@spraoi @gumnos @evan

I feel the hidden question of the #poll is: Given the #technology base exists, can you just code against it at will? I.e. the tech #ethics question is asked. Where on one end of the spectrum we find the techbro / fossbro, and on the other end of the spectrum we are still learning what we should have there as an alternative to make a social web be social and keep it that way. As "social web" technology by itself offers zero guarantee of that.

#SX #SocialWeb #ActivityPub

Decided to hop on https://fedihood.social and see what it's like. Seems like a fun concept! Those of you who feel comfortable joining totally should (you can use a pseudonymous acct if you like).

It seems to be largely lacking in users still. I would love to see this thing take off in a real way!

#tech #activityPub #fediverse #socialWeb

RE: https://wrzky.com/mutual-aid-request-august/

🚨 UPDATE 18-Aug-2026 13:40 UTC+7 🚨
still urgently needed:
⏳ $97/$250 for groceries, $153 still needed to cover my monthly groceries. I really need food to survive.
⏳ $0/$218 for meds. Over seven months without medication now, traded for food just to survive. This has to stop.
⏳ ‼️$0/$125 for electricity, water, and internet -- past its 16 August deadline. I'm afraid they are going to cut off my water and internet again.‼️

$496 in total still needed this month.
Please support however you can. Sharing this also goes a long way.
https://ko-fi.com/wrzky/goal

Thank you, thank you 🙂‍↕️💜

@mutualaid@ovo.st @mutualaid@fedigroups.social @mutualaidspace @disability @edendestroyer @QuyetPawz @ellespeaks @frugalcoffee @actuallyadhd @autistics @wrzky@wrzky.com
#mutualaid #mutualaidrequest #mutualaidspace #disability #poverty #helpfolkslive #mentalhealth #healthcare #chronicillness #neurodivergence #activism #activitypub #fedihelp #fediverse #disabilitycrowdfund #disabilitymutualaid #emergencycrowdfund

We are now more than 300 users on #FediHood. The project is stable enough for me to invite you to try it.
It is a software running on #ActivityPub and using #OSM.
The idea? Discover people near you or all around the world, and filter by topic.
It doesn't use GPS, you pick the town. The app warns you if your city is too small and suggests a bigger one nearby. Bonus: it supports #E2EE DMs.

https://fedihood.social

Don't hesitate to share. Thank you!

Is it OK to write code that does new things on the Fediverse?

#EvanPoll #poll #ActivityPub #Fediverse

Loops has developed it's own optimized server to server communication to support near real-time federation of latency sensitive activities, like Live stream chat messages.

I'm working on the draft FEP, and will share more details soon!

#Loops #LoopsDev #LiveStreaming #ActivityPub

RE: https://wrzky.com/mutual-aid-request-august/

UPDATE 16-Aug-2026 16:25 UTC+7:
UPDATE 16-Aug-2026 16:25 UTC+7:

Deadline ASAP:
⏳ $99/$250 for groceries, $151 still needed to cover my monthly groceries. I really need food to survive.
⏳ $0/$218 for meds. Over seven months without medication now, traded for food just to survive. This has to stop.
⏳ $0/$125 for electricity, water, and internet

$494 in total still needed this month.
Any support is appreciated. Please boost so this reaches further than my feed.
https://ko-fi.com/wrzky/goal

Thank you, thank you 🙂‍↕️💜

@mutualaid@ovo.st @mutualaid@fedigroups.social @mutualaidspace @disability @edendestroyer @QuyetPawz @ellespeaks @frugalcoffee @actuallyadhd @autistics @wrzky@wrzky.com
#mutualaid #mutualaidrequest #mutualaidspace #disability #poverty #helpfolkslive #mentalhealth #healthcare #chronicillness #neurodivergence #activism #activitypub #fedihelp #fediverse #disabilitycrowdfund #disabilitymutualaid #emergencycrowdfund

I often see that question about the way I use #E2EE over #ActivityPub.
#FediHood and #HolosSocial do not use the end-to-end encryption #Mastodon is working on. They are going for MLS over ActivityPub. I use the Signal Protocol, already working between Holos and FediHood, which I both maintain. Once MLS is available, I'll happily switch.
But to be clear: it works perfectly with the Signal Protocol. The switch would only be for compatibility.

Can confirm that the MaW fediverse server properly broadcasts all public #ActivityPub activities it receives to every possibly interested inbox it knows, shoutout to @evan but for a moment before checking the activity details I was SCARED someone had logged into it and started asking about butts lol

Anyway XL and larger don't @ me

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From https:/dallawan minotaursatwork eu/ap/mawdev. Sent to hittps://activitypub.academy/users/eubecio_insaboth/inbox Update Question What's the best butt size? #EvanPoll #poll #butts #Buttsize 22:09:40

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Activity details showing actor and attribution

Me? Hiding? Not a chance.

