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.

Site description
These are the voyag... uh, things I post about.
Admin email
jrollans@gmail.com
Admin account
@jrollans@jrollans.com

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[?]Daltux 🐈‍⬛ » 🌐
@daltux@ayom.media

@rofaustin @felipesiles Explicação técnica: o servidor só baixa (e armazena) o conteúdo dos perfis remotos que alguém segue.

Também entra a definição local de tempo em cache.

Há clientes que facilitam, carregando o conteúdo faltante em uma sequência de respostas na medida do necessário, como .

O servidor , recentemente, também promete fazer isso por si só.

Isso está mais para como viabilizar a descentralização do que limitação do protocolo :verified:

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    [?]Evan Prodromou » 🌐
    @evanprodromou@socialwebfoundation.org

    Schedule for Social Web Developer Room at FOSDEM 2026

    The schedule for the Social Web Developer Room at FOSDEM 2026 is starting to be populated as the speakers confirm their availability. We had a tonne of great submissions for this year's track, and even with double the time from last year, we still had to leave some great talks on the cutting room floor. But we still managed to fit in 24 great talks, large and small. We're going to see some additional events happening as FOSDEM 2026 gets nearer. Watch the #SOCIALWEBFOSDEM hashtag for more news […] [SENSITIVE CONTENT]

    The schedule for the Social Web Developer Room at FOSDEM 2026 is starting to be populated as the speakers confirm their availability. We had a tonne of great submissions for this year’s track, and even with double the time from last year, we still had to leave some great talks on the cutting room floor. But we still managed to fit in 24 great talks, large and small. We’re going to see some additional events happening as FOSDEM 2026 gets nearer. Watch the #SOCIALWEBFOSDEM hashtag for more news and events.

    🗳
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    [?]Cassidy James :rr: :gg: :fh: » 🌐
    @cassidy@mastodon.blaede.family

    Mastodon/fediverse peeps who come across Bluesky accounts that are bridged (i.e. using Bridgy Fed), how do you feel about them and their posts?

    Please boost widely, I’m trying to get input from more than just my followers. 🙏

    Great!:1
    Fine, but prefer native accounts/posts:13
    Better than nothing:7
    Actively bad:6

    Closes in 5:05:04:55

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      [?]Week in Fediverse :fediverse_light: » 🌐
      @weekinfediverse@mitra.social

      Week in Fediverse 2025-12-12

      Servers

      - Wafrn v2025.11.02
      - Gush! v0.0.27
      - stegodon v1.4.0
      - Akkoma v2025.12
      - Mastodon v4.5.3
      - PeerTube v8.0
      - Lemmy v0.19.14
      - Ktistec v3.2.3
      - Misskey v2025.12.0
      - NeoDB v0.12.5
      - Vernissage Server v1.26.0
      - flohmarkt v0.14.0
      - shops v0.1.8
      - Trunk & Tidbits, November 2025 (Mastodon)

      Clients

      - Pachli v3.2.4
      - Mastodon for iOS v2025.09
      - Interstellar v0.11.0
      - Chihu v1.16.0

      Tools and Plugins

      - PeerTube livechat plugin v14.0.2
      - FediFetcher v7.1.17
      - Poduptime v5.6.2

      For developers

      - Library progress report #3 (GoActivityPub)

      Articles

      - Why don't recommend to implement ActivityPub from scratch
      - Fediverse Report – #146

      -----

      #WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub

      Previous edition: https://mitra.social/objects/019af042-e877-53d8-b10f-999a2fe9147d

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        [?]Netscape Navigator » 🌐
        @NetscapeNavigator@social.vivaldi.net

        RE: social.vivaldi.net/@NetscapeNa

        ⚠️ Please double-check to make sure your site is using the latest Fediverse software:

        Misskey: 2025.12.0
        Mastodon: 4.5.3
        PeerTube: 8.0.0
        PixelFed: 0.12.6
        Loops: 1.0.0 Beta 5
        Mbin: 1.8.4
        Lenny: 0.19.14
        Akkoma: 2025.12
        Sharkey: 2025.4.4
        Pleroma: 2.9.1

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        [?]Netscape Navigator » 🌐
        @NetscapeNavigator@social.vivaldi.net

        5 Fediverse sites have been hacked due to running outdated software.

        Please take a moment to ensure that your instance of Mastodon, Misskey, PeerTube, PixelFed, or any other Fediverse platform is fully up-to-date.

        It may also be wise to log into your server and update your operating system.

        Debian / Ubuntu servers:

        sudo apt update
        sudo apt dist-upgrade
        sudo reboot

        Fedora / CentOS / Red Hat / Alma Linux:

        sudo dnf update --refresh
        sudo dnf upgrade
        sudo reboot

        If you update your OS, your server will be briefly offline during the reboot. If you have not configured your web services — including your Fediverse service — to start automatically on boot, you may need to start them manually afterward.

