Hollo :hollo:
@hollo@hollo.social

The recent Hollo 0.7.3 and 0.7.4 updates have improved interoperability with . The issue where sending/receiving DMs or mutual following with Bonfire wasn't working properly has been resolved.

Release Hollo 0.7.4 · fedify-dev/hollo

Released on February 24, 2026. Fixed a federation interoperability bug where follow requests to some Bonfire instances could remain pending even after receiving Accept or Reject activities. Inbo...

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Ben Pate 🤘🏻
@benpate@mastodon.social · Reply to Hollo :hollo:

@hollo

Very cool, guys! Kudos!

is also working on encrypted DMs similar to Hollo. They’re using MLS, which is similar, but slightly different from the Signal protocol you’re using.

I know it’s a big request, but what are the chances of getting your messages to work with Bonfire (and ) too?

It would be great for the Fediverse to have a unified E2EE standard in 2026.

Let me know if it’s a possibility. I’m happy to tour you through our work so far!