Dweb

dweb is an abbreviation meaning decentralized/decentralised or distributed web, both an explicit use of the existing web in a decentralized manner as originally intended (such as the IndieWeb community / protocols / projects), and also encompassing new decentralized web approaches such as replacements for HTTP and DNS.

Summary: Mozilla has been actively participating in and supporting decentralized web approaches in several ways:

• 👥 Your Future, Decentralized participatory session & discussions led by Nicole Shadowen at MozFest in October 2019
• ▶️ Mitchell Baker: Revitalizing the Web (27 min) and ▶️ Tantek Çelik: Taking Back Your Content With Practical Decentralization Steps (9 min) talks at the 2018 Decentralized Web Summit
• 📝 Mozilla Hacks Blog: dweb series
• 🎪 IndieWebCamps in Berlin, Portland, and SF, participant-driven events for web creators to collaborate & interoperate

Events

Mozilla has been actively organizing, supporting, and participating in several decentralized web related events, spaces, and meetups:

MozFest

Our annual MozFest event has historically had a number of sessions (and sometimes whole spaces) about decentralized web technologies and discussions:

• Browse MozFest 2022 sessions for specific related topics (e.g. metaverse)

Previous MozFest related sessions & spaces:

• MozFest 2019: Decentralisation
  • Your Future, Decentralized led by Nicole Shadowen
• MozFest 2018: Decentralisation
  • Decentralized Web Standards: From ActivityPub to Webmention led by Tantek Çelik

See Category:Mozilla Festival for more.

Decentralized Web Summit

2018 Decentralized Web Summit talks and workshops:

• ▶️ Mitchell Baker: Revitalizing the Web (27 min)
• ▶️ Tantek Çelik: Taking Back Your Content With Practical Decentralization Steps (9 min)

2016 Decentralized Web Summit:

• Welcome by Mitchell Baker, and participation in various sessions and Q&A

IndieWeb Community Events

Pre-pandemic (until March of 2020), Mozilla (and other hosts) organized in-person biweekly Homebrew Website Club (HWC) meetups where we discussed all things independent / open / decentralized web. These have transitioned to online, community volunteer organized events:

• Next HWC meetup(s): https://events.indieweb.org/tag/hwc

We also hosted (along with others) and participated in in-person weekend maker/creative/hacking events called IndieWebCamps, which have also transitioned to online, community volunteer organized events:

• Next IndieWebCamp(s): https://events.indieweb.org/tag/indiewebcamp

Mozilla Blogs

Mozilla Blogs sometimes post about decentralized web topics:

• 2020-11-02 Fellow Research: The Decentralized Web of Hate and key links inside:
  • 2020-10-29 The Decentralized Web of Hate
  • 2020-09 PDF: The Decentralized Web of Hate report by Rebellious Data LLC & Emmi Bevensee
• 2022-12-20 Mozilla to Explore Healthy Social Media Alternative

  An open, decentralized, and global social service that puts the needs of people first is not only possible, but it’s absolutely necessary.

  See also the related Mastodon page.

Hacks Blog

The Mozilla Hacks Blog: dweb series explored a number of decentralized web technologies, standards, and approaches, written by a number of authors:

• Decentralizing Social Interactions with ActivityPub
• Dweb: Identity for the Decentralized Web with IndieAuth
• Dweb: Decentralised, Real-Time, Interoperable Communication with Matrix
• Dweb: Creating Decentralized Organizations with Aragon
• Dweb: Building Cooperation and Trust into the Web with IPFS
• Dweb: Serving the Web from the Browser with Beaker
• Dweb: Building a Resilient Web with WebTorrent
• Dweb: Social Feeds with Secure Scuttlebutt
• Introducing the Dweb

See Also

• Emerging Technologies