Some say other protocols have bigger budgets and are better at marketing.

Elena Rossini ⁂

3: #FOSDEM Social Web devroom pics – @samvie of @offene_netzwerke

Watch the full video of her presentation "Building Social Advocacy Networks in and for Europe" here:

: https://ftp.belnet.be/mirror/FOSDEM/video/2026/h2215/RCV98B-the-social-web-and-digital-sovereignty.mp4

Elena Rossini ⁂

4: #FOSDEM Social Web devroom pics – @cwebber and @tsyesika of https://spritely.institute/

Elena Rossini ⁂

5: #FOSDEM Social Web devroom pics – @floppy during his talk "A wild FASP appears! Integrating your app with Fediverse Auxiliary Service Providers"

Full video: https://ftp.belnet.be/mirror/FOSDEM/video/2026/h2215/M7DYRH-a-wild-fasp-appears.mp4

Elena Rossini ⁂

5: #FOSDEM Social Web devroom pics – @mapache during his presentation "Decentralised Badges with ActivityPub + OpenBadges – Building the interoperable credentialing system we deserve"

Thank you Maho for wearing #TheFutureIsFederated sweatshirt

video: https://ftp.belnet.be/mirror/FOSDEM/video/2026/h2215/JEMNBZ-decentralised-badges-activitypub-badgefed.mp4

Pedro Silva

@_elena @floppy I want this tshirt!

Elena Rossini ⁂

6: #FOSDEM Social Web devroom pics – @hongminhee of @fedify

video: https://ftp.belnet.be/mirror/FOSDEM/video/2026/h2215/KSEUZT-fedify.mp4

Michel Patrice

@_elena @bjoernsta

That is a topic i'm interested in. That's the first one I'm watching.

Michel Patrice

@_elena @Floppy

Nice t-shirt.

Elena Rossini ⁂

7: #FOSDEM Social Web devroom pics – Fra of @openforfuture with @magostinelli and @filippodb during their talk "Building a sustainable Italian Fediverse"

full video: https://ftp.belnet.be/mirror/FOSDEM/video/2026/h2215/VKHGXT-building_a_sustainable_italian_fediverse_overcoming_technical_adoption_and_moder.mp4

Elena Rossini ⁂

8: #FOSDEM Social Web devroom pics – @benpate of Emissary, who gave the inspiring final talk of the day

video: https://ftp.belnet.be/mirror/FOSDEM/video/2026/h2215/CP7KWX-emissary-and-the-fediverse.mp4

Elena Rossini ⁂

I hope you enjoyed some of my pics from #FOSDEM's Social Web track. I have many more but I don't want to overwhelm your feed with them.

I have seen the fantastic photos @sturmsucht has taken and I cannot wait for him to share them. Keep an eye out and follow him.

Wishing you all a fantastic weekend! I can't believe FOSDEM was a week ago already 🥲

Elena Rossini ⁂

@arjen thank you! ️

Andi

@_elena Is there a reason to link to one specific mirror of the MP4 instead to the talks page which includes a player which should automatically choose the best format/mirror?

E.g. https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/RCV98B-the-social-web-and-digital-sovereignty/ instead of https://ftp.belnet.be/mirror/FOSDEM/video/2026/h2215/RCV98B-the-social-web-and-digital-sovereignty.mp4