The #EU is putting some money where their mouth is.
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The #EU 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 #SocialMedia platforms, focusing on user safety, mental health, privacy and ease of use. Building on #Fediverse or #ATProtocolDeadline: 6 October.
@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
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The #EU 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 #SocialMedia platforms, focusing on user safety, mental health, privacy and ease of use. Building on #Fediverse or #ATProtocolDeadline: 6 October.
@hpod16 Whoa, nice!
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@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
@Stoori I admit I didn't read the call in detail, but I can imagine they'd fund more than one
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Had there been such institutional interest expressed in the #fediverse before?
Can someone explain what #ATProtocol would allow/implies? Should it read "Fediverse or ATProtocol" or "and" (I guess if it's "or" Fediverse should be replaced by #activityPub, and I'm not sure I see how "and" could exist)?
@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 -
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
@failedLyndonLaRouchite that would be nice. Maybe some day!
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@hpod16 Whoa, nice!
@sorenhave
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@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.
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The #EU 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 #SocialMedia platforms, focusing on user safety, mental health, privacy and ease of use. Building on #Fediverse or #ATProtocolDeadline: 6 October.
@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.
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@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.
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@Stoori I admit I didn't read the call in detail, but I can imagine they'd fund more than one
@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
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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
@failedLyndonLaRouchite @hpod16 i mean... I could do a lot of work for €1 million
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@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.
@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 -
@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.
@simonjust @jeppe @hpod16 too bad we didn't make @folkefoderation with a focus on young people
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@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@hpod16 Excellent, thanks!
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@simonjust @jeppe @hpod16 too bad we didn't make @folkefoderation with a focus on young people
@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
