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There is a new kind of spam happening, at least to me anyway. For weeks and today, This is a completely random reply thread that I was tagged in along with about 300 to 500 other users. To the best of my knowledge, no one has removed this user yet and I am still not even sure what I was tagged in but https://ghetti.monster/objects/7b6f092e-d02d-4eaa-8e2a-4b2ef445b6fe #Mastodon #MastodonModerators

Can someone fork Enafore and keep it going? I love Enafore so much more than the regular Mastodon interface but I haven't seen updates on it for a while now! https://github.com/enafore/enafore #Mastodon #Fediverse #Enafore

Happy February! 📺 It's the weekly #Mastodon/ #Fediverse #WatchPartyCalendar for 1/29-2/5 (Thu-Thu)

⭐️ #CultShelf & #ImpromptuTheater now also here
#SPNwatchparty - SUPERNATURAL weekdays 5pm ET

📅Details &🔗s ➡️ http://bit.ly/MastodonWatchParties
⏰️All times US Eastern

#Westerns #Music #Mysteries #Action #Comedy #anime #Movies #FilmMastodon #CineMastodon

Thx hosts! @MatthewTitus88 @MirrorAyako @Taweret @analgesicsleep @rsmon77 @hyde
@lilymarswrites
@GrillChill @greenpepper22 @kamikat @revmagdalen

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We added our Vivaldi Social server to the Fediverse on November 15th 2022. We are still, I believe, the only browser company that is fully behind the Fediverse. It is something we are very proud of! The Fediverse is the natural alternative to Big Tech social media, just like, IMHO, Vivaldi is the natural alternative to Big Tech browsers.

#Vivaldi #Fediverse #Mastodon #Twitter #SocialMedia #AI #Meta #Facebook #Instagram

https://vivaldi.com/blog/news/vivaldi-social-a-new-mastodon-instance/

Would you like to create posts longer than 500 characters on Mastodon?

You can have longer posts by moving your account to a server that offers longer posts. I've done a list of well-run reliable servers with larger post sizes at:

https://fedi.garden/tag/larger-post-size

If you're not sure how to move your account to a different server, there's a step-by-step guide at https://fedi.tips/transferring-your-mastodon-account-to-another-server

#FediTips #Mastodon

Flipping.rocks is a Hometown Mastodon server for people who appreciate arthropods, amphibians, reptiles, fungi etc. If you want a general Fediverse home for chatting with friends and posting about other interests, that’s okay too.

https://flipping.rocks

You can find out more at https://flipping.rocks/about or contact the admin @a

#FeaturedServer #Arthropods #Amphibians #Reptiles #Herps #Herping #Herpetology #Fungi #Hometown #HometownMastodon #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

Arabi.gay is a Glitch Mastodon server for Arabs, people from the SWANA region or Arabic speakers (including all dialects) who are LGBTQIA+. Anyone over 18 is welcome to join.

https://arabi.gay

You can find out more at https://arabi.gay/about or contact the admin @ishraaf

#FeaturedServer #Arab #Arabic #SWANA #LGBTQIA #Gay #Arabs #NorthAfrica #SouthWestAsia #Glitch #GlitchMastodon #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse #العربية

❤️ Thank you to all hard working contributors who develop and maintain:

@archlinux
@centos
@debian
@elementary
@fedora
@FreeBSDFoundation
@gentoo
@linuxmint
@manjarolinux
@netbsd
@openbsdnow
@opensuse
@tails
@ubuntu

+ other distributions that provide the basis of today's digital infrastructure while allowing everyone to use, study, share, and improve them! #ilovefs ❤️

(Please help to thank those, for whom I did not find a #mastodon account 🙏)

Hello World :)

I am pleased to present you a small project that I have been working on these last weeks:

MARL (Mastodon Archive Reader Lite) is a small web app that allows you to explore in detail the content of your Mastodon posts archive, including attached files (images, videos, sounds), and with different search options.

https://github.com/s427/MARL

🙏 Boosts welcome! 🙏

(More info in the post below 👇)

#Mastodon #archive

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Mastodon is only a decent community because we actively maintain it. If you see harassment, especially men targeting women, don't just scroll past. Call it out and report it. Let's keep the space clean. Take out the trash.

