new from me: Fediverse Report #159, with the news:- The

new from me: Fediverse Report #159, with the news:

- The @sovtechfund funds @Mastodon with 600k to work on new features that allows servers to collaborate on things like blocklists and media storage
- @surf has launched as a social webbrowser, with publications like The Verge and Wired already onboard
- @wearenew_public is hosting the Open Social Awards together with @publicspaces for the most promising projects on the new open social protocols

https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fr159-sovereign-tech-agency-funds-mastodon/

You can learn more about the Open Social Awards here! https://newpublic.org/OSA

Note that Im a jury member. I know there are a ton of cool projects in this space, so go apply for it!