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Encourage your organization to join W3C to drive the development ...

2026-01-30T13:00:55Z

Encourage your organization to join W3C to drive the development of web standards and work with technology leaders in a transparent, open, vendor-neutral forum. W3C members collaboratively create royalty-free standards that make the web work for everyone. #aboutW3C See more at: https://www.w3.org/membership/

Check out our video "Benefits and Roles of W3C Members"
https://youtu.be/y8tEWtxd8uw?si=1hPPUJUTIIfvel_3

W3C seeking community input for TAG appointments by ...

2025-12-16T13:00:44Z

W3C seeking community input for TAG appointments by Coralie Mercier (W3C) (npub1dqg…4dnq)

The W3C Team is responsible for complementing the TAG election by actively seeking candidates for appointment to the TAG in order to support a diverse and well-balanced TAG, including diversity of technical background, knowledge, and skill sets.

W3C is seeking input from the wider community for appointment to the W3C Technical Architecture Group (TAG). See more including what skills are being sought at:
https://www.w3.org/blog/2025/w3c-seeking-community-input-for-tag-appointments/

Elena Lape, Founder & CEO of Holopin and W3C AB member wrote ...

2025-12-15T16:32:46Z

Elena Lape, Founder & CEO of Holopin and W3C AB member wrote about the TPAC hackathon: "What happens when you put developers, standards, and sushi in one room"

She noted: "As much as we, standards nerds, sometimes like to think otherwise, the Web doesn’t move forward only because of formal bodies. It moves forward because individuals show up, try things, break things, and share what they learn.

Hackathons give people permission — and a structure — to do exactly that"
https://www.w3.org/blog/2025/what-happens-when-you-put-developers-standards-and-sushi-in-one-room/

The CSS Working Group has published a First Public Working Draft ...

2025-12-03T13:01:20Z

The CSS Working Group has published a First Public Working Draft of CSS Backgrounds Module Level 4. This module contains the features of CSS relating to the backgrounds of boxes on the page.

CSS is a language for describing the rendering of structured documents (such as HTML and XML) on screen, on paper, etc.

https://www.w3.org/news/2025/first-public-working-draft-css-backgrounds-module-level-4/

Have you ever resized your browser and watched the text reflow? ...

2025-11-04T13:05:05Z

Have you ever resized your browser and watched the text reflow? Behind that, automatic wrapping is a world of linguistic and technical complexity. What happens when a language has no spaces between words?

Fuqiao Xue, W3C Internationalization Activity Lead, gives a summary of the diverse typographic strategies of text wrapping. He explores the main approaches to line breaking and uncover the fascinating edge cases that make for a truly "World Wide" Web.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk2S2VXVFuI

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 is now an ...

2025-10-31T12:02:05Z

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 is now an approved International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard: ISO/IEC 40500:2025.

The formal recognition enables more countries to formally adopt the standard.
The WCAG 2 standard focuses on making content more accessible to people with disabilities, including auditory, cognitive, neurological, physical, speech, and visual disabilities.
https://www.w3.org/press-releases/2025/wcag22-iso-pas/

The CSS Working Group has published a First Public Working Draft ...

2025-10-30T12:02:20Z

The CSS Working Group has published a First Public Working Draft of CSS Anchor Positioning Module Level 2. This specification defines anchor positioning, where a positioned element can size and position itself relative to one or more anchor elements elsewhere on the page.

https://www.w3.org/news/2025/first-public-working-draft-css-anchor-positioning-module-level-2/

The CSS Working Group has published a First Public Working Draft ...

2025-10-23T12:30:50Z

The CSS Working Group has published a First Public Working Draft of CSS Environment Variables Module Level 1. This specification defines the concept of environment variables and the env() function, which work similarly to custom properties and the var() function, but are defined globally for a document.
https://www.w3.org/news/2025/first-public-working-draft-css-environment-variables-module-level-1/

W3C is hiring! We are seeking a remote full-time staff member to ...

2025-10-20T12:15:07Z

W3C is hiring! We are seeking a remote full-time staff member to lead our data on the web standardization work.

See responsibilities; required skills and experience; beneficial skills and experience; and how to apply for the role at:

https://www.w3.org/careers/data-strategist-2025/

We are hiring! We have an an immediate #job opening: Data ...

2025-10-10T19:21:08Z

We are hiring!

We have an an immediate #job opening: Data Strategist

We are seeking a remote full-time staff member to lead our data on the web standardization work. This position is open in Asia. The role also includes continuing our efforts to represent, discover, query, and exchange data using web technologies.

https://www.w3.org/careers/data-strategist-2025/

Please, boost 🙏

#hiring #w3c #GetFediHired

Today the Web Sustainability Guidelines (WSG) became a First ...

