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#fediverse #mastodon #mastoadmin #bangladesh #dhaka #asia

A few facts and thoughts about #BlueSky being decentralized or not:

1. #ATProto (the protocol behind bluesky) is decentralized and open-source, but is controlled by a for-profit (albeit fiscally a public benefit) organization, "Bluesky Social PBC".

2. "Bluesky" refers to a sum of ATProto concepts, notably the AppView (bsky.app), the main Personal Data Servers (PDS, bsky.social), and the Relays (or firehose, bsky.network). There are others, but they're the 3 important ones.

3. Anyone can run their own AppView, PDS or Relay AND consume the content from/get their content consumed by the Bluesky infrastructure. HOWEVER, not everything is trivial or cheap to run.

3.0 A PDS, which contains your data (account details but also posts, likes, follows, etc), is trivial and cheap to self-host. Cheaper than hosting a mastodon instance, even, because it does way less stuff and receives way less requests. See https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds

3.1 An AppView (the presentation layer, where users interact with ATProto content) can be created by anyone, but the bsky.app backend is NOT open-source, so there are not a ton of options right now.
EDIT: seems like I was wrong and that the bsky.app AppView is open-source: https://github.com/bluesky-social/atproto/tree/main/packages/bsky

3.2 Running a relay is trivial but expensive to self-host. This is because its purpose is to act as an aggregator for all the PDS so that AppViews can consume the data in a way that scales better. The Bluesky relay implementation (bigsky) is open-source: https://github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/blob/main/cmd/bigsky/README.md
About 2.5 months ago, 4.5TB of storage was needed and an OVH server costing 150$/month worked to host a full-atmosphere relay (more on that later).

4.0 To make a comparison with #ActivityPub (the protocol behind #mastodon ), the AppView and PDS is the same thing in ActivityPub, and the concept of relay doesn't exist. There are advantages and drawbacks to both architectures, I might do a future post highlighting those.

5.0 With those definitions out of the way, some observations:

5.1 A lot of users self-host their PDS, but the vast majority of users chose the simpler option.

5.2 There are some alternative AppViews built on ATProto, but the vast majority of users visit bsky.app.

5.3 There are very little non-bluesky self-hosting of relays, mostly because of their prohibitive cost. Running the bigsky relay is expensive partly because of design decisions for ATProto and partly because it takes ALL content from ALL accounts for ALL the network on the atmosphere (in this case atmosphere == fediverse but for ATProto). This is like if your Mastodon instance queried ALL servers for ALL accounts querying ALL posts. In the future, there might exist relays that don't scrape ALL data but only a subset of it, which would bring down costs, but it's not yet the case.

6.0 So "is Bluesky decentralized?"

6.1 In theory, yes, everything that bluesky does on ATProto can be.

6.2 In practice, however, the most decentralized part of Bluesky is the PDS, where the user data is stored, and even that is not that decentralized.

6.3 Will it stay this way? I'm hopeful it won't, but I don't know. ATProto is fairly new compared to ActivityPub, and the ecosystem around it was mostly built by the BlueSky company, but I expect this to change in the future. However, the cost of entry for things built on ATProto will always be more than the cost of entry for things built on ActivityPub.

6.4 Things built on ActivityPub will always be more decentralized than things built on ATProto, because of design decisions from both of these protocols.

So, if you report an account, who receives the report? It says "thanks we'll look into it", but who is "we"?
I'm curious about this.
#mastodon

Estaba viendo el tema de como muestra las ediciones de toots la web de #mastodon... no hay forma de verlas unificadas? Y que aparezcan tachados o remarcados los cambios o algo así... Así lo hace la app pachli por ejemplo, creo

Literally the best underutilized feature of Mastodon is the ability to schedule posts. I am looking forward to the day, if ever, that this will become a part of the main UI so I can finally get rid of things like Buffer. I utterly hate influencers as much as you can possibly imagine, but this wouldn’t just be used by influencers. I’m sure you’re an adult with friends all in different timezones and you have an offline life as well, so you can’t be posting all the time, but you check your feed at the end of the day. You seriously mean to tell me that even though you’re not an influencer, you would not have any use at all for this feature? I don’t beleive for one second that no influencers would never utilize native post scheduling. #Fediverse #Mastodon

Fursona is a Mastodon, Misskey iOS client specifically for furries!

