ActivityPub is getting its first formal update path since 2018. I wrote about why this matters, how this leads to some strange and funny power dynamics, and about who actually participate
[connectedplaces.online/reports/fedi...](https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-148-on-protocol-governance/ )
[Fediverse Report – #148 – On P...](https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-148-on-protocol-governance/ )
Laurens
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2026-01-16 16:34:19 UTC
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