activitypub

<p>The network effect for <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> is gaining some serious momentum right now. As more services adopt the protocol, more people, more communities and more content are added to the network making it increasingly more valuable for everyone. This will only accelerate in the coming months as Threads, Wordpress, Tumblr, Flipboard and others federate.</p><p>We&#x27;re still in early innings but there&#x27;s no way to put this genie back in the bottle. The open social Web / the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> is going to be huge.</p>

<p>One of my favorite parts of this interview with <span class="h-card"><a href="https://indieweb.social/@tchambers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tchambers</span></a></span> is when he wraps up with his 2024 predictions for the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> and <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> including the things he&#x27;s looking for as this crucial election year plays out. He gives a sweeping and insightful summary of the most important efforts now underway which will bear fruit this year.</p><p><a href="https://flipboard.video/w/bUFY8M7Jyrg8LWge3DGHFd?start=45m38s" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="flipboard.video/w/bUFY8M7Jyrg8LWge3DGHFd?start=45m38s"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">flipboard.video/w/bUFY8M7Jyrg8</span><span class="invisible">LWge3DGHFd?start=45m38s</span></a></p>

<p>Some recent <a href="/tags/smithereen/" rel="tag">#Smithereen</a> updates:<br>- Finished discussion boards in groups<br>- Server rules (with translations)<br>- New reporting flow, almost like Mastodon&#x27;s<br>- Moderators can now exclude content from reports<br>- ...as well as add extra content via the new &quot;content&quot; tab in user moderation UI<br>- Admins can now specify custom CSS for their server<br>- Admins can create announcements that display under the main menu for all users</p><p><a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#activitypub</a></p>

<p>Mastodon could really use tombstone placeholders when a reply is deleted so the tree/chain isn&#x27;t broken or orphaned.</p><p>I&#x27;ve implementing this in Loops, and it is a bit tricky federation wise, but it makes the experience much better.</p><p><a href="/tags/loops/" rel="tag">#loops</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#activityPub</a></p>

I&#x27;ve just updated my <a href="/tags/snac/" rel="tag">#Snac</a> instance, to version 2.85 👍 🎉<br>You don&#x27;t know Snac? But you should: <a href="https://codeberg.org/grunfink/snac2" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>codeberg.org/grunfink/snac2</a><br>A simple, minimalistic and well documented <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> instance server written in C, no database needed, totally JavaScript-free, no cookies either, not much bullshit.<br>Do you see this post? It comes from a Snac server.<br>The Fediverse is larger than you assume 😉<br><br><a href="/tags/snac2/" rel="tag">#snac2</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/frugalfediverse/" rel="tag">#frugalfediverse</a><br>

