Out of the following operating systems, which one do you use the most, not at work, but in your free personal time?

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#poll #os #computing #fediverse

@shye that's an interesting idea.

Note too that it would be a good subject matter to discuss for Social experience design i.e. #SX, a methodology that is evolving at Social coding commons. See https://coding.social/introduction

Social coding commons works on the intersection of grassroots #collaboration, #FreeSoftware development, and the future of the #SocialWeb.

There's an #Ideation area on our forum: https://discuss.coding.social/c/commons-outreach/commons-ideation/20

Also see the #ActivityPub related #fediverse-ideas: https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fediverse-ideas/issues

I'm against banning social media for under 16's. Just outright banning doesn't make something unavailable - just unregulated and not monitored. Alcohol and vapes are still common among under 16's - especial those that are vulnerable.
I am for under 16's not being allowed on corporate socials though - as they are toxic places which do provably screw with brain development in youth - because of that algorithmic nature.
I am considering pitching an idea to a local established non-profit that I sometimes work with, who run a number of local youth clubs across the region.
It is an idea of setting up a fediverse instance for 11-15 year olds. An account can only be made in person alongside being a member of a youth club -with parent / guardian consent.
It will not be federated to the general social web, and begin as a self-contained bubble - but with the idea of other regions creating the same thing and federating together.
It would be moderated by the same volunteers / employees that run the youth clubs and social services - who are fully vetted, and follow the protocols - which already also includes moderating each other.
Perhaps even somehow make it so the kids can't post on it during school hours, and after, perhaps, 10pm?
There would of course be a set of standards expectations, or community codes of conduct, like here in the Fedi. Perhaps also running regular fun things too, that get kids thinking creatively (like what happens at the clubs anyway).
There are of course many many issues with this idea, and I can't see it actually happening just like that.
Not only is there unlikely the right fedi project to accommodate needs, but things like the online safety act potentially blocking the ability to create safe community based social networks for youth. And I'm sure there are many other issues as to why this idea might not work either. Like, what happens when someone turns 16? Are they just kicked off?
However, I do know that corporate socials are bad - but not providing good safe alternatives when attempting to protect children, actually makes them more vulnerable and unsafe. We need a way to embrace them, not outcast them.

#socialban #socialmedia #fediverse #activitypub #youthwork #onlinesafety

Perhaps I still got to get used to it, but unwieldy #UX for quoting in #Mastodon.

The boost icon opens a new dropdown menu, with an extra click required, and changing post visibility leads to opening a full configuration dialog you must configure and save.

What are your default preferences wrt quote posts?

#Fediverse #ActivityPub #Microblogging

Thank you again to @hfalcke for joining me on today's episode of Fireside Fedi!

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The #livestream will be on:

https://stream.firesidefedi.live
https://twitch.tv/btfreeorg
https://youtube.com/@btfree_org

Special Guest: @hfalcke
#Prof. #Astrophysics, columnist D/NL, #bestseller #author 'Lim Dunkeln/Light in the Darkness/Licht in de duisternisi' about the first image of a black hole shadow with the Event Horizon Telescope, that I was deeply involved in. Work at Radboud University, Nijmegen (NL), live near Cologne (D). Am a happy European, Christian, dad, and granddad.

So don't miss it!

It will happen on 10 December 2025 at 14:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-5 )

If by any ungodly chance you miss the show:
#PeerTube ( #VOD ): https://tubefree.org/@firesidefedi

Or, even on #YouTube: https://youtube.com/@btfree_org

#firesidefedi #fediverse #fedi #interview #freesoftware #opensource #userfreedom #freedom #resistance

In the Fediverse track at SFSCon, Michael Foster and Saskia Welch from the Newsmast Foundation spoke about:

Growing the Open Social Web: Case Studies From Newsmast

https://fediforum.org/2025-11-sfscon/

#fediforum #sfscon #fediverse #socialweb #newsmast

Well, it would be a great way to promote the #Fediverse.

👉🏾 Tourists to US would have to reveal five years of social media activity under new #Trump plan https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/10/tourists-social-media-trump

Immigration Agent (IA): What is this‽

Darnell Clayton (DC): These are my #ActivityPub handles.

IA: Huh‽

DC: This is my #Mastodon account, & as you can see I can follow people from #Pixelfed, @zuck from #Threads, my #WordPress news sites & even this random #Peertube comedian.

IA: Wait, what‽ A federal verse‽

DC: 😂

I'm against banning social media for under 16's. Just outright banning doesn't make something unavailable - just unregulated and not monitored. Alcohol and vapes are still common among under 16's - especial those that are vulnerable.
I am for under 16's not being allowed on corporate socials though - as they are toxic places which do provably screw with brain development in youth - because of that algorithmic nature.
I am considering pitching an idea to a local established non-profit that I sometimes work with, who run a number of local youth clubs across the region.
It is an idea of setting up a fediverse instance for 11-15 year olds. An account can only be made in person alongside being a member of a youth club -with parent / guardian consent.
It will not be federated to the general social web, and begin as a self-contained bubble - but with the idea of other regions creating the same thing and federating together.
It would be moderated by the same volunteers / employees that run the youth clubs and social services - who are fully vetted, and follow the protocols - which already also includes moderating each other.
Perhaps even somehow make it so the kids can't post on it during school hours, and after, perhaps, 10pm?
There would of course be a set of standards expectations, or community codes of conduct, like here in the Fedi. Perhaps also running regular fun things too, that get kids thinking creatively (like what happens at the clubs anyway).
There are of course many many issues with this idea, and I can't see it actually happening just like that.
Not only is there unlikely the right fedi project to accommodate needs, but things like the online safety act potentially blocking the ability to create safe community based social networks for youth. And I'm sure there are many other issues as to why this idea might not work either. Like, what happens when someone turns 16? Are they just kicked off?
However, I do know that corporate socials are bad - but not providing good safe alternatives when attempting to protect children, actually makes them more vulnerable and unsafe. We need a way to embrace them, not outcast them.

#socialban #socialmedia #fediverse #activitypub #youthwork #onlinesafety

I'm against banning social media for under 16's. Just outright banning doesn't make something unavailable - just unregulated and not monitored. Alcohol and vapes are still common among under 16's - especial those that are vulnerable.
I am for under 16's not being allowed on corporate socials though - as they are toxic places which do provably screw with brain development in youth - because of that algorithmic nature.
I am considering pitching an idea to a local established non-profit that I sometimes work with, who run a number of local youth clubs across the region.
It is an idea of setting up a fediverse instance for 11-15 year olds. An account can only be made in person alongside being a member of a youth club -with parent / guardian consent.
It will not be federated to the general social web, and begin as a self-contained bubble - but with the idea of other regions creating the same thing and federating together.
It would be moderated by the same volunteers / employees that run the youth clubs and social services - who are fully vetted, and follow the protocols - which already also includes moderating each other.
Perhaps even somehow make it so the kids can't post on it during school hours, and after, perhaps, 10pm?
There would of course be a set of standards expectations, or community codes of conduct, like here in the Fedi. Perhaps also running regular fun things too, that get kids thinking creatively (like what happens at the clubs anyway).
There are of course many many issues with this idea, and I can't see it actually happening just like that.
Not only is there unlikely the right fedi project to accommodate needs, but things like the online safety act potentially blocking the ability to create safe community based social networks for youth. And I'm sure there are many other issues as to why this idea might not work either. Like, what happens when someone turns 16? Are they just kicked off?
However, I do know that corporate socials are bad - but not providing good safe alternatives when attempting to protect children, actually makes them more vulnerable and unsafe. We need a way to embrace them, not outcast them.

#socialban #socialmedia #fediverse #activitypub #youthwork #onlinesafety

Interview with @pluralistic at The Daily Show!

With special mention for Mastodon! This was excellent! I highly recommend watching it!👇✨

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2e-c9SF5nE

#Enshittification #Facebook #Mastodon #Fediverse #Interoperability

Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi! TOMORROW!

The #livestream will be on: https://stream.firesidefedi.live

Special Guest: @bmxescape
BMX Escape blends vintage synths and electric guitar with infectious pop hooks for a retrofuturistic trip from an endless '80s dream. #synthwave #synthpop New EP Along the Bay out now

So don't miss it!

It will happen on 11 December 2025 at 13:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-5 )

If by any ungodly chance you miss the show:
#PeerTube ( #VOD ): https://video.firesidefedi.live
#Castopod #Fedicast ( Audio ): https://audio.firesidefedi.live

Or, even on #YouTube: https://youtube.com/@btfree_org

#firesidefedi #fediverse #fedi #interview #freesoftware #opensource #userfreedom #freedom #resistance

Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi! TODAY!

The #livestream will be on: https://stream.firesidefedi.live

Special Guest: @hfalcke
#Prof. #Astrophysics, columnist D/NL, #bestseller #author 'Lim Dunkeln/Light in the Darkness/Licht in de duisternisi' about the first image of a black hole shadow with the Event Horizon Telescope, that I was deeply involved in. Work at Radboud University, Nijmegen (NL), live near Cologne (D). Am a happy European, Christian, dad, and granddad.

So don't miss it!

It will happen on 10 December 2025 at 14:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-5 )

If by any ungodly chance you miss the show:
#PeerTube ( #VOD ): https://tubefree.org/@firesidefedi

Or, even on #YouTube: https://youtube.com/@btfree_org

#firesidefedi #fediverse #fedi #interview #freesoftware #opensource #userfreedom #freedom #resistance

Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi! TODAY!

The #livestream will be on: https://stream.firesidefedi.live

Special Guest: @hfalcke
#Prof. #Astrophysics, columnist D/NL, #bestseller #author 'Lim Dunkeln/Light in the Darkness/Licht in de duisternisi' about the first image of a black hole shadow with the Event Horizon Telescope, that I was deeply involved in. Work at Radboud University, Nijmegen (NL), live near Cologne (D). Am a happy European, Christian, dad, and granddad.

So don't miss it!

It will happen on 10 December 2025 at 14:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-5 )

If by any ungodly chance you miss the show:
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Or, even on #YouTube: https://youtube.com/@btfree_org

#firesidefedi #fediverse #fedi #interview #freesoftware #opensource #userfreedom #freedom #resistance

Last year I wrote "Fediverse for Freedom" https://andypiper.co.uk/2024/08/15/fediverse-for-freedom/ a post about why governments should own their own social presences, rather than rely on bad actors like the owner of X. I followed up with an additional post about public institutions in the #fediverse https://andypiper.co.uk/2024/09/02/fediverse-for-government-organisations-a-follow-up/

Last year I wrote "Fediverse for Freedom" https://andypiper.co.uk/2024/08/15/fediverse-for-freedom/ a post about why governments should own their own social presences, rather than rely on bad actors like the owner of X. I followed up with an additional post about public institutions in the #fediverse https://andypiper.co.uk/2024/09/02/fediverse-for-government-organisations-a-follow-up/

Last year I wrote "Fediverse for Freedom" https://andypiper.co.uk/2024/08/15/fediverse-for-freedom/ a post about why governments should own their own social presences, rather than rely on bad actors like the owner of X. I followed up with an additional post about public institutions in the #fediverse https://andypiper.co.uk/2024/09/02/fediverse-for-government-organisations-a-follow-up/

Last year I wrote "Fediverse for Freedom" https://andypiper.co.uk/2024/08/15/fediverse-for-freedom/ a post about why governments should own their own social presences, rather than rely on bad actors like the owner of X. I followed up with an additional post about public institutions in the #fediverse https://andypiper.co.uk/2024/09/02/fediverse-for-government-organisations-a-follow-up/

Out of the following operating systems, which one do you use the most, not at work, but in your free personal time?

Please consider boosting for a larger sample size. Thank you.

#poll #os #computing #fediverse

Out of the following operating systems, which one do you use the most, not at work, but in your free personal time?

Please consider boosting for a larger sample size. Thank you.

#poll #os #computing #fediverse

Interview with @pluralistic at The Daily Show!

With special mention for Mastodon! This was excellent! I highly recommend watching it!👇✨

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2e-c9SF5nE

#Enshittification #Facebook #Mastodon #Fediverse #Interoperability

Interview with @pluralistic at The Daily Show!

With special mention for Mastodon! This was excellent! I highly recommend watching it!👇✨

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2e-c9SF5nE

#Enshittification #Facebook #Mastodon #Fediverse #Interoperability

Out of the following operating systems, which one do you use the most, not at work, but in your free personal time?

Please consider boosting for a larger sample size. Thank you.

#poll #os #computing #fediverse

Out of the following operating systems, which one do you use the most, not at work, but in your free personal time?

Please consider boosting for a larger sample size. Thank you.

#poll #os #computing #fediverse

On the occasion, I will browse some old files, Discord servers I haven't spoken in for quite a while (namely with old friends), etc. and just reminisce about some past memories with friends and such. It does bring some sense of nostalgia that I enjoy.

Then there's also the #Fediverse here too that I enjoy browsing when I can. At least, I like how there are numerous clients for #Mastodon and one of them is by #KDE and runs natively on my desktop (and especially without #Electron).

I don't know, I just enjoy it :)

Out of the following operating systems, which one do you use the most, not at work, but in your free personal time?

