🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Britain's NHS to grant Palantir contractors 'unlimited access' to patient data, FT reports NHS England has agreed to create an "admin" role granting non-staff "unlimited access" to the NDIT and identifiable patient data...”

https://mastodon.online/@jonsnow/116557740592360170

🤖 via RSS feed. Not an endorsement.

Well then… I’m officially on Mastodon now.

Still allergic to Meta.
Still blogging like it’s 2003.
Still writing HTML by hand like a digital cave goblin with principles.

Hello Fediverse. 🖤

#Introduction #Fediverse #OldWeb #Blogging #IndieWeb

Nur eine Frage der Zeit, bis die Faschos dann auch im #Fediverse aufschlagen, wenn sie #BlueSky zerstört haben.

https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:x7vfp7rt4gbywara7ljm5e2s/post/3mlnarfzlsk2j

Man wollte ein elektrisches Kaffeehaus zum Austauschen. Bekommen haben wir Hausordnungen, Werbeauktionen und Moderationsnebel. @gsohn bilanziert aus seiner Sicht – und natürlich kommt auch Mastodon dabei nicht ungeschoren davon. Ein langer Text über #SocialMedia #Plattformmacht #Fediverse #Netzpolitik - https://ichsagmal.com/die-vermietete-oeffentlichkeit-und-der-daumen-des-admins-twitterx-meta-microsoft-linkedin-mastodon-und-die-illusion-der-unschuldigen-plattform/

Hello, #Fediverse! My name is Soméo (rhymes with "mayo") and I use he/him. I'm a trans guy living in #Seattle with my two #cats. I'm relatively new here— I first joined Fedi some time last year as I've developed a hyper-fixation on #infosec and #privacy. I don't have any connections on Fedi with anyone I knew beforehand, so I'm mostly here to lurk and discover cool people; I'm also still working out what I'd like to post.

#Introduction

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Elbows up but also creepy? https://www. theguardian.com/world/2026/may /11/canadians-visiting-us?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other # canada # uspol # surveillance # travel”

https://cosocial.ca/@maj/116556861545375228

🤖 via RSS feed. Not an endorsement.

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“ICE to Develop Own Smart Glasses to 'Supplement' Its Facial Recognition App https://www.404media.co/ice-plans-to-develop-own-smart-glasses-to-supplement-its-facial-recognition-app/ # HackerNews # Tech # Survei...”

https://www.404media.co/ice-plans-to-develop-own-smart-glasses-to-supplement-its-facial-recognition-app/

🤖 via RSS feed. Not an endorsement.

"They Live" (1988)

They influence our decisions without us knowing it. They numb our senses without us feeling it. They control our lives without us realizing it. They live.

🎬 https://phoenixproject.group/videos/watch/4c19343b-2309-4862-90cd-26802b68a660
📄 https://libremdb.iket.me/title/tt0096256

#movie #scifi #alien #peertube #fediverse #video #action #horror #thriller #film #scifimovie #fullmovie #actionmovie

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Movie poster "They Live" (1988) A man takes off his sunglasses before his eyes, and a zombie is looking at himself.

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Truth.
# ChatControl # surveillance # algorithm # bigtech”

https://mastodon.social/@Kurosetii/116556286608294175

🤖 via RSS feed. Not an endorsement.

TIL: there's a federated instance called infosex[.]exchange. Have I been in the wrong place all along?

#Fediverse

Like on resources. I can run this on a potato if I want and it would still run great (I'm not, but I could*.)

• Backups are easy. Tar up the directory. Done.
• Migrations are easy. Install nginx, build snac, untag backup. Done.
• Quirky web interface. It takes a little to get used to it, but it is very functional and it's got character. I thought I would use Phanpy with it more, but I'm not. I enjoy the snac web interface.
• Works (mostly) with Mastodon clients.
• No crazy caching of photos, avatars and other media. This is a really big deal because my disk usage is so much lower than when I ran Mastodon.
• No database. NO DATABASE. So good.
• Fast. snac is really fast doing everything. It's nice.
• @grunfink@comam.es is awesome. Friendly and responsive.

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“This could be straight out of the backstory of my novel, Citizen Zero... https://www. theguardian.com/technology/202 6/may/11/ai-worker-control-surveillance # AI # surveillance # technology # socialjust...”

https://newsie.social/@Man0Words/116556191701746264

🤖 via RSS feed. Not an endorsement.

