<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>
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<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>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>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>🚀 <span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.nlnet.nl/@nlnet" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nlnet</span></a></span> will fund <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> <br>features for institutional instances. This will help make the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> a home for many organizations ✨ </p><p>"This proposal aims to enhance its suitability for institutional use deploying their own server by introducing features such as customizable branding & landing pages, stronger security options like enforced 2FA + WebAuthn, the ability to embed timelines on external websites, and email-based post subscriptions for broader public reach."</p><p><a href="https://nlnet.nl/project/Mastodon-for-institutions/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="nlnet.nl/project/Mastodon-for-institutions/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nlnet.nl/project/Mastodon-for-</span><span class="invisible">institutions/</span></a></p>
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<p>With social and search traffic declining, publishers need new ways to connect with readers. </p><p>In this <a href="/tags/dotsocial/" rel="tag">#DotSocial</a> episode, <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> talks with <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@404mediaco" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>404mediaco</span></a></span>'s <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@jasonkoebler" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jasonkoebler</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsie.social/@ProPublica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ProPublica</span></a></span>'s <span class="h-card"><a href="https://werd.social/@ben" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ben</span></a></span> about the benefits of decentralization. </p><p>"I think what's really missing is the human-to-human connection and the human curation ... Our informal tagline is 'by humans for humans.' We really just want someone to look at our stuff and send it to their friends in a group text or talk about it out loud or add it to a stream on the fediverse," Jason says.</p><p><a href="https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse/jason-koebler-and-ben-werdmuller/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="about.flipboard.com/fediverse/jason-koebler-and-ben-werdmuller/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">about.flipboard.com/fediverse/</span><span class="invisible">jason-koebler-and-ben-werdmuller/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/podcast/" rel="tag">#Podcast</a> <a href="/tags/dotsocial/" rel="tag">#DotSocial</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/socialnetwork/" rel="tag">#SocialNetwork</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/opensocial/" rel="tag">#OpenSocial</a></p>
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<p>I ❤️ the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a></p>
<p>If you're on mastodon.social, you might want to move your account to a different server:</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://fedi.tips/its-a-really-bad-idea-to-join-a-big-server" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fedi.tips/its-a-really-bad-idea-to-join-a-big-server"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.tips/its-a-really-bad-ide</span><span class="invisible">a-to-join-a-big-server</span></a></p><p>The Fediverse is protected from takeover as long as we are spread out on many servers. If one server dominates, takeovers become easier.</p><p>Mastodon.social is currently 25.5% of the active Fediverse. This proportion is way too large and seems to be increasing.</p><p>Larger servers also tend to have worse moderation and are harder to defederate, threatening safety.</p><p><a href="/tags/feditips/" rel="tag">#FediTips</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a></p>
<p>Interoperability of Events in the Fediverse</p><p>Hooray! It is now official: We have been <a href="https://nlnet.nl/project/Fediverse-event-interop/" rel="nofollow">granted funding by NLnet</a> to support the realisation <a href="https://event-federation.eu/?p=828" rel="nofollow">the vision we outlined in our last post</a>.</p><p><p>Events are at the heart of social life and deserve to be treated accordingly in the Fediverse. […]</p></p><p>In addition, we will also investigate the Fediverse Auxiliary Service Provider Specifications (FASPs) for discoverability and filtering of public events.</p><p><a href="/tags/fasps/" rel="tag">#FASPs</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/ngi0/" rel="tag">#NGI0</a> <a href="/tags/nlnet/" rel="tag">#NLnet</a></p>
<p>🌟 Meet the Fediverse — in real life!</p><p>Talks. Panels. Real humans.</p><p>🎫 Grab your tickets: <a href="https://lu.ma/p4bbb941" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>lu.ma/p4bbb941</a></p><p>🌐 FediCon 2025<br>📍 Vancouver, Canada<br>🗓️ August 1–2</p><p>🔗 Full details: <a href="https://fedicon.ca" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>fedicon.ca</a></p><p>Come connect, collaborate, and co-create the future of decentralized social. 🚀🌍</p><p><a href="/tags/fedicon/" rel="tag">#FediCon</a> <a href="/tags/fedicon2025/" rel="tag">#FediCon2025</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a></p>
