<p>EDIT2: PeerTube is no longer using WebTorrent for Redundancy - see thread below<br> <br>PeerTube has RSS feeds with WebTorrent links. You can grab those links and seed whatever content you wish using a WebTorrent client without having to install an entire PeerTube instance. </p><p>What does this do? It helps alleviate some of the streaming costs of servers and ensures a smoother experience for everyone on the decentralized web.</p><p>Yay for open source platforms!</p><p><a href="https://webtorrent.io/desktop/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>webtorrent.io/desktop/</a></p><p><a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/peertube/" rel="tag">#PeerTube</a></p>
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<p>Just learned some frankly disconcerting stuff, accounts on <a href="/tags/private/" rel="tag">#private</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/platforms/" rel="tag">#platforms</a> that have more than 10,000 followers actually get paid. </p><p>This makes me sad. </p><p>But also glad that I am dedicated to the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a>, <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#mastodon</a> in particular.</p><p>I don’t say shit for clicks nor $$$$.</p><p>I am dedicated to the desimination of true factual <a href="/tags/information/" rel="tag">#information</a>.</p><p>I see the <a href="/tags/farright/" rel="tag">#FarRight</a> <a href="/tags/nazi/" rel="tag">#Nazi</a> <a href="/tags/propaganda/" rel="tag">#propaganda</a> <a href="/tags/disinformation/" rel="tag">#disinformation</a> campaign for what it is, & I hope to be a rock in the road on the way to their <a href="/tags/tyranny/" rel="tag">#tyranny</a>.</p><p>🤷🏼♀️</p>
<p>“Coun. Zeb King wants to see Canadian political leaders adopt alternative social media platforms like the Fediverse”</p><p>“He proposes the Fediverse, a decentralized social network built on the ActivityPub protocol, as a viable and privacy-focused alternative.”</p><p>“King has sought out Chris Alemany, a member of the team that runs SocialBC.ca, to help Botterell's staff get on Mastodon.”</p><p><a href="https://www.oakbaynews.com/local-news/central-saanich-councillor-calls-on-leaders-to-elbow-up-on-social-media-8125046" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.oakbaynews.com/local-news/central-saanich-councillor-calls-on-leaders-to-elbow-up-on-social-media-8125046"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.oakbaynews.com/local-news/</span><span class="invisible">central-saanich-councillor-calls-on-leaders-to-elbow-up-on-social-media-8125046</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@ZebKing" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ZebKing</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/@chris" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>chris</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://socialbc.ca/@chris" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>chris@socialbc.ca</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a></p>
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<p>We're experimenting with federated geosocial features in Bonfire, free from surveillance capitalism.<br>Check into your local community garden. Add location to mutual aid requests. Find tools nearby. <br>Imagine your local fablab or community center sharing check-ins, calendars, events, opening hours - all federated. A living hub for what's happening there.<br>🔧 <a href="https://github.com/bonfire-networks/bonfire-app/issues/1444" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="github.com/bonfire-networks/bonfire-app/issues/1444"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/bonfire-networks/bo</span><span class="invisible">nfire-app/issues/1444</span></a></p><p>This unlocks new possibilities for local organizing, let's explore together 🔥 </p><p><a href="/tags/geosocial/" rel="tag">#Geosocial</a> <a href="/tags/commonseconomy/" rel="tag">#CommonsEconomy</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/psa/" rel="tag">#PSA</a> <br><a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a>, nor the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> in general will never ask you to "verify" with payment details, especially not from a non-moderator account. If you get a message asking you to verify, it is a <a href="/tags/scam/" rel="tag">#Scam</a> <a href="/tags/bot/" rel="tag">#Bot</a>, and you should block and <a href="/tags/report/" rel="tag">#report</a> it to <a href="/tags/moderation/" rel="tag">#moderation</a>.</p><p>We are currently getting a wave of <a href="/tags/spam/" rel="tag">#spam</a> from bots like this. Again, do not even click the link, just block and report.</p><p>- TechHub Moderation</p>
