DP Studio landing pads / Project Liberty Alliance
Invitation to weigh in
Swf
We opened a landing pad for Swf from public work, not a mission paraphrase.
Swf publishes citable work we could quote (2026 · 07 · 23 · new-in-tech-policy-press-the-web-needs-a-context-layer-built-on-a-shared-protocol). This briefing is a hypothesis built from those sources. Tell us if we misread the research, add papers we missed, and weigh in on Desirable Properties tied to that work.
If you represent Swf, confirm the source URLs, then open the Desirable Properties tab and leave a patch idea where the property text misses what your public work already argues.
Research and policy only change the rule-set when it is linked to original sources. Help us keep this pad tied to your papers and reports, not a press-release summary.
Public packet only. Hypothesis marks stay until you confirm sources. Each Alliance member gets a different pitch so we can experiment. Your pad is https://desirableproperties.org/pad/socialwebfoundation (hyphens optional). Direct link to this tab: https://desirableproperties.org/pad/socialwebfoundation?tab=values
Stated mission
With Evan Friedman from FABRIC, this is our contribution to the solution space—a standardized protocol suite to facilitate an opt-in way of seeing how different communities understand the same story, where they disagree, and where they find common ground.
Values to Overweb mappings
Confirm only mappings that match how you use these words. Rejected mappings stay off the next brief.
In a new piece for Tech Policy Press , Social Web Foundation and FABRIC argue that context should not remain a proprietary feature trapped inside dominant platforms: it should become an open, provider-agnostic, standardized protocol that works across browsers, publishers, and social networks.
Overweb: Layer interoperability and open protocols
Candidate MPA: Declare how other layers may discover and bridge without capture
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Overweb: Portable human agency (user-controlled identity and data)
Candidate MPA: Export identity and data the person created here, without a platform petition
People : We help the general public understand the Fediverse, and provide targeted info for companies, government, start-ups and media to help the network grow.
Overweb: Portable human agency (user-controlled identity and data)
Candidate MPA: Export identity and data the person created here, without a platform petition