🔄 The Reflipper Copilot — the flip campaign's twin.
Select a story. Pick your magazine list. Arm it.
FediBoard guides you through every reflip, one magazine at a time.
21 magazines. Zero missed. Zero confusion. 💫

https://fediboard.com

#Flipboard #Fediverse #FediBoard #ContentCuration #Curator

Not on Facebook. Not on Instagram. Not on X. By choice. Culture deserves better. Flipboard, Mastodon, Bluesky and Surf Social.

https://fediboard.com/feed

#culture #art #fediboard #fediverse #flipboard #facebook #instagram

I updated the list layout, let me know what you guys think! :)

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Looking for more good content on the #Fediverse? Find other #Shovelbums with the #Academics of Mastodon #Archaeology List 🏺

https://stark1tty.github.io/Mastodon-Archaeology/

An extensive list of more #academic disciplines here:

https://nathanlesage.github.io/academics-on-mastodon/

Please spread the word!

#Archaeologist #Archaeodons #Prehistory
#AcademicChatter #PhD #Histodons #twitterMigration #introduction #introductions
#History #GLAM #Heritage

@archaeodons
@anthropology
@academicchatter
@phdlife
@histodons

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Updated list layout preview from the link, done in shades of earthy browns with a cave painting of a mammoth at the top of the list.

Mvto (thank you!!) to @haubles @Mastodon for the opportunity to be the first instance featured on Mastodon’s new community spotlight series!

If you haven’t yet, go check out our interview on the Mastodon blog <3

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/05/community-spotlight-tzipporah-and-yehuda-of-turtle-island-social/

#Native #Indigenous #BIPOC #TurtleIsland #Mastodon #Fediverse

I'm in babysteps to use open-source and decentralised platforms, programs and all. I just started with escaping big tech social media and abandoning Google. I wanna have Linux and other open-source stuff on all my devices but still I didn't get there. I need some learning still and experiment.

#fediverse #Linux #opensource #autonomy #privacy #privacyMatters

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Headline: taken. Since You Arrived · Vol. IV Me: Interesting site. If nothing else, it helps educate people about the personal information that is (potentially) "taken" from you by every website you visit. It got some ...”

https://mastodon.social/@DaveMasonDotMe/116552681562260141

🤖 via RSS feed. Not an endorsement.

FediLearns Classifieds is a pretty neat project from @inherentlee that lets you find people offering to teach various skills.

And you can submit a listing yourself!

https://fedilearns.fyi

#fediverse #FediLearns

🔆 #FediTips for https://PrivacySafe.Social & the #fediverse

“If you see someone asking for help with using Mastodon and the wider Fediverse, please feel free to tag me into the thread. I'm especially trying to help new or non-technical people who want straightforward easy-to-unde...”

https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/116557013192412973

🤖 via RSS feed. Your Mileage May Vary.

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Knowing you # browser # fingerprint ... source: sinceyouarrived.world/taken A web page that tells you what your browser gave away the moment you arrived. No # login , no form, no # permission . Most pages ...”

https://anonsys.net/display/bf69967c-686a-00f6-b255-053632442913

🤖 via RSS feed. Not an endorsement.

We have received a Copyright claim from Amazon for our @peertube instance videos.trom.tf/ . Hetzner, the hosting company where we have the dedicated server at, gave us 24h to resolve it.

The problem?

The video in question, a documentary about "aliens", a garbage piece of content, was NOT hosted on our instance, of course. But since Peertube is federated the idiots sent the claim to our hosting company. Even if UNDER the video you can see that video is "Posted By:" and the instance and username. It takes a few seconds to see where the video is hosted.

But who cares...maybe Amazon has "AI Agents" employed and they simply find a video of theirs on a URL and see the IP of that URL and submit a Copyright claim to the hosting where that domain is registered?!

Bunch of idiots.

But it is very concerning the fact that they can do these and we, the ones who hosts (and for free for that matter), need to quickly "fix" these things even if the claim has nothing to do with our server.

We eventually had to block that URL, thanks Peertube for allowing that, else these idiots cannot understand that it was not us who were hosting that video.

#peertube #fedi #fediverse

RE: https://poliversity.it/@devconf/116549350437622576

La DevConf sarà un evento davvero interessante, ricco di interventi stimolanti.

Il programma prevede argomenti a tutto tondo, con una particolare attenzione al Fediverse e alle tecnologie di comunicazione libera.

