Saskia
@saskiakezia.com
Head of Social & Community with the Newsmast Foundation - knowledge for all, across social platforms 🧡
We couldn't be prouder to have been awarded the Grand Prize at the Open Social Awards! 🍾 💢 These things don't happen overnight or without help, so here's a little thank you to everyone who has helped us get here 🧡
Still can't quite believe this!!! Congrats to @sill.social and @blackskyweb.xyz for winning the Excellence Awards and to @anew.social, @dandelion.events, @stream.place, @leaflet.pub and Bonfire Networks for being recognised as Honourable Mentions. Let's keep pushing each other to build better!
Newsmast Foundation@newsmastfoundation.org · 2mo agoWe're the Grand Prize Winners at the inaugural #OpenSocialAwards 🥳🍾🥂 @newpublic.org @publicspaces.net
Just launched at Public Spaces in Amsterdam, The European Social Stack Open Declaration! A set of common principles agreed by complementary technology leaders 🫶 Read the declaration, add your signature, and share: european.social #EUSocialStack #Europe
Lovely to meet so many journalists and social web builders at our lunchtime @newsmastfoundation.org event at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia - including the brilliant @rose.bsky.team
If you're in London on the 31st of March, head to The Sir Christopher Hatton for an evening of tech and journalism. Our very own @saskiakezia.com will be there talking about our work with @thebristolcable.bsky.social which was recently featured in The Local Media Action Plan.
Three years of the Social Web 😱 forbetter.ghost.io/three-years-...
Three Years at the Newsmast Foundation and on the Social Web
A short reflection on what I've learnt about myself and about the Social Web. Three years. It really doesn't feel like that long until I start thinking about everything we've done in that time. Then ...
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“Newsrooms are not just delivering news, they are delivering communities.” @saskiakezia.com Protocols for Publishers London
To become more than an empty room, platforms have to try. Just think about early Bluesky, the people posting here 24/7 were the staff! forbetter.ghost.io/platforms-as...
Platforms as the Preface to Community
The bricks and mortar aren't enough, for a home, you need love. Social platforms teach us a lot about community building. They are, after all, a big empty room in digital space, with fairground-esque...
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I'm no LinkedIn prophet, but I have hope for the year ahead. forbetter.ghost.io/looking-to-26/ #SocialMedia #Blog #YearAhead
Looking to 26
2026 is nearly here. Here are my hopes for the year ahead. 2025 - What. A. Year. When a certain Trump took control of the U.S. in the start of the year (on my birthday, I might add), things felt pre...
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As Freddie, @playawfulthings.bsky.social, comes to the end of his time with the Newsmast Foundation team, we'd like to take a moment to celebrate all he's achieved. Freddie has been with us since the start, from the original idea and through the many evolutions that have grown Newsmast.
A new case study looking at how we're building for good, with information sharing and news at the heart, has been published by Good Commons today! Check it out here: goodcommons.world/casestudies/... #SocialMedia #Journalism
The Bristol Cable/Newsmast Foundation: deepening community for a UK news coop — Good Commons
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🎉 We've launched The Bristol Cable app – a world first! Independent investigative journalism meets open social networking. **What makes it different:** • No algorithms – you control what you see • No data harvesting • No advertising • Connects to Mastodon, Bluesky, Threads & beyond
Really looking forward to this today! #SFSCon
Newsmast Foundation@newsmastfoundation.org · 9mo agoWe're heading to #SFSCon We're really excited to meet a community of people passionate about free software and, specifically, those who are making the trip to Bolzano for the Fediverse track, sponsored by #FediForum 🎉 Our talk is in the Fediverse track on Friday. We hope we'll see you there!
There's a lot to look forward to at the #Fediverse track at #SFSCon but @saskiakezia.com and @michaelfoster.bsky.social talk on growing the open social web, in the context of liberalism's crisis.
Newsmast Foundation@newsmastfoundation.org · 9mo agoWe're heading to #SFSCon We're really excited to meet a community of people passionate about free software and, specifically, those who are making the trip to Bolzano for the Fediverse track, sponsored by #FediForum 🎉 Our talk is in the Fediverse track on Friday. We hope we'll see you there!
