<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>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>Tonight, this repo was discussed in a thread and I am so glad I clicked on it. Among free fediverse sticker designs you can print yourself and other artwork, there are also fediverse mascot paper toys! Really cute. Now if I only had a color printer...</p><p><a href="https://codeberg.org/fediverse/distributopia/src/branch/main/papertoys" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="codeberg.org/fediverse/distributopia/src/branch/main/papertoys"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">codeberg.org/fediverse/distrib</span><span class="invisible">utopia/src/branch/main/papertoys</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a></p>
<p>Will next week's Internet Governance Forum in Oslo be the final <a href="/tags/igf/" rel="tag">#igf</a>? Some at the <a href="/tags/un/" rel="tag">#UN</a> hope so… </p><p>It would be quite a mistake to hand more power to the Member States at the expense of all the multistakeholders who have contributed so much over the years to the flying circus!</p><p>Don't miss our Tuesday lunchtime workshop: <a href="/tags/privacy/" rel="tag">#Privacy</a>-Preserving <a href="/tags/interoperability/" rel="tag">#Interoperability</a> and the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a>!<br><a href="https://igf2025.sched.com/event/246Ho?iframe=no" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="igf2025.sched.com/event/246Ho?iframe=no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">igf2025.sched.com/event/246Ho?</span><span class="invisible">iframe=no</span></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>New instance, new <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a> !</p><p>Hi <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> ! We’re the European Southern Observatory, and we design, build and operate ground-based telescopes.</p><p>One of them is our Extremely Large Telescope, currently under construction in <a href="/tags/chile/" rel="tag">#Chile</a>. It will have a 39 m mirror, and its rotating enclosure will weigh 6100 tonnes, or about 700 mastodons!</p><p>We’re looking forward to chatting with all of you about <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#astronomy</a></p><p>And many thanks to <span class="h-card"><a href="https://astrodon.social/@sebinthestars" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>sebinthestars</span></a></span> for running our former instance!</p><p>📷 ESO/G. Vecchia</p>
<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>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>Rail.chat is a Mastodon server for anyone interested in passenger and freight trains, their connection to transit and other non-car options, and their benefit to society:</p><p><img src="https://eggplant.place/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/Fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":Fediverse:" title=":Fediverse:"> <a href="https://rail.chat" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>rail.chat</a></p><p>You can find out more at <a href="https://rail.chat/about" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>rail.chat/about</a> or contact the admin <span class="h-card"><a href="https://rail.chat/@conductor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>conductor</span></a></span> </p><p>cc @trains </p><p><a href="/tags/featuredserver/" rel="tag">#FeaturedServer</a> <a href="/tags/trains/" rel="tag">#Trains</a> <a href="/tags/rail/" rel="tag">#Rail</a> <a href="/tags/railways/" rel="tag">#Railways</a> <a href="/tags/railroads/" rel="tag">#Railroads</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>Newsmast x Bonfire</p><p>We’re excited to share that Newsmast and <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> are working together!</p><p>We’re collaborating across several key areas:</p><p>🔎 Enhancing discoverability for Channels on Bonfire</p><p>🧭 Improving interoperability between the Channels app and Bonfire</p><p>🌌 Partnering to offer services for organisations around Bonfire’s Mosaic initiative </p><p><a href="/tags/bonfire/" rel="tag">#Bonfire</a> <a href="/tags/newsmast/" rel="tag">#Newsmast</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/socialweb/" rel="tag">#SocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/technews/" rel="tag">#TechNews</a> <a href="/tags/fedinews/" rel="tag">#FediNews</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>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>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>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>
<p>Happy Caturday Mastodon Friends</p><p>At the summer cottage, Halla gets the top bunk all to herself</p><p><a href="/tags/caturday/" rel="tag">#caturday</a> <a href="/tags/summer/" rel="tag">#summer</a> <a href="/tags/cottage/" rel="tag">#cottage</a> <a href="/tags/weekendvibes/" rel="tag">#weekendvibes</a> <br><a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a> <a href="/tags/cats/" rel="tag">#cats</a> <a href="/tags/finland/" rel="tag">#finland</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/fujifilm/" rel="tag">#fujifilm</a></p>
<p>Quick reminder to boost the posts you like and add alt-text to your images!</p><p>This is important on the Fediverse! 🤘🚀</p><p><a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a></p>
<p>Flipping.rocks is a Hometown Mastodon server for people who appreciate arthropods, amphibians, reptiles, fungi, etc. If you want a general Fediverse home, that’s okay too.</p><p>This server has a post size of up to 5000 characters, and has been operating since 2022.</p><p><img src="https://eggplant.place/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/Fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":Fediverse:" title=":Fediverse:"> <a href="https://flipping.rocks" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>flipping.rocks</a></p><p>You can find out more at <a href="https://flipping.rocks/about" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>flipping.rocks/about</a> or contact the admin <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipping.rocks/@a" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>a</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/featuredserver/" rel="tag">#FeaturedServer</a> <a href="/tags/arthropods/" rel="tag">#Arthropods</a> <a href="/tags/amphibians/" rel="tag">#Amphibians</a> <a href="/tags/reptiles/" rel="tag">#Reptiles</a> <a href="/tags/fungi/" rel="tag">#Fungi</a> <a href="/tags/hometown/" rel="tag">#Hometown</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/hometownmastodon/" rel="tag">#HometownMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/freefediverse/" rel="tag">#FreeFediverse</a></p>
