fediverse

<p>Warm up the fire! We&#x27;re LIVE!</p><p>Taking Back the Internet: Federated Solutions for Public Organizations - Björn Wijers - E87</p><p><a href="/tags/owncast/" rel="tag">#owncast</a> <a href="/tags/streaming/" rel="tag">#streaming</a> <a href="/tags/interview/" rel="tag">#interview</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/fedi/" rel="tag">#fedi</a> <a href="/tags/people/" rel="tag">#people</a> <a href="/tags/show/" rel="tag">#show</a> <a href="/tags/firesidefedi/" rel="tag">#firesidefedi</a> <a href="/tags/fsf/" rel="tag">#FsF</a></p><p><a href="https://stream.firesidefedi.live" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>stream.firesidefedi.live</a></p>

<p>We added our Vivaldi Social server to the Fediverse on November 15th 2022. We are still, I believe, the only browser company that is fully behind the Fediverse. It is something we are very proud of! The Fediverse is the natural alternative to Big Tech social media, just like, IMHO, Vivaldi is the natural alternative to Big Tech browsers.</p><p><a href="/tags/vivaldi/" rel="tag">#Vivaldi</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/twitter/" rel="tag">#Twitter</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/meta/" rel="tag">#Meta</a> <a href="/tags/facebook/" rel="tag">#Facebook</a> <a href="/tags/instagram/" rel="tag">#Instagram</a> </p><p><a href="https://vivaldi.com/blog/news/vivaldi-social-a-new-mastodon-instance/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="vivaldi.com/blog/news/vivaldi-social-a-new-mastodon-instance/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">vivaldi.com/blog/news/vivaldi-</span><span class="invisible">social-a-new-mastodon-instance/</span></a></p>

<p>Week in Fediverse 2025-03-14</p><p>Servers</p><p>- <a href="https://codeberg.org/silverpill/mitra/releases/tag/v3.19.0" rel="nofollow">Mitra v3.19.0</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.3.6" rel="nofollow">Mastodon v4.3.6</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/releases/tag/v0.18.2" rel="nofollow">GoToSocial v0.18.2</a><br>- <a href="https://pleroma.social/announcements/2025/03/11/pleroma-release-2.9.1/" rel="nofollow">Pleroma v2.9.1</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/dimkr/tootik/releases/tag/0.15.4" rel="nofollow">tootik v0.15.4</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/misskey-dev/misskey/releases/tag/2025.3.1" rel="nofollow">Misskey v2025.3.1</a><br>- <a href="https://framagit.org/les/gancio/-/releases/v1.24.4" rel="nofollow">Gancio v1.24.4</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/neodb-social/neodb/releases/tag/0.11.5.1" rel="nofollow">NeoDB v0.11.5.1</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/kmycode/mastodon/releases/tag/kb17.3" rel="nofollow">kmyblue v17.3</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/releases/tag/v4.1.1" rel="nofollow">NodeBB v4.1.1</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/VernissageApp/VernissageServer/releases/tag/v1.4.0" rel="nofollow">Vernissage Server v1.4.0</a><br>- <a href="https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/03/trunk-tidbits-february-2025/" rel="nofollow">Trunk &amp; Tidbits, February 2025</a> (Mastodon)<br>- <a href="https://activitypub.ghost.org/actually-i-take-that-back/" rel="nofollow">Actually, I take that back</a> (Ghost)<br>- <a href="https://codeberg.org/gush/gush" rel="nofollow">Gush! - A federated social media platform for sharing the things you love</a><br>- <a href="https://fediversity.site/item/b69ce5a0-0c22-4933-8393-dce7100f4584" rel="nofollow">Forte: Nomadic fediverse server</a><br>- <a href="https://codeberg.org/barkshark/merp-relay" rel="nofollow">Merp Relay: Lightweight Fediverse message relay</a></p><p>Clients</p><p>- <a href="https://github.com/tateisu/SubwayTooter/releases/tag/v5.549" rel="nofollow">SubwayTooter v5.549</a><br>- <a href="https://toot.fedilab.app/@apps/114161968996262331" rel="nofollow">Fedilab v3.30.1</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon-android/releases/tag/v2.9.5" rel="nofollow">Mastodon for Android v2.9.5</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/Impressia/Impressia/releases/tag/3.1.0" rel="nofollow">Impressia v3.1.0</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/aeharding/voyager/releases/tag/2.25.0" rel="nofollow">Voyager v2.25.0</a><br>- <a href="https://mastodon.social/@cheeaun/114149642985452634" rel="nofollow">Phanpy changelog</a></p><p>Tools and Plugins</p><p>- <a href="https://github.com/JohnXLivingston/peertube-plugin-livechat/releases/tag/v12.0.3" rel="nofollow">PeerTube livechat plugin v12.0.3</a></p><p>For developers</p><p>- <a href="https://github.com/activitypods/activitypods/releases/tag/v2.1.0" rel="nofollow">ActivityPods v2.1.0</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/snarfed/granary/releases/tag/v8.1" rel="nofollow">Granary v8.1</a><br>- <a href="https://codeberg.org/bovine/roboherd" rel="nofollow">Roboherd: A framework for building Fediverse bots</a></p><p>Protocol</p><p>- <a href="https://www.w3.org/wiki/Activity_Streams/Primer/Tombstone_type" rel="nofollow">Activity Streams/Primer/Tombstone type</a></p><p>Articles</p><p>- <a href="https://blog.gelbphoenix.de/why-content-creators-should-consider-the-fediverse-2/" rel="nofollow">Why Content Creators should consider the Fediverse</a><br>- <a href="https://www.splitbrain.org/blog/2025-03/12-mastodon_to_gotosocial_migration" rel="nofollow">Mastodon to GoToSocial Migration</a><br>- <a href="https://fediversereport.com/fediverse-report-107/" rel="nofollow">Fediverse Report #107</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/01957251-017a-d6e9-a72a-7e34ac1e1a86" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mitra.social/objects/01957251-017a-d6e9-a72a-7e34ac1e1a86"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mitra.social/objects/01957251-</span><span class="invisible">017a-d6e9-a72a-7e34ac1e1a86</span></a></p>

