🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“If you're in # London next weekend come to see us at the Resisting Big Tech Empires event on Saturday! Saturday 25th April 11am-6pm, @ South Bank University @ pluralistic is headlining (on at 4.30pm) and we (...”

https://mastodon.social/@patrickleavy/116421168496003251

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“# surveillance # socialmediaban # europe Now it seems to be an open challenge - Macron openly calling for a destruction of freedom of speech.
"They are both the poison and the antidote", he says.
Macron is the...”

https://mas.to/@gruby/116421047097815859

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If you got blacklisted by the infosec.exchange admin your not alone with this many people have been experiencing the same issue

Please tell your friends about this and tell them to migrate from that instance

Block any infosec instances that the infosec.exchange admin has created. We need to make sure that admin know what he is doing is wrong to the people of the fediverse

#fediverse #community

RE: https://mivatter.com/notes/al5cncxayw

@linavyn

It is not just accounts, but even hashtags. For example, the simple hashtag "Mastodon" and "Fediverse" he policies.

The man is a control freak.

https://social.vivaldi.net/@NetscapeNavigator/116416284747876994

#Mastodon #Fediverse #InfoSec

Netscape Navigator » 🌐 2026-04-16
@NetscapeNavigator@social.vivaldi.net

People over at InfoSec really do have a censored viewpoint.

The hasthag "Mastodon" and "Fediverse" for example, need approval and has not been updated for 1, 2, and 5 days ago.

I feel sorry for everyone there, because Jerry is no better than Elon Musk. Everything is filtered and all 11,000+ users have no clue.

#Mastodon #Fediverse #InfoSec #Censorship #ElonMusk

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Screenshot shows the hashtag has not been approved for viewing for 17 hours. 2 day before that one, and 5 days before those.

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The screenshot shows no post using Mastodon has been approved in 2 days.

@NetscapeNavigator @linavyn
I can't reproduce that. On #mastodon and #fediverse, I also see posts that are only a few minutes old. From many instances.

🔆 #FediTips for https://PrivacySafe.Social & the #fediverse

“Is your timeline too empty or too full? Are you seeing too many boosts? Is there an account you don't want to miss? Are there topics you want to hide? Here's a guide to all the different ways to customise your Mastodon ...”

https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/116421421631954408

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Hi #bostonweekend crowd! Sunday Sunday Sunday! Come to #bostodon - the #boston #fediverse #meetup - 4/19 noon at the Flea at MIT - #swapfest - Albany Street Garage - print out a flyer for a dollar off entry - come early for bargains at the swap or just gawk the weirdo items on offer. Or skip it and meet us outside the entry gate for the Flea at noon - look for the crowd of people that look like #mastodon users, food after, rain or shine. (: http://w1mx.mit.edu/flea-at-mit/

Sacramento's Coastal Culinary: Cioppino - Sacramento's most guarded culinary secret is exposed! Discover the coastal recipe everyone is talking about. Click NOW before it's taken down!.
https://momvoyage.web.app/journal/sacramento-coastal-recipe-secret
#FlipboardUserGroup #fediverse #blog #blogpost #follow #followforfollow #writing #surf.social
#SacramentoCioppino #CoastalCuisine #CaliforniaEats #SeafoodLove #SacramentoFoodie

Week in Fediverse 2026-04-17

Servers

- Mastodon v4.5.9
- Stegodon v1.8.4
- NodeBB v4.10.3
- Lemmy Development Update March 2026
- Fedle: A daily word game played on the Fediverse

Clients

- Fedilab v3.38.0
- Blorp v1.12.4

Tools and Plugins

- Altbot v2.6
- bookwyrm.koplugin: A read-only BookWyrm plugin for KOReader
- threadcat: Converts a Mastodon thread to Markdown

For developers

- funfedidev schemas v0.1.1
- Mastodon.py v2.2.0

Protocol

- FEP-7b29: Federated Signup Requests

Articles

- FR#159 – Sovereign Tech Agency funds Mastodon

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#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub

Previous edition: https://mitra.social/objects/019d78bb-737a-54cf-14a1-973c0a00393a

Mastodon.me.uk is an open, user-supported, corporation-free Mastodon server for the UK.

