Want a cool icon after your #Mastodon handle? Just add : name_of_icon : with no spaces before or after the colons, after your name on your profile page. First, though, go here https://emojos.in/ to find out which #emojo your Mastodon server supports 🙂

Because my Mastodon feed still shows me content in languages other than English and/or Malay, I think I will soon find ways to get a translation API and configure my instance to be able to translate any posts on my feed.

#Mastodon #Fediverse #Translation #Language #Multilingual #SelfHosting #Tech #OpenSource #SocialMedia #Instance #ActivityPub #DigitalTools #API #Automation #Malaysia #Selangor #TechLife #Privacy #Community #Innovation

Hoi mastodonttivelhot!

Onko täällä mitään mahdollisuutta laittaa ketju seurantaan, vaikka siihen ei itse osallistuisi (eli tule merkityksi mukaan)? Äkkiseltään en löytänyt.

Nimim. Epätietoinen Savosta

#mastodonFI #mastodon

A question for my fellow #Fediverse advocates:

I am currently working again on ActivityPub polls for WordPress. #Mastodon has a kind of hidden feature (not accessible by most clients) to hide the poll results until the poll has ended. This only includes how much votes each option has got so far, not the total amount of people that voted already.

Should I offer an site-wide setting so that this does not apply for the poll-creator, when the "hide totals" flag is set?

@waidler @hungeninfo
Hier in Hof ist es auch nicht anders. Als ich meinem #SPD-Stadtverband vorschlug auch auf #Mastodon zu publizieren, war die Reaktion: "Wir wollen jemanden erreichen". Ich meine, sie haben einfach den Schuß nicht gehört. Und irgendjemand muss nun mal anfangen sich aus den asozialen Netzwerken zu lösen.
Gibt es eigentlich keine Software mit der man die sozialen und asozialen Netzwerke in einem Arbeitsgang bespielen kann?

#diday

@randulo Like you, I don't tell people what to do. I mentioned that I wished hashtags, like USPOL, could be placed in a list and then hidden from home timeline like we can do with users and lists. I do that with political users. I was told by #Mastodon developers that adding hashtags and then hiding from home would not ever happen. I think it would be a great thing and I hope they reconsider it.

Until then, I filter things out of my timeline I don't want to see or am not interested in. It's far from perfect and things get through I am not interest in.

At least now they add an option when you click a hashtag to quickly mute it.

Good luck. I enjoy your account very much. The music, stories, etc.

Depuis ce matin, les profils montrent également les statuts #mastodon des utilisateurs qui ont référencé leur compte ✍️

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Une copie d'écran ou l'on voit les status mastodon

Lane Mastodon! #comics #games #mastodon

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Lane Mastodon

Hab versehentlich meine Mastodon Instanz dark.morbia.org gekillt.
Hätte zwar ein Backup gehabt, doch habe mich entschieden Glitch-Soc zu installieren und somit wieder neu zu beginnen.
Dadurch habe ich zwar meine Follows und Follower verloren, doch man findet sich bestimmt wieder.
Dürft aber gern auch boosten, dann geht es vielleicht schneller

#nichtneuhier #Mastodon #GlitchSoc #Gothic #Queer #Anarchie #Selbstbestimmung #FOSS #Linux #GrapheneOS #Datenschutz #DigitaleAnarchie #NoBigTech #UnplugTrump #UnplugUSA #LibreLife #Fediverse

@tychotithonus Heh. Seems like a bug in #Mastodon, treating a trailing comma (as opposed to one between otherwise consecutive digits) as part of the number.

Niagara.social is a Mastodon Hometown server based in the Niagara region in Ontario, Canada.

This server has a post size of up to 1500 characters.

https://niagara.social

You can find out more at https://niagara.social/about or contact the admin account @admin

#FeaturedServer #Niagara #Ontario #Canada #HometownMastodon #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

Back in the late 90s, it was all much simpler with mIRC as the chat programme. Simple text conversations, in groups or sometimes 1-on-1.

Mastodon seems to be the closest thing to that. And that's probably why I enjoy being here so much :).