#Mastodon #Fediverse #FediTips #CommunityStandards #Safety #StopHarassment #WomenInTech #HumanRights

#snac is a pretty cool #fediverse #activitypub server software!

Super lightweight, no database, easy to set-up.

I will not replace my main #mastodon instance with it, but i really have some other use cases for it, for example some bots or so.

And from what I saw, the code also is pretty nice to learn things from it. (me, a c programming noob)

Edit: Totally dumb of me to NOT post the Git repo in the first place 🤦‍♂️
https://codeberg.org/grunfink/snac2

#foss #lightweigt #c #server #selfhosting

Bienvenidos a masto.es, servidor de Mastodon para hispanohablantes de temática general. Ampliación del límite de caracteres en una publicación a 2000 caracteres.

https://masto.es

Saber más: https://masto.es/about

Administrado por: @rober

#FeaturedServer #Español #Espanol #Castellano #Spanish #Hispanohablantes #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

You can embed Mastodon posts in your website or blog by doing the following:

1. Log in through your server's website
2. Go to the post or reply you want to embed and click on it to show it in an enlarged view
3. Click ⋯ on the post and select "Get Embed Code"
4. Copy-paste the HTML code into your website or blog

Lots of common questions answered about this at:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-to-embed-mastodon-posts-on-a-website

If you have problems embedding, see the article for suggestions.

#FediTips #Mastodon

BigShoulders.city is a Hometown Mastodon server for Chicagoans, current, former and future. All sexualities, gender identities, races, levels of mobility and ages are welcome. A community of friends and neighbors across the Windy City.

https://bigshoulders.city

Find out more at https://bigshoulders.city/about or contact the admins @moderation & @alex

#FeaturedServer #Chicago #Illinois #Chicagoan #Chicagoans #Hometown #HometownMastodon #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

I've set up a #Patreon page for those who'd like to help support this Mastodon server.

There is only one tier for $4 a month which is less than the cost of a burger at a fast food restaurant.

Joining a membership via this, YT or Odysee will earn you a "Supporter" badge on your RG profile.

This is a long-term project, and it's just getting started

Unlike "other" retro Mastodon servers, I will not flush your money down the toilet.

https://patreon.com/RetroGaiden

#RetroGaming #Mastodon

I've created a little #Mastodon 🐘 toot edit history viewer that lets you explore the history of a toot, edit by edit, through the #MastodonAPI. Here's an example: https://tomayac.github.io/mastodon-edit-history/#https://mastodon.social/@firefoxwebdevs/116002119945073671. Source code: https://github.com/tomayac/mastodon-edit-history.

in #Mastodon #Akkoma #Pleroma #GotoSocial you can hide your follower and following lists from public view

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Mastodon.scot is a Mastodon server mainly intended for people in Scotland or those who identify as Scottish:

https://mastodon.scot

You can find out more at https://mastodon.scot/about or contact the admin @trumpet

#FeaturedServer #Scotland #Scottish #Scot #Scots #Gàidhlig #Gaelic #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

When exposing a #crime is considered a crime, we are being ruled by criminals!

BELOW:
Murdered by ICE thugs. This is what #StateTerrorism looks like. They tell US to stay calm. We’re not the one’s being violent here!!

#KeithPorter
#ReneeNicoleGood
#AlexPretti
#SilverioVillegasGonzales
#healthcare #resistance #protest #minnesota #fuckICE #immigration #texas #uspoli #democracy #humanrights @democracy @politics #socialmedia #tiktok #twitter #mastodon #fediverse #freedom #USA #Trump #Fascism #law

The time is probably right.

Back in 2022, when I was still using iOS, I wasn’t completely happy with the Fediverse apps that were available. I was mostly using Akkoma, and the interface I liked the most was actually its web UI, even on mobile. So I started playing with Xcode and put together the foundations of an app tailored to my needs.