<p>Week in Fediverse 2025-08-15</p><p>Servers</p><p>- <a href="https://manyfold.app/news/2025/08/12/release-v0-121-0.html" rel="nofollow">Manyfold v0.121.0</a><br>- <a href="https://hub.somaton.com/item/952ad9c8-bf86-451e-bef8-039714e90fe4" rel="nofollow">Hubzilla v10.4.3</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/neodb-social/neodb/releases/tag/0.11.8.3" rel="nofollow">NeoDB v0.11.8.3</a><br>- <a href="https://git.sr.ht/~mariusor/oni" rel="nofollow">Oni: A single user ActivityPub server that supports Client to Server API</a></p><p>Clients</p><p>- <a href="https://mastodon.social/@Tusky/115004655628945040" rel="nofollow">Tusky v30.0</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/GeopJr/Tuba/releases/tag/v0.10.1" rel="nofollow">Tuba v0.10.1</a><br>- <a href="https://codeberg.org/cage/tinmop/src/tag/v0.9.9.14142135623730951/NEWS.org#headline-1" rel="nofollow">tinmop v0.9.9.14142135623730951</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/poppingmoon/aria/releases/tag/v1.3.6" rel="nofollow">Aria v1.3.6</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/christianjuth/blorp/releases/tag/v1.9.11" rel="nofollow">Blorp v1.9.11</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/heddxh/NeoDB-You" rel="nofollow">NeoDB You: A native Android App for NeoDB</a></p><p>For developers</p><p>- <a href="https://codeberg.org/silverpill/mitra/src/tag/apx-v0.16.0/apx_sdk/CHANGELOG.md" rel="nofollow">APx v0.16.0</a><br>- <a href="https://codeberg.org/funfedidev/fediverse-pasture-inputs/src/tag/0.1.16/CHANGES.md" rel="nofollow">fediverse-pasture-inputs v0.1.16</a></p><p>Articles</p><p>- <a href="https://wedistribute.org/2025/08/big-updates-are-coming-to-loops/" rel="nofollow">Big Updates Are Coming to Loops</a><br>- <a href="https://wedistribute.org/2025/08/is-meta-scraping-the-fediverse-for-ai/" rel="nofollow">Is Meta Scraping the Fediverse for AI?</a><br>- <a href="https://blog.anew.social/bridging-identity-with-account-links/" rel="nofollow">Bridging identity with account links</a><br>- <a href="https://jaz.co.uk/2025/08/14/there-is-one-fediverse-there-are-a-million-fediverses/" rel="nofollow">There is One Fediverse. There are a Million Fediverses</a><br>- <a href="https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-129/" rel="nofollow">Fediverse Report – #129</a></p><p>-----</p><p><a href="/tags/weekinfediverse/" rel="tag">#WeekInFediverse</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a></p><p>Previous edition: <a href="https://mitra.social/objects/01988be7-7a91-ee71-ece6-1684c60759e8" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mitra.social/objects/01988be7-7a91-ee71-ece6-1684c60759e8"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mitra.social/objects/01988be7-</span><span class="invisible">7a91-ee71-ece6-1684c60759e8</span></a></p>

<p>Takahe is one platform I never got to try. Similar to GtS in that the focus was on small to medium sized instances.</p><p><a href="https://github.com/jointakahe/takahe" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>github.com/jointakahe/takahe</a></p><p><a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a></p>

<p>In the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a>, most software is built around a specific platform model. One for microblogging, one for video, one for photos... and new ones will keep coming.<br>With <a href="/tags/holos/" rel="tag">#Holos</a>, your phone runs your own <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> server. You control your data and can use your own domain as your identity.<br>Built on the protocol, not a platform model, Holos is not limited to a single use case. One account that adapts to your needs.<br>That&#x27;s where we&#x27;re heading, and we hope for your support.</p><p><a href="/tags/holossocial/" rel="tag">#HolosSocial</a></p>

<p>Piefed has a new official test instance and the url is perfect.</p><p><a href="https://crust.piefed.social/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>crust.piefed.social/</a></p><p><a href="/tags/piefed/" rel="tag">#piefed</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#activitypub</a></p>

<p>Loops now supports NodeInfo ✨</p><p><a href="https://fedidb.com/software/loops" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>fedidb.com/software/loops</a></p><p><a href="/tags/loops/" rel="tag">#loops</a> <a href="/tags/nodeinfo/" rel="tag">#nodeInfo</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#activityPub</a></p>

<p>pillbug is a cohost-inspired client for GoToSocial and other Mastodon API-compatible ActivityPub servers. <a href="https://pillbug.vivl.im/about" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>pillbug.vivl.im/about</a> <a href="/tags/gotosocial/" rel="tag">#GoToSocial</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a></p>