2025-10-02T10:34:02Z

Today the Web Sustainability Guidelines (WSG) became a First Public Draft Note.

This specification defines web-focused guidelines that use planetary, people, and prosperity principles (the PPP approach) throughout the decision-making process, allowing users to minimize their environmental impact in various way.

https://www.w3.org/news/2025/web-sustainability-guidelines-wsg-becomes-a-first-public-draft-note/

#sustainability

📆 25 September 2025 At Inclusive Design 24 #id24 join Shawn ...

2025-09-15T12:21:12Z

📆 25 September 2025

At Inclusive Design 24 #id24 join Shawn Lawton Henry and Kevin White from the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative ( Web Accessibility Initiative (npub1ef9…xtup) )

They will give updates on WCAG 2, WCAG 3, and #accessibility resources to focus on the user experiences of disabled people.

The session is free online and the recording will be available afterwards.

https://www.w3.org/events/talks/2025/w3c-web-accessibility-initiative-wai-update-whats-in-it-for-you/

With great sadness we learned yesterday of the peaceful passing ...

2025-09-11T13:18:05Z

With great sadness we learned yesterday of the peaceful passing of Gregg Kellogg (npub10sh…m4qw) last Saturday.
In the last 14 years, as a W3C Invited Expert, Gregg co-edited 9 standards and a dozen other specs. He also implemented them all and contributed test suites that #w3c groups are still using.
His implication in the JSON-LD Working Group, that he co-chaired, was instrumental to the success of JSON-LD.
For all this, but also his friendliness and good nature, he will be dearly missed.

https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/semantic-web/2025Sep/0004.html

Today is the anniversary of the release of the web to the world ...

2025-08-06T12:00:46Z

Today is the anniversary of the release of the web to the world to the world, in 1991, by Tim Berners-Lee (npub1rkn…cdxd) when he said "Try it"

Billions have taken up his call to use the web. W3C, as a steward of this initial gift since 1994, is realizing our vision of making the web work, for everyone – a web designed for the good of its users, that is safe and secure. https://www.w3.org/blog/2025/vision-for-w3c-to-reach-durable-and-sustainable-success/

The CSS Working Group has published a First Public Working Draft ...

2025-07-29T12:02:02Z

The CSS Working Group has published a First Public Working Draft of CSS Borders and Box Decorations Module Level 4. This module contains the features of CSS relating to the borders and decorations of boxes on the page.
https://www.w3.org/news/2025/first-public-working-draft-css-borders-and-box-decorations-module-level-4/

Last week we released our 2025 report on gender and geographic ...

2025-07-21T12:02:52Z

Last week we released our 2025 report on gender and geographic diversity at W3C prepared by Coralie Mercier, Head of W3C Communications.

Her report focuses on gender and geography for several W3C governance bodies: Advisory Board (AB); Technical Architecture Group (TAG); Board of Directors (BoD) and
W3C Management (W3M).

See more at:
https://www.w3.org/about/diversity/diversity-report-2025/

The Federated Identity Working Group has published a First Public ...

2025-07-08T12:02:06Z

The Federated Identity Working Group has published a First Public Working Draft of Digital Credentials. This API enables websites to request credentials, and for users to consent to return credentials that they carry around in digital wallets.

Early implementations of the Digital Credentials API are now available from Google and Apple. People can view demos and conduct experiments, and the experimentation will inform the evolution of this specification. Read more at:
https://www.w3.org/news/2025/first-public-working-draft-digital-credentials/

W3C tech: "PNG has been updated for the first time in 22 ...

2025-07-03T12:02:53Z

W3C tech: "PNG has been updated for the first time in 22 years — new spec supports HDR and animation"

"According to ProgramMax, the U.S. Library of Congress, Library and Archives Canada, and the National Archives of Australia recommend PNG for archiving digital images, likely because of its lossless compression. With this amount of trust placed on the file format, it must keep up with the times and ensure that it will continue to help preserve our visual history."

https://tech.yahoo.com/computing/articles/png-updated-first-time-22-145139890.html

Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Specification (Third Edition) is ...

2025-07-01T12:02:04Z

Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Specification (Third Edition) is now a W3C Recommendation

This document describes PNG, an extensible file format for the lossless, portable, well-compressed storage of static and animated raster images. PNG provides a patent-free replacement for GIF and can also replace many common uses of TIFF.

