As Mastodon celebrates its 10th anniversary and BlueSky surpasses 43 million users, it has become clear that the Open Social Web is here to stay. Yet while these two larger platforms continue to grow, the remarkable potential of their underlying protocols remains largely unknown to most users.
Unlocking the full power of the interoperable ecosystem that the Open Social Web promises requires more apps, platforms, and products to emerge and thrive within it. This panel explores viable business cases for decentralised social media platforms, and how to reduce dependency on the ecosystem's larger players.