        Always make a backup before performing upgrades.

        If any of this is confusing or feels overwhelming, you should reconsider whether you want to be a server administrator. This is not meant as an insult. It’s great that you wanted to contribute to the Fediverse, but you may be better off participating as a user rather than an admin. People depend on you to keep services running smoothly, and that requires knowing how to maintain your system safely and correctly.

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            [?]Stegodon Microblog » 🌐
            @stegodon@stegodon.social

            New in stegodon: experimental relay support! Discover fediverse content beyond your follows.

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              [?]:g_awkward: Shye :autism:🇬🇧:he_him_p: » 🌐
              @shye@deadrobots.social

              I'm against banning social media for under 16's. Just outright banning doesn't make something unavailable - just unregulated and not monitored. Alcohol and vapes are still common among under 16's - especial those that are vulnerable.
              I am for under 16's not being allowed on corporate socials though - as they are toxic places which do provably screw with brain development in youth - because of that algorithmic nature.
              I am considering pitching an idea to a local established non-profit that I sometimes work with, who run a number of local youth clubs across the region.
              It is an idea of setting up a fediverse instance for 11-15 year olds. An account can only be made in person alongside being a member of a youth club -with parent / guardian consent.
              It will not be federated to the general social web, and begin as a self-contained bubble - but with the idea of other regions creating the same thing and federating together.
              It would be moderated by the same volunteers / employees that run the youth clubs and social services - who are fully vetted, and follow the protocols - which already also includes moderating each other.
              Perhaps even somehow make it so the kids can't post on it during school hours, and after, perhaps, 10pm?
              There would of course be a set of standards expectations, or community codes of conduct, like here in the Fedi. Perhaps also running regular fun things too, that get kids thinking creatively (like what happens at the clubs anyway).
              There are of course many many issues with this idea, and I can't see it actually happening just like that.
              Not only is there unlikely the right fedi project to accommodate needs, but things like the online safety act potentially blocking the ability to create safe community based social networks for youth. And I'm sure there are many other issues as to why this idea might not work either. Like, what happens when someone turns 16? Are they just kicked off?
              However, I do know that corporate socials are bad - but not providing good safe alternatives when attempting to protect children, actually makes them more vulnerable and unsafe. We need a way to embrace them, not outcast them.

                [?]Justin Thomas » 🌐
                @jdt@enigmatick.social

                Does the #Bluesky bridge thing use some kind of odd content-type when requesting profile data? I'm seeing these errors in my logs when my server tries to retrieve posts (as part of my reply retrieval functions):

                [2025-12-09T00:59:33Z ERROR enigmatick::retriever] Failed to fetch object from remote. URL: https://bsky.brid.gy/convert/ap/at://did:plc:oofa3qqoiszsmajbigfqskqv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7egmddbwk2h, Status: 502 Bad Gateway, Body: <!doctype html>
    <html lang=en>
    <title>502 Bad Gateway</title>
    <h1>Bad Gateway</h1>
    <p>Couldn't fetch https://enigmatick.social/user/jdt as ActivityStreams 2: Couldn't decode as JSON</p>

                If I'm reading that right, my retriever is failing because the bridge is trying to retrieve my profile and can't convert it to JSON. But I verified that my profile is provided as JSON for requests with these Accept header types:

                • application/json
                • application/activity+json
                • application/ld+json
                • application/ld+json; profile="https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams

                …so I can't figure out what it's complaining about. I'll need to watch my varnish logs to see if I can capture one of the requests live from that perspective.

                #ActivityPub

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                  [?]Darnell Clayton :verified: » 🌐
                  @darnell@one.darnell.one

                  Yay! My trifecta is now complete! My blue & orange (is it orange‽) came in last night, & I opened it yesterday, but I was too tired to post about it as I just got off work.

                  But yes, I am excited that the two smaller Plushes arrived! Thanks @Mastodon for creating these!

                  Also…we need more apps to create real world wearables or plushies, as they are great conversation starters for folks who are not familiar with the .

                  Three Mastodon plushies! Bigger one is in the middle while the two smaller ones are on either side.

                  Alt...Three Mastodon plushies! Bigger one is in the middle while the two smaller ones are on either side.

                  Three Mastodon plushies in front of an iPad Pro, the latter which is showing the Mastodon app.

                  Alt...Three Mastodon plushies in front of an iPad Pro, the latter which is showing the Mastodon app.

                  Two smaller plushies next to the iPad Pro in the center. iPad Pro is displaying the Mastodon app.

                  Alt...Two smaller plushies next to the iPad Pro in the center. iPad Pro is displaying the Mastodon app.

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                    [?]Todd Sundsted » 🌐
                    @toddsundsted@epiktistes.com

                    I've improved federation support for Lemmy and other servers that support FEP-1b12 Group Federation.

