This was one of my observations about the first @protocolsforpublishers.com session we had in New York. Quite a lot of discussion of chatbots as disruption of consumer relationships with news and not much past that.

UPDATE! @jeremiahlee.com released a recording of his #PfP✨London talk that you can watch below youtu.be/kwu8ELIa8B0 #journalism #monetization

What went down at #PfP✨London protocolsforpublishers.com/event-recap-...

Earlier this month I had the privilege of MCing the @protocolsforpublishers.com event in London, bringing together people from publishers and the open protocols that might help them secure their futures. I wrote up my experiences: werd.io/building-tru...

@standard.site Went to file an issue on Tangled, but not there anymore? In London we talked about a BYLINE field pointing to an writer's ATProto account separate from the publication. This is for journalists that write documents stored on a Publication's PDS, but ensuring they get credit. Thoughts?

One of the things we’ve been able to do with funds granted to us by you all, sponsors, and @freeourfeeds.com is pay it forward to other independent events like the @protocolsforpublishers.com for publishers series.

What went down at #PfP✨London protocolsforpublishers.com/event-recap-...

I'll be speaking about why ATProto is exciting at Journalism Technology London on 24 February in Shoreditch! If you're involved in or curious about the journalism tech space, come on out, it's looking to be a superb evening! luma.com/8s7g1fdm

Checking bsky and saw @jimray.bsky.team was streaming… dropped in and it was BSky office hours… and they were talking about #PfP✨London 😊! Jim and other ATProto folks came. The event was sponsored in part by @bsky.app and @atprotocol.dev Community Fund! Thanks 👏! An event recap will be up soon!

Just wrote a new post for @podcaststandards.bsky.social members: "We need to play the game on the field: understand what genuinely motivates podcasters and listeners and respond with features they care about. But, we're trying to change the game." podstandards.org/2026/02/13/p...

Working on a WordPress plugin for @standard.site called Wireservice. Here's a two-minute preview.

At #PfPLondon, we heard powerful ideas on the future of publishing. @aendra.com showed how publishers can design their own newsfeeds on Bluesky. Interledger argued for micropayments to save journalism. @newsmastfoundation.org shared how it built a news app to support community-led local journalism.

Just arrived at YVR. Some shots from the Arctic for you: mountains of Greenland, sea ice, arriving over Canada. Finally the islands of the west coast as we turn to land at YVR.

Thank you for a lovely time London. Now it’s time to catch a ride home. #PfP✨London

It’s not a viable market product in a market where big tech platforms control distribution and tip the scales towards an endless supply of teenagers working free. Every media company should be chasing the open social web to break that control wide open and reshape the market

the @newsmastfoundation.org x Bristol Cable collab that was showcased at @protocolsforpublishers.com London last night was an example of this pattern they just... did it.

How do publishers and open protocols intersect? I had no idea! Honestly, I'm still not sure. But the event I went to, @protocolsforpublishers.com, was quite interesting and tried to give us some answers. Here are some of my thoughts: mediaindustryshift.substack.com/p/open-proto...

Thanks to the @protocolsforpublishers.com team for assembling a remarkable community to tackle emerging challenges in publishing, civics, tech, and more. Was an epic learning experience - with special thanks to @laurenshof.online for clearly mapping the solution landscape 🙏

I've just moved to eurosky.social, and you can too! For European data storage, and to demonstrate how a decentralized, open social network looks like in practice. We are testing the personal data service (PDS) transfer this week, sign up if you want in! www.eurosky.tech/register #eurosky

Thank you for an excellent #PfP✨London Showcase @thebristolcable.bsky.social @aendra.com @jeremiahlee.bsky.social @mozdatacollective.bsky.social 👏👏👏

so much quality in the @protocolsforpublishers.com haul

Fantastic to finally meet so many atproto luminaries at @protocolsforpublishers.com tonight. We solved all the problems btw.

Gosh what a night! 💚 That was amazing, thanks so much to @protocolsforpublishers.com for letting me speak!

#ProtocolsForPublishers Nick Bennett: the biggest barrier was control, not money - who gets to use it uder wha circumstances, and can they cange their minds?

