Hello, #Fediverse friends! Just got some wonderful news and wanted to share it with someone, and who better than you all. A dear friend who has been ill for a while has overcome their illness. We'll reunite tomorrow to celebrate together, but I'm bursting with joy already. Life has a way of bringing good news just when we need it most. #GoodNews #Celebration #Grateful
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New: Last Week in #Fediverse - ep 66
This week's news:
- The EU Voice pilot that hosted Mastodon and Peertube instance for the EU over the last 2 years will come to an end. The @EU_Commission account will continue to be active and grow their Mastodon presence.
- Ghost announces a major push for fediverse support, adding #Activitypub to their posts and building an ActivityPub powered news reader app.
- Mastodon starts a US-based nonprofit.
Read at: https://fediversereport.com/last-week-in-fediverse-ep-66/
Fediverse Frustration: The Homogeneous World of Lemmy Feeds
🚀 The Future is Federated - issue no.14 👩🚀
“A new way to describe the Fediverse and its opposition to Big Tech”
https://blog.elenarossini.com/a-new-way-to-describe-the-fediverse-and-its-opposition-to-big-tech/
I think I may have finally found a way to explain the Fediverse and make it appealing to people not familiar with it - a very Italian, highly accessible way to frame it, via an analogy that anyone could understand.
#TheFutureIsFederated #tech #Fediverse #activism #BigTech #BigFood #SocialMedia #FOSS #blog #NeilPostman #healthylifestyle
•ᴗ• ☞ ⁂ ≠ 𝕏
#fediverse #asciiart #xittter #ascii #utf8 #smile #socialmedia #FediverseSymbol
Mozilla is going to shut down their Mastodon instance
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This place isn't perfect. It has its problems, flaws, and limitations. It's not immune to hatred or those who spread negativity.
Yet, here I've encountered incredible people, a marvelous community committed to bringing constructive engagement, dialogue, and social interaction back to the network.
Thank you, Fediverse.
Thank you, friends of the Fediverse.
#Fediverse #Community #Gratitude #SocialNetwork #ThankYouTuesday
The /r/piracy link to lemmy /c/piracy hit the reddit frontpage with 7K+ updoots!
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Flipboard curators have seen over 100,000 boosts, likes and replies from people across the fediverse since April 11. Given this positive signal from the community, today we're federating another 100 accounts representing more than 2,500 Magazines about everything from climate to culture. Read more here:
If you’re an active Flipboard curator and you would like to federate your account, let us know by applying here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PB69W6L
And if you’re still getting up to speed on what the fediverse is and does, please check out our Fedi Curious Magazine:
https://flipboard.com/@mia/fedi-curious-fdg527fez
#Flipboard #Federation #Fediverse #ActivityPub #Mastodon #FediCurious
We’re very proud to announce that we’ve worked with @tchambers & team to build a new membership-only group on the Fediverse!
@KamalaHarrisWin is a group dedicated to organising and discussing Harris’s 2024 campaign. With better moderation controls the people there can focus on what matters, like protecting democracy, rather than having to fight through trolls and bots.
We hope the members are enjoying it! 🥥🌴
Meine Datenschutz und Privatsphäre Übersicht 2025, für die Allgemeinheit 🕵️♂️
Teilen erbeten ‼️ 
#DSGVO #TDDDG #Datenschutz #Privatsphäre #sicherheit #Verschlüsselung
#encryption #WEtell #Email #Cybersecurity #Pixelfed #Massenűberwachung
#Google #Metadaten #WhatsApp #Threema #Cryptpad #Signal
#Hateaid #Cyberstalking #Messenger #Browser #Youtube #NewPipe #Chatkontrolle #nichtszuverbergen #ÜberwachungsKapitalismus #Microsoft #Appel #Windows #Linux #Matrix #Mastodon #Friendica #Fediverse #Mastodir #Loops #2FA #Ransomware #Foss #VeraCrypt #HateAid #Coreboot #Volksverpetzer #Netzpolitik #Digitalisierung #FragdenStaat #Shiftphone #OpenSource #GrapheneOS #CCC #Mail #Mullvad #PGP #GnuPG #DNS #Gaming #linuxgaming #Lutris #Protondb #eOS #Enshittification #Bloatware #TPM #Murena #Shiftphone
#LiberaPay #GnuTaler #Taler #PreppingforFuture #FediLZ #BlueLZ #InstaLZ #ThreatModel
#FLOSS #UEFI #Medienkompetenz
( Ich bitte euch außerdem um > #niewiedercdu #noAFD )
https://cryptpad.digitalcourage.de/file/#/2/file/GWE+abBaYvOcLWvTvavGX-wL/
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Friends of the #fediverse, can we rewind and restart the weekend?