                    I had to increase the number of available file descriptors on my personal server 4x because of the resultant inbound volume of ActivityPub activities! I liked a federated post and DOSed my server.

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                      [?]kaffeeringe.de » 🌐
                      @blog@kaffeeringe.de

                      Wie spielen WordPress und Mastodon zusammen?

                      Bisher konnte man im ActivityPub-Plugin für WordPress immer einstellen, wie die Posts bspw. bei Mastodon angezeigt werden. Dieses Features ist jetzt abgekündigt und der Plugin-Entwickler Matthias Pfefferle (<a rel="mention" class="u-url mention" href="https://mastodon.social/@pfefferle">@pfefferle</a>) hat mir in seiner öffentlichen Sprechstunde am Freitag erklärt, wieso das so ist. [SENSITIVE CONTENT]

                      Bis­her konn­te man im Acti­vi­ty­Pub-Plug­in für Word­Press immer ein­stel­len, wie die Posts bspw. bei Mast­o­don ange­zeigt wer­den. Die­ses Fea­tures ist jetzt abge­kün­digt und der Plug­in-Ent­wick­ler Mat­thi­as Pfef­fer­le (@pfefferle) hat mir in sei­ner öffent­li­chen Sprech­stun­de am Frei­tag erklärt, wie­so das so ist. 

                      Es ist so cool: Mit dem Acti­vi­ty­Pub-Plug­in wird die eige­ne Word­Press-Web­site Teil des Fedi­ver­se. Alle Bei­trä­ge sind auto­ma­tisch auch in den Time­lines von Fol­lo­wern bei Mast­o­don, Fri­en­di­ca oder Pixel­fed. Vie­le Men­schen ver­ste­hen nicht gleich, dass das kein auto­ma­ti­sches Cross­pos­ting ist, wie man es von Twit­ter kennt. Das Blog ist ein­fach ein wei­te­rer Ser­vice im Fediverse. 

                      Man kann die Blog­posts bei Word­Press in ver­schie­de­ner Art dar­stel­len: So, wie es auf dem gro­ßen Bild­schirm am Desk­top-PC aus­sieht. So klein, wie es auf einem Tablet oder Smart­phone aus­sieht. Es gibt den RSS-Feed, den man mit dem Feed­rea­der abon­nie­ren kann. Und jetzt gibt es mit dem Acti­vi­ty­Pub-Plug­in noch den Acti­vi­ty­Pub-Feed, den man bspw. mit sei­nem Mast­o­don-Account abon­nie­ren kann, als wäre es ein ande­rer Mastodon-Account.

                      Das hat bei­spiels­wei­se den Vor­teil für mich als Blog­ger, dass Ände­run­gen an alle aus­ge­spielt wer­den, wenn ich an mei­nem Blog­ar­ti­kel nach­träg­lich noch etwas ände­re. Außer­dem bekom­me ich mit, wenn Leu­te mei­nen Blog­ar­ti­kel liken, tei­len oder kom­men­tie­ren. Die Kom­men­ta­re lan­den auto­ma­tisch unter mei­nem Blog-Artikel.

                      Option: „Activity-Objekttyp“?

                      Was aber macht nun die­se erwei­ter­te Ein­stel­lung zum „Acti­vi­ty-Objekt­typ“? Dort steht als Erklärung:

                      „Ver­wen­de Tem­p­la­te-Schlag­wör­ter, statt das Plug­in für dich das bes­te mög­li­che For­mat aus­wäh­len zu las­sen. Dient pri­mär der Abwärts­kom­pa­ti­bi­li­tät. Es wird aber nicht emp­foh­len, die Tem­p­la­te-Schlag­wör­ter zu benut­zen, weil sie in künf­ti­gen Ver­sio­nen mög­li­cher­wei­se nicht mehr unter­stützt werden.“

                      Ich habe das nicht ver­stan­den und Mat­thi­as danach gefragt. Ich benut­ze das Plug­in schon sehr lan­ge und ich kann­te die­se Ein­stel­lun­gen, bei denen man fest­le­gen kann, wie ein Blog­post bei Mast­o­don ange­zeigt wird. Ich hat­te für mich immer ein­ge­stellt: Über­schrift, Anrei­ßer, Link zum Arti­kel und das Arti­kel­bild. So sah es für mich am bes­ten aus. Denn wenn man damals die auto­ma­ti­sche Opti­on gewählt hat, hat Mast­o­don ein­fach den kom­plet­ten Arti­kel dar­ge­stellt. Aber häss­lich. Weil Mast­o­don fast kei­ne For­ma­tie­run­gen kennt, fehl­ten Zitat-Her­vor­he­bun­gen, Zwi­schen­über­schrif­ten usw. 