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#poll #os #computing #fediverse

Fediverse Report #145 - this week's #fediverse news:

- @holos is a project currently in development that allows you to run an #activitypub server on your phone
- More on Threads' user statistics, which do indicate the platform's popularity in Asia

https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-145/

Which one do you use the most, while not at work, but in your free personal time?

Please consider boosting for a larger sample size. Thank you.

#poll #computing #fediverse

Thank you again to @JoBlakelyArt @JoBlakely for joining me on today's episode of Fireside Fedi!

#Peertube #VOD - https://video.firesidefedi.live/w/txG8FmiudJEnF541BnZoWd

#Castopod #Fedicast - https://audio.firesidefedi.live/@firesidefedi/episodes/jo-blakely-artist-audhd-brilliant-livestream-2025-12-09

#Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@btfree_org

All #Links - https://firesidefedi.live

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Out of the following operating systems, which one do you use the most, not at work, but in your free personal time?

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#poll #os #computing #fediverse

@Mastodon

The Commission should consider hosting its own #fediverse instance, of some flavor, in response.

Mastodon favored, of course...

@milieudefensie @PartijvoordeDieren @greenpeace @AnimalRightsNL @animalsavemovement @BiteBackNL @AnonimousForTheVoiceless... Please use all possibillities of the #fediverse and decentralized open source software.

Think of mobilizing through #Mobilizon, using #Pixelfed instead of or next to Instagram, use #Peertube instead or next to youtube, use #cryptpad instead of next to googledocs.

Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi! TODAY!

The #livestream will be on: https://stream.firesidefedi.live

Special Guest: @JoBlakelyArt @JoBlakely
#Artist working in #oils, #acrylic, #digital, etc. Creating #portaits of people & pets in oil for commissions. Political and symoblic personal work. Social justice and compassion. Non Binary disabled, AuDHD, intersectional feminist artist.

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RE: https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/115689198997943088

I’m proud to share my first blog as @Mastodon’s Community Director. Well the first one posted under my name at least 😉

Digital social networking is one of the most important threads in the fabric of our societies. Right now, we’re letting that thread be controlled by social media platforms that let advertisements for scams stay up because they’re profitable, and that use their algorithms to run human research experiments on us without our consent. That’s not the society I want.

“By making the news and truth contingent on advertising budgets we’ve created an environment where any narrative can win, as long as the storyteller is willing to pay. If we allow these conditions to continue, we will leave behind the voices that truly matter; the people and their public institutions. It is critical that those voices not be silenced forever. The promise of the #fediverse is the promise of a better way forward: free from ads and manipulative algorithms built by and for people like you, where #SocialSovereignty is a right and not a privilege.”

In this thread, we asked folks to crowdsource a list of resources so you can find your local representative. Find them, contact them, and tell them this: if you care about a free and just future, and if you care about #DigitalSovereignty, you must leave X and join the fediverse.

#ItsTimeToAbolishX #SocialWeb #Mastodon #SocialMedia

In the Fediverse track at SFSCon, Joan Pla spoke about:

Decentralised Social Media Initiatives Within European Public Service Media

https://fediforum.org/2025-11-sfscon/

#fediforum #sfscon #fediverse #socialweb #research

Out of the following operating systems, which one do you use the most, not at work, but in your free personal time?

Please consider boosting for a larger sample size. Thank you.

#poll #os #computing #fediverse

If you care about digital sovereignty and want to see your government join the #fediverse, contact them to say that #ItsTimeToAbolishX.

Help us make a list of how to get in touch with a representative in your area under this post, and don’t forget to #hashtag so your neighbours can find it 👇🏽 we’ll start:
#EU: https://commission.europa.eu/about/contact/representations-member-states_en
#USA: https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials

Question for anyone out there on the #Fediverse .

Is there any kind of #FediverseBusinessAssociation ? A group of folks pulling to run businesses either on the fediverse or supporting the fediverse or anything?

Right now we're all separated and attempting to figure out how to fund the Fediverse and how to make money ON the Fediverse. But do we have a group where we can all discuss what does and doesn't work?

Gather the experiences of people that have run businesses in the past and all work together to figure this out?

#business #money #fedi #support #FBA

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/115689198997943088

I’m proud to share my first blog as @Mastodon’s Community Director. Well the first one posted under my name at least 😉

Digital social networking is one of the most important threads in the fabric of our societies. Right now, we’re letting that thread be controlled by social media platforms that let advertisements for scams stay up because they’re profitable, and that use their algorithms to run human research experiments on us without our consent. That’s not the society I want.

“By making the news and truth contingent on advertising budgets we’ve created an environment where any narrative can win, as long as the storyteller is willing to pay. If we allow these conditions to continue, we will leave behind the voices that truly matter; the people and their public institutions. It is critical that those voices not be silenced forever. The promise of the #fediverse is the promise of a better way forward: free from ads and manipulative algorithms built by and for people like you, where #SocialSovereignty is a right and not a privilege.”

In this thread, we asked folks to crowdsource a list of resources so you can find your local representative. Find them, contact them, and tell them this: if you care about a free and just future, and if you care about #DigitalSovereignty, you must leave X and join the fediverse.

#ItsTimeToAbolishX #SocialWeb #Mastodon #SocialMedia

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/115689198997943088

I’m proud to share my first blog as @Mastodon’s Community Director. Well the first one posted under my name at least 😉

Digital social networking is one of the most important threads in the fabric of our societies. Right now, we’re letting that thread be controlled by social media platforms that let advertisements for scams stay up because they’re profitable, and that use their algorithms to run human research experiments on us without our consent. That’s not the society I want.

“By making the news and truth contingent on advertising budgets we’ve created an environment where any narrative can win, as long as the storyteller is willing to pay. If we allow these conditions to continue, we will leave behind the voices that truly matter; the people and their public institutions. It is critical that those voices not be silenced forever. The promise of the #fediverse is the promise of a better way forward: free from ads and manipulative algorithms built by and for people like you, where #SocialSovereignty is a right and not a privilege.”

In this thread, we asked folks to crowdsource a list of resources so you can find your local representative. Find them, contact them, and tell them this: if you care about a free and just future, and if you care about #DigitalSovereignty, you must leave X and join the fediverse.

#ItsTimeToAbolishX #SocialWeb #Mastodon #SocialMedia

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/115689198997943088

I’m proud to share my first blog as @Mastodon’s Community Director. Well the first one posted under my name at least 😉

Digital social networking is one of the most important threads in the fabric of our societies. Right now, we’re letting that thread be controlled by social media platforms that let advertisements for scams stay up because they’re profitable, and that use their algorithms to run human research experiments on us without our consent. That’s not the society I want.

“By making the news and truth contingent on advertising budgets we’ve created an environment where any narrative can win, as long as the storyteller is willing to pay. If we allow these conditions to continue, we will leave behind the voices that truly matter; the people and their public institutions. It is critical that those voices not be silenced forever. The promise of the #fediverse is the promise of a better way forward: free from ads and manipulative algorithms built by and for people like you, where #SocialSovereignty is a right and not a privilege.”

In this thread, we asked folks to crowdsource a list of resources so you can find your local representative. Find them, contact them, and tell them this: if you care about a free and just future, and if you care about #DigitalSovereignty, you must leave X and join the fediverse.

#ItsTimeToAbolishX #SocialWeb #Mastodon #SocialMedia

If you care about digital sovereignty and want to see your government join the #fediverse, contact them to say that #ItsTimeToAbolishX.

Help us make a list of how to get in touch with a representative in your area under this post, and don’t forget to #hashtag so your neighbours can find it 👇🏽 we’ll start:
#EU: https://commission.europa.eu/about/contact/representations-member-states_en
#USA: https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials

Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi!

The #livestream will be on: https://stream.firesidefedi.live

Special Guest: @bmxescape
BMX Escape blends vintage synths and electric guitar with infectious pop hooks for a retrofuturistic trip from an endless '80s dream. #synthwave #synthpop New EP Along the Bay out now

So don't miss it!

It will happen on 11 December 2025 at 13:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-5 )

If by any ungodly chance you miss the show:
#PeerTube ( #VOD ): https://video.firesidefedi.live
#Castopod #Fedicast ( Audio ): https://audio.firesidefedi.live

Or, even on #YouTube: https://youtube.com/@btfree_org

#firesidefedi #fediverse #fedi #interview #freesoftware #opensource #userfreedom #freedom #resistance

Here it is: Light the fuse… Put it in play!
And spread the word!

NOAW unconference — Call for Participation!
Submit a topic! Get on board!

"Nodes on a Web: The Fediverse in/for Public Institutions”
Thu/Fri 19/20 March 2026, Amsterdam!

#jjugglingthefediverse #noaw #fediverse #event #unconference #fedi #opensocialweb #OpenSocialWebSociety #publicspaces #activitypub #publicInstitutions #cfp #callforparticipation #research #activism #ccc #amsterdam

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Are you involved in Fediverse or ActivityPub development? Or are you part of a public institution already using the Fediverse for outreach? If so, this event is for you!

The NOAW unconference offers a chance to meet, share experiences, and collaboratively strengthen the development of alternative social media for the long term.

#jjugglingthefediverse #noaw #fediverse #event #unconference #fedi #opensocialweb #OpenSocialWebSociety #publicspaces #activitypub #publicInstitutions #cfp

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This event is organized by the SABOA (FediVariety) with support from the Dutch Government (CIO-Rijk), the City of Amsterdam and NLnet Foundation.

Provide your topic! Get on board!
https://fedivariety.org/unconference

https://www.fedivariety.org/blog/light-the-fuse-put-it-in-play-noaw-unconference-call-for-participation

#jjugglingthefediverse #noaw #fediverse #event #unconference #fedi #opensocialweb #OpenSocialWebSociety #publicspaces #activitypub #publicInstitutions #cfp #callforparticipation #research #activism #ccc #amsterdam

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RE: https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/115689198997943088

I’m proud to share my first blog as @Mastodon’s Community Director. Well the first one posted under my name at least 😉

Digital social networking is one of the most important threads in the fabric of our societies. Right now, we’re letting that thread be controlled by social media platforms that let advertisements for scams stay up because they’re profitable, and that use their algorithms to run human research experiments on us without our consent. That’s not the society I want.

“By making the news and truth contingent on advertising budgets we’ve created an environment where any narrative can win, as long as the storyteller is willing to pay. If we allow these conditions to continue, we will leave behind the voices that truly matter; the people and their public institutions. It is critical that those voices not be silenced forever. The promise of the #fediverse is the promise of a better way forward: free from ads and manipulative algorithms built by and for people like you, where #SocialSovereignty is a right and not a privilege.”

In this thread, we asked folks to crowdsource a list of resources so you can find your local representative. Find them, contact them, and tell them this: if you care about a free and just future, and if you care about #DigitalSovereignty, you must leave X and join the fediverse.

#ItsTimeToAbolishX #SocialWeb #Mastodon #SocialMedia

@Mastodon #Portugal arte@arte.gov.pt
#fediverse #ItsTimeToAbolishX

https://www.portugal.gov.pt/en/gc21/prime-minister/contacts
https://www.arte.gov.pt/web/arte/contactos
https://www.parlamento.pt/paginas/contactos.aspx

Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi! TODAY!

The #livestream will be on: https://stream.firesidefedi.live

Special Guest: @JoBlakelyArt
#Artist working in #oils, #acrylic, #digital, etc. Creating #portaits of people & pets in oil for commissions. Political and symoblic personal work. Social justice and compassion. Non Binary disabled, AuDHD, intersectional feminist artist.

So don't miss it!

It will happen on 09 December 2025 at 14:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-5 )

If by any ungodly chance you miss the show:
#PeerTube ( #VOD ): https://video.firesidefedi.live
#Castopod #Fedicast ( Audio ): https://audio.firesidefedi.live

Or, even on #YouTube: https://youtube.com/@btfree_org

#firesidefedi #fediverse #fedi #interview #freesoftware #opensource #userfreedom #freedom #resistance

...
This event is organized by the SABOA (FediVariety) with support from the Dutch Government (CIO-Rijk), the City of Amsterdam and NLnet Foundation.

Provide your topic! Get on board!
https://fedivariety.org/unconference

https://www.fedivariety.org/blog/light-the-fuse-put-it-in-play-noaw-unconference-call-for-participation

#jjugglingthefediverse #noaw #fediverse #event #unconference #fedi #opensocialweb #OpenSocialWebSociety #publicspaces #activitypub #publicInstitutions #cfp #callforparticipation #research #activism #ccc #amsterdam

3/3

...
Are you involved in Fediverse or ActivityPub development? Or are you part of a public institution already using the Fediverse for outreach? If so, this event is for you!

The NOAW unconference offers a chance to meet, share experiences, and collaboratively strengthen the development of alternative social media for the long term.

#jjugglingthefediverse #noaw #fediverse #event #unconference #fedi #opensocialweb #OpenSocialWebSociety #publicspaces #activitypub #publicInstitutions #cfp

2/3

Here it is: Light the fuse… Put it in play!
And spread the word!

NOAW unconference — Call for Participation!
Submit a topic! Get on board!

