […] [Original post on threads.com]

Activism and the open social web go hand in hand 🤝 Platforms on the open social web are often used by activists to organise away from Big Tech platforms which directly undermine their goals. The decentralised nature of the open social web means no one platform […] [Original post on threads.com]

Like a pair of boots, a good social platform needs wearing in 🥾 We love that building community on the social web doesn't happen overnight. Big Tech platforms may try their best to offer you viral moments and waves of bot-like followers, but on the open social […] [Original post on threads.com]

Social media that doesn't cater to the whims of billionaires, hateful politics, or promote fake news. Can you imagine it? 💭 On the open social web, you have a home on social media that you control. You can celebrate diversity, post links, and you can even share […] [Original post on threads.com]

We're helping news organisations, nonprofits, academic institutions, and activists re-discover ✨ social ✨ media. Our charity mission is to improve knowledge sharing across microblogging platforms. To do that, we're introducing for-good organisations, who have […] [Original post on threads.com]

Tomorrow is Press Freedom Day but press freedom is limited and controlled by Big Tech social networks. It's hardly free. That's why Save Social are organising an alternative - SaveSocialDay Tomorrow, for a day, Save Social are calling on their supporters and […] [Original post on threads.com]