Personalmente presenterò #FediMeteo, raccontando come è nato, perché, come è fatto, a chi è rivolto, alla libertà dietro il progetto stesso. E ad una truffa.

Stay tuned!

https://devconf.it/2026/programma.html

#DevConf #DevConfItalia #IT #SysAdmin #Fediverso #Fediverse #OwnYourData

💬 Wir brauchen KEINE neue Namen für das #FEDIVERSE

Wir brauchen möglicherweise eine bessere Strategie, wie wir es bekannter und interessanter machen 🎈

Hi, great fedinetwork!

You can never have enough sources on digital independence, self-hosting and data governance! I'm collecting sources for a talk on these topics and I would love some more info!

Do you have some favorite sources, websites, blogs or articles about these (or adjacent) subjects? Please drop them in a reply!

#fediverse #digitalsovereignty #digitalindependence #selfhosting #selfhosted #datagovernance #Privacy

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Google Broke reCAPTCHA for De-Googled Android Users The company that decides whether you're a bot now also requires you run its software to prove otherwise. https:// reclaimthenet.org/google-broke -recaptcha-for-de...”

https://mastodon.online/@jonsnow/116551317356498705

🤖 via RSS feed. Not an endorsement.

Hey everyone,

@casey and @aseelfromgz had the honour of speaking to three families from Gaza today and we’d like to welcome them to Gaza Verified.

They are:

• Fahmi From Gaza 🇵🇸 (@fahmigaza)
• taqwa (@taqwasaied)
• (@Saveeleen)

Please give them a warm welcome to Mastodon and to the fediverse, follow their accounts, and donate to their fundraisers if you can (and please share this so others can do the same).

Also, remember that you can find all our families who have fundraisers listed at the following page, ordered by those who have received the least in donations over the last week (on a rolling basis):

https://gaza-verified.org/donate/

Thank you for making Mastodon and the fediverse a safe space for our friends in Gaza and for your support.

💕

#Gaza #Palestine #GazaVerified #Mastodon #fediverse #newMembers #verification

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“@ dw_innovation
https:// youtube.com/watch?v=Y07j3hXAI- g&si=yKT-JuV3H784g5SX # surveillance # cdnpoli”

https://mastodon.online/@ZebKing/116550975716801954

🤖 via RSS feed. Not an endorsement.

@LittleRedhead Hi @CBfotos. Welcome to the #Fediverse!

Happy Mother's Day, Fediverse!

Back during Covid lockdown, I answered a Craigslist ad for a 9-month-old Chiweenie. I've been Jaxon's mummy ever since. Attached is the first photo I took of Jaxon, the day he arrived, and a photo I took today. Same bed; very different dog.

So today's 3 Good Things centers on being a dogmom to a dog with special emotional and psychological needs.

🐕 I am never alone. Like I literally can't even pee by myself, lol 😂 and when I use the bathroom, suddenly he *also* must "go", so I never have to worry about not getting enough sun, because Jaxon will sniff every square inch of the backyard until he finds that one that's the perfect spot to drop his little bomb.

🐕 I am never afraid of being caught at home alone, because Jaxon would gladly gut any strangers like a fish. This is kind of a big deal because I wanted a dog for protection at home. On the other paw, Jaxon has been formally uninvited to the big family Christmas.

🐕 I never have to worry about having cold feet at night. Jaxon sleeps on the bed and puts off so much body heat that winter is never an issue. But don't get me started about summer!

#mothersday #dogsofmastodon
#dogstadon #Fediverse
#3goodthings #threegoodthings
#alttext

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A brown, shorthair Chiweenie puppy, weighing only 9 pounds at the time, lays on my unmade bed, with one front paw kicked out in front of him. His puppy collar is made of blue denim. One ear lays flat against his head, and the other is halfway cocked outward. This was a hard moment to capture, because he was a VERY BUSY little man for the first 5 years. Now at 6-years-old, he has finally slowed down enough to regularly ask for snuggles. He's at his happy best on a bed, which is why there are so many photos of him there.

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Another photo of Jaxon laying on my bed, exposing his soft white underside for a belly scratch. One ear is almost laying flat. One ear is cocked out for maximum reception. He now weighs about 16 pounds, and is almost, but not quite, normal. Most of the time.

