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Explore the fundamentals of the Fediverse, a decentralized social network that has evolved since 2008, in this 34-minute conference talk from DevConf.CZ 2025. Learn what decentralization means in the context of social networking and discover how ActivityPub serves as the foundational protocol enabling diverse Free Software projects to create an interconnected ecosystem of microblogging, video streaming, podcasting, and event organizing platforms. Understand how thousands of community-hosted services allow users to share and interact across different platforms seamlessly. Gain insights into the current capabilities of the Fediverse in 2025 and receive practical guidance on how to get started participating in this decentralized social network today. No technical knowledge of the Fediverse is required for this introductory presentation, though basic familiarity with email concepts will be helpful.