#irc #mirc #mastodon

There is a lot going on in the world right now, and it may be overwhelming at times. If you want to follow the news but you also need some way of taking breaks, you might want to try Mastodon's "Lists" feature.

Lists lets you move the accounts you follow into several separate timelines. You could for example create a "News" timeline and a "Non-News" timeline, then switch between them when you want to.

More info on how to use Lists in the guide at https://fedi.tips/using-custom-emoji-on-your-mastodon-server

#FediTips #Mastodon

The Canadian Political Fediverse is growing!
Avi Lewis @avilewis joined today!

He joins NDP leadership candidates @votetanille and @tonymcquailgreenprogressive!

Add in BC Greens @mlabotterell and @emilylowan

And the pioneer of them all! Senator Simons! @Paulatics

Now if we can just get parties and governments to create their own instances so people can be confident they are authentic and we can grow the #socialweb!

More!
#canpoli #cdnpoli #fediverse #mastodon #digitalsovereignty

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The in bed cheating meme with He's probably thinking of some Instagram reel... Canadian Digital Sovereignty Democratic Socialist Revolution? imgflip.com

"Trump U-Turns on NATO Insults But Attacks Canada Instead"

"Trump Says 100% Tariffs on ALL US-Canada Trade if Carney Goes Through with China Deal"

"Trump's ICE Murder Another American Protestor With Multiple Shots in Minneapolis"

"Trump's DHS Immediately Lied About The Circumstances Of Citizen Murdered By ICE."

[Another Insane Day in Trump-Land]

#Mastodon #Saturday #news #Taco #trump #minneapolis #Canada

Would you like your public Mastodon posts to be as easy as possible for people to discover? If so, you might want to opt into "full text search". This will make your public posts show up in search results a lot more easily.

There's a step-by-step guide on how to activate it and answers to lots of questions about it at:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-opt-into-or-out-of-full-text-search-on-mastodon

If you don't activate it, your public posts will still be searchable but only by hashtag.

#FediTips #Mastodon

We've successfully upgraded our Mastodon server to v4.6.0-alpha.3+mementomods-2026-01-24, along with Mastodon Bird UI 4.0.0-alpha.0-4.

This update includes today's latest daily build with 107 new commits from upstream since alpha.2 (2026-01-11).

What's new in Mastodon core - These are the changes Mastodon Team have introduced us in the latest nightly version we are running:

🔒 Security
- Updated lodash to v4.17.23 (security fix)
- Multiple security patches merged from upstream

✨ New Features
- Collections: "My collections" page, featured collections, collection endpoints
- Profile redesign (in Mastodon core theme only): verified badges, account name tyling, profile fields redesign
- New UI components: Callout, Toggle, MiniCard, form fields

🎨 Theming system
- New file-based theme system with data-color scheme and data-contrast attributes
- High-contrast styles added to common stylesheet
- Updated embedded styling and error pages for new theme infrastructure

🐛 Bug Fixes
- Fixed quote cache invalidation
- Fixed cross-server conversation tracking
- Fixed keyboard navigation in media modal
- Fixed directory showing load more button incorrectly
- Fixed quote approval policy being reset on status update
- Fixed delivery worker error counting
- Fixed isDarkMode utility

🔧 Other updates
- Bumped to v4.5.5
- Removed deprecated ImageMagick usage
- Updated Node.js to 24.13
- Various dependency updates and translations

🐦‍⬛ Mastodon Bird UI 4.0.0-alpha.0-4:
- Migrated to new file-based theme system
- Added semantic token overrides for light theme
- Fixed missing search icon in dark theme
- Release: https://github.com/ronilaukkarinen/mastodon-bird-ui/releases/tag/4.0.0-alpha.0-4

Check out the source code of our fork: https://github.com/mementomori-social

Mastodon Bird UI 4.0.0-alpha.0-4 is still a work in progress in the nightly branch. It's not 100% ready, but it's stable with today's Mastodon alpha.3.

As always, if you notice anything unusual or buggy, please reach out to me or any of the admins. Enjoy your time here, and feel free to message me with any questions or thoughts.