I couldn't hide even if I tried, because members of a scam group called "Gaza Verified" have already DOXed me twice (2x). They published my full name, home address, phone number, and email. They are also the ones sending me death threats and trying to ruin my reputation.

Instead of letting them bully me into silence, I decided to stand my ground. Yes, my name is Adam Howard, and I live in Easthampton, Massachusetts. Anyone can easily find me on Google. I've even shared my voting ballot to prove my progressive record. I am not hiding, I am not anonymous, and I always use the same screen name — Linux or LinuxBSD, depending on availability.

Now they are accusing me of "ban evasion." That is ridiculous. Participating on a decentralized network is not avoiding a ban. If that were true, the scam group Gaza Verified would be guilty of it themselves.

It's the classic "rules for you, but not for me" attitude. While they waste time playing games. 🙄

I am actually trying to fix the system. I have posted three (3) suggestions on GitHub to help Mastodon users and admins escape abuse and make the internet safer. I bet the people complaining are the exact ones who don't want the internet or the Fediverse to be safer.

Suggestion 1:
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/40172

Suggestion 2:
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/40116

Suggestion 3:
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/40117

Of course, there is also my general public block list. One of the reasons it keeps growing is because that scam group keeps evading.
https://github.com/Fediverse-Express/Fediverse

#FediBlock #Mastodon #Misskey #Fediverse #ActivityPub

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A photo of a mail in ballot for the democratic 2026 mid term primaries.

Me? Hiding? Not a chance.

I couldn't hide even if I tried, because members of a scam group called "Gaza Verified" have already DOXed me twice (2x). They published my full name, home address, phone number, and email. They are also the ones sending me death threats and trying to ruin my reputation.

Instead of letting them bully me into silence, I decided to stand my ground. Yes, my name is Adam Howard, and I live in Easthampton, Massachusetts. Anyone can easily find me on Google. I've even shared my voting ballot to prove my progressive record. I am not hiding, I am not anonymous, and I always use the same screen name — Linux or LinuxBSD, depending on availability.

Now they are accusing me of "ban evasion." That is ridiculous. Participating on a decentralized network is not avoiding a ban. If that were true, the scam group Gaza Verified would be guilty of it themselves.

It's the classic "rules for me, but not for you" attitude. While they waste time playing games,

I am actually trying to fix the system. I have posted three (3) suggestions on GitHub to help Mastodon users and admins escape abuse and make the internet safer. I bet the people complaining are the exact ones who don't want the internet or the Fediverse to be safer.

Suggestion 1:
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/40172

Suggestion 2:
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/40116

Suggestion 3:
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/40117

Of course, there is also my general public block list. One of the reasons it keeps growing is because that scam group keeps evading.
https://github.com/Fediverse-Express/Fediverse

#FediBlock #Mastodon #Misskey #Fediverse #ActivityPub

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A photo of a mail in ballot for the democratic 2026 mid term primaries.

#FediHood keeps growing, and many bugs have been fixed thanks to your feedback.

Federation now works smoothly over #ActivityPub. The Nearby and Discover timelines work as intended, and push notifications are available. #E2EE still needs work to support several browsers or devices.

It is a good start. You can join this new fediverse software at https://fedihood.social

Week in Fediverse 2026-08-14

Servers

- Akkoma v2026.08
- WriteFreely v0.17.2
- Wafrn v2026.08.03
- Mitra v5.9.0
- Ktistec v3.11.0
- Hollo v0.9.11
- Mastodon v4.6.6
- Forte v26.8.11
- gathio v1.6.4
- ActivityPub for WordPress v9.2.2
- NeoDB v0.17.6
- NodeBB v4.15.0
- Trunk & Tidbits, July 2026 (Mastodon)

Clients

- Aria v1.5.11
- Snowdrop: Multiplatform client for Mastodon API compatable Fediverse software

Tools and Plugins

- FediFetcher v9.1.1

For developers

- Fedipub v0.9.0
- Library progress report - August 2026 (GoActivityPub)

Protocol

- FEP-e4de: Closing Registration on Unattended Servers
- FEP-633c: Guardians

Articles

- Deploying your own Vernissage instance

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#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub

Previous edition: https://mitra.social/objects/019fde3b-670e-7793-9180-6d8d0ddca40a

All aboard the Fediverse Express! 🚂 Once more, I have updated my public block lists.

