The Fediverse is not a monolithic place. It’s constantly evolving and being shaped by smart, passionate people who want to make sure that the open social web is better than the social media we’ve had before. 

One steward everyone should know is Tim Chambers, the co-founder of Dewey Digital out of the Dewey Square Group, a public affairs firm in Washington, D.C. Tim is the author of the quarterly Twitter Migration report, which tracks the exodus from X and other trends unfolding as a result. He is also the server admin of indieweb.social, an instance on Mastodon where he learns by leading 11,200+ registered users. 

In this episode, Flipboard CEO Mike McCue and Tim discuss how moderation works in the Fediverse, why decentralized moderation is a better model than what exists on mainstream social platforms, what his Twitter Migration reports are uncovering, what to expect in the Fediverse in 2024, speculation on Threads’ strategy, and a whole lot more. 

You can find Dot Social on Flipboard, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, YouTube, anywhere else you might listen to podcasts.

We’re also uploading episodes now to PeerTube in the Fediverse on Flipboard’s new instance at flipboard.video. Please follow us there if you aren’t already. We drop episodes here first.

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— Mia Quagliarello, head of creator community, also has a podcast