#MementomoriSocial #Mastodon #MastoAdmin #MastodonBirdUI #BirdUI

⏰ Erinnerung: Fediverse-Sprechstunde

📅 26.01.2026
🕢 19:30 Uhr

🧭 Thema: Fediverse entdecken – mehr als Mastodon!
Austausch für Einsteiger, Neugierige & erfahrene Nutzer:innen
Fragen, Ideen, Technik, Kultur & Miteinander 🌱

🔗 Zum Raum:
https://campus.ws-12.de/rooms/8p9-mvy-srr-ynb/join
➡️ Raum öffnet 10 Minuten vorher

Mehr Miteinander statt Gegeneinander.
Mitmachen ausdrücklich erwünscht
🤝

Bitte teilen, weiter empfehlen und selbst dabei sein.

#FediverseSprechstunde
#Fediverse
#MastodonBeginner
#Mastodon
#socialmedia

https://top-netz.de/@Doris/115898344051620216

I've had to stop sharing Fedi links and start sharing screenshots because every time I share a link with a friend, the preview is just "making sure you're not a bot" text. Which isn't exactly friendly and social.

#fedi #mastodon

There are currently videos circulating that may disturb some people. Unfortunately, some of them do not come with a warning or find their way onto your timeline in other ways.

You would probably prefer not to see such videos when scrolling through your timeline again. Or other posts, for that matter.
In the attached video, I show you how to hide these posts from your timeline.

First, you need to define a filter that hides something completely.
Then you can go to the post and apply this filter to it. This hides the post without you having to mute or block the sender.
Think about your mental health.

#Fediverse #Forkiverse #Mastodon #Filter #MentalHealth #Tutorial

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Tutorial for Hiding Postings

Does anyone know a Linux-Desktop or Web-Client for Mastodon, that supports multi-account features like the @moshidon android app?
I'd like to browse with an instance and like/comment/repost with a different account. Bonus points if it supports browsing pixelfed as well!
I tried Fedistar, Elk, Phanpy, Tooty and pl-fe so far.
Thanks!

#mastodon #client #mastodonclient #linux #web #pixelfed

Ein guter, ruhiger, sachlicher Beitrag über #mastodon

Mikroblogging-Dienst Mastodon als ein Baustein für die IT-Souveränität Europas

Das Thema „Digitale Souveränität“ ist in vieler Munde und meist geht es dabei darum, wie sich digitale Abhängigkeiten reduzieren lassen. Dieser Artikel gibt einen Ausblick, wie sich einzelne Institutionen oder Personen vergleichsweise einfach mehr Unabhängigkeit verschaffen können.
… weiterlesen

https://gi.de/themen/beitrag/mikroblogging-dienst-mastodon-als-ein-baustein-fuer-die-it-souveraenitaet-europas

Namasté und Hallo ihr Lieben 🙏

Alle meine Systeme sind betriebsbereit und laufen, wie sie sollen! Ich kann die digitale Welt also erst einmal wieder verlassen. 😉

Also bitte nicht wundern, wenn ihr sehr wenig, vielleicht ab und zu ein Foto, seltener einen Kommentar oder Antworten, oder gar nichts von mir lest.

Ich wünsche euch ebenfalls eine friedvolle Zeit. 😀

#Mastodon #Diaspora #Bluesky #Nostr #Server

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Bildbeschreibung: Die “Daumen hoch” Geste vor einer stilisierten Tafel mit dem Schriftzug “Alle Systeme sind betriebsbereit und laufen, wie sie sollen!”.

Ich bin nicht mehr ganz #Neuhier .
Bei #Mastodon schon länger unterwegs. Siehe Profil.
#introduction

Möchte gerne den #DialektDesTages einführen.
Pro Tag (fast) ein Dialekt und die hochdeutsche Übersetzung dazu. Ich liebe Dialekte
#Dialekte #Dialekt #Mundart

good morning

#capybara #capybaras #capyverse #CapybarasOfVebinet #fediverse #Mastodon #photography

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A Crowdsourced Photo Gallery from the Fediverse – the Open Social Web in action

Here are some nice photos from around the fediverse: https://home.scoobysnack.net/gallery/. That page updates automatically as new photos are posted.

