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<p>Hey, all. One thing that’s different this year about the <a href="https://socialwebfoundation.org/2025/10/31/fosdem-2026-social-web-devroom-call-for-participation/" rel="nofollow">Social Web Devroom at FOSDEM 2026</a> is that we’re going to include talks about the organizational and social aspects of rolling out Open Source Fediverse software for individuals and communities. Last year, we focused pretty heavily on technical talks from the principle developers of FLOSS packages. This year, we want to make sure the other aspects of Fediverse growth and improvement are covered, too.</p><p>Consequently, <a href="https://socialwebfoundation.org/2024/11/27/how-to-make-a-great-social-web-devroom-presentation/" rel="nofollow">the guidance for last year’s event</a>, which was focused on how to make a great technical presentation, might seem a little outdated. But on reviewing it, I’ve found that it still has good advice for social and organizational talks. Just like software developers, community builders see problems and construct solutions for them. The solutions aren’t just about writing code, though; more often they involve bringing people together, assembling off-the-shelf tools, and making processes and rules for interaction.</p><p>Talks about Open Source software to implement ActivityPub and build the social web are still welcome, of course. We’re just expanding a bit to cover the human aspects of the Fediverse as well.</p><p>I’m looking forward to having the interesting discussions about bringing people together to make the Social Web. If you haven’t already, please consider submitting a talk to <a href="https://pretalx.fosdem.org/fosdem-2026/cfp" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="pretalx.fosdem.org/fosdem-2026/cfp"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pretalx.fosdem.org/fosdem-2026</span><span class="invisible">/cfp</span></a>. Select “Social Web” from the “Track” dropdown, and include the length of your talk (8/25/50) in the submission notes. The deadline is December 1, 2025, so get them in as soon as possible!</p> <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="type=&#x27;Article&#x27; attributed_to=None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://socialwebfoundation.org/2025/11/30/social-and-organizational-talks-at-fosdem-2026/">See Original Article</a> </small>

</p><p>Nos dias atuais é comum que se aponte as mídias sociais como fonte de males diversos da sociedade moderna. São bem menos frequentes os debates sobre alternativas possíveis, especialmente no âmbito da política pública. Parece ser mais fácil imaginar o fim do mundo do que pensar alternativas para o estado de dependência da cultura moderna em relação às plataformas de redes sociais centralizadas, dominadas por um pequeno grupo de empresários bilionários proprietários das big-techs.</p>1º WebSocialBR – Forum do Fediverso Brasileiro<br>03/12 em Brasília<p>Por isso saudamos a realização do 1º WebSocialBR, o Fórum do Fediverso Brasileiro, que acontecerá em Brasília no dia 03/12, no auditório do MCTI. Realizado pelo Instituto Alquimídia, com apoio do Comitê Gestor da Internet e do Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação, e também do Ibram-Museus, o evento pretende jogar luz sobre o universo das redes sociais descentralizadas, conhecida também como Web Social Aberta, ou Fediverso.</p><p>O evento irá apresentar experiências do governo brasileiro no âmbito do Fediverso, com exemplos como o Labjor da Unicamp, a iniciativa Uirapuru no Ibict, e também os experimentos do Ibram-Museus com a instância “social.museus.gov.br” e a Brasiliana Museus. Temos interesse em explorar o potencial das redes sociais descentralizadas no processo de transformação digital de museus brasileiros, e o Tainacan — aplicação de repositório digital em software livre (plugin WordPress) oferecida pelo Ibram — se mostra como uma ferramenta apropriada para facilitar este processo.</p><p>Será importante apresentar o que já formulamos (<a href="https://brasiliana.museus.gov.br/fediverso-um-experimento-com-redes-sociais-descentralizadas-e-museus/" rel="nofollow">Fediverso: um experimento com redes sociais descentralizadas e museus</a>, <a href="https://brasiliana.museus.gov.br/decolonizacao-digital-de-acervos-inovacao-amplia-o-raio-de-acao-de-museus/" rel="nofollow">Decolonização digital de acervos: inovação amplia o raio de ação de museus</a>), o que estamos experimentando (<a href="https://brasiliana.museus.gov.br/construindo-pontes-dos-museus-para-o-fediverso/" rel="nofollow">Construíndo pontes, dos museus para o Fediverso</a>), e algumas indicações do que pensamos para o futuro (Uma rede social para museus?). Queremos tornar possível, para museus que atraem audiências online, preservarem a memória da interação digital desse público com os itens de suas coleções, como extensão de seu acervo digital e para pesquisa.</p>O “Guia de Entrada para o Fediverso” será lançado pelo Ibram por ocasião de evento, em 03/12<p>Como resultado desta reflexão interna do Ibram-Museus, e em apoio à realização do 1º WebSocialBR, o Fórum do Fediverso Brasileiro, na próxima semana vamos lançar o “Guia de Entrada para o Fediverso” (aqui ainda em versão demo, para comentários e sugestões). Trata-se de um livreto digital com a informação básica para todos que tenham interesse em experimentar o universo das redes sociais descentralizadas. Queremos assim, convidar você a conhecer esta alternativa à captura promovida pelas plataformas centralizadas e seus algoritmos — faça o download do Guia (será lançado na quarta-feira 03/12, dia do evento) e dê os seus primeiros passos no Fediverso. <a href="https://navajowhite-woodcock-584436.hostingersite.com/inscricoes/" rel="nofollow">Inscrições aqui!</a></p> <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="type=&#x27;Article&#x27; attributed_to=None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://josemurilo.com/2025/12/01/1o-websocialbr-o-futuro-das-midias-sociais-em-debate/">See Original Article</a> </small>