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<p>Here's the THU-THU 🐘 <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> / <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/watchpartycalendar/" rel="tag">#WatchPartyCalendar</a> 📅for JULY 10-17, 2025</p><p>🚨UPDATES, links & details➡️ <a href="http://bit.ly/MastodonWatchParties" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">http://</span>bit.ly/MastodonWatchParties</a><br>⏰ All times US Eastern</p><p><a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/westerns/" rel="tag">#Westerns</a> <a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#Music</a> <a href="/tags/mysteries/" rel="tag">#Mysteries</a> <a href="/tags/action/" rel="tag">#Action</a> <a href="/tags/comedy/" rel="tag">#Comedy</a> <a href="/tags/movies/" rel="tag">#Movies</a> <a href="/tags/filmmastodon/" rel="tag">#FilmMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/cinemastodon/" rel="tag">#CineMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/watchpartyalert/" rel="tag">#WatchPartyAlert</a> </p><p>Note: <a href="/tags/couplinguk/" rel="tag">#CouplingUK</a> swaps out for <a href="/tags/laesoterica/" rel="tag">#LaEsoterica</a> this Tuesday</p><p>💐 THANK YOU FELLOW HOSTS 😎 <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@MatthewTitus88" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MatthewTitus88</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://universeodon.com/@MirrorAyako" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MirrorAyako</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@Taweret" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Taweret</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@lilymarswrites" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lilymarswrites</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@analgesicsleep" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>analgesicsleep</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@AnnOMalley" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>AnnOMalley</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@greenpepper22" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>greenpepper22</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://sunny.garden/@theotherbrook" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>theotherbrook</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lazybear.social/@hyde" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>hyde</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@rsmon77" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>rsmon77</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@silverseasun" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>silverseasun</span></a></span></p>
<p>Endlich ist es soweit: Unser PeerTube-Hosting ist released! 😊</p><p>Ab sofort kannst du bei uns deine eigene, dezentrale Videoplattform hosten – unabhängig und werbefrei.</p><p>Lade Videos hoch, streame live und teile deinen Kanal mit anderen Instanzen im Fediverse. 📽️</p><p><a href="https://ossrox.org/store/peertube" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>ossrox.org/store/peertube</a></p><p><a href="/tags/peertube/" rel="tag">#PeerTube</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/video/" rel="tag">#Video</a> <a href="/tags/hosting/" rel="tag">#hosting</a> <a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#opensource</a> <a href="/tags/unplugtrump/" rel="tag">#UnplugTrump</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#FediVerse</a> <a href="/tags/ossrox/" rel="tag">#Ossrox</a></p>
<p>Alongside our upcoming plans, we’ve already shipped several important features in recent releases. Here are some highlights of what’s now available in the ActivityPub plugin.</p>
<p>Onboarding</p>
<p>We’ve added an onboarding flow after plugin activation to help guide new users through key decisions — such as selecting the Actor Mode.</p>
<p>It’s also a great opportunity to explain Fediverse concepts for users who are new to them.</p>
<p>More details:</p>
<p>👉 5.9.0 — Easier onboarding for your Fediverse […]</p>
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<p><a href="https://activitypub.blog/2025/06/11/our-2025-roadmap-building-the-future-of-wordpress-federation/" rel="nofollow">Alongside our upcoming plans</a>, we’ve already shipped several important features in recent releases. Here are some highlights of what’s now available in the ActivityPub plugin.</p><p>Onboarding</p><p>We’ve added an onboarding flow after plugin activation to help guide new users through key decisions — such as selecting the Actor Mode.</p><p>It’s also a great opportunity to explain Fediverse concepts for users who are new to them.</p><p>More details:</p><p>👉 <a href="https://activitypub.blog/2025/05/14/5-9-0-easier-onboarding-for-your-fediverse-experience/" rel="nofollow">5.9.0 — Easier onboarding for your Fediverse experience</a></p><p>Move</p><p>The Move Activity is used by Mastodon to migrate accounts to different servers — and can also be used for domain or username changes.</p><p>In the WordPress ecosystem, one of the main motivations for implementing Move was to support changing the domain of a WordPress blog — a common scenario for WordPress site owners.</p><p>We’ve built a solid foundation in the plugin to both send and receive Move Activities. However, because Move is not yet widely adopted across the Fediverse, we’ve decided to pause further work on this feature until there is broader ecosystem support.