This server has been online since 2017.

https://mastodon.me.uk

You can find out more at https://mastodon.me.uk/about or contact the admin account @Floppy

#FeaturedServer #UK #UnitedKingdom #Britain #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

🇫🇷 Rejoignez LOOPS !

C'est la toute dernière application du fédiverse ! Conçue pour exprimer votre créativité en publiant vos vidéos courtes, elle se substitue à TikTok, l'éthique en plus et les algorithmes en moins. Diffusez et partagez vos souvenirs, vos séquences rigolotes ou vos mèmes.

Venez participer : https://videos.gayfr.social

Pour vos vidéos plus longues et vos directs, préférez PeerTube.

____________________

🇬🇧 Join LOOPS!

This is the latest app from the Fediverse! Designed to let you express your creativity by posting short videos, it's a replacement for #TikTok, but with full ethics and no algorithms. Broadcast and share your memories, funny clips, or memes.

Come and join in: https://videos.gayfr.social

For longer videos and live streams, try PeerTube instead.

#GayFR #GayFrancophone #Loops #GayLoops #Fediverse #GayFediverse #GayFedi

Gerade gelesen, dass dieses #wedium (bisher bekannt: nicht offen, nicht föderierbar, Algorithmus-getrieben, werbe- und beitragsfinanziert, gewinnorientiert) keine Alternative für irgendwas werden wird. Hab deshalb jetzt einen Dauerauftrag für norden.social angelegt. Hab mich lange genug kostenlos hier gelümmelt und eh gerade Apple TV gekündigt.
Infos zur Finanzierung hier: https://blog.norden.social/finanzielles

Danke für diese gut gepflegte Instanz @leuchtturm.

#Fediverse #SocialNetwork #Mastodon

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Screenshot eines Zahlungsbestätigungsdokuments für eine monatliche Spende an "norden.social e.V." Es enthält Bankdaten, Betrag (8,99 EUR) und Ausführungsdaten.

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Republican Mutiny Sinks Trump's Push to Extend Warrantless Surveillance

https:// web.brid.gy/r/https://www.wire d.com/story/republican-mutiny-sinks-trumps-push-to-extend-warrantless-surveillance/”

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/republican-mutiny-sinks-trumps-push-to-extend-warrantless-surveillance/

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time to begin preparations for a nice spring weekend 🌲

#weekend #friday #fun #fedi #fediverse #Vebinet #Mastodon

RE: https://punkstodon.de/@joggel/116397465975769352

If you are doing, like @joggel, a Fediverse punk workshop, please contact us.
It doesn't matter if it's in Germany or anywhere else.
We can provide you for the event, a special punx.social website with
- invite links to https://punk.photos
- invite links to https://punkstodon.de

We give you access to the repo to change it as you wish.

Up the Fedipunks!

#punk #diday #fedipunks #fedipunx #Fediverse #FediverseWorkshop @punk #oioioi

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Gabbard raised issues with spy law Trump is pushing to renew https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/16/gabbard-trump-fisa-702-00877855?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #U .S.foreignpolicy...”

https://social.espeweb.net/objects/43764923-207c-4aeb-ad42-2df5128c7d65

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Kleines Fediverse-Phänomen: Ich poste auf Mastodon, mein Tröt landet auf Pixelfed, jemand auf Misskey boosted ihn, eine PeerTube-Instanz verlinkt ihn in der Beschreibung – und das alles ohne dass ein Algorithmus entschieden hat, ob ich "relevant genug" bin.

Das ist nicht Magie. Das ist einfach wie das Internet eigentlich gedacht war. 🕸️

#Fediverse #ActivityPub #Mastodon #Dezentralisierung

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Clicking "reject cookies" might not actually do anything Google, Microsoft, and Meta largely ignore cookie opt-outs, independent audit says https://www. techspot.com/news/112073-click ing-reject-cookies-might-not-a...”

https://mastodon.online/@jonsnow/116418269995077525

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Morgen! 🐧 💻 🐧

🚀 Hack the planet auf der Penguin Padlock Party @ #cbase!
Am 16. April: Nerds, Chaos & kreative Ideen im legendären Raumstation-Feeling 👾🛰️