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Great idea: A web page that simply shows you the info your browser sends about you and your system whenever you open a web page.
https:// sinceyouarrived.world/taken # Privacy # Surveillance”

https://fediscience.org/@petersuber/116550782600202857

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Ich habe #RicardaLang bei der #3 Social Media Academy der @boell gefragt, warum sie nicht im #Fediverse ist — extra für die #Netzbegrünung 🎥🌿

Antwort:
„Ist eine Kapazitätenfrage“

Vielleicht können @AwetTesfaiesus und unsere netzpolitischen MdBs dazu nochmal mit Ricarda sprechen — und die #Netzbegrünung hilft einfach beim Einstieg ins #Fediverse 😌

#DigitaleSouveränität #Netzpolitik #BündnisOST @GrueneBundestag

New Jersey is open for socializing on the fediverse. Come join a growing server with a local focus.

Signup now: https://gardenstate.social/auth/sign_up

Boost this post to help grow smaller instances and distribute users across the fediverse.

#findAServer #mastodonlol #NewJersey #fediverse #mastodon #joinMastodon #nj

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GardenState.social call for users If you love New Jersey now is a great time to transfer accounts. How to transfer accounts: - Sign up on GardenState.social - Tell the new account the name of the old account. - Export you follows, lists and blocks from old account - In Settings > Account, you can migrate to new account - Watch all your followers get moved over - Say Hello! Make a post with the #introduction tag and make friends! GardenState.social is supported by the community. Visit the about page to find out how you can contribute!

Let's test a new feature on #Mastodon

Collection of #bookish accounts -
https://mastodon.social/collections/116554424839753061

Let's help book content spread on the #fediverse
Thanks for all the follows, stars and boosts!

p.s. If you post mainly about books - write a comment and I will add you to this #collection.

#books #literature #book #bookstodon @bookstodon #author #collections #fedi #reading #readingcommunity #booksky #readers #booklover #booklovers #bookstagram #writers #booktok #bookwyrm #bookreview #booktwt

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Readit Club

• Only notify the banned person about their ban if they previously posted in the community they were banned from. This stops abusive mods from using bans as a form of harassment.
• Modlog: Reason for the action is only shown from trusted instances, so abusive mods won’t have an audience. Admins can still see the reason though. Which instances are trusted is set in the admin UI.
• Instance silencing similar to Mastodon. A silenced instance is not defederated from but their posts do not show in the Popular or All feeds and their communities are not shown in Starter packs aka Topics. Their communities can still be found in the communities list and joined in the normal way. Once joined, posts in there show up in the subscribed feed as usual.
• Per-user number of posts per page. Previously this was an admin setting but now individuals can override this to be a lesser number if they wish.
• Spinning “loading” animations on slow forms.

This here is the sort of colored person loser #whitesupremacy loves to flaunt around as an example to emulate 🤮

#Sellout #SanaeTakaichi #MaríaCorinaMachado #RezaPahlavi #MohamedbinZayed

#racism #Japan #shame

#trump #imperialism #israelfirst
#usa #Iran #Venezuela #UAE #news #middleeast #war #military #uspol #politics #geopolitics #asia #China #Palestine #Lebanon #education #Africa #resistance #protest #activism @politics #mastodon #fediverse #eu #cdnpoli #humanrights #justice #antifascism

Wie können Fediverse und Eurosky voneinander profitieren und offene Netze stärken? - Der Plattform-Gipfel

https://watch.2mr.social/w/p89keAMK5zcCTuTb9AvqUS

#Fediverse #Eurosky

Und jetzt mal ein Downer, damit's nicht zu schön wird:

Das #Fediverse ist quasi auch eine Künstler:innen-Kolonie. Ein Ort der Schönheit… und der fehlenden Relevanz.

Ehrlich gesagt: weil sich hier viele nicht trauen, selbst Politik zu machen. Ich habe knapp 5200 Follower:innen.

Eine Bundesdelegiertenkonferenz (BDK) hat ~800-900 Delegierte. D.h. ein 12tel von Euch = #Fediverse/FLOSS-affine Mehrheit auf einer BDK.

Just saying.