"Nodes on a Web: The Fediverse in/for Public Institutions”
Thu/Fri 19/20 March 2026, Amsterdam!

#jjugglingthefediverse #noaw #fediverse #event #unconference #fedi #opensocialweb #OpenSocialWebSociety #publicspaces #activitypub #publicInstitutions #cfp #callforparticipation #research #activism #ccc #amsterdam

1/3

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/115689198997943088

I’m proud to share my first blog as @Mastodon’s Community Director. Well the first one posted under my name at least 😉

Digital social networking is one of the most important threads in the fabric of our societies. Right now, we’re letting that thread be controlled by social media platforms that let advertisements for scams stay up because they’re profitable, and that use their algorithms to run human research experiments on us without our consent. That’s not the society I want.

“By making the news and truth contingent on advertising budgets we’ve created an environment where any narrative can win, as long as the storyteller is willing to pay. If we allow these conditions to continue, we will leave behind the voices that truly matter; the people and their public institutions. It is critical that those voices not be silenced forever. The promise of the #fediverse is the promise of a better way forward: free from ads and manipulative algorithms built by and for people like you, where #SocialSovereignty is a right and not a privilege.”

In this thread, we asked folks to crowdsource a list of resources so you can find your local representative. Find them, contact them, and tell them this: if you care about a free and just future, and if you care about #DigitalSovereignty, you must leave X and join the fediverse.

#ItsTimeToAbolishX #SocialWeb #Mastodon #SocialMedia

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/115689198997943088

I’m proud to share my first blog as @Mastodon’s Community Director. Well the first one posted under my name at least 😉

Digital social networking is one of the most important threads in the fabric of our societies. Right now, we’re letting that thread be controlled by social media platforms that let advertisements for scams stay up because they’re profitable, and that use their algorithms to run human research experiments on us without our consent. That’s not the society I want.

“By making the news and truth contingent on advertising budgets we’ve created an environment where any narrative can win, as long as the storyteller is willing to pay. If we allow these conditions to continue, we will leave behind the voices that truly matter; the people and their public institutions. It is critical that those voices not be silenced forever. The promise of the #fediverse is the promise of a better way forward: free from ads and manipulative algorithms built by and for people like you, where #SocialSovereignty is a right and not a privilege.”

In this thread, we asked folks to crowdsource a list of resources so you can find your local representative. Find them, contact them, and tell them this: if you care about a free and just future, and if you care about #DigitalSovereignty, you must leave X and join the fediverse.

#ItsTimeToAbolishX #SocialWeb #Mastodon #SocialMedia

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/115689198997943088

I’m proud to share my first blog as @Mastodon’s Community Director. Well the first one posted under my name at least 😉

Digital social networking is one of the most important threads in the fabric of our societies. Right now, we’re letting that thread be controlled by social media platforms that let advertisements for scams stay up because they’re profitable, and that use their algorithms to run human research experiments on us without our consent. That’s not the society I want.

“By making the news and truth contingent on advertising budgets we’ve created an environment where any narrative can win, as long as the storyteller is willing to pay. If we allow these conditions to continue, we will leave behind the voices that truly matter; the people and their public institutions. It is critical that those voices not be silenced forever. The promise of the #fediverse is the promise of a better way forward: free from ads and manipulative algorithms built by and for people like you, where #SocialSovereignty is a right and not a privilege.”

In this thread, we asked folks to crowdsource a list of resources so you can find your local representative. Find them, contact them, and tell them this: if you care about a free and just future, and if you care about #DigitalSovereignty, you must leave X and join the fediverse.

#ItsTimeToAbolishX #SocialWeb #Mastodon #SocialMedia

If you care about digital sovereignty and want to see your government join the #fediverse, contact them to say that #ItsTimeToAbolishX.

Help us make a list of how to get in touch with a representative in your area under this post, and don’t forget to #hashtag so your neighbours can find it 👇🏽 we’ll start:
#EU: https://commission.europa.eu/about/contact/representations-member-states_en
#USA: https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials

If you care about digital sovereignty and want to see your government join the #fediverse, contact them to say that #ItsTimeToAbolishX.

Help us make a list of how to get in touch with a representative in your area under this post, and don’t forget to #hashtag so your neighbours can find it 👇🏽 we’ll start:
#EU: https://commission.europa.eu/about/contact/representations-member-states_en
#USA: https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials

If you care about digital sovereignty and want to see your government join the #fediverse, contact them to say that #ItsTimeToAbolishX.

Help us make a list of how to get in touch with a representative in your area under this post, and don’t forget to #hashtag so your neighbours can find it 👇🏽 we’ll start:
#EU: https://commission.europa.eu/about/contact/representations-member-states_en
#USA: https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials

»The world needs social sovereignty« https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/12/the-world-needs-social-sovereignty/?Fedizen.EU #Fedizen #Fediverse #ActivityPub #News

Do you see sport content on the Social Web?

Sport is one of the biggest industries in the world. Not only does it provide entertainment, it builds communities.

But, we're wondering, how much sport content do you see here and what kind? Is it sports content that is relevant to you? What other sport content would you like to see?

Please feel free to share your thoughts in the replies and boost for more to get involved! ⚾

#SocialWeb #Sport #Poll #Fediverse #Mastodon #Sports #Football #F1 #Hockey #Rugby #Athletics #Chess #Running #Tennis

If you care about digital sovereignty and want to see your government join the #fediverse, contact them to say that #ItsTimeToAbolishX.

Help us make a list of how to get in touch with a representative in your area under this post, and don’t forget to #hashtag so your neighbours can find it 👇🏽 we’ll start:
#EU: https://commission.europa.eu/about/contact/representations-member-states_en
#USA: https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials

»The world needs social sovereignty« https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/12/the-world-needs-social-sovereignty/?Fedizen.EU #Fedizen #Fediverse #ActivityPub #News

Today I learnad about #wafrn, a Tumblr-like #fediverse component with an awesome straight-to-the-point manifesto :

https://wafrn.net/faq/user.html

I’ve heard that it has excellent compatibility with many other Fediverse software and, optionally, with Bluesky.

For those that prefer raw interfaces and customizable CSS.

https://join.wafrn.net/

A Tuesday that looks like a Monday.

Good morning, #BSDCafe
Good morning, #illumosCafe
Good morning, #Fediverse

The #Nextcloud server for the Federated Video Co-op Initiative is now fully online.

This marks a major step toward building the kind of organization we set out to create.

From the beginning, the core requirement was clear. Our infrastructure has to be open source. It cannot rely on Microsoft or Google. It cannot depend on any service with vendor lock-in. And it must be hosted entirely in Canada from top to bottom. That meant choosing a platform we can operate ourselves on Canadian hardware under Canadian law with no hidden dependencies. Nextcloud fits that mandate perfectly.

Here’s what this entails:

Nextcloud now serves as the central home for our governance work, documentation, file storage, onboarding, collaboration, project management, and video conferencing. It also includes an excellent email client.

For communication, we are currently testing Nextcloud Talk. At first glance it covers most of our needs. If it ends up falling short, Mattermost is our fallback option. Regardless of where we land for chat, Nextcloud remains the backbone for everything else.

One important clarification. The Signal group chat will not be retired. It continues to serve an important role for quick coordination and informal updates. Nextcloud is the system of record. Signal remains the fast lane for day-to-day back-and-forth.

Everyone who volunteers on an advisory basis will receive a Nextcloud account. These seats are free during the testing period. After three months, there will be a $5/month hosting cost per seat. This keeps the service sustainable and fully operated on Canadian infrastructure rather than relying on the large US tech stacks we are deliberately avoiding.

Most documents within Nextcloud will be made public once finalized. Exceptions will be limited to privacy and monetary matters. For transparency, we now have an open directory where the community can see our publicly viewable documents as they evolve:

https://cloud.fedeo.org/s/Wdt8LDMaE64gaXF

Now that the server is up and running, email updates will resume.

#VideoCoOp #OpenSource #CommunityOwned #Fediverse

The #Nextcloud server for the Federated Video Co-op Initiative is now fully online.

This marks a major step toward building the kind of organization we set out to create.

From the beginning, the core requirement was clear. Our infrastructure has to be open source. It cannot rely on Microsoft or Google. It cannot depend on any service with vendor lock-in. And it must be hosted entirely in Canada from top to bottom. That meant choosing a platform we can operate ourselves on Canadian hardware under Canadian law with no hidden dependencies. Nextcloud fits that mandate perfectly.

Here’s what this entails:

Nextcloud now serves as the central home for our governance work, documentation, file storage, onboarding, collaboration, project management, and video conferencing. It also includes an excellent email client.

For communication, we are currently testing Nextcloud Talk. At first glance it covers most of our needs. If it ends up falling short, Mattermost is our fallback option. Regardless of where we land for chat, Nextcloud remains the backbone for everything else.

One important clarification. The Signal group chat will not be retired. It continues to serve an important role for quick coordination and informal updates. Nextcloud is the system of record. Signal remains the fast lane for day-to-day back-and-forth.

Everyone who volunteers on an advisory basis will receive a Nextcloud account. These seats are free during the testing period. After three months, there will be a $5/month hosting cost per seat. This keeps the service sustainable and fully operated on Canadian infrastructure rather than relying on the large US tech stacks we are deliberately avoiding.

Most documents within Nextcloud will be made public once finalized. Exceptions will be limited to privacy and monetary matters. For transparency, we now have an open directory where the community can see our publicly viewable documents as they evolve:

https://cloud.fedeo.org/s/Wdt8LDMaE64gaXF

Now that the server is up and running, email updates will resume.

#VideoCoOp #OpenSource #CommunityOwned #Fediverse

Do you see sport content on the Social Web?

Sport is one of the biggest industries in the world. Not only does it provide entertainment, it builds communities.

But, we're wondering, how much sport content do you see here and what kind? Is it sports content that is relevant to you? What other sport content would you like to see?

Please feel free to share your thoughts in the replies and boost for more to get involved! ⚾

#SocialWeb #Sport #Poll #Fediverse #Mastodon #Sports #Football #F1 #Hockey #Rugby #Athletics #Chess #Running #Tennis

And we are FEDERATED! This is awesome!
Follow @WelcomeHome for all your Linux For Everyone videos, podcasts, news, and notes.

#Fediverse #Linux

Today I learnad about #wafrn, a Tumblr-like #fediverse component with an awesome straight-to-the-point manifesto :

https://wafrn.net/faq/user.html

I’ve heard that it has excellent compatibility with many other Fediverse software and, optionally, with Bluesky.

For those that prefer raw interfaces and customizable CSS.

https://join.wafrn.net/

Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi!

The #livestream will be on: https://stream.firesidefedi.live

Special Guest: @hfalcke
#Prof. #Astrophysics, columnist D/NL, #bestseller #author 'Lim Dunkeln/Light in the Darkness/Licht in de duisternisi' about the first image of a black hole shadow with the Event Horizon Telescope, that I was deeply involved in. Work at Radboud University, Nijmegen (NL), live near Cologne (D). Am a happy European, Christian, dad, and granddad.

So don't miss it!

It will happen on 10 December 2025 at 14:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-5 )

If by any ungodly chance you miss the show:
#PeerTube ( #VOD ): https://video.firesidefedi.live
#Castopod #Fedicast ( Audio ): https://audio.firesidefedi.live

Or, even on #YouTube: https://youtube.com/@btfree_org

#firesidefedi #fediverse #fedi #interview #freesoftware #opensource #userfreedom #freedom #resistance

In the Fediverse track at SFSCon, Jaz-Michael King spoke about:

Hiraeth and Hashtags: Building a Bilingual Community on the Fediverse

https://fediforum.org/2025-11-sfscon/

#fediforum #sfscon #fediverse #socialweb #iftas #tootwales

RE: https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/115685483678590908

I originally wrote this article for government agencies, but resharing it in the context of the quoted post, in case someone finds it helpful for sharing with their organizations.

Particularly the case studies and a list of scheduling tools might be relevant.

https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/fediverse-an-overview-for-government-agencies/

#fediverse #SocialMedia

Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi! TOMORROW

The #livestream will be on: https://stream.firesidefedi.live

Special Guest: @JoBlakelyArt
#Artist working in #oils, #acrylic, #digital, etc. Creating #portaits of people & pets in oil for commissions. Political and symoblic personal work. Social justice and compassion. Non Binary disabled, AuDHD, intersectional feminist artist.

So don't miss it!

It will happen on 09 December 2025 at 14:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-5 )

If by any ungodly chance you miss the show:
#PeerTube ( #VOD ): https://video.firesidefedi.live
#Castopod #Fedicast ( Audio ): https://audio.firesidefedi.live

Or, even on #YouTube: https://youtube.com/@btfree_org

#firesidefedi #fediverse #fedi #interview #freesoftware #opensource #userfreedom #freedom #resistance

friends! Yay!!

We were able “ by your donations “ to pay the first installment of Noor's tuition fees for her registration in medical school.
Noor is now a student in medical school!
It remains for us to pay the rest of the installment before the end of December as soon as possible.

Please donate.

