The Social Web Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering the development and adoption of open, decentralized social networks. It is for technologists, developers, and the public who believe in a social web not controlled by any single company.

• Ecosystem Development: The foundation actively works to grow the decentralized social web by supporting projects and standards that make it more functional and accessible.
• Protocol Advancement: It funds and collaborates on technical improvements to core protocols like ActivityPub, such as adding features like encrypted direct messaging.
• Public Education: The organization creates resources to help people understand and easily get started with using decentralized social networks.
• Legal and Compliance Research: It investigates the implications of decentralized technologies on regulations like GDPR to help build a compliant and privacy-respecting ecosystem.
• Sustainable Growth: The foundation's mission focuses on ensuring the long-term health and openness of the social web, advocating for a model that works for all participants.