#weekendvibes #rewindtime #restartweekend
#weekendvibes #rewindtime #restartweekend
A new month has begun! ⚡ Thank you for being part of this amazing community 
Just a quick reminder that most instances in the #Fediverse are run by volunteers like me♥️🐈
If you can, and want to help me out with the monthly costs you can do so via
https://paypal.me/stuxOS
https://patreon.com/mstdn
https://ko-fi.com/mstdn
https://liberapay.com/mstdn
https://opencollective.com/mstdn
https://bunq.me/stuxhost
https://stux.me/donate
If you like to support your server, checkout the /about page 💪🏻♥️
Openvibe combines Mastodon, Bluesky and Nostr into one social app | TechCrunch
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I wrote about how there are radically different visions of success for the Fediverse - and how that might not be a bad thing. https://werd.io/2024/the-two-fediverses #Fediverse #Technology #OpenSource
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Every morning, an instance administrator wakes up knowing they need to keep the infrastructure running smoothly for their users, ensuring a good and free social experience.
Every morning, a Fediverse user wakes up knowing they will find many people eager to socialize and interact, who strive to keep the Internet a place for the free exchange of ideas and opinions, away from the dynamics of closed protocols and Big Tech monetization.
It doesn't matter if you are a server administrator or a Fediverse user, thank you for being here and for contributing every day with your efforts to keep the Internet a free place.
#ThankYouTuesday #Mastodon #Fediverse #SocialNetwork #SocialNetworks #GoToSocial #Akkoma #Takahe #Snac #Snac2 #Misskey #CalcKey #Firefish #AllTheGreatFediSoftware
Is BlueSky similar to the Fediverse? No.
The Fediverse is owned by the people and communities that use it. A basic server costs $5 a month all inclusive, anyone can make one. It's ad-free, made by volunteers, funded by donations, servers are independent.
BlueSky is a for-profit corporation funded by VC money. Its technical structure makes servers dependent on expensive corporate-run relays. BlueSky's business setup is eerily reminiscent of Ello: https://waxy.org/2024/01/the-quiet-death-of-ellos-big-dreams/
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🚀 The Future is Federated - issue no.9 👩🚀
The Future of Social is Here: a Show and Tell (part 4: Lemmy, PieFed & Mbin)
https://blog.elenarossini.com/the-future-of-social-is-here-a-show-and-tell-part-4-lemmy-piefed-mbin/
with shout-outs to @informapirata @Bro666 @dansup @phanpy @fedidb @vjprema @neblem @FediTips
#TheFutureIsFederated #tech #Fediverse #activism #bigtech #socialmedia #FOSS #blog #threadiverse #mbin #kbin #piefed #lemmy #reddit #activitypub
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If you'e been wondering how to monetize your fediverse posting ... https://sub.club has good news for you!
"If you post quality content and you've developed a loyal audience, you should be able to ask your most passionate followers to support you with a premium subscription.
That's a promise not available on the Fediverse ...until now."
@dimillian has a short threa announcing availabiilty in @IceCubesApp and sub.club advisor @quillmatiq has more info here.
sub.club's a project of The BLVD, Inc, the makers of @mammoth. I know there was a lot of skepticism when Marc Benioff, Mozilla, Long Ventures et al, funded Mammoth ... with so many good apps out there, how are they expecting to get VC-level returns on their investment? But if sub.club can tap into the creator economy, there's clearly money to be made!
#fediverse @fediverse
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On the #Korean #fediverse, there's a word called #聯親 (yeonchin; literally “fedifriend”) which stands for #聯合宇宙 #親舊 (yeonabuju chingu; literally “fediverse friend”). It means someone who follows each other or frequently exchanges replies. It's only used on the fediverse!
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Last Week in Fediverse – ep 89
Shortform video platform Loops opens a waitlist for signups, Mosaic is a service to help organisations create their custom version of upcoming platform Bonfire, and the new owners of event planning platform Mobilizon release a big new update.