Every time you donate $25, it is as if you are buying a small notebook for Noor

https://chuffed.org/project/150250-please-help-noor-an-18-year-old-from-gaza-who-dreams-of-becoming-a-doctor

#gaza #genocide #palestine #mutualaid #fediverse #medicine #education #collage

Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi! TOMORROW

The #livestream will be on: https://stream.firesidefedi.live

Special Guest: @JoBlakelyArt
#Artist working in #oils, #acrylic, #digital, etc. Creating #portaits of people & pets in oil for commissions. Political and symoblic personal work. Social justice and compassion. Non Binary disabled, AuDHD, intersectional feminist artist.

So don't miss it!

It will happen on 09 December 2025 at 14:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-5 )

If by any ungodly chance you miss the show:
#PeerTube ( #VOD ): https://video.firesidefedi.live
#Castopod #Fedicast ( Audio ): https://audio.firesidefedi.live

Or, even on #YouTube: https://youtube.com/@btfree_org

#firesidefedi #fediverse #fedi #interview #freesoftware #opensource #userfreedom #freedom #resistance

In the Fediverse track at SFSCon, Jaz-Michael King spoke about:

Hiraeth and Hashtags: Building a Bilingual Community on the Fediverse

https://fediforum.org/2025-11-sfscon/

#fediforum #sfscon #fediverse #socialweb #iftas #tootwales

Could we have a moment of appreciation for @deadsuperhero who runs (amongst other things) the Spectra.Video PeerTube server?

I'm just going through looking for accounts to feature on fedi.video and there is SO MUCH good stuff being hosted by Spectra.Video and Sean is paying all SV's bills.

If you enjoy PeerTube you might want to send some money to the SV OpenCollective to help Sean cover its costs:

➡️ https://opencollective.com/spectra-video

#PeerTube #Fediverse

EU Commission's X account has been removed after the EU fined X for transparency failures at the tune $150,000,000. I hope someone at the EU is paying attention to X's behavior as well as our growing community here on the #fediverse .

https://www.euractiv.com/news/x-blocks-eu-commissions-advertising-account-after-e120-million-fine/

EU Commission's X account has been removed after the EU fined X for transparency failures at the tune $150,000,000. I hope someone at the EU is paying attention to X's behavior as well as our growing community here on the #fediverse .

https://www.euractiv.com/news/x-blocks-eu-commissions-advertising-account-after-e120-million-fine/

friends! Yay!!

We were able “ by your donations “ to pay the first installment of Noor's tuition fees for her registration in medical school.
Noor is now a student in medical school!
It remains for us to pay the rest of the installment before the end of December as soon as possible.

Please donate.

Every time you donate $25, it is as if you are buying a small notebook for Noor

https://chuffed.org/project/150250-please-help-noor-an-18-year-old-from-gaza-who-dreams-of-becoming-a-doctor

#gaza #genocide #palestine #mutualaid #fediverse #medicine #education #collage

EU Commission's X account has been removed after the EU fined X for transparency failures at the tune $150,000,000. I hope someone at the EU is paying attention to X's behavior as well as our growing community here on the #fediverse .

https://www.euractiv.com/news/x-blocks-eu-commissions-advertising-account-after-e120-million-fine/

Do you see sport content on the Social Web?

Sport is one of the biggest industries in the world. Not only does it provide entertainment, it builds communities.

But, we're wondering, how much sport content do you see here and what kind? Is it sports content that is relevant to you? What other sport content would you like to see?

Please feel free to share your thoughts in the replies and boost for more to get involved! ⚾

#SocialWeb #Sport #Poll #Fediverse #Mastodon #Sports #Football #F1 #Hockey #Rugby #Athletics #Chess #Running #Tennis

Yay! My #Mastodon trifecta is now complete! My blue & orange (is it orange‽) #Plushtodon came in last night, & I opened it yesterday, but I was too tired to post about it as I just got off work.

But yes, I am excited that the two smaller Plushes arrived! Thanks @Mastodon for creating these!

Also…we need more #ActivityPub apps to create real world wearables or plushies, as they are great conversation starters for folks who are not familiar with the #Fediverse.

nate.mecca1.net/posts/2025-12-…

New blog post, a bit of an addendum to my older microblogging protocols comparison post(s) until I do an updated version at some point. It mostly just goes over a handful of big events and shifts I've personally noticed since my last post in the summer of 2024.

#activitypub #fediverse #nostr #at #bluesky

nate.mecca1.net/posts/2025-12-…

New blog post, a bit of an addendum to my older microblogging protocols comparison post(s) until I do an updated version at some point. It mostly just goes over a handful of big events and shifts I've personally noticed since my last post in the summer of 2024.

#activitypub #fediverse #nostr #at #bluesky

Yay! My #Mastodon trifecta is now complete! My blue & orange (is it orange‽) #Plushtodon came in last night, & I opened it yesterday, but I was too tired to post about it as I just got off work.

But yes, I am excited that the two smaller Plushes arrived! Thanks @Mastodon for creating these!

Also…we need more #ActivityPub apps to create real world wearables or plushies, as they are great conversation starters for folks who are not familiar with the #Fediverse.

Should we tell 'em???!!

How would your feed look if you got to control what you saw on social media? - ABC News

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-08/chanel-contos-teach-us-consent-fix-our-feed/106107546

#Algorithms #Fediverse #Mastodon #SocialMedia #ILoveMastodon #Fedi #ABCNewsAustralia

Should we tell 'em???!!

How would your feed look if you got to control what you saw on social media? - ABC News

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-08/chanel-contos-teach-us-consent-fix-our-feed/106107546

#Algorithms #Fediverse #Mastodon #SocialMedia #ILoveMastodon #Fedi #ABCNewsAustralia

This makes my blood boil;

https://cathode.church/fedi-scraper-counter.html

No distinction between malicious scraping and people building useful fedi tools, or just making rookie mistakes like that poor ContentNation guy;

https://wedistribute.org/2024/03/contentnation-mastodons-toxicity/

No assuming good faith. No fact-checking. No corrections or retractions either, when things turn out to be totally innocent.

If I was a employed by DataFarmers to hobble the growth of decentralised social media with dirty tricks, this is the kind of stuff I'd do.

#fediverse

Yay! My #Mastodon trifecta is now complete! My blue & orange (is it orange‽) #Plushtodon came in last night, & I opened it yesterday, but I was too tired to post about it as I just got off work.

But yes, I am excited that the two smaller Plushes arrived! Thanks @Mastodon for creating these!

Also…we need more #ActivityPub apps to create real world wearables or plushies, as they are great conversation starters for folks who are not familiar with the #Fediverse.

Yay! My #Mastodon trifecta is now complete! My blue & orange (is it orange‽) #Plushtodon came in last night, & I opened it yesterday, but I was too tired to post about it as I just got off work.

But yes, I am excited that the two smaller Plushes arrived! Thanks @Mastodon for creating these!

Also…we need more #ActivityPub apps to create real world wearables or plushies, as they are great conversation starters for folks who are not familiar with the #Fediverse.

Yay! My #Mastodon trifecta is now complete! My blue & orange (is it orange‽) #Plushtodon came in last night, & I opened it yesterday, but I was too tired to post about it as I just got off work.

But yes, I am excited that the two smaller Plushes arrived! Thanks @Mastodon for creating these!

Also…we need more #ActivityPub apps to create real world wearables or plushies, as they are great conversation starters for folks who are not familiar with the #Fediverse.

¿Qué es el fediverso?
#fediverse #ranacimento

Yay! My #Mastodon trifecta is now complete! My blue & orange (is it orange‽) #Plushtodon came in last night, & I opened it yesterday, but I was too tired to post about it as I just got off work.

But yes, I am excited that the two smaller Plushes arrived! Thanks @Mastodon for creating these!

Also…we need more #ActivityPub apps to create real world wearables or plushies, as they are great conversation starters for folks who are not familiar with the #Fediverse.

¿Qué es el fediverso?
#fediverse #ranacimento

Good news everyone! We hit our first milestone: maintenance is 100% funded. Thank you all ❤️

Next up: unlock the stretch goal to co‑design federated groups: community‑owned spaces to organise across the fediverse, with no server or platform lock‑in.

Read about why this matters and how it can empower communities: https://bonfirenetworks.org/posts/why-community-matters-groups-as-the-next-step-for-the-fediverse/

Support the campaign: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bonfire/community?refcode=tBIbwXI4dU25KvW4HBM0hQ

#Fediverse #FederatedGroups #CommunitySpaces #ActivityPub

Bonfire is the lego bricks of the fediverse, creating modular packages to build any kind of platform you can imagine.

The stretch goal is a community flavor that connects with the threadiverse at large.

You can help them click a few more bricks together, with some interesting reward options for your donation (for a very limited time - hurry!).

- Digital and physical artwork
- A Bonfire website theme
- 1-1 time with the devs

https://www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/bonfire/community

#Bonfire #Fediverse #FediFund #FediMech

Loops belongs to you, the people.

That means being transparent about where we're going and what we stand for.

Check out our manifesto + roadmap:

https://joinloops.org/our-mission#manifesto

https://joinloops.org/roadmap

#Loops #TikTok #Reels #Fediverse

#Fediverse を調べています。

毎日ウォッチしている日本語サーバーについて、2024年11月と2025年11月のデータを比較して、各指標の増減を見ました。

misskey.io は MAU, HYAU のデータを返しませんので、この項目の分析はしていません。

アカウントは皆さん増え、それ以上にポスト数も伸びています。伸び率の良いのは、mastodon.socialとsocial.vivaldi.netです。

MAU（過去1ヶ月でアクションのあったアカウント数）はすべてで減少しています。減少率（母数は2024年）はpawoo.netとmstdn.jpが大きいです。アクティブなアカウントが減少していると言うことです。

HYAU(半年でなんらかのアクションがあったアカウント数）はmastodon.socialとsocial.vivaldi.netでプラスで、それ以外はマイナスです。

日本語サーバー、もっとガンバレ！！

#prattohome

#Fediverse を調べています。

毎日ウォッチしている日本語サーバーについて、2024年11月と2025年11月のデータを比較して、各指標の増減を見ました。

misskey.io は MAU, HYAU のデータを返しませんので、この項目の分析はしていません。

アカウントは皆さん増え、それ以上にポスト数も伸びています。伸び率の良いのは、mastodon.socialとsocial.vivaldi.netです。

MAU（過去1ヶ月でアクションのあったアカウント数）はすべてで減少しています。減少率（母数は2024年）はpawoo.netとmstdn.jpが大きいです。アクティブなアカウントが減少していると言うことです。

HYAU(半年でなんらかのアクションがあったアカウント数）はmastodon.socialとsocial.vivaldi.netでプラスで、それ以外はマイナスです。

日本語サーバー、もっとガンバレ！！

#prattohome

RE: https://tech.lgbt/@themediumkahuna/115674261755295336

Aww thank you so much! 💖
I’m really happy you loved your holiday profile picture feedback like this truly makes my day! 🎄
It was a joy working on this piece.
If anyone is looking for custom artwork my commissions are open!

#christmas #christmasart #fediverse #fediart #fedibird #fed

@neil
The #Fediverse is more than just the #ActivityPub protocol. Diaspora, for example, does not use it and yet belongs to the Fediverse and it is one of the oldest service in the Fediverse.
Fediverse means that instances federate. There are different services: Mastodon, Pixelfed, Diaspora, Friendica, etc. See image.
This diversity has grown bottom up and is also desired by many users of the services. However, there is an app that captures much accounts and displays it in one timeline on the app. This is the Fedilab app: https://fedilab.app/ @apps

Since more people are coming to the Fediverse from commercial central platforms, there is often a desire to see everything with one account. For example, the topic was discussed intensively here (in German): https://mstdn.social/@bsi@social.bund.de/115310271673721787

@neil
The #Fediverse is more than just the #ActivityPub protocol. Diaspora, for example, does not use it and yet belongs to the Fediverse and it is one of the oldest service in the Fediverse.
Fediverse means that instances federate. There are different services: Mastodon, Pixelfed, Diaspora, Friendica, etc. See image.
This diversity has grown bottom up and is also desired by many users of the services. However, there is an app that captures much accounts and displays it in one timeline on the app. This is the Fedilab app: https://fedilab.app/ @apps

Since more people are coming to the Fediverse from commercial central platforms, there is often a desire to see everything with one account. For example, the topic was discussed intensively here (in German): https://mstdn.social/@bsi@social.bund.de/115310271673721787

Presenting the Alt Text Health Check image accessibility report #3.

https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/alt-text-health-check-image-accessibility-report-3/

#AltText #AltTextHealthCheck #accessibility #ImageDescription #fediverse

Data gathered on my experiment to scale down the size of the VPS hosting my #Mastodon instance.

Based on the data, the scaled down hosting experiment will come to an end later today when I migrate this instance to the more powerful hardware.

The $2/mo VPS specs were decent (1 vCPU, 3GB RAM, 100GB SSD), but with only one 1 vCPU the system got so overloaded from boosts that it affected availability. It definitely looks like it was not RAM pressure nor networking.

The $6/mo VPS has 2 vCPUs and ran my previous couple of instances without issues. On top of the extra vCPU, for the extra $4/mo I get one extra GB of RAM, a firewall and seven backups.