"There’s a clear imperative for those of us working on the Social Web to act in this emergency." @michaelfoster.bsky.social breaks down the threats we face in the digital landscape and thinks about how we can channel our inner badass and fight back 💪 www.blog-pat.ch/the-end-of-l... #SocialMedia
The end of liberalism and the beginnings of resistance
I was at the Thompson Reuters Trust Conference last week. A good place to see where the philanthropic arm of the liberal elite is heading.* Short answer: it's lost. Blinded by AI and blindsided by…
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Me when I do my monthly check to see if I've aged enough to get access to my DMs again
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"It would be simple to say that we have built a social media app. We have. But we've also built something more." @saskiakezia.com looks at how we define our latest step-forward before the first launch 👀 Check it out 👇 forbetter.ghost.io/defining-a-n... #SocialMedia #LocalNews
Defining a new kind of social app
As we prepare to launch a world-first app we've run into a problem. What is it? Apps are similar to books or music. They have genres. Strict rules that define who they are for, helping us, the…
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What do you call a news AND social app? Rethinking definitions with @thebristolcable.bsky.social before the launch of their new mobile app 👀 forbetter.ghost.io/defining-a-n... #SocialMedia #Journalism #Tech
Defining a new kind of social app
As we prepare to launch a world-first app we've run into a problem. What is it? Apps are similar to books or music. They have genres. Strict rules that define who they are for, helping us, the consum...
forbetter.ghost.io
Yesterday, we visited @thebristolcable.bsky.social for their AGM to announce our exciting partnership. The Bristol Cable is a co-op, 100% locally-owned publication and we're very proud to be developing new ways to help them connect with their community away from Big Tech. #LocalJournalism
Things are coming together at @newsmastfoundation.org. Here’s the big idea we’re working on: What if every community could have their own social platform, driven by an own-branded mobile app, as easy to build as Facebook Groups? #Fediverse #SocialMedia #Community www.blog-pat.ch/building-app...
Building apps for social spaces
The Newsmast team was in Rome last week, working through our messaging and branding with a non-profit agency. It was hot, hard work, ending up with a lot of mosquito bites, some fabulous memories and ...
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"Bluesky" is now derogatory. In the comments, they confirmed that "Bluesky" as an adjective meant woke and performative...
"At the end of the day, no matter how good and ethical something is, it has to feel right to the user." @saskiakezia.com looks at how the Social Web, including Bluesky, is perceived through 'vibes' by young people. forbetter.ghost.io/whats-the-vi... #SocialMedia #Bluesky #SocialWeb
What's the Vibe of the Social Web?
The all-important 'vibe' shapes the message others receive when they come into contact with the Open Social Web. Vibe. What a word. What a concept. The idea that every space has its own energy which…
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The vibe of the Social Web is putting young people off. forbetter.ghost.io/whats-the-vi... #Blog #SocialMedia
What's the Vibe of the Social Web?
The all-important 'vibe' shapes the message others receive when they come into contact with the Open Social Web. Vibe. What a word. What a concept. The idea that every space has its own energy which ...
forbetter.ghost.io
A new report by @amnesty.org calls for the dismantling of concentrations of power to make way for rights-respecting digital ecosystems. Social technology should not be manipulated to keep you scrolling and your time the currency funding Big Tech. Link below. #SocialMedia #BigTech #Democracy
@newsmastfoundation.org has many moving parts, and it hasn’t always been clear how it all fits together. Now we’re aiming to simplify things. Slow down, become comfortable with what we’re doing, and fit it all together in one #SocialWeb onboarding programme. www.blog-pat.ch/newsmast-unp...
Newsmast unplugged: FediCon Part III
Travelling nine and a half hours around the world is one way to get a different perspective. Made easier by finding a welcoming Third Space to call home for a few days. FediCon was the perfect place ...
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The most piratical thought at FediCon was presented by @j12t.org Stop battling oligarch-owned big-tech walled gardens in their own space, where they have all the power. Move away, to open, unexplored territories. Third Spaces mix this growth with a grassroots vibe. www.blog-pat.ch/third-spaces...
Third Spaces in the Fediverse: FediCon thoughts Part II
The day after FediCon, Vancouver waterfront was overtaken by hundreds of cosplayers at Anirevo - the Anime Revolution convention. Power Rangers, One Piece pirates and classic Japanese anime characters...
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