<p>Arabi.gay is a Glitch Mastodon server for Arabs, people from the SWANA region or Arabic speakers (including all dialects) who are LGBTQIA+. Anyone over 18 is welcome to join.</p><p><img src="https://eggplant.place/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/Fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":Fediverse:" title=":Fediverse:"> <a href="https://arabi.gay" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>arabi.gay</a></p><p>You can find out more at <a href="https://arabi.gay/about" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>arabi.gay/about</a> or contact the admin <span class="h-card"><a href="https://arabi.gay/@ishraaf" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ishraaf</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/featuredserver/" rel="tag">#FeaturedServer</a> <a href="/tags/arab/" rel="tag">#Arab</a> <a href="/tags/arabic/" rel="tag">#Arabic</a> <a href="/tags/swana/" rel="tag">#SWANA</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtqia/" rel="tag">#LGBTQIA</a> <a href="/tags/gay/" rel="tag">#Gay</a> <a href="/tags/arabs/" rel="tag">#Arabs</a> <a href="/tags/northafrica/" rel="tag">#NorthAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/southwestasia/" rel="tag">#SouthWestAsia</a> <a href="/tags/glitch/" rel="tag">#Glitch</a> <a href="/tags/glitchmastodon/" rel="tag">#GlitchMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/freefediverse/" rel="tag">#FreeFediverse</a> <a href="/tags/العربية/" rel="tag">#العربية</a></p>

The most entertaining part about using <a href="/tags/snac/" rel="tag">#SNAC</a> for the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> is the metaness of &quot;Social Networks Are Crap&quot; 😁<br><br>It&#x27;s not quite as entertaining as recursive acronyms like <a href="/tags/gnu/" rel="tag">#GNU</a> and <a href="/tags/wine/" rel="tag">#WINE</a> but I&#x27;ll take it.<br><br><a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#linux</a> (adjacent)<br><br>