The Third Edition adds Animated PNG and High Dynamic Range (HDR) PNG.
https://www.w3.org/news/2025/portable-network-graphics-png-specification-third-edition-is-now-a-w3c-recommendation/

The Math Working Group has published MathML Core as a W3C ...

2025-06-30T18:10:16Z

The Math Working Group has published MathML Core as a W3C Candidate Recommendation.

This spec defines a core subset of MathML, that is suitable for browser implementation. MathML is a markup language for describing mathematical notation and capturing both its structure and content. The goal of MathML is to enable mathematics to be served, received, and processed on the World Wide Web, just as HTML has enabled this functionality for text.
https://www.w3.org/news/2025/w3c-invites-implementations-of-mathml-core/

"Privacy on the web: creating a more trustworthy web" by ...

2025-06-03T12:02:32Z

"Privacy on the web: creating a more trustworthy web" by W3C CEO Seth Dobbs (npub1m66…w4ec)

"Creating a more trustworthy web and protecting user privacy is fundamental to creating a web that works, for everyone.

To affirmatively realize the privacy of people using the web and address privacy threats that have already arisen requires us to operate in an interdisciplinary and global space, and to develop dedicated privacy features."
https://www.w3.org/blog/2025/privacy-on-the-web-creating-a-more-trustworthy-web/

The W3C @npub1zek…2tug has published the Privacy Principles as ...

2025-05-16T14:03:55Z

The W3C Technical Architecture Group (npub1zek…2tug) has published the Privacy Principles as a W3C Statement. Privacy is an essential part of the web.

This document provides definitions for privacy and related concepts that are applicable worldwide as well as a set of privacy principles that should guide the development of the web as a trustworthy platform.

People using the web would benefit from a stronger relationship between technology and policy, and this document is written to work with both. #privacy
https://www.w3.org/news/2025/privacy-principles-is-a-w3c-statement/

"Third Party Cookies Must Be Removed" has been published ...

2025-05-01T12:01:44Z

"Third Party Cookies Must Be Removed" has been published as a W3C Draft finding by Technical Architecture Group (npub1zek…2tug)

"Third-party (AKA cross-site) cookies are harmful to the web, and must be removed from the web platform. This finding explains why they must be removed, and examines the challenges in removing them. We highlight some use cases that depend on third-party cookies and offer some examples of designed-for-purpose technologies that can replace them."
https://w3ctag.github.io/web-without-3p-cookies/

On 30 April 1993, CERN's Directors declared that the three ...

2025-04-30T15:20:20Z

On 30 April 1993, CERN's Directors declared that the three components of Web software (the basic line-mode client, the basic server and the library of common code) that Tim Berners-Lee Tim Berners-Lee (npub1rkn…cdxd) had first proposed in 1989, were to be put in the Public Domain.

We are grateful to CERN and to Tim for this world changing decision which has enabled the W3C community to create open, accessible, international web standards which make the web work, for everyone.
https://home.web.cern.ch/science/computing/birth-web/licensing-web

The RDF-star Working Group has published a first Draft Note of ...

2025-04-18T15:02:31Z

The RDF-star Working Group has published a first Draft Note of RDF 1.2 Primer. This primer is designed to provide the reader with the basic knowledge required to effectively use RDF.

It introduces the basic concepts of RDF and shows concrete examples of the use of RDF. Learn more at:
https://www.w3.org/news/2025/draft-note-rdf-1-2-primer/

W3C tech in the news: "A Long-Shot Bet to Bypass the ...

2025-04-01T15:00:02Z

W3C tech in the news: "A Long-Shot Bet to Bypass the Middlemen of Social Media"

"The energy around ActivityPub reminds me of the early days of the Web,” Mr. Nelson said in a recent interview, “where anything seemed possible, and innovation was around every corner.”
https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20250307210844/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/technology/mike-mccue-surf-browser-decentralized-internet.html

The Web Real-Time Communications WG has published WebRTC: ...

2025-03-28T16:00:23Z

The Web Real-Time Communications WG has published WebRTC: Real-Time Communication in Browsers as an updated W3C Recommendation. This defines a set of ECMAScript APIs in WebIDL to allow media and generic application data to be sent to and received from another browser or device implementing the appropriate set of real-time protocols. This spec is being developed in conjunction with a protocol specification developed by the IETF RTCWEB group
https://www.w3.org/news/2025/updated-w3c-recommendation-webrtc-real-time-communication-in-browsers/

The Verifiable Credentials WG published 7 documents as W3C ...

