Paul's article prompted a long one from me: What is the purpose of protocols? connectedplaces.online/the-purpose-...

The Purpose of Protocols

Every open social protocol generates shared resources, but none has produced a governance framework adequate to those resources. So who fills that vacuum?

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Paul Frazee@pfrazee.com · 5mo ago

New blogpost about atproto It's not federation, it's not a p2p mesh. It's a secret third thing: practical. www.pfrazee.com/blog/practic...

We are one of the speakers at #ATmosphereConf - join us in Vancouver March 2026 atmosphereconf.org

ATmosphereConf 2026

ATmosphereConf is the global atproto community conference. Join us in Vancouver, Canada, March 26th - 29th, 2026.

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#Nature article out today about #openidentifiers and #identityverification to enhance trust in research. Both are needed for integrity and for independent researchers and those working outside the "global north" to access trust markers that enable participation. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

How to spot fake scientists and stop them from publishing papers

Journals are considering doing identity checks to expose fake authors — but there are downsides.

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Hi folks -- we'll be at #FBF25, strolling around. DM me here if you'd like to meet. I'll have @verime.coop bookmarks, lapel pins, and all-important laptop stickers. And of course would love to talk about identity and research integrity. See you there!

The VeriMe Cooperative has a survey asking researchers about their experiences and priorities with regard to privacy and identity. 🔗 Take the survey now (hurry, closes soon): bit.ly/4gickrk

Privacy and Identity Proofing for Researchers, Scholars, and Research-related Workers

The goal of this anonymous survey is to better understand experiences with identity verification and privacy controls for people in research communities around the world.

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📣 NEWS: Digital Science supports research integrity start-up VeriMe Cooperative. The new VeriMe Cooperative, which is aimed at securing #ResearchIntegrity by providing digital verification for researchers, has received start-up funding. 🔗 Read more: verime.coop/blog/step-3-...

Researchers & scholars! 🌍 Join a 90-min online focus group to share your experiences with identity verification in research. 🗓️ Sept 30 (Americas) | Oct 6 (EMEA) | Oct 9 (AsiaPac) 👉 Sign up: verime.coop/focus-groups Help shape the future of researcher identity verification!