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Facebook, Workplace, Instagram, and WhatsApp went down today for roughly six hours due to a Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) configuration … Continue reading Facebook Outage Rekindles Push for a Free and Open Web →

Just before the weekend, Google published a caustic statement on Microsoft’s public support of Australia’s new law that forces Google … Continue reading Google Accuses Microsoft of “Breaking the Open Web” →

Jetpack’s highly anticipated 9.0 release has landed, introducing some of the new features the team has previewed over the past … Continue reading Jetpack 9.0 Introduces Loom Block, Twitter Threads Feature, and Facebook and Instagram oEmbeds →

WordPress contributors are discussing different strategies for responding to Facebook and Instagram dropping unauthenticated oEmbed support on October 24. WordPress will be … Continue reading WordPress Contributors Debate Dashboard Notice for Upcoming Facebook oEmbed Provider Removal →

Honeypot, a tech-focused job platform based in Europe, has produced a documentary that offers a fascinating look at the origins … Continue reading Lessons from the GraphQL Documentary: Never Underestimate the Power of Open Source Communities →

Tantek Çelik, Web Standards Lead at Mozilla and co-founder of IndieWebCamp, delivered an inspirational talk titled “Take Back Your Web” … Continue reading Take Back Your Web: Tantek Çelik’s Call to Action to Join the Independent Web →

Last week Automattic published a video titled “A meditation on the open web” that calls out Facebook as the antithesis … Continue reading Automattic Takes on Facebook with “A Meditation on the Open Web” →

In this episode, John James Jacoby and I review feedback from last week’s show, share a few more memories of … Continue reading WPWeekly Episode 348 – RIP Alex, Facebook Moderators, and Shorter Release Cycles →

In this episode, John James Jacoby and I discuss what’s new in Gutenberg 3.4 and share our recent experiences with … Continue reading WPWeekly Episode 325 – A Different Facebook for Everyone →

In the aftermath of the Cambridge Analytica data scandal, Facebook is tightening its control on third-party applications and will no … Continue reading Facebook Shuts Down API for Publishing to User Timelines, Impacts Jetpack’s Publicize Feature →

In this episode, John James Jacoby and I start the show by sharing our thoughts on Mark Zuckberberg’s congressional hearing. … Continue reading WPWeekly Episode 312 – Dragon Drop, WordPress Accessibility Statement, and WooCommerce GDPR →

Last week Facebook began rolling out its new Explore feed, which is now available for users globally on both desktop … Continue reading Facebook is Testing a “Pay to Play” Requirement for Publishers in the News Feed →