The timeline fetches furry and anime related posts (firsts and drawings) from various instances, and mix them together!

You can also DM others (behind the scene it uses private mention).

Try it out now for free download from App Store!

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fursona-furry-social-timeline/id6754586637

#fursuit
#fursuiteveryday
#fursuitfriday
#furry
#furryoc
#furryarts
#furryartists
#furryartnsfw
#arts
#mastodon
#ケモノ
#furryfandom
#furryartist
#furryart
#misskey

@Mons1serrata

Ja, Hater durchstreifen inzwischen auch #Mastodon und überschütten wild #Klarnamen - Accounts mit #HassundHetze

Soweit ich sehen kann, handelt es sich dabei nicht oder kaum um dialogisch Aktive aus dem #Fediverse selbst. https://sueden.social/@BlumeEvolution/116141029013504350

In a recent comparison of engagement around a Leave.X campaign post,[1] someone pointed out that a female journalist who is active in the feminist movement and critical of Big Tech had a very different experience than others.

The Mastodon post was shared twice, while the Bluesky version was shared over 200 times and received significantly more interactions. This raises questions about tech-savvy spaces like Mastodon and how they reflect broader societal issues.

For women on Mastodon:

Do you feel that the patriarchal dynamics and male behavior in this space, which is still largely dominated by white men, make it harder for women to participate?

#Mastodon #Diversity #Fediversity #Fediverse #Feminism #BlueSky #Inclusion

I can't bear the pain anymore… I cry every moment because of the delay in the urgent surgery to save my leg from amputation 💔
I am the sole provider for my family of nine, including my wife, and we are struggling to secure food and water.

Your donation, or even just sharing this post, could save my leg and my family 🙏
#Gaza #palestine #gazaverified #Mastodon #fediverse #newmembers #gaza
https://chuffed.org/project/133500-support-diyaa-a-home-a-future-and-hope-lost-in-gaza

I was injured while trying to secure food for my family 💔
I am the sole provider for my family of nine, including my wife. My injury is very serious, and I urgently need surgery to save my leg from amputation.

Every day without treatment increases our suffering… Any support, no matter how small, could save my life and help me stay with my family.
#Gaza #Palestine #GazaVerified #Mastodon #fediverse #newMembers #verification
https://chuffed.org/project/133500-support-diyaa-a-home-a-future-and-hope-lost-in-gaza

#Sengi 1.9.0 is out! 🎉

It can now display Quote Posts properly (Creation and Notification will come later), and thanks to the work of @rpetti we now have an updated emoji lib to support more types!

If you see any visual bugs on Quoted Posts, please open an issue on Github.

#mastodon #pleroma #app #client

This is weird. I see updates from a person A from app.wafrn.net I already follow. And I can exchange DMs with a person B which we are not following each other. However, my follow request was received and accepted, and I can follow that person, but I am not seeing any follow requests from them, even if they have sent it multiple times. Any idea what's going on?

#wafrn #fedi #mastodon

Zitiere eine Nachricht auf Mastodon, die deinen heutigen Tag besser gemacht hat. Irgendwas, was dich erfreut hat oder wodurch du etwas Wichtiges gelernt hast, was du noch nicht wusstest.

#mastodon

I’m looking for interesting, clear, with SIXEL or TGP supporting #TUI client for #mastodon for macos or for that sake any posix terminal to be honest.

I tried tut and mastui and both are kind of meh.

Any other proven options?

So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
- Robert Frost

#mastodon #RobertFrost

I’m building a new tool and looking for volunteers to test it! A #fediverse linktree.

It’s designed for two types of people:

Normies / newcomers – Think of it like a free, privacy-respecting Linktree. No trackers, no ads. But here's the cool part: it's a Trojan horse for the fediverse. Your profile link is itself an ActivityPub actor. That means people can interact with it directly in the fediverse, and it encourages exploration of open platforms.

Fediverse users, If you have multiple accounts (#Mastodon, #Pixelfed, Loops, a federated blog…), you know the struggle: sometimes you just want one persona to follow. This tool gives you that. It doesn’t post on its own (read-only), but it boosts all your other accounts and even has its own #ActivityPub inbox. PLUS it can receive and show your badges issued by @badgefed !

Interested in testing? Reply here, I will reach out in the next 24-48hrs with an invitation link.

