Has anyone ever met #AlanMoore? — #fediverse

Es gibt sie noch, die guten Nachrichten: meine neue Wirkungsstätte, die @zlb_berlinZLB ist als größte öffentliche #Bibliothek des Landes nun auch im #fediverse angekommen.

Sagt hallo, folgt dem Account, das wird cool. Großen Dank an @herrhochkirchAnna und ihr Team, die das ermöglicht haben!

https://openbiblio.social/@zlb_berlin/112166725418021558

#berlin #zlb #mastodon

Do you count Bluesky as the Fediverse? Why?

@asklemmy@lemmy.ml @asklemmy@lemmy.world

#Fediverse #AskFediverse #Question

I can't wait to redesign my other #fediverse service https://fediverse.info once I get caught up with Pixelfed, Loops and Sup!

To my new followers, I'm kinda obsessed with the fediverse, and have spent the last 7 years building platforms and services for everyone.

Each day feels like day one, and your support fuels my passion to create and evolve in this space.

You helped me come out in 2020, and I'm forever grateful for your support.

The future is federated, and so are we.

❤️ 🚀

After reviewing FEP-5624: Per-object reply control policies and GoToSocial's interaction policy spec, I find myself leaning toward the latter for long-term considerations, though both have merit.

FEP-5624 is admirably focused and simpler to implement, which I appreciate. However, #GoToSocial's approach seems to offer some architectural advantages:

1. The three-tier permission model (allow/require approval/deny) feels more flexible than binary allow/deny
2. Separating approval objects from interactions appears more secure against forgery
3. The explicit handling of edge cases (mentioned users, post authors) provides clearer semantics
4. The extensible framework allows for handling diverse interaction types, not just replies

I wonder if creating an #FEP that extracts GoToSocial's interaction policy design into a standalone standard might be worthwhile. It could potentially serve as a more comprehensive foundation for access control in #ActivityPub.

This is merely my initial impression though. I'd be curious to hear other developers' perspectives on these approaches.

#FEP5624 #fedidev #fediverse #replycontrol #interactionpolicy

There was that story last month about the Turks demanding that certain opposition Bluesky accounts be silenced. They were (mostly, sort of, it’s complicated). I dug into it and came away with an essay on what we want and don’t want concerning censorship or no-censorship and how well #Bluesky and the #Fediverse might give us that: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2025/04/28/Censoring-Social-Media

#censorship

Is the #Fediverse really open for #freedom?

In the last weeks, I noticed more & more messages from different instances/admins about moderation, banning and de-federations. Initially, people told the Fediverse is more open, not blocking and deleting content compared to other social medias. However, I think it shifted to the opposite where a single instance admin decides for the whole user base (which might not even be aware of it).

#community #activitypub #federation #opensource #socialmedia

The first version of the NGI Forum 2025 agenda is now available — and it’s packed with some of the most critical conversations in European tech and internet governance.

Themes include:
🔹 Open-source infrastructure for Web 4.0
🔹 Digital Commons as public digital infrastructure
🔹 The first European Open Web Index
🔹 Policy frameworks for digital sovereignty

🗓️ Agenda + registration: https://ngi.eu/ngi-forum25/

#NGIForum25 #OpenSource #DigitalCommons #Web4 #DigitalSovereignty #Fediverse

Redaktioneller Hinweis: Ihr braucht hier keine Screenshots von Artikeln zu posten, sondern könnt die verlinken!

Hier im #Fediverse gibt es keinen #Shadowban für #OutLinks. Ganz im Gegenteil!

Nachprüfbare #Quellen sind ein hervorragendes Mittel gegen Fake News und Desinformation. Das macht es für andere auch leichter, Euch zu boosten und damit Reichweite zu verschaffen.

Entsprechend booste ich in der Regel keine Beiträge, die nicht auf den Ursprungsartikel verlinken. Sorry für die Crossposter, aber so will es #DasGesetz 🙃

Erfahrungswerte gesucht! Bitte boostern!

Die #NSDAP Mitgliederkartei des #Bundesarchiv ist alphabetisch sortiert worden. Eine geografische #Recherche nach Mitgliedern aus Ortsgruppen ist daher nicht möglich (🤯).

Als lokale #Geschichtswerkstatt beschert uns das 1000% Mehrarbeit - oder kennt ihr noch weitere Möglichkeiten der ortsgebundenen Recherche ohne jede Einzelperson anfragen zu müssen?

#followerpower #fedihelp #fediverse #keinvergessen #gedenken #Geschichte #vvn #niewieder

Bitte boostern!
Finanzielle Unterstützung für Amali*, eine schwangere Frau auf der #Flucht, gesucht!

Wir wollen Amali* finanziell in einer #Notlage unterstützen. Sie hat in Deutschland #Asyl beantragt, ist #schwanger, und soll abgeschoben werden. Deswegen bekommt sie zur Zeit keine finanzielle Unterstützung und keine medizinische Versorgung.

Hier geht's zum #Spendenaufruf:
https://www.betterplace.org/de/projects/150475

#fediverse #help #refugeeswelcome #wirsagenMOIN

Dear random #fediverse user, if you create n accounts on multiple platforms and then post the same content to all of these accounts, it will appear n times in my timeline. Which will result in me muting n - 1 of your accounts if this happens a few times. Then, if you post smth important / smart / funny exclusively to one of those muted accounts, I won't see it.
So yeah, that toast looks tasty, but maybe don't post it to 2 Mastodon, 1 Pixelfed and 1 Calckey account? :⁠-⁠)

Freu mich, wie viele hier #antiafddemos mit mir geteilt haben! Die tageweise Übersicht nimmt leider zu viel Zeit in Anspruch,weshalb ich nach 4 Wochen Updates auf die zahlreichen tollen Übersichten verweise:
https://zusammen-gegen-rechts.org/

https://www.demokrateam.org/demos/

https://www.dgb.de/themen/++co++5bab75ee-b521-11ee-bea4-001a4a160123

https://dib.de/demos-gegen-rechts-2024/

Im #Fediverse stellt außerdem mindestens @eo_hampel@troet.cafe eine Liste zusammen. ❤️
Bleibt stabil, malt Plakate, zeigt sie auf Demos und seid laut gegen Rechts! 🙏

#fckafd #niewieder
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

The FediAlgo hashtag filter section now highlights any hashtags you've posted about recently.

Interestingly the most I've used the app the more I've found feed filtering gets a ton of mileage for me. It's a huge change of pace to be able to instantly flip between whatever people are talking about on the Fediverse. Not really something you can do on any other social media platform I'm aware of.

* video of FediAlgo + link: https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/114395249311910522

#FediTools #FediTips #Fediverse #Mastodon #activitypub #mastohelp #Fedi #foss #nodejs #opensource #MastoAdmin #SocialWeb #Feed #timeline #algorithmicFeed #algorithmicTimeline #TL #algorithm #node #nodejs #hashtag #hashtaggames

Introduction post so I can pin it:

Hi! I'm Ryan, a Software Engineer from the Netherlands. I also go by "Naamloos" online, which essentially means "Nameless" in Dutch. Obviously I have a name but ya lol.

Feel free to talk to me about anything tech, anime/manga, games, whatever.

I host and manage the instance "BEEF" over here on beef.moe, which is an instance with open registration, though I do have manual approvals enabled.

I'll try to be more active on mastodon :3 #introduction #fediverse

Si eres nuevo en el #fediverso, esto que he redactado en mi blog @Juanro49@plume.nogafam.es te interesa.

https://plume.nogafam.es/~/ElBlogDeJuanro/Que%20es%20el%20Fediverso%20y%20que%20lo%20diferencia%20de%20Mastodon%20y%20otras%20plataformas%20libres/

#fediverse @Mastodon @pixelfed @soapbox@gleasonator.com @joinmisskeyjoinmisskey (api etc.) [Official] @hubzilla@zotlabs.org @peertube @funkwhale @mobilizon @bookwyrm @LemmyDevLemmy #Pleroma #GNUSocial #Friendica

#introduction

I may not be new to the #fediverse but I am new here on #Fosstodon

I am a very big fan of technology and music.

I literally listen to music all day everyday 😅 if I'm able to.

I love playing golf ⛳ when time allows.

I'm a designer engineer in the field of stainless steel conveyor/ guards. I build SS guards for industrial equipment (conveyors)

A few #s

#Golf #Music #linux #bsd #fosstodon #floss #decentralization

@Mastodon Good luck, I hope all proposed changes and taken actions will turn out to be good for the platform and for the account holders of the #fediverse.

In support of your decision to not accept VC funds, I just made a small donation.

Thank you, and Godspeed!

We need a #fediverse mascot.

Hey #Fediverse what is the FULL user@domain called? Obviously the first part is user, the second domain, but what do we call the FULL thing? Social Address (SocAddr)? Fedi Address(FAddr)? Full User Domain ID (FUDI)? Full Account Path (FAP) oh that's a bad one.

I hope all of you Fedi Friends are having a wonderful day! Our upcoming schedule has changed a bit, so please note any any changes of folks you would like to watch! Also please check https://firesidefedi.live if you would like to add a public calendar of events or need a link to any of the projects we're running.

2025/05/05 - @blenderdumbassBlender Dumbass ( J.Y.Amihud ) - Movie and software creator.
2025/05/13 - @pluralisticCory Doctorow - science fiction author, activist and journalist
2025/05/19 - @neilNeil Brown - English Internet, telecoms, and tech lawyer
2025/05/24 - @operationpuppetOperation: Puppet (he/him) - Professional Puppet Builder, Amateur Performer and Maker of Fun Media Stuff

I am also working to get the wonderful @booteille reschedule. And I apologize, but due to schedule conflicts I also have to reschedule @labr@ravenation.club.

I'm working on scheduling many more folks! So if you're enjoying this then please boost it out, send me comments, criticisms, etc.

Especially let me know who YOU would like to hear from or if YOU yourself would like to join! And before you ask, YES YOU are important! Every single one of us matters! We ALL have something to talk about. We've all lived unique lives. You are not "too small" or "not interesting". We're literally all here for YOU!

Watch the show live:
#Owncast #Livestream - https://stream.firesidefedi.live

After the show:
#Peertube #VOD - https://video.firesidefedi.live
#Castopod #Fedicast - https://audio.firesidefedi.live

All #Links - https://firesidefedi.live

#stream #live #interview #firesideFedi #FsF #people #peopleOverPlatforms #protocolsOverPlatforms #fedi #fediverse #open #internet #openInternet

#Fediverse とか #ActivityPub がどういうものかｒあらためてちゃんと発信する機会として #Threads の利用規約のアップデートは良い機会のような気もする。というか良い機会にするための発信が必要な時期なのかも

What should #FEP Process be about? #ActivityPub et al? Or everything that vaguely represents #SocialWeb?

I took FEP codeberg chat to a #SocialHub thread that discusses how we can ensure and foster an open and grassroots ecosystem.

Imho the FEP Process should define its particular scope of protocols and technologies that are relevant, and that involves AS/AP and closely affiliated technologies.

FEP Process should NOT define what #Fediverse is. Leave that to Fedizens.

https://socialhub.activitypub.rocks/t/3-stage-standards-process-guaranteeing-an-open-and-decentralized-ecosystem/3602/42

Early bits of #decentralization of #Badges look how, I created one in one instance (verifiedby.maho.dev) for @lqdev and it got decentralized/federated to other instance (badges.vocalcat.com)

So, badges are coming to the #fediverse.

In a technical note, I am using notes (so it gets published to mastodon), but adding the badge as "attachment" which is in the #activitypub spec. Tried document type before, but it does not render in Mastodon. I am going to work in supporting openbadges as activitypub attachments as well, so you can bring your existing openbadges to the fediverse.

#badgefed #activitypub #mastodon #dotnet

Queen of the Skies, Bessie Coleman (January 26, 1892 – April 30, 1926), was the first female of African and Cherokee descent to become a pilot in the U.S. She made up her mind one day to try. She tried and she succeeded.

Happy Aviation Day! ✈️ 🎊✨️

PS: Please consider joining my Patreon, and a big 《Thank You》 to those who already have. ❤️

#AviationDay #Liberty #WomenPower #WomenRightsAreHumanRights #Flying #Saturday #SocialMedia #Mastodon #Megalodon #Tusky #Fediverse

https://www.patreon.com/posts/87927891?utm_campaign=postshare_creator

Week in Fediverse 2025-05-02

Servers

- Sharkey v2025.2.3
- Hollo v0.5.6
- Mitra v4.1.1
- NodeBB v4.3.0
- Manyfold v0.109.0
- Pleroma ActivityRelay v0.3.5
- Gathio v1.5.2
- Misskey v2025.4.1
- gancio v1.26.0
- Iceshrimp v2023.12.14
- NeoDB v0.11.6.2
- Gush! v0.0.17
- Vernissage Server v1.11.0
- Images, profiles, and preferences (Ghost)
- BadgeFed: Early Decentralization Experiments + OpenBadges Export! - Second April 2025 Update
- PieFed development update Apr 2025 - S3, OAuth, Federation retry queue, Stripe
- Forgejo monthly update - April 2025
- places.pub: A service that makes OpenStreetMap geographical data available as ActivityPub objects

Clients

- Pachli v2.12.0
- Voyager v2.33.0
- Tesseract v1.4.38
- Blorp v1.2.5
- Interstellar v0.9.2
- PeerTube Mobile v1.0.1
- Phanpy changelog

For developers

- Masto.js v7.0.0
- FediAlgo v0.23.0
- apsig v0.5.2
- apkit: Powerful Toolkit for ActivityPub Implementations (Python)

Protocol

- ActivityPub/Primer/Inbox
- ActivityPub/Primer/Outbox
- ActivityPub/Primer/Activity Streams 2.0

Articles

- How I made a blog using Lemmy - a write-up
- Steps Forward in Long-form Text
- Does The Fediverse Need Influencers To Survive?
- Fediverse Report – #114

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#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub

Previous edition: https://mitra.social/objects/01966ea0-7d42-6181-9fdd-ccfe31dab1e2

📝 Our April 2025 Community Round-Up is live!

From updates in moderation tools to community-led initiatives across the Fediverse, here's what’s been happening, and what’s ahead.

Catch up on the latest from the IFTAS Connect community:
https://connect.iftas.org/news/connect/april-2025-connect-community-round-up/

#Fediverse #Moderation #TrustAndSafety #IFTASConnect

Mastoart.social is a friendly creative Mastodon server that welcomes all skill levels of visual art, crafts, music, writing and more. (AI is not allowed.)

https://mastoart.social

Languages on this server include English and German.

You can find out more at https://mastoart.social/about or contact the admins @artminmastoart.social , @bestiaexmachinaSciasm & @KittyDas Metal Kitty

#FeaturedServer #Creative #Art #VisualArt #Crafts #Music #Writing #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

"What about free speech?"

A common question, often misunderstood. This new IFTAS Connect Library article breaks down what free speech really means (especially in US contexts), how it's often misapplied in moderation debates, and why community boundaries matter.

Read it here: https://connect.iftas.org/library/community-management/responding-to-calls-for-free-speech/

#FreeSpeech #Moderation #TrustAndSafety #Fediverse #IFTAS

Hi everyone at BSD Cafe,
I’d like to start by thanking everyone for being part of this community - your presence and support truly mean a lot!
This message will appear across all my BSD Cafe social accounts, as I’d like to make sure it reaches everyone. Apologies for the duplication, but I genuinely believe it’s important.

Lately, there have been some discussions and questions surrounding content moderation on our instance, and I wanted to take a moment to offer some clarity and reaffirm the spirit of our community.

As you know, BSD Cafe was founded as a space primarily focused on technology, with a special place for *BSD and open source. More importantly, though, I want it to be a positive, welcoming, and constructive place for everyone. Our community guidelines, especially principles like "Promote Positivity" and "Be Kind," are central to this vision.
I've seen questions arise, sometimes involving accusations of political censorship from different perspectives, regarding why certain posts might be moderated. I want to be very clear on this: My moderation approach focuses primarily on the tone and manner of communication, not the specific topic itself.
I don't intervene simply because a post discusses politics, a particular tech company, or any potentially divisive subject. I do step in when a post, regardless of the topic or the viewpoint being expressed, adopts a tone that is:
* Provocative or intentionally confrontational.
* Aggressive or disrespectful towards other users or groups.
* Overly negative without constructive intent.
* Contrary to our core principles of kindness and mutual respect.
This standard applies equally to everyone and every "side." If someone were to post something like "Users of X software are idiots," I would address that just as readily as any other topic presented in a hostile way, even if I personally dislike software X.
The goal isn't to "censor" opinions, but to preserve an environment where discussions, even critical ones, can happen civilly and respectfully, without descending into flame wars or personal attacks. We aim to be a space that is pro-constructive dialogue and pro-positivity, not anti-anyone.
BSD Cafe is our shared digital home. Let's continue working together to keep it a pleasant and rewarding place where we can share ideas, learn, and connect over our shared passions (tech and beyond!), feeling comfortable and respected.

Thank you sincerely for your understanding and for everything you contribute to making BSD Cafe a special community!
Let's keep building this positive space together.

#BSDCafe #Community #Moderation #Fediverse #InstanceAdmin #CommunityGuidelines #TechCommunity #Positivity #BeKind

Hey fedi, I need some help!

I am trying to connect an application I am making with the Fediverse. When I search for an actor I am successfully able to get to the profile (yay) but when I search for a post I cannot find it.

I am receiving the GET request and am sending the response with the content type ("application/activity+json") (for example):

{
"@context":"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"name":"New Note",
"type":"Note",
"id":"https://critters.jpleite.eu/posts/1",
"attributedTo":"https://critters.jpleite.eu/users/1",
"content":"Hello there!",
"to":[]
}

Why would Mastodon not display the post?
The on Mastodon’s side is returning 403 action not allowed.

Thank you

#federation #fediverse #mastodon #help #mutualaid #MutualAidRequest #programming #activitypub #development #needhelp

Hi everyone at BSD Cafe,
I’d like to start by thanking everyone for being part of this community - your presence and support truly mean a lot!
This message will appear across all my BSD Cafe social accounts, as I’d like to make sure it reaches everyone. Apologies for the duplication, but I genuinely believe it’s important.

Lately, there have been some discussions and questions surrounding content moderation on our instance, and I wanted to take a moment to offer some clarity and reaffirm the spirit of our community.

As you know, BSD Cafe was founded as a space primarily focused on technology, with a special place for *BSD and open source. More importantly, though, I want it to be a positive, welcoming, and constructive place for everyone. Our community guidelines, especially principles like "Promote Positivity" and "Be Kind", are central to this vision.
I've seen questions arise, sometimes involving accusations of political censorship from different perspectives, regarding why certain posts might be moderated. I want to be very clear on this: My moderation approach focuses primarily on the tone and manner of communication, not the specific topic itself.
I don't intervene simply because a post discusses politics, a particular tech company, or any potentially divisive subject. I do step in when a post, regardless of the topic or the viewpoint being expressed, adopts a tone that is:
* Provocative or intentionally confrontational.
* Aggressive or disrespectful towards other users or groups.
* Overly negative without constructive intent.
* Contrary to our core principles of kindness and mutual respect.
This standard applies equally to everyone and every "side". If someone were to post something like "Users of X software are idiots", I would address that just as readily as any other topic presented in a hostile way, even if I personally dislike software X.
The goal isn't to "censor" opinions, but to preserve an environment where discussions, even critical ones, can happen civilly and respectfully, without descending into flame wars or personal attacks. We aim to be a space that is pro-constructive dialogue and pro-positivity, not anti-anyone.
BSD Cafe is our shared digital home. Let's continue working together to keep it a pleasant and rewarding place where we can share ideas, learn, and connect over our shared passions (tech and beyond!), feeling comfortable and respected.

Thank you sincerely for your understanding and for everything you contribute to making BSD Cafe a special community!
Let's keep building this positive space together.

#BSDCafe #Community #Moderation #Fediverse #InstanceAdmin #CommunityGuidelines #TechCommunity #Positivity #BeKind

Friends of the #BSDCafe and the entire #Fediverse
have a great Friday!

Some music as a background while doing the routine maintenance checks.

https://song.link/s/7DaA5vJ7sXP8D4C2UWlPQo

#Music #MastoMusic #MastoRadio #FediMusic #FediRadio #JukeBox

@Mastodon it will be tricky to liberate people from legacy social media platforms. People that embrace the values and vision of the #fediverse have already migrated years ago, despite the usability issues. New opportunities do come when there are major shocks, like political events but luck favors the prepared: #bluesky grew a lot as of late because of a smoother UX and catering in particular to US users fleeing X/Tweeter.

Tough job but failure not an option 🙏😍😬🖖

J'ai des demandes d'abonnement en suspens régulièrement. Je traite ça par vagues quand j'ai l'énergie. Des fois, ça met du temps…

Ce qui s'ajoute au relou de gérer ça, c'est les problèmes d'accessibilité que ça me pose parce que la plupart des instances (oui, je dois généralement regarder votre profil sur votre instance sinon ça m'affiche pas toujours des choses à jour) ne sont pas accessibles pour moi : contrastes trop faibles, mode sombre forcé par défaut au lieu de prendre en compte mes préférences…

Bref, Fediverse (ouais c'est pas que Mastodon), tu ferais bien de te mettre à l'accessibilité (si tu me dis que j'ai qu'à contribuer, je te bloque !).

#accessibilité #a11y #Fediverse

I am serving and developing #Fediverse tools.

#Fediseer: https://gui.fediseer.com/
#Pythorhead: https://github.com/db0/pythorhead
Fedi-Safety: https://github.com/db0/fedi-safety
Pictrs-Safety: https://github.com/db0/pictrs-safety
#Pythonseer: https://github.com/Fediseer/pythonseer

And finally, my own #Lemmy instance: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com

All my work is #FOSS and meant to improve the admin toolset for dealing with bad actors.

You can fund my development efforts at: https://liberapay.com/db0/ | https://ko-fi.com/db0 | https://github.com/sponsors/db0

> @Discourse shares #Fediverse focus on openness, decentralization and data ownership. That's why we have invested in establishing #interoperability via #ActivityPub, we see it as a natural extension of our values and an important step towards a more connected, open web.

> Whether you're sharing announcements, hosting technical discussions, or collaborating across communities, federation makes it easier to extend your reach and engage with users where they already are.

https://blog.discourse.org/2025/04/discourse-and-the-fediverse

Discourse communities are online spaces that facilitate open collaboration and communication.
https://blog.discourse.org/2025/04/discourse-and-the-fediverse/

#Discourse #Fediverse #ActivityPub

Oh well, after some research, I might have to create subdomains for other #ActivityPub if I want to avoid conflicts with #Mastodon

I am thinking about #Lemmy and #Pixelfed, and maybe ever so perhaps #Manyfold in the future

I will probably keep Mastodon under the same domain for now, and eventually move it to its subdomain when I feel like the time has come

I am still checking to have two different instances on the same domain tho', for science

#homelab #selfhosting #fediverse

The #Fediverse ecosystem is so diverse and has many options that conform to/use the #ActivityPub protocol. At this point, this also means once you host a given application on a given domain, you are effectively locked into using the application on that domain and can’t use any other application in the future. There is a Mastodon monoculture growing bigger every day (because it is widely used and the most popular one) and some alternatives provide compatibility. But this is still insufficient.

If one wants to create a small social experience with the ethos of (and connections to) the #fediverse, but with a feature set that is a mix between #Mastodon (with personal feeds) and traditional forums (for group discussions), is there anything available to do that? Is this what @bonfire is aiming for?

Thank you again to #Special #Guest @ChrisWereChris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕ ! #Episode 13 is now available as a #VOD and #Fedicast.

#Peertube - https://video.firesidefedi.live/w/poYgA3RUpyXSAMqViDUgeX
#Castopod - https://audio.firesidefedi.live/@firesidefedi/episodes/chris-were-peertuber-freebooters-and-space-virgins

As always please let me know if there's anything I've missed, typo'd, constructive criticism, suggestions, etc!

#fedi #fediverse #people #peopleoverplatforms #protocolsnotplatforms #tech #wales #expanse

Question of the day, I have #mastodon hosted on my halis.io domain, same for my #synapse instance, and it works without issues because one uses #activitypub and the other #matrix

But, if I setup a #manyfold instance on the same domain, as in without subdomain, it shouldn’t work, right ?

Would there be a way to converge both manyfold and mastodon under the same base domain ? Or do I have to use a subdomain for one ?

#homelab #selfhost #Fediverse #decentralization

I’m proud to be joining @Mastodon’s Board of Directors to guide and support this important platform.

I believe that #Mastodon and the #Fediverse represent some of the most important advancements in social networking design and technology. They have the potential to reverse the harms wrought by the monolithic social media platforms of yesterday.

But even more than that, Mastodon and the Fediverse can be so much more than what we are against. We have so much potential. I believe in all of our power to build and change the world. We start by building and convening in healthier online communities because our strength together is far more than the sum of our differences. I believe in building technologies that help bring out the best in humanity; I believe in the amazing things we can do and be when we work together.

I love Mastodon. I love what we are and what we will be. Now let’s build a better world together 💞

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/05/evolving-the-team/

I continue to think about decentralized networks. And I'm wondering, among other things, if we need squares or courtyards, and why good metaphors play a role in wise decisions.

#mastodon #fediverse #activitypub #socialmedia #socialnetworks #selfhosted

https://anders.thoresson.se/post/2025/05/town-squares-backyards-better-metaphors-and-decentralised-networks/

I did some thinking about how #Mastodon boosting could be improved with smarter clients, a-la TCP congestion protocols

#fedi #fediverse

https://sethmlarson.dev/better-boosting-on-mastodon-with-smart-clients

Places I'm currently at on the #Fediverse:
- Mastodon (@dajbDoug Belshaw, @weareopencoop, @thoughtshrapnel)
- Pixelfed (@dajbelshawDoug Belshaw)

I'm also on Bluesky:
- https://bsky.app/profile/dougbelshaw.com

I'm here to make friends so I don't feel so alone here at the end of the world. You like #cats? That's a follow. You like/make #music? Follow. You have #ADHD? Follow. You geek out about your hobbies? You like #scifi and/or #fantasy? Follow! Are you funny? Kind? #Antifascist? Worried about the #ClimateCrisis? Follow, follow, follow!

#Fediverse #Friends #introductions

Good day #FediFriends ! We're starting #Episode 13 with special guest @ChrisWereChris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕ !

#Owncast #Livestream - https://stream.firesidefedi.live

After the show:
#Peertube #VOD - https://video.firesidefedi.live
#Castopod #Fedicast - https://audio.firesidefedi.live

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