If you missed it, we published Building Trust in the Open by Ben Werdmuller about a month ago. This paper explores how the Social Web can be the future of news media and the steps we need to take to get there.

Catch Saskia's participation in What Works IV: 5-Minute Wonders: Media companies and journalists in open social networks at last weeks #2MR festival watch.2mr.social/w/wDGcBBhWiX...

Find Out Social just passed 1,400 followers. The lsocial app that could is chugging along. And the beauty is we paid next to nothing to build this thanks to @newsmastfoundation.org. We’re building a social platform where no billionaire can throttle us. Raise your hand if you’d like to join us!

At #2MR our founder, @michael.eurosky.social, and Björn Staschen introduced the Hamburg Declaration - a shared set of principles, across protocols, focused on growing European social media alternatives. watch.2mr.social/w/mSkBvuNN2R... #EuropeanSocial #DigtialSovereignty

A writeup of two conferences about the fediverse this week, with @fediforum.org and the German 2MR.social conference from this week, and how they are both dealing with bridging work to both EU politics as well as atproto and the atmosphere connectedplaces.online/reports/fr16...

May 4th is a day of rebels, dreamers, and change makers. That's why we're so excited to be celebrating those same characteristics in ourselves at 2MR, the Festival of Great Examples. 2mr.social/en/home-engl... #SocialWeb

Community is an overused word. That's because it's something we all desire to be a part of, with no simple solution. No one can build the community you want to see for you. It takes action and effort. We want to see more and more communities grow. Not just in person, but digitally too.

"The feeling of becoming and emergence is what I love about decentralised social networks." - @michael.eurosky.social ICYMI, check out the latest blog post from our Co-Founder below 👇 www.blog-pat.ch/moving-sidew... #SocialWeb #Protocols

We'll be in Hamburg next week for 2MR! 2MR is a festival that focuses on democracy-strengthening social media, irregardless of protocol. If you're around, we'd love to see you there! 2mr.social #SocialMedia

On May 5th, join a TechSoup Connect webinar with @michael.eurosky.social for a session on our Apps for Change programme! We'll be exploring how we can provide an escape from Big Tech and unlock deeper connection to community. RSVP now: events.techsoup.org/events/detai... #SocialMedia

We promised that, if we returned to Perugia for @journalismfestival.com this year, we'd go all or nothing. We chose all and it paid off! ⚡️ The pics aren't to make you jealous, but if they do, we're sorry 🤷‍♀️ #IJF26

Funding for Mastodon, the latest on @newsmastfoundation.org's Apps for Change programme, and the launch of something called Surf. (Hello!) @laurenshof.online's Connected Places always delivers if you're looking for fediverse/Atmosphere news.

Great event and great venue at the 20th @journalismfestival.com 🧡 #IJF26

We're in Perugia and having a great time today at the first full day of the International Journalism Festival! #IJF26

We're jumping on a plane and heading to Perugia for #IJF26 This year, we're looking forward to talking to even more people in the world of journalism who believe in community and protecting news values - as well as hosting our own lunch event! #Journalism

In case you missed it, check out the latest Building in Public blog post from @michael.eurosky.social 🌌 Four flavours of our Apps for Change offering are now live or in testing. With Build-an-App on the horizon... 🔭 Read more in the link below👇 #SocialMedia

The @newsmastfoundation.org Apps for Change pilots are all live, across four flavours of app. Over the next two months, everything we’ve co-designed with our pilot communities will be embedded into our Build-an-App programme, for easy onboarding. Here's an update: www.blog-pat.ch/apps-for-cha...

We were thrilled earlier this week to see our News + Social app for @leicestergazette.leicester.news go live! You can read all about it here: www.leicester.news/introducing-... #Journalism

We're excited to announce that @newsmastm.bsky.social has joined the Newsmast Foundation team 🧡 Mariana's management experience will help us better coordinate projects and support community initiatives. We can't wait to get started!

In case you missed it, on Monday, for #ONA26 we launched a brand new white paper, written by @werd.io It's an in depth look into how open social protocols can help journalism rebuild community and trust. We'd love to hear your thoughts on it! #Journalism #SocialWeb

It’s almost time to say goodbye to the @newsmastfoundation.org home for the last two days - the #ONA26 Midway. We’ve had lots of conversations about audience engagement, community, and building social networks for journalism. We look forward to rolling out pilots in the US over the coming year.

Today is the International Day of Trans Visibility 🏳️‍⚧️ Transgender people have always existed and always will. At the Newsmast Foundation, we will always advocate for the trans community and work hard to ensure that the spaces we build feel welcoming to trans people.

Today is the first day of #ONA26 and we have something exciting to share... Building Trust in the Open, written by @werd.io for the Newsmast Foundation. An in depth look into how open social protocols can help journalism rebuild community and trust. Check it out below... #Journalism

Next week, we'll be at the Online News Association's annual conference 🗞️ @michael.eurosky.social will be joined by @jaz.co.uk as they look to introduce news audiences in the US to the power of the Social Web through their own custom news + social apps. #ONA26 #Journalism

If you're in London on the 31st of March, head to The Sir Christopher Hatton for an evening of tech and journalism. Our very own @saskiakezia.com will be there talking about our work with @thebristolcable.bsky.social which was recently featured in The Local Media Action Plan.

