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Jörgi @joergi@chaos.social
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If you are bridging your Fediverse account with fed.brid.gy/ to bluesky, you can also make a custom username for the bridged bluesky handle, if you have a domain.
This is my bridged Pixelfed account:
bsky.app/profile/punk.photos

I still have to do this for my Mastodon account...

Bridgy Fed

Bridgy Fed is a bridge between decentralized social networks like the fediverse, Bluesky, and web sites and blogs.

fed.brid.gy

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smattymatty @smattymatty@techhub.social
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I'm curious about this:

If there were more tools/resources/services available for small community servers, would you be more inclined to bring your friends/community onto the fediverse?

The classic social media problem of "everyone wants to socialize-very few want to run infrastructure"- that can lead us to the same centralization problem we see in mainstream platforms.

If there was for example a well documented open source self-hostable activitypub implementation specifically made for small communities , I think that would be great for the fediverse.

I'm working on a project I'm really excited to share soon, but I wanted to get some thoughts :D

Feel free to reply with your thoughts!

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Author Buzz Developer Blog @devs@dev.authorbuzz.co.uk
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This is why the forums don’t syndicate to Mastodon

Twice, in the past, I have thought it would be nice if everyone’s stuff made it out onto social media. Both times, I have enabled syndicating forum topics. Both times it went badly.

We ended up syndicating spam that is easy to remove here, but hangs about in FediSpace forever.

A bit like this:

Forum spam that got syndicated out

I’m sure there must be a way to revoke that stuff, but I’m not sure what that way is. So, until we can undo spam that gets syndicated, forum stuff will remain local only. If someone can help me figure out how to unspam social media, I think it would be nicer to take a poll to see if our active members even want our forums appearing on social media.

Forum spam that got syndicated out
just small circles 🕊 @smallcircles@social.coop
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@devs it's not only spam, but also that don't map 1-to-1 to platforms, and how to best integrate both of these domains well in the interoperable , is still an ongoing effort.

I'd pose that community has not benefitted from their long-term desire to become fully integrated, because of these .

But this forum exists exactly for that kind of experiments, to find what works and learn from it. Things are improving, but slowly.

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Author Buzz Developer Blog @devs@dev.authorbuzz.co.uk
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This is why the forums don’t syndicate to Mastodon

Twice, in the past, I have thought it would be nice if everyone’s stuff made it out onto social media. Both times, I have enabled syndicating forum topics. Both times it went badly.

We ended up syndicating spam that is easy to remove here, but hangs about in FediSpace forever.

A bit like this:

Forum spam that got syndicated out

I’m sure there must be a way to revoke that stuff, but I’m not sure what that way is. So, until we can undo spam that gets syndicated, forum stuff will remain local only. If someone can help me figure out how to unspam social media, I think it would be nicer to take a poll to see if our active members even want our forums appearing on social media.

Forum spam that got syndicated out
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Decenta Lyzed @pepper0@aus.social
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I wish I had ( ) , I mean like -fe . That would allow me to sort my subscription feed & browse sorted feed, to see ONLY relevant posts (on topic updates follow-up's?).
Well, the mastodon feature of "LISTS" tries something similiar by allowing to make a sorted list of people\subscription, sorted by your custom category/topic. But it doesn't include . Each must be browsed separately, individually, manually, and there is no feature of list of tags in mastodon.
Lemmy, mbin, kbin, piefed and other like implementations allow you to have topics-threads, but each thread does not replicate very well across multiple servers/instances. Can't be easely crossposted ( by pinging multiple category-bots). And doesn't replicate & easily-searchable as classic mastodon .

Other things I don't like:
- twitter like reposts. they make you feel you subscribed not to the original "reposter" friend, but to "reposted content" that you never subscribed for. the p2p architecture of () kinda eliminates that, they don't have nor show reposts. you see there only original posts, original content, of friends you follow. Kinda helps to slow down the mind from informational overflow. You can opt out to see posts of friend's friends, if you want more. Tags are also supported there.
- threads consist only of information aggretator url sharing in reddit like clones. Without having OP OC like in bbs|AgoraRoad , they just silo you to clickbait to other web sites.

