TECHNOLOGY

ActivityPub

ActivityPub is a decentralized social networking protocol standardized by W3C for federated server-to-server and client-to-server activity exchange.

active production

EDITORIAL FRAME

What this entry establishes.

A concise view of its scope, position, limitations and supporting sources.

Technology role

ActivityPub provides a reference point for network culture, federation, social protocols and public knowledge distribution.

Reference

Topics

ActivityPubFederationSocial WebInternet CultureNetwork CultureWeb Development

Sources

ActivityPub is a reference protocol for federated social systems and decentralized activity exchange.

Electronic Artefacts can use ActivityPub as a conceptual source for network culture, distribution and social web research.

See the W3C ActivityPub Recommendation.

DOCUMENTED RELATIONSHIPS

Each link names the relationship between two entries and why it matters.

knowledge

Cites

Internet Culture cites ActivityPub as a standardized reference for federated social-web infrastructure.

structure

Member of collection

ActivityPub belongs to the second Knowledge Hub wave as a protocol reference for federation and network culture.

evidence

Documented by

Linked Data and Public Knowledge Pages documents ActivityPub as one of its declared subjects.

Record details Metadata, sharing and citation

Reference

ActivityPub. 1.0.0. Electronic Artefacts, 2026-06-24. https://electronicartefacts.com/knowledge/technologies/activitypub/

Related context

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