<p>The big feature in <a href="https://github.com/toddsundsted/ktistec/compare/ab57a3c7...74f7666e" rel="nofollow">release v3.2.2</a> of Ktistec is pinned posts with support for the Mastodon Featured Posts collection. Federation works both ways—pin a post on Ktistec and it will show up as a pinned post on Mastodon and vice versa. When you refresh an actor profile, Ktistec also fetches and updates the actor&#x27;s pinned posts. This is another small step in the direction of supporting all features that Mastodon-compatible client applications expect to access via the API. It&#x27;s also useful in its own right.</p><p> The other major feature, which I posted a short video demonstrating <a href="https://epiktistes.com/objects/HEfQyY2fOTQ" rel="nofollow">here</a>, is X-Ray Mode. X-Ray Mode is a developer and power-user tool for inspecting ActivityPub JSON-LD representations of actors, objects, and other content. Pressing Ctrl+Shift+X on any page displays the data behind the page—like an x-ray. You can:</p><p>Cached Version: View the local JSON-LD representation stored in the Ktistec database<br>Remote Version: Fetch and view the original JSON-LD representation from the source server<br>Navigation: Click on any ActivityPub IRI to navigate to that object<br>History: Use Alt+Left and Alt+Right to navigate through your viewing history</p><p>This feature is useful for debugging federation issues, understanding ActivityPub structures, and verifying how content is stored and represented.</p><p>Here&#x27;s the full changelog for the release:</p><p>Added</p><p>Support for pinned posts and the Mastodon &quot;featured posts&quot; collection.<br>X-Ray Mode for viewing and navigating JSON-LD resource (actor, object, etc.) representations.<br>Back links on thread pages for easier navigation. (fixes <a href="/tags/1/" rel="tag">#1</a>)<br>License page for LibreJS compliance. (fixes <a href="/tags/127/" rel="tag">#127</a>)<br>Highlighting of recently fetched hashtagged posts.</p><p>Changed</p><p>Improved presentation of audio and video media.<br>Refactored theming/styling implementation.</p><p>The next release will focus on smaller features and bug fixes.</p><p>Enjoy!</p><p><a href="/tags/ktistec/" rel="tag">#ktistec</a> <a href="/tags/crystallang/" rel="tag">#crystallang</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#activitypub</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a></p>

<p>Reddit is officially on my hit list, and honestly, I’m just tired. I was banned for literally saying “I’m trans.” That’s it. No arguments, no insults, no rule breaking just existing as myself. What is actually going on with the internet right now?<br><br>On top of that, I also got banned from my favorite anime subreddit for sharing my thoughts about One Punch Man Season 3 specifically the episode with the Monster Garou encounter and saying it looked AI-generated. I wasn’t attacking anyone, I wasn’t being hostile, I was just trying to have a discussion.<br><br>Right now, Reddit feels really bad to be on. Moderation feels inconsistent and overly harsh, and it honestly feels like you can get punished just for speaking openly or having an opinion. I’m not even trying to fully drag Reddit anymore because I’m exhausted from constantly calling out platforms but this crossed a line.<br><br>I’m just frustrated. Being trans shouldn’t be controversial, and having a discussion about media shouldn’t get you kicked out of a community you enjoy. At this point, it feels like being honest online is treated like a problem, and I’m really over it.<br><br><a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/reddit/" rel="tag">#reddit</a> <a href="/tags/community/" rel="tag">#community</a></p>