Implementing QuotePosts in Loops is taking a tad longer than expected.

I don't understand why they require a QuoteRequest handshake if the interactionPolicy is public, seems overengineered and wasteful to me.

#ActivityPub #QuotePosts #FEP044f

🏄🏻🎉 There's a new beta for Surf available on TestFlight and Google Play. As well as the usual performance improvements and bug fixes, we've made some updates to the Surf Shop. Tap Discover Feeds in your sidebar to check out what's new and find inspiration for when you create your own feeds.

#SurfFeeds #Flipboard #ActivityPub #ATProto #OpenSocial #Apps #Technology #Tech

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Screenshot of Flipboard Surf app showing the Surf Shop section, which has a feed called Creator Economy by Lindsey Gamble.

Our website has joined the fediverse. We are automatically pushing content updates to @site

#fediverse #activitypub #wordpress

Let's make #2026 the year of...
#ActivityPub #Fediverse #SocialWeb

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The Anti-Social Web Icons for: X Instagram Facebook, Tiktok Reddit Vs The Open Social Web Icons for: Mastodon Loops Pixelfed Peertube and Misskey

https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/pull/30745

GitHub Continuous Integration checks passed!

It's up to someone else with commit access to merge it.

Thank you and aov, byte, violette and of course @stesnac@snac.bsd.cafe for all the contributions and improvements to this version!

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

If you mention a group account (lemmy, piefed, guppy, etc.) in your post, fediverse clients should either remove options other than public for visibility of the post (unlisted, direct, followers only), or at least warn the user that their post's audience may not match their expectations.

#Fediverse #ActivityPub

Interesting read on decentralization of threat intelligence sharing! Random thought... I can't help but wonder if the Fediverse might have some future role to play here.

https://medium.com/@d3lt4labs/decentralized-cyber-threat-intelligence-community-based-approaches-for-global-threat-sharing-4e721d87eb73

#cti #threatintel #cybersecurity #decentralization #fediverse #activitypub

#snac2 #fediverse #frugalfediverse

If disable_emojireact is set to true in server.json, EmojiReacts (incoming and outgoing) are totally disabled.

New command-line option top_ten, that returns the top ten most popular posts by a user (ordered by the sum of likes and boosts) (contributed by aov).

Added a new set of per-user muted words; if a post contains any of them, it's hidden behind a dropdown (contributed by byte).

If an account has a metadata named pronouns, it's shown by the name (contributed by violette).

Mastodon API: children of a post are returned recursively, not just the first level (contributed by violette).

Implemented optional metadata stripping for images and videos using external tools (contributed by Stefano Marinelli).

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

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

#snacAnnounces #FrugalFediverse

Happy new year 🎉

We’ve just shipped a new patch release (7.8.3) of the #WordPress #ActivityPub plugin, bringing a range of fixes and improvements.

* Improved compatibility with Akismet, ClassicPress and Polylang
* Fixed visibility default handling for old post
* Improved the handling of Hashtags

Thanks @maxheadroom @jeherve and @linos for your contributions!

https://github.com/Automattic/wordpress-activitypub/releases/tag/7.8.3

#Fediverse #Automattic

Does anyone here know of a running Bonfire instance that has federation actually activated?

I want to try different platforms see if any other Activity Pub implementation makes better use of the actual protocol.

Already tried Sharkey, Pixelfed, Hubzilla, Friendica, GoToSocial and Akkoma.

#askfedi #activitypub

Heute ausprobiert das ActivityPub-Plugin für WordPress. Funktionierte auf Anhieb.

Test Account: @dies-und-das

https://wordpress.com/de/plugins/activitypub

#activitypub #wordpress #plugin

Loops also uses snowflake ids for ActivityPub actor identifiers!

I noticed that Mastodon has adopted this too, great to see. I will be bringing this to Pixelfed later this year as well 😁

https://browser.pub/https://loops.video/ap/users/1

#Loops #ActivityPub #LoopsDev

RE: https://mastodon.social/@dansup/115876278291815667

They also are ActivityPub objects that expand to the full id ✨

We use snowflake ids, then hashids in permalinks that expand. It's beautifully simple, yet clever.

d9VqOD2_gu => 236972985113375774

https://browser.pub/https://loops.video/v/d86zgftFT9?rid=d9VqOD2_gu

#ActivityPub

dansup » 🌐 2026-01-11
@dansup@mastodon.social

I'm super proud of how I implemented deeply nested comment permalinks in Loops.

It's a bit trickier than say Mastodon, where you just need the parent post context (and maybe children) since we only display comments in the video permalink.

And the UI I designed for this makes it really easy to view the comment and even the parent if applicable.

Parent: https://loops.video/v/d86zgftFT9?cid=d90x2bWT5f

Child: https://loops.video/v/d86zgftFT9?rid=d9VqOD2_gu

#Loops #LoopsDev

#OpenScience and the #fediverse .. let's get that ball rolling 💪

@jfietkau @jonny and @bonfire opened a brainstorm and evaluation on how we can provide better support for the academic world and #science in general to the #ActivityPub-based fediverse.