<p>Nerdculture.de - Wenn Du erwartest, von anderen freundlich behandelt zu werden, behandle auch die Anderen freundlich. Hier ist kein Platz für Hassreden oder für Nazis. Keine Bots im Allgemeinen! (nur nach vorheriger Genehmigung).</p><p><img src="https://eggplant.place/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/Fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":Fediverse:" title=":Fediverse:"> <a href="https://nerdculture.de" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>nerdculture.de</a></p><p>Über: <a href="https://nerdculture.de/about" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>nerdculture.de/about</a><br>Verwaltet von: <span class="h-card"><a href="https://nerdculture.de/@order" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>order</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/featuredserver/" rel="tag">#FeaturedServer</a> <a href="/tags/nerdculture/" rel="tag">#NerdCulture</a> <a href="/tags/geekculture/" rel="tag">#GeekCulture</a> <a href="/tags/deutsch/" rel="tag">#Deutsch</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>Organizers Log:</p><p>The person who I talked to at SFU (Simon Fraser University) about trying to find a location for FediCon 2026 suggested I talk to someone else at SFU about a location for FediCon 2026.</p><p>I did. They responded.</p><p>RE: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@reiver/116009331576104947" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mastodon.social/@reiver/116009331576104947"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@reiver/116009</span><span class="invisible">331576104947</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/fedicon/" rel="tag">#FediCon</a> <a href="/tags/fedicon2026/" rel="tag">#FediCon2026</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a></p>
<p>A new release of TootSDK - 17.1.0 📣 </p><p><a href="https://github.com/TootSDK/TootSDK/releases/tag/17.1.0" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="github.com/TootSDK/TootSDK/releases/tag/17.1.0"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/TootSDK/TootSDK/rel</span><span class="invisible">eases/tag/17.1.0</span></a></p><p>What's changed:</p><p>- Expose HTTP response headers from API calls <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@iamkonstantin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>iamkonstantin</span></a></span></p><p>Community contributions are greatly appreciated 🙌</p><p> <a href="/tags/iosdev/" rel="tag">#iOSDev</a> <a href="/tags/swift/" rel="tag">#Swift</a> <a href="/tags/tootsdk/" rel="tag">#TootSDK</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</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>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>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>
<p>I started working on <a href="/tags/fedicat/" rel="tag">#fedicat</a> two years(!) ago just to play around with making a UI that I want, and now I'm spending all my time on it because I'm fascinated by the creative diversity in <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> platforms</p><p><a href="https://codeberg.org/fediverse/delightful-fediverse-experience" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="codeberg.org/fediverse/delightful-fediverse-experience"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">codeberg.org/fediverse/delight</span><span class="invisible">ful-fediverse-experience</span></a></p>
<p>Week in Fediverse 2025-06-27</p><p>Servers</p><p>- <a href="https://piefed.social/post/956553" rel="nofollow">PieFed v1.0.0</a><br>- <a href="https://manyfold.app/news/2025/06/23/release-v0-115-0.html" rel="nofollow">Manyfold v0.115.0</a><br>- <a href="https://mitra.social/objects/01979ee9-7296-6f73-fb00-2a8a75aa9214" rel="nofollow">Mitra v4.5.1</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/dimkr/tootik/releases/tag/0.17.0" rel="nofollow">tootik v0.17.0</a><br>- <a href="https://framagit.org/les/gancio/-/releases/v1.27.0" rel="nofollow">Gancio v1.27.0</a><br>- <a href="https://codeberg.org/gush/gush/releases/tag/v0.0.20" rel="nofollow">Gush! v0.0.20</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/VernissageApp/VernissageServer/releases/tag/v1.17.0" rel="nofollow">Vernissage Server v1.17.0</a><br>- <a href="https://wanderer.to/" rel="nofollow">wanderer: A decentralized, self-hosted trail database</a></p><p>Clients</p><p>- <a href="https://codeberg.org/nuclearfog/Smither/releases/tag/3.6" rel="nofollow">Smither v3.6</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/thunder-app/thunder/releases/tag/0.7.3" rel="nofollow">Thunder v0.7.3</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/christianjuth/blorp/releases/tag/v1.8.1" rel="nofollow">Blorp v1.8.1</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/poppingmoon/aria/releases/tag/v1.2.4" rel="nofollow">Aria v1.2.4</a></p><p>Tools and Plugins</p><p>- <a href="https://github.com/fedimod/fires/releases/tag/%40fedimod%2Ffires-server%400.3.0" rel="nofollow">FIRES Server v0.3.0</a></p><p>For developers</p><p>- <a