The 2024 IFTAS Needs Assessment Report is Here!
We are pleased to to announce the release of the 2024 Fediverse Trust & Safety Needs Assessment Report. This annual report is a cornerstone of our mis…
Author: IFTAS-Connect
Making Better Networks for Humans, with Erin Kissane and Darius Kazemi
Unlike traditional social media, the fediverse operates without a central authority. This creates a unique set of challenges and opportunities for how it’s governed. Luckily,…
Welcoming Erin Kissane
We are thrilled to announce that Erin Kissane has joined the IFTAS Advisory Board! Erin brings a unique and deeply informed perspective on trust, safe…
5 ways to fight election disinformation on Bluesky and the Fediverse
Grassroots election protection activism made the difference in 2020. It's time to do it again. Fighting disinfo is one good way to help – on the Fed…
Ted Han and Andrés Monroy-Hernández join the IFTAS Advisory Board
We are excited to announce that Ted Han and Andrés Monroy-Hernández have joined the IFTAS Advisory Board! Ted is a distinguished leader in open-sour…
Coordinated Community Response Mitigates Fediverse Spam Attack
On October 8, 2024, an IFTAS Connect member observed one of the first spam posts from a network attack conducted by what appeared to be a reuse of the…
2024 Survey – Early Highlights
We are now reviewing the fantastic responses from our 2024 Needs Assessment participants. Thank you to everyone who participated! A very special thank…
How Decentralization Benefits Publishers, with 404 Media’s Jason Koebler and ProPublica’s Ben Werdmuller
It’s tough being a media outlet these days. Audiences are fractured, referrals from search engines are dropping, and publishers are at the mercy of algorithms…
IFTAS Update: Content Classification, Moderation Tooling
We are extremely proud to announce our Content Classification Service is up and running, with our first classifier active. We are starting with detect…
Make Identity Central Again, with Bluesky’s Jay Graber
There’s a reason journalist and Bluesky board member Mike Masnick calls the platform “the most interesting experiment going in social media.” Originally launched as a…