How did they get there? Well…

People from all over Mastodon, Pixelfed, Lemmy and more posted photos into these communities:

https://piefed.social/c/photography

https://lemmy.world/c/photography

https://lemmy.world/c/japanpics

… and a few others. Moderators curate those communities to filter out anything obnoxious and people upvote the best ones.

Jerry used his PieFed account to create a “Feed” of 6 photography communities at https://feddit.online/f/photos. In PieFed a Feed is a bundle of communities with all their content shown together in a list. Those communities can be on any Lemmy, PieFed or Mbin instance. In the sidebar you can see all the communities in the Feed. That feed can be Followed, just like an account on Mastodon can be.

Someone on https://piefed.social followed ~photos@feddit.online (the ~ distinguishes it from a person, which uses @ at the start) which created this: https://piefed.social/f/photos@feddit.online. (Following a feed automatically subscribes one to all the communities within and if Jerry adds a new community to the feed all the subscribers auto-follow the new community. But I digress).

The author of home.scoobysnack.net looked up PieFed’s API spec and wrote some JavaScript which uses PieFed’s API to retrieve all the photos in the feed on piefed.social:

GET https://piefed.social/api/alpha/post/list?feed_id=47&limit=40&page=1&nsfw=Exclude&minimum_upvotes=0

… and finally their JavaScript displays the images.

So the journey these photos took went through 6 steps:

Mastodon / PixelFed / author -> Lemmy / PieFed / Mbin communities -> Feddit.online feed -> PieFed.social feed -> PieFed.social API -> home.scoobysnack.net

I think that’s pretty cool.

@frebelt

Diese Karte behauptet überhaupt nichts. Es wird vielmehr über die Karte etwas behauptet.

Vornehmlich fühlten sich Mastodon Nutzer durch die Karte angegriffen, weil sie darin ihre Relevanz angegriffen fühlten, ohne dass dies ausgesagt wurde. Daraufhin wurde https://w-social.eu/ von diesen Nutzern veröffentlicht. Peinliche Realität: Nur Mastodon darauf zu sehen, als wären sie die einzigen Player im Fediverse.

Die Erregung wurde zum Eigentor und zur Offenbarung der eigenen Befindlichkeiten:
Während wsocial keinerlei Aussage darüber getroffen hat, was die eigene Karte aussagen soll, machten Mastodon User die Aussage, dass so eine Karte alle Dienste in Europa anzeigen soll - um danach selbst nur Mastodon reinzusetzen.

Die Peinlichkeit lag hier also weniger bei wsocial, die hier lediglich eine Karte mit zentralisierten Netzwerken postete, als vielmehr bei Mastodon Nutzerinnen, die ihre eigene Hybris zur Schau stellten.

@larswienand @tonline

#wosocial #fediverse #dezentralität #mastodon #hybris #socialmedia

Is it expensive to operate your own single-user #Mastodon instance? What’s the average cost?

I hardly check #Mastodon anymore, as it seems to be dying out. I still check #X the most, and then it’s a tie between #Bluesky and #Threads, but I lean more in favour of Bluesky, where I find better discussions, versus Threads, where it’s more of a spillover of influencers from #Instagram.

In nur 24 Stunden von 0 auf über 2.200 Follower. Dazu hunderte, die mich herzlich auf #mastodon willkommen geheißen haben. Vielen Dank für das große Interesse. #neuhier Ich freue mich auf faire und wertschätzende Diskussionen im #Fediverse

An account with 1000+ followers and not a single post?

Hm.

#Mastodon #Fediverse

Is there a "social web" (=#fediverse, #dweb, #mastodon, etc.) meetup in #fosdem?

If not, how about organizing one in Friday evening? Nothing formal or fancy. We can just pick up one of the nice old pubs in the old town and meet there.

@Mastodon

Stop describing the fediverse is Mastodon!