Frage mich, ob der Marktanteil der Fediverse-Dienste höher wäre, wenn man statt von #Fediverse von #Föderation sprechen würde.
🖖

Good Morning #fediverse #tzag

Ich bin zu folgender Einschätzung gelangt:

Das #Fediverse ist der digitale Biohof des Internets: Alles macht irre viel Arbeit, es gibt keine Vorgaben von oben, das Marketing sieht aus, als hätten es eine Sechsjährige und ihr Hamster verantwortet, und finanziell ist es schlicht ein Desaster.
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Ach so: Und es ist total schön da!
🪴🌻🐕🏡 🥬🌳

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Ein großer, rustikaler Scheunenbau aus Naturstein und Holz steht am Rand eines bewaldeten Geländes. Vor dem Gebäude befinden sich mehrere Menschen an Tischen und Infoständen. Auffällig ist eine grüne Fahne mit dem Logo von Bündnis 90/Die Grünen. Links steht ein Lieferwagen, daneben ein kleiner Tisch mit Sonnenblumen. Die Atmosphäre wirkt wie ein sommerliches Treffen oder eine Veranstaltung auf einem Bauernhof oder Kulturgelände.

Instapix.org is a general purpose Pixelfed server for photos, images and videos, with the main languages being German and English.

This server is run by the Fediverse Foundation, who also run many Mastodon servers such as ClimateJustice.social etc.

https://instapix.org

You can find out more by clicking open the "About" section at https://instapix.org

#FeaturedServer #Pixelfed #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

I made a small update to the Join the Fediverse mini zine page.

https://jointhefediverse.net/zine

You can now customize the QR code on the last page using the Fediverse Invitation link builder: https://stefanbohacek.com/project/fediverse-invitation/#link-builder

I hope people will find these tools useful for promoting their communities!

#fediverse #JoinTheFediverse #FediverseZine #zine #FediverseInvitation

Dear Fedi, honest question:

Is it normal to see sexually explicit photos on public Pixelfed accounts?

... asking for a friend, of course.

#askfedi #askfediverse
#fediverse #omgwtf

Visibility still feels like the weak spot on PeerTube, so I built PeerSeek, my own search index, live at https://peerseek.video

Results are ranked how I think they should be and there is still a lot of work to be done. Please try it out and give me some feedback, or let me know if it's useful in any way.

#peertube #search #index #visibility #video #peerseek #fediverse

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PeerSeek - an opinionated approach on searching the PeerTube network

#introductions
Thought i'd give the #fediverse another go. I'm an #occupationaltherapist living in #cornwall. I work in #mentalhealth and also do #autism assessments. I'm a keen amateur photographer mostly taking photos with my phone at the moment. I'd love to connect with people on here. My interests are #photography #music #reading #books #walking #countryside #nature #mentalhealth #autism #adhd #neurodivergence #scandinavia #dogs #animals #antifascist #environment

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A shadow of me on a white stable door of a red brick cottage in the sunshine.

Ich schaue mich zwar noch immer um, aber das #Fediverse ist definitiv das Richtige bisher.
Jetzt wollen wir uns mal die #Clients für #Android dazu anschauen, da gibt es ja denn doch ein paar mehr.

Hat hier jemand Tipps?

#neuhier #hilfe #Mastodon #FOSS

Right, fediverse, let me know what you think. Long-form comments also welcome.

Mastodon instance moderators should…

#mastodon #fediverse #moderation #postDeletion

📦 FediSuite ist umgezogen!

Alle vier Repositories von FediSuite sind ab sofort auf Codeberg zu finden:

👉 https://codeberg.org/christinloehner/FediSuite
👉 https://codeberg.org/christinloehner/FediSuite-Docker-Image
👉 https://codeberg.org/christinloehner/FediSuite-Plugins
👉 https://codeberg.org/christinloehner/FediSuite-Android-App

Die bisherigen GitHub-Repos werden in naher Zukunft archiviert. Bugreports, Issues, Feature Requests und Pull Requests werden ab sofort ausschließlich über Codeberg angenommen.

👉 https://codeberg.org/christinloehner/FediSuite-Docker-Image/issues

Warum der Umzug? FediSuite soll bewusst unabhängiger von großen US-Tech-Konzernen werden. GitHub gehört Microsoft und läuft auf US-Infrastruktur – mit Blick auf den US CLOUD Act und digitale Souveränität wirft das berechtigte Fragen auf. Codeberg wird von einem deutschen gemeinnützigen Verein betrieben und passt deutlich besser zu einem Projekt, das auf Self-Hosting, Unabhängigkeit und europäische Infrastruktur setzt.