#ProtocolsForPublishers Jeremiah Lee : democracy dies when the truth is behind a paywall and misinformation is free

More live posting of #PfP✨London read

@aendra.com asking the big question

#ProtocolsForPublishers @aendra.com: I'm Aendra Rininsland @aendra.com on bsky and I have a talk on how we can make our own algorithms now

We'll be at @protocolsforpublishers.com London this evening and throughout tomorrow! If you're coming, we can't wait to say hi 👋 protocolsforpublishers.com/london-2026/

Hottest ticket in town @protocolsforpublishers.com

#ProtocolsForPublishers @kevinmarks.com: I'm going to be live skeeting the Protocols for Publishers talks at Newspeak House tonight https://luma.com/2d2s26jg

I won't be here but @awarm.space will! Find Jared if you want to chat atmospheric publishing — Leaflet, standard.site, adding cool social features to your website, or anything adjacent!

Very excited to be in London for this!

Today is the day! #PfP✨London protocolsforpublishers.com/london-2026/

Heading to #PfP✨London 2026? We’ll be there! @protocolsforpublishers.com is exploring open protocols for a sustainable, agentic web. The infrastructure decisions made now will shape how publishers navigate an AI-mediated web. If you’re there, let’s connect! protocolsforpublishers.com/london-2026/

We’ve uploaded our @fosdem.org talk to YouTube (embedded below). You can also find it and the slides on the event page: fosdem.org/2026/schedul... Give it a watch to learn a bit about trust and safety and Osprey, our open source automated rules engine and investigation tool!

Just landed in the UK 🇬🇧 for #PfP✨London and firing off the newsletter letter for the beginning of the month. protocolsforpublishers.com/parts-and-wh...

🗣️ PfP✨ London SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT: Jeremiah Lee 📰 Recommended reading: loudandclear.byspoti... 💬 Provocation: "What you think about music streaming royalties is probably wrong" Hear Jeremiah's talk on #webpayments and meet them 🤝 at #PfP✨London on Feb 4 and 5.

Goodbye, FOSDEM; hello, @protocolsforpublishers.com! Headed to London with lots of FOSDEM-attendee feedback on what's needed to make online safety easier for independent and decentralized communities (and all the @roost.tools swag I stole from @cassidyjames.com...)

🗣️ PfP✨ London SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT: Jeremiah Lee 📰 Recommended reading: loudandclear.byspoti... 💬 Provocation: "What you think about music streaming royalties is probably wrong" Hear Jeremiah's talk on #webpayments and meet them 🤝 at #PfP✨London on Feb 4 and 5.

My goal isn't to get everyone on a specific technology or organization's work, it's to help people get on software that respects their agency

Thank you to our sponsors: Newsmast Foundation, Mozilla , Bluesky, @atprotocol.dev Community Fund, @interledger.org, and https://Newspeak.house 👏👏👏

Laurens will be giving at special talk at the #PfP✨London Stakeholder Forum on Feb 5th, but will be at the Showcase on Feb 4th so you have an opportunity to meet and chat 🤝 📝 Registration and details on all of our speakers below 👇

🗣️ #PfP✨London SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT: Laurens 📰 Reading: newpublic.substack.c... #PfP✨London 💬 Quote: "Europe can incrementally build sovereign capacity within an open global network, ensuring that European standards and values are embedded in the foundations of future social infrastructure."

🗣️ #PfP✨London SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT: Laurens 📰 Reading: newpublic.substack.c... #PfP✨London 💬 Quote: "Europe can incrementally build sovereign capacity within an open global network, ensuring that European standards and values are embedded in the foundations of future social infrastructure."

"for platforms, open APIs have always been more important to me than open source. Mastodon is open source yet has no way to import posts, so it’s not well suited as a place where you can own your content in the way a blog enables."

Thank you to our sponsors: Newsmast Foundation, Mozilla , Bluesky, @atprotocol.dev Community Fund, @interledger.org, and https://Newspeak.house 👏👏👏

Hear EM's talk and meet them 🤝 at #PfP✨London on Feb 4 and 5. 📝 Registration and details on all of our speakers below 👇

🗣️ PfP✨London SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT: EM Lewis-Jong from Mozilla Data Collective 📰 Recco reading: emlewisjong.ghost.io... 💬 Quote: "As long as the internet is treated as the dominant source of training data, it will be a battle ground. … What if we could unlock other data sources?"

🗣️ PfP✨London SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT: EM Lewis-Jong from Mozilla Data Collective 📰 Recco reading: emlewisjong.ghost.io... 💬 Quote: "As long as the internet is treated as the dominant source of training data, it will be a battle ground. … What if we could unlock other data sources?"