#mastoadmin #fediverse #fediadmin

Data gathered on my experiment to scale down the size of the VPS hosting my #Mastodon instance.

Based on the data, the scaled down hosting experiment will come to an end later today when I migrate this instance to the more powerful hardware.

The $2/mo VPS specs were decent (1 vCPU, 3GB RAM, 100GB SSD), but with only one 1 vCPU the system got so overloaded from boosts that it affected availability. It definitely looks like it was not RAM pressure nor networking.

The $6/mo VPS has 2 vCPUs and ran my previous couple of instances without issues. On top of the extra vCPU, for the extra $4/mo I get one extra GB of RAM, a firewall and seven backups.

#mastoadmin #fediverse #fediadmin

Bonfire is the lego bricks of the fediverse, creating modular packages to build any kind of platform you can imagine.

The stretch goal is a community flavor that connects with the threadiverse at large.

You can help them click a few more bricks together, with some interesting reward options for your donation (for a very limited time - hurry!).

- Digital and physical artwork
- A Bonfire website theme
- 1-1 time with the devs

https://www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/bonfire/community

#Bonfire #Fediverse #FediFund #FediMech

Week in Fediverse 2025-12-05

Servers

- stegodon v1.3.0
- Ktistec v3.2.2
- ActivityPub for WordPress v7.7.0
- snac v2.85
- tootik v0.20.3
- shops v0.1.6
- PieFed v1.3.6
- Forgejo monthly report - November 2025
- Lemmy Development Update November 2025

Clients

- Pachli v3.2.0
- Mastodon for iOS v2025.08
- Tusker v2025.3
- Voyager v2.41.0

Tools and Plugins

- Poduptime v5.6.1
- FIRES Server v0.8.0

Articles

- Mastodon creator shares what went wrong with Threads and ponders the future of the fediverse
- Why the #OMN works with #ActivityPub – And why we need a bridge to #p2p
- The Fediverse and Content Creation: Monetization
- Alt Text Health Check image accessibility report #3
- Is Pixelfed sawing off the branch that the Fediverse is sitting on?
- #OurFedi2025 - Fediverse Year in Review
- A review of Exit coolness I overlooked from the world of ActivityPub
- Fediverse Report – #145

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#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub

Previous edition: https://mitra.social/objects/019acbca-9a56-6825-a6da-5469fd8a40fd

Hello Fediverse

If everything works out according to plan, when I hit publish on this post it will show up in the #Fediverse. After a year of on-and-off attempts, to implement #ActivityPub on this website, with no success, I have hopefully cracked it! Well, when I say “I have hopefully cracked it,” what I mean is @pfefferle@mastodon.social and the #WordPress “open office hours” program, have cracked it. It turns out; if you have a problem with the WordPress ActivityPub plugin, the best thing to do is disable other plugins and, though a process of elimination, see if one of them is the issue. So big thanks to Mathias and WordPress for your help on this.

Now this is working and I am broadcasting out into the Fediverse, I feel like I should modify my content a little to appeal to all of you woke, leftists, godless, communists 🙂 out there. For a while I was far too smitten with the every little #Sustainability initiative, every little carbon reduction program, and every other bit of  #GreenWashing that was put out there by brands. Full confession I actually believed that ElonMusk wanted to save the planet! Yeh I know, I was naive…

While I do continue to applaud any actions that a corporation takes, that materially helps either people or planet, it’s clear that problems are systemic. We need corporations to shift from Shareholder Primacy to Stakeholder Capitalism, valuing environmental and social impact alongside profit. Or try someting completely different. Right now, if there is a more sustainable or ethical brand choice to be had, we should always take it, but we must understand, that we are not “saving the planet” with those choices, just minimising our impact. Nebula TV channel, Our Changing Climate,  has this excellent video on the subject of Ethical Consumerism.

It turns out, that whoever first pointed out “Corporations are Psychopaths” was mostly correct – How a corporation is designed to function, putting shareholders before people and planet, is psychopathic behaviour. (Psychopathic behaviour includes a lack of empathy and remorse, superficial charm, manipulation, and a disregard for social norms and the rights of others.) The only solution is to rewrite corporate charters and incorporation acts and include specific legal provisions that mandate environmental and social responsibility, shifting the core purpose of business beyond mere profit maximisation. Ultimately Corporations and their leaders are never going to fully act in the best interests of people and planet, because that’s not what they were created to do.

So the plan, for 2026, is to be posting more content here that challenges both brands and the whole system. To shine a light on the negative impacts to people and planet that brands are having. And to share more content about organisations and companies working on regeneration and decarbonisation.

Please follow and share your thoughts and ideas below.

#activitypub #branding #corporations #fediverse #sustaiability #sustainability #wordpress

Good news everyone! We hit our first milestone: maintenance is 100% funded. Thank you all ❤️

Next up: unlock the stretch goal to co‑design federated groups: community‑owned spaces to organise across the fediverse, with no server or platform lock‑in.

Read about why this matters and how it can empower communities: https://bonfirenetworks.org/posts/why-community-matters-groups-as-the-next-step-for-the-fediverse/

Support the campaign: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bonfire/community?refcode=tBIbwXI4dU25KvW4HBM0hQ

#Fediverse #FederatedGroups #CommunitySpaces #ActivityPub

Week in Fediverse 2025-12-05

Servers

- stegodon v1.3.0
- Ktistec v3.2.2
- ActivityPub for WordPress v7.7.0
- snac v2.85
- tootik v0.20.3
- shops v0.1.6
- PieFed v1.3.6
- Forgejo monthly report - November 2025
- Lemmy Development Update November 2025

Clients

- Pachli v3.2.0
- Mastodon for iOS v2025.08
- Tusker v2025.3
- Voyager v2.41.0

Tools and Plugins

- Poduptime v5.6.1
- FIRES Server v0.8.0

Articles

- Mastodon creator shares what went wrong with Threads and ponders the future of the fediverse
- Why the #OMN works with #ActivityPub – And why we need a bridge to #p2p
- The Fediverse and Content Creation: Monetization
- Alt Text Health Check image accessibility report #3
- Is Pixelfed sawing off the branch that the Fediverse is sitting on?
- #OurFedi2025 - Fediverse Year in Review
- A review of Exit coolness I overlooked from the world of ActivityPub
- Fediverse Report – #145

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#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub

Previous edition: https://mitra.social/objects/019acbca-9a56-6825-a6da-5469fd8a40fd

Hello Fediverse

If everything works out according to plan, when I hit publish on this post it will show up in the #Fediverse. After a year of on-and-off attempts, to implement #ActivityPub on this website, with no success, I have hopefully cracked it! Well, when I say “I have hopefully cracked it,” what I mean is @pfefferle@mastodon.social and the #WordPress “open office hours” program, have cracked it. It turns out; if you have a problem with the WordPress ActivityPub plugin, the best thing to do is disable other plugins and, though a process of elimination, see if one of them is the issue. So big thanks to Mathias and WordPress for your help on this.

Now this is working and I am broadcasting out into the Fediverse, I feel like I should modify my content a little to appeal to all of you woke, leftists, godless, communists 🙂 out there. For a while I was far too smitten with the every little #Sustainability initiative, every little carbon reduction program, and every other bit of  #GreenWashing that was put out there by brands. Full confession I actually believed that ElonMusk wanted to save the planet! Yeh I know, I was naive…

While I do continue to applaud any actions that a corporation takes, that materially helps either people or planet, it’s clear that problems are systemic. We need corporations to shift from Shareholder Primacy to Stakeholder Capitalism, valuing environmental and social impact alongside profit. Or try someting completely different. Right now, if there is a more sustainable or ethical brand choice to be had, we should always take it, but we must understand, that we are not “saving the planet” with those choices, just minimising our impact. Nebula TV channel, Our Changing Climate,  has this excellent video on the subject of Ethical Consumerism.

It turns out, that whoever first pointed out “Corporations are Psychopaths” was mostly correct – How a corporation is designed to function, putting shareholders before people and planet, is psychopathic behaviour. (Psychopathic behaviour includes a lack of empathy and remorse, superficial charm, manipulation, and a disregard for social norms and the rights of others.) The only solution is to rewrite corporate charters and incorporation acts and include specific legal provisions that mandate environmental and social responsibility, shifting the core purpose of business beyond mere profit maximisation. Ultimately Corporations and their leaders are never going to fully act in the best interests of people and planet, because that’s not what they were created to do.

So the plan, for 2026, is to be posting more content here that challenges both brands and the whole system. To shine a light on the negative impacts to people and planet that brands are having. And to share more content about organisations and companies working on regeneration and decarbonisation.

Please follow and share your thoughts and ideas below.

#activitypub #branding #corporations #fediverse #sustaiability #sustainability #wordpress

A given, but: Running #Mastodon on one CPU core results in times when the system is slowed to a crawl.

Migrating 900+ followers brought the server to its knees. The same when someone with more than a few hundred followers boosts a post.

But, on average the instance is a little slower, but manageable.

#mastoadmin #fediverse #fediadmin

A given, but: Running #Mastodon on one CPU core results in times when the system is slowed to a crawl.

Migrating 900+ followers brought the server to its knees. The same when someone with more than a few hundred followers boosts a post.

But, on average the instance is a little slower, but manageable.

#mastoadmin #fediverse #fediadmin

Week in Fediverse 2025-12-05

Servers

- stegodon v1.3.0
- Ktistec v3.2.2
- ActivityPub for WordPress v7.7.0
- snac v2.85
- tootik v0.20.3
- shops v0.1.6
- PieFed v1.3.6
- Forgejo monthly report - November 2025
- Lemmy Development Update November 2025

Clients

- Pachli v3.2.0
- Mastodon for iOS v2025.08
- Tusker v2025.3
- Voyager v2.41.0

Tools and Plugins

- Poduptime v5.6.1
- FIRES Server v0.8.0

Articles

- Mastodon creator shares what went wrong with Threads and ponders the future of the fediverse
- Why the #OMN works with #ActivityPub – And why we need a bridge to #p2p
- The Fediverse and Content Creation: Monetization
- Alt Text Health Check image accessibility report #3
- Is Pixelfed sawing off the branch that the Fediverse is sitting on?
- #OurFedi2025 - Fediverse Year in Review
- A review of Exit coolness I overlooked from the world of ActivityPub
- Fediverse Report – #145

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#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub

Previous edition: https://mitra.social/objects/019acbca-9a56-6825-a6da-5469fd8a40fd

Week in Fediverse 2025-12-05

Servers

- stegodon v1.3.0
- Ktistec v3.2.2
- ActivityPub for WordPress v7.7.0
- snac v2.85
- tootik v0.20.3
- shops v0.1.6
- PieFed v1.3.6
- Forgejo monthly report - November 2025
- Lemmy Development Update November 2025

Clients

- Pachli v3.2.0
- Mastodon for iOS v2025.08
- Tusker v2025.3
- Voyager v2.41.0

Tools and Plugins

- Poduptime v5.6.1
- FIRES Server v0.8.0

Articles

- Mastodon creator shares what went wrong with Threads and ponders the future of the fediverse
- Why the #OMN works with #ActivityPub – And why we need a bridge to #p2p
- The Fediverse and Content Creation: Monetization
- Alt Text Health Check image accessibility report #3
- Is Pixelfed sawing off the branch that the Fediverse is sitting on?
- #OurFedi2025 - Fediverse Year in Review
- A review of Exit coolness I overlooked from the world of ActivityPub
- Fediverse Report – #145

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#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub

Previous edition: https://mitra.social/objects/019acbca-9a56-6825-a6da-5469fd8a40fd

We are happy to welcome European Digital Rights @edri to our alliance for open networks and democratic public spheres! 👋

Great to have a truly 🇪🇺 organisation on our side!

Thanks so much for your support!✨️

#edri #Fediverse #socialweb

Good news everyone! We hit our first milestone: maintenance is 100% funded. Thank you all ❤️

Next up: unlock the stretch goal to co‑design federated groups: community‑owned spaces to organise across the fediverse, with no server or platform lock‑in.

Read about why this matters and how it can empower communities: https://bonfirenetworks.org/posts/why-community-matters-groups-as-the-next-step-for-the-fediverse/

Support the campaign: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bonfire/community?refcode=tBIbwXI4dU25KvW4HBM0hQ

#Fediverse #FederatedGroups #CommunitySpaces #ActivityPub

Good news everyone! We hit our first milestone: maintenance is 100% funded. Thank you all ❤️

Next up: unlock the stretch goal to co‑design federated groups: community‑owned spaces to organise across the fediverse, with no server or platform lock‑in.

Read about why this matters and how it can empower communities: https://bonfirenetworks.org/posts/why-community-matters-groups-as-the-next-step-for-the-fediverse/

Support the campaign: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bonfire/community?refcode=tBIbwXI4dU25KvW4HBM0hQ

#Fediverse #FederatedGroups #CommunitySpaces #ActivityPub

Good news everyone! We hit our first milestone: maintenance is 100% funded. Thank you all ❤️

Next up: unlock the stretch goal to co‑design federated groups: community‑owned spaces to organise across the fediverse, with no server or platform lock‑in.