Various different iniitiatives are underway, and there's great opportunity to bundle forces and align these efforts where possible. Set standards.

Interested? Join the discussion:

https://discuss.coding.social/t/my-current-goals-for-activitypub-and-academic-data/750

#LinkedData #SemanticWeb #JSONLD #RDF

What are you looking for in social media? (1/N)

https://privacy.thenexus.today/what-are-you-looking-for-on-social-media/

Since you're seeing this on fedi -- or Bluesky, Blacksy, or elsewhere in the ATmosphere -- you already know the value of alternative social media that's not controlled by techbro white supremacist CEO's who make money by exploiting their users and working with their cronies in authoritarian governments.

But, what we have today is only the tip of the iceberg of what's possible.

#fediverse #ATmosphere #ActivityPub

“I feel like we're rebooting to the last version of the Internet that I felt uncomplicated joy about.”

@Casey, @kevin and @pj on why they set up their Forkiverse fediverse server.

https://www.searchengine.show/the-fediverse-experiment/

#Fediverse #Federation #ActivityPub #Forkiverse #OpenSocial #OpenSocialWeb #Internet #Technology #Tech

Week in Fediverse 2026-01-09

Servers

- Wafrn v2026.01.02
- snac v2.86
- Ktistec v3.2.7
- Mitra v4.16.1
- Mastodon v4.5.4
- Bookwyrm v0.8.3
- PieFed v1.4.5
- shops v0.2.0
- Cross-posting is coming to NodeBB!
- Lemmy Development Update December 2025

Clients

- IceCubesApp v2.12.2
- tooi v0.17.0
- Thunder v0.8.4
- NeoDB You v1.0.6
- Phanpy changelog

Tools and Plugins

- Poduptime v6.1.0

Articles

- Mandy: ActivityPub on Goblins

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#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub

Previous edition: https://mitra.social/objects/019b800a-060c-a6fc-6a7a-4c9bef0d6ea9

Does anyone here have experience with federated Forgejo (v13.0.4)? I set it to enabled in the .ini file and restarted, but what will happen as a result? Can people who use other instances now star my repos, or do I need to configure something else?

#Federation #Forgejo #ActivityPub

Does anyone know if mastodon broadcasts replies to posts?

I (possibly naively) assumed I'd catch an ActivityPub `Create` event on my server when someone replied to a post created on my server, but nothing's arriving 🤷

How are people learning about replies to their posts? What am I doing wrong?

#mastodon #activitypub

Any resources on how to make an #ActivityPub application? There's the specification, which is certainly informative, but are there things like templates, tutorials...?

The EU, as well as every country in the world, should be taking seriously the importance of sovereign systems for communicating and disseminating information.

The ActivityPub protocol is proven and makes many platforms compatible and accessible to each other, allowing for effective information sharing and communication.

The only reason many people do not leave X is that many important services and public figures remain on that platform. Therefore, if countries truly care about digital sovereignty and resilience, they should adopt and promote the use of open source platforms and networks based on the ActivityPub protocol, whether it is Mastodon, Pleroma, Vebinet, or another platform.

#fediverse #ActivityPub #Vebinet #Mastodon #Pleroma #socialmedia #X #Twitter #DigitalSovereignty #EU #Europe #EUpol #OpenSource #technology

The beauty of #ActivityPub

Yes, Loops federates, and admins can enable any remote instance video posts to appear in local follower feeds AND you can even include them in the For You page ✨

https://joinloops.org/join-the-beta

#Loops #Fediverse #interoperability

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loops app for you feed with a video from mastodon.social

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loops app for you feed with a video from mastodon.social

So what’s the ActivityPub version of Pinterest? Looks like it will be in demand soon.

https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/reports-suggest-that-openai-may-be-looking-to-acquire-pinterest/808773/

#Pinterest #ActivityPub #FediDev

I submitted a Pull Request to update MacPorts' snac to 2.87 here:

https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/pull/30679

It's churning through GitHub Continuous Integration checks (1 of 3 passed so far which is a good sign the other two will complete successfully).

It's up to someone else with commit access to merge it.

p.s. the other day I read your napcop proposal and I dig the acronym. ;)

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

"Release Notes:
Hide EmojiReacts from muted actors and blocked instances."
Well, yes! Thanks!

You don't know Snac? But you should: https://codeberg.org/grunfink/snac2

The Fediverse is much larger than a large Mastodon. Consider setting up your own small server, Snac is easy to install and enjoyable to use.
A simple, minimalistic and well documented #ActivityPub instance server written in C, no database needed, totally JavaScript-free, no cookies either, not much bullshit.

#snac2 #fediverse #frugalfediverse

just came across the Protocols for Publishers event happening in London on February 4th & 5th directly after FOSDEM featuring @laurenshof, @ben, @saskia, and @aendra.com (as announced speakers so far)
https://protocolsforpublishers.com/london-2026 #ActivityPub #ATProto

Hide EmojiReacts from muted actors and blocked instances.

Sorry for the inconvenience. Bad people creativity always gets me off-guard. Upgrade your snac to this version ASAP, or revert to 2.85.

There will be another release pretty soon with a better solution to delete offending EmojiReacts.

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

#snacAnnounces #FrugalFediverse

CC: @santi@gone.lema.org

Also, thanks to lxo, violette, fruye and to anyone else who may have helped contributed to this release!

I've submitted a Pull Request to update MacPorts' snac to 2.86 here:

https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/pull/30669

Currently one of three Continuous Integration checks passed (which is a good sign the other two will probably pass soon too).

It's up to someone else with commit access to merge it.

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

#snac2 #fediverse #frugalfediverse

Fediverse account backups via 3rd party FOSS service

Personal Archive Node (PAN) is quite brilliant, its compatible with most fediverse software already, and uses a dual strategy for data backup, with one being adaptable to most fediverse software via adapters.

While not exactly ideal, PAN solves the issue of unforseen instance shutdowns in a short term fashion, while paving the way for a long term, more efficient solution ✨

More details soon.

#PAN #ActivityPub #PersonalArchiveNode

Truncate RSS titles at UTF-8 character boundaries (contributed by lxo).

Link contacts to single-user people pages. Also, user's posts are shown (contributed by lxo).

Added emoji reactions (contributed by violette).

Mastodon API: Fix for some client notifications (contributed by violette), fix for a status visibility error (contributed by fruye).

If the query variable terse of a public post page is set to anything, no header is shown.

Fixed search failures when the query string has any leading blank.

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

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

#snacAnnounces #FrugalFediverse

Destaco a seguinte declaração de Gargron que considero bastante salutar, válida, além de #Mastodon, para o #fediverso conhecido em geral (tradução livre):

Acho, pessoalmente, que Mastodon deve permanecer em um modelo de participacão ativa em vez de tentar apelar para uma audiência de consumo passivo. Você ainda pode argumentar que um modelo passivo traria mais usuários e o tornaria mais fácil, por ser justamente como ligar a TV e desligar o cérebro, mas não seria a plataforma que conhecemos hoje. Aí seria uma plataforma diferente. E eu acho que ainda há espaço na Internet para uma plataforma como Mastodon.

We sent out hundreds of invitations to the Surf Social beta over the holidays! Got feedback, ideas, or just created a really cool feed? Let us know in the comments! And if you're yet to join the party, sign up for the waitlist here:

https://waitlist.surf.social/

#SocialMedia #OpenSocial #ActivityPub

Week in Fediverse 2026-01-02

Servers

- Vernissage Server v1.27.0
- Ktistec v3.2.6
- Pleroma v2.10.0
- Wafrn v2026.01.01
- NeoDB v0.12.7
- PieFed v1.4.1
- shops v0.1.9
- Loops v1.0.0-beta.7
- Mitra v4.16.0
- Agora: A distributed knowledge graph
- December 2025: hooo boy! (Bandwagon)

Clients

- Pachli v3.3.0
- IceCubesApp v2.1.1
- Loops Mobile App v1.0.1.19
- Voyager v2.43.1
- P2Play v0.10.0
- tooi: A text-based user interface for Mastodon, Pleroma and friends

Tools and Plugins

- Mastodon to Bluesky v1.5.0
- Altbot v2.5

For developers

- funfedi.dev schemas v0.1.0
- apsig v0.6.0
- apkit v0.3.7

Articles

- A case for organisations running their own ActivityPub servers
- Fediverse predictions

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#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub

Previous edition: https://mitra.social/objects/019b5b98-13e5-ff26-3605-f31d929bf9bf

I could use more eyes on this by #activityPub developers - I've spent a bunch of time classifying the quirks with respect to how various fediverse software reports user counts in nodeinfo - any comments on whether there are any major quirks I've missed and/or whether I've properly described the quirks I did document?

https://codeberg.org/ricci/are-we-decentralized-yet/src/branch/main/data-processing/fedi-nodeinfo/nodeinfo-quirks.yaml

January is fediverse punk month.

https://allpunkspleaseleavemeta.com/

#Fediverse #ActivityPub

You can simply use relay instances to be interconnected with other instances to exchange posts and it works seamless with #Mastodon, #Pleroma, #snac / #snac2 and many other ones! If you're in tech, you might want to use:

https://fedi-relay.gyptazy.com

You can simply add it to get a bigger reach but also to get more interesting content into your own timeline which becomes even more important on single user- & smaller instances.

#activitypub #mastodon #fediverse #opensource #bsd #runbsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #dragonflybsd #debian #proxmox #xcpng #talos #coding #programming #fediwall #relay #fedirelay #acitivitypubrelay #selfhost #homelab #community

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Activity Pub / Fediverse Relay

Reasons for optimism at the turn of the year: reflections on the fediverses, the ATmosphere, and whatever comes next

https://privacy.thenexus.today/reasons-for-optimism-at-the-turn-of-the-year/

#fediverse #ActivityPub #ATmosphere

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.