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Web3 Foundation

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Web3 Foundation

@Web3foundation

Web3 Foundation is building an internet where users are in control of their own data, identity and destiny. Primary projects include @Polkadot & @kusamanetwork.

Joined July 2017

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Web3 Foundation
@Web3foundation
Apr 9
Web3 Summit 2026. June 18-19
Web3 Summit
@Web3summit
Apr 9
Web3 Summit 2026 | A festival for digital freedom talkers | listeners | realists | optimists | artists developers | musicians | designers | you All working on systems and ideas shaped by digital agency, privacy, and participation, not control. Join us. 18/19 June,
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Web3 Summit
@Web3summit
Jun 12
All good things come to those who wait. And we kept you waiting long enough 🖤
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Web3 Summit
@Web3summit
Jun 4
Article
A Walk Through Web3 Summit 2026 Before It Happens
You make your way through the entrance and into the old broadcasting halls of the legendary Funkhaus. In one room, Yanis Varoufakis is challenging the idea that democracy can survive in a world run by...
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Web3 Summit
@Web3summit
Jun 4
If you’ve been meaning to get your ticket, this is the moment. In 14 days, Web3 Summit takes over the legendary Funkhaus Berlin for two days of ideas, prototypes, art, music, cinema, BBQs, riverside conversations, and people asking what comes after the internet we have today.
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Web3 Foundation
@Web3foundation
May 26
You’ve heard it for years: “If you’re not paying, you’re the product.” But what if the true cost of the internet was far higher than anyone realized? New research from Web3 Foundation suggests Big Tech and AI companies may extract up to $162,492 in lifetime value from each
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Web3 Foundation
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May 26
Replying to @Web3foundation
The question isn’t whether value is being created. The question is: Who controls it? Who benefits? Who participates? Read the report ↓ web3.foundation/hidden-price-o…
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Web3 Foundation
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May 26
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UK internet users unknowingly give tech and AI firms £194,000
From independent.co.uk
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The Independent
@Independent
May 25
UK internet users unknowingly give tech and artificial intelligence firms £194,000 trib.al/qbecwIx
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Bill Laboon | Web3 Foundation
@BillLaboon
May 25
Today I was interviewed on Australia's Radio National Hour about how much Big Tech is making off your user data. Spoiler alert: quite a bit!
How much money is Big Tech really making from your data? - ABC listen
From abc.net.au
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Web3 Foundation
@Web3foundation
May 20
Big news today as @Web3summit drops their headliner. @yanisvaroufakis. Couldn't think of a more fitting speaker for the moment.
Web3 Summit
@Web3summit
May 20
Article
The Voices Fighting for Digital Freedom
As Europe’s debate over privacy, surveillance, and digital sovereignty intensifies, Web3 Summit 2026 brings Yanis Varoufakis, Amir Taaki, Gavin Wood, and other rebel voices to Berlin to confront one...
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Web3 Summit
@Web3summit
Apr 21
Bored of the usual tech conference? Experience something different at Web3 Summit 2026. Info & tickets at: web3summit.com
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Web3 Summit
@Web3summit
Apr 14
Most tech events present ideas. Few invite people to shape them. Web3summit returns to Berlin on June 18-19 as a participatory event for people who believe tech should serve human autonomy, not extract it. Learn more: medium.com/web3foundation…
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Decentralized Lugano
@decentrallugano
Mar 30
Web3 infrastructure remains one of the most important building blocks of what comes next. @BillLaboon, Vice President of Technical Operations at @Web3foundation, joins Decentralized Lugano 2026 this April.
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Parity Technologies
@paritytech
Mar 19
Final call: The @Polkadot Solidity Hackathon 2026 submissions close tomorrow. If you’ve been building on Polkadot Hub using Solidity, now’s the time to ship. An essential moment for: • onboarding EVM developers • testing app-first workflows • turning ideas into live
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Web3 Foundation
@Web3foundation
Mar 5
Returning to its roots. The Web3 Foundation is entering a new chapter by narrowing its operational scope and returning to its founding mission of stewarding and accelerating the technologies that enable the decentralized web on a global scale. Read more about it here:
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