Sherif Elsayed-Ali
@sherifea.com
Tech can be better.
Helping build shared ATProto infrastructure at @eurosky.social
Senior fellow @ https://futureinstitute.tech
Helping build shared ATProto infrastructure at @eurosky.social
Senior fellow @ https://futureinstitute.tech
Metrics are important for purpose. For @eurosky.social’s success I have one personal metric: in 5 years time I want to see 50%+ of social media in Europe to be on open platforms.
November 27, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Metrics are important for purpose. For @eurosky.social’s success I have one personal metric: in 5 years time I want to see 50%+ of social media in Europe to be on open platforms.
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@rose.bsky.team, Christophe Leclercq, @erikbugge.bsky.social and @sherifea.com explored the the business models and economic opportunities emerging from decentralized technologies. vimeo.com/1140580861?s...
Panel: Rebuilding Value Chains for the Open Web
Panel: Rebuilding Value Chains for the Open Web with Rose Wang (Bluesky); Christophe Leclercq (Europe MédiaLab); Erik Bugge (Kobler); Moderated by Sherif…
vimeo.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:33 PM
@rose.bsky.team, Christophe Leclercq, @erikbugge.bsky.social and @sherifea.com explored the the business models and economic opportunities emerging from decentralized technologies. vimeo.com/1140580861?s...
Help! I’ve had this stuck in my head for 2 days and I can’t get rid of it.
the lion sleeps tonight is displayed on the screen of a video game
ALT: the lion sleeps tonight is displayed on the screen of a video game
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Help! I’ve had this stuck in my head for 2 days and I can’t get rid of it.
Reposted by Sherif Elsayed-Ali
All #EuroskyLive sessions are now available to watch here
vimeo.com/showcase/eur...
featuring @bnewbold.net @robin.berjon.com @erikologic.bsky.social @seabass.bsky.social @mathewlowry.bsky.social
vimeo.com/showcase/eur...
featuring @bnewbold.net @robin.berjon.com @erikologic.bsky.social @seabass.bsky.social @mathewlowry.bsky.social
Eurosky: sovereign European technology
Eurosky is building European infrastructure for the open social web - the foundation that lets startups create safer, fairer social web products and services that users actually control, enabling Euro...
vimeo.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:31 AM
All #EuroskyLive sessions are now available to watch here
vimeo.com/showcase/eur...
featuring @bnewbold.net @robin.berjon.com @erikologic.bsky.social @seabass.bsky.social @mathewlowry.bsky.social
vimeo.com/showcase/eur...
featuring @bnewbold.net @robin.berjon.com @erikologic.bsky.social @seabass.bsky.social @mathewlowry.bsky.social
I have a little bit of an obsession with user interfaces, probably because I find it difficult to navigate any interface that it is not very clean and intuitive. Controversial take here: Linkedin has the best interface of any social media, followed by TikTok. I love Bluesky but it's a busy interface
November 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I have a little bit of an obsession with user interfaces, probably because I find it difficult to navigate any interface that it is not very clean and intuitive. Controversial take here: Linkedin has the best interface of any social media, followed by TikTok. I love Bluesky but it's a busy interface
Thank you so much to everyone who came, watched and gave their time for #EuroskyLive. Thank you to all the speakers, startups and projects that presented. We’re so grateful you helped make the day a success, energising, inspiring and full of ideas. @eurosky.social
November 21, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Thank you so much to everyone who came, watched and gave their time for #EuroskyLive. Thank you to all the speakers, startups and projects that presented. We’re so grateful you helped make the day a success, energising, inspiring and full of ideas. @eurosky.social
@tylerjfisher.com with @sill.social. Let’s say goodbye to doomscrolling, news discovery will be better. #EuroskyLive
November 19, 2025 at 11:16 AM
@tylerjfisher.com with @sill.social. Let’s say goodbye to doomscrolling, news discovery will be better. #EuroskyLive
We'll be live in just over an hour on @stream.place stream.place/eurosky.social #EuroskyLive @eurosky.social
Big thanks to @iame.li for all the support
Big thanks to @iame.li for all the support
Stream.place
Stream.place is open-source livestreaming on the AT Protocol.