Changes include:

block_spam_scam_users.csv: +166 new accounts added (from suspicious activity scans between August 2025 and August 2026).

my_account_blocks.csv: +125 new accounts added to the general block list.

my_domains_blocks.csv: +32 new domains added to the general domain list.

How to use:

1) Pick a source of your choice.

2) Copy and paste or download the file as a CSV (example, blocks.csv).

3) Upload and merge.

Sources:

GitHub: https://github.com/Fediverse-Express/Fediverse

GitLab: https://gitlab.com/Fediverse-Express/Fediverse

GitFlic: https://gitflic.ru/project/fediverse-express/fediverse

As always, enjoy the Fediverse! 😇

#FediBlock #Mastodon #Misskey #Fediverse #ActivityPub

Xenomorph

<https://git.keinpfusch.net/loweel/xenomorph> @uriel

― via <https://keinpfusch.net/software>

"Un server ActivityPub piccolo piccolo, concepito per funzionare anche su macchine molto piccole. Ispirato a snac, ma scritto in Ada/SPARK con l’obiettivo di ottenere un software più robusto, verificabile e sicuro."

"A tiny ActivityPub server designed to run even on very small machines. Inspired by snac, but written in Ada/SPARK with the goal of making the software more robust, verifiable, and secure."

#AI #ActivityPub #Ada #SPARK

#FediHood is in beta and the core is there, with more of you joining to talk with people near you, fully over #ActivityPub.

Pick your location and the app notices when a town is too small and suggests a larger one nearby, so you stay at city level, never exact coordinates. DMs are end-to-end encrypted and push notifications work.

A project like this only grows if the people using it carry it, so share it if you want it to exist.

https://fedihood.social

Thank you for your support

Oh wait, you know that thing we've been putting on the `to` of everything we put out in order to make it public? I think that makes it so that every (serious, self-respecting) server propagates the thing to every inbox it can locate.

That's actually pretty cool, but I can't be saving everything the inbox receives or it's going to get my hosting provider to come clobber me with a spoon. I should be checking the `type` of the activities to see if they **could** be relevant.

#ActivityPub

Vor gut 2,5 Monaten hatte ich ja mal Correctiv angeschrieben weil Sie keine Repräsentanz im Fediverse mehr haben. Eine Antwort habe ich nie bekommen. Ins Fediverse zurückgekehrt ist Correctiv aber auch nicht (zumindest nicht wirklich siehe unten).

Leider habe ich damals den Footer mit den Social Media Links nicht abfotografiert (und finde Ihn auch nicht in der Wayback Machine). Was mir aber auffällt: Bluesky ist wird nicht mehr aufgeführt, obwohl der Account noch bespielt wird.

Was aber wohl dazu gekommen ist ist Threads und WSocial.

Okay Threads spricht Activity Pub die meisten hier werden aber keinen Bock haben sich mit den Meta Servern zu verbinden. Aber da könnte die Strategie von Correctiv sein im Fediverse irgendwie vorhanden zu sein.

Aber das man zu WSocial.eu geht und seinen Content da ablädt. WSocial, die Geisterstadt der alternativen Social Media Landschaft wie @pallenberg es so schön recherchiert hat.

Ich finde die Situation auf jeden Fall extrem unbefriedigend und weis echt nicht warum das Fediverse von Correctiv einfach so links liegen gelassen wird. Wenn man mit WSocial wieder etwas neue bespielt kann es an mangelnden Personal Kapazitäten ja nicht liegen.

#correctiv #wsocial #threads #meta #fediverse #activitypub

https://social.sengotta.net/@bjoern/statuses/01KT532SFG925KSR2WCG7P4AJ3

GNOME is now on PeerTube! Follow @gnome@tube.kockatoo.org on your Peertube instace (or any other Fediverse instance!) to get all the good stuff. You can already watch our recent GUADEC videos there!

Become a friend of GNOME to support future GUADECs 👉️ https://donate.gnome.org

#PeerTube #Fediverse #ActivityPub #Fedi

I just adjusted my relay instance which now also finally supports #GoToSocial! Of course, it also supports Pleroma, snac, Mastodon, littlefedi, starling and many other ones!

With relays, your own posted content gets distributed to all connected instances, as well you get the content all other instances. Currently, mostly tech related instances are connected, focusing on #Linux, #Proxmox, #BSD / #FreeBSD, #IPv6 and many other things!

More information at: https://fedi-relay.gyptazy.com

#socialmedia #fedi #fediwall #fediverse #activitypub #activitypubrelay #relay #social #snac #snac2 #mastodon #gts #gotosocial #littlefedi #pleroma #misskey #services #devops #starling #tech

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Edent/117064015037748440

This is a real problem which I totally get and analogous to how I use favourites on Mastodon(which I fon't go back very often unless they're recent ones)
Thinking about it I now want an ActivityPub server I can store these to, whike adding tabs, and a browser plugin to post to it ...
#browser #bookmarks #activitypub

I have made a pretty interesting discovery on #Peertube. You are able to follow the peertube instances itself as an user on Mastodon.
(Speculation)
When follow an user from a Peertube platform, only the videos of the account you follow display on your mastodon instance. Differently from mastodon(and others) that when you follow an user in an instance, all the post form the instance get displayed from now on.
1/2

#Fediverse #ActivityPub #Interoperability #Instance #PeertubeInstance #Federation

Hey theATL.social 👋

Thanks to your suggestions, we now have a new service: #WriteFreely , a publishing/blogging platform that runs on #ActivityPub.

This new service is available at https://write.theatl.social - users at any membership level may now create a blog.

Logging in is easy: your existing theATL.social Mastodon account logs you in.

I've (publicly) forked the WriteFreely repo to continue developing on additional features...first of which is easy adding of pictures and other media. I'm open to suggestions as to what should be worked on next.

More thoughts in the thread 🧵

#Bluesky, a #decentralised #socialnetwork, is experiencing a #decline in #activeusers despite its initial post-election surge. While the company is shifting focus from the app to the underlying protocol (AT Proto), which powers other social apps and services, the decline in app usage suggests a challenge in retaining users. Meanwhile, #Threads, a #Meta owned app, is seeing significant growth in #dailyactiveusers and website visits. https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/11/blueskys-active-user-base-is-shrinking-as-its-focus-expands-beyond-the-app/?Fedizen.EU #Fedizen #Fediverse #ActivityPub #News

My advice to new activitypub devs:

- be bold: ship what big tech won't.
- consent first: opt in, never opt out.
- keep evolving: your v1 federation code will be wrong, and that's fine.
- federate the future: interop over lock in, every time.

8 years in and I still come back to these.

#activityPub #fediverse #socialWeb #builders

I was really happy to see @benpate and @dansup exploring similar ideas at the last FediCon: reducing user friction and making onboarding to the Fediverse almost invisible.

I’ve been working along the same lines. Here’s a small example: a user can interact with a #BadgeFed instance by simply logging in with #LinkedIn or #GitHub.

They can comment, upload images, like, boost, etc. They don’t need to know what the Fediverse is, what an instance is, or what software is running underneath.

For them, it’s just a social app.

Of course, existing Fediverse users can still connect with their Mastodon account or use their preferred Fediverse software.

Under the hood, it’s a #GoToSocial account configured with LinkedIn/GitHub OIDC OAuth.

But to the user? Completely transparent.

I think this kind of invisible complexity is one of the ways we can make the Fediverse much more approachable without sacrificing interoperability.

#Fediverse #ActivityPub #Mastodon #OpenWeb #Decentralization #OAuth

#FediHood and #HolosSocial, two separate #Fediverse projects (that I maintain), can now send each other #E2EE DMs, fully over #ActivityPub.

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Screenshot of an encrypted DM conversation in Holos. A banner reads "Messages are end-to-end encrypted", and each message shows a padlock next to its timestamp.

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Screenshot of the same conversation in FediHood, showing an "Encrypted" label at the top and a padlock next to each message.

#FediHood should be easy to use, with a very simple interface. It fully uses #ActivityPub and is compatible with the #Mastodon API (tested with #Fedilab). It will of course bring extra endpoints related to how it works. The project reuses the combined work from #HolosSocial and #PawFed.

Here are some screenshots of the Web UI.

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FediHood's map set to an 8 km radius: an interactive map showing two count badges, each marking how many people are in that spot.

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FediHood's Nearby feed: a distance slider set to 10 km, then a few posts from people close by, each with a time, a city, a distance and a topic tag such as Sport or Events.

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FediHood's compose screen: a large message box, then four options: Visibility (who can see the post), Reach (how far it shows in Discover), Topic (its category) and Language (what you write in), plus Add image and Publish buttons.

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The topic list in FediHood: Chat, Meet people, Events, Help, Buy & sell, Transport, Local news, Politics, Sport and Culture.

Great day at #Fedicon yesterday. I met lots of new people from the #ActivityPub community. I've always thought that #XMPP and the #Fediverse are ideologically well-aligned, and that our developer communities should talk to each other more. In that regard, it was a big success.

Excited to announce that @fedipub (formerly known as Federails), the Rails engine for #ActivityPub that powers (amongst other things) @manyfold, has been awarded a grant in the latest round from @NGIZero. I’ll be building community, docs, rounding out features, and ideally making it usable in non-Rails Ruby apps too!

https://nlnet.nl/project/Fedipub/

🆕 blog! “Some updates to ActivityBot”

I couple of years ago, I developed ActivityBot - the simplest way to build Mastodon Bots. It is a single PHP file which can run an entire ActivityPub server and it is less than 80KB.

It works! You can follow @openbenches to see the latest entries on OpenBenches.org, and @colours for a …

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/03/some-updates-to-activitybot/
⸻
#ActivityBot #ActivityPub #mastodon #php

Week in Fediverse 2026-08-07

Servers

- Vernissage v1.42.0
- Loops v1.0.0-beta.14
- Socialhome v0.24.0
- Ktistec v3.10.0
- Mbin v1.10.1
- Mastodon v4.6.5
- Hubzilla v11.4
- snac v1.94
- ActivityPub for WordPress v9.2.1
- PeerTube v8.2.4
- tootik v0.24.0
- NodeBB v4.14.8
- Wafrn v2026.08.01
- PieFed v1.7.10
- appy v0.6.0
- Lemmy Development Update July 2026
- Discovery Week 2026: What we learned, and what we’re doing next (Mastodon)
- What PieFed’s “social credit system” actually does
- Prismo: Federated link aggregation powered by ActivityPub

Clients

- Fedilab v3.43.1
- chan-fe v0.2.0
- Rocinante v1.2.2

Tools and Plugins

- FediFetcher v8.0.0
- Polls for ActivityPub v1.0.11 (WordPress plugin)

For developers

- Mastodon.py v2.2.2

Protocol

- FEP-d471: Endorsements

Articles

- DrFed on reducing complexity and enabling more people to shape the Fediverse

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#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub

Previous edition: https://mitra.social/objects/019fba46-e7be-7ee0-ae8b-8a2a8daec431

The author of a replied post is no longer added to the CC: line, as it does not have much sense.

Fixed mentions for users with hyphens in their identifiers.

Unlisted replies to unknown posts were being skipped from the timeline, so don't do that.

If an actor marked as broken gets a post boosted (proving that is [back] functioning), it's unmarked as such.

Don't try (and fail) to parse non-UTC dates in posts (I'll provide a real fix eventually).

Fixed a redirection loop in the /users alias.

Mastodon API: fixed a bug that made changing the sensitive content string impossible, avatars and headers can be deleted (contributed by bm90).

Updated Czech and Italian translations (contributed by pmjv and fidiben).

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

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

#snacAnnounces #FrugalFediverse

I'm looking for a freelancer or org who can help me set two Ghost instances in one virtual server, with ActivityPub. Only setting up the instances and the server, I can handle the web administration.

I'm almost there with the first instance but at every step there is something, I'm not a sysadmin, and I'm losing my patience. 😅 I bet this is straightforward for someone with experience.

I can give you more details -- and see https://the.socialmusic.network/t/a-music-selection-idea-welcomes-your-feedback/854

#sysadmin #freelancer #ghost #activityPub

If you're into photography, there is a free open Flickr-style photography platform which you can host yourself called Vernissage. It also has Fediverse compatibility so people can follow Vernissage accounts from Mastodon, Pixelfed etc. More info at:

🌱 https://joinvernissage.org

You can follow at:

🌱 @vernissage

For techy people who want to install their own Vernissage manually, docs are at:

🌱 https://docs.joinvernissage.org/documentation/vernissageserver

#SelfHosting #Fediverse #ActivityPub #Flickr #Alternatives #Photography

Seeking beta testers for a new opt-in Fediverse service - FediAdhan
https://fediadhan.org/

Have you ever felt your #Mastodon timeline was missing something? You get regular updates about the weather, the bongs of Big Ben on the hour; perhaps even that one account that toots like a chicken. But you've been missing timely updates about the Islamic call to prayer.

No longer: with FediAdhan, simply pick your location on the map and you'll get an account you can follow from your #ActivityPub client, which will drop a toot in your timeline when any of the five Islamic prayer times rolls around (and optionally for sunrise as well). And you get a neat pie chart of daylight/twilight for your location, as a bonus.

Explicitly opt-in, privacy focused, #HumanMade with no LLMs used at any stage in development. Try it out, let me know if you have thoughts, feedback, issues you run into.

#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

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 #snac useful, please consider buying grunfink a coffee or contributing via LiberaPay.

#snacAnnounces #FrugalFediverse

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 #snac useful, please consider contributing via LiberaPay: https://liberapay.com/grunfink/

#snacAnnounces

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