Why RSS Matters

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RSS is a core standard for feeds, powering blogs, podcasts, news apps, and status updates.
Despite its invisibility, RSS is essential for direct publisher-consumer relationships without third-party intermediation.
RSS is under threat due to misconceptions and platforms that prioritize intermediation over direct distribution.
To preserve an open web, we must protect RSS infrastructure, build better RSS-powered apps, and integrate RSS with social web protocols.
RSS can serve as a universal layer connecting different social web protocols like ActivityPub, AT Protocol, and Nostr.
RSS offers a simple, durable way for publishers to control distribution and readers to control their attention.

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