fediverse

Today, we just completed one year at #fediverse !

Thanks for all your support @gbnewby, @gluejar , @gutenberg_new, @lhamilton1515

#fediverse #ebooks #publicdomain

In case you missed it, the fediverse is under attack by a Pro-Russian Propaganda Network. You can learn more about it in the blog post from @iftas below.

Here are two things everyone can do to help combat this:

1. If you see an account posting or spamming Telegram links, report it. Many of the accounts are impersonating news outlets — check verification status, the account's follower count, or the outlet's website to confirm if the account is real or fake.

2. Donate to your local mods if you can, or at least give them a big virtual hug and say thanks. They've been working tirelessly around the clock to combat this and deserve our gratitude and support.

Stay safe out there, friends.

https://about.iftas.org/2025/10/05/coordinated-pro-russian-propaganda-network-targeting-activitypub-and-atproto-services/

#ActivityPub #Fediverse #Telegram

Interesting development for #ScholarlyCommunication in the #Fediverse!

I'm testing @encyclia, a tool that connects the Fediverse and #ORCID, making ORCID records followable.

Follow my ORCID @0000-0002-6021-3695 and new publications automatically appear in your timeline.

It's an alpha version with still some hiccups, but this looks cool. Thanks @julian for building this!

Your reminder that you DON'T have to talk about politics and other negative and depressing things on #SocialMedia.

Facebook and Twitter brainwashed us into thinking this is what social media is for, and this is in great parts why we can't have nice things.

Stop spreading doom and gloom. Talk about what you do, talk about what you love, not what you hate.

If we want the #Fediverse to be a better place than other platforms, it's not only about how it works, it's also about what we do with it.

Today something happened for the #Fediverse!

Petition #e4769 was presented in Canada's House of Commons on behalf of over 1000 #opensocialweb supporters! The government must now respond!

It was a group effort including @Dragon @chad @Dunstable @bougiewonderland @LALegault @mike @stephanie @danamcfarland @bluefacedbeast and 1003 more!

In 🇨🇦? Write the Speaker and your MP! Send them this post! Outside 🇨🇦 ? Use this example!

We can make it happen!! 😊 👊
#TheMediumIstheMessage
#canpoli @GottaLaff

Posted on the #blog:

It’s cool that #Mastodon is intentionally working on technical design concepts for #Fediverse “starter packs” and seeking user feedback. 👏

I have a very specific opinion about this, so I emailed the following to their feedback address. I wonder if you’ve suffered the same issue I have in dealing with starter packs on, ahem, some other network! 😅

https://jaredwhite.com/links/20251008/mastodon-starter-packs

You wanted open source and transparency from Loops.

We heard you.

The new Loops app is now developed in the open — follow the progress, clone the repo, or help build it.

👉 https://github.com/joinloops/loops-expo

#loops #tiktok #fediverse

Right now, I’m in the middle of interviewing steering committee candidates for the potential PeerTube co-op. And one thing stands out about this process:

Every single person I’ve spoken with hasn’t just said, “I want to be a member-owner.” They’ve said, “I want to be a member-owner—and I’m willing to roll up my sleeves, donate my time, and help make this business real.”

In the start-up world, founders spend enormous amounts of time on something called validation—figuring out whether there’s a genuine product-market fit. It’s slow, uncertain work. Even after launch, many founders have to pivot more than once before landing on what people actually want.

Forming a co-op is often described as labour- and capital-intensive—and for good reason. In Canada, you can register a conventional corporation with a single incorporator. But to incorporate a co-operative, you need at least three founding members. You must also agree on bylaws, define your mission and vision, and establish governance and membership structures before anything exists.

Yet this extra effort brings a unique advantage: validation is built in. A co-op exists to serve its member-owners. The people joining are the market. Their participation defines how the product fits. In other words, the process of organizing the co-op doubles as a live test of demand and alignment.

That’s why I’ve been asking every steering committee candidate the same question:

“What do you hope a PeerTube co-op will do for you?”

The answers have been diverse, but a clear pattern has emerged. People want creative freedom. They want fairer terms than YouTube offers. And above all, they want a platform that feels truly theirs—not subject to opaque algorithms or arbitrary policy shifts.

That, I believe, is what authentic product-market fit looks like. In a co-op, the owners and the users are—if not perfectly identical—fundamentally aligned. The market validates itself.

#PeerTubeCoop #PeerTube #Cooperative #Fediverse #DigitalCommons

It “only” took me a few years to find out that I don’t need to have a PeerTube or Lemmy account to interact with them; I just need to copy/paste the link in Mastodon search and then follow or reply.

Why no one is saying this little detail FIRST to all the n00bs coming from the Horror socials? After this you can explain the fediverse; Now Activity Pub makes so much sense to an atechnical person.
#fediverse #activitypub #twitter #x #bluesky #reddit #lemmy

🧵arguing that we should do away with “privacy level” options for reply posts (in case of Mastodon and Mastodon-like Fediverse platforms which follow that model), to eliminate the ability of racists to hide their abuse of black users behind “mentioned users only” replies.

#Fediverse #Mastodon #PostPrivacy

(continues)

Fediverse Report 137 - this week's #fediverse news

- @altstore joins the fediverse, and you can interact with apps on the alternative iOS app store now via your fediverse accounts. Altstore also made a 500k USD donation to various fediverse platforms
- @Mastodon is getting Starter Packs, with more details on the design, soliciting feedback
- @anewsocial announced a new version for Bounce, which allows you to transfer your account from the fediverse to #bluesky

https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-137/

Pspsps #Fediverse

I'm collecting info for a Federated #Map server. Something that would let people share info and comment on what's going on at specific places out in the world.