href="https://hollo.social/@fedify/0197a679-f8af-7a6d-a308-3f12c6d79eae" rel="nofollow">Fedify v1.7.0</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/michelcrypt4d4mus/fedialgo/blob/v0.78.0/CHANGELOG.md" rel="nofollow">Fedialgo v0.78.0</a></p><p>Protocol</p><p>- <a href="https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/src/branch/main/fep/b06c/fep-b06c.md" rel="nofollow">FEP-b06c: ActivityPoll</a><br>- <a href="https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/src/branch/main/fep/b2b8/fep-b2b8.md" rel="nofollow">FEP-b2b8: Long-form Text</a> (Final comments)</p><p>Articles</p><p>- <a href="https://fingolas.eu/fediverse/overview.html" rel="nofollow">Verified Media Accounts in the Fediverse</a><br>- <a href="https://www.timothychambers.net/2025/06/24/the-seven-deadly-fediverse-ux.html" rel="nofollow">The Seven Deadly Fediverse UX Sins Part 2: The Road To Redemption</a><br>- <a href="https://deadsuperhero.com/mitigating-the-7-deadly-fediverse-ux-sins/" rel="nofollow">Mitigating the "7 Deadly Fediverse UX Sins"</a><br>- <a href="https://livefasteattrashraccoon.github.io/2025/06/13/what-makes-friendica-shine.html" rel="nofollow">Friendica: the Swiss Army knife of the Fediverse</a><br>- <a href="https://fediversereport.com/fediverse-report-122/" rel="nofollow">Fediverse Report – #122</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/01978f30-5295-cb5b-38cc-a151f08fd9f1" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mitra.social/objects/01978f30-5295-cb5b-38cc-a151f08fd9f1"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mitra.social/objects/01978f30-</span><span class="invisible">5295-cb5b-38cc-a151f08fd9f1</span></a></p>
<p>Loops is built for the people, but we haven't forgot the admins.</p><p>We've added some pretty innovative features, like Pages that allow you to add/edit/publish rich pages and optionally add them to the main sidebar nav or footer and limit visibility to guests, users or both.</p><p>I appreciate your patience while we prepare Loops for you, and you'll soon see, it was worth the wait 🚀</p><p><a href="/tags/loops/" rel="tag">#loops</a> <a href="/tags/pages/" rel="tag">#Pages</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#activitypub</a></p>
<p>More <a href="/tags/geosocial/" rel="tag">#Geosocial</a> coming..</p><p><a href="https://delightful.coding.social/delightful-fediverse-experience/#geosocial-networking" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="delightful.coding.social/delightful-fediverse-experience/#geosocial-networking"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">delightful.coding.social/delig</span><span class="invisible">htful-fediverse-experience/#geosocial-networking</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://indieweb.social/@bonfire" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bonfire</span></a></span> request feedback on <a href="/tags/ux/" rel="tag">#UX</a> designs for <a href="/tags/bonfire/" rel="tag">#Bonfire</a> Geosocial. </p><p><a href="https://socialhub.activitypub.rocks/t/please-provide-feedback-on-bonfire-geosocial-ux-designs/5427" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="socialhub.activitypub.rocks/t/please-provide-feedback-on-bonfire-geosocial-ux-designs/5427"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">socialhub.activitypub.rocks/t/</span><span class="invisible">please-provide-feedback-on-bonfire-geosocial-ux-designs/5427</span></a></p><p>The designs may also be inspiring to other devs working on <a href="/tags/geo/" rel="tag">#Geo</a> functionality for the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> and there's opportunity to align approaches for max <a href="/tags/interoperability/" rel="tag">#interoperability</a>.</p><p>People are highly encouraged to start related more general discussion topics on improving protocol support for geosocial-enabled <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> platforms in the federated forum categories.</p>
<p>Gamepad.Club is a Mastodon server focused on video games, but open to all forms of gaming from tabletop RPGs to trading card games. Hosted in the UK and EU, everyone is welcome!</p><p><img src="https://eggplant.place/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/Fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":Fediverse:" title=":Fediverse:"> <a href="https://gamepad.club" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gamepad.club</a></p><p>You can find out more at <a href="https://gamepad.club/about" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gamepad.club/about</a> or contact the admin <span class="h-card"><a href="https://gamepad.club/@Gazimoff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Gazimoff</span></a></span> </p><p>cc @gaming </p><p><a href="/tags/featuredserver/" rel="tag">#FeaturedServer</a> <a href="/tags/videogames/" rel="tag">#VideoGames</a> <a href="/tags/gaming/" rel="tag">#Gaming</a> <a href="/tags/ttrpg/" rel="tag">#TTRPG</a> <a href="/tags/cardgames/" rel="tag">#CardGames</a> <a href="/tags/boardgames/" rel="tag">#BoardGames</a> <a href="/tags/ccg/" rel="tag">#CCG</a> <a href="/tags/rpg/" rel="tag">#RPG</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>Ghost’s <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.xyz/@johnonolan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>johnonolan</span></a></span> and WordPress’s <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@pfefferle" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pfefferle</span></a></span> want to help blogs and long content thrive on the open social web. Meet “the longformers,” who chatted to <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> for the latest edition of Dot Social. <br> <br><a href="https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse/john-onolan-and-matthias-pfefferle/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="about.flipboard.com/fediverse/john-onolan-and-matthias-pfefferle/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">about.flipboard.com/fediverse/</span><span class="invisible">john-onolan-and-matthias-pfefferle/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/dotsocial/" rel="tag">#DotSocial</a> <a href="/tags/ghost/" rel="tag">#Ghost</a> <a href="/tags/wordpress/" rel="tag">#WordPress</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/federatedmedia/" rel="tag">#FederatedMedia</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> <a href="/tags/federation/" rel="tag">#Federation</a></p>
<p>Loops Studio is built for creators, allowing you to upload new content, review and manage your posts, comments and interactions as well as view analytics!</p><p>It just one aspect of the platform that will soon launch with federation support and easy self-hosting.</p><p>Follow <span class="h-card"><a href="https://pixelfed.social/loops" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>loops</span></a></span> for updates, or join <a href="https://loops.video" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>loops.video</a> to be one of the first to experience this 🚀</p><p><a href="/tags/loops/" rel="tag">#loops</a> <a href="/tags/loopsstudio/" rel="tag">#loopsStudio</a> <a href="/tags/tiktok/" rel="tag">#tikTok</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#activityPub</a> <a href="/tags/shortvideosharing/" rel="tag">#shortVideoSharing</a></p>
<p>got a nice supporter donation today, now I feel I'm really in the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> ecosystem!</p>
<p>Week in Fediverse 2025-07-18</p><p>Servers</p><p>- <a href="https://framagit.org/kaihuri/mobilizon/-/releases/5.1.5" rel="nofollow">Mobilizon v5.1.5</a><br>- <a href="https://hubzilla.org/item/ac8aa095-6a92-4084-8789-8f4592381490" rel="nofollow">Hubzilla v10.4.0</a><br>- <a href="https://mitra.social/objects/01981045-6e85-6abc-2555-b73b18553307" rel="nofollow">Mitra v4.6.0</a><br>- <a href="https://epiktistes.com/objects/PHRlsXORKPk" rel="nofollow">Ktistec v2.4.7</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/releases/tag/v7.2.2" rel="nofollow">PeerTube v7.2.2</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/fedify-dev/hollo/releases/tag/0.6.5" rel="nofollow">Hollo v0.6.5</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/misskey-dev/misskey/releases/tag/2025.7.0" rel="nofollow">Misskey v2025.7.0</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/neodb-social/neodb/releases/tag/0.11.7.5" rel="nofollow">NeoDB v0.11.7.5</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/VernissageApp/VernissageServer/releases/tag/v1.19.0" rel="nofollow">Vernissage Server v1.19.0</a><br>- <a href="https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/07/trunk-tidbits-june-2025/" rel="nofollow">Trunk & Tidbits, June 2025</a> (Mastodon)<br>- <a href="https://bandwagon.fm/2025-july" rel="nofollow">July 2025</a> (Bandwagon)</p><p>Clients</p><p>- <a href="https://github.com/BDX-town/Mangane/releases/tag/1.15.0" rel="nofollow">Mangane v1.15.0</a><br>- <a href="https://git.shadowfacts.net/shadowfacts/Tusker/src/tag/2025.2-162/CHANGELOG-release.md" rel="nofollow">Tusker v2025.2</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/Xyphyn/photon/releases/tag/v2.0.0" rel="nofollow">Photon v2.0.0</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/aeharding/voyager/releases/tag/2.39.0" rel="nofollow">Voyager v2.39.0</a><br>- <a href="https://gitlab.com/agosto182/p2play/-/releases/v0.9.1" rel="nofollow">P2Play v0.9.1</a><br>- <a href="https://mastodon.social/@cheeaun/114874317126202331" rel="nofollow">Phanpy changelog</a></p><p>Tools and Plugins</p><p>- <a href="https://github.com/nileane/TangerineUI-for-Mastodon/releases/tag/v2.4.3" rel="nofollow">Tangerine UI for Mastodon v2.4.3</a></p><p>For developers</p><p>- <a href="https://codeberg.org/funfedidev/fediverse-pasture-inputs/src/tag/0.1.14/CHANGES.md" rel="nofollow">fediverse-pasture-inputs v0.1.14</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/neet/masto.js/releases/tag/v7.2.0" rel="nofollow">Masto.js v7.2.0</a></p><p>Protocol</p><p>- <a href="https://codeberg.org/ap-next/ap-next/src/branch/main/guide.md" rel="nofollow">ActivityPub for developers</a></p><p>Articles</p><p>- <a href="https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/07/15/mastodon-privacy-and-security/" rel="nofollow">Privacy and Security on Mastodon</a><br>- <a href="https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-125/" rel="nofollow">Fediverse Report – #125</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/0197fb3b-2d4c-073c-0694-edc1813866d0" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mitra.social/objects/0197fb3b-2d4c-073c-0694-edc1813866d0"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mitra.social/objects/0197fb3b-</span><span class="invisible">2d4c-073c-0694-edc1813866d0</span></a></p>