stream.place
November 19, 2025 at 7:16 AM
We'll be live in just over an hour on @stream.place stream.place/eurosky.social #EuroskyLive @eurosky.social
Big thanks to @iame.li for all the support
Big thanks to @iame.li for all the support
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And if you cannot make to Berlin tomorrow… how about joining us via the stream at :
stream.place/eurosky.social
stream.place/eurosky.social
Stream.place
Stream.place is open-source livestreaming on the AT Protocol.
stream.place
November 18, 2025 at 6:36 PM
And if you cannot make to Berlin tomorrow… how about joining us via the stream at :
stream.place/eurosky.social
stream.place/eurosky.social
Nearly there #EuroskyLive @eurosky.social
November 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Nearly there #EuroskyLive @eurosky.social
We’re getting ready for tomorrow @eurosky.social #EuroskyLive
November 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
We’re getting ready for tomorrow @eurosky.social #EuroskyLive
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We're delighted to announce @alexandrageese.bsky.social, Member of the European Parliament for the Greens/EFA Group, as a speaker for Eurosky Live in Berlin this November.
#EuroskyLive #DigitalSovereignty #EuropeanTech
www.eurosky.social/eurosky-live
#EuroskyLive #DigitalSovereignty #EuropeanTech
www.eurosky.social/eurosky-live
October 10, 2025 at 7:21 AM
We're delighted to announce @alexandrageese.bsky.social, Member of the European Parliament for the Greens/EFA Group, as a speaker for Eurosky Live in Berlin this November.
#EuroskyLive #DigitalSovereignty #EuropeanTech
www.eurosky.social/eurosky-live
#EuroskyLive #DigitalSovereignty #EuropeanTech
www.eurosky.social/eurosky-live
Join us! 19 November, the day after the French-German Digital Sovereignty Summit in Berlin.
Hello everyone! Announcing Eurosky Live: Berlin 2025. Join founders, developers, media, policy-makers, and investors for a full-day public programe exploring the European open social web.
If you're building on ATProto and interested in showcasing, please reach out!
To register: luma.com/knk1342n
If you're building on ATProto and interested in showcasing, please reach out!
To register: luma.com/knk1342n
Eurosky Live: Berlin 2025 · Luma
Showcase • Keynotes • Panels
Join founders, developers, media, policy-makers, and investors for a full-day public programme exploring the European open social…
luma.com
September 16, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Join us! 19 November, the day after the French-German Digital Sovereignty Summit in Berlin.
Is the web broken beyond repair? I’ve been wondering if it makes sense to keep trying to fix all the problems or whether we should start again.
www.sherifea.com/blog/do-we-n...
www.sherifea.com/blog/do-we-n...
Do we need a second web? — Sherif Elsayed-Ali
Is the World Wide Web too broken to be fixed? What if instead of patching it, we built a second web - one where you can tell a human from a bot, you control your data and you have choice? A place wher...
www.sherifea.com
September 5, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Is the web broken beyond repair? I’ve been wondering if it makes sense to keep trying to fix all the problems or whether we should start again.
www.sherifea.com/blog/do-we-n...
www.sherifea.com/blog/do-we-n...
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European policymakers should designate open-source frameworks like the AT Protocol, the foundation for Bluesky, as critical infrastructure and invest in developing social-media apps on them, argues Sebastian Vogelsang.
Europe Can Build Its Own Social Media
Sebastian Vogelsang thinks policymakers are overlooking the potential for developing platforms on decentralized, open protocols.
www.project-syndicate.org
July 23, 2025 at 1:24 PM
European policymakers should designate open-source frameworks like the AT Protocol, the foundation for Bluesky, as critical infrastructure and invest in developing social-media apps on them, argues Sebastian Vogelsang.
Reposted by Sherif Elsayed-Ali
The original excuse for my trip to London was to meet my friend @sherifea.bsky.social — we had not seen each other in five years!
« There’s this person I’d like you to meet, what about we record a podcast? », he said.
