<![CDATA[The #EU is putting some money where their mouth is.]]>The is putting some money where their mouth is.
€1.48 million for pilot projects involving young people from different countries and backgrounds to development new European platforms, focusing on user safety, mental health, privacy and ease of use. Building on or

Deadline: 6 October.

https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/presentation-materials-call-proposals-youth-driven-social-media-design

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/2d1474dd-5660-4b8e-a334-3376757b8ad5/the-eu-is-putting-some-money-where-their-mouth-is.RSS for NodeThu, 17 Sep 2026 02:26:10 GMTThu, 27 Aug 2026 08:38:56 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to The #EU is putting some money where their mouth is. on Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:49:17 GMT]]>@benjaminlj @simonjust @jeppe @hpod16 @folkefoderation You’re laying the foundation for something important and great. I’m sure, opportunities will show up for you guys as well 😃👍

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.dk/users/simonjust/statuses/117173214112983155https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.dk/users/simonjust/statuses/117173214112983155Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:49:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The #EU is putting some money where their mouth is. on Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:38:10 GMT]]>@hpod16 Excellent, thanks!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.dk/users/simonjust/statuses/117173170403580462https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.dk/users/simonjust/statuses/117173170403580462Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:38:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The #EU is putting some money where their mouth is. on Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:09:39 GMT]]>@simonjust @jeppe @hpod16 too bad we didn't make @folkefoderation with a focus on young people 😅

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://virup.social/users/benjaminlj/statuses/117172350463013752https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://virup.social/users/benjaminlj/statuses/117172350463013752Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:09:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The #EU is putting some money where their mouth is. on Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:44:11 GMT]]>@simonjust
Well, that will really depend on who get's selected. But I can imagine they'd take a while to start communicating. I'll try to remember this and share it here if/when I find out who wins the grant

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://eupolicy.social/ap/users/115922644776520432/statuses/117172014390973270https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://eupolicy.social/ap/users/115922644776520432/statuses/117172014390973270Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:44:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The #EU is putting some money where their mouth is. on Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:52:39 GMT]]>@failedLyndonLaRouchite @hpod16 i mean... I could do a lot of work for €1 million

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/rasmus91/statuses/117168980600306222https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/rasmus91/statuses/117168980600306222Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:52:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The #EU is putting some money where their mouth is. on Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:13:50 GMT]]>@hpod16 i opened the presentation and it said 1 project. if that's not what they mean, it's a bit confusing way to put it

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://polyglot.city/users/Stoori/statuses/117168592055015536https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://polyglot.city/users/Stoori/statuses/117168592055015536Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:13:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The #EU is putting some money where their mouth is. on Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:53:54 GMT]]>@hpod16 OK, thank you. I just thought it might have been a point of discussion in the process leading up to the announcement, and I was, of course, hoping to hear that it can just be its own independent thing. Maybe someone else will chime in.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/trezzer/statuses/117168513656835322https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/trezzer/statuses/117168513656835322Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:53:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The #EU is putting some money where their mouth is. on Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:52:14 GMT]]>@hpod16 Very cool! Is there any way to easily track the progress of the project? Like an RSS feed or somthing that I can subscribe to?

I'd very much like to write about it now and then.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.dk/users/simonjust/statuses/117168507078769671https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.dk/users/simonjust/statuses/117168507078769671Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:52:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The #EU is putting some money where their mouth is. on Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:31:13 GMT]]>@trezzer Does anyone know? Not me I'm afraid. I answer questions about the , but I'm out of my depth on the technical stuff

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://eupolicy.social/ap/users/115922644776520432/statuses/117168424449198735https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://eupolicy.social/ap/users/115922644776520432/statuses/117168424449198735Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:31:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The #EU is putting some money where their mouth is. on Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:30:33 GMT]]>@sorenhave 💜 yay for Europe! 💜

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://eupolicy.social/ap/users/115922644776520432/statuses/117168421839639492https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://eupolicy.social/ap/users/115922644776520432/statuses/117168421839639492Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:30:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The #EU is putting some money where their mouth is. on Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:30:10 GMT]]>@failedLyndonLaRouchite that would be nice. Maybe some day!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://eupolicy.social/ap/users/115922644776520432/statuses/117168420333157758https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://eupolicy.social/ap/users/115922644776520432/statuses/117168420333157758Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:30:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The #EU is putting some money where their mouth is. on Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:20:00 GMT]]>@cyclotopie I think it should be and/or
There was a previous funding call from the EU a year ago, called "Fediversity"
https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/competitive-calls-cs/11086

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://eupolicy.social/ap/users/115922644776520432/statuses/117168380316023768https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://eupolicy.social/ap/users/115922644776520432/statuses/117168380316023768Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:20:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The #EU is putting some money where their mouth is. on Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:19:01 GMT]]>@Stoori I admit I didn't read the call in detail, but I can imagine they'd fund more than one

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://eupolicy.social/ap/users/115922644776520432/statuses/117168376490929493https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://eupolicy.social/ap/users/115922644776520432/statuses/117168376490929493Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:19:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The #EU is putting some money where their mouth is. on Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:19:01 GMT]]>@hpod16 Whoa, nice!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nu/users/sorenhave/statuses/117168140536026042https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nu/users/sorenhave/statuses/117168140536026042Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:19:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The #EU is putting some money where their mouth is. on Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:04:00 GMT]]>@hpod16 wait... just one project will be funded? that's a tough limitation, taking into account that they're looking for protocol-based solutions where several solutions could successfully coexist

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://polyglot.city/users/Stoori/statuses/117167845583197893https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://polyglot.city/users/Stoori/statuses/117167845583197893Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:04:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The #EU is putting some money where their mouth is. on Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:35:57 GMT]]>@hpod16

Had there been such institutional interest expressed in the before?

Can someone explain what would allow/implies? Should it read "Fediverse or ATProtocol" or "and" (I guess if it's "or" Fediverse should be replaced by , and I'm not sure I see how "and" could exist)?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.gougere.fr/users/cyclotopie/statuses/117167735281213369https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.gougere.fr/users/cyclotopie/statuses/117167735281213369Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:35:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The #EU is putting some money where their mouth is. on Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:31:36 GMT]]>@hpod16

I'm sorry, you must have made a typo

that isn't euro 1.48 million it is euro 148 million ?

cause maybe I know nothing about this (which is true) but 1.48 million is such a tiny sum as to be laughable

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/failedLyndonLaRouchite/statuses/117167718187019785https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/failedLyndonLaRouchite/statuses/117167718187019785Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:31:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The #EU is putting some money where their mouth is. on Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:53:26 GMT]]>@tpheine @apps 💜

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://eupolicy.social/ap/users/115922644776520432/statuses/117167096212260628https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://eupolicy.social/ap/users/115922644776520432/statuses/117167096212260628Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:53:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The #EU is putting some money where their mouth is. on Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:31:47 GMT]]>@hpod16
Please check this out, @apps

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.io/users/tpheine/statuses/117167011129102022https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.io/users/tpheine/statuses/117167011129102022Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:31:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The #EU is putting some money where their mouth is. on Thu, 27 Aug 2026 08:46:36 GMT]]>@hpod16 Is it possible at this point to leverage ATProto without touching BlueSky servers and US moderation? As long as the company is involved server-wise, I don't want to touch services using ATProto, and I haven't heard of any that don't.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/trezzer/statuses/117166597497155096https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/trezzer/statuses/117166597497155096Thu, 27 Aug 2026 08:46:36 GMT