"The tech products, curation, content, education and support are all part of a bigger process of community onboarding, building and growth." - @michaelfoster.bsky.socialPart 3 is live now! This one takes a look at the Newsmast Foundation and our work 👀www.blog-pat.ch/newsmast-unp... #SocialWeb
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One of my motivations for creating Retejo is for note taking.
I.e., something like a Fediverse & Social-Web version of Obsidian or Roam Research.
One of the /facepalm moments you see in online communities is when a person or group attacks or insult a different culture or people, and when they fight back, they get offended and reports them (and calls the gang to mass report and exchange more words).
This is common in online games but also in the #SocialWeb. All you can do is 🤦🏽 or 🤷🏽 or both.
Moral lesson: If you think you're entitled to attack, bully, harass, or defame another person, people/Nation, culture, language, or country, then you shouldn't complain if they return the favor.
As the #GoldenRule goes:
> Treat others as one would like others to treat them
> Do not treat others in ways that one would not like to be treated
> What one wishes upon others, they wish upon themselves
Or, religious or philosophical:
> Ma'at: Do to the doer to make him do.
> Ma'at: That which you hate to be done to you, do not do to another.
> Thales: Avoid doing what you would blame others for doing.
> Isocrates: Do not do to others that which angers you when they do it to you.
> Leviticus (book): You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against your kinsfolk. Love your neighbor as yourself
> Matthew (book): In everything do to others as you would have them do to you
> Hinduism: If the entire Dharma can be said in a few words, then it is—that which is unfavorable to us, do not do that to others.
> Confucious: What you do not wish for yourself, do not do to others.
> Yoruba: One who is going to take a pointed stick to pinch a baby bird should first try it on himself to feel how it hurts.
Or, as we Filipinos say:
> Karma!
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Are you a Fediverse developer? Do you work with ActivityPub?
You should follow https://activitypub.space
And here is the awesome thing — you can follow it from your existing Fediverse account!
Follow these activitypub.space channels:
• @general
• @technical-discussion
• @faq
• @random
• @meta
(Thank you @julian )
The other thing that the #Guppe incident showed us is that the #Fediverse seriously needs the #Nomadic protocol.
Let's say the Fediverse understands the protocol: just move to a new domain, inform all instances "this is the new domain, automatically re-subscribe please", done. Life goes on for regular people.
I am not saying it is that easy or that's how exactly it will work. But it could've been avoided. Right now, entire communities are gone, many who were relying on it are now disconnected. (Then again, I can argue that it's time to clean the membership since many accounts are also stagnant.)
So, when? #ActivityPub2 ?
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#FediAlgo v1.1.19 is deployed. Minor bugfixes and improvements to the customizable timeline algorithm / filtering system for your Mastodon feed.
* Link: https://michelcrypt4d4mus.github.io/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed/
* Code: https://github.com/michelcrypt4d4mus/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed
* Video of FediAlgo in action (slightly out of date): https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/114395249311910522
#activitypub #algorithm #algorithmicFeed #algorithmicTimeline #Fedi #FediTips #FediTools #Fediverse #Feed #FOSS #GoToSocial #hashtag #hashtags #MastoAdmin #Mastodon #MastodonApi #mastohelp #mastojs #nodejs #nod #opensource #socialmedia #SocialWeb #timeline #TL #typescript #webdev
Recently there has been a lot of discourse about ActivityPub and AT Protocol which has been quite dividing and heated.
Yesterday at the Social Web CG meeting (the group that maintains the ActivityPub and related specifications), I proposed releasing a statement that counters the narrative that one of these protocols must win, when both protocols can co-exist and have a lot to learn from each other.
The statement has been co-signed by various members of both Social Web CG, SocialCG, and the AT Protocol community.
“We do not win by tearing each other down, which only emboldens and empowers those who do not want either protocol to succeed.”
“Arguing between us only emboldens those that seek to derail and destroy efforts to build an open social web.”
You can read the full statement here:
https://github.com/swicg/general/blob/master/statements/2025-09-05-activitypub-and-atproto-discourse.md
Revolutionary idea: What if social media platforms actually let you control your data?
@loops does, with full data exports, retention controls & opt-in analytics.
The future of social is open-source ❤️
(and federated 🚀)
How happy is the marriage between #ActivityPub and #ActivityStreams? 🤔
https://github.com/w3c/activitypub/issues/522
Options: (choose one)
Who should work on compatibility with other #Fediverse software?
- Option A: Most used software should make sure they are compatible with everyone (one-sided effort)
- Option B: Less used software should make sure they are compatible with everyone (one-sided effort)
- Option C: Both software should make sure they are compatible with each other (equal/shared effort)
#poll #polls #software #SocialWeb #OpenSocialWeb
Options: (choose one)
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#FediAlgo (the customizable timeline algorithm / filtering system for your Mastodon feed) v1.2.2 is deployed now. Has a switch that makes sure any #hashtags / users / etc. that you follow are displayed as filter options even if they don't meet the minimum number of recent toots threshold.
Also a bunch of bug fixes and small improvements.