Started the first iteration of <a href="/tags/snac/" rel="tag">#snac</a> (<a href="/tags/snac2/" rel="tag">#snac2</a>) customizing to match <a href="/tags/manpageblog/" rel="tag">#manpageblog</a>. It took a bite more time than initially expected but <span class="h-card"><a href="https://comam.es/snac/grunfink" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>grunfink</span></a></span> indeed made some great and clever ideas when creating snac. The function for attributes and tags in his C functions are a great idea and simplify it. I guess, I simply had added them statically... However, a preview is available right here (as said, still not perfect, more to be done soon):<br><br><a href="http://gyptazy.com/fedi/gyptazy/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">http://</span>gyptazy.com/fedi/gyptazy/</a><br><br><a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/alternatives/" rel="tag">#alternatives</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#activitypub</a> <a href="/tags/customizing/" rel="tag">#customizing</a><br>

<p>In other words, <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> and <a href="/tags/dataspaces/" rel="tag">#DataSpaces</a> alike tools for all the things ✨. Solid pods are brilliant btw - I got to work on a client project some months ago and I think the technology is already usable, with a lot more to come.</p><p><a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/data-integrity" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="spectrum.ieee.org/data-integrity"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">spectrum.ieee.org/data-integri</span><span class="invisible">ty</span></a></p>

<p>Via <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@ieeespectrum" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ieeespectrum</span></a></span>: </p><p>&quot;Web 3.0 is poised to change this dynamic by returning ownership to the data owners. This is not speculative; it’s already emerging. For example, <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> the protocol behind decentralized social networks like Mastodon, combines content sharing with built-in attribution.&quot; </p><p><a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/data-integrity" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="spectrum.ieee.org/data-integrity"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">spectrum.ieee.org/data-integri</span><span class="invisible">ty</span></a></p>

First, it looks a bit strange. HTML attributes, tags and elements wrapped in C? But it&#x27;s quick! And <span class="h-card"><a href="https://comam.es/snac/grunfink" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>grunfink</span></a></span> had a great idea of simplifying it with the helper functions to even close them again. The more I adjusted all the things in <a href="/tags/snac/" rel="tag">#snac</a> / <a href="/tags/snac2/" rel="tag">#snac2</a> to my personal needs, the closer I had a look to the code base after being absent to snac for almost a bit more than a year. He made a really great job!<br><br><a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#activitypub</a><br>

<p>Excited to share some great news from the <a href="/tags/creative/" rel="tag">#creative</a> community! <a href="https://oeee.cafe/" rel="nofollow">Oeee Cafe</a>, a fantastic <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/oekaki#Noun" rel="nofollow">oekaki</a> <a href="/tags/drawing/" rel="tag">#drawing</a> platform, just added <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> support today. This means all the amazing artwork being created there can now be shared and discovered across the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a>, which is such a wonderful step toward connecting creative communities.</p><p>Big shoutout to my friend <span class="h-card"><a href="https://hackers.pub/@jihyeok" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jihyeok</span></a></span> for building this platform and bringing it to the fediverse. It&#x27;s always inspiring to see developers creating spaces for artists and then opening them up to the broader federated community. If you&#x27;re into digital art or just appreciate seeing creative work, definitely worth checking out what people are sharing from Oeee Cafe on your timeline now. You can find me there at <span class="h-card"><a href="https://oeee.cafe/@hongminhee" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>hongminhee</span></a></span> if you want to connect!</p><p><a href="/tags/oekaki/" rel="tag">#oekaki</a></p>

<p>Here&#x27;s a thought, the more I make my blog compatible with the fediverse, at some point I can just use my blog instead of mastodon right? What would the benefit be to have a separate mastodon account? <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#activitypub</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#mastodon</a></p>