A lot has changed since then and today we have great alternatives like IceCubes, Mona, Ivory, etc. Each one has strengths and weaknesses though, so I picked up my old project again and kept pushing it forward.

So I’m happy to announce that my app will finally see the light: I’ve been using it for the past few days and, in my spare time, I’m fixing bugs and adding missing features. I’m building it around my own needs, so it doesn’t have to “appeal to everyone”. I wouldn’t call it opinionated, but it’s definitely targeted.

The app will have one key trait: #snac2 support will be a first-class feature, not an incidental one. Many apps, especially on iOS, support snac as a side effect, but the experience is often not optimal. In this case, the choice is deliberate and it strictly follows the Mastodon API support implemented by snac. So snac will work properly (within the limits of the platform, of course).

Among the features already implemented: the app is minimal and lightweight (under 10 MB, including debug code), easy on RAM, and privacy-first (for example it strips EXIF data from media before posting, so the server will never see it). On snac it also cleans up the "Boosted by Aoderelay" messages that appear when using a relay, removes the character limit, and supports posting in Markdown.

I also added support for Apple Intelligence to generate alt text, both for the media I post and for media posted by others that is missing alt text.

Everything is processed locally through Apple APIs and only on supported devices. The results aren't amazing, Apple Intelligence is extremely limited, but in my opinion it's the only privacy-friendly and ethical way to approach it. And of course, you can disable it.

On Mastodon it supports all the main features: lists, quote posts, granular notifications (you can choose what you want for each category), notification grouping, multi-account support, and it works.

It's still missing a few things (block, etc.) and has some bugs, which I’m spotting as I keep using it.
As soon as it's stable enough, I'll invite a few people to test it. I still haven't fully decided how I'll distribute it: an Apple Developer account has a yearly cost, and I hope to reuse it for other projects too. So this app might be paid, with a trial period, but if possible (I still need to check what’s feasible) I'd like it to be free if you connect to one of the BSD Cafe instances, illumos Cafe, or any snac instance, including your own.

I don't know how long it will take before it's ready... but I can already tell you what it will be called.
It already has a name, and it's... MastoBlaster.

This name was chosen for personal reasons, and also because of its similarity to Master Blaster by Stevie Wonder, which even today feels relevant and fitting for the Fediverse.

Stay tuned!

#MastoBlaster #Fediverse #Mastodon #iOS #FediverseApp #Announcement #Apple #snac #snac2

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This will be the last #Mastodon post that will be bridged to #Bsky!

Choosing another protocol, okay sure we can work with that. But hosting and even verifying criminal orgs like #ICE is just a spit in the face

Almost everything is PUBLIC on Bsky, It's not a viable decentralized alternative, since hosting it all yourself would bankrupt almost anyone

So if you want to keep following me, please do join the #Fediverse https://mstdn.social/invite/C3pBKk4Y

Or better, host your own!
https://fediverse.party

Dads.cool and cooler.mom are Hometown Mastodon servers for parents of all kinds, including biological and non-biological parents, foster parents, adoptive parents and people of all gender identities:

https://dads.cool

https://cooler.mom

You can find out more at https://dads.cool/about and https://cooler.mom/about or contact the admins @alex & @sydney

#FeaturedServer #Parenting #Parents #Kids #Children #Families #Hometown #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

It's amazing to me how perfectly integrated Threads is into Mastodon, but the vice versa still isn't true. Posts are kept in a separate category on Threads with little to no way to interact.

Did Meta give up on Fedi?

#threads #meta #mastodon #fediverse #activitypub

We've published our new terms of service for mastodon.social and mastodon.online today, effective July 1. The same template will be available as an option to other servers in the upcoming #Mastodon 4.4 update. There are no changes to our policies or operations, just clarifications, e.g. if you upload content to be displayed to other users, you give us permission to display it to other users, but you keep all rights to it. We also explicitly prohibit scraping, even though it was never allowed.