* Try it here: https://michelcrypt4d4mus.github.io/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed/
* Code: https://github.com/michelcrypt4d4mus/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed
* Video of FediAlgo in action (slightly outdated): https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/114395249311910522
#activitypub #algorithm #algorithmicFeed #algorithmicTimeline #Fedi #FediTips #FediTools #Fediverse #Feed #FOSS #GoToSocial #hashtag #hashtags #javascript #MastoAdmin #Mastodon #MastodonApi #mastohelp #mastojs #node #nodejs #opensource #socialmedia #SocialWeb #timeline #TL #typescript #webdev
We're sad to see that IFTAS Connect has begun the process of shutting down.
We, like many other server admins, often found advice and help from the community there.
We hope that by preserving the 'Connect' news feed with Channel.org tech we can give back to the community.
Thank you for the work by @iftas and everyone involved, including all the admins who shared their thoughts there.
We look forward to seeing what's next for community collaboration on the Fediverse.
https://about.iftas.org/2025/09/29/sunsetting-iftas-connect/
If we were to do a regular online Fediverse meeting —
(Maybe once a month.)
WHAT DAYS OF THE WEEK WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO ATTEND?
A regular (online) meeting for Fediverse developers, for those who care about the Fediverse as a social movement, and for those who care about the success of the Fediverse.
Sunday?
Monday?
Tuesday?
Wednesday?
Thursday?
Friday?
Saturday?
(You can pick more than one day)
PLEASE REPLY WITH YOUR ANSWER.
#ActivityPub #FediDev #FediUX #Fediverse #FediverseUX #SocialWeb
CrowdBucks update:
The CrowdBucks team is working on adding Euro (€) support.
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CrowdBucks is a open-source, Fediverse-native, self-hostable way to FUND THE FEDIVERSE.
To help support Fediverse server sysops, to support Fediverse developers, to support creators, and more.
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Accepting Euro is relatively easy. But, there is some work to add Euro support to the user-experience.
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Evan Prodromou on OpenChannels.FM
A quick note that @Evan is interviewed by WordPress social networking lead Matthias Pfefferle on the OpenChannels.FM podcast about the history of the Fediverse and where we’re going next. How Decentralized Social Platforms Grew from Identica to Modern-Day Mastodon covers a 15+-year period as the Fediverse was born and developed. The shownotes alone are extremely detailed and a great resource.
👇🏽 It's ”The ATmosphere“ [social] network this part of the federatid SNS. #OpenSocial #OpenSocialWeb #SocialWeb
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ragtjsm2j2vknwkz3zp4oxrd/post/3l32kiopoay2c
Do the social web a solid and follow @bsky.brid.gy. That bridges your Mastodon or other Fediverse account to Bluesky, requiring nothing of you otherwise.
You'll be able to interact with posts bridged from Bluesky.
And, when those of us with a bridged account repost something of yours, it can show up in the Fediverse and be reposted from there.
If you later find you want to undo the bridge, block the above account and that's that. Easy-peasy.
One of the powerful things about the Fediverse and Social Web is that people can follow you from anywhere!
People from the same server you are on.
But also people from other servers can follow you.
Should the ability for people on other servers to follow you be OFF by default?
And, only people on the same server you are on can follow you by default?
#Federation #Fediverse #SocialWeb
Options: (choose one)
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#FediAlgo, the customizable timeline algorithm / filtering system for your Mastodon feed, is now deployed on Github Pages and can be used from your web browser.
* Link: https://michelcrypt4d4mus.github.io/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed/
* Code: https://github.com/michelcrypt4d4mus/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed
* Video of FediAlgo in action: https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/114395249311910522
#activitypub #algorithm #algorithmicFeed #algorithmicTimeline #Fedi #FediTips #FediTools #Fediverse #Feed #FOSS #Masto #MastoAdmin #Mastodon #mastohelp #MastoJS #nodejs #nod #opensource #SocialWeb #timeline #TL #webdev
I'm on fedi & promote it cause it has the potential to fix the control over cultural attention by the wealthy and govts via mass media as documented by Chomsky. Based on what #bluesky did last week and still refuses to acknowledge, it's obvious they don't share my goals. They can't be allowed to be the future of social media, no matter how many times they claim to care about decentralization. And why has none of our tech press reported on this?
“Got a Bluesky account? Bridge it to the fediverse by following @ap.brid.gy.”
https://fed.brid.gy/
https://fed.brid.gy/docs#dm-request
#SocialWeb #OpenSocialWeb #bridgyfed #atproto #Fediverses
Homeownership on the web is highly analogous to the physical world. Modern homeownership is mostly a story of home-rentership, not real ownership.
Incredibly, this matches the online experience, even though the World Wide Web has an infinite amount of real-estate!
You deserve a home on the web that’s built to keep you safe; a magical place for virtual living that‘s yours for life, existing in a sociable web.
https://blog.muni.town/digital-homeownership/
(Now stealth-releasing Weird v0.2 🥷)
Sketch of my #SocialWeb vision.
In this picture hedonic peer production sets the "leverage the ecosystem" strategy in motion, which fosters spontaneous emergence and evolution, to activate people and align them to collectively practice social experience design and innovate the open social stack of the fediverse so we may enter the future social web and may craft us a peopleverse, where humane solutions satisfy people's needs.
There ya have it, all in one text blob. 😅
https://discuss.coding.social/t/proposal-start-a-fellowship-to-explore-the-social-web/571
Did you sign up for the @surf beta? Our Dawn Patrol will get the opportunity to help shape the app. Let us know in this thread if you've added yourself to the waitlist, and we'll see you on the beach!
Lots of new folks taken interest in to Mastodon, because of Meta. Let's welcome new people