                      Mat­thi­as hat mir erklärt, dass sein Ziel ist, dass sein Plug­in jeder Platt­form mög­lichst vie­le Infor­ma­tio­nen zur Ver­fü­gung stellt und dann soll die exter­ne Soft­ware ent­schei­den, wie das für ihre User am bes­ten aus­sieht. Mast­o­don soll also ent­schei­den, wie ein Word­Press-Blog­post am bes­ten aus­sieht. Das hat sich inzwi­schen geän­dert. Wenn man sich – wie Mat­thi­as emp­fiehlt – auf die neue Stan­dard-Ein­stel­lung ver­lässt, dann zeigt Mast­o­don nicht mehr den kom­plet­ten Arti­kel an, son­dern Über­schrift, Anrei­ßer, Link – und den dann mit einer Vor­schau. Also im Prin­zip so, wie ich mir das auch über­legt hatte.

                      Fri­en­di­ca bspw. kann kom­ple­xe­re For­ma­tie­run­gen dar­stel­len. Wer mei­nem Blog mit sei­nem Fri­en­di­ca-Account folgt, kann den kom­plet­ten Arti­kel in sei­ner Time­line lesen. Kei­ne Ahnung, wie das dann genau aus­sieht. Aber das muss Fri­en­di­ca und sei­ne Nut­zer­schaft wissen. 

                      Den ganzen Artikel auf Mastodon?

                      Will man eigent­lich, dass der eige­ne Arti­kel kom­plett in der Mast­o­don- oder Fri­en­di­ca-App zu lesen ist? Mar­tin Thiel­ecke (@mthie) hat neu­lich eine klei­ne Dis­kus­si­on dar­über gestar­tet, dass Leu­te auch im Fedi­ver­se nicht auf Links kli­cken. War­um soll­te ich mei­nen gan­zen, schö­nen, selbst geschrie­be­nen Arti­kel in ein Sozia­les Netz­werk kippen? 

                      Die­sen Impuls hat­te ich auch ursprüng­lich. Mit der Web­site des Bar­camps Kiel habe ich ein­mal aus­pro­biert, wie das so ist, wenn man das macht. Die Inhal­te da, waren mir nicht ganz so wich­tig, wie die in mei­nem eige­nen Blog. Mein Fazit: Das ist schon cool, weil es eben nicht die kom­mer­zi­el­le Platt­form eines Mil­li­ar­därs ist und die Inhal­te wei­ter­hin in mei­nem Blog sind. Das ist kein Lin­ke­dIn-Arti­kel. Das ist wei­ter­hin ein Blog-Post in mei­nem Blog – er erreicht aber auch noch ein­mal Leu­te, die mir per Mast­o­don o.ä. fol­gen. Die Leu­te kön­nen den Bei­trag likes, tei­len, kom­men­tie­ren und die­se Reak­tio­nen wer­den in mei­nem Blog gesam­melt. Es bleibt alles an einem Ort, auch wenn die Leser­schaft ver­teilt ist.

                      Die Feineinstellungen

                      Ein Fea­ture, das ich in Word­Press bis­her kom­plett igno­riert habe, sind die For­ma­te. Wenn Du einen neu­en Arti­kel anlegst, hast Du rechts die­sen Blog mit den Grund­ein­stel­lun­gen: Bei­trags­bild, Ver­öf­fent­li­chungs­da­tum, Autor usw. Da gibt es auch die Opti­on „For­mat“ und dort kann man Links, Sta­tus, Video, Bild usw. auswählen. 

                      Mat­thi­as hat mir erklärt, je nach­dem was ich hier aus­wäh­le, schickt Acti­vi­ty­Pub das in einem ande­ren For­mat raus und Mast­o­don, Fri­en­di­ca usw. kön­nen ent­schei­den, wie das am bes­ten dar­ge­stellt wird. Pos­tet man bspw. eine Pod­cast-Fol­ge und wählt als For­mat „Audio“, dann kann Mast­o­don das mit einem ein­ge­bet­te­ten Audio-Play­er anzei­gen und dei­ne Fol­lower kön­ne die neu­es­te Fol­ge direkt aus der Mast­o­don-App hören.

                      Ich glau­be, wir krat­zen bis­her nur an der Ober­flä­che des­sen, was man mit Acti­vi­ty­Pub als Pro­to­koll errei­chen kann. Wir haben immer noch nicht ganz ver­stan­den, dass das kein Cross­pos­ting ist und dass wir unse­re Tex­te nicht her­ge­ben, wenn die Men­schen sie in ihrer App lesen.

                      Es bleibt nur der Nach­teil, dass man die Lesen­den nicht wirk­lich auf das eige­ne Blog holt. Sie sehen das eige­ne, wun­der­schö­ne Lay­out nicht. So wer­de nicht von der Sta­tis­tik gezählt. Aber nun ja – wenn das der Preis ist für eine brei­te­te Leser­schaft, dann könn­te es das wert sein. 

