06:29:46 RRSAgent has joined #web-monetization 06:29:50 logging to https://www.w3.org/2025/11/13-web-monetization-irc 06:29:50 RRSAgent, do not leave 06:29:51 RRSAgent, this meeting spans midnight 06:29:51 RRSAgent, make logs public 06:29:53 Meeting: State of Web Monetization 06:29:53 Chair: ioana-chiorean, Alex Lakatos, Sid Vishnoi 06:29:53 Agenda: https://github.com/w3c/tpac2025-breakouts/issues/59 06:29:53 Zakim has joined #web-monetization 06:29:54 Zakim, clear agenda 06:29:54 agenda cleared 06:29:54 Zakim, agenda+ Pick a scribe 06:29:56 agendum 1 added 06:29:56 Zakim, agenda+ Reminders: code of conduct, health policies, recorded session policy 06:29:56 agendum 2 added 06:29:57 Zakim, agenda+ Goal of this session 06:29:58 agendum 3 added 06:29:58 Zakim, agenda+ Discussion 06:29:58 agendum 4 added 06:29:58 Zakim, agenda+ Next steps / where discussion continues 06:29:59 agendum 5 added 06:29:59 Zakim, agenda+ Adjourn / Use IRC command: Zakim, end meeting 06:29:59 agendum 6 added 06:29:59 breakout-bot has left #web-monetization 07:07:53 alakatos has joined #web-monetization 07:40:56 sidvishnoi has joined #web-monetization 07:48:11 koalie has joined #web-monetization 08:00:05 nournabil has joined #web-monetization 08:02:05 hi hi, someone muted the room 08:04:05 rbyers has joined #web-monetization 08:05:15 alakatos has joined #web-monetization 08:06:23 present+ Coralie 08:06:53 present+ 08:07:00 present+ 08:07:07 q? 08:07:23 tomayac has joined #web-monetization 08:07:30 Present+ Thomas_Steiner 08:07:48 RRSAgent, draft minutes 08:07:49 I have made the request to generate https://www.w3.org/2025/11/13-web-monetization-minutes.html tomayac 08:07:56 m-alkalbani has joined #web-monetization 08:08:45 matatk has joined #web-monetization 08:09:05 present+ Matthew_Atkinson 08:09:26 present+ Ioana Chiorean 08:09:54 https://webmonetization.org/ 08:18:28 ananya-ky has joined #web-monetization 08:18:52 present+ 08:19:47 https://webmonetization.org/play/ 08:24:24 q? 08:42:17 q? 08:42:20 present+ 08:42:22 reillyg has joined #web-monetization 08:43:18 q+ 08:43:19 https://community.interledger.org/ 08:43:19 bkardell has joined #web-monetization 08:43:21 benoit has joined #web-monetization 08:43:25 q? 08:43:25 q? 08:43:34 q+ 08:43:52 q+ 08:44:14 duerst has joined #web-monetization 08:44:22 q+ 08:44:24 ioana has joined #web-monetization 08:44:25 present+ bkardell, David Benoit, duerst 08:44:34 alexs has joined #web-monetization 08:44:36 thanks koalie 08:44:58 Current home: https://github.com/wicg/webmonetization 08:45:11 q? 08:46:16 q- 08:46:33 Slides https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1YZo9QV7toxT_R1fOaJPSR9u4Q59O0p3z7UljQjxp6SE/edit?usp=sharing 08:47:31 someone: how many publishers? 08:47:45 alakatos: about a thousand so far 08:47:56 s/someone/rbyers 08:47:56 ... grant for the web 08:48:18 ... smashingmag also 08:48:21 new publishers onboarded through respin of grat for the web 08:48:40 pixelfeed, castapod, a new social, 08:49:15 most of them till now - from the fediverse, but also magazines like smashingmag 08:49:21 https://chromestatus.com/metrics/feature/timeline/popularity/3119 08:49:39 q+ 08:49:45 ack + 08:49:48 q- 08:49:58 ack benoit 08:50:37 initial talks at tpac raised concerns about privacy - tracking founding / founders - how is that in the current state 08:50:53 the browser knows from where you pay to where you pay 08:51:03 benoit - the browser also knows what pages you browse 08:51:38 alex - the wallets know your details, they do the KYC, and we can not break that - we re not passing any data on how much content and which type you consume 08:52:00 s/ - /: /G 08:52:23 benoit - flip side - how do u see this as a possible avenue for money laundry, etc 08:52:23 Alex - the same as tiktok / content consumption 08:52:46 WM is only plumbing from moving money from a to b 08:53:05 it is not going through - it is wallet to wallet / bank to bank 08:54:02 q+ to ask about overhead (fees); keeping pages open for a long time but not actually reading them 08:54:12 q- 08:54:15 q? 08:54:48 ioana: people trust more if it's in the browser, an extension 08:55:13 q+ 08:55:24 s/ an/ than 08:56:30 q? 08:56:58 ack tom 08:57:02 the extension requires more personalization - there will be a slimmer version of it probably forever 08:58:09 tom: the extension requires more personalization - there will be a slimmer version of it probably forever. When an i use it with my regular bank? 08:59:15 alex: good question - we both have EU accounts - banks - try sending me an 1 EUR. Tom: EU bank communicated. Alex: yes, but considering SEPA there are minumum amounts 08:59:32 alex: we need banks to be interoperabile 09:01:28 ledger in our name - aka Interledger Foundation is accounting ledger - not crypto 09:01:56 ILF works with whole country's bank systems - Jordan as an example 09:03:13 q? 09:03:31 ack duerst 09:03:31 duerst, you wanted to ask about overhead (fees); keeping pages open for a long time but not actually reading them 09:03:59 q? 09:06:55 q? 09:07:46 ack bk 09:08:10 thanks for the help koalie 09:08:18 welcome! 09:09:29 were there questions/ reactions before I joined IRC? 09:09:46 none 09:11:04 bkardell - question related the traditional way of payment for streaming 09:11:52 q? 09:11:54 Alex 09:11:54 Dees - user literacy come from two sides - do i drink the cool aid from my fav influencer. or i go to smashing mag and get education about this 09:12:17 Benoit - a website would know if u are supporting it with wm 09:12:48 so u can unblock different initiatives that are under paywall 09:15:03 bkardell would love to understand the streaming better 09:15:14 analogy used - drinking water with a tap 09:16:36 bank statement atm include the milion of transation (different implementation) 09:17:06 tomayac mentioning different educational situations - how people feel about it 09:19:06 q? 09:19:25 what's a "publisher"? 09:19:51 relative to "supporters" / "developers" (in the /tools section of webmonetization.org/tools ) 09:20:02 [session closes] 09:20:04 publisher: anyone who can publish content to web 09:20:11 thanks sidvishnoi 09:20:47 RRSagent, make minutes 09:20:48 I have made the request to generate https://www.w3.org/2025/11/13-web-monetization-minutes.html koalie 09:21:49 koalie has left #web-monetization 09:33:58 benoit has joined #web-monetization 13:07:11 benoit has joined #web-monetization 13:29:02 benoit_ has joined #web-monetization 13:35:53 tidoust has joined #web-monetization 13:36:23 RRSAgent, bye 13:36:23 I see no action items