</p><p>Account migration remains a crucial capability for a healthier, more portable social web. If you’re interested in the broader context and challenges around this, we recommend watching <a href="https://fediforum.org/2025-06/" rel="nofollow">Cory Doctorow’s keynote from the June FediForum</a>:</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_Gs1t0qe78" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_Gs1t0qe78"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_Gs1t</span><span class="invisible">0qe78</span></a></p><p>We’ll revisit this as the standard matures and more servers implement consistent handling of Move.</p><p>More details:</p><p>👉 <a href="https://github.com/Automattic/wordpress-activitypub/milestone/5" rel="nofollow">GitHub — Move Milestone</a></p><p>Outbox</p><p>Earlier versions of the plugin supported only the federation of custom post types, sending all messages in one bulk.</p><p>That approach works up to about 1000 followers, but does not support retries, logging, or error handling.</p><p>To support larger blogs or news sites — we needed a more robust system.</p><p>We now have mechanisms to:</p><p>Federate activities to more than 1000 followers.<br>Use a staggered delivery system that prioritizes servers.<br>Provide a stable and scalable architecture.<br>Support retries and error reporting.</p><p>This improved Outbox system also makes it easier for third-party plugin developers to federate their own content types in a reliable and scalable way.</p><p>More details:</p><p>👉 <a href="https://github.com/Automattic/wordpress-activitypub/milestone/4" rel="nofollow">GitHub — Outbox Milestone</a></p><p>Changelogs</p><p>These are just the major milestones. If you’re interested in everything we ship, be sure to subscribe or follow the blog — we publish detailed <a href="https://activitypub.blog/category/changelog/" rel="nofollow">changelog posts</a> with every new plugin release, listing all new features and improvements.</p><p>As always, we welcome your feedback and ideas — they help shape the future of the ActivityPub plugin and the growing WordPress Fediverse community! 🚀</p>
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<p>PieFed reaches 1.0 status, and two Lemmy apps announce experimental support for PieFed - <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@voyagerapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>voyagerapp</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card"><a href="https://kbin.earth/m/interstellar" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>interstellar</span></a></span> </p><p>I’ve tried Interstellar and it works! Voyager app I couldn’t login - yet.</p><p><a href="https://piefed.social/post/956553" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>piefed.social/post/956553</a></p><p><a href="/tags/piefed/" rel="tag">#PieFed</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a></p>
<p>Garden Stroll ~~ beautiful new floral art: <a href="https://1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/garden-stroll-lisa-s-baker.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/garden-stroll-lisa-s-baker.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featu</span><span class="invisible">red/garden-stroll-lisa-s-baker.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/garden/" rel="tag">#garden</a> <a href="/tags/floral/" rel="tag">#floral</a> <a href="/tags/flowers/" rel="tag">#flowers</a> <a href="/tags/colorful/" rel="tag">#colorful</a> <a href="/tags/bright/" rel="tag">#bright</a> <a href="/tags/cheery/" rel="tag">#cheery</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/artwork/" rel="tag">#artwork</a> <a href="/tags/wallart/" rel="tag">#wallart</a> <a href="/tags/homedecor/" rel="tag">#homedecor</a> <a href="/tags/artforhome/" rel="tag">#artforhome</a> <a href="/tags/artforsale/" rel="tag">#artforsale</a> <a href="/tags/buyintoart/" rel="tag">#buyintoart</a> <a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#mastoart</a> <a href="/tags/fediart/" rel="tag">#fediart</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/canvasprints/" rel="tag">#canvasprints</a> <a href="/tags/artprints/" rel="tag">#artprints</a> <a href="/tags/stationary/" rel="tag">#stationary</a> <a href="/tags/totebags/" rel="tag">#totebags</a> <a href="/tags/interiordesign/" rel="tag">#interiordesign</a> <a href="/tags/happyart/" rel="tag">#happyart</a> <a href="/tags/pattern/" rel="tag">#pattern</a> <a href="/tags/floralpattern/" rel="tag">#floralpattern</a> <a href="/tags/wednesday/" rel="tag">#Wednesday</a> <a href="/tags/pretty/" rel="tag">#pretty</a> <a href="/tags/whimsy/" rel="tag">#whimsy</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a></p>
<p>Some "Joy" for Wednesday. Newly added to my collection: <a href="https://1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/floral-joy-lisa-s-baker.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/floral-joy-lisa-s-baker.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featu</span><span class="invisible">red/floral-joy-lisa-s-baker.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/joy/" rel="tag">#joy</a> <a href="/tags/wordart/" rel="tag">#wordart</a> <a href="/tags/typography/" rel="tag">#typography</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/arte/" rel="tag">#arte</a> <a href="/tags/artwork/" rel="tag">#artwork</a> <a href="/tags/wallart/" rel="tag">#wallart</a> <a href="/tags/homedecor/" rel="tag">#homedecor</a> <a href="/tags/artforhome/" rel="tag">#artforhome</a> <a href="/tags/artforsale/" rel="tag">#artforsale</a> <a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#mastoart</a> <a href="/tags/fediart/" rel="tag">#fediart</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/flowers/" rel="tag">#flowers</a> <a href="/tags/floral/" rel="tag">#floral</a> <a href="/tags/colorful/" rel="tag">#colorful</a> <a href="/tags/bright/" rel="tag">#bright</a> <a href="/tags/cheery/" rel="tag">#cheery</a> <a href="/tags/artprints/" rel="tag">#artprints</a> <a href="/tags/canvasprints/" rel="tag">#canvasprints</a> <a href="/tags/puzzles/" rel="tag">#puzzles</a> <a href="/tags/totebags/" rel="tag">#totebags</a> <a href="/tags/stationary/" rel="tag">#stationary</a> <a href="/tags/happyart/" rel="tag">#happyart</a> <a href="/tags/buyintoart/" rel="tag">#buyintoart</a> <a href="/tags/pattern/" rel="tag">#pattern</a> <a href="/tags/interiordecor/" rel="tag">#interiordecor</a></p>
<p>Fun new Cat art: Pop Goes the Cat - <a href="https://1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/pop-goes-the-cat-lisa-s-baker.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/pop-goes-the-cat-lisa-s-baker.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featu</span><span class="invisible">red/pop-goes-the-cat-lisa-s-baker.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/cat/" rel="tag">#cat</a> <a href="/tags/catsofmastodon/" rel="tag">#CatsOfMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/mastocats/" rel="tag">#mastocats</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/arte/" rel="tag">#arte</a> <a href="/tags/artwork/" rel="tag">#artwork</a> <a href="/tags/wallart/" rel="tag">#wallart</a> <a href="/tags/homedecor/" rel="tag">#homedecor</a> <a href="/tags/artforhome/" rel="tag">#artforhome</a> <a href="/tags/artforsale/" rel="tag">#artforsale</a> <a href="/tags/buyintoart/" rel="tag">#buyintoart</a> <a href="/tags/cuteanimals/" rel="tag">#cuteanimals</a> <a href="/tags/kittycat/" rel="tag">#kittycat</a> <a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#mastoart</a> <a href="/tags/fediart/" rel="tag">#fediart</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/colorful/" rel="tag">#colorful</a> <a href="/tags/popart/" rel="tag">#popart</a> <a href="/tags/happyart/" rel="tag">#happyart</a> <a href="/tags/fun/" rel="tag">#fun</a> <a href="/tags/artprints/" rel="tag">#artprints</a> <a href="/tags/canvasprints/" rel="tag">#canvasprints</a> <a href="/tags/puzzles/" rel="tag">#puzzles</a> <a href="/tags/pink/" rel="tag">#pink</a> <a href="/tags/blue/" rel="tag">#blue</a> <a href="/tags/yellow/" rel="tag">#yellow</a> <a href="/tags/sunday/" rel="tag">#Sunday</a> <a href="/tags/caturday/" rel="tag">#caturday</a> <a href="/tags/totebags/" rel="tag">#totebags</a> <a href="/tags/stationary/" rel="tag">#stationary</a> <a href="/tags/whimsical/" rel="tag">#whimsical</a></p>
<p>Mastodon.scot is a Mastodon server intended for (but not limited to) users in Scotland or who identify as Scottish:</p><p><img src="https://eggplant.place/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/Fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":Fediverse:" title=":Fediverse:"> <a href="https://mastodon.scot" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>mastodon.scot</a></p><p>You can find out more at <a href="https://mastodon.scot/about" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>mastodon.scot/about</a> or contact the admin <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@trumpet" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>trumpet</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/featuredserver/" rel="tag">#FeaturedServer</a> <a href="/tags/scotland/" rel="tag">#Scotland</a> <a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/scots/" rel="tag">#Scots</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>New: Fediverse Report <a href="/tags/125/" rel="tag">#125</a> - This week's <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> news:</p><p>- <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Mastodon</span></a></span>'s 4.4 update brings more customisation, as well as the option to set referral headers to show that people indeed click on links<br>- Continued uncertainty around the UK's Online Safety Act, with Mastodon.social saying they "are still aligning on a way forward for people in the UK"<br>- new features and updates for PieFed<br>- <span class="h-card"><a href="https://techhub.social/@fedicon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>fedicon</span></a></span> will be August 1-2 in Vancouver!</p><p><a href="https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-125/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-125/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">connectedplaces.online/reports</span><span class="invisible">/fediverse-report-125/</span></a></p>
<p>👋 Everyone: see what you think:</p><p>The Seven Deadly <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> UX Sins Part 2: The Road To Redemption: <a href="https://www.timothychambers.net/2025/06/24/the-seven-deadly-fediverse-ux.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.timothychambers.net/2025/06/24/the-seven-deadly-fediverse-ux.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.timothychambers.net/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">6/24/the-seven-deadly-fediverse-ux.html</span></a></p><p>Don't claim that these are final answers - but hope they help continue constructive motion to final answers!</p><p>cc: <span class="h-card"><a href="https://oisaur.com/@renchap" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>renchap</span></a></span> @dansup <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@cheeaun" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cheeaun</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.coop/@scottjenson" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>scottjenson</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://backend.newsmast.org/@newsmast" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>newsmast</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://indieweb.social/@mike" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mike</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://macaw.social/@andypiper" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>andypiper</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@ricmac" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ricmac</span></a></span> @stevebate <span class="h-card"><a href="https://cosocial.ca/@evan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>evan</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://indieweb.social/@laurenshof" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>laurenshof</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://indieweb.social/@pfefferle" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pfefferle</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://venera.social/profile/fediversenews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>fediversenews</span></a></span> <a href="/tags/fedidev/" rel="tag">#fedidev</a> <a href="/tags/mastodev/" rel="tag">#mastodev</a></p>
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<p>We're pleased to announce that <a href="/tags/node/" rel="tag">#Node</a>.js support has been merged and will be available in <a href="/tags/botkit/" rel="tag">#BotKit</a> 0.3.0.</p><p>Now you can build your <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> bots with both <a href="/tags/deno/" rel="tag">#Deno</a> and Node.js, giving you more flexibility in choosing your preferred runtime environment.</p><p>Stay tuned for BotKit 0.3.0!</p><p><a href="/tags/fedidev/" rel="tag">#fedidev</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a></p>
<p>After months of work, I'm excited to share these updates to <a href="/tags/emissary/" rel="tag">#Emissary</a> that let you sell <a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#Music</a> on the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> with <a href="/tags/bandwagon/" rel="tag">#Bandwagon</a>.</p><p>* Use YOUR OWN Stripe account<br>* Sell music as digital downloads<br>* Sell exclusive memberships to band updates<br>* 0% fees from me</p><p>This is free for everyone now, and will become a part of Bandwagon Premier when it launches later this year. More details are in the blog post:</p><p><a href="https://bandwagon.fm/2025-july" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>bandwagon.fm/2025-july</a></p><p>Let's go make some noise.</p>
<p>Drupal.community is a Mastodon server focused on Drupal, free open source software and web development, but any content is welcome as long as it adheres to the code of conduct:</p><p><img src="https://eggplant.place/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/Fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":Fediverse:" title=":Fediverse:"> <a href="https://drupal.community" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>drupal.community</a></p><p>You can find out more at <a href="https://drupal.community/about" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>drupal.community/about</a> or contact the admin <span class="h-card"><a href="https://drupal.community/@pcambra" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pcambra</span></a></span> </p><p>cc @drupal</p><p><a href="/tags/featuredserver/" rel="tag">#FeaturedServer</a> <a href="/tags/drupal/" rel="tag">#Drupal</a> <a href="/tags/webdevelopment/" rel="tag">#WebDevelopment</a> <a href="/tags/webdev/" rel="tag">#WebDev</a> <a href="/tags/foss/" rel="tag">#FOSS</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>Darum machen wir <a href="/tags/bildungs/" rel="tag">#Bildungs</a>-Akteure im <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> erfolgreich:</p><p>> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> führt Krieg gegen <a href="/tags/universitäten/" rel="tag">#Universitäten</a>… <a href="/tags/russland/" rel="tag">#Russland</a> & <a href="/tags/china/" rel="tag">#China</a> haben… <a href="/tags/forschungskooperationen/" rel="tag">#Forschungskooperationen</a> gesprengt. [H]ierzulande:… Begeisterung für… <a href="/tags/demokratie/" rel="tag">#demokratie</a>- & <a href="/tags/wissenschaftsfeindliche/" rel="tag">#wissenschaftsfeindliche</a> Politik.