<p>Hmm.. In case you&#x27;re wondering which topics could be discussed on an unconference about fediverse integration in/for public institutions... <br>check out this preliminary overview:<br><a href="https://www.fedivariety.org/noaw-session-proposals" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.fedivariety.org/noaw-session-proposals"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.fedivariety.org/noaw-sessi</span><span class="invisible">on-proposals</span></a></p><p>wow... all kinds of topics still to be shaken *and* stirred at <a href="http://noaw.org" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">http://</span>noaw.org</a> of course—looking fwd!</p><p><a href="/tags/jugglingthefediverse/" rel="tag">#jugglingthefediverse</a> <a href="/tags/fedivariety/" rel="tag">#fedivariety</a> <a href="/tags/noaw/" rel="tag">#noaw</a> <a href="/tags/unconference/" rel="tag">#unconference</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/opensocialweb/" rel="tag">#opensocialweb</a> <a href="/tags/socials/" rel="tag">#socials</a> <a href="/tags/publicspaces/" rel="tag">#publicspaces</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#activitypub</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#research</a> <a href="/tags/activism/" rel="tag">#activism</a> <a href="/tags/ccc/" rel="tag">#ccc</a> <a href="/tags/amsterdam/" rel="tag">#amsterdam</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/snac/" rel="tag">#snac</a> is a pretty cool <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#activitypub</a> server software!</p><p>Super lightweight, no database, easy to set-up. </p><p>I will not replace my main <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#mastodon</a> instance with it, but i really have some other use cases for it, for example some bots or so. </p><p>And from what I saw, the code also is pretty nice to learn things from it. (me, a c programming noob)</p><p>Edit: Totally dumb of me to NOT post the Git repo in the first place 🤦‍♂️ <br><a href="https://codeberg.org/grunfink/snac2" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>codeberg.org/grunfink/snac2</a></p><p><a href="/tags/foss/" rel="tag">#foss</a> <a href="/tags/lightweigt/" rel="tag">#lightweigt</a> <a href="/tags/c/" rel="tag">#c</a> <a href="/tags/server/" rel="tag">#server</a> <a href="/tags/selfhosting/" rel="tag">#selfhosting</a></p>

<p>BigShoulders.city is a Hometown Mastodon server for Chicagoans, current, former and future. All sexualities, gender identities, races, levels of mobility and ages are welcome. A community of friends and neighbors across the Windy City.</p><p><img src="https://eggplant.place/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/Fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":Fediverse:" title=":Fediverse:"> <a href="https://bigshoulders.city" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>bigshoulders.city</a></p><p>Find out more at <a href="https://bigshoulders.city/about" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>bigshoulders.city/about</a> or contact the admins <span class="h-card"><a href="https://bigshoulders.city/@moderation" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>moderation</span></a></span> &amp; <span class="h-card"><a href="https://dads.cool/@alex" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>alex</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/featuredserver/" rel="tag">#FeaturedServer</a> <a href="/tags/chicago/" rel="tag">#Chicago</a> <a href="/tags/illinois/" rel="tag">#Illinois</a> <a href="/tags/chicagoan/" rel="tag">#Chicagoan</a> <a href="/tags/chicagoans/" rel="tag">#Chicagoans</a> <a href="/tags/hometown/" rel="tag">#Hometown</a> <a href="/tags/hometownmastodon/" rel="tag">#HometownMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/freefediverse/" rel="tag">#FreeFediverse</a></p>

<p>Someone is starting a Hubzilla managed hosting.</p><p><a href="https://unbranded.social" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>unbranded.social</a></p><p>They also have this: <a href="https://atmosphere.social" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>atmosphere.social</a></p><p>I sure hope it&#x27;s legit. 😆😅</p><p>(Hat tip to: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6i6n57nrkq6xavqbdo6bvkqr/post/3mcvgdyohkk2i" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6i6n57nrkq6xavqbdo6bvkqr/post/3mcvgdyohkk2i"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6i6n5</span><span class="invisible">7nrkq6xavqbdo6bvkqr/post/3mcvgdyohkk2i</span></a> )</p><p><a href="/tags/socialweb/" rel="tag">#SocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/opensocial/" rel="tag">#OpenSocial</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/atmosphere/" rel="tag">#ATmosphere</a> <a href="/tags/hubzilla/" rel="tag">#Hubzilla</a></p>

