I don’t think any of my friends will be able to understand why a silly thread about grammar is one of the highlights of my morning and why I love this place so much.
mastodon
Sounds interesting
Good idea
“And now, inevitably, half of my #Bluesky timeline is like: oh, we need a service that’s resistant to this sort of shit, something that’s not beholden to capitalist pressure, something that’s queer-friendly…, quickly followed by but don’t say #Mastodon!
Sorry, I’m saying it. We want fucking Mastodon. It’s run by an actual non-profit foundation, none of this “public benefit corporation” bullshit. It’s not subject to creeping network-wide puritanism. Mastodon. Goddammit.”
What many people misunderstand about hosting your own content (like this social media instance) is thinking we somehow NEED a big audience or Big Tech involvement.
I'm perfectly fine if the world faded away and it was just the thousand of us here. It's like the early days of the web when we had small forums, nobody missed Reddit back then. Federation is a big plus, not a requirement.
It's the same with websites or IRC for me. I know people use Discord, but I still stick to IRC even if there are only about a hundred of us left. I know people use AI now and website visitors are dropping, but who cares? I still keep doing it for those who like to read.
I don't need the whole world involved for this to feel worthwhile. It's mine, I own it, and I host it for as long as I breathe. After that, it won't matter to me anymore, but I hope other admins keep things running the way I did.
#SelfHosted #SelfHosting #OpenSource #Fediverse #Mastodon #OpenWeb #SocialWeb
#servicetoot for everyone who has an alt description of their #mastodon avatar and profile header in their bio:
Since Mastodon 4.6, there's native support for that: You can add alt texts to those images directly, and free up your bio.
Edit: fixed the version
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/06/mastodon-4.6/#profiles
Edited 136d ago
Running a small or single user instance in the #Fediverse? Get connected to other instances by a relay!
I just adjusted my relay instance which now also finally supports #GoToSocial! Of course, it also supports Pleroma, snac, Mastodon, littlefedi, starling and many other ones!
With relays, your own posted content gets distributed to all connected instances, as well you get the content all other instances. Currently, mostly tech related instances are connected, focusing on #Linux, #Proxmox, #BSD / #FreeBSD, #IPv6 and many other things!
More information at: https://fedi-relay.gyptazy.com
#socialmedia #fedi #fediwall #fediverse #activitypub #activitypubrelay #relay #social #snac #snac2 #mastodon #gts #gotosocial #littlefedi #pleroma #misskey #services #devops #starling #tech
I just adjusted my relay instance which now also finally supports #GoToSocial! Of course, it also supports Pleroma, snac, Mastodon, littlefedi, starling and many other ones!
With relays, your own posted content gets distributed to all connected instances, as well you get the content all other instances. Currently, mostly tech related instances are connected, focusing on #Linux, #Proxmox, #BSD / #FreeBSD, #IPv6 and many other things!
More information at: https://fedi-relay.gyptazy.com
#socialmedia #fedi #fediwall #fediverse #activitypub #activitypubrelay #relay #social #snac #snac2 #mastodon #gts #gotosocial #littlefedi #pleroma #misskey #services #devops #starling #tech
What would happen to your timeline if mastodon.social went away?
(Reposting my tool that helps you figure this out.)
mastodon.social is the biggest server on the #fediverse , with over 21% of accounts, and an even higher percentage of #Mastodon accounts.
But what does that mean to you, personally? Let's say it went away tomorrow - (assuming you aren't on it yourself), how much of your timeline would vanish?
In my case, it turns out - not a lot, actually! The biggest sources of posts that I see are (1) a very small instance that doesn't even federate with much of the Fediverse, but many of my friends are there, (2) my own instance, (3) a large tech-focused instance that is still much smaller than mastodon.social. The big guy is only 5% of the post I've seen recently.
But this might be different for you!
Find out for yourself at https://moderation-explorer.online/ . Use 'advanced mode' to see this analysis, since you need to log into see your actual feed.
You might even decide to try moving to an instance that you're more connected to?
(It's explained more on the site, but all the work happens in your browser, I don't see your identity, auth tokens, posts that get loaded, none of it.)
What is the general form of a #mastodon post? Well, it seems it is
<declarative statement><hashtag...hashtag><url>
or
<declarative statement>
<picture>
or
<angry declarative statement>
Is there any #conversation on #mastodon ?