!fediverse@piefed.social @fediverse

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Newsmast Foundation @newsmast@newsmast.social
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We're very excited to announce that we're sponsoring Protocols for Publishers - @teamProtocols for Publishers - in London.

As well as helping support the event, @saskia will be joined by Siddhartha from The Bristol Cable to talk about building a social app for a local community, with their local news publisher.

Find out more here: protocolsforpublishers.com/lon

Protocols for Publishers ✨ London

Join us in London on Feb 4-5, 2026

protocolsforpublishers.com · Protocols for Publishers

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just small circles 🕊 @smallcircles@social.coop
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@mariusormarius

The codeberg issue is kind of still an ugly scratch pad rn. The thing awaits a follow-up where stuff is more organized and easier to drill down into. Proper docs eventually.

A first step may be to name the discrete and granular building blocks that one should focus on when starting out on an client-to-server adventure quest. Give them consistent names. And then to map all the various projects to that as a MDN-like who-supports-what table.

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Strypey @strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
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"Every Activity Pub server duplicates content. Without it there'd be no seeing posts from anybody on servers other than their home server. It's literally the thing that makes the protocol work. If being on a protocol that specifically is designed to duplicate content isn't permission enough to duplicate content then the Fediverse goes poof. Zilch. Zero. Nada."

@nate, 2024

primal.net/e/nevent1qqsp85429n

Well put. Found via a link here;

nate.mecca1.net/pages/follow/

Nate

So a thing happened and I'm kinda flabbergasted. There appears to be a campaign to shut down the Mostr (Nostr <> ActivityPub bridge). Dunno how big it is, but apparently at least one DMCA complaint has been filed. This is all on account of the bridge duplicating posts and profiles on ActivityPub. For those unaware, THIS IS LITERALLY HOW ACTIVITY PUB IS BUILT TO WORK. Every Activity Pub server duplicates content. Without it there'd be no seeing posts from anybody on servers other than their home server. It's literally the thing that makes the protocol work. If being on a protocol that specifically is designed to duplicate content isn't permission enough to duplicate content then the Fediverse goes poof. Zilch. Zero. Nada. Convince Cloudflare, or worse - convince a judge - that a protocol designed around federating content isn't permission to federate content and that's that for #ActivityPub. I'd personally prefer to see both protocols do well; please, if anybody reads this, learn how things work before trying to break things for working as intended. #Nostr #mostr

primal.net

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Kalvin Carefour Johnny 🇲🇾 @kalvin0x58c@gallant.kalvin.my
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I wish there would be end-to-end encrypted, federated micro-blog social media. Social media entries and media aren't stored in plain text, but rather encrypted on the server, and only users who have subscribed to them have the ability to decrypt it.

#Fediverse #Mastodon #DecentralisedWeb #EndToEndEncryption #PrivacyMatters #SecureSocialMedia #ActivityPub #DigitalRights #DataOwnership #OnlinePrivacy #FederatedNetworks #CryptoSocial #PrivacyFirst #SelfHosting #OpenSource #DigitalFreedom #SafeSpacesOnline #EncryptionNow #SocialMediaReform #UserControl #NoSurveillance #DecentralisedSocial #TechForGood #PrivacyTools #DigitalSovereignty #StopDataHarvesting #OwnYourData #SecureMessaging #PrivacyActivism #DigitalJustice #Web3 #InformationSecurity #CyberSecurity #OnlineFreedom #ResistSurveillance

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just small circles 🕊 @smallcircles@social.coop
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Read about by @jfietkauJulian Fietkau and plans to bring more to our

discuss.coding.social/t/my-cur

There are multiple other projects that share interests to connect more tightly the academic world to the .

Backed by @nlnet funding there is the very promising @bonfire and in earlier rounds (, not fedi).