<p>Have you seen a <img src="https://eggplant.place/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/Fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":Fediverse:" title=":Fediverse:"> rainbow pentagon thing on here and wondered what it means?</p><p>It&#x27;s the logo of the Fediverse, the overall network which contains Mastodon, PeerTube, Pixelfed, BookWyrm, OwnCast and many other platforms that talk to each other using a common standard.</p><p>You can download a high quality version of the logo at:</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fediverse_logo_proposal.svg" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fediverse_logo_proposal.svg"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil</span><span class="invisible">e:Fediverse_logo_proposal.svg</span></a></p><p>Technically there can be no official logo on a decentralised network, but this is the most commonly-used logo.</p><p><a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/feditips/" rel="tag">#FediTips</a></p>

<p>Week in Fediverse 2025-02-14</p><p>Servers</p><p>- <a href="https://github.com/MbinOrg/mbin/releases/tag/v1.8.0" rel="nofollow">Mbin v1.8.0</a><br>- <a href="https://comam.es/snac/grunfink/p/1739177508.726783" rel="nofollow">snac v2.72</a><br>- <a href="https://join-lemmy.org/news/2025-02-10_-_Lemmy_Release_v0.19.9" rel="nofollow">Lemmy v0.19.9</a><br>- <a href="https://codeberg.org/flohmarkt/flohmarkt/releases/tag/0.8.0" rel="nofollow">flohmarkt v0.8.0</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/releases/tag/v0.17.4" rel="nofollow">GoToSocial v0.17.4</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/fedify-dev/hollo/releases/tag/0.5.0" rel="nofollow">Hollo v0.5.0</a><br>- <a href="https://manyfold.app/news/2025/02/12/release-v0-100-0.html" rel="nofollow">Manyfold v0.100.0</a><br>- <a href="https://codeberg.org/silverpill/mitra/releases/tag/v3.17.0" rel="nofollow">Mitra v3.17.0</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/Automattic/wordpress-activitypub/releases/tag/5.2.0" rel="nofollow">ActivityPub for WordPress v5.2.0</a><br>- <a href="https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/relay/-/releases/0.3.4" rel="nofollow">Pleroma ActivityRelay v0.3.4</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/neodb-social/neodb/releases/tag/0.11.4.7" rel="nofollow">NeoDB v0.11.4.7</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/dimkr/tootik/releases/tag/0.15.3" rel="nofollow">tootik v0.15.3</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/kmycode/mastodon/releases/tag/kb17.0" rel="nofollow">kmyblue v17.0</a><br>- <a href="https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/02/trunk-tidbits-january-2025/" rel="nofollow">Trunk &amp; Tidbits, January 2025</a><br>- <a href="https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/02/bringing-quote-posts-to-mastodon/" rel="nofollow">Bringing Quote Posts to Mastodon</a></p><p>Clients</p><p>- <a href="https://github.com/BDX-town/Mangane/blob/v1.13.6/CHANGELOG.md" rel="nofollow">Mangane v1.13.6</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/thunder-app/thunder/releases/tag/0.6.1" rel="nofollow">Thunder v0.6.1</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/Lo-Riot/fediboat" rel="nofollow">Fediboat: Mastodon TUI client with a Newsboat-like interface</a></p><p>Tools and Plugins</p><p>- <a href="https://event-federation.eu/2025/02/11/event-bridge-for-activitypub-1-0-0/" rel="nofollow">Event Bridge for ActivityPub v1.0.0</a> (WordPress plugin)<br>- <a href="https://github.com/akirk/enable-mastodon-apps/releases/tag/1.0.0" rel="nofollow">Enable Mastodon Apps for WordPress v1.0.0</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/RikudouSage/LemmyWebhook/releases/tag/v0.19.0" rel="nofollow">LemmyWebhook v0.19.0</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/rugk/mastodon-simplified-federation/releases/tag/v2.2.1" rel="nofollow">Mastodon – Simplified Federation v2.2.1</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/saiwal/Utsukta-hub-themes" rel="nofollow">Utsukta Hub themes: A collection of custom themes developed for Hubzilla</a></p><p>For developers</p><p>- <a href="https://github.com/fedify-dev/botkit/releases/tag/0.1.1" rel="nofollow">BotKit v0.1.1</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/TootSDK/TootSDK/releases/tag/13.0.0" rel="nofollow">TootSDK v13.0.0</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/AmaseCocoa/apsig" rel="nofollow">apsig: Signature implementation used in ActivityPub</a> (python)</p><p>Protocol</p><p>- <a href="https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/src/branch/main/fep/efda/fep-efda.md" rel="nofollow">FEP-efda: Followable objects</a></p><p>Articles</p><p>- <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/11/tumblr-to-join-the-fediverse-after-wordpress-migration-completes/" rel="nofollow">Tumblr to join the fediverse after WordPress migration completes</a><br>- <a href="https://fediversereport.com/last-week-in-fediverse-103/" rel="nofollow">Last Week in Fediverse #103</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/0194e1e4-74a9-17c1-c347-9674b1a3f9c9" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mitra.social/objects/0194e1e4-74a9-17c1-c347-9674b1a3f9c9"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mitra.social/objects/0194e1e4-</span><span class="invisible">74a9-17c1-c347-9674b1a3f9c9</span></a></p>

<p>Dear <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> I have an <a href="/tags/ettiquette/" rel="tag">#ettiquette</a> <a href="/tags/bestpractice/" rel="tag">#BestPractice</a> question.</p><p>When followed by what appears to be a bot (no posts, no <a href="/tags/infotoot/" rel="tag">#InfoToot</a> , nothing that looks like someone who might follow me, or that I would consider worth following), do I: a) ignore or b) block ? I am leaning towards “b”.</p>

<p>When exposing a <a href="/tags/crime/" rel="tag">#crime</a> is considered a crime, we are being ruled by criminals!</p><p>BELOW:<br>Murdered by ICE thugs. This is what <a href="/tags/stateterrorism/" rel="tag">#StateTerrorism</a> looks like. They tell US to stay calm. We’re not the one’s being violent here!!</p><p><a href="/tags/keithporter/" rel="tag">#KeithPorter</a><br><a href="/tags/reneenicolegood/" rel="tag">#ReneeNicoleGood</a><br><a href="/tags/alexpretti/" rel="tag">#AlexPretti</a><br><a href="/tags/silveriovillegasgonzales/" rel="tag">#SilverioVillegasGonzales</a><br><a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#healthcare</a> <a href="/tags/resistance/" rel="tag">#resistance</a> <a href="/tags/protest/" rel="tag">#protest</a> <a href="/tags/minnesota/" rel="tag">#minnesota</a> <a href="/tags/fuckice/" rel="tag">#fuckICE</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#immigration</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#texas</a> <a href="/tags/uspoli/" rel="tag">#uspoli</a> <a href="/tags/democracy/" rel="tag">#democracy</a> <a href="/tags/humanrights/" rel="tag">#humanrights</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@democracy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>democracy</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@politics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>politics</span></a></span> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#socialmedia</a> <a href="/tags/tiktok/" rel="tag">#tiktok</a> <a href="/tags/twitter/" rel="tag">#twitter</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/freedom/" rel="tag">#freedom</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#USA</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#Fascism</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a></p>

<p>I dream of being able to store my online social presence, identity, and history just as — an (organized) set of static files.</p><p>A set that I control.</p><p>And, I can (if I want to) host myself. (I.e., I am the &quot;source of truth&quot; / &quot;origin&quot; for my files.)</p><p>RE: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@reiver/116018261922778583" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mastodon.social/@reiver/116018261922778583"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@reiver/116018</span><span class="invisible">261922778583</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> <a href="/tags/fedidev/" rel="tag">#FediDev</a> <a href="/tags/fedidevs/" rel="tag">#FediDevs</a> <a href="/tags/fediux/" rel="tag">#FediUX</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/fediverseux/" rel="tag">#FediverseUX</a></p>

