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March 5, 2025

Expanding the Decentralized Social Networking Protocol (DSNP) Community at RightsCon, Taiwan

By Sarah Nicole

Last month at RightsCon Taiwan, the DSNP community took a major step forward. As an official RightsCon Satellite event, Project Liberty Institute hosted the first DSNP community meeting, drawing a full room of over 40 participants.

Community Governance of Decentralized Social Protocols: A DSNP Convening at RightsCon 2025

By Sarah Nicole

Project Liberty Institute is hosting an initial convening at RightsCon2025 to discuss the collaborative governance of the Decentralized Social Networking Protocol (DSNP).

DSNP Governance Next Steps: A Roadmap for Decentralization

By Sarah Nicole

In these last months the DSNP governance working group collected valuable feedback from experts and our community on the first draft governance framework.

Announcing the release of DSNP 1.3

By Wes Biggs

DSNP 1.3 brings exciting new features and streamlined functionality for key social primitives.

Workshop Provides Valuable Feedback on DSNP's Draft Governance Framework

By Sarah Nicole

On the sidelines of the Ethereum Community Conference (EthCC) in Brussels, a vibrant gathering of over 30 decentralized technology practitioners and academics came together to explore governance solutions for decentralized tech projects.

The DSNP Difference--Federated Protocols Part 2

By Jeanette DePatie

DSNP Contributor and professional "techsplainer" Jeanette DePatie shares her thoughts in this second in a series of articles about the differences developers will experience between creating on DSNP versus other federated protocols.

The DSNP Difference--Federated Protocols Part 1

By Jeanette DePatie

DSNP Contributor and professional "techsplainer" Jeanette DePatie shares her thoughts the differences developers will experience between creating on DSNP versus other federated protocols.

DSNP Advisor Summit meeting minutes - 2024-06-11

May 23, 2024

Announcing the Publication of the DSNP Governance Framework v.1

By Wendy Seltzer, Sarah Nicole, and the G-WG members

Today, Project Liberty Institute is pleased to announce the publication of a draft Governance Framework (v.1) for the Decentralized Social Networking Protocol (DSNP).

DSNP Advisor Summit meeting minutes - 2024-04-18

April 9, 2024

DSNP Advisor Summit meeting minutes - 2024-03-07

March 25, 2024

Project Liberty Foundation and Foundation for Interoperability in Digital Economy Partner to Build a Decentralized Digital Future

By Erik Suhonen

In its continuing effort to build a global alliance of technologists, academics, policy makers and citizens to build a more responsible and open internet infrastructure, Project Liberty Foundation has entered a formal partnership with the Foundation for Interoperability in Digital Economy (FIDE).

Design Thinking: DSNP's Tiers of Data

By Wil Wade

Different classes of data are part of what makes DSNP both possible and flexible.

Models of Trust in the DSNP Ecosystem

By Wil Wade

Society is built on trust. Each economic and social relationship forming society requires some trust to carry out the relationship, even if temporary. Sometimes this trust is simple, such as a simple interaction with a cashier in a store. Other times it is complex and multi-layered like a marriage.

Decentralized Social Media is an Empowering Alternative to Today’s Toxic Model

By Sarah Nicole, Project Liberty Foundation Institute

The Project Liberty Foundation Institute sat down with Sara Wedeman, advisor to the Decentralized Social Networking Protocol (DSNP). Trained as a psychologist, Sara has devoted her career to helping people and organizations successfully navigate what she calls the "Bermuda Triangle of people, money, and markets" - with a particular focus on technology.

DSNP Governance Development - 2024 Roadmap

By Wendy Seltzer, Sarah Nicole, and the G-WG members

In the next 12 months, the Decentralized Social Networking Protocol (DSNP) is gearing up for its first-ever governance journey. Our objective is to craft a governance framework that not only aligns with our ethics and guiding principles, technological advancements, and that caters to the diverse needs of our community. We invite open-source enthusiasts and all interested stakeholders to join us in this exciting venture.

DSNP Advisor Summit meeting minutes - 2024-01-23

January 24, 2024

2023 Tech Ecosystem Year-End Review

By Erik Suhonen

As the year comes to a close, I find myself reflecting on our goals, our progress and our plans for the coming year. I’m proud to be part of Project Liberty Foundation, where we are building a powerful ecosystem for responsible technology including a next generation internet that is committed to individual agency, technology governance and economic opportunity for all. Reaching for this goal has guided both our progress and our future plans.

DSNP Advisor Summit meeting minutes - 2023-12-08

November 21, 2023

DSNP Advisor Summit meeting minutes - 2023-10-25

October 10, 2023

DSNP Advisor Summit meeting minutes - 2023-09-11

August 29, 2023

Unbundling the Social Media Stack - Could a Decentralized Protocol Bring Real Choice and Control?

By Constance de Leusse, Executive Director of Project Liberty’s Institute

Project Liberty sat down with Wendy Seltzer, an advisor to the Decentralized Social Networking Protocol (DSNP).

DSNP Advisor Summit meeting minutes - 2023-08-02

July 3, 2023

DSNP Advisor Summit meeting minutes - 2023-06-15

June 26, 2023

How to Design a Decentralized Social Media Protocol – Be Ruthless About Technical Requirements and Eager to Build Coalition

By Constance de Leusse, Executive Director of Project Liberty’s McCourt Institute

Project Liberty’s Institute sat down with Dave Clark, an early contributor to the TCP/IP protocols that built and run the Internet, and one of the expert advisors on DSNP, the Decentralized Social Networking Protocol.

DSNP Advisor Summit meeting minutes - 2023-04-20

May 10, 2023

If Code Is Law, Then Protocols Are Good Manners That Help Us Get Along: Decentralized Social Networking Protocol (DSNP) and the Multi-stakeholder Approach to Development and Implementation

By Constance de Leusse, Executive Director of Project Liberty’s McCourt Institute

The Decentralized Social Networking Protocol (DSNP) is a product developed by Project Liberty, an international non-profit founded by Frank McCourt, with the goal of transforming how the Internet works, who owns and controls personal data, and who benefits from the digital economy.