We're proud to announce that our work with @thebristolcable.bsky.social is featured as an example of 'Innovation in Local Media' in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport's new Local Media Action Plan 🎉 You can read the full Action Plan here: www.gov.uk/government/p...

It's finally here! The new Newsmast Foundation website 🎉 Our new website focuses on our Apps for Change programme which is bringing real values-aligned organisations and groups to the Social Web. Check it out 👇 newsmastfoundation.org

Following recent world events, unlawful governments, lack of consequences, you might feel hopeless. It won't fix everything, but at SFSCon last year, Michael and Saskia presented an exploration of the Social Web as the solution for resistance. Check out the presentation below 👇

🌻 This is a friendly reminder, you deserve to use social media that makes you feel good. You don't need to use platforms that pump hate into your timeline or use addiction as a marketing tool 🧡 #SocialMedia

Our co-founder @michael.eurosky.social represented the Newsmast Foundation last week at Rebuild! There's a lot of work to do, but we're so proud to be part of a long overdue European movement calling for commitment to European social platforms. You can see and sign the letter below 👇 #EU

Three years of the Social Web 😱 forbetter.ghost.io/three-years-...

How could the organisations you support do a better job of supporting you? We've noticed that far too many organisations don't put their community first. It's time to make a change. #TimeForChange #SocialMedia

It's been a busy couple of weeks here at the Newsmast Foundation, but we're not slowing down. We're still working hard to bring more people meaningful community on the Social Web ⚡️ If you know how we can help bring a community you're a part of to social media they own, please reach out!

Local community is essential. At the Newsmast Foundation, we're working to support local communities by providing digital spaces for them to come together. Places they can organise, and inform as a collective.

Tomorrow, members of our team will be in Montreal, Canada for FediMTL! 🇨🇦 We're giving a talk on our work and showing off the new app we've built in partnership with Qlub Social! If you're in the area, we'd love to see you there. fedimtl.ca #SocialWeb #Events

One of the biggest threats we face to democracy is disinformation. If you're in London next week, we'd highly recommend checking it out and meeting these brilliant voices face to face. Learn more here: www.thersa.org/events/2026/... #Democracy #SocialMedia

We're absolutely thrilled to see the new Qlub app sitting pretty in app stores now 😍 We worked with the team at Qlub to build an app for the amazing community in Quebec and their specific needs. It's so exciting to see it go live! site.qlub.social/apps/ #SocialMedia #SocialApp

Introducing Ecosystem Action Research: a pilot program to address shared challenges in the AT Protocol ecosystem with a cooperative approach to strategic innovation. By the community, for the community. Sign up to participate here:

Here's an update and re-introduction to @newsmastfoundation.org . We're building community apps and platforms in five flavours: news, content creators, professional networks, hyper-local and local language. In the UK, Germany, Brazil, Africa, Canada and the US. www.blog-pat.ch/your-communi...

Happy Lunar New Year 🎆 2026 is the Year of the Horse! 🐴 If you were born in a Horse year, look out, 2026 is your Ben Ming Nian - meaning bad luck could be coming your way... #LunarNewYear

Wondering what we're up to at the Newsmast Foundation? 🤔 Then read the latest blog from our co-founder, @michael.eurosky.social www.blog-pat.ch/your-communi... #SocialWeb #CommunitySpaces #SocialMedia

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.

Social media shouldn't feel like a toxic relationship. On Valentine's Day, take control of your relationship with social media. Set boundaries, communicate your needs, and move on if they're not being met. You deserve to use social media that values you, rather than your data. #PlentyOfFish

We're excited to launch our most-requested Bridgy Fed feature: being able to interact with unbridged users! Starting today, when people interact with you on the other side of the bridge, you'll get a notification over DM along with a "respond" link, where you can like, repost, reply, or block.

We are committed to growing the Open Social Web. For us, that starts by working to overcome barriers of entry in the network and highlighting the things done well. On March 2nd, @fediforum.org are hosting an event dedicated to Growing the OSW. Ahead of it, we've published a Position Paper 👇

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.

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/

In case you missed it, Bonfire and the Newsmast Foundation are working together! You can see the announcement and what we're working on in this wonderful talk by the Bonfire team at FOSDEM last week. fosdem.org/2026/schedul... #SocialMedia

LGBTQ+ people have always existed, contributing more than we will ever be able to discover to our history. In February, here in the UK, we celebrate LGBTQ+ history month. It's a chance to learn more about the LGBTQ+ people who have shaped our society up until this point. #History #LGBTQ

It's FOSDEM this weekend! If you're not there in Brussels, you can follow along online with us. Check out the schedule below 👇 fosdem.org/2026/schedule/ #FOSDEM26