<p>I have been trying to think of ways of making the Fediverse more Friendly and Welcoming.</p><p>To people outside the Fediverse.</p><p>To people thinking of joining the Fediverse.</p><p>To people who recently joined the Fediverse.</p><p>And more.</p><p>...</p><p>What do YOU think could make the Fediverse more Friendly and Welcoming?</p><p>(Reply with your answers.)</p><p><a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/friendlyfediverse/" rel="tag">#FriendlyFediverse</a> <a href="/tags/spreadfediverse/" rel="tag">#SpreadFediverse</a> <a href="/tags/welcomingfediverse/" rel="tag">#WelcomingFediverse</a></p>

<p>Piefed is seeing a surge. 📈</p><p><a href="https://piefed.fediverse.observer/dailystats&amp;days=2000" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="piefed.fediverse.observer/dailystats&amp;days=2000"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">piefed.fediverse.observer/dail</span><span class="invisible">ystats&amp;days=2000</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a></p>

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<p>I just signed up for the <a href="/tags/fediforum/" rel="tag">#FediForum</a> &quot;Un-Workshop&quot; coming up in March. Who else is planning to sign in?</p><p>🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️</p><p>&quot;Growing the Open Social Web&quot; was already on my bingo card for 2026. I have my own ideas, but I&#x27;m more excited to hear what others have to say.</p><p><a href="https://fediforum.org/2026-03-growing-open-social-web/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fediforum.org/2026-03-growing-open-social-web/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fediforum.org/2026-03-growing-</span><span class="invisible">open-social-web/</span></a></p><p>If we blame misinformation on social media for the trouble in our democracies, then growing the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> (responsibly) may be our best path forward.</p>

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<p>Dads.cool and cooler.mom are Hometown Mastodon servers for parents of all kinds, including biological and non-biological parents, foster parents, adoptive parents and people of all gender identities:</p><p><img src="https://eggplant.place/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/Fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":Fediverse:" title=":Fediverse:"> <a href="https://dads.cool" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>dads.cool</a></p><p><img src="https://eggplant.place/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/Fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":Fediverse:" title=":Fediverse:"> <a href="https://cooler.mom" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>cooler.mom</a></p><p>You can find out more at <a href="https://dads.cool/about" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>dads.cool/about</a> and <a href="https://cooler.mom/about" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>cooler.mom/about</a> or contact the admins <span class="h-card"><a href="https://dads.cool/@alex" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>alex</span></a></span> &amp; <span class="h-card"><a href="https://cooler.mom/@sydney" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>sydney</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/featuredserver/" rel="tag">#FeaturedServer</a> <a href="/tags/parenting/" rel="tag">#Parenting</a> <a href="/tags/parents/" rel="tag">#Parents</a> <a href="/tags/kids/" rel="tag">#Kids</a> <a href="/tags/children/" rel="tag">#Children</a> <a href="/tags/families/" rel="tag">#Families</a> <a href="/tags/hometown/" rel="tag">#Hometown</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/freefediverse/" rel="tag">#FreeFediverse</a></p>

<p>It&#x27;s amazing to me how perfectly integrated Threads is into Mastodon, but the vice versa still isn&#x27;t true. Posts are kept in a separate category on Threads with little to no way to interact.</p><p>Did Meta give up on Fedi?</p><p><a href="/tags/threads/" rel="tag">#threads</a> <a href="/tags/meta/" rel="tag">#meta</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#activitypub</a></p>

<p>My fosdem talk is up! </p><p>I make a case for more platforms to support the ActivityPub client API, and how we should look beyond microblogging for future growth of the ‘verse</p><p><a href="https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/QK7XSV-activitypub-c2s/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/QK7XSV-activitypub-c2s/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event</span><span class="invisible">/QK7XSV-activitypub-c2s/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/c2s/" rel="tag">#c2s</a> <a href="/tags/fosdem/" rel="tag">#fosdem</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a></p>