The News
Loops is an upcoming fediverse platform for short form video, build by Pixelfed creator Daniel Supernault. On the loops.video site there has been a countdown over the last month that ended this Monday, and with it, people can now sign up for Loops. Loops is currently still being worked on, with Supernault working on getting the apps out to release. The Android app will be made available as an APK, and the iOS app is waiting approval for TestFlight. Loops is currently developed as a mobile-first platform, and does not have a webUI yet, with Supernault saying that a webUI will come later. He also reports that emails welcoming people after they have signed on are rate-limited by the email provider, resulting in a long delay before people can be onboarded. Moderation services for Loops are currently being worked on as well, and Supernault is looking for moderators to help moderate the platform.
Mosaic is a new service by the Bonfire team, where the Bonfire team will help organisations build and set up their own digital federated spaces. Bonfire is an upcoming fediverse platform that focuses on customisation and extensibility, that people and organisations can customise to meet their needs. Mosaic is a way for the Bonfire team to help onboard organisations and customise the platform to their needs. Extensions and other improvements made with Mosaic are then available for the rest of the community to use as well, as part of their AGPL license, so that everyone benefits from contributions made by others. Bonfire is currently available for testing, but not for official release yet. The main blocker seems to be slow performance of Bonfire, and the developers have put out a bounty for other developers to help them improve performance.
An update by Newsmast on what they are working on with Channels.org. They relate Newsmast’s Channels to Bluesky’s custom feeds (as DYI algorithms) and Farcaster’s channels (‘Cozy corners’). For Newsmast, Channels are a way to onboard public organisations, giving them their own place (the channel) to distribute their content, where the space is clearly their own, but still part of the larger fediverse network. Newsmast also notes that they’ll focus on Channels for now, and that Patchwork, the plugin system for Mastodon servers is postponed to early next year to prevent the team from stretching themselves too thin. Newsmast’s Michael Foster also blogged about how we can build a different web together as well, reiterating my point that the current trend seems for AT Protocol to be used for public and global conversations, and ActivityPub for (semi)-private networked communities.
IFTAS held a 2024 Survey among fediverse moderators, and while they are preparing a full report they give some early highlights on the results. Based on their survey data IFTAS estimates that there are 5500 users per moderator on the fediverse, which is between three and ten times as many moderators compared to other Big Tech platforms.
An article by Techpolicy.press goes into detail on ‘The Perils and Promises of Federated Social Media’. It draws attention to pravda.me as an example of the expanding threat landscape on decentralised social networks; a large Mastodon server that bears all the hallmarks of inauthenticity, but is barely blocked on or on the radars of the larger fediverse community. The article also makes a distinction between moderation questions where decentralisation empowers communities (often related to political or sexual content), and issues where centralisation is more beneficial, such as spam and CSAM. Accompanying the article is also a podcast interview with Erin Kissane and Darius Kazemi about their fediverse governance report.
Fediverse event planning platform Mobilizon got transferred from developers Framasoft to a new organisation, Kaihuri, who have gotten a grant from NLnet to further expand the platform. They have now released v5 of Mobilizon, with new features such as a homepage redesign, a monthly calendar view, better management of recurring or ongoing events, and more. You can test out the new version of Mobilizon here.
The Links
revealing the fediverse’s gifts – Erin Kissane.
How Decentralization Benefits Publishers, with 404 Media’s Jason Koebler and ProPublica’s Ben Werdmuller – Dot Social Podcast.
ZonePane is an Android app that supports Mastodon, Misskey and Bluesky, and remembers your last place on the timeline.
A blog post by a in response to Bengo’s ‘The Challenge of ActivityPub Data Portability’.
A fediverse invitation for artists – Stefan Bohacek.
A new allowlist-only instance for Black folks.
Lemmy development updates for the last two weeks.
A fediverse musicians starter pack.
This week’s fediverse software updates.
Write.as is reopening itself to free accounts.
An app to discover other accounts to follow based on hashtags you both like.
Helping to build the open social web – Ben Werdmuller.
Adding Lemmy comments to a blog.
That’s all for this week, thanks for reading!
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🚀 The Future is Federated - issue no.11 👩🚀
"Beyond technical features: why we need to talk about the values of the Fediverse (part 1)"
https://blog.elenarossini.com/the-values-of-the-fediverse-ethical-social-media/
with shout-outs to: @bengrosser @rysiek @phanpy @pixelfed and all the lovely people I've been interacting with on here ❤️
#TheFutureIsFederated #tech #Fediverse #activism #bigtech #socialmedia #FOSS #blog #privacy #consent #Matrix
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