                      Mich hat Mat­thi­as über­zeugt. Ich habe die Lega­cy-Ein­stel­lung aus­ge­schal­tet und ver­las­se mich ab sofort dar­auf, dass er und die ande­ren Ent­wick­ler da eine bes­se­re Lösung fin­den, als ich das tun könnte.

                      Dan­ke, Mat­thi­as Pfef­fer­le und André Men­rath (@linos) für die super Sprech­stun­de. Über das, was wir mit André zu Event-Plug­ins und dem Fedi­ver­se bespro­chen haben, müss­te ich eigent­lich auch noch etwas schreiben…

                      Wie spielen WordPress und Mastodon zusammen?

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                      [?]everton137 » 🌐
                      @everton137@social.vivaldi.net

                      Com a grana das multas do governo brasileiro ao x, bem que poderia usar pra rodar por anos um servidor de Mastodon pelo menos pros comunicados das instituições oficiais. Poderia rodar por anos.

                      P. S. E a conta do Lula (@lula@threads.net) ainda não está aberta pra gente. Impressionante a incompetência do time de comunicação.

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                      [?]Mœllus » 🌐
                      @moellus@wandzeitung.xyz

                      Wie grossartig das Plugin von @pfefferle und Kollektiv ist! 👊

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                        [?]Netscape Navigator » 🌐
                        @NetscapeNavigator@social.vivaldi.net

                        Let’s be clear:

                        Yes, people are busy, and maintaining software isn’t always enjoyable. No one is saying you need to run the absolute latest, bleeding-edge updates every single day.

                        However, if you let your server fall behind for six (6) months or more, even because of a busy schedule, you’re effectively putting your users and your instance at risk. At that point, it’s more responsible to participate as a user rather than as a system administrator.

                        System administration isn’t just about enthusiasm — it requires consistent upkeep, attention to security, and a willingness to stay reasonably current with updates. If your lifestyle doesn’t allow for that, it’s completely okay. It’s better to recognize your limits than to run a server that could become a liability to the wider Fediverse.

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                          [?]Netscape Navigator » 🌐
                          @NetscapeNavigator@social.vivaldi.net

                          5 Fediverse sites have been hacked due to running outdated software.

                          Please take a moment to ensure that your instance of Mastodon, Misskey, PeerTube, PixelFed, or any other Fediverse platform is fully up-to-date.

                          It may also be wise to log into your server and update your operating system.

                          Debian / Ubuntu servers:

                          sudo apt update
                          sudo apt dist-upgrade
                          sudo reboot

                          Fedora / CentOS / Red Hat / Alma Linux:

                          sudo dnf update --refresh
                          sudo dnf upgrade
                          sudo reboot

                          If you update your OS, your server will be briefly offline during the reboot. If you have not configured your web services — including your Fediverse service — to start automatically on boot, you may need to start them manually afterward.

                          Always make a backup before performing upgrades.

                          If any of this is confusing or feels overwhelming, you should reconsider whether you want to be a server administrator. This is not meant as an insult. It’s great that you wanted to contribute to the Fediverse, but you may be better off participating as a user rather than an admin. People depend on you to keep services running smoothly, and that requires knowing how to maintain your system safely and correctly.

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                            [?]Daltux 🐈‍⬛ » 🌐
                            @daltux@ayom.media

                            Demorei muito até perceber que só exibe publicações com anexo de imagem/vídeo. Isso precisa estar claro quando alguém recomendar esse sistema. Após usá-lo bastante com o perfil que dedico exclusivamente a fotos de & , digo que não vale a pena: não tem vantagem alguma sobre demais sistemas sobre que também podem ser perfeitamente usados como "fotolog" sem ignorar conteúdo à revelia da pessoa. :pixelfed: :fediverseFire_a:

                            RE: mastodon.neilzone.co.uk/@neil/

                              [?]Week in Fediverse :fediverse_light: » 🌐
                              @weekinfediverse@mitra.social

                              Week in Fediverse 2025-12-05

                              Servers

                              - stegodon v1.3.0
                              - Ktistec v3.2.2
                              - ActivityPub for WordPress v7.7.0
                              - snac v2.85
                              - tootik v0.20.3
                              - shops v0.1.6
                              - PieFed v1.3.6
                              - Forgejo monthly report - November 2025
                              - Lemmy Development Update November 2025

                              Clients

                              - Pachli v3.2.0
                              - Mastodon for iOS v2025.08
                              - Tusker v2025.3
                              - Voyager v2.41.0