<p>Week in Fediverse 2025-08-22</p><p>Servers</p><p>- <a href="https://mitra.social/post/0198be5c-dfef-8dca-3ac4-b370a79d372f" rel="nofollow">Mitra v4.8.0</a><br>- <a href="https://manyfold.app/news/2025/08/20/release-v0-122-0.html" rel="nofollow">Manyfold v0.122.0</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/yukimochi/Activity-Relay/releases/tag/v2.0.10" rel="nofollow">yukimochi/Activity-Relay v2.0.10</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/toddsundsted/ktistec/releases/tag/v2.4.9" rel="nofollow">Ktistec v2.4.9</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/neodb-social/neodb/releases/tag/0.12.0" rel="nofollow">NeoDB v0.12.0</a><br>- <a href="https://codeberg.org/wafrn/wafrn/releases/tag/2025.08.02" rel="nofollow">Wafrn v2025.08.02</a><br>- <a href="https://badgefed.vocalcat.com/post/07-breaking-changes/" rel="nofollow">BadgeFed 0.1.1 — Breaking change: per-domain database filenames</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/cetra3/divedb" rel="nofollow">DiveDB: An open-source web application that allows Scuba Divers to catalogue and record their dives, dive sites, sealife and photos</a></p><p>Clients</p><p>- <a href="https://toot.fedilab.app/@apps/115072888239441639" rel="nofollow">Fedilab v3.34.1</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon-android/releases/tag/v2.10.0" rel="nofollow">Mastodon for Android v2.10.0</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/LemmyNet/jerboa/releases/tag/0.0.83" rel="nofollow">Jerboa v0.0.83</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/christianjuth/blorp/releases/tag/v1.9.12" rel="nofollow">Blorp v1.9.12</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/heddxh/NeoDB-You/releases/tag/v1.0.1" rel="nofollow">NeoDB You v1.0.1</a><br>- <a href="https://gitlab.com/mysocialportal/relatica/-/blob/v1.1.0/CHANGELOG.md" rel="nofollow">Relatica v1.1.0</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/0xZhangKe/Fread/releases/tag/1.5.0" rel="nofollow">Fread v1.5.0</a></p><p>Tools and Plugins</p><p>- <a href="https://github.com/RikudouSage/LemmyAutomod/releases/tag/v2.22.0" rel="nofollow">LemmyAutomod v2.22.0</a><br>- <a href="https://codeberg.org/rozodru/Bridge" rel="nofollow">Bridge Browser: A Privacy focused and Fediverse integrated fork of Firefox</a></p><p>For developers</p><p>- <a href="https://github.com/halcy/Mastodon.py/releases/tag/v2.1.0" rel="nofollow">Mastodon.py v2.1.0</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/michelcrypt4d4mus/fedialgo/releases/tag/v1.1.0" rel="nofollow">Fedialgo v1.1.0</a></p><p>Articles</p><p>- <a href="https://wedistribute.org/2025/08/introducing-crowdbucks/" rel="nofollow">CrowdBucks is a new payment system for the Fediverse</a><br>- <a href="https://newsletter.wedistribute.org/something-brewing/" rel="nofollow">Relay: August 22nd, 2025: Something Brewing</a></p><p>-----</p><p><a href="/tags/weekinfediverse/" rel="tag">#WeekInFediverse</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a></p><p>Previous edition: <a href="https://mitra.social/objects/0198afad-07f9-188f-bb86-e6c7d1e7b3b1" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mitra.social/objects/0198afad-07f9-188f-bb86-e6c7d1e7b3b1"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mitra.social/objects/0198afad-</span><span class="invisible">07f9-188f-bb86-e6c7d1e7b3b1</span></a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/smithereen/" rel="tag">#Smithereen</a> now supports pinned posts.</p><p><a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#activitypub</a> <a href="/tags/mastodev/" rel="tag">#mastodev</a></p>