Read about why this matters and how it can empower communities: https://bonfirenetworks.org/posts/why-community-matters-groups-as-the-next-step-for-the-fediverse/

Support the campaign: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bonfire/community?refcode=tBIbwXI4dU25KvW4HBM0hQ

#Fediverse #FederatedGroups #CommunitySpaces #ActivityPub

Good news everyone! We hit our first milestone: maintenance is 100% funded. Thank you all ❤️

Next up: unlock the stretch goal to co‑design federated groups: community‑owned spaces to organise across the fediverse, with no server or platform lock‑in.

Read about why this matters and how it can empower communities: https://bonfirenetworks.org/posts/why-community-matters-groups-as-the-next-step-for-the-fediverse/

Support the campaign: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bonfire/community?refcode=tBIbwXI4dU25KvW4HBM0hQ

#Fediverse #FederatedGroups #CommunitySpaces #ActivityPub

Fediverse Report #145 - this week's #fediverse news:

- @holos is a project currently in development that allows you to run an #activitypub server on your phone
- More on Threads' user statistics, which do indicate the platform's popularity in Asia

https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-145/

Good news everyone! We hit our first milestone: maintenance is 100% funded. Thank you all ❤️

Next up: unlock the stretch goal to co‑design federated groups: community‑owned spaces to organise across the fediverse, with no server or platform lock‑in.

Read about why this matters and how it can empower communities: https://bonfirenetworks.org/posts/why-community-matters-groups-as-the-next-step-for-the-fediverse/

Support the campaign: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bonfire/community?refcode=tBIbwXI4dU25KvW4HBM0hQ

#Fediverse #FederatedGroups #CommunitySpaces #ActivityPub

In the Fediverse track at SFSCon, Tobias Diekershoff spoke about:

Fediverse: Beyond text in the stream: An expedition into the Fediverse to discover uncharted services

https://fediforum.org/2025-11-sfscon/

#fediforum #sfscon #fediverse #socialweb

In the Fediverse track at SFSCon, Tobias Diekershoff spoke about:

Fediverse: Beyond text in the stream: An expedition into the Fediverse to discover uncharted services

https://fediforum.org/2025-11-sfscon/

#fediforum #sfscon #fediverse #socialweb

After reading about a major #Funkwhale instance shutting down, I'm wondering whether I should keep my podcast on open.audio.

https://blog.liberta.vip/libertadmin/its-over-for-liberta-audio

However, the idea of an audio app that uses #ActivityPub to be part of the #Fediverse is excellent.

Any suggestions on where to host a #podcast?

P. S. I just discovered @Castopod , an alternative to @funkwhale

I want to inspect which one is more stable, and if there are good servers as well. Feedback welcome!

Good news everyone! We hit our first milestone: maintenance is 100% funded. Thank you all ❤️

Next up: unlock the stretch goal to co‑design federated groups: community‑owned spaces to organise across the fediverse, with no server or platform lock‑in.

Read about why this matters and how it can empower communities: https://bonfirenetworks.org/posts/why-community-matters-groups-as-the-next-step-for-the-fediverse/

Support the campaign: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bonfire/community?refcode=tBIbwXI4dU25KvW4HBM0hQ

#Fediverse #FederatedGroups #CommunitySpaces #ActivityPub

Good news everyone! We hit our first milestone: maintenance is 100% funded. Thank you all ❤️

Next up: unlock the stretch goal to co‑design federated groups: community‑owned spaces to organise across the fediverse, with no server or platform lock‑in.

Read about why this matters and how it can empower communities: https://bonfirenetworks.org/posts/why-community-matters-groups-as-the-next-step-for-the-fediverse/

Support the campaign: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bonfire/community?refcode=tBIbwXI4dU25KvW4HBM0hQ

#Fediverse #FederatedGroups #CommunitySpaces #ActivityPub

Good news everyone! We hit our first milestone: maintenance is 100% funded. Thank you all ❤️

Next up: unlock the stretch goal to co‑design federated groups: community‑owned spaces to organise across the fediverse, with no server or platform lock‑in.

Read about why this matters and how it can empower communities: https://bonfirenetworks.org/posts/why-community-matters-groups-as-the-next-step-for-the-fediverse/

Support the campaign: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bonfire/community?refcode=tBIbwXI4dU25KvW4HBM0hQ

#Fediverse #FederatedGroups #CommunitySpaces #ActivityPub

Good news everyone! We hit our first milestone: maintenance is 100% funded. Thank you all ❤️

Next up: unlock the stretch goal to co‑design federated groups: community‑owned spaces to organise across the fediverse, with no server or platform lock‑in.

Read about why this matters and how it can empower communities: https://bonfirenetworks.org/posts/why-community-matters-groups-as-the-next-step-for-the-fediverse/

Support the campaign: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bonfire/community?refcode=tBIbwXI4dU25KvW4HBM0hQ

#Fediverse #FederatedGroups #CommunitySpaces #ActivityPub

Good news everyone! We hit our first milestone: maintenance is 100% funded. Thank you all ❤️

Next up: unlock the stretch goal to co‑design federated groups: community‑owned spaces to organise across the fediverse, with no server or platform lock‑in.

Read about why this matters and how it can empower communities: https://bonfirenetworks.org/posts/why-community-matters-groups-as-the-next-step-for-the-fediverse/

Support the campaign: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bonfire/community?refcode=tBIbwXI4dU25KvW4HBM0hQ

#Fediverse #FederatedGroups #CommunitySpaces #ActivityPub

Good news everyone! We hit our first milestone: maintenance is 100% funded. Thank you all ❤️

Next up: unlock the stretch goal to co‑design federated groups: community‑owned spaces to organise across the fediverse, with no server or platform lock‑in.

Read about why this matters and how it can empower communities: https://bonfirenetworks.org/posts/why-community-matters-groups-as-the-next-step-for-the-fediverse/

Support the campaign: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bonfire/community?refcode=tBIbwXI4dU25KvW4HBM0hQ

#Fediverse #FederatedGroups #CommunitySpaces #ActivityPub

Good news everyone! We hit our first milestone: maintenance is 100% funded. Thank you all ❤️

Next up: unlock the stretch goal to co‑design federated groups: community‑owned spaces to organise across the fediverse, with no server or platform lock‑in.

Read about why this matters and how it can empower communities: https://bonfirenetworks.org/posts/why-community-matters-groups-as-the-next-step-for-the-fediverse/

Support the campaign: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bonfire/community?refcode=tBIbwXI4dU25KvW4HBM0hQ

#Fediverse #FederatedGroups #CommunitySpaces #ActivityPub

Fediverse Report #145 - this week's #fediverse news:

- @holos is a project currently in development that allows you to run an #activitypub server on your phone
- More on Threads' user statistics, which do indicate the platform's popularity in Asia

https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-145/

After reading about a major #Funkwhale instance shutting down, I'm wondering whether I should keep my podcast on open.audio.

https://blog.liberta.vip/libertadmin/its-over-for-liberta-audio

However, the idea of an audio app that uses #ActivityPub to be part of the #Fediverse is excellent.

Any suggestions on where to host a #podcast?

P. S. I just discovered @Castopod , an alternative to @funkwhale

I want to inspect which one is more stable, and if there are good servers as well. Feedback welcome!

After reading about a major #Funkwhale instance shutting down, I'm wondering whether I should keep my podcast on open.audio.

https://blog.liberta.vip/libertadmin/its-over-for-liberta-audio

However, the idea of an audio app that uses #ActivityPub to be part of the #Fediverse is excellent.

Any suggestions on where to host a #podcast?

P. S. I just discovered @Castopod , an alternative to @funkwhale

I want to inspect which one is more stable, and if there are good servers as well. Feedback welcome!

We are happy to welcome European Digital Rights @edri to our alliance for open networks and democratic public spheres! 👋

Great to have a truly 🇪🇺 organisation on our side!

Thanks so much for your support!✨️

#edri #Fediverse #socialweb

RE: https://activitypub.blog/2025/11/25/join-us-for-office-hours-dec-1-5/

The last chance to talk with @obenland and me about the plugin, your problems, new ideas, the future, new features, ...

#fediverse #activitypub #wordpress

A new release of TootSDK - 21.3.0 📣

https://github.com/TootSDK/TootSDK/releases/tag/21.3.0

What's changed:

- Support mastodon experimental async refresh API @dale_price

Community contributions are greatly appreciated 🙌

#iOSDev #Swift #TootSDK #Fediverse

A new release of TootSDK - 21.3.0 📣

https://github.com/TootSDK/TootSDK/releases/tag/21.3.0

What's changed:

- Support mastodon experimental async refresh API @dale_price

Community contributions are greatly appreciated 🙌

#iOSDev #Swift #TootSDK #Fediverse

RE: https://activitypub.blog/2025/11/25/join-us-for-office-hours-dec-1-5/

The last chance to talk with @obenland and me about the plugin, your problems, new ideas, the future, new features, ...

#fediverse #activitypub #wordpress

mookie's #introduction / #reintroduction

it's me, hi. i'm the mookie, it's me.

i'm a serial #fediverse instance creator (and destroyer) and have been doing this since 2018. many will already be familiar with my name or my avatar.

i'm the father of two awesome kids. i love watching and talking about #movies. i'm a #gamer. i #run to eat. i'm a giant #starwars and #startrek nerd. i'm a born and raised #engineer.

my home is at https://ultramookie.com where i should be spending more time writing.

"#WebSocialBR is the first #fediverse event that will be held in #Brazil, on December 3rd in #Brasília. The event wants to “bring together community administrators, managers, parliamentarians, researchers, and communicators to exchange experiences and strengthen decentralized networks in the country”. The event draws backing from Brazil’s Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br), the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, and FediForum — organisated by @alquimidia
https://websocial.org.br/

Friends, I will be speaking tomorrow at #WebSocialBR, the open social web event in Brasilia. I'm so honored to be part of this exciting movement in Brazil, a country that is leading the way in digital rights. My talk will be in English, with simultaneous translation into Portuguese. Please join! #fediverse #socialweb

https://websocial.org.br/

Hello ex-twitter users!

We are boriken.social, a Mastodon instance creating a space for Puerto Ricans on the fediverse for Puerto Ricans both inside the archipelago and abroad.

You can register here. It might take a little bit of time since we are approving new requests manually to avoid spam. But here you are more than welcome!

#PuertoRico #MastodonPR #TwitterPR #Fediverse

Week in Fediverse 2025-11-28

Servers

- tootik v0.20.0
- Ktistec v3.2.1
- NodeBB v4.7.0
- Wafrn v2025.11.01
- Loops v1.0.0-beta.5
- Mitra v4.14.0
- Misskey v2025.11.1
- Omnom v0.8.0
- PieFed v1.3.5
- stegodon: An SSH-first federated blogging platform
- linkblocks: A federated network to bookmark, share and discuss good web pages with your friends

Clients

- Chihu v1.14.0
- Phanpy changelog

Tools and Plugins

- feed2fedi v3.4.0
- FIRES Server v0.7.0
- OwncastLive Panel: A GNOME Shell extension that monitors your favorite Owncast instances and notifies you when they go live

Articles

- Git as Federation Transport — Rethinking How Small Social Networks Talk to Each Other
- Now witness the power of this fully operational Fediverse!
- Fediverse onboarding resources
- Owncast Newsletter November 2025
- Fediverse Report – #144

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#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub

Previous edition: https://mitra.social/objects/019aa829-83b6-d369-eedb-8725125ced7b

In the #Fediverse there are now
716 media accounts federated by @Flipboard.
628 were active today.

Some accounts, that were active today are
@EuronewsCulture
@Hipertextual
@GoodNewsDE
@BBCNews
@RollingStoneIta

Find the whole list on:
➡️ https://fingolas.eu/fediverse/overview.html

Built by @mho

#MastodonMigration #SocialMedia #Mastodon #Media #Press #Newspaper #TwitterMigration #Newstodon

In the #Fediverse there are now
716 media accounts federated by @Flipboard.
628 were active today.

Some accounts, that were active today are
@EuronewsCulture
@Hipertextual
@GoodNewsDE
@BBCNews
@RollingStoneIta

Find the whole list on:
➡️ https://fingolas.eu/fediverse/overview.html

Built by @mho

#MastodonMigration #SocialMedia #Mastodon #Media #Press #Newspaper #TwitterMigration #Newstodon

In the Fediverse track at SFSCon, Mayel de Borniol and Ivan Minutillo spoke about:

Bonfire: Public Interest Social Networks

https://fediforum.org/2025-11-sfscon/

#fediforum #sfscon #fediverse #socialweb #bonfire

Good day all! Fireside Fedi Episode 63 is now live!

Special Guest: @elettrona
#allyEverywhere #accessibility #StopHIVStigma #UEqualsU

After the show:
#Peertube #VOD - https://video.firesidefedi.live/w/tviEt7xALE7bfJu7JD1VEo
#Castopod #Fedicast - https://audio.firesidefedi.live/@firesidefedi/episodes/elena-brescacin

#Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@btfree_org

All #Links - https://firesidefedi.live

#stream #interview #firesideFedi #FsF #people #peopleOverPlatforms #protocolsOverPlatforms #fedi #fediverse #open #internet #openInternet #podcast #show #episode #peertube #vod #castopod #writefreely #lemmy #boostplease #fedizen #btfree #bigTechFree #nonprofit #signup #tubeFree

If you're enjoying the show, please consider supporting our new nonprofit btfree.org at https://givebutter.com/btfree. We're currently running https://tubefree.org which is a moderated peertube open for signups right now!

