Felix Hlatky

FediForum | FediForum/Fediverse Track at SFSCon, November 2025, in Bolzano, Italy

The recordings of the talks from the Fediverse track we organized at SFSCon in Italy a few weeks ago are now available. They range from technology to public policy, from culture to governance and more.

Check them out: https://fediforum.org/2025-11-sfscon/

#fediforum #sfscon #fediverse #socialweb

RE: https://mastodon.social/@mellifluousbox/115569669020807811

Imagine the possibilities if every Mastodon user just donated € 1 or $1 / month 😯

I boost, therefore I am.

A panoramic shot of a very misty temperste rainforest. A small creek can be seen mid frame creating a division in the mossy ferns and brush. Towering cedars stretch straight through the frame.

#SilentSunday

#landscapephotography #lpw #nature

Front Page - 1º WebSocialBR O Fórum e a Web Social Aberta A Web Social Aberta – também […]

Firs WebSocialBR – Brazilian Fediverse Forum event in Brasil coming up on December 3rd. We are glad to support the event.

https://websocial.org.br

Just published a deep look at where open social networks stand in 2025: Mastodon’s leadership change, Bluesky’s trajectory, AT Protocol, ActivityPub, cross-network tools, and more. For newsrooms and public service orgs, this moment really matters. https://werd.io/the-state-of-the-open-social-web/

@Gargron Eugen you've been a personal inspiration to me and offered me and so many others a viable digital space grounded in civil society values, I am incredibly grateful for everything you've done to build and nurture this space.

Whatever else comes next, you've had a significant impact on […]

RE: https://mastodon.social/@mellifluousbox/115569615176946969

I am passing the torch to @mellifluousbox, who will be the new Executive Director. Felix has been involved with #Mastodon since 2020 and has been instrumental in evolving the organization, raising funds, and growing the team to get […]

Today I am stepping down from my role as the CEO of #Mastodon. Though this has been in the works for a while, I can't say I've fully processed how I feel about it. There is a bittersweet part to it, and I think I will miss it, but it also felt necessary. It feels like a goodbye, but it isn't—I […]

RE: https://mastodon.social/@mellifluousbox/115569669020807811

Access to a non-billionaire owned and authoritarian-proof social network is self-defence.

Today Mastodon became one of the open source projects I donate to. They're simply that important.

Most importantly, thanks to everyone here, to the whole community. I promise to always put the humans here first and to keep this a safe space for you, no matter how you express yourself and where you come from. I will treat my new position with the most respect. Let’s make Mastodon and the […]

We’re still an absolute skeleton crew of 14 people, competing with teams sometimes 100x as large as ours. To get to our humble team size was only possible through the less than 1% community members who donate to Mastodon, a handful larger donations, & EU grants, all of which we are forever […]

But Mastodon wouldn’t be where it is without so many more people than Eugen. I’m incredibly grateful to be able to work with the best team we’ve ever had. Each one of you brings so much value to the Mastodon project and I want to thank you for making our mission your day job while you could […]

Thanks @Gargron for allowing us to do this the pure non-profit and FOSS way by saying no to earlier offers, some of which would have given you more than 10x the payout. I have been inspired by your vision about this project from the moment I met you 5+ years ago. It takes a lot of courage and […]

I want to send my heartfelt thanks @karienbez @alshafei for their wisdom and emotional support during this crazy journey so far, to @codinghorror @biz for your visionary strategic & financial support without which this restructuring would not have been possible, and to the team of Paul Hastings […]

Thanks to amazing people like
@jaz @iftas @swf @mallory @bjoernsta @j12t we can see through topics larger than us related to policy, regulation, protocol development as well as how to deal with spam attacks, how to design a safer product for everyone, and how to deal with occasional […]

Many of us would also not be here if it weren’t for patient and forward thinking people in media and civil society like @Sarahp @laurenshof @leonido @janboehm @markus_netzpolitik @samvie @Sascha @melaniebartos
(7/13)

I have huge respect for everyone contributing to the Fediverse: the larger-than-life architects like @cwebber @evan (without whom we would literally all not be here), implementers like @dansup bringing photo & video to it, new projects like @newsmast @michael @FreddieJ @saskia @bonfire @ivan […]

My personal heroes and projects I admire are @signalapp @Mer__edith @torproject @gnome @thunderbird @ryanleesipes . I’d much rather have Mastodon be inspired by the contributions of these people and projects to the FOSS and non-profit technology world than trying to rebuild early Twitter.
(5/13)

My vision for Mastodon is a different direction than all previous attempts at social media, by focussing on community ownership, Trust & Safety features, slow user & server growth, and financial sustainability - for the non-profit project, the server administrators, the moderators, and creators […]

Mastodon and the Fediverse matter to me because they present a truly viable alternative to this model, by showing its users no advertisement, respecting users’ privacy, focussing on keeping users safe, and allowing them to connect to the Fediverse and beyond rather than putting them into a […]

I’m humbled to be given this opportunity and want to tell you a bit more about myself and how I think about the future of Mastodon and the Fediverse. I have a business and finance background. I have worked for technology companies my whole career but have become increasingly tired of the […]

Hi! Today is my first official day as the Executive Director of Mastodon, replacing @gargon@mastodon.social as CEO. I joined the Mastodon team more than 5 years ago, mostly working for Mastodon in the evenings on top of a 120% day job. I was the driving force behind the incorporation of the […]

RE: https://mastodon.social/@MastodonEngineering/115531491817897878

The latest engineering (and whole team) update is here 👀

@harryfk I really liked your talk!

Its 10pm where I am and the #Defaidodon posts are still rolling in, thank you everyone for making this #DefaidodonDay a success.

Keep 'em coming!

Non è assurdo che #sfscon non abbia account mastodon o friendica o altro linkati sul loro sito, ma solo #facebook e #Twitter?
Wtf? #sfscon25

Fediverse track 2025 - SFSCON

The #Fediverse track at #SFSCon in Bolzano, Italy, that we've organized is starting in 24 hours.

We have a Signal back channel for attendees. DM for an invite if you are attending.

https://www.sfscon.it/tracks/fediverse-track-2025/

> And – at least to a wonkish community of experts – there would still be the internet. There are self-hosted blogs, after all, and decentralised social platforms such as Mastodon, and niche domains including “.io”, for the British Indian Ocean, and “.is” for Iceland.

Not the best description […]

At a discussion on women journalists in conflict at #IPIWoCo25.