Can I get a short Hello from users of the #ManfredApp? 👋
What is the feature you are longing for most in Manfred or any other #MastodonClient or #MastodonApp? What do you find annoying?
RE: https://mstdn.social/@rootsandcalluses/117087261918768609
This time, people may start asking themselves: Which organizations or projects can we actually trust?
And honestly, there is no easy answer when some so-called projects based in Uganda are turning out to be scams.
What a shame for those of us from Uganda who are genuinely trying to do good work.
📱
The "Sift' strategy: A four-step method for spotting misinformation
S is for Stop
I is for investigate the source
F is for Find credible coverage
T is for Trace the claim to its original context
#SocialMedia
#Mastodon
#Fediverse
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240509-the-sift-strategy-a-four-step-method-for-spotting-misinformation
Hi everyone,
We are aware of a Gaza Verified member who has made multiple other accounts and is sending what appear to be automated direct messages.
We have spoken to him and asked him to delete these accounts and stop the automated messages by end of today and to confirm that he understands that this behaviour damages the reputation of the hundreds of other Palestinians on Gaza Verified and Gaza Verified itself and to promise not to do so in the future.
We apologise if you’ve been contacted in this way. Our verification verifies that someone is a Palestinian from Gaza. It is not a character reference (we can no more vouch for the character of every Palestinian than we can for the character of every USian). However, we have rules clearly set in our guide (https://gaza-verified.org/guide) and these are there to protect the accounts of our friends from Gaza from being reported and thus limited/suspended.
So, please, if you need to mute or block an account, do so. If you’re a server admin and you notice mass automated messages, you’re well within your rights to limit or suspend an account but if it’s not automated, please contact us so we can talk to them and explain why what they’re doing isn’t in their long term interests. Many of you already do and I thank you for it.
Please also realise that there are hundreds of Palestinians who are Gaza verified and they are all suffering through genocide and many are watching their families starve or die due to lack of access to modern medicine (again, because Israel has bombed all the hospitals and doesn’t let aid through as part of its ongoing genocide).
In many Western countries, our governments are directly complicit and, many times, profiting from Israel’s genocide.
Whatever you do, please don’t judge the entirety of something by the actions of a few and please try and keep things – namely Internet etiquette and genocide – in perspective and ask yourselves what you would do if you were in their shoes.
Edited 90d ago
I have exciting news to share!! 
It looks like we're finally gearing up to start migrating people over into @Mastodon's new @zulip instance for certain parts of our community next week (#MastoAdmin #FediAdmin #FediDev #Mod etc.)! It has been a long time in the making and I'm sorry for the delay, but I'm so glad we're finally going to start getting people in there <3 We'll start by beta testing with a few individuals next week to make sure everything is ready for a larger wave of people to join <3 <3
More on #DefaultServerRecommendations soon too — stay tuned!
Edited 92d ago
mastodon uno adminMastodon.social è il server dominante del #Fediverso: ospita oltre il 21% degli account federati e una percentuale superiore a 1/3 degli account #Mastodon!
Se Mastodon.social smette di funzionare, buona parte di mastodon e del fediverso sparisce.
È proprio per questo che è importante favorire la crescita di istanze indipendenti e locali, evitando che il @fediverso finisca per dipendere eccessivamente da un solo nodo.
Spostarsi su istanze italiane è facile: https://mastodon.it/it/migrazione-account-mastodon-guida-completa
Edited 90d ago
Today we're sharing additional guidelines about our Trade Mark Policy based on community feedback that we received.
The new guidelines, and more background about these changes, are available on our blog:
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/08/sharing-guidelines-about-mastodons-trade-mark-policy/
#Mastodon #Fediverse #SocialWeb #FediDev #MastoDev #FediAdmin #MastoAdmin
RE: https://norcal.social/@superball/117103118333939292
The onboarding problems with #mastodon could all be fixed by giving every new user a copy of this book.
RE: https://mastodon.social/@riverbirchtree/117099674446276439
You made it possible for @joynewacc to leave Gaza and study in Milan. Now you have the chance to reunite her with her sister.
What do you say, Fediverse?
Toot.Garden is a Mastodon server that is meant for art, gaming, and musings about the world, with the occasional meme and lighthearted joke.
This server has a post size of up to 1000 characters.
You can find out more at https://toot.garden/about or contact the admin account @linkeddev
#FeaturedServer #Art #Gaming #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse
Some servers are now running the experimental version of Mastodon 5.0 on their websites. This overhauls the web interface and has moved and renamed some things (for example "Lists" are now called "Feeds").