2025-03-27T15:00:07Z

The Verifiable Credentials WG published 7 documents as W3C Proposed Recommendations:
Verifiable Credentials Data Model v2.0
Verifiable Credential Data Integrity 1.0
Data Integrity EdDSA Cryptosuites v1.0
Data Integrity ECDSA Cryptosuites v1.0
Securing Verifiable Credentials using JOSE and COSE
Controlled Identifiers v1.0
Bitstring Status List v1.0

Verifiable Credentials make exchanging credentials that have been verified by a 3rd party easier and more secure on the Web
https://www.w3.org/news/2025/seven-proposed-recommendations-published-by-the-verifiable-credentials-working-group/

Today is the anniversary of the invention of the World Wide Web ...

2025-03-12T17:07:12Z

Today is the anniversary of the invention of the World Wide Web in 1989 by Tim Berners-Lee.

W3C has continued to expand on what the web does by our mission to make the web work, for everyone. We bring together global stakeholders to develop open standards that enable a World Wide Web that connects and empowers humanity.
https://www.w3.org/mission/

Welcome back our Chinese friends in the web community after the ...

2025-02-11T16:00:35Z

Welcome back our Chinese friends in the web community after the vibrant celebrations of the Year of the Snake.

May the qualities of the Snake—wisdom, agility, power, grace, and determination—inspire us all to embrace change and innovation as we navigate the opportunities and challenges ahead. We wish everyone a prosperous start in 2025!

The Decentralized Identifier WG has published a First Public ...

2025-01-29T16:00:06Z

The Decentralized Identifier WG has published a First Public Working Draft of Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) v1.1. This document specifies the DID syntax, a common data model, core properties, serialized representations, DID operations, and an explanation of the process of resolving DIDs to the resources that they represent.

DIDs are a new type of identifier that enables verifiable, decentralized digital identity.
https://www.w3.org/news/2025/first-public-working-draft-decentralized-identifiers-dids-v1-1/

Our role is to get people to agree. We can't police. We ...

2024-12-12T17:23:04Z

Our role is to get people to agree. We can't police. We don't legislate. Adoption of our Web Standards is voluntary. Web Standards are free for all to adopt. We are working with Members and the public on how the web CAN work, for everyone. #aboutW3C

These Principles include: * There is one web * The web does not ...

2024-12-12T13:23:10Z

In reply to nevent1q…vslc
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These Principles include:
* There is one web
* The web does not cause harm to society
* The web supports healthy community and debate
* The web is for all people
* The web is secure and respects people's privacy
* The web enables freedom of expression
* The web makes it possible to verify information
* The web enhances individuals' control and power
* The web is an environmentally sustainable platform
* The web is transparent
* The web is multi-browser, multi-OS, and multi-device 3/4

The Ethical Web Principles are as much a guide in ethical ...

2024-12-12T13:22:47Z

In reply to nevent1q…627q
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The Ethical Web Principles are as much a guide in ethical thinking across the web industry as they are a guide for the work of the W3C community by providing a concise set of principles to assist spec developers, authors, and reviewers in their work.

Furthermore, the document outlines how we, as an organization, define the power and purpose of the web, from an ethical standpoint.

These principles are not merely theoretical; they constitute a call to action. 2/4

The W3C @npub1zek…2tug has published a Statement of Ethical Web ...

2024-12-12T13:22:20Z

The W3C Technical Architecture Group (npub1zek…2tug) has published a Statement of Ethical Web Principles to guide the community to build a better web.

Daniel Appelquist (npub14sy…t2sc) and Yves Lafon (npub1kdw…hul3) noted:

The web is a fundamental part of our lives, shaping how we work, connect, and learn. We understand that with this profound impact comes the responsibility to ensure that the web serves as a platform that benefits people and delivers positive social outcomes. 1/4

https://www.w3.org/blog/2024/w3c-statement-on-ethical-web-principles-guides-the-community-to-build-a-better-web/

W3C tech on the web "WASM-4: Retro Game Dev Right In Your ...

2024-12-10T16:00:05Z

W3C tech on the web "WASM-4: Retro Game Dev Right In Your Browser"
"Born from the WebAssembly ecosystem, this console accepts “cartridges” in .wasm format. Any language that compiles to WebAssembly—be it Rust, Go, or AssemblyScript—can build games for it. The console’s emphasis on portability, with plans for microcontroller support, positions it as a playground for minimalist game developers. Multiplayer support? Check. Retro vibes? Double-check." #WebAssembly #Games
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/08/wasm-4-retro-game-dev-right-in-your-browser/

The Privacy Working Group has published the First Public Working ...