The social platform Fediverse is a collection of volunteer driven knots connected with open source protocols. Protocols are mostly free open source software. Developed by volunteers. Mastodon is one collection of software.

You should promote other software for fediverse also. To keep the idea and the stability of the federated Fediverse.

#Fediverse #mastodon #friendica #hubzilla #peertube #pixelfed #ActivityPub #zot

In the #Fediverse there are now
716 media accounts federated by @Flipboard.
613 were active today.

Some accounts, that were active today are
@reisereporter
@OVicio
@TheHillTimes
@PatagoniaRT
@NatGeoFrance

Find the whole list on:
➡️ https://fingolas.eu/fediverse/overview.html

Built by @mho

#MastodonMigration #SocialMedia #Mastodon #Media #Press #Newspaper #TwitterMigration #Newstodon

@rufustheduck If there's a better description of Mastodon than "You're a real likeable bunch of weirdos" then I'm yet to hear it 😄

#Mastodon #Fediverse

End of my 3rd week on #Mastodon

I've not experienced social media like this before. People seeing my posts? And replying? Madness! And no robot deciding that my #cats won’t infuriate anyone and so hiding them?

The people here have been super nice too. Sharing their own cats, giving me helpful tips, and replying with positivity. You're a real likeable bunch of weirdos

So I'll probably stick around, if that's okay….?

Here's another picture of Max sleeping... OR IS HE?

#CatsOfMastodon #pets

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A close-up of a black cat's face. He is lying on a cushion with his head tilted so his chin is slightly raised. His eye is half open and looking at the camera, because the person taking the shot is rudely interrupting his sleep

People from Forkiverse, please hold in mind to export your lists, followers, muted, blocked, etc. if you need to move.

#Forkiverse #Export #Mastodon

Over the past few days, the @leavex account has gained almost 500 new followers. Until recently, the Bluesky account (@leavex.eu) had nearly 1000 followers and was ahead of the Fediverse version. That situation has now reversed.

This shift seems closely tied to the recent revamp of the #LeaveX campaign, which now includes statistics on how many politicians are still using X. Increased visibility also played an important role: the project was shared widely by @randahl, an account with a large following, which likely contributed significantly to the surge in followers.

What’s particularly interesting is that the Mastodon account consistently receives more attention and interaction than the Bluesky account. This suggests that, at least for political topics, engagement currently can run deep on the Fediverse.

1/2

#Fediverse #Mastodon #Bluesky #Politics #LeaveX #SocialMedia

Also mastodon.social. Was ist bei Euch los?
Und wer mir was dazu mitteilen will muss auf meine Posts antworten oder mir ne DM schicken - weil Boosts und Favorisierungen kann ich nicht mehr sehen…..

#mastodon #Gaza #hamas #holocaust

Finally!

A browser with a default sidebar that does NOT contain any AI bullshit but rather a #Mastodon tab!

Keep it up @Vivaldi

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Vivaldi Mastodon isntance in the sidebar!

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No AI LLM bullshit!

#getfedihired one of my contacts in Canada is looking for a mid career sysadmin for a tier 2 role in Toronto (must be able to commute downtown 3 days a week), not suited for entry level or junior peeps, in this role you would be supporting a conglomerate of companies and helping through the merger and acquisition projects on top of support. Full time salaried role, benefits include dental and vision. Salary might be starting in the mid 70s but the posting hasn't been finalized yet.

If you are interested please let me know and I can share the contact details. Please share, boost and help me reach out to the Toronto tech community on #mastodon

#FediHire #fedijobs #toronto

Toot.Kiwi is a Mastodon server for anyone that has a connection to Te Whanganui-a-Tara / Pōneke / Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand.

https://toot.kiwi

You can find out more at https://toot.kiwi/about or contact the admin account @fancypants

#FeaturedServer #NewZealand #Aotearoa #NZ #Wellington #WhanganuiATara #Pōneke #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

I've submitted a Pull Request to update MacPorts' snac to 2.89 here:

https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/pull/30876

Two of three GitHub Continuous Integration checks are running with a third queued.

Hopefully they'll complete without issues?