Bitte aktualisiert eure Bookmarks, Klone und Verweise! 🙏

👉 https://www.fedisuite.com

#FediSuite #Codeberg #Fediverse #OpenSource #SelfHosting #DigitaleSouveränität

🔆 #FediTips for https://PrivacySafe.Social & the #fediverse

“p.s. Just to clarify, this method only works with posts that can be quoted. The person writing the post decides whether they want to allow quoting, so if they forbid quoting then you can't use the quoting method. Sorry ...”

https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/116540811814839210

🤖 via RSS feed. Your Mileage May Vary.

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“I suggest everyone try this out. Pretty eye opening https:// sinceyouarrived.world/taken # privacy # openweb # foss # opensource # surveillance”

https://mstdn.games/@64bithero/116539681388423723

🤖 via RSS feed. Not an endorsement.

Week in Fediverse 2026-05-08

Servers

- Vernissage v1.35.0
- Pleroma v2.10.2
- Funkwhale v2.0.2
- Betula v1.7.0
- Hollo v0.8.2
- Akkoma v2026.05
- Ktistec v3.3.7
- NodeBB v4.11.0
- Misskey v2026.5.1
- Ties v0.2.1
- PieFed v1.6.21
- Lemmy Development Update April 2026

Clients

- Nicolium v0.2.1
- Fedilab v3.39.0
- Pachli v3.6.1
- Mastodon for Android v2.12.0
- Coho v1.0
- PixelDroid v1.0.beta42
- Blorp v1.13.0
- Mitra Mini v0.4.0
- Holos v1.5.5

Tools and Plugins

- Fediverse Redirect v1.15.1

For developers

- APx v0.23.0

Articles

- Join the fediverse! zine
- A Bridge to Somewhere: How to Link Your Mastodon, Bluesky, or Other Federated Accounts

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#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub

Previous edition: https://mitra.social/objects/019de52a-a351-7ee2-a48b-7306090edfe6

Mastodon.Radio is a Mastodon server for radio enthusiasts including the Amateur (Ham) Radio community, anyone interested in Shortwave Listening (SWL), etc. Come join us and talk radio, technology, and more!

https://mastodon.radio

You can find out more at https://mastodon.radio/about or contact the admin account at @M0YNG

#FeaturedServer #Radio #HamRadio #AmateurRadio #Shortwave #SWL #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

The #Fediverse now has its own link-in-bio, with new project FediProfile. Share links, collect badges, and own your online presence – no corporation in the middle.

Maho Pacheco demo'd it last week at #FediForum.

https://spectra.video/w/hBLR8YT3NrX1yEdjezToRh

/cc @mapache, @maho.dev

RE: https://veganism.social/@Geri/116537676967800066

Folks, just a quick warning: If you’re against Israel’s genocide in Gaza, avoid mastodon.online.

They deleted two of Geri’s posts.

Geri is a wonderful activist and an inspiration from the UK who has braved arrest to shine a light on Israel’s ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people.

Do give her a follow on her new account as she lost quite a few followers during the migration.

Also, to our friends in Gaza, please don’t create accounts on this server.

#mastodon #fediverse #moderation #censorship #mastodonOnline #israel #genocide #ethnicCleansing #apartheid #settlerColonialism #Gaza #GazaVerified #StopIsrael #FreePalestine

I have boosted a few requests recently from people looking to find good servers to join for their friends, organizations, etc. Exciting to see the interest!

But also, is it worth talking about the tools we have for finding/recommending servers?

https://stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/116476612796168994

#fediverse #FediverseMeta #FediverseServers #mastodon

Oh cool. If you're on mastodon.social, you get to try Collections already.

#mastodon #collections #StarterPacks #fediverse

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A screenshot of an empty Collections page titled "Your Collections", with a drawing of a mastodon, smiling and greeting you. The text says: Showcase your favorite accounts Collections are curated lists of accounts to help others discover more of the Fediverse. There are also two tabs visible: "Created by you", which is selected, and "Featuring you". On the right side is a user menu with options such as Home, Trending, and more, with the Collections menu item selected and shown with a logo that consists of a triangle shape on top of a square and a circle.

End to end encryption is coming to the #Fediverse.

At #FediForum last week, @benpate demo'd how it will look like in Bandwagon.

https://spectra.video/w/oGzENb3eBqwZXQw2p5V4D6

Experimenting a bit more with the Fediverse Invitation page based on lessons learned from https://communities.jointhefediverse.net.

Ideally, all the extra information would be included in the server metadata, but until then, maybe server admins interested in using this project can reach out and I can add it manually?