<p>Today I discovered an interesting inconsistency in Activity Streams specs while investigating <a href="https://github.com/fedify-dev/fedify/issues/420" rel="nofollow">a Fedify issue</a>.</p><p>The question: How should we interpret URLs like &quot;icon&quot;: &quot;<a href="https://example.com/avatar.png" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>example.com/avatar.png</a>&quot;?</p><p>JSON-LD context (<a href="https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams</a>): @type: &quot;@id&quot; → “This is an IRI reference, dereference it to fetch an ActivityStreams object.”</p><p><a href="https://www.w3.org/wiki/Activity_Streams/Primer/URLs_as_values" rel="nofollow">Activity Streams Primer</a>: “assume that a bare string is the href of a Link object, not an id” (no dereferencing)</p><p>Result: JSON-LD processor-based implementations try to parse PNG files as JSON and fail.</p><p>Turns out <a href="https://github.com/w3c/activitystreams/issues/595" rel="nofollow">w3c/activitystreams#595</a> already discusses the same issue for href properties. <a href="https://github.com/w3c/activitystreams/issues/595#issuecomment-3282001769" rel="nofollow">I added a note</a> that icon, image, etc. have the same problem.</p><p>Once again reminded of how tricky spec work can be…</p><p><a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> <a href="/tags/fedify/" rel="tag">#Fedify</a> <a href="/tags/activitystreams/" rel="tag">#ActivityStreams</a> <a href="/tags/fedidev/" rel="tag">#fedidev</a> <a href="/tags/specifications/" rel="tag">#specifications</a></p>

<p>Hello Fediverse! </p><p>Today we&#x27;re taking another important step in our journey to fully federate Flipboard.</p><p>This morning we federated 1,000 Flipboard Magazines curated by the publishers we have been testing federation with in addition to 20 new publishers we are federating today. These include magazines like Adventure Travel by Outside, Eater DC by Eater, Explore NYC by Thrillist, Throwbacks by SPIN, and Climate Tech by Bloomberg.</p><p>Flipboard Magazines are a simple way to curate articles, images, videos and podcasts into a thematic feed. This powerful curation tool has been at the heart of Flipboard since 2012 with millions of magazines curated since about recipes, road trips, architecture, books, tech trends and so much more.</p><p>Federated magazines become native <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> feeds and can be followed by anyone on Mastodon. For example, check out my Following the Fediverse magazine <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@mike/following-the-fediverse-50uv65adz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>following-the-fediverse-mike</span></a></span> </p><p>I believe that thoughtfully curated feeds have the power to make social media a lot more effective and inspiring so I&#x27;m excited to bring millions of these magazines to the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> as we federate all public curators in the next few weeks.</p><p>Check out my Medium post for more details along with a list of some of the great magazines we federated today.</p><p><a href="https://medium.com/@mmccue/federating-flipboard-magazines-575a18297bd6" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="medium.com/@mmccue/federating-flipboard-magazines-575a18297bd6"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medium.com/@mmccue/federating-</span><span class="invisible">flipboard-magazines-575a18297bd6</span></a></p>

<p>Here’s a recent update by <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.social/@mike" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mike</span></a></span> about the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a>, and <a href="/tags/flipboard/" rel="tag">#flipboard</a> ’s role in federating magazines and content <a href="https://flipboard.medium.com/federating-flipboard-magazines-8c071dfad345" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="flipboard.medium.com/federating-flipboard-magazines-8c071dfad345"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">flipboard.medium.com/federatin</span><span class="invisible">g-flipboard-magazines-8c071dfad345</span></a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#activitypub</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/community/" rel="tag">#Community</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#education</a> <a href="/tags/flipboardusergroup/" rel="tag">#flipboardusergroup</a> <a href="https://flipboard.medium.com/federating-flipboard-magazines-8c071dfad345" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="flipboard.medium.com/federating-flipboard-magazines-8c071dfad345"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">flipboard.medium.com/federatin</span><span class="invisible">g-flipboard-magazines-8c071dfad345</span></a></p>

<p>I’ve complained there needs to be an easier way to move my posts to another ActivityPub platform. </p><p>But I’ll shush now after reading about Bluesky’s data export process. Good gracious. </p><p><a href="https://docs.bsky.app/blog/repo-export" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>docs.bsky.app/blog/repo-export</a></p><p><a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> <a href="/tags/atproto/" rel="tag">#ATProto</a></p>