</p><p>> Es ist nicht gelungen, einen… von Wertschätzung geprägten „Dialog auf Augenhöhe“ mit außerwissenschaftlichen Akteur*innen zu etablieren.¹</p><p>➡️ Dafür die beste Wahl: Fediverse!<br>👉 <a href="https://social-media-matrix.king-consult.de/index.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="social-media-matrix.king-consult.de/index.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">social-media-matrix.king-consu</span><span class="invisible">lt.de/index.html</span></a><br><a href="/tags/socialmediamatrix/" rel="tag">#SocialMediaMatrix</a></p><p>¹<a href="https://www.wissenschaftskommunikation.de/wissenschaft-ohne-widerstandskraft-90563/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.wissenschaftskommunikation.de/wissenschaft-ohne-widerstandskraft-90563/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.wissenschaftskommunikation</span><span class="invisible">.de/wissenschaft-ohne-widerstandskraft-90563/</span></a></p>
<p>Greetings 👋 <br><a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> </p><p>Guys let’s help if we can <a href="/tags/mutualaid/" rel="tag">#MutualAid</a> 275 euros so we can complete buying steel rods as we are only left with those right now for the house project and we need those before next week. </p><p>Anyone please reconsider supporting if you can. </p><p><a href="https://ko-fi.com/uggla/goal?g=23" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>ko-fi.com/uggla/goal?g=23</a></p><p>Please boost if you can’t support financially. <br>God bless. </p><p><a href="/tags/mutualaidrequest/" rel="tag">#MutualAidRequest</a> <a href="/tags/donation/" rel="tag">#donation</a></p>
<p>EDIT: You can purchase these items and have them shipped to the U.S.</p><p>I honestly can't believe I keep finding more fediverse merchandise. First up. Funkwhale!</p><p>This is confirmed as the official store for the platform. Of note, I think the mug is cool, and then a tote bag and beanie - haven't seen that at other places! No stickers...</p><p><a href="https://funkwhale.myspreadshop.de/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>funkwhale.myspreadshop.de/</a></p><p><a href="/tags/fedimerch/" rel="tag">#FediMerch</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a></p>
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<p>We're thrilled to highlight five outstanding contributions from the Korean Open Source Contribution Academy (<a href="/tags/ossca/" rel="tag">#OSSCA</a>) program participants who have been working on <a href="/tags/fedify/" rel="tag">#Fedify</a>! Their dedication and effort have significantly enhanced our <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> server framework.</p><p>First up is <span class="h-card"><a href="https://hackers.pub/@nyeong" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nyeong</span></a></span> with his monumental <a href="/tags/318 pr/" rel="tag">#318 PR</a>, implementing a SQLite-based key–value store to address <a href="/tags/274/" rel="tag">#274</a>. This contribution adds the SqliteKvStore class with full cross-runtime support for Node.js, Deno, and Bun through the new @fedify/sqlite package. His implementation includes atomic operations, TTL support, comprehensive test coverage, and careful attention to SQL injection prevention. This enables developers to use SQLite as a persistent storage backend while maintaining compatibility with Fedify's existing KvStore API—a crucial feature for production deployments!</p><p>Next, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://hackers.pub/@crohasang" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>crohasang</span></a></span> delivered an excellent quality-of-life improvement with <a href="/tags/341 pr/" rel="tag">#341 PR</a>, fixing <a href="/tags/257/" rel="tag">#257</a>. He enhanced the CLI to properly respect TTY status and the NO_COLOR environment variable, implementing intelligent color control across all CLI commands. The solution involved switching from @cliffy/ansi/colors to @std/fmt/colors, creating a helper function using Deno.inspect() to handle object formatting, and ensuring colors are correctly disabled when output is redirected to files. This makes the CLI much more pipe-friendly and suitable for automated workflows!</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://hackers.pub/@menele" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>menele</span></a></span> contributed a thoughtful enhancement with <a href="/tags/342 pr/" rel="tag">#342 PR</a>, addressing <a href="/tags/191/" rel="tag">#191</a>. She updated the fedify inbox command to display not just the activity type, but also the type of object contained within each activity—transforming output like "Create" into the more informative "Create(Note)" or "Undo" into "Undo(Follow)". This seemingly simple change required making the display function asynchronous to fetch the enclosed objects, significantly improving the debugging experience for developers!</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://hackers.pub/@woaol" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>woaol</span></a></span> tackled an important developer experience issue with <a href="/tags/329 pr/" rel="tag">#329 PR</a>, solving <a href="/tags/306/" rel="tag">#306</a>. Previously, the fedify init command would often install outdated versions of Fedify packages like @fedify/redis because version numbers were hardcoded in the CLI. They created a getLatestVersion() function that dynamically retrieves package versions from local metadata files, ensuring that developers always get the latest versions of all Fedify packages when initializing a new project. This improvement includes comprehensive test coverage and eliminates the frustration of starting a project with outdated dependencies!</p><p>Finally, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://hackers.pub/@kodingwarrior" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kodingwarrior</span></a></span> made a significant contribution with <a href="/tags/309 pr/" rel="tag">#309 PR</a>, implementing <a href="/tags/269/" rel="tag">#269</a>—NestJS integration! They created the @fedify/nestjs package with a FedifyModule that seamlessly integrates Fedify into NestJS applications. This includes proper middleware implementation, dependency injection support through NestJS's module system, and compatibility with both CommonJS and ESM environments. This opens up Fedify to the large NestJS developer community, making it easier than ever to build ActivityPub-enabled applications with this popular enterprise framework!</p><p>These contributions showcase the incredible talent and dedication of the OSSCA participants. From core infrastructure improvements to developer experience enhancements, each contribution makes Fedify better for the entire community. Thank you all for your hard work and welcome to the Fedify contributor family! 🚀</p><p>We're looking forward to seeing more amazing contributions from the OSSCA program and the broader community. If you're interested in contributing to Fedify, check out our <a href="https://github.com/fedify-dev/fedify" rel="nofollow">GitHub repository</a> and join us in building the future of federated social web! 🌟</p><p><a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#opensource</a> <a href="/tags/fedidev/" rel="tag">#fedidev</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a></p>
<p>The Seven Deadly <a href="/tags/ux/" rel="tag">#UX</a> Sins of the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> Web Experience (To Fix): <a href="https://www.timothychambers.net/2025/06/18/113327.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.timothychambers.net/2025/06/18/113327.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.timothychambers.net/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">6/18/113327.html</span></a>. cc: <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mastodonmigration</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://indieweb.social/@laurenshof" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>laurenshof</span></a></span> @fediversenews <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@cheeaun" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cheeaun</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mementomori.social/@rolle" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>rolle</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.coop/@scottjenson" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>scottjenson</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://front-end.social/@zeldman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>zeldman</span></a></span></p>
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<p>ALERT for Bluesky Bridge Users 🚨 🦋 </p><p>If you are using a Bluesky bridge on Mastodon, DO NOT TAG Mastodon accounts in your posts without prior informed consent from this person.</p><p>This could end up showing a preview of this person's profile picture and bio on Bluesky without their consent. </p><p>Additionally, be careful about how the upcoming Quote Post feature could behave with Bluesky bridges.</p><p>Some of us don't want our information shared with commercial platforms like Bluesky, and have not consented to this bridge. </p><p>This practice can even endanger some Fediverse users. </p><p>If you have chosen to share your <br>own data with commercial platforms, make sure you leave the same choice to others.</p><p>This is important.</p><p><a href="/tags/privacy/" rel="tag">#Privacy</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#Bluesky</a> <a href="/tags/blueskybridge/" rel="tag">#BlueskyBridge</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/consent/" rel="tag">#Consent</a></p>
<p>wanderer - <a href="/tags/strava/" rel="tag">#Strava</a> meets the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a>. A self-hosted trail database built on <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a>. "Save your adventures!"</p><p><a href="https://wanderer.to/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>wanderer.to/</a><br><a href="https://github.com/flomp/wanderer" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>github.com/flomp/wanderer</a></p>