For once, in an article looking at alternatives to Big Tech the Guardian has acknowledge (and indeed given a half a paragraph to) Mastodon....

Its not the greatest write up but might encourage some more people to join us...

#Mastodon #SocialMedia #BigTech

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/26/how-to-replace-amazon-google-x-meta-apple-alternatives

just noticed a few other instance.configuration.accounts limits already added to the #mastodon api doc as 4.6 (max_profile_fields has already been around a while in #gotosocial

https://docs.joinmastodon.org/entities/Instance/#accounts

Finally caught back up on triaging issues for #FediReader

I'm now up to 52 open issues

So I should probably get working on those

Thanks to everyone who's submitted TestFlight feedback, mentioned me here, or directly submitted GitHub issues!

#Developer #BuildInPublic #SocialWeb #Mastodon

With my latest project, you can create a customizable invitation for your fediverse community, with your favorite apps and even starter packs.

Like this one.

https://invite.jointhefediverse.net/?server=hachyderm.io&apps=1,2,3,5&starterpacks=NjQ5,OTIw,OTAx,ODY4

Learn how to make your own: https://stefanbohacek.com/project/fediverse-invitation/

#fediverse #mastodon #SocialMedia #invitation

Hey everyone,

@casey and @rania40 had the honour of speaking to two families from Gaza today and we’d like to welcome them to Gaza Verified.

They are:

• Sireen Mohammed (@sireen123)
• Saeed Mahmoud (@saeed200)

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

hey #fediverse people using #mastodon on underpowered machines, what is your client of choice?

I'm on a #SurfaceGo with a Pentium Gold running #Fedora with #KDE and think that maybe someone here has a recommendation for something more lightweight than the default web client.

CortexImplant.com is a Glitch Mastodon server that is international, cyberpunk’ish and LGBTQIA+ friendly. For edgerunners, netrunners, cyberpunks, and all who want to become one.

This server has a post size of up to 2077 characters and up to 5 poll options.

https://corteximplant.com

You can find out more at https://corteximplant.com/about or contact the admin account @lucy

#FeaturedServer #Cyberpunk #Edgerunners #Netrunners #Cyberpunks #Mastodon #GlitchMastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

#MastoBlaster has its own #Fediverse account - powered by #snac

Follow @mastoblaster to receive all the updates, insights, etc.

#iOS #Fediverse #Mastodon #snac #GoToSocial #ActivityPub

Working on the iPadOS version of #FediReader tonight, coming soon to an iPad near you

#SocialWeb #BuildInPublic #Developer #Mastodon #SocialMedia #IndieApps

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A sleek tablet displayed against a dark gradient background shows a news app in dark mode. On the left side of the screen, a feed features posts from Al Jazeera, including a photo of collapsed buildings with the headline about Pakistan carrying out strikes in Afghanistan, and another post with an image of Donald Trump speaking at a podium about a tariff ruling. On the right side of the app interface, a mostly empty panel reads “Select an Article,” prompting the user to tap a post to read more. The image appears to showcase the app’s split-screen layout and article selection feature, highlighting a clean, modern design built for browsing and deep dives into news stories.

@dansup
It'll make people do some authoritarian behaviour. I think the best thing is to put those under a content warning as "OP blocked user" or something like that. This will make things transparent.
And in client side one can choose to not see such warning posts in their feed. This will be a better suggestion IMO.
#fediverse #mastodon #block #policies #relays #methods #safety #fedi #federatedtimeline #Federation #moderation #practices

@Mastodon is changing course when it comes to how people join the platform. In late 2022, the team decided to send sign-ups directly to their server in order to make onboarding more straightforward. But that didn't align with the promise of decentralization. Here, Community Director @haubles explains the new approach to server recommendation, along with some other ways Mastodon is helping build community.

https://flip.it/1bWN26

#Mastodon #SocialMedia #Decentralization #ActivityPub #Community #Technology #Tech

Mapstodon.space is a Mastodon server for cartography & geospatial professionals and enthusiasts. Ask questions, share your maps, chat around, enjoy the emojis!

https://mapstodon.space

You can find out more at https://mapstodon.space/about or contact the admin account @jeremy

#FeaturedServer #Maps #Mapping #Cartography #Geospatial #GIS #Geography #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

#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