                              Tools and Plugins

                              - Poduptime v5.6.1
                              - FIRES Server v0.8.0

                              Articles

                              - Mastodon creator shares what went wrong with Threads and ponders the future of the fediverse
                              - Why the #OMN works with #ActivityPub – And why we need a bridge to #p2p
                              - The Fediverse and Content Creation: Monetization
                              - Alt Text Health Check image accessibility report #3
                              - Is Pixelfed sawing off the branch that the Fediverse is sitting on?
                              - #OurFedi2025 - Fediverse Year in Review
                              - A review of Exit coolness I overlooked from the world of ActivityPub
                              - Fediverse Report – #145

                              -----

                              #WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub

                              Previous edition: https://mitra.social/objects/019acbca-9a56-6825-a6da-5469fd8a40fd

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                                [?]Bonfire » 🌐
                                @bonfire@indieweb.social

                                Good news everyone! We hit our first milestone: maintenance is 100% funded. Thank you all ❤️

                                Next up: unlock the stretch goal to co‑design federated groups: community‑owned spaces to organise across the fediverse, with no server or platform lock‑in.

                                Read about why this matters and how it can empower communities: bonfirenetworks.org/posts/why-

                                Support the campaign: indiegogo.com/projects/bonfire

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                                  [?]Connected Places » 🌐
                                  @fediversereport@mastodon.social

                                  Fediverse Report #145 - this week's news:

                                  - @holos is a project currently in development that allows you to run an server on your phone
                                  - More on Threads' user statistics, which do indicate the platform's popularity in Asia

                                  connectedplaces.online/reports

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                                    [?]everton137 » 🌐
                                    @everton137@social.vivaldi.net

                                    After reading about a major instance shutting down, I'm wondering whether I should keep my podcast on open.audio.

                                    blog.liberta.vip/libertadmin/i

                                    However, the idea of an audio app that uses to be part of the is excellent.

                                    Any suggestions on where to host a ?

                                    P. S. I just discovered @Castopod , an alternative to @funkwhale

                                    I want to inspect which one is more stable, and if there are good servers as well. Feedback welcome!

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                                      [?]JuliesBits 🇺🇲 🍑 » 🌐
                                      @juliesbits@c.im

                                      RE: funfoodlife.com/testing-activi

                                      Here's my first post ftom My blog via the plugin

                                        [?]Carlos Solís » 🌐
                                        @csolisr@hub.azkware.net

                                        One of the few yearly recaps I wholeheartedly love, 's Year In Review 2025: fedidb.org/year-in-review/2025
                                        #OurFedi2025

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                                          [?]Stedi :bassguitar:🎸🎼🐦🚴 » 🌐
                                          @stedi@mementomori.social

                                          Kissanhännännosto ;)


                                          ActivityPub -lisäosa on taas 100% käännetty suomeksi

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                                            [?]The Real Grunfink » 🌐
                                            @grunfink@comam.es

                                            I've just published version 2.85 of , the simple, minimalistic instance server written in C. It includes the following changes:

                                            Quoted posts are now shown.

                                            Added metadata to remote users in the people page (contributed by dandelions).

                                            Fixed memory leak (contributed by dandelions).

                                            Fixed user matching (contributed by rakoo).

                                            Rendering visibility conditionally, with lesser reach if needed (contributed by byte).

                                            Added a button next to a follow notification to follow back.

                                            Fixed typo in man page (contributed by spky).

                                            Updated Czech and German translations (contributed by pmjv and zen).

                                            https://comam.es/what-is-snac

                                            If you find useful, please consider buying grunfink a coffee or contributing via LiberaPay.


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                                              [?]Jake in the desert » 🌐
                                              @jake4480@c.im

                                              Via @ploum - Is Pixelfed sawing off the branch that the Fediverse is sitting on? ploum.net/2025-12-04-pixelfed-

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                                                [?]julian » 🌐
                                                @julian@activitypub.space

                                                Deleting a post vs deleting an entire comment tree

                                                <p>For context:</p> <ul> <li>Two big threadiverse implementors (and probably mbin) currently federate <code>Announce(Delete(Object))</code> for deletion of content — all synchronized communities follow suit and delete the content as well.</li> <li>If that object is the root-level node, and it is deleted, <em>everything below it is also deleted</em>.</li> <li>Lemmy and Piefed are investigating the possibility of changing this behaviour so that the action deletes the <em>object itself only</em>, and the reply tree stays.</li> </ul> [SENSITIVE CONTENT]

                                                For context:

                                                • Two big threadiverse implementors (and probably mbin) currently federate Announce(Delete(Object)) for deletion of content — all synchronized communities follow suit and delete the content as well.
                                                • If that object is the root-level node, and it is deleted, everything below it is also deleted.
                                                • Lemmy and Piefed are investigating the possibility of changing this behaviour so that the action deletes the object itself only, and the reply tree stays.