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<p>Get Ready for FediCon!</p><p>Tick-tock! ⏰ FediCon is just 11 days away!</p><p>Join us in beautiful Vancouver, Canada on August 1st & 2nd for an incredible event.</p><p>Whether you're a seasoned pro or curious about the decentralized Social Web, FediCon is the place to connect, learn, and explore the future of the fediverse.</p><p>🎟️ Grab your tickets now: <a href="https://lu.ma/p4bbb941" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>lu.ma/p4bbb941</a></p><p>ℹ️ More info here: <a href="https://fedicon.ca" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>fedicon.ca</a></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>Mathstodon.xyz is a Mastodon server for people who love maths, and includes LaTeX rendering in the web interface. Maths chat is especially welcome, but any topic of conversation following the code of conduct is OK.</p><p>This server has a post size of up to 1729 characters.</p><p><img src="https://eggplant.place/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/Fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":Fediverse:" title=":Fediverse:"> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>mathstodon.xyz</a></p><p>You can find out more at <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/about" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>mathstodon.xyz/about</a> or contact the admin account <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/@christianp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>christianp</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/featuredserver/" rel="tag">#FeaturedServer</a> <a href="/tags/mathematics/" rel="tag">#Mathematics</a> <a href="/tags/maths/" rel="tag">#Maths</a> <a href="/tags/math/" rel="tag">#Math</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>Good Day <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> I hope everyone is safe & well. The Strom wrecked the roof. The Landlady then release a memo to all tenants including me to have our 2months deposit given to her..I dont have a choice but to comply coz if I dont, I'll be first to be kicked out. Pls I need your help, No amount is small or big it is a big help.</p><p>My cousin's email is omoshiroii.jj@gmail.com if can do pls leave a note 4 me 🥺🙏🏻 </p><p>Please Kindly Boost. <br><a href="/tags/mutualaidrequest/" rel="tag">#mutualaidrequest</a> <a href="/tags/help/" rel="tag">#Help</a> <a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#philippines</a></p>
<p>Retro.pizza is a Mastodon server for nerd culture, where we strive to uphold the values of the fictional heroes we admire: to value diversity like the X-Men, to be as kind as the Doctor, to defend the weak like Optimus Prime and fight against fascism like Princess Leia.</p><p>This server has been operating since 2022.</p><p><img src="https://eggplant.place/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/Fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":Fediverse:" title=":Fediverse:"> <a href="https://retro.pizza" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>retro.pizza</a></p><p>You can find out more at <a href="https://retro.pizza/about" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>retro.pizza/about</a> or contact the admin <span class="h-card"><a href="https://retro.pizza/@trixter" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>trixter</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/featuredserver/" rel="tag">#FeaturedServer</a> <a href="/tags/nerdculture/" rel="tag">#NerdCulture</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>
I'm going to be participating in the Growing the Open Social Web workshop at Fediforum on March 3, 2026. I'm excited to talk to other people who care about the Fediverse about ways to connect more people through ActivityPub.
Fediforum invited attendees to publish position papers before the workshop. SWF has a number of hypotheses about growth of the social web; I'll try to summarise some of them here.
Growth can't come at the expense of privacy. People currently on the Fediverse must have […]
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<p>I’m going to be participating in the <a href="https://fediforum.org/2026-03-growing-open-social-web/" rel="nofollow">Growing the Open Social Web</a> workshop at Fediforum on March 3, 2026. I’m excited to talk to other people who care about the Fediverse about ways to connect more people through ActivityPub.</p><p>Fediforum invited attendees to publish position papers before the workshop. SWF has a number of hypotheses about growth of the social web; I’ll try to summarise some of them here.</p><p>Growth can’t come at the expense of privacy. People currently on the Fediverse must have the tools they need to preserve their privacy as the network grows. This means privacy from other users, as well as privacy from new platform operators. Expanding the options for private interactions on the Fediverse, like <a href="https://socialwebfoundation.org/program-protocol-e2ee/" rel="nofollow">end-to-end encrypted messages</a> and <a href="https://github.com/swicg/groups" rel="nofollow">private groups</a>, is necessary for preserving privacy as the user base and platform list expands.<br>Connecting platforms to the Fediverse is our most efficient way to grow. There are already billions of people on social platforms across the Internet. Getting these platforms to let users publish to the Fediverse, as well as having two-way interactions with remote users, lets people share in the benefits of the Fediverse with a platform and interface that they’re already used to. Even when brand new social platforms adopt ActivityPub, they bring their new features and users.<br>Connecting communities helps us grow fast and stay cohesive. Bringing formal and informal communities onto the Fediverse is a great way to enable a lot of new users quickly. By formal communities, we mean organized groups like clubs, universities and schools, professional societies, enterprises, or local and regional governments. These groups can set up their own places on the Fediverse, like Mastodon servers, and provide user accounts for all their members. (One great way to connect formal communities is to Fediverse-enable the community platforms they already use.) These new Fediverse users have the kind of connections in place that retain active users, as well as the support they need to use the Fediverse. More informal communities, like people sharing the same profession, fans of a particular hobby, or users of a language or technology, can be great additions to the Fediverse, but these groups are less cohesive and less likely to bring their own infrastructure.<br>People come to social networks for existing social ties. Bringing on new users one-by-one is the most difficult way to grow this network. The best way to engage new users on the network, and to keep them active and interested, is to make sure they can connect to people they already know and care about. That may be friends, family, colleagues and neighbours, or brands, creators, and publications they recognise. Our onboarding processes for Fediverse users need to encourage the social contacts so that people feel a reason to stick around for day 2, 7, and 30.</p><p>We’re looking forward to engaging with the Fediforum community on these and other topics. We’ll see you on March 3!</p>
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