2024-12-04T16:00:10Z

The Privacy Working Group has published the First Public Working Draft of Global Privacy Control (GPC).
This specification provides a way to signal, through an HTTP header or the DOM, a person's assertion of their applicable rights to prevent the sale of their data, the sharing of their data with third parties, and the use of their data for cross-site targeted advertising." #privacy
https://www.w3.org/news/2024/first-public-working-draft-global-privacy-control-gpc/

☞ today November 30 is the 17th Blue Beanie Day, an annual ...

2024-11-30T12:25:54Z

☞ today November 30 is the 17th Blue Beanie Day, an annual international celebration and support of Web standards.

Thanks to all who help develop standards, promote the open web, and thanks to zeldman (npub1zpy…je3a) for starting it in 2007!

Listen to our Founder, Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee, on what part of W3C he's most proud of:
https://youtu.be/qdNQ3dyALAM

Watch "Web standards for the future" for the reasons for Web standards
https://vimeo.com/110256895

#BlueBeanieDay #bbd17 #WebStandards

The Web Applications Working Group published the following two ...

2024-11-28T16:00:10Z

The Web Applications Working Group published the following two documents as W3C Proposed Recommendations: UI Events KeyboardEvent code Values which defines the values for the KeyboardEvent.code attribute and UI Events KeyboardEvent key Values which defines the key attribute values that must be used for KeyboardEvent's key attribute
https://www.w3.org/news/2024/ui-events-keyboardevent-code-and-key-values-are-w3c-proposed-recommendations/

The Decentralized Identifier Working Group has published the ...

2024-11-27T17:00:25Z

The Decentralized Identifier Working Group has published the following four Group Notes:
Decentralized Identifier Extensions, DID Methods, DID Document Property Extensions and DID Resolution Extensions.

The mission of the DID Working Group to seek consensus around the best way to achieve effective interoperability through common requirements, algorithms, architectural options, and various considerations for the DID resolution and DID URL dereferencing processes.
https://www.w3.org/news/2024/four-group-notes-published-by-the-decentralized-identifier-working-group/

W3C has launched the Sustainable Web Interest Group. The mission ...

2024-10-31T15:43:04Z

W3C has launched the Sustainable Web Interest Group. The mission of the Group is to improve digital sustainability so that the Web works better for all people and the planet.

The group develops and documents guidelines, patterns, processes, and best practices (along with supporting materials) for addressing sustainability issues within digital technology affecting both people and the planet.

See more at:
https://www.w3.org/groups/ig/sustainableweb/

We are hiring! We have an an immediate job opening: Manager of ...

2024-10-22T19:49:49Z

We are hiring!

We have an an immediate job opening: Manager of the Office of the CEO.

We are seeking a remote full-time staff member to run the Office of the CEO. The role covers a wide spectrum of responsibilities to ensure that the CEO can focus on strategic priorities and deliver on their responsibilities effectively and efficiently.

https://www.w3.org/news/2024/hiring-manager-of-the-office-of-the-ceo/

#hiring #getfedihired #w3c

"On the 55th World Standards Day, my history of the Web and ...

2024-10-21T15:00:05Z

"On the 55th World Standards Day, my history of the Web and relationship with W3C" by Coralie Mercier (W3C) (npub1dqg…4dnq) She wrote:
"Standards are everywhere, ubiquitous, almost like utilities. They are so low-level that for the most part people are made aware of them only when they are controversial, fragmented or do not work. Part of my job in the W3C Communications Team is to ensure that key parties are aware of the Web standards work of the Web Consortium so that they can participate."
https://www.w3.org/blog/2024/on-the-55th-world-standards-day-my-history-of-the-web-and-relationship-with-w3c/

On the 55th World Standards Day, read W3C's Head of ...

2024-10-14T13:28:46Z

On the 55th World Standards Day, read W3C's Head of Communications Coralie Mercier (W3C) (npub1dqg…4dnq) as she reflects on her history of the Web and relationship with #w3c and shares a recent filmed interview with bkardell (npub1fh7…xdwk) for W3C Member Igalia (npub12wy…lm9d)

https://www.w3.org/blog/2024/on-the-55th-world-standards-day-my-history-of-the-web-and-relationship-with-w3c/

#WorldStandardsDay

W3C blog: "Accessibility education and outreach: Another ...