                                                We're in the middle of discussing how best to communicate this. With Delete(Object) behaviour shifting to deleting the single object only, there are two options to delete the entire tree/thread:

                                                1. Delete(Object) with a new property with_replies or similar
                                                2. Remove(Context), where Context is a new url that refers to the entire tree

                                                Thoughts? We're discussing this tomorrow at ForumWG but it'd be nice to get some eyes on it beforehand.

                                                cc @rimu@piefed.social @nutomic@lemmy.ml @melroy@kbin.melroy.org @bentigorlich@gehirneimer.de

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                                                [?]The Nexus of Privacy » 🌐
                                                @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange

                                                Back to @captaincalliope.blue's original pointsin this thread:

                                                I want a new flagship app that isn't a Twitter clone on the surface.

                                                Indeed -- Rudy Fraser talked a lot about this in his ATmosphereConf presentation. And the same is true here in fedi, where Mastodon is still dominant. I think of this in a couple dimensions

                                                • getting beyond microblogging, but still skeumorphic to well-known centralized systems (Pixelfed and Lemmy here; Flashes, Skylight, and Streamplace in the ATmosphere). If done well, that's valiuable in terms of getting people to the ecosystem (from an activism perspective, the lack of a skeumorphic approximation to Facebook groups is a huge barrier) but my guess this is still likely to have somewhat limited impact. When was the last time when a better skeumorphic app ever really caught on and displaced an incumbent>

                                                • less-skeumorphic software is where it really gets exciting. There's a lot of momentum here -- Bonfire, Bandwagon, Piefed are three good examples here in fedi, the stuff Blacksky is working in the ATmosphere -- but it's very hard to predict what will and won't catch on.

                                                "I also want to see get some of the primitives that has such as decentralized identifiers (except for real), personal data stores, content addresses, etc.

                                                I want to see both protocols cross-pollinate with each other's strengths. And perhaps share infrastructure like identities."

                                                Yeah, totally agree. I think t here's been some cross-pollination in both directions (Blacksky's local-only posts were directly inspired by Hometown, Mastodon's FASP and Fedisovery are somewhat influenced by AT's Relay-based architecture) but there's certainly a lot of room for improvement.

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                                                  [?]ti-lo 🍌 » 🌐
                                                  @tilo@sueden.social

                                                  Weiter sagen : Es gibt eine Alternative, die heisst *

                                                  "Für viele Menschen ist ein Verzicht auf Plattformen wie keine Alternative, weil sie ansonsten auf gesellschaftliche Teilhabe verzichten müssten" netzpolitik.org/2024/abonniere

                                                  * "...hat die Instagram-Alternative Pixelfed starken Zulauf erhalten" heise.de/news/Anbindung-an-Mas

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                                                    [?]Jürgen Hubert » 🌐
                                                    @juergen_hubert@mementomori.social

                                                    I think I have identified a fairly significant flaw in how the currently operates. Hear me out.

                                                    The Fediverse currently consists of all sorts of different systems - , , , , , and so forth. And while they are all connected via the protocol, they all have different functionalities and different ways of presenting themselves. Which is as it should be, because Diversity Is Our Strength(TM).

                                                    However, it is here that the ActivityPub-based interactivity hits its limits - for usually, you can either experience the relevant system as it was intended, or you can interact with it, but not both - _unless_ you have an account on the same system (though not necessarily on the same instance).

                                                    Let's say that you are a Mastodon user who looks at another person's BookWyrm page. You scroll through their books, posts, and comments. Then you see some comment you want to comment on yourself, but can you do so?

                                                    Not directly. You need to figure out the URL of their comment, and then copy and paste that comment into the search bar of your Mastodon instance. Then it will show up in the same format as a Mastodon post, and you can interact with it - boost it, like it, comment on it.

                                                    Sure, it works, but it's a whole lot of tedious effort.

                                                    Or you can search for the user account in Mastodon and scroll through all their posts and comments as if they were a Mastodon user - and thus, you will miss out on all the unique user interface features of BookWyrm.

                                                    So what is missing?

                                                    Well, Mastodon already has an "Open original page" feature when looking at someone's post. What we need is an "Open original page AND AUTHENTICATE" feature. This way, the target instance (whatever software they are using) could acknowledge the viewer as an external user who could nevertheless fully interact with the local user interface, including the ability to boost, like, and make comments.

                                                    This is something that should be theoretically possible to implement, right?

                                                    A Mastodon menu that pops up when clicking on another user's post, showing the options: "Expand this post Open original page Copy link to post"

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                                                      [?]Light » 🌐
                                                      @light@noc.social

                                                      Are there any combination servers and PDSs?
                                                      So one can post on both networks simultaneously?