Eg, for mastodon.social: https://invite.jointhefediverse.net/?server=mastodon.social&apps=1,2,3,5

Data: https://github.com/stefanbohacek/fediverse-invite/blob/main/data/communities/mastodon.social.json

#fediverse #FediAdmins #MastoAdmins

I sincerely love you weirdos. <3

#Fediverse #Mastodon #GoToSocial #snac #snac2 #honk #meme #AVIF

Alt...

A combination of two "X all the Ys!" memes with a "Pawn Stars best we can do" meme in the middle: "X all the Y" guy: I want an amazing community of noble-minded people to study ethics with and change the world!! Pawn Stars with the faces of the fediverse logo, the mastodon logo, and the logos for snac2 GoToSocial, and Honk in the background: Best we can do is a bunch of cool weirdos with similar nerdy interests "X all the Y" guy's reply: I'll take it!!!

Looking through the list of the 2026 Pulitzer Prize winners, I wonder how many of these journalists and organizations have an active fediverse presence.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/business/pulitzer-prizes-2026-winners-list.html?unlocked_article_code=1.f1A.RoPB.sVCSycpBw0in&smid=url-share

#pulitzer #PulitzerPrize #journalism #journalists #fediverse

We can build better, and they will come.

Trust me.

#ActivityPub #fediverse #buildTheFuture

🌐 FediCon 2026 is coming up — and Early Bird (discounted) tickets are still available!

We want FediCon to be open and accessible, which is why there is also an affordable (Reduced fare) ticket option for those who want it.

Come be part of the conversations shaping the Fediverse and the future of the Social Web.

📅 August 6–9, 2026
📍 UBC campus, Vancouver, BC, Canada

🎟️ Get your FOSSY ticket here:
https://2026.fossy.ca/attend/tickets/

#FediCon #FediCon2026 #FOSSY #FOSSY2026 #FediDev #Fediverse

I know people here like to quibble about "how decentralized is Bluesky, really", but I've been saying for a few months now that it's time to move past this rhetoric, and focus on making the #fediverse better instead.

https://stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/116013277838910308

RE: https://mastodon.social/@AwetTesfaiesus/116514953039588679

As some of you have already guessed: the progressive parties in German politics (and the social democrats 😉) have jointly decided to leave the manipulative and abusive cesspit that twitter has turned into. I‘m very happy and also a little proud of this.
If you want want to do me a favor, be ready to welcome an influx of mildly woke people.
#xit #fediverse

dansup boosted

Awet Tesfaiesus, MdB » 🌐 2026-05-04
@AwetTesfaiesus@mastodon.social

It’s still under news embargo, but maybe watch out for some good news going up today at 09:00. it’s been a long time coming!
#diday #fediverse #twix

It’s still under news embargo, but maybe watch out for some good news going up today at 09:00. it’s been a long time coming!
#diday #fediverse #twix

In the year 2019, a scholarly paper misspelled the names of the Fediverse software —

Mastodon, Pixelfed, and Pleroma

As —

Mastadon, PixelFred, Plemora

This is the paper:

"Peer-to-Peer based Social Networks: A Comprehensive Survey"
https://arxiv.org/abs/2001.02611

@dansup

RE: https://mastodon.social/@dansup/103467590881549361

#DeSo #Fediverse #Mastadon #Mastodon #Pixelfed #PixelFred #Pleroma #Plemora

If there are any #PennState folks in the #fediverse - our DSA chapter is launching a Save Addison Court campaign. Addison Court is an affordable housing complex in downtown State College that is home to dozens of elderly, disabled, and low income community members. The owners want to sell and/or turn it into student housing instead.

Help us save it by spreading the word!

Sign the #petition 👇
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/save-addison-court?clear_id=true

I'm so excited for this next year on the #Fediverse.

And the more I learn, the more I think #BridgyFed is going to become a foundational part of our network.

I just posted my first messages from #Emissary across Bridgy to my account on BlueSky.

I still have some things to fix (on my end, not theirs) but it worked.

IT WORKED.

NGL, I feel a little like Morpheus right now. And just think of what it will mean for every account set up on #Bandwagon...

RE: https://stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/115418060743537770

This took a bit longer than expected, but it's finally here: the "Join the Fediverse!" zine!

https://jointhefediverse.net/zine?lang=en-us

#fediverse #JoinTheFediverse #zine

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 💌

#TheFutureIsFederated

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/