The developers are still testing 5.0, so it may take some time for it to appear on your server's website.
You can give feedback about the new interface directly to the developers on their new Discourse forum at https://community.joinmastodon.org
I was reading somewhere in my RSS reader, I'm not linking it, that Mastodon hates everything and everyone, but the dude complained about not everyone liking fascist adjacent stuff and I'm over here like, how do we make bigots feel less welcome? this is fantastic! this is the kind of PR Mastodon should be striving for, is to have Nazis and dipshit fascists talk about how much they hate us. We wouldn't need to take out advertising! That is a legit marketing strategy, but I can't remember the term right now but get bigots to do your PR for you by talking about how shit you are, in their eyes, and you’re golden. #Fediverse #Mastodon
YOU’RE LOOKING
AT THE WRONG PARTS 💎
I sometimes wonder what people imagine is going on inside the life of someone with a visible disability.
I walk very strangely. My left arm doesn’t work at all. My hand is contracted into a claw. I do everything one-handed, and that clearly wasn’t covered in this model’s original operating instructions.
From the outside, I suspect it can look like a life dominated by disability.
“Poor bugger.” “What a tragedy.” “Everything must be so difficult?”
Meanwhile, inside my actual life, I’m usually wondering whether the coffee is ready, what ridiculous thing I can write on Mastodon, whether the dogs have been fed, or why everyone on the internet has suddenly gone mad again.
The disability is there, obviously. I cannot drive, and there are many things I cannot do unaided. Other things just take longer, because much of the world appears to have been designed by someone who assumed every human comes with two fully operational hands.
And most people are remarkably unhelpful.
That sounds like a complaint, but it has an unexpected benefit. If you’re disabled, you become bloody good at finding another way. You have to.
Eventually, you stop wondering how something is supposed to be done and work out how you can do it.
That doesn’t make accessibility unnecessary. Quite the opposite. But disabled people often become extremely skilled at adapting because the world gives us plenty of practice.
Disability is not the central event of my consciousness.
I don’t wake up thinking, “Good morning. I am disabled.”
I wake up thinking, “Coffee.”
Most of the time, I’m not experiencing myself as a tragic medical story. I’m just living.
I’ve had decades to become extremely competent at being this particular slightly damaged model of human being. Sometimes other people seem considerably more concerned about my disability than I am.
It’s sweet.
But unnecessary.
The odd thing about a visible disability is that people often see what doesn’t work before they notice the enormous amount that does.
And from inside here?
It’s mostly just Friday.
_____________________
@DigitalCoup
#Fediverse #OpenWeb #BigTech
@economics_that_works
#Economics #Housing #CostOfLiving
@meditation
#Meditation #Breathwork
#Disability #DisabledLife #Accessibility #Hemiplegia #Stroke #Life #coffee #human #medical #instructions #tragedy #Mastodon
FediSuite - Your Fediverse Management Platform
Version 1.6.2 released!
Changes
- The list of posts written in FediSuite is now split and switchable via button tabs between: Scheduled Posts, Published Posts, and Failed Posts. Each of these lists can be filtered.
- Collapsing the sidebar previously hid the submenu under "Admin Area." This has been fixed.
Version 1.6.1 already brought a complete redesign of FediSuite.
If you like FediSuite and think this project deserves a bit of support, feel free to show it with toots and boosts across the Fediverse! Of course, there's also the option of financial support. Just use the yellow buttons in the FediSuite app or on the FediSuite website! Thank you very much!
@fsfe
#fedisuite #newversion #newrelease #redesign #fediverse #mastodon #friendica #pixelfed #peertube #loops #misskey #bizzfed #vernissage #fsfe
Hello fellow members of the #fediverse via #Mastodon
I've got two #YouTube shorts for you to partake upon in order to support #MutualAidEfforts
1st my friend Romane (I mispronounced their name, forgive me) who is food insecure while trying to build funds to get out of a toxic environment
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CatC9D9BUuo
2nd is for me a caretaker facing housing insecurity and food insecurity
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Qjt7zxSma40
Pls engage as able and if you can contribute otherwise pls do
Crowfi v0.24 is now available on the App Store!
What’s New:
- Added VoiceOver support for better accessibility.
- Minor UI tweaks bug fixes.