We should align on

encyclia.pub
bonfirenetworks.org
plaudit.pub

My current goals for ActivityPub and academic data

I build and run Encyclia, a project that bridges ORCID records into the ActivityPub-based fediverse. The idea is to make ORCID records followable, so that when a researcher publishes a new work, that information can appear in your social inbox. Independently of that, I have a personal website where, among other things, I host my own academic publications. I want to make my website ActivityPub-interactable as well in the future, but it is a lower priority project. I am not closely involved with...

discuss.coding.social · Discuss Social Coding

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Elena Brescacin @elettrona@poliversity.it
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Dave Winer, @davewDave Winer ☕️ is basically the inventor of RSS and I take the chance to mention him as I am doing my best to be an RSS advocate with my own possibilities and limits, even with non-technical people who don't understand why I insist in "so complex things" when "commercial platforms give you everything in an instant".
I talked about ActivityPub and RSS during my last WordCamp, Pisa -Italy- 22nd November 2025. Italian, unfortunately; I'll share my talk when it's out on WordPress TV but I fear there won't be English subtitles.

But I limited what I wanted to say because a word could violate WordPress's code of conduct.
It's nothing obscene, it's the metaphoric name of an anchor-stone. But in Venice they call it "coion", like the vulgar word for testicle. It's basically a round stone structure which firmly anchors the arch of a bridge, to its vertical support. It's invisible to human eyes, people even don't know it exists. But it allows Venetian bridges to resist for centuries. It's fundamental. But if for a reason or another it becomes visible, it means that the bridge is damaged.
Same way of a linchpin for a wheel.

This word is even used for a person. When someone is essential for a community, determines its success too, but if they get attention or ask for visibility, they could even become an obstacle. Or they are treated as such. No idea if the word corresponding to "coion" for a person has the same idea in English. I have found "moron" but I don't know if it's the same.
Basically, when you are important and have not a very strong personality, so you let others treat you as invisible, they consider you as always available, always granted. And treat you badly if you raise your hand and say "I'm here too"; they immediately send you back to your place.

RSS is treated the same: many of commercial platform users don't even know about its existence but without RSS, no newspaper or whatever social pages sharing news automatically, could fetch contents.
I agree with Dave when he says that RSS is more important than ActivityPub. Simply RSS can work without ActivityPub but often not vice-versa.

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@reiver ⊼ (Charles) :batman: @reiver@mastodon.social
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8/

[Fediverse BackUp]

Also — what about comments / replies —

Someone people (including me) would want at least some of the comments / replies to be included in a BackUp for a post.

So, for an Activity File to be a "good" format for a BackUp, a single Activity File would also need to contain (all or selected) the comments / replies to the post.

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@reiver ⊼ (Charles) :batman: @reiver@mastodon.social
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[Fediverse BackUp]

So, I think an (ActivityPub / ActivityStreams) Activity File COULD be a "good" format for backing-up a single post on the Fediverse, but —

Most (maybe all) extant Fediverse software would need to change a bit. Fediverse software would need to support embedding "everything" in a single Activity File (rather than referring to "everything" else by URLs).

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@reiver ⊼ (Charles) :batman: @reiver@mastodon.social
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[Fediverse BackUp]

Also — we would need to consider Threads / Storms —

Where people reply to their own post to make a larger post made up of smaller posts.

(I.e., what I have been doing here 🙂 )

For an Activity File to be a "good" format for a BackUp, a single Activity File would need to contain all the posts in the Thread / Storm.

Also —

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@reiver ⊼ (Charles) :batman: @reiver@mastodon.social
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8/

[Fediverse BackUp]

Also — what about comments / replies —

Someone people (including me) would want at least some of the comments / replies to be included in a BackUp for a post.

So, for an Activity File to be a "good" format for a BackUp, a single Activity File would also need to contain (all or selected) the comments / replies to the post.

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@reiver ⊼ (Charles) :batman: @reiver@mastodon.social
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[Fediverse BackUp]

Also — we would need to consider Threads / Storms —

Where people reply to their own post to make a larger post made up of smaller posts.

(I.e., what I have been doing here 🙂 )

for an Activity File to be a "good" format for a BackUp, a single Activity File would need to contain all the posts in the Thread / Storm.

Also —

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@reiver ⊼ (Charles) :batman: @reiver@mastodon.social
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7/

[Fediverse BackUp]

Also — we would need to consider Threads / Storms —

Where people reply to their own post to make a larger post made up of smaller posts.

(I.e., what I have been doing here 🙂 )

For an Activity File to be a "good" format for a BackUp, a single Activity File would need to contain all the posts in the Thread / Storm.

Also —

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@reiver ⊼ (Charles) :batman: @reiver@mastodon.social
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6/

[Fediverse BackUp]

Also — we would need to consider Threads / Storms —

Where people reply to their own post to make a larger post made up of smaller posts.

(I.e., what I have been doing here 🙂 )

for an Activity File to be a "good" format for a BackUp, a single Activity File would need to contain all the posts in the Thread / Storm.

Also —

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@reiver ⊼ (Charles) :batman: @reiver@mastodon.social
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[Fediverse BackUp]

Now, having said that, I don't think there is anything about ActivityPub / ActivityStreams that "prevents" Fediverse software from not embedding (non-text) media (such as images, audio, video, etc) into an Activity File —

For example, an "Image" Object can contain a ("mediaType" and a) "content" field (rather than an "href" field).

But —

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@reiver ⊼ (Charles) :batman: @reiver@mastodon.social
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4/

[Fediverse BackUp]

Now, having said that, I don't think there is anything about ActivityPub / ActivityStreams that "prevents" Fediverse software from not embedding (non-text) media (such as images, audio, video, etc) into an Activity File —

For example, an "Image" Object can contain a ("mediaType" and a) "content" field (rather than an "href" field).

But —

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@reiver ⊼ (Charles) :batman: @reiver@mastodon.social
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2/

[Fediverse BackUp]

I think one challenge, in practice, with using an Activity File as a BackUp Format is that — a lot of Fediverse software does NOT embed (non-text) media (such images, audio, video, etc) in the Activity File.

But, instead references them using URLs.

(And, by "URL" I mean "URI", "IRI", etc.)

Usually this is probably a good thing, but —

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@reiver ⊼ (Charles) :batman: @reiver@mastodon.social
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2/

[Fediverse BackUp]

I think one challenge, in practice, with using an Activity File as a BackUp Format is that — a lot of Fediverse software does NOT embed (non-text) media (such images, audio, video, etc) in the Activity File.

But, instead references them using URLs.

(And, by "URL" I mean "URI", "IRI", etc.)

Usually this is probably a good thing, but —

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Schedule for Social Web Developer Room at FOSDEM 2026

Evan Prodromou @evanprodromou@socialwebfoundation.org

The schedule for the Social Web Developer Room at FOSDEM 2026 is starting to be populated as the speakers confirm their availability. We had a tonne of great submissions for this year's track, and even with double the time from last year, we still had to leave some great talks on the cutting room floor. But we still managed to fit in 24 great talks, large and small. We're going to see some additional events happening as FOSDEM 2026 gets nearer. Watch the #SOCIALWEBFOSDEM hashtag for more news […]

Read more →
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mastodon.raddemo.host @admin@mastodon.raddemo.host
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How to Host Your Own Server on a (5 Minute Quick-Start Guide)

This article provides a guide for how to host your own Mastodon server on a VPS.

Running your own Mastodon server on a VPS is an excellent way to enjoy an efficient and secure Mastodon experience.
What is Mastodon?
Mastodon is a social media platform that enables users to post ...
Continued 👉 blog.radwebhosting.com/how-to-

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c3hamm e.V. @c3hamm@chaos.social
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Commit 13: Gestern gab's die Implementierung, heute das Protokoll. Genauer gesagt, die Erweiterung:

@forgefed

Das ganze hat ein Funding und bringt und deutlich näher zusammen. Während wir also beim sind. Könnten wir uns doch mal überlegen ob, wie, wo, wann, warum wir uns da einbringen, hier das Spec-Repo:

y.lab.nrw/jek25-13

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@nlnet

Commit 13. Heute gehts um das Protokoll ForgeFed ...
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:catjam: Chan Nyein Tun @channyeintun@mastodon.social
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Hey Fediverse!
I’ve been working on a custom Next.js frontend for Mastodon, and it’s now open-source!

✨ Features

- Fast, modern UI

- Built with Next.js and TypeScript

- Fully open-source

- Works with any Mastodon instance

Mastodon Next: mastodon-next.vercel.app/
[Repo]: github.com/channyeintun/mastod
Feedback, issues, and contributions are super welcome!






Mastodon

A minimal, performant social media frontend for Mastodon

mastodon-next.vercel.app

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Week in Fediverse :fediverse_light: @weekinfediverse@mitra.social
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Week in Fediverse 2025-12-12

Servers

- Wafrn v2025.11.02
- Gush! v0.0.27
- stegodon v1.4.0
- Akkoma v2025.12
- Mastodon v4.5.3
- PeerTube v8.0
- Lemmy v0.19.14
- Ktistec v3.2.3
- Misskey v2025.12.0
- NeoDB v0.12.5
- Vernissage Server v1.26.0
- flohmarkt v0.14.0
- shops v0.1.8
- Trunk & Tidbits, November 2025 (Mastodon)

Clients

- Pachli v3.2.4
- Mastodon for iOS v2025.09
- Interstellar v0.11.0
- Chihu v1.16.0

Tools and Plugins

- PeerTube livechat plugin v14.0.2
- FediFetcher v7.1.17
- Poduptime v5.6.2

For developers

- Library progress report #3 (GoActivityPub)

Articles

- Why don't recommend to implement ActivityPub from scratch
- Fediverse Report – #146

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#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub

Previous edition: https://mitra.social/objects/019af042-e877-53d8-b10f-999a2fe9147d

Cookie monster!

codeberg.org

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fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻 @fromjason@mastodon.social
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I wrote a speculative piece, just about 2 years to the month, about Meta's regulatory capture strategy that involves an attack on , even as and leaders were working together to interpolate.

Just waiting on Zuck to launch a timely protocol that makes it easy to migrate from Mastodon to Threads.

fromjason.xyz/p/notebook/copy-

Copy, Acquire, Kill— How Meta could pull off the most extraordinary pivot in tech history

Meta's Threads.net sure looks a lot like App.net. Is Meta due for a pivot? The legislation the company supports suggests yes.

fromjason.xyz · from jason

Link author: fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻@fromjason@mastodon.social

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Netscape Navigator @NetscapeNavigator@vivaldi.net
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RE: social.vivaldi.net/@NetscapeNa

⚠️ Please double-check to make sure your site is using the latest Fediverse software:

Misskey: 2025.12.0
Mastodon: 4.5.3
PeerTube: 8.0.0
PixelFed: 0.12.6
Loops: 1.0.0 Beta 5
Mbin: 1.8.4
Lemmy: 0.19.14
Akkoma: 2025.12
Sharkey: 2025.4.4
Pleroma: 2.9.1

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Netscape Navigator @NetscapeNavigator@vivaldi.net
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5 Fediverse sites have been hacked due to running outdated software.

Please take a moment to ensure that your instance of Mastodon, Misskey, PeerTube, PixelFed, or any other Fediverse platform is fully up-to-date.

It may also be wise to log into your server and update your operating system.

Debian / Ubuntu servers:

sudo apt update
sudo apt dist-upgrade
sudo reboot

Fedora / CentOS / Red Hat / Alma Linux:

sudo dnf update --refresh
sudo dnf upgrade
sudo reboot

If you update your OS, your server will be briefly offline during the reboot. If you have not configured your web services — including your Fediverse service — to start automatically on boot, you may need to start them manually afterward.

Always make a backup before performing upgrades.

If any of this is confusing or feels overwhelming, you should reconsider whether you want to be a server administrator. This is not meant as an insult. It’s great that you wanted to contribute to the Fediverse, but you may be better off participating as a user rather than an admin. People depend on you to keep services running smoothly, and that requires knowing how to maintain your system safely and correctly.

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Yannick Delbecque @zigong@jasette.facil.services
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Le fédivers, un réseau social libre et résistant

Entrevue que j'ai réalisé avec @evanEvan Prodromou,
le Montréalais à l’origine de la création du protocole ActivityPub, un élément technique central du fédivers. Publiée dans le no 103 de la @revueababordRevue à bâbord ! .

carnet.delbecque.org/2025/12/1

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Justin Thomas @jdt@enigmatick.social
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I added the ability to manage property values on users' profiles to #Enigmatick. As I'm using this more as my full-time #Fediverse platform, I'm running into things that I've sort of blown off in the past as silly or unnecessary but finding useful now.

In this case, I implemented it using Add and Remove messages posted by the client (a single-page application in Svelte mediated by a wasm module) to the user's outbox on the server. The Actor is the target and the PropertyValue is the Object.

It's not canonically how those #ActivityPub messages should be used (e.g., managing a Collection - the attachment field on an Actor is not really a Collection). But I think logically it makes sense. And it's client communication only; those activities are not federated. When a profile is updated via the Add or Remove, a separate Update is sent out to known servers to update the profile.

Also, I may have gone a little overboard with my own properties.

:g_awkward: Shye :autism:🇬🇧:he_him_p: @shye@deadrobots.social
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I'm against banning social media for under 16's. Just outright banning doesn't make something unavailable - just unregulated and not monitored. Alcohol and vapes are still common among under 16's - especial those that are vulnerable.
I am for under 16's not being allowed on corporate socials though - as they are toxic places which do provably screw with brain development in youth - because of that algorithmic nature.
I am considering pitching an idea to a local established non-profit that I sometimes work with, who run a number of local youth clubs across the region.
It is an idea of setting up a fediverse instance for 11-15 year olds. An account can only be made in person alongside being a member of a youth club -with parent / guardian consent.
It will not be federated to the general social web, and begin as a self-contained bubble - but with the idea of other regions creating the same thing and federating together.
It would be moderated by the same volunteers / employees that run the youth clubs and social services - who are fully vetted, and follow the protocols - which already also includes moderating each other.
Perhaps even somehow make it so the kids can't post on it during school hours, and after, perhaps, 10pm?
There would of course be a set of standards expectations, or community codes of conduct, like here in the Fedi. Perhaps also running regular fun things too, that get kids thinking creatively (like what happens at the clubs anyway).
There are of course many many issues with this idea, and I can't see it actually happening just like that.
Not only is there unlikely the right fedi project to accommodate needs, but things like the online safety act potentially blocking the ability to create safe community based social networks for youth. And I'm sure there are many other issues as to why this idea might not work either. Like, what happens when someone turns 16? Are they just kicked off?
However, I do know that corporate socials are bad - but not providing good safe alternatives when attempting to protect children, actually makes them more vulnerable and unsafe. We need a way to embrace them, not outcast them.

just small circles 🕊 @smallcircles@social.coop
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@shye:g_awkward: Shye :autism:🇬🇧:he_him_p: that's an interesting idea.

Note too that it would be a good subject matter to discuss for Social experience design i.e. , a methodology that is evolving at Social coding commons. See coding.social/introduction

Social coding commons works on the intersection of grassroots , development, and the future of the .

There's an area on our forum: discuss.coding.social/c/common

Also see the related -ideas: codeberg.org/fediverse/fediver

Social networking reimagined

We find novel ways to collaborate and create value together.

coding.social · Social experience design

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:g_awkward: Shye :autism:🇬🇧:he_him_p: @shye@deadrobots.social
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I'm against banning social media for under 16's. Just outright banning doesn't make something unavailable - just unregulated and not monitored. Alcohol and vapes are still common among under 16's - especial those that are vulnerable.
I am for under 16's not being allowed on corporate socials though - as they are toxic places which do provably screw with brain development in youth - because of that algorithmic nature.
I am considering pitching an idea to a local established non-profit that I sometimes work with, who run a number of local youth clubs across the region.
It is an idea of setting up a fediverse instance for 11-15 year olds. An account can only be made in person alongside being a member of a youth club -with parent / guardian consent.
It will not be federated to the general social web, and begin as a self-contained bubble - but with the idea of other regions creating the same thing and federating together.
It would be moderated by the same volunteers / employees that run the youth clubs and social services - who are fully vetted, and follow the protocols - which already also includes moderating each other.
Perhaps even somehow make it so the kids can't post on it during school hours, and after, perhaps, 10pm?
There would of course be a set of standards expectations, or community codes of conduct, like here in the Fedi. Perhaps also running regular fun things too, that get kids thinking creatively (like what happens at the clubs anyway).
There are of course many many issues with this idea, and I can't see it actually happening just like that.
Not only is there unlikely the right fedi project to accommodate needs, but things like the online safety act potentially blocking the ability to create safe community based social networks for youth. And I'm sure there are many other issues as to why this idea might not work either. Like, what happens when someone turns 16? Are they just kicked off?
However, I do know that corporate socials are bad - but not providing good safe alternatives when attempting to protect children, actually makes them more vulnerable and unsafe. We need a way to embrace them, not outcast them.

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Darnell Clayton :verified: @darnell@one.darnell.one
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Well, it would be a great way to promote the .

👉🏾 Tourists to US would have to reveal five years of social media activity under new plan theguardian.com/us-news/2025/d

Immigration Agent (IA): What is this‽

Darnell Clayton (DC): These are my handles.

IA: Huh‽

DC: This is my account, & as you can see I can follow people from , @zuckMark Zuckerberg from , my news sites & even this random comedian.

IA: Wait, what‽ A federal verse‽

DC: 😂

Tourists to US would have to reveal five years of social media activity under new Trump plan

Plan would apply to countries not currently required to get visas to the US, including Britain and France

www.theguardian.com · the Guardian

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Todd Sundsted @toddsundsted@epiktistes.com
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Polls are rendering!

screenshot of the latest emoji poll rendered on the ktistec server

I'm working to get all of the little visual elements available across the Fediverse to render in a usable way on Ktistec. When released, users will also be able to vote on polls.

Single user ActivityPub (https://www.w3.org/TR/activitypub/) server. - Comparing 2ab2a727...023fd225 · toddsundsted/ktistec

Comparing 2ab2a727...023fd225 · toddsundsted/ktistec

Single user ActivityPub (https://www.w3.org/TR/activitypub/) server. - Comparing 2ab2a727...023fd225 · toddsundsted/ktistec

github.com · GitHub

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Release v3.2.3 of Ktistec

Todd Sundsted @toddsundsted@epiktistes.com

Release v3.2.3 of Ktistec includes two big features:

  • FEP-1b12 Group federation
    Improved federation with Lemmy and other forum-type servers. Ktistec supports community and thread follow/unfollow, as well as up-vote/like (down-vote/dislike is supported but there is no visual affordance for that yet).
  • FEP-9098 Custom emojis
    Support for viewing custom emoji in posts and on actor profiles. Ktistec does not yet support custom emoji creation and management.

The full changelog:

Added

  • Support for viewing custom emoji in posts and on actor profiles.
  • Actor type (Person, Group, etc.) overlay badges on actor panels.
  • Colored fallback avatars for actors without icons.
  • Support for robots.txt.

Fixed

  • Federation with Lemmy and other servers that support FEP-1b12.
    • Shared inbox support for local actors.
    • Serialization of Undo includes the undone activity.
    • Serialization of Like and Dislike does not.
  • Notify only once for an object's first received activity.

Changed

  • Accumulate metrics by hour for finer granularity.
  • Clean up presentation of public followers/following pages.

The next release will include support for Mastodon polls (FEP-9967).

#ktistec #crystallang #activitypub #fediverse

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FediVariety @FediVariety@mastodon.social
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Here it is: Light the fuse… Put it in play!
And spread the word!

NOAW unconference — Call for Participation!
Submit a topic! Get on board!

"Nodes on a Web: The Fediverse in/for Public Institutions”
Thu/Fri 19/20 March 2026, Amsterdam!

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FediVariety @FediVariety@mastodon.social
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Are you involved in Fediverse or ActivityPub development? Or are you part of a public institution already using the Fediverse for outreach? If so, this event is for you!

The NOAW unconference offers a chance to meet, share experiences, and collaboratively strengthen the development of alternative social media for the long term.

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