That’s how I met Vib. A collision I will remember for a long time.
(Links next)
« There’s this person I’d like you to meet, what about we record a podcast? », he said.
That’s how I met Vib. A collision I will remember for a long time.
(Links next)
July 17, 2025 at 11:08 AM
The original excuse for my trip to London was to meet my friend @sherifea.bsky.social — we had not seen each other in five years!
« There’s this person I’d like you to meet, what about we record a podcast? », he said.
That’s how I met Vib. A collision I will remember for a long time.
(Links next)
« There’s this person I’d like you to meet, what about we record a podcast? », he said.
That’s how I met Vib. A collision I will remember for a long time.
(Links next)
🎙️ New System Change episode – the podcast version of our webinar: The Next Social Wave. Hear from @marietjeschaake.bsky.social, @emilyliu.me and @robin.berjon.com on the future of open social media, euro tech sovereignty, and the infrastructure we need.
open.spotify.com/episode/3qDc...
open.spotify.com/episode/3qDc...
Special Episode - The Next Social Wave
System Change · Episode
open.spotify.com
June 26, 2025 at 11:48 AM
🎙️ New System Change episode – the podcast version of our webinar: The Next Social Wave. Hear from @marietjeschaake.bsky.social, @emilyliu.me and @robin.berjon.com on the future of open social media, euro tech sovereignty, and the infrastructure we need.
open.spotify.com/episode/3qDc...
open.spotify.com/episode/3qDc...
Can Europe build it own AWS? John Ozbay (Crypt.ee) had a chat about this. TL;DR European cloud is a good 10-15 years behind and it will be a hard lift, but it can and must be done. #tech #European #Eurostack
Listen here open.spotify.com/episode/7h0c...
& podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...
Listen here open.spotify.com/episode/7h0c...
& podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...
June 5, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Can Europe build it own AWS? John Ozbay (Crypt.ee) had a chat about this. TL;DR European cloud is a good 10-15 years behind and it will be a hard lift, but it can and must be done. #tech #European #Eurostack
Listen here open.spotify.com/episode/7h0c...
& podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...
Listen here open.spotify.com/episode/7h0c...
& podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...
Just dropped a new ep of SYSTEM CHANGE 🎙️
talked w/ John Ozbay (Cryptee) about cloud monopolies, European tech sovereignty, and if a euro-AWS is possible?
🎧 listen: open.spotify.com/episode/7h0c...
#systemchange #cloudsovereignty #interoperability #crypty
talked w/ John Ozbay (Cryptee) about cloud monopolies, European tech sovereignty, and if a euro-AWS is possible?
🎧 listen: open.spotify.com/episode/7h0c...
#systemchange #cloudsovereignty #interoperability #crypty
June 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Just dropped a new ep of SYSTEM CHANGE 🎙️
talked w/ John Ozbay (Cryptee) about cloud monopolies, European tech sovereignty, and if a euro-AWS is possible?
🎧 listen: open.spotify.com/episode/7h0c...
#systemchange #cloudsovereignty #interoperability #crypty
talked w/ John Ozbay (Cryptee) about cloud monopolies, European tech sovereignty, and if a euro-AWS is possible?
🎧 listen: open.spotify.com/episode/7h0c...
#systemchange #cloudsovereignty #interoperability #crypty
Digital ads pays for the internet. But the system is broken, and one company - Google - is at the center of it all.
The digital ad market is monopolised, extractive, and harmful — to users and to the web itself.
I discuss with @robin.berjon.com & @coricrider.com
open.spotify.com/episode/5m7v...
The digital ad market is monopolised, extractive, and harmful — to users and to the web itself.
I discuss with @robin.berjon.com & @coricrider.com
open.spotify.com/episode/5m7v...
May 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Digital ads pays for the internet. But the system is broken, and one company - Google - is at the center of it all.
The digital ad market is monopolised, extractive, and harmful — to users and to the web itself.
I discuss with @robin.berjon.com & @coricrider.com
open.spotify.com/episode/5m7v...