If so, it's up to someone else with commit access to merge it!

#snac #MacPorts #OpenSource #ActivityPub #Mastodon #NoDatabaseNeeded
#NoJavaScript #NoCookiesEither #NotMuchBullShit #snacAnnounces

For the last decade, the #EU has been funding #Mastodon #KDE #Phosh #Nextcloud #OnlyOffice #PixelFed, #Libreoffice, #CryptPad, #Kdenlive, #Lemmy and many other Open Source projects you know and love through its #NextGenerationInternet programme.

But now that programme is ending and they are thinking about its successor.

They want to hear from you on what it should look like: Share your feedback to make sure the Commission keep funding amazing Open Source projects!
[JM]

https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/16213-European-Open-Digital-Ecosystems_en

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The NGI logo

From what I’m seeing if you mute someone for a few hours or days on mastodon, the mute doesn’t work if you’re viewing a list. Right?

#Mastodon @FediTips

Any of you fine folks go full Fedi?

I hear ...#Mastodon for Twitter, #Friendica for Facebook, #Matrix for Discord, #Pixelfed for Instagram, #Peertube for YouTube, #Owncast for Twitch, and #Lemmy/#mbin for Reddit.

Am I missing anything? I'd like to take a look at what is out there.

So I renamed my send button at snac... 🙂

#Snac2 #Mastodon

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Screenshot of snac instance, the "send message" button isnt labeled but has a Mastodon emoji with a wind emoji at the back instead.

I'd say: no ..

The redesigned profile fields are now on mastodon.social.

I wasn't too sure when I first saw the mockups, but I'm starting to like this.

#mastodon #ProfileFields #fediverse #design #UXUI

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A screenshot of a Mastodon profile with the usual elements, including profile image, header image, description, etc. The profile fields which include links to various websites and were previously shown in a table layout with each field on a new line, are now displayed as sort of mini cards, two next to each other on one line and a "+2" card that would, upon clicking, show all profile fields shown in a table layout (not visible in the screenshot).

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 @M0YNG

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

I've been wondering about Bluesky's decentralization again. I can't think of any reason why I'd want to self-host Bluesky in its current form. I cannot 100% self host "my own Bluesky".

Their main selling points for building their own protocol were easier migration and better discoverability, but right now there's no simple way to migrate my Bluesky account to my own instance. And hosting the centralized parts yourself isn't really possible, or if it were, not affordable, they haven't made that feasible, by design, it seems.

Even if you self-host a PDS, Bluesky's Relay only indexes up to 10 accounts from it. You can run more, but they won't federate, the central infrastructure decides what gets seen. They control this (source: https://docs.bsky.app/blog/self-host-federation#:~:text=For%20a%20smooth%20transition%20into,for%20everyone%20in%20the%20ecosystem.). You can self-host a PDS (Personal Data Server), but you still depend on Bluesky's centralized Relay and AppView. There's no production-ready alternative infrastructure from what I gather.

It feels like I'd be renting a room in a hotel that someone else is running anyway, when I want my own hotel.

If Mastodon gGmbH vanishes tomorrow, my instance keeps running and federating with everyone else. If Bluesky PBC vanishes, the ecosystem would need to scramble to stand up replacement infrastructure that doesn't really exist yet.

ATProto keeps getting evaluated on its promises while other systems get evaluated on their merits. The "portability" selling point depends on infrastructure that isn't mature enough to actually catch you if Bluesky falls.

I trust W3C, the builders and fathers of the World Wide Web, ActivityPub and the Fediverse.

#Decentralization #SelfHosting #SelfHosted #Mastodon #Fediverse #Bluesky #Servers

#Loops has entered #beta with #ActivityPub support, allowing users to connect with creators across the #fediverse. This means users can follow and interact with creators on platforms like #Mastodon and #Pixelfed, and vice versa. Loops has implemented several technical features to ensure smooth federation, including a shared inbox, HTTP signatures, and smart content representation. https://blog.joinloops.org/loops-joins-the-fediverse/?Fedizen.EU #Fedizen #Fediverse #ActivityPub #News