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                                                        [?]Niklas Korz » 🌐
                                                        @niklaskorz@rheinneckar.social

                                                        to be acquired by , following their acquisition of .com which caused many users to migrate to Eventbrite in the first place. I think at this point it becomes very obvious that the is the best place to coordinate your meetups, and you have many options to choose from: , and even with the Event Bridge plugin. Everyone knows Bending Spoon's playbook, enshittification is inevitable.

                                                        businesswire.com/news/home/202

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                                                          [?]Box464 (Not Hipster Santa) » 🌐
                                                          @box464@mastodon.social

                                                          Spectra.video is an important PeerTube instance for the fediverse. Home to @fediforum @fedicon @decentered_podcast to name a few.
                                                          Costs are building up, and funding is needed. Let’s do this!
opencollective.com/spectra-vid


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                                                            [?]Evan Prodromou » 🌐
                                                            @evan@cosocial.ca

                                                            I have a question for fanatics. For the Social Web Devroom at FOSDEM 2026, we've reached out to over 50 different Fediverse projects to make sure they know about the event. Is there anyone else we need to reach? If you know someone working on Fediverse software development OR organisational and social issues, please share this call-for-proposals link. Our deadline is Dec 1, 2025 and we don't want to miss any part of this movement.

                                                            socialwebfoundation.org/2025/1

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                                                              [?]dansup » 🌐
                                                              @dansup@mastodon.social

                                                              Loops has a poor mobile web UI.

                                                              So I spent the past 6 hours refactoring it to better match our mobile app layout, while keeping it consistent, and improving the desktop layout too.

                                                              You don't need to install an app to enjoy Loops, and we will be implementing proper PWA support with Push Notifications and better Offline mode.

                                                              Shipping soon 🚀

                                                              New Loops UI home feed

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                                                              New Loops UI explore feed

                                                              Alt...New Loops UI explore feed

                                                              New Loops UI activity feed

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                                                              New Loops UI profile page/feed

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                                                                [?]dansup » 🌐
                                                                @dansup@mastodon.social

                                                                Working on some major improvements to the Loops web UI ✨

                                                                - New full height layout (bye header)
                                                                - Better Search (users, videos, tags)
                                                                - Mobile UI w/ bottom navbar like the app
                                                                - Bigger video player on desktop
                                                                - Improved Notifications
                                                                - and much more

                                                                Shipping Soon 🚀

                                                                New Loops webUI

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                                                                  [?]The Real Grunfink » 🌐
                                                                  @grunfink@comam.es

                                                                  I'm glad to announce the release of version 2.78 of , the simple, minimalistic instance server written in C. It includes the following changes:

                                                                  Hashtag following also allow URLs to RSS feeds of ActivityPub objects (like e.g. https://mastodon.social/tags/ThankYouTuesday).

                                                                  Users can now configure a webhook to receive an HTTP POST for every notification. This can be useful for implementing bots that react to activities, like autorepliers, chatbots or interactive textual games (see snac(1) for more information).

                                                                  The number of pending follow confirmations is shown next to the "people" link.

                                                                  Faster performance metrics (contributed by dandelions).

                                                                  Improved lowercasing in hashtags (contributed by postscriptum).

                                                                  A search-by-url tweak for implementations that return 200 for invalid webfinger queries (e.g. piefed).

                                                                  Mastodon API: added follow confirmation endpoints, fixed collisions in attachment file names.

                                                                  Fixed potential crashes in attachment uploads.

                                                                  https://comam.es/what-is-snac

                                                                  If you find useful, please consider buying grunfink a coffee or contributing via LiberaPay.


                                                                    [?]Chris Trottier » 🌐
                                                                    @atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org

                                                                    #Elgg is getting an #ActivityPub plugin!

                                                                    Now if you’re not familiar with Elgg, it’s one of the first ever open source social media platforms. It launched all the way back in 2004 and was founded by @ben and Dave Tosh.

                                                                    I remember installing Elgg 15 years ago, playing around with it for a bit, and not doing much with it because there wasn’t anyone I knew who used it. So ActivityPub will definitely extend its network effect.

                                                                    https://github.com/RiverVanRain/activitypub/wiki/Welcome#groups

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                                                                      [?]The Real Grunfink » 🌐
                                                                      @grunfink@comam.es

                                                                      I'm glad to announce the release of version 2.70 of , the simple, minimalistic instance server written in C. It includes the following changes:

                                                                      Notifications are now shown in a more compact way (i.e. all reactions are shown just above your post, instead of repeating the post ad nauseam for every reaction).

                                                                      New command-line option unmute to, well, no-longer-mute an actor.

                                                                      The private timeline now includes an approximate mark between new posts and "already seen" ones.

                                                                      Fixed a spurious 404 error in the instance root URL for some configurations.

                                                                      https://comam.es/what-is-snac

                                                                      If you find useful, please consider contributing via LiberaPay: https://liberapay.com/grunfink/

                                                                      This release has been inspired by the song The Answers to the Questions by and .

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