Hilfe beim Umstieg auf #Linux und bei Fragen zum #Fediverse

Komm vorbei, connecte dich & bau die Zukunft mit 🤖✨

🔗 https://c-base.org/calendar/#view=month&date=2026-04-16&event=111d13de-e260-4458-afc3-253ae3e71812-2

#ppp #diday #endof10 🐧 💻 🐧

The Programmer's Fulcrum: 17 April, 2026 is out! https://www.thefulcrum.dev/the-programmers-fulcrum-17-april-2026/ #fediverse #OMN #WordPress #Leaflet #Linux #ActivityPub #ATProto #programming #CSS #Holos #RSS #HTML #Bear #HTMX

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Stop Online ID Checks
"Tell your lawmakers: we need common-sense, privacy forward solutions, NOT ID checks for the internet!" #privacy #surveillance #law #internet”

https://bookmarks.kvibber.com/m/c33612cdfe9fa0a3823cc80c955bf55e

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“People keep approaching me about #Flocksafety. I will talk openly about my time as a developer / engineer there. But its the kind of thing that will probably unsettle you. Just be aware.

#Flock #Surveillance #lp...”

https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:m4jmanw3astpwhqp54g6yslu/post/3mjmqtee4rq25

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Unser #diday für April findet aufgrund von Eiersuchverpflichtungen erst am 12.04. statt. Los gehts 14:00 Uhr und unser Rezept ist diesmal: "Mehrgängemenü", heißt wir haben kein konkretes Thema sondern wollen grundsätzlich diskutieren und sind offen für Fragen und Anregungen. Ob #Linux, #fediverse #messenger, #office. Kommt einfach rum.

https://hackzogtum-coburg.de/posts/diday202604

#cccregio

*edit: title angepasst und tag ergänzt

The Secret of Ricos Tacos: A Juárez Culinary Legend - Forget everything you thought you knew about Juárez. This one recipe is driving locals WILD. Discover the shocking truth NOW!.
https://momvoyage.web.app/journal/ciudad-juarez-recipe-viral-road-journal
#FlipboardUserGroup #fediverse #blog #blogpost #follow #followforfollow #writing #surf.social
#JuarezFood #RicosTacos #RoadTripEats #MexicanCuisine #TravelJournal

#fediverse #fediadmin #relayserver

@StevieGoose That is a lot to balance! Welcome to the #fediverse!

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“# surveillance # eu # ageverification The funniest thing today? EU bullshit age checker app ALREADY GOT HACKED! I fucking can't!!!!
https:// fixupx.com/i/status/2044762941 019295772”

https://mas.to/@gruby/116415126460582441

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I don't mind what platform I use, I just want a way to discover like-minded people from all over the world, and it turns out the #fediverse is the platform that does this most efficiently.

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Getting REAL DAMN CLOSE to shutting my LinkedIn profile if I keep seeing this kind of s___t. # Surveillance # USAF # Privacy # AI # LinkedIn”

https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/@chris/116415003567726206

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Assembly of First Nations head rejects RCMP 'regret' for secret Indigenous surveillance program
The head of the Assembly of First Nations is rejecting the RCMP's recent statement of regret for a secret surveillance prog...”

https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/@cbcsk_mirror/116414990968855395

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@ithoughtisawa2 @mathaetaes

When all communication breaks down and you reach a point where reaching out no longer has value, the goal becomes warning others.

So let me be blunt: I wanted him to be the last person to see this, in order to buy time.

As shown in the original post screenshot, I reached out and was consistently ignored. I even created a new account, and that was suppressed as well.

I’m also not the only person who has experienced this — so warning others was the point.

#InfoSec #Mastodon #Fediverse

@AmbianceAsunder @ithoughtisawa2 @mathaetaes

Sure, I can provide a screenshot from a direct message I sent 2 months ago.

But I would also like to provide a URL to his site showing how he suspends my account remotely. I have never been a member of his site, nor do I recall previously communicated with Jeffy before he took these actions.

As such, I doubt he he has any interest in even receiving my communication, or anyone else's for that matter.

Here is URL on how any account I have is displayed on Infosec.exchange

https://infosec.exchange/@Linux@mivatter.com

#InforSec #Mastodon #Fediverse

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A screenshot that reads: @jerry@infosec.exchange If you could please explain why you keep hiding (suspending) my account remotely from your site, I would appreciate it. I have never joined infosec.exchange, and I do not recall ever communicating with you before, so I am confused by your actions.