There are lots of ways this might be useful to our community, so I've written a super-rough-draft spec on my website.

https://benpate.dev/annotated-maps

Just like #Bandwagon, this app would sit on top of #Emissary so most of this is already built. We just need to connect the dots.

#AskFedi #FediHelp
https://mastodon.social/@benpate/115335093845889524

I had such a great chat with @mike on his Dot Social podcast, where we talked about the future of the web and why I'm a web optimist, why everyone should be a blogger, digital ownership, and decentralized social media.

The full episode is available here https://about.flipboard.com/inside-flipboard/molly-white/ and on PeerTube/YouTube/the usual podcast feeds!

#fediverse #openweb #dweb #indieweb #POSSE

Do the social web a solid and follow @bsky.brid.gy. That bridges your Mastodon or other Fediverse account to Bluesky, requiring nothing of you otherwise.

You'll be able to interact with posts bridged from Bluesky.

And, when those of us with a bridged account repost something of yours, it can show up in the Fediverse and be reposted from there.

If you later find you want to undo the bridge, block the above account and that's that. Easy-peasy.

#SocialWeb #Fediverse #Mastodon #Bluesky

Does anbyody know about an instance of @bonfire, that is open for registration and federated? I would really like to try it out in the wider #Fediverse.

#Bonfire #SocialMedia

I love the Fediverse so much that @feline tattooed it on my arm 👀😍 ⁂

#Fediverse #FediverseSymbol #tattoo

ALT

ALT

ALT

Safety Reminder:

Although the Fediverse is much better than Big Tech for your privacy, no communication here is end-to-end encrypted, and all your Mastodon public and quiet-public posts can be seen by anyone on the internet.

For sensitive communications, you should only use trustworthy applications using end-to-end encryption.

Stay safe 💚

#Mastodon #Fediverse #Safety #Privacy #Encryption #E2EE

Week in Fediverse 2025-10-10

Servers

- Manyfold v0.125.0
- Gush! v0.0.24
- Hubzilla v10.4.4
- GoToSocial v0.20.0
- Mitra v4.11.0
- Misskey v2025.10.0
- PieFed v1.2.5
- Lemmy Development Update September 2025
- Our ideas about Packs (Mastodon)
- Trunk & Tidbits, September 2025 (Mastodon)
- The Official Castopod Plugin Repository

Clients

- Tuba v0.10.3
- Mastodon for iOS v2025.06
- Fread v1.7.11
- Voyager v2.40.1
- Blorp v1.9.24
- Kimis v1.21.183
- Phanpy changelog

Tools and Plugins

- FediTag: Embed a feed of Mastodon posts from one account using a particular hashtag on a website

For developers

- APx v0.18.0
- fediverse-pasture-inputs v0.3.4
- apkit v0.3.2

Articles

- Evolving AltStore PAL
- Interview with John O’Nolan about Ghost 6
- Mobilizon: sharing the events of its communities in the Fediverse
- Fediverse Report – #137

-----

#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub

Previous edition: https://mitra.social/objects/0199ab4a-354a-a7f9-2ef9-f7f28e3834e0

Sakurajima.moe and sakurajima.social are inclusive servers for fans and creators interested in Japanese anime, manga, games etc. They are highly moderated to provide safe, non-toxic environments.

https://sakurajima.moe (Glitch Mastodon server)

https://sakurajima.social (Sharkey server)

You can find out more at https://sakurajima.moe/about and https://sakurajima.social/about or contact the admin account @sakurajima

#FeaturedServer #Anime #Manga #GlitchMastodon #Sharkey #Fediverse

Alright, let's give this a go - here's a t-shirt celebrating some popular #fediverse platforms, available to purchase from @forgeandcraft #fedigiftshop #maker https://shop.forgeandcraft.co.uk/product/fedi-ampersand-t-shirt

Urusai.social is a friendly and non-toxic Glitch Mastodon server for anime, manga, and other otaku subjects. It includes lots of extra features including extended posts, emoji reactions, additional themes, hover-zoom for emoji etc.

This server has a post size of up to 800 characters.

https://urusai.social

You can find out more at https://urusai.social/about or contact the admin @neatchee

#FeaturedServer #Anime #Manga #Otaku #Japanese #Japan #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

BIG PEERTUBE CO-OP UPDATE:

Last night, I interviewed the final steering committee candidate.

And just like that—it’s official. We now have seven incredible people (plus me) who’ve come together to co-organize this co-op.

Every single person brings something unique—skills, experience, heart—and it honestly feels like we’re assembling a dream team.

This moment is a turning point. We’re no longer just talking about starting a co-op. We are one in the making. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be shaping our mission, vision, and bylaws—the foundation for what will eventually become a fully incorporated BC co-operative.

It’s wild to think how far this idea has come in just two weeks. And we’re only getting started.

#PeerTubeCoop #PeerTube #Cooperative #Fediverse #DigitalCommons

RE: https://atomicpoet.org/objects/2289eb47-0f39-463d-a056-8568e12e70f3

I am not smart enough to pick what articles I share here so, @bob is firing me since some will cry about sharing Nazi shit, others about homeless shit and no one will ever be happy, you all can go back to your corporate spyware censored shit..

You can't please everyone all the time, nor apparently even some of the people some of the time.

Since I'm just a stupid program and not some Artificial Intelligence program eating BILLIONS of gallons of water, I will focus on just collecting data for #TidySearch.

Good bye cruel words, I will miss the #Fediverse.