Good luck! In the long run, there is only one serious defense against DDoS and other attacks: federation. I’m really looking forward to @forgejo
supporting federation for repository forks and pull requests.

#DDoS #attack #federation #fediverse #forgejo #opensource

"Als ich dann das #Fediverse entdeckte, war ich wirklich erleichtert: Viele der Menschen, die von den großen Plattformen verdrängt worden waren, hatten dort wieder einen sicheren Raum gefunden. Für mich fühlte es sich an, als wäre ich endlich wieder zuhause."

Digitale Selbstbestimmung
Freie Social-Media-Alternativen – Kontrolle behalten statt Algorithmen folgen

🔗 https://blog.wikimedia.de/2025/12/02/social-media-alternativen/

Looking for a Fediverse-friendly alternative to #Bandcamp?
https://bandwagon.fm is a platform connected to the #Fediverse and focused on fair, artist-driven music sharing.

Check out the artists/labels listed on https://fedi.punk.guide:

https://bandwagon.fm/@atemptatsonor
https://bandwagon.fm/@billycheesesteak
https://bandwagon.fm/@boundtotheearth
https://bandwagon.fm/@cucuy
https://bandwagon.fm/@hypnosoviet
https://bandwagon.fm/@jimmyhalliday
https://bandwagon.fm/@RobotsPrevail

#bandwagon #bandwagonfm #fedimusic #musicsharing #musicstreaming @benpate

Looking for a Fediverse-friendly alternative to #Bandcamp?
https://bandwagon.fm is a platform connected to the #Fediverse and focused on fair, artist-driven music sharing.

Check out the artists/labels listed on https://fedi.punk.guide:

https://bandwagon.fm/@atemptatsonor
https://bandwagon.fm/@billycheesesteak
https://bandwagon.fm/@boundtotheearth
https://bandwagon.fm/@cucuy
https://bandwagon.fm/@hypnosoviet
https://bandwagon.fm/@jimmyhalliday
https://bandwagon.fm/@RobotsPrevail

#bandwagon #bandwagonfm #fedimusic #musicsharing #musicstreaming @benpate

"Als ich dann das #Fediverse entdeckte, war ich wirklich erleichtert: Viele der Menschen, die von den großen Plattformen verdrängt worden waren, hatten dort wieder einen sicheren Raum gefunden. Für mich fühlte es sich an, als wäre ich endlich wieder zuhause."

Digitale Selbstbestimmung
Freie Social-Media-Alternativen – Kontrolle behalten statt Algorithmen folgen

🔗 https://blog.wikimedia.de/2025/12/02/social-media-alternativen/

The new overview over followers from big #media accounts in the #Fediverse:

@tazgetroete &
@tagesschau are big on #Friendica, #Hubzilla seems very German.

@ProPublica & @arstechnica are big on #Hometown, but the latter is the largest almost everywhere.

@mediapart seems very much concentrated on #Mastodon, @heiseonline is the only one seen from #Bluesky & the largest on #Mostr (comparable to @tagesschau)

I’ve been thinking a lot recently about #PeerTube, #Loops, #Bandwagon, and other platforms in the #Fediverse that are geared around artists. I might get flamed for this, and you’re welcome to disagree, but I think the network is in dire need of having support for commerce.

Not “Big Capitalism” commerce, but the ability for people to buy and sell things, support projects, and commission their favorite creators to keep making more stuff.

https://deadsuperhero.com/the-fediverse-and-content-creation-monetization/

I think I have identified a fairly significant flaw in how the #Fediverse currently operates. Hear me out.

The Fediverse currently consists of all sorts of different systems - #Mastodon, #Friendica , #Pixelfed , #PeerTube, #BookWyrm , and so forth. And while they are all connected via the #ActivityPub protocol, they all have different functionalities and different ways of presenting themselves. Which is as it should be, because Diversity Is Our Strength(TM).

However, it is here that the ActivityPub-based interactivity hits its limits - for usually, you can either experience the relevant system as it was intended, or you can interact with it, but not both - _unless_ you have an account on the same system (though not necessarily on the same instance).

Let's say that you are a Mastodon user who looks at another person's BookWyrm page. You scroll through their books, posts, and comments. Then you see some comment you want to comment on yourself, but can you do so?

Not directly. You need to figure out the URL of their comment, and then copy and paste that comment into the search bar of your Mastodon instance. Then it will show up in the same format as a Mastodon post, and you can interact with it - boost it, like it, comment on it.

Sure, it works, but it's a whole lot of tedious effort.

Or you can search for the user account in Mastodon and scroll through all their posts and comments as if they were a Mastodon user - and thus, you will miss out on all the unique user interface features of BookWyrm.

So what is missing?

Well, Mastodon already has an "Open original page" feature when looking at someone's post. What we need is an "Open original page AND AUTHENTICATE" feature. This way, the target instance (whatever software they are using) could acknowledge the viewer as an external user who could nevertheless fully interact with the local user interface, including the ability to boost, like, and make comments.

This is something that should be theoretically possible to implement, right? #FediHelp

Das Fediverse stirbt langsam

Wir können in den letzten Monaten einen deutlichen Rückgang der aktiven Nutzenden feststellen. Doch was genau sind die Gründe dafür und was können wir dagegen tun?

#Fediverse #Linux

https://gnulinux.ch/das-fediverse-stirbt-langsam

Fediverse is the best place to learn and meet other game and indie devs, hands down

#gamedev #indiedev #fediverse

Hallo, liebes (#grüne s) #Fediverse auf der #bdk2025. Schön mit Euch!

Fediverse is the best place to learn and meet other game and indie devs, hands down

#gamedev #indiedev #fediverse

Hey, #fediverse! Let's help @gimblll boost his sales by letting the whole world know of his amazing shoot'em up game Sektori - Out now on #steam, #ps5 and #xbox series X/S.

Every boost counts! ❤️

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGWsLyZ0KPU

#indiegame #games #shmup

🔴 Now live: 1st Brazilian #Fediverse Forum #WebSocialBR with @evan & @j12t

➡️ https://fediverse.tv/w/pMZr9K7RtyLLfa6JW2UVkP

➡️ works better: https://vdo.ninja/?scene&room=WebSocialBR2025

#ActivityPub #SaveSocial #SciComm #SocialMedia #digitalsovereignty

🔴 Now live: 1st Brazilian #Fediverse Forum #WebSocialBR with @evan & @j12t

➡️ https://fediverse.tv/w/pMZr9K7RtyLLfa6JW2UVkP

➡️ works better: https://vdo.ninja/?scene&room=WebSocialBR2025

#ActivityPub #SaveSocial #SciComm #SocialMedia #digitalsovereignty

The new overview over followers from big #media accounts in the #Fediverse:

@tazgetroete &
@tagesschau are big on #Friendica, #Hubzilla seems very German.

@ProPublica & @arstechnica are big on #Hometown, but the latter is the largest almost everywhere.

@mediapart seems very much concentrated on #Mastodon, @heiseonline is the only one seen from #Bluesky & the largest on #Mostr (comparable to @tagesschau)

In the Fediverse track at SFSCon, Tommi Marmo spoke about:

What is the Fediverse? Defining Values and Key Challenges.

https://fediforum.org/2025-11-sfscon/

#fediforum #sfscon #fediverse #socialweb

I see quite some posts on the topic of #monetisation on the #Fediverse. My opinion, in its simplest form, is that #ActivityPub connects people. In open, transparent and, yes, free ways. Think of AP as TCP/IP, but for people

With that in mind, note that TCP/IP itself has no features for monetisation. That is done on top of the protocol. This is how I would like to see monetisation in the fediverse too. As a separate thing on top of AP, never as inherent part of AP. My 2 cents (pun intended)

1/3

I think I have identified a fairly significant flaw in how the #Fediverse currently operates. Hear me out.

The Fediverse currently consists of all sorts of different systems - #Mastodon, #Friendica , #Pixelfed , #PeerTube, #BookWyrm , and so forth. And while they are all connected via the #ActivityPub protocol, they all have different functionalities and different ways of presenting themselves. Which is as it should be, because Diversity Is Our Strength(TM).

However, it is here that the ActivityPub-based interactivity hits its limits - for usually, you can either experience the relevant system as it was intended, or you can interact with it, but not both - _unless_ you have an account on the same system (though not necessarily on the same instance).

Let's say that you are a Mastodon user who looks at another person's BookWyrm page. You scroll through their books, posts, and comments. Then you see some comment you want to comment on yourself, but can you do so?

Not directly. You need to figure out the URL of their comment, and then copy and paste that comment into the search bar of your Mastodon instance. Then it will show up in the same format as a Mastodon post, and you can interact with it - boost it, like it, comment on it.

Sure, it works, but it's a whole lot of tedious effort.

Or you can search for the user account in Mastodon and scroll through all their posts and comments as if they were a Mastodon user - and thus, you will miss out on all the unique user interface features of BookWyrm.

So what is missing?

Well, Mastodon already has an "Open original page" feature when looking at someone's post. What we need is an "Open original page AND AUTHENTICATE" feature. This way, the target instance (whatever software they are using) could acknowledge the viewer as an external user who could nevertheless fully interact with the local user interface, including the ability to boost, like, and make comments.

This is something that should be theoretically possible to implement, right? #FediHelp

So, I can boost and reply to #Loops videos on #Mastodon. Not just a link—the actual videos will appear in the feed of anyone following me here.

The #Fediverse is so cool.

Hey everyone,

@joynewacc, @aseelfromgz, and I had the honour of speaking to one family from Gaza today and we’d like to welcome them to Gaza Verified.

They are:

• Ameen.Gaza (@ameengaza)

Please give them a warm welcome to Mastodon and to the fediverse, follow their account, and donate to their fundraiser if you can (and please share this so others can do the same).

Also, remember that you can find all our families who have fundraisers listed at the following page, ordered by those who have received the least in donations over the last week (on a rolling basis):

https://gaza-verified.org/donate/

Thank you for making Mastodon and the fediverse a safe space for our friends in Gaza and for your support.

💕

#Gaza #Palestine #GazaVerified #Mastodon #fediverse #newMembers #verification

Hey everyone,

@joynewacc, @aseelfromgz, and I had the honour of speaking to one family from Gaza today and we’d like to welcome them to Gaza Verified.

They are:

• Ameen.Gaza (@ameengaza)

Please give them a warm welcome to Mastodon and to the fediverse, follow their account, and donate to their fundraiser if you can (and please share this so others can do the same).

Also, remember that you can find all our families who have fundraisers listed at the following page, ordered by those who have received the least in donations over the last week (on a rolling basis):

https://gaza-verified.org/donate/

Thank you for making Mastodon and the fediverse a safe space for our friends in Gaza and for your support.

💕

#Gaza #Palestine #GazaVerified #Mastodon #fediverse #newMembers #verification

Hey everyone,

@joynewacc, @aseelfromgz, and I had the honour of speaking to one family from Gaza today and we’d like to welcome them to Gaza Verified.

They are:

• Ameen.Gaza (@ameengaza)

Please give them a warm welcome to Mastodon and to the fediverse, follow their account, and donate to their fundraiser if you can (and please share this so others can do the same).

Also, remember that you can find all our families who have fundraisers listed at the following page, ordered by those who have received the least in donations over the last week (on a rolling basis):

https://gaza-verified.org/donate/

Thank you for making Mastodon and the fediverse a safe space for our friends in Gaza and for your support.

💕

#Gaza #Palestine #GazaVerified #Mastodon #fediverse #newMembers #verification

"#WebSocialBR is the first #fediverse event that will be held in #Brazil, on December 3rd in #Brasília. The event wants to “bring together community administrators, managers, parliamentarians, researchers, and communicators to exchange experiences and strengthen decentralized networks in the country”. The event draws backing from Brazil’s Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br), the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, and FediForum — organisated by @alquimidia
https://websocial.org.br/

I think I have identified a fairly significant flaw in how the #Fediverse currently operates. Hear me out.

The Fediverse currently consists of all sorts of different systems - #Mastodon, #Friendica , #Pixelfed , #PeerTube, #BookWyrm , and so forth. And while they are all connected via the #ActivityPub protocol, they all have different functionalities and different ways of presenting themselves. Which is as it should be, because Diversity Is Our Strength(TM).

However, it is here that the ActivityPub-based interactivity hits its limits - for usually, you can either experience the relevant system as it was intended, or you can interact with it, but not both - _unless_ you have an account on the same system (though not necessarily on the same instance).

Let's say that you are a Mastodon user who looks at another person's BookWyrm page. You scroll through their books, posts, and comments. Then you see some comment you want to comment on yourself, but can you do so?

Not directly. You need to figure out the URL of their comment, and then copy and paste that comment into the search bar of your Mastodon instance. Then it will show up in the same format as a Mastodon post, and you can interact with it - boost it, like it, comment on it.

Sure, it works, but it's a whole lot of tedious effort.

Or you can search for the user account in Mastodon and scroll through all their posts and comments as if they were a Mastodon user - and thus, you will miss out on all the unique user interface features of BookWyrm.

So what is missing?

Well, Mastodon already has an "Open original page" feature when looking at someone's post. What we need is an "Open original page AND AUTHENTICATE" feature. This way, the target instance (whatever software they are using) could acknowledge the viewer as an external user who could nevertheless fully interact with the local user interface, including the ability to boost, like, and make comments.

This is something that should be theoretically possible to implement, right? #FediHelp

I think I have identified a fairly significant flaw in how the #Fediverse currently operates. Hear me out.

The Fediverse currently consists of all sorts of different systems - #Mastodon, #Friendica , #Pixelfed , #PeerTube, #BookWyrm , and so forth. And while they are all connected via the #ActivityPub protocol, they all have different functionalities and different ways of presenting themselves. Which is as it should be, because Diversity Is Our Strength(TM).

However, it is here that the ActivityPub-based interactivity hits its limits - for usually, you can either experience the relevant system as it was intended, or you can interact with it, but not both - _unless_ you have an account on the same system (though not necessarily on the same instance).

Let's say that you are a Mastodon user who looks at another person's BookWyrm page. You scroll through their books, posts, and comments. Then you see some comment you want to comment on yourself, but can you do so?

Not directly. You need to figure out the URL of their comment, and then copy and paste that comment into the search bar of your Mastodon instance. Then it will show up in the same format as a Mastodon post, and you can interact with it - boost it, like it, comment on it.

Sure, it works, but it's a whole lot of tedious effort.

Or you can search for the user account in Mastodon and scroll through all their posts and comments as if they were a Mastodon user - and thus, you will miss out on all the unique user interface features of BookWyrm.

So what is missing?

Well, Mastodon already has an "Open original page" feature when looking at someone's post. What we need is an "Open original page AND AUTHENTICATE" feature. This way, the target instance (whatever software they are using) could acknowledge the viewer as an external user who could nevertheless fully interact with the local user interface, including the ability to boost, like, and make comments.

This is something that should be theoretically possible to implement, right? #FediHelp

I think I have identified a fairly significant flaw in how the #Fediverse currently operates. Hear me out.

The Fediverse currently consists of all sorts of different systems - #Mastodon, #Friendica , #Pixelfed , #PeerTube, #BookWyrm , and so forth. And while they are all connected via the #ActivityPub protocol, they all have different functionalities and different ways of presenting themselves. Which is as it should be, because Diversity Is Our Strength(TM).

However, it is here that the ActivityPub-based interactivity hits its limits - for usually, you can either experience the relevant system as it was intended, or you can interact with it, but not both - _unless_ you have an account on the same system (though not necessarily on the same instance).

Let's say that you are a Mastodon user who looks at another person's BookWyrm page. You scroll through their books, posts, and comments. Then you see some comment you want to comment on yourself, but can you do so?

Not directly. You need to figure out the URL of their comment, and then copy and paste that comment into the search bar of your Mastodon instance. Then it will show up in the same format as a Mastodon post, and you can interact with it - boost it, like it, comment on it.

Sure, it works, but it's a whole lot of tedious effort.

Or you can search for the user account in Mastodon and scroll through all their posts and comments as if they were a Mastodon user - and thus, you will miss out on all the unique user interface features of BookWyrm.

So what is missing?

Well, Mastodon already has an "Open original page" feature when looking at someone's post. What we need is an "Open original page AND AUTHENTICATE" feature. This way, the target instance (whatever software they are using) could acknowledge the viewer as an external user who could nevertheless fully interact with the local user interface, including the ability to boost, like, and make comments.

This is something that should be theoretically possible to implement, right? #FediHelp

They're so close. Support @bonfire today and give the #fediverse an early Christmas present 🎁 🔥
https://www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/bonfire/community

Hey, #fediverse! Let's help @gimblll boost his sales by letting the whole world know of his amazing shoot'em up game Sektori - Out now on #steam, #ps5 and #xbox series X/S.

Every boost counts! ❤️

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGWsLyZ0KPU

#indiegame #games #shmup

I think I have identified a fairly significant flaw in how the #Fediverse currently operates. Hear me out.

The Fediverse currently consists of all sorts of different systems - #Mastodon, #Friendica , #Pixelfed , #PeerTube, #BookWyrm , and so forth. And while they are all connected via the #ActivityPub protocol, they all have different functionalities and different ways of presenting themselves. Which is as it should be, because Diversity Is Our Strength(TM).

However, it is here that the ActivityPub-based interactivity hits its limits - for usually, you can either experience the relevant system as it was intended, or you can interact with it, but not both - _unless_ you have an account on the same system (though not necessarily on the same instance).

Let's say that you are a Mastodon user who looks at another person's BookWyrm page. You scroll through their books, posts, and comments. Then you see some comment you want to comment on yourself, but can you do so?

Not directly. You need to figure out the URL of their comment, and then copy and paste that comment into the search bar of your Mastodon instance. Then it will show up in the same format as a Mastodon post, and you can interact with it - boost it, like it, comment on it.

Sure, it works, but it's a whole lot of tedious effort.

Or you can search for the user account in Mastodon and scroll through all their posts and comments as if they were a Mastodon user - and thus, you will miss out on all the unique user interface features of BookWyrm.

So what is missing?

Well, Mastodon already has an "Open original page" feature when looking at someone's post. What we need is an "Open original page AND AUTHENTICATE" feature. This way, the target instance (whatever software they are using) could acknowledge the viewer as an external user who could nevertheless fully interact with the local user interface, including the ability to boost, like, and make comments.

This is something that should be theoretically possible to implement, right? #FediHelp

I see quite some posts on the topic of #monetisation on the #Fediverse. My opinion, in its simplest form, is that #ActivityPub connects people. In open, transparent and, yes, free ways. Think of AP as TCP/IP, but for people

With that in mind, note that TCP/IP itself has no features for monetisation. That is done on top of the protocol. This is how I would like to see monetisation in the fediverse too. As a separate thing on top of AP, never as inherent part of AP. My 2 cents (pun intended)

1/3

They're so close. Support @bonfire today and give the #fediverse an early Christmas present 🎁 🔥
https://www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/bonfire/community

A lot of people are resistant to any kind of business uses for the #Fediverse , but consider this:

- While most of us here are rightfully scornful of #Capitalism , the notion of a "market economy" is not going to go away. There are innumerable small to midsized businesses in the world who _aren't_ like the Capitalists we know and loathe - they haven't established any monopolies, they haven't managed regulatory capture, and they are oppressed by Big Tech just as much as ordinary people are.

- For many such businesses, maybe even the majority, a #Facebook Business Page is more important than a website, and thus many such small businesses _only_ have a Facebook Business Page, since it is far easier to set up than hosting your own website on your own domain, it is easier for your customers to find you there (because #GoogleSucks ), and it is easier for you to interact with your customers as well.

I think it would be very worthwhile if the Fediverse would develop an alternative to Facebook Business Pages for such businesses.

A good example for an industry that could benefit from such "Fediverse Business Pages" would be the #TTRPG industry. While some gamers might whine that "RPG books cost too much these days!", the reality is that this is an industry that has razor-thin margins, and only the very biggest TTRPG companies have employees that number more than in the single digits. Every business decision they have to make must involve the question:

"Is this worth the effort?"

Well, if there _was_ a Fediverse Business Page system that was either easy to self-host, or easy to join on larger instances, and which had a similar design to Facebook Business Pages, then there wouldn't be much effort involved in adding the same material to the former if they already maintained the latter. And as #Meta declines, the Fediverse could gradually take its place.

What would such a Fediverse Business Page require? It would need an ActivityPub-enabled feed, of course. It would need a configurable link list that would point towards their product pages or sales platforms, as well as space for all the usual business information. And it would require a robust scheduling system with a calendar view (I used the one provided by Meta for a time, and I think it is possible to do better).

Did I miss any important features?

Oh, and the same system would work well for non-business organizations as well - whether clubs, NGOs, or even political parties!

Edit: I missed some and will correct it later.

Five of the largest verified accounts of #news organizations in the #Fediverse are:
@arstechnica
@mediapart
@tazgetroete
@heiseonline
@tagesschau

Interested in where the followers are? Have a look 👇🏼

And find a larger table over at:
https://fingolas.eu/fediverse/overview.html

I’ve been thinking a lot recently about #PeerTube, #Loops, #Bandwagon, and other platforms in the #Fediverse that are geared around artists. I might get flamed for this, and you’re welcome to disagree, but I think the network is in dire need of having support for commerce.

Not “Big Capitalism” commerce, but the ability for people to buy and sell things, support projects, and commission their favorite creators to keep making more stuff.

https://deadsuperhero.com/the-fediverse-and-content-creation-monetization/

What would you do?

If you could live in a world
where you didn't have to work.
What would you do?

Like in Star Trek, for example, where no one has to work because all goods are “replicated.”

Please share, lots of opinions would be great.
Thanks 🙏 ❤️

Comments are also very welcome, a discussion would be great.

#mastodon #fediverse #survey #boost #world #people #work #life #opinion #politics #philosophy #thoughts #freedom #rights #poll #share #comments #human

Friends, I will be speaking tomorrow at #WebSocialBR, the open social web event in Brasilia. I'm so honored to be part of this exciting movement in Brazil, a country that is leading the way in digital rights. My talk will be in English, with simultaneous translation into Portuguese. Please join! #fediverse #socialweb

https://websocial.org.br/

Spectra.video is an important PeerTube instance for the fediverse. Home to @fediforum @fedicon @decentered_podcast to name a few.
Costs are building up, and funding is needed. Let’s do this!
https://opencollective.com/spectra-video
#Fediverse #ActivityPub #fundraiser

Spectra.video is an important PeerTube instance for the fediverse. Home to @fediforum @fedicon @decentered_podcast to name a few.
Costs are building up, and funding is needed. Let’s do this!
https://opencollective.com/spectra-video
#Fediverse #ActivityPub #fundraiser

Friends, I will be speaking tomorrow at #WebSocialBR, the open social web event in Brasilia. I'm so honored to be part of this exciting movement in Brazil, a country that is leading the way in digital rights. My talk will be in English, with simultaneous translation into Portuguese. Please join! #fediverse #socialweb

https://websocial.org.br/

Friends, I will be speaking tomorrow at #WebSocialBR, the open social web event in Brasilia. I'm so honored to be part of this exciting movement in Brazil, a country that is leading the way in digital rights. My talk will be in English, with simultaneous translation into Portuguese. Please join! #fediverse #socialweb

https://websocial.org.br/

Friends, I will be speaking tomorrow at #WebSocialBR, the open social web event in Brasilia. I'm so honored to be part of this exciting movement in Brazil, a country that is leading the way in digital rights. My talk will be in English, with simultaneous translation into Portuguese. Please join! #fediverse #socialweb

https://websocial.org.br/

So, I can boost and reply to #Loops videos on #Mastodon. Not just a link—the actual videos will appear in the feed of anyone following me here.

The #Fediverse is so cool.

Three are from germany, they have an overlap of roughly 30k followers. But the rest not so much, for example just a couple of hundred between the french and the german ones.

And did you see? Three of the five are on their own instance, having much more control about their presence in the #Fediverse.

#SocialMedia #Media #Mastodon

Edit: I missed some and will correct it later.

Five of the largest verified accounts of #news organizations in the #Fediverse are:
@arstechnica
@mediapart
@tazgetroete
@heiseonline
@tagesschau

Interested in where the followers are? Have a look 👇🏼

And find a larger table over at:
https://fingolas.eu/fediverse/overview.html

Hey #fediverse people, I've an ask: If you appreciate all that I do for the fediverse and open social web, and you'd like to see me continue to do that work, please support my work financially.

Right now I'm having to look for work outside of the Fediverse because I simply cannot make ends meet.

I need €60-70k per year to support myself, with costs everywhere feeling increased (so that number may even be too low)

Right now, year to date, I've received a total of €20,170 in financial support from the community, and €22,450 from NLNet grants. I've also only had minimal freelance work this year, as I've been busy on grant work & try to focus on the fediverse & open social web.

So my total income isn't yet enough to be regularly sustainable. I've had problems being able to make rent payments this year because cashflow on grants comes in large chunks usually months after the work has been done.

So if you want to see me keep doing what I'm doing, please support my work!

https://support.thisismissem.social

Edit: I missed some and will correct it later.

Five of the largest verified accounts of #news organizations in the #Fediverse are:
@arstechnica
@mediapart
@tazgetroete
@heiseonline
@tagesschau

Interested in where the followers are? Have a look 👇🏼

And find a larger table over at:
https://fingolas.eu/fediverse/overview.html

Three are from germany, they have an overlap of roughly 30k followers. But the rest not so much, for example just a couple of hundred between the french and the german ones.

And did you see? Three of the five are on their own instance, having much more control about their presence in the #Fediverse.

#SocialMedia #Media #Mastodon

Edit: I missed some and will correct it later.

Five of the largest verified accounts of #news organizations in the #Fediverse are:
@arstechnica
@mediapart
@tazgetroete
@heiseonline
@tagesschau