The Verge just interviewed Evan Prodromou. That is, @evan@cosocial.ca, Research Director at @swf@socialwebfoundation.org, and co-author of #ActivityPub. And he shares some big news:

  • The W3C is working on end-to-end encryption for ActivityPub
  • The W3C is also working on group standards that have interoperability across the #Fediverse
  • Evan predicts a big 100M+ user network joining the Fediverse, and it’s not Threads

https://www.theverge.com/the-vergecast/618904/electric-cars-robotaxis-activitypub-fediverse-vergecast

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  • sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al
    7·
    17 hours ago

    It’s interesting that Evan Prodromou mentions groups, but doesn’t mention Lemmy, Friendica or even the Guppe group implementation.

    He’s also weirdly overly warm to both Threads and BlueSky.

    • Evan predicts a big 100M+ user network joining the Fediverse, and it’s not Threads

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    • atomicpoet@piefed.socialEnglish
      6·
      17 hours ago

      Evan’s job is to help build a standard implementation for groups for the W3C. He is also trying to pitch ActivityPub to organizations big and small.

      • cabbage@piefed.socialEnglish
        1·
        58 minutes ago

        I would honestly have been worried if the main people behind the protocol were busy trying to gatekeeep it.