Jack Dorsey pumps $10 million into a nonprofit focused on open-source social media | TechCrunch
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Jack Dorsey has invested $10 million in experiments and open-source projects to change the social media landscape through a group called 'and Other Stuff.' This collective includes notable figures from tech backgrounds and has shifted focus from traditional social media models to create an apolitical networking protocol called Nostr. The team aims to cultivate a hacker community rather than a corporate entity, allowing for experimentation with tools like ActivityPub. Projects underway include a variety of consumer social apps and developer tools that support new app creation.
Jack Dorsey and a team of collaborators have invested $10 million to fund experimental open source projects that aim to transform the social media landscape.
The collective 'and Other Stuff' is focused on creating tools that foster a community-driven approach, avoiding corporate structures in social media development.
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