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A screenshot showing that without any reason or explanation they hide my account from all 11,000+ people.

Servus Leute! 👋
Kurze Frage an die Arch Linux und CachyOS Fraktion: Habt ihr schon den Sprung auf den Kernel 7.0 gewagt? 🐧🚀
Ich bin am Überlegen, das Update zu machen, wollte aber erst mal hören:
Läuft bei euch alles glatt?
Fühlt sich das System flüssig an?
Irgendwelche „Kinderkrankheiten“, die man wissen sollte?
Erzählt mal von euren ersten Eindrücken! ✨
#Linux #ArchLinux #CachyOS #Update #Kernel7 #Fediverse

22 people have come forward, so it isn't just me. But Jerry from Infosec doesn't want you know this.

So here is a screenshot of what is happening.

The problem is you may be missing people you follow or who wish to follow you, and you don't even know it because he's hiding it all from you.

#InfoSec #Fediverse #Mastodon

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I don’t know what @jerry has against me, but they always blacklist my account. I’ve asked about it and never received a reply. From what I understand, they do this to a number of other people — it’s not just me. The issue is that their 11,000+ users are unaware that their admin filters who they can and cannot follow. It would be one thing if they were filtering out hate speech, spam, and the usual nonsense. But people like me are pro-LGBTQ+, support trans rights and women’s rights, and are more progressive than Bernie Sanders. If @jerry simply didn’t like me personally, I could respect them blocking me themselves. But the fact that they make that decision for everyone means someone you follow can vanish without notice — and you’d be none the wiser.

People over at InfoSec really do have a censored viewpoint.

The hasthag "Mastodon" and "Fediverse" for example, need approval and has not been updated for 1, 2, and 5 days ago.

I feel sorry for everyone there, because Jerry is no better than Elon Musk. Everything is filtered and all 11,000+ users have no clue.

#Mastodon #Fediverse #InfoSec #Censorship #ElonMusk

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Screenshot shows the hashtag has not been approved for viewing for 17 hours. 2 day before that one, and 5 days before those.

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The screenshot shows no post using Mastodon has been approved in 2 days.

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“# ThomsonReuters Fired Worker For Speaking Out About # ICE , Former Employee Says https://www. 404media.co/thomson-reuters-fi red-worker-for-speaking-out-about-ice-former-employee-says/ # CLEAR # privacy ...”

https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/@thenewoil/116414978698770493

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🔆 #FediTips for https://PrivacySafe.Social & the #fediverse

“p.s. The Fediverse can only keep being resilient like this as long as we stay spread out on many servers. If we congregate on one server, that puts the network in danger of major outages. That's one of many reasons why ...”

https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/116415787481205149

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RE: https://mastodon.social/@benpate/116416165885691153

#E2EE is coming to the #Fediverse. Every effort will be made for #Fedilab to be among the first Android clients to support it. Not as a spectator but as an actor, thanks to the beta testers who make early iterations possible. Be ready.

fedicat boosted

Ben Pate 🤘🏻 » 🌐 2026-04-16
@benpate@mastodon.social

RE: https://mastodon.social/@HolosSocial/116416045056891863

ZOMG! #E2EE news on the Fediverse keeps getting better

The @HolosSocial team is planning to implement the same encryption standard as Mastodon, Bonfire, and Emissary.

When it lands, truly private messages should interoperate between all four platforms. This is an _absolute_win_ for open platforms and open APIs.

Holos Social » 🔓 2026-04-16
@HolosSocial@mastodon.social

@benpate
Holos will update its E2EE model to align with the shared spec, shipped well before 2027 and landing in the Fediverse first. Mastodon will likely make its own choices later on, and Holos will adapt again to stay compatible. No problem.
@lgsp @apps

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Bars and book clubs are the new places to break up with big tech: ‘cybersecurity disguised as a party’ https://www. theguardian.com/us-news/2026/a pr/16/big-tech-breakup-parties # Surveillance # Google # App...”

https://halo.nu/@theguardian_us_news/116414806014502791

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The #BlueSkyