jrollans.com is a Fediverse instance that uses the ActivityPub protocol. In other words, users at this host can communicate with people that use software like Mastodon, Pleroma, Friendica, etc. all around the world.
This server runs the snac software and there is no automatic sign-up process.
Week in Fediverse 2025-07-04
Servers
- snac v2.79
- Mastodon v4.3.9
- Honk v1.5.2
- Activity-Relay v2.0.9
- Vernissage Server v1.18.0
- kmyblue v18.2
- Lemmy Development Update June 2025
- Mastodon 4.4 for Developers
- Forgejo monthly report - June 2025
- HTTP Signature Upgrades Coming Soon (ActivityPub for WordPress)
- Decodon: Media-focused fork of Mastodon that supports only private/followers-only accounts
Clients
- Pachli v2.14.0
- Voyager v2.37.0
- Blorp v1.8.2
- Tesseract v1.4.40
- pl-fe change summary
Tools and Plugins
For developers
- ActivityPods v2.2.0
- Fedialgo v0.79.5
Protocol
- FEP-c648: Blocked Collection (Final comments)
Articles
- Digital Belonging: Why Language and Locality Matter
- The State of Local-Only Fediverse Posts (WIP)
- Fediverse Report – #123
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#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub
Previous edition: https://mitra.social/objects/0197b339-bed8-6a86-c62f-2e922ee73efd
In the #Fediverse there are now
564 media accounts federated by @Flipboard.
446 were active today.
Some accounts, that were active today are
@BusinessInsider
@TudodeReceitas
@UOL
@NarcityCanada
@PCMag
Find the whole list on:
➡️ https://fingolas.eu/fediverse/overview.html
Built by @mho
#MastodonMigration #SocialMedia #Mastodon #Media #Press #Newspaper #TwitterMigration #Newstodon
I've updated the Fedi.Garden website so it now has a section for well-run servers that support longer posts:
➡️ https://fedi.garden/tag/larger-post-size
The post size character limits for each server are listed within their entries.
(If you would like your Fediverse server listed on Fedi.Garden, please check that it's compatible with all seven points at https://fedi.garden/about-this-site and then send me a DM confirming this 🙂 )
In the #Fediverse there are now
564 media accounts federated by @Flipboard.
0 were active today.
Some accounts, that were active today are
@USAToday
Find the whole list on:
➡️ https://fingolas.eu/fediverse/overview.html
Built by @mho
#MastodonMigration #SocialMedia #Mastodon #Media #Press #Newspaper #TwitterMigration #Newstodon
Hi, everyone. These are examples of names that violated my Mastodon server rules and even the Mastodon server covenant. Despite my first warning, they chose to reject my second chance.
#Mastodon #Moderation #Fediverse #ServerRules #CommunityFirst
On #Mastodon there are now
409 verified accounts from #news organizations in
21 languages and on
122 instances.
257 were active today.
Some accounts, that were active today are
@derStandard (GER)
@kulturagoiena (BAQ)
@begitu (BAQ)
@swr3 (GER)
@uebermedien (GER)
Find the whole list on:
➡️ https://fingolas.eu/fediverse/overview.html
Built by @mho
#MastodonMigration #SocialMedia #Fediverse #Media #Press #Newspaper #TwitterMigration #Newstodon
Photos of the week - July 3, 2025 | Reuters https://www.reuters.com/pictures/photos-week-2025-07-03/ #Mastodon #Fediverse #Photos #Photography #Pictures #Culture #BlackMastodon #BlackPhotography #Slideshow #World
So, these are the relays connected to my Mastodon instances, currently.
#Fediverse #MastodonRelays #DecentralizedWeb #FediBuzz #OpenWeb
It is Follow Friday, a great time to highlight some people on the Fediverse. 🌟
@cmccullough
@echo_pbreyer
@FruAleydis
@breadandcircuses
@Audibleanarchist
@RandamuMaki
@praveen
Have a great weekend! ❤
Hey. This is the captain speaking. This instance didn’t intend to be big like X, but this instance should be just for my hobby. Lol. With no certain future, it might last one minute, or it might not—just keep flowing. This is because, er, this server is hosted on a noob VPS, and also the other one (I subscribe to 2 in total because having only 1 overwhelms my autistic brain). You can always donate to me if you would like to contribute. Thx!
Im März 2026 finden in Bayern die Kommunalwahlen statt, aktuell wird in #München das Grüne Wahlprogramm erarbeitet. Ich habe gerade einen Änderungsantrag gestellt, in dem ich unter anderem fordere, dass die Stadt München ihre Social-Media-Präsenz auf das #Fediverse ausweitet.
Wenn ihr Mitglied bei den Grünen im KV München seid, unterstützt doch bitte meinen Antrag. Und wenn nicht, freue ich mich auch über einen Boost.
Liebe Studis und Uni-Angestellte hier auf Mastodon:
Ich recherchiere gerade zum Umgang der Universitäten mit dem Fediverse. Wird es gut / schlecht genutzt? Wo ginge mehr? Wo ignoriert man es völlig?
Mögt ihr mir eure Sicht auf eure Hochschule schildern? Habt ihr privat Dinge erlebt?
Gerne als Antwort, Privatnachricht, vertraulich per Mail an pikarl@pikarl.de.
Gerne weitersagen. 🙏🏻 💚
I'm glad I finally got rid of the constant #spamming of #europesays and its countless sub-sites, by blocking its #pubeurope #instance on #Mastodon .The website europesays.com is registered with a simple P.O. Box address in Denver, Colorado, #USA ,and provides no online information about who's behind it. Clearly, this is a #AI-powered #bot polluting the #fediverse .
Your Loops data belongs to you, and while we don't yet support account migration or imports, we will support exports ✨
We will publish the export schema in our documentation so other fedi developers can implement import functionality if they desire.
That's what makes the #fediverse so special, data/account portability 😎
I have updated my English article ‘Hosting a Fediverse instance (a list of providers)’:
https://nureinblog.at/46751-hosting-a-fediverse-instance-a-list-of-providers/
The Problem with the Fediverse I have no issues with the way it is implemented, I have no issues with it at all. For context, I left Twitter to join the Fedi, and it has been great so far! I use Misskey for microblogging, PeerTube for uploading videos, and Lemmy for Reddit-style discussions. The Fediverse is amazing! Except, idk, for the fact that it is too fragmented? I hope I am using the right words. Like, the current instance I am on does not have support for communities, so i have to do it the hard way and mention Imagine you don't have to use your Lemmy account to check everything on Lemmy. Instead of creating channels in PeerTube, just post to an existing channel/community, and people subscribed to that channel/community can find you easily. I see this as an absolute win for everyone. If I am wrong, then is there any way in which we can solve this issue?
But my point still stands. It's not a Lemmy/PieFed problem. It's mostly a fediverse problem. Implementing communities for every platform would help the Fediverse. Not only does it solve discoverability/algorithm issues of the Fediverse (since now when you follow a community, you get all posts from that community), but also it would interconnect every platform (Misskey, PeerTube, Mastodon, etc.)
I understand this would require collaboration between all developers of all software. But hopefully, this is possible?
Or am I asking for too much?
@BlumeEvolution Ich kann mich nicht beherrschen und nerve noch ein bisschen: Das #Fediverse wird ja von Ihnen (vermutlich zurecht) sehr angepriesen, aber hat nicht eben dieses Fediverse eine ganz eindeutige Meinung zum #Nahostkonflikt?
Buntspecht v0.5.0 released with Multi JSON Command input. https://github.com/rmoriz/buntspecht/releases/tag/v0.5.0
feature description https://github.com/rmoriz/buntspecht?tab=readme-ov-file#multi-json-command-provider #fediverse #opensource #bot
Ever wonder how your site proves it’s really you talking to the rest of the Fediverse? It’s not magic—it’s HTTP signatures, the digital equivalent of a secret handshake. With our next release, we’re making that handshake a lot more universal (and a little less awkward).
When you interact with the Fediverse, you want to know that the messages you send and receive are genuine. HTTP signatures are the technology that makes this possible. Every time your site sends a message, it includes a digital signature—like sealing an envelope with your personal stamp. This signature proves that your content really came from your account and that no one has tampered with it along the way. As a result, you can trust that your interactions across the network are authentic.
If you’ve heard about HTTP signatures, you might have come across terms like “draft-cavage” and “RFC 9421.” These are just different versions of the rules for how those digital signatures are created and checked.
For a long time, most of the Fediverse has used what’s called the draft-cavage-12 specification. Think of this as a set of instructions that people agreed to try out, but that hadn’t been officially finalized. It worked well enough to let sites talk to each other securely, but because it was just a draft, there were sometimes small differences in how different software used it.
Recently, the community agreed on a final, official version of these rules, called RFC 9421. This is now the standard way to create and verify HTTP signatures. This makes it easier for sites and servers to understand each other and work together, since everyone is following the same process.
With this update, the plugin will support incoming HTTP signatures that use the new standard right away. There’s nothing extra you need to do. This means that when other servers use the new, official approach for signatures, your site will recognize and accept them. By making support for the new standard easy and automatic, the plugin helps move the Fediverse forward, encouraging more sites to adopt this approach and making connections across the network more reliable.
There’s a new setting for outgoing requests, but for most people, there’s no need to touch it. This option is really for the folks who like to be on the cutting edge and want to start using the new standard for outgoing messages right away. If that sounds like you, here’s how to find it: head to the ActivityPub settings in your dashboard, open “Screen Options” at the top right, and enable “Advanced Settings.” Then, click on the Advanced Settings tab and turn on “Use modern signature format for Fediverse communications.”
But don’t feel any pressure—leaving this setting off is perfectly fine. The plugin already handles incoming messages with the new standard out of the box, and we’ll automatically enable outgoing support for everyone once the wider Fediverse is ready. For now, this is just an option for early adopters.
If you do turn it on, the plugin uses what we call the “double knock” approach. It’ll try the new standard first, and if the other server isn’t ready for it, it’ll automatically fall back to the older method. So, you can experiment without worrying about breaking communication with anyone.
The plugin also brings improvements to how it handles signatures that use the older method, especially those using the hs2019
algorithm. Now, when a signed message arrives, the plugin fetches the sender’s public key and uses it to determine the correct way to verify the signature, following the specification more closely. This means more reliable verification and fewer errors, making your experience smoother and more predictable.
With this update, the plugin helps move the Fediverse toward a shared standard for signing and verifying messages. By supporting both the new standard and the older method, you’re making it easier for everyone to communicate using the same agreed-upon approach. There’s no change in security, but you’re part of making the network more consistent and helping the community take the next step forward.
We hope this explanation helps clarify these technical changes. If you have any questions about HTTP signatures or how our plugin interacts with the Fediverse, please don’t hesitate to reach out in the comments below.
All of this, with the addendum:
"Just" use the #Fediverse !
@0xabad1dea
https://infosec.exchange/@0xabad1dea/114788860720133664
I used to hate seeing this used in #commonlisp but I'm doing the equivalent more and more decoding #fediverse #json in #swiftlang
https://lisp-docs.github.io/cl-language-reference/chap-9/j-c-dictionary/ignore-errors_macro
https://fedihost.co #Mastodon instances have been updated to v4.3.9
Learn more about this release here:
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.3.9
#hosting #SelfHosting #GetFederated #ActivityPub #Fediverse #FediHost
PieFed is seeing a surge in new users as a prominent Lemmy server retires, lemm.ee
The fediverse is about to get A LOT more fun! ✨
Loops brings TikTok-style short videos to our federated community.
The same addictive scroll + FYP experience you know, but with federation, privacy-respecting algorithms, and zero corporate surveillance.
Backend + webUI almost ready for you to self host!
hey pixelfed users and pixelfed admins - is the "retoot" / "repost" function working for you?
For me it seems not, it doesn't matter which app I'm using or if I'm using the web interface.
I found this closed bug...
added my comment.
https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/issues/6042#issuecomment-3026996642
anyone else having this issues?
I like my pixelfed instance, but all the bugs, drive me crazy.
#pixelfed #pixelfedadmin #pixelfedbug #fediverse #joinpixelfed
Fediverse Report #123 - this week's #fediverse news:
- Tumblr will not migrate to WordPress, and resulting from that, will not be joining the fediverse after all
- @Mastodon makes the release candidate for update 4.4 available, which among other features will display quote posts from other platforms
- new funding round from @nlnet with grants for better event federation, #activitypub -based polls on WordPress, and for NodeBB and Funkwhale
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-123/
Veganism Social is a Mastodon server for vegans to make friends and interact with the wider Fediverse. Posts can be up to 10,000 characters long.
You can find out more at https://veganism.social/about or contact the admin @nm
cc @vegan
#FeaturedServer #Vegan #Veganism #Vegans #Food #AnimalRights #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse
I have created an US-sized (3.5x2in) version of the #FediCard , as well as written some explanations and instructions.
I would _really_ appreciate if someone here who participates in the upcoming #NoKings #protests for #July4th would print some of these out, distributed them, and told me what the reaction of the recipients was.
I pitched this idea to an ISP I was consulting for last year. A free “linktree” style homepage, available with select domain packages.
This is my Fediverse version where the user can collect all their platforms together, in one place, as well as create one RSS feed for all their latest activity.
#Loops #Pixelfed #PeerTube #Flipboard #WordPress #Mastodon #Fediverse #SocialWeb
Change from one centralized corporate dictatorship to a model of federated individual dictators who can rule their domain, decided who can be guest who can vanish, with who to federate with whom not to ..
This wave of change is like a shock wave from an explosion of hypocrisy
#500characterlimit
#fediverse united dictators playground
Here's to the crazy ones. The digital revolutionaries. The #fediverse builders. The ones who see social media differently.
They're not fond of #BigTech. And they have no respect for the #SurveillanceEconomy.
You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them.
Because they change things.
While some see them as the crazy ones, we see genius.
Because the people crazy enough to think they can change social media, are the ones who do.
Toot.Kiwi is a brand new Mastodon server for anyone with connections to Wellington / Te Whanganui-a-Tara / Pōneke in New Zealand / Aotearoa:
You can find out more at https://toot.kiwi/about or contact the admin @fancypants
cc @aotearoa
#FeaturedServer #NewZealand #Aotearoa #Wellington #TeWhanganuiaTara #Pōneke #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse
Found 455 new servers and 14 servers died off since 5 hours ago
19,330 servers checked today. 17,227,398 Total Users with 1,115,036 Active Users today
Check out the #fediverse stats
History of servers found and deleted
Help others find a home, send them to fediverse.observer
@apps @dallo I just pledged for the Large tier for one year, I hope it helps.
You've done an amazing job for the #fediverse and we're so lucky to have you on our team.
I will share this link and encourage more donations, thank you ❤️
The fediverse belongs to everyone, you cannot "steal" users from a fellow fedi project, as that whole concept of owning users belongs to the corporate silos we aim to replace.
People will pick the platform they like. Period.
Ghost’s @johnonolan and WordPress’s @pfefferle want to help blogs and long content thrive on the open social web. Meet “the longformers,” who chatted to @mike for the latest edition of Dot Social.
https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse/john-onolan-and-matthias-pfefferle/
#DotSocial #Ghost #WordPress #Fediverse #FederatedMedia #ActivityPub #Federation
Week in Fediverse 2025-06-27
Servers
- PieFed v1.0.0
- Manyfold v0.115.0
- Mitra v4.5.1
- tootik v0.17.0
- Gancio v1.27.0
- Gush! v0.0.20
- Vernissage Server v1.17.0
- wanderer: A decentralized, self-hosted trail database
Clients
- Smither v3.6
- Thunder v0.7.3
- Blorp v1.8.1
- Aria v1.2.4
Tools and Plugins
For developers
- Fedify v1.7.0
- Fedialgo v0.78.0
Protocol
- FEP-b06c: ActivityPoll
- FEP-b2b8: Long-form Text (Final comments)
Articles
- Verified Media Accounts in the Fediverse
- The Seven Deadly Fediverse UX Sins Part 2: The Road To Redemption
- Mitigating the "7 Deadly Fediverse UX Sins"
- Friendica: the Swiss Army knife of the Fediverse
- Fediverse Report – #122
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#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub
Previous edition: https://mitra.social/objects/01978f30-5295-cb5b-38cc-a151f08fd9f1
In exciting #FediForumFriday news that technically was last Friday but it was so close to the wire I'm sharing anyway, @fediforum got their keynotes and demos uploaded along with the notes from June's #FediForum so you can go and check out all the amazing things that happened there for free: https://fediforum.org/2025-06/ .
I started working on #fedicat two years(!) ago just to play around with making a UI that I want, and now I'm spending all my time on it because I'm fascinated by the creative diversity in #fediverse platforms
https://codeberg.org/fediverse/delightful-fediverse-experience
Rail.chat is a Mastodon server for anyone interested in passenger and freight trains, their connection to transit and other non-car options, and their benefit to society:
You can find out more at https://rail.chat/about or contact the admin @conductor
cc @trains
#FeaturedServer #Trains #Rail #Railways #Railroads #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse
I'll make it really easy for anyone wanting to do their own research on Loops/pixelfed.
*Open letter by a slew of people detailing Dan's harmful behavior both for the fediverse and interpersonally:
https://dansup-open-letter.github.io/
Within the letter are links to mad sources of now deleted archived posts and personal messages.
*An archived post about in app purchases:
https://ghostarchive.org/search?term=https%3A%2F%2Fmastodon.social%2F%40dansup%2F114104608955206989&go=Go
*Transphobia:
https://ghostarchive.org/search?term=https%3A%2F%2Fmastodon.social%2F%40dansup%2F113742946255723728&go=Go
*As for info in the (lack of) open source code see this post and it's replies:
https://social.glitched.systems/notes/a3g15an9aarj0bsi
#loops #FOSS #fediverse #fosswashing #opensource #pixelfed #informedconsent #freeinformation
Loops has many users and got a ton of funding way back in June 2024 (9 months ago) but I don't see any development , app side or back end side for federating code to even become 'stable enough' to implement federation. They are not currently federated despite labelling themselves as such in their KICKSTARTER to get funds and in their grant with the EU. Of course there's been no current backend code released in 3 months, so there's no way to see if they're actually working on it or not. Again, loops is not actually open source. Which begs the question, how do you know if it's stable or not, let alone that it exists or that they're not misusing funds? I'm not a software developer so if I missed where they'd be working on it, let me know. Otherwise, I call it as I see it: scammy.
Want to try out Bonfire? There's an install party going on right now - get help from the devs as you setup your own instance!
https://mobilizon.libretic.fr/events/c0c0b536-5216-412b-a277-1dadead06997
I honestly can't believe I keep finding more fediverse merchandise. First up. Funkwhale!
This is confirmed as the official store for the platform. Of note, I think the mug is cool, and then a tote bag and beanie - haven't seen that at other places! No stickers...
No shipments to the U.S. it seems.
Dear Fedi friends,
I'm really proud to share with you a video I made: "Introducing the Fediverse: a New Era of Social Media" https://news.elenarossini.com/fediverse-video/
In this 4-minute video I explain what the #fediverse is to people not familiar with it, mentioning some of its great features and benefits (interoperability, no ads, no surveillance...) and I set it in contrast to the world of Big Tech social platforms. I argue that, with the rise of Big Tech oligarchs and the current political climate, there has never been a better time to join the fediverse.
I hope you will enjoy this video and that you will find it useful (maybe as a tool to introduce your friends, family, colleagues, school administrators, local government officials to it).
The fediverse has truly changed my life, making me a better, more empowered digital citizen. I am endlessly grateful for it, so this is my contribution to the cause ❤️
I am also incredibly thankful for the work of @samaaberg and @patel.riyen who helped me bring my vision to life with their amazing cinematography skills and their assistance throughout the process, providing brilliant feedback to the script / edits from the POV of fedi newbies.
And I was also moved by the generous help of people of the Fediverse who volunteered to translate the script into many foreign languages: @jan @fritjof @erikkemp @sknob @severin @clabru @tarcisiosurdi @hongminhee @danielcasanueva @ainali @nacly
Lastly, I'm thankful for the opportunity I had to premiere the video last week at #FediForum - thank you @j12t and @anca
The video is up on my self-hosted PeerTube instance (thank you @yunohost) and for now it is unlisted as I have no idea how my VPS will hold up. I also included an alternate location in the blog post.
I hope you'll enjoy it! It's been a real labor of love (a month of full time work on it)... I see it as my love letter to the fediverse 💌
Wow, there's way more apps connecting to the fediverse than I thought.. This list is really great, thanks mostly to @smallcircles
What kind of issues or concerns might I have if I shut down one kind of AP server software and then set up a different AP server on the domain previously occupied by the now decommissioned first AP server?
(I don’t think the soon-to-be-shutdown server has a self-destruct.)
People just don't get Mastodon.
Even, in my case, people with a background in experimental art and political activism. I'm currently involved in endless online discussions about Mastodon vs. Bluesky, and people just don't understand what it's about and why one is preferable to the other.
The language of "instances" and "decentralisation" completely confuses them (and it would be much more helpful to use more understandable, jargon-free language such as "globally interconnected community servers").
Everyone thinks that in Mastodon/the Fediverse/a decentralised network you can only communicate and connect with people on your own instance, and doesn't understand that you can also post, read and connect globally across instances.
I am afraid that after 25 years the cultural hegemony of internet platforms is irreversible. Mastodon confuses people because it looks like a platform.
Just a reminder: everything you do on social media is public. Even if you delete a post on your instance, it can still exist on other instances, in the cache of search engines or private databases.
New: Last Week in #Fediverse - ep 91
This week's news:
- @loops has launched and is now available for everyone!
- @radiofreefedi will shut down early next year
- Bridgy Fed talks about potential governance directions
Read at: https://fediversereport.com/last-week-in-fediverse-ep-91/
Anyone got an idea?
Anyone got an idea?
An important distinction is slowly being uncovered about the definition of the term "fediverse." Who is it that gets to decide what this place is? How are we being represented? These are not easy questions to answer and if we don't do a better job describing ourselves, then the job will get done for us by people who don't understand the underlying values we hold. #fediverse #meta #threads
Working on a page for my #fediverse SVG icons. Anyone want to help make this page better? My CSS and HTML abilities are lacking...
The page is live at https://fediverse.wake.st
I have a @Codeberg repo here up here https://codeberg.org/FediverseX/pages