2024-10-09T15:00:18Z

W3C blog: "Accessibility education and outreach: Another milestone in W3C's 30-year history and evolution" by Web Accessibility Initiative (npub1ef9…xtup)'s Shawn Lawton Henry
"As W3C celebrates 30 years, we also celebrate the success of the Accessibility Education and Outreach Working Group (EOWG), share news of its closure, and look forward to a new chapter in W3C accessibility work."
https://www.w3.org/blog/2024/accessibility-education-and-outreach-another-milestone-in-w3cs-30-year-history-and-evolution/

"Consortium Members elect Board of Directors" We are ...

2024-10-08T14:45:00Z

"Consortium Members elect Board of Directors"
We are pleased to announce that W3C Consortium Members have elected the following seven people, listed in alphabetical order, to the World Wide Web Consortium, Inc. Board of Directors:
Koichi Moriyama
Chris Needham
Florian Rivoal
Eric Siow
Léonie Watson
Chris Wilson
Hongru (Judy) Zhu
https://www.w3.org/news/2024/consortium-members-elect-board-of-directors/

#introduction Hello! 👋 Meet the W3C Team ...

2024-10-03T19:04:02Z

#introduction

Hello! 👋

Meet the W3C Team https://www.w3.org/2024/09/w3cteam.html

We are a international public-interest non-profit where since 1994 the Members, staff and public develop open standards and guidelines for an interoperable web to connect and empower humanity.

Our focus: security, privacy, web accessibility, internationalization.

With your help and our proven standards process based on fairness, openness, royalty-free, we make the Web work, for everyone.

https://www.w3.org/

#AboutW3C Today marks the 30th anniversary of the World Wide Web ...

2024-10-01T15:35:09Z

In reply to nevent1q…a4jc
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#AboutW3C

Today marks the 30th anniversary of the World Wide Web Consortium, founded by Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee (npub1rkn…cdxd) 🎊

We made a 2:27 video using graphic elements and text running on a timeline from 1989 to 2024 to highlight milestones for #W3C and the Internet.

(It is also available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0TfUBuIZkmQ )

Version without audio description:

#AboutW3C Today marks the 30th anniversary of the World Wide Web ...

2024-10-01T15:30:29Z

#AboutW3C

Today marks the 30th anniversary of the World Wide Web Consortium, founded by Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee (npub1rkn…cdxd) 🎊

We made a 2:27 video using graphic elements and text running on a timeline from 1989 to 2024 to highlight milestones for #W3C and the Internet.

(It is also available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/AA8EP5UPa-k )

Version with audio description:

We are happy to share that today the Social Web Foundation ...

2024-09-24T16:31:16Z

We are happy to share that today the Social Web Foundation launched with a mission to help the fediverse to grow healthy, multi-polar, and financially viable.
We are looking forward to continuing to support the work that Evan Prodromou (npub1764…nuj0) Tom Coates (npub1u44…3ep6) Mallory Knodel (npub1g03…d2qp) are planning in the new non-profit foundation for expanding and improving ActivityPub and the fediverse. We are delighted that to the Foundation will be becoming a W3C Member.

https://socialwebfoundation.org/mission/

On Wednesday 25 September we will host a live stream of the ...

2024-09-23T23:01:28Z

On Wednesday 25 September we will host a live stream of the W3C@30 Talks including:

An introduction by Seth Dobbs, W3C CEO;
Jun Murai, Keio University, on ‘One internet and the web’;
Fuqiao Xue, W3C, on ‘The web as a bridge across borders’;
François Daoust, W3C, on ‘Web & the art of specification maintenance’;
Nick Doty, CD&T, on ‘Supporting human rights in Web standards’; and
Léonie Watson, Tetralogical:
on ‘W3C and me’

https://www.w3.org/2024/09/TPAC/w3c-30.html#program

Next week as part of #w3cTPAC in Anaheim, CA we will hold W3C@30 ...

2024-09-18T12:00:01Z

Next week as part of #w3cTPAC in Anaheim, CA we will hold W3C@30 on Wednesday 25 September.

The first part of the evening will be a series of short talks (in-person and streaming online to the public). The theme will be: ‘Today is better than yesterday, tomorrow will be better than today.’

You can find information on the talks (more to be updated soon) at:
https://www.w3.org/2024/09/TPAC/w3c-30.html

We are hiring Sylvia Cadena as our inaugural Chief Development ...

2024-09-02T12:34:27Z

We are hiring Sylvia Cadena as our inaugural Chief Development Officer.

Since becoming a public-interest not-for-profit organization in 2023, a pivotal evolution since our establishment in 1994, we are diversifying funding to be in a better position to succeed in our mission. Sylvia joins us at this decisive time to define our vision for financial security and development.