The digital ad market is monopolised, extractive, and harmful — to users and to the web itself.
I discuss with @robin.berjon.com & @coricrider.com
open.spotify.com/episode/5m7v...
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After 5 days, 102 hours of live streaming, 19 guests & over 10,000 viewers, I've finished my portrait of Elon Musk.
And I think I've captured the psychology of the man.
#WeNeedToTalkAboutElon
And I think I've captured the psychology of the man.
#WeNeedToTalkAboutElon
May 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
After 5 days, 102 hours of live streaming, 19 guests & over 10,000 viewers, I've finished my portrait of Elon Musk.
And I think I've captured the psychology of the man.
#WeNeedToTalkAboutElon
And I think I've captured the psychology of the man.
#WeNeedToTalkAboutElon
Hey everyone, so I have a new podcast all about the tech industry, the changes we need to have better tech, big innovation & competitive markets. New episode now out on adtech and Google’s monopoly with the superb @coricrider.com and @robin.berjon.com open.spotify.com/episode/5m7v...
The Dark Side of Adtech
System Change · Episode
open.spotify.com
May 23, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Hey everyone, so I have a new podcast all about the tech industry, the changes we need to have better tech, big innovation & competitive markets. New episode now out on adtech and Google’s monopoly with the superb @coricrider.com and @robin.berjon.com open.spotify.com/episode/5m7v...
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“In Elon’s case… he's more of...a vulture capitalist mind than a technology mind.” - @alexwinter.com
Livestream continues today at 4pm BST with Brian Eno, Jon Ronson and more! Join us at IanPaintsElon.com
Livestream continues today at 4pm BST with Brian Eno, Jon Ronson and more! Join us at IanPaintsElon.com
May 21, 2025 at 12:39 PM
“In Elon’s case… he's more of...a vulture capitalist mind than a technology mind.” - @alexwinter.com
Livestream continues today at 4pm BST with Brian Eno, Jon Ronson and more! Join us at IanPaintsElon.com
Livestream continues today at 4pm BST with Brian Eno, Jon Ronson and more! Join us at IanPaintsElon.com
Reposted by Sherif Elsayed-Ali
Ian's back, tell a friend.
Yesterday, the wonderful @kuminaidoo.bsky.social and I discussed how Apartheid may have been the original algorithm in Musk's life.
I'm going live with @alexwinter.com at 3.15 BST over at IanPaintsElon.com!
Yesterday, the wonderful @kuminaidoo.bsky.social and I discussed how Apartheid may have been the original algorithm in Musk's life.
I'm going live with @alexwinter.com at 3.15 BST over at IanPaintsElon.com!
May 20, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Ian's back, tell a friend.
Yesterday, the wonderful @kuminaidoo.bsky.social and I discussed how Apartheid may have been the original algorithm in Musk's life.
I'm going live with @alexwinter.com at 3.15 BST over at IanPaintsElon.com!
Yesterday, the wonderful @kuminaidoo.bsky.social and I discussed how Apartheid may have been the original algorithm in Musk's life.
I'm going live with @alexwinter.com at 3.15 BST over at IanPaintsElon.com!
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Please join me for this collective moment to pause and protest.
I will be asking people to donate to freeourfeeds.com - and for the first 1,000 people to donate, I will be writing their names into the portrait itself as a symbolic means of saying "We can wrest control back from the billionaires."
I will be asking people to donate to freeourfeeds.com - and for the first 1,000 people to donate, I will be writing their names into the portrait itself as a symbolic means of saying "We can wrest control back from the billionaires."
Free Our Feeds
Let's take social media away from billionaire capture.
freeourfeeds.com
May 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Please join me for this collective moment to pause and protest.
I will be asking people to donate to freeourfeeds.com - and for the first 1,000 people to donate, I will be writing their names into the portrait itself as a symbolic means of saying "We can wrest control back from the billionaires."
I will be asking people to donate to freeourfeeds.com - and for the first 1,000 people to donate, I will be writing their names into the portrait itself as a symbolic means of saying "We can wrest control back from the billionaires."