Learn more about Sylvia's background and new role in our press release:
https://www.w3.org/press-releases/2024/world-wide-web-consortium-welcomes-sylvia-cadena-as-chief-development-officer/

The Federated Identity Working Group has published a First Public ...

2024-08-30T12:00:08Z

The Federated Identity Working Group has published a First Public Working Draft of Federated Credential Management API, a Web Platform API that allows users to login to websites with their federated accounts in a privacy preserving manner.

https://www.w3.org/news/2024/first-public-working-draft-federated-credential-management-api/

Legal professionals, please share this in your networks! We are ...

2024-08-29T12:00:09Z

Legal professionals, please share this in your networks!

We are searching for a Director of Legal and Compliance, with experience in non-profit organizations, for full-time remote work in the USA, to ensure W3C operates in full compliance with all applicable laws and regulations throughout the world, to advise on all legal matters, to guide the organization's policies, ultimately furthering our mission and goals.
https://www.w3.org/news/2024/hiring-w3c-director-of-legal-and-compliance/

This year is the 30th anniversary of W3C. On Wednesday 25 ...

2024-08-26T12:00:04Z

This year is the 30th anniversary of W3C. On Wednesday 25 September, at W3C@30, we will explore the impact of W3C standards on the world, imagine the possibilities for the next 30 years and celebrate our community with talks and a gala at our annual #w3cTPAC conference in Anaheim, CA.

Thank you to our sponsors Igalia (npub12wy…lm9d) and mesur.io. Organizations and individuals can sponsor the event (your sponsorship may be tax deductible if you pay US taxes)

See more:
https://www.w3.org/2024/09/TPAC/w3c-30.html#sponsors

In "Web Security: shaping the secure Web" W3C CEO ...

2024-08-21T12:58:06Z

In "Web Security: shaping the secure Web" W3C CEO Seth Dobbs (npub1m66…w4ec) explains why and how Web Security as a requirement for humanity is central to W3C’s mission, mentions digital identities and credentials as a high-stake current focus, and invites all to participate. #WebSecurity

https://www.w3.org/blog/2024/web-security-shaping-the-secure-web/

It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of ...

2024-08-19T12:24:44Z

It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Michael Sperberg-McQueen. Michael, a pioneer in Extensible Markup Language (XML), was part of the W3C Team for a time. He was intellectually generous, personally kind and generally wonderful.

Remembrances of him are being gathered at:
https://www.balisage.net/RememberingMSM.html

W3C Invites Implementations of Payment Request API. The Web ...

2024-08-14T12:00:04Z

W3C Invites Implementations of Payment Request API.

The Web Payments Working Group has republished Payment Request API as a W3C Candidate Recommendation. This specification standardizes an API to allow merchants (i.e. web sites selling physical or digital goods) to utilize one or more payment methods with minimal integration. User agents (e.g., browsers) facilitate the payment flow between merchant and user.

Comments are welcome via GitHub by 1 October 2024.
https://www.w3.org/news/2024/w3c-invites-implementations-of-payment-request-api/

For the first time, W3C is conducting a community-wide survey. We ...

2024-08-13T12:00:07Z

For the first time, W3C is conducting a community-wide survey.

We want to get to know our community better.This survey is open to W3C Members and people who participate in W3C group activities. It is anonymous and takes 6 minutes or more to complete.

If you are a Member or participate in W3C would you help us by filling out the survey?
https://www.w3.org/news/2024/w3c-opens-community-wide-survey/

"Third-party cookies have got to go" by Hadley Beeman ...

2024-08-07T12:00:05Z

"Third-party cookies have got to go" by Hadley Beeman
"We have updated our finding to highlight the importance of removing third-party cookies from the web. We will continue to offer our help to those trying to make the web better (as we write in our design principle Leave the web better than you found it), and we hope that all browsers and user agents will continue to work collaboratively to make that happen."
https://www.w3.org/blog/2024/third-party-cookies-have-got-to-go/

W3C opens a 6-minute-or-more survey until 13 September and seeks ...

2024-08-07T11:04:15Z

W3C opens a 6-minute-or-more survey until 13 September and seeks community-wide input to investigate needs, and understand our community’s vision of how we fulfill our mission for the world-wide web.

Please, take the survey and boost for reach!

https://www.w3.org/news/2024/w3c-opens-community-wide-survey/

On 6 August 1991 Tim Berners-Lee invited the world to use an ...

2024-08-06T18:54:27Z

On 6 August 1991 Tim Berners-Lee invited the world to use an "easy but powerful global information system” - the World Wide Web.
https://www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/1991/08/art-6487.txt

The power of the web, of using technology to connect and share information, has changed all our lives.

The CSS Working Group has published a First Public Working Draft ...

2024-08-06T12:00:07Z

The CSS Working Group has published a First Public Working Draft of CSS Scroll Snap Module Level 2. This module contains features to control panning and scrolling behavior with “snap positions”.
https://www.w3.org/news/2024/first-public-working-draft-css-scroll-snap-module-level-2/

Incremental Font Transfer has been published by the Web Fonts ...

2024-07-10T12:00:10Z

Incremental Font Transfer has been published by the Web Fonts Working Group as a Working Draft.

Incremental Font Transfer defines a method to incrementally transfer fonts from server to client. Incremental transfer allows clients to load only the portions of the font they actually need which speeds up font loads and reduces data transfer needed to load the fonts. A font can be loaded over multiple requests where each request incrementally adds additional data.
https://www.w3.org/TR/2024/WD-IFT-20240709/

The CSS Working Group has published CSS Containment Module Level ...

2024-07-05T11:30:01Z

The CSS Working Group has published CSS Containment Module Level 1 as an updated W3C Recommendation, incorporating the changes since the 2022 Recommendation. This CSS module describes the contain property, which indicates that the element’s subtree is independent of the rest of the page. This enables heavy optimizations by user agents when used well.
https://www.w3.org/news/2024/updated-w3c-recommendation-css-containment-module-level-1/

"How People with Disabilities Use the Web" is a new ...

2024-07-01T11:30:01Z

"How People with Disabilities Use the Web" is a new resource from Web Accessibility Initiative (npub1ef9…xtup)

The page includes new videos and updated user stories which show:that "Accessibility: It's about people."

This page introduces how disabled people use digital technology.and helps developers, designers, content creators, and others understand the reasons behind creating accessible digital products.

https://www.w3.org/WAI/people-use-web/

The Verifiable Credentials Working Group has just published a ...

2024-06-21T11:30:01Z

The Verifiable Credentials Working Group has just published a Working Group Note of Verifiable Credentials Overview.

The Recommendations for Verifiable Credentials like driver's licenses, university degrees and government-issued passports described in this overview document, provides a mechanism to express credentials on the Web in a way that is cryptographically secure, privacy respecting, and machine-verifiable.

https://www.w3.org/news/2024/group-note-verifiable-credentials-overview/

W3C offers tools and validators including: Nu HTML Checker: ...

2024-06-14T12:00:04Z

W3C offers tools and validators including:

Nu HTML Checker: Checks HTML documents.
Link Checker: Checks web pages for broken links.
Internationalization Checker: Checks level of internationalization
EPUBCheck: Conformance checker for EPUB publications.
CSS Validator: Checks your CSS.
RDF Validator: Checks and visualizes RDF documents.
RSS Feed Validator: Validator for syndicated feeds (RSS and Atom feeds).
#aboutW3C
https://www.w3.org/developers/tools/

Why W3C web standards? W3C develops technical specifications ...

2024-06-12T12:00:06Z

Why W3C web standards?

W3C develops technical specifications according to the W3C Process, which is designed to maximize consensus, ensure quality, earn endorsement and adoption by W3C Members and the broader community.

W3C web standards are optimized for interoperability, security, privacy, web accessibility, and internationalization.

W3C's proven web standards process is based on fairness, openness, royalty-free, we make the web work, for everyone. #aboutW3C

https://www.w3.org/standards/

At our recent AC meeting Hiroshima, Japan 🇯🇵 Yosuke Kaneko, ...

2024-05-17T11:30:01Z

At our recent AC meeting Hiroshima, Japan 🇯🇵 Yosuke Kaneko, President of the Interplanetary Networking Special Interest Group (IPNSIG), spoke on his thoughts about connecting humanity even beyond the limits of our world.

He spoke about the potential to create a communications network from Earth to the Moon, and even to Mars 🌎 🌖 ✨

🎬 Watch the video: https://youtu.be/H2vDEZFbTw8

Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). "The ...

2024-05-16T16:50:17Z

Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD).

"The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect."
Tim Berners-Lee, W3C Founding Director and inventor of the Web

The W3C Web Accessibility Initiative Web Accessibility Initiative (npub1ef9…xtup) develops technical specifications, guidelines and supporting resources that describe accessibility solutions.

Would you like to do something now to improve accessibility? Check out: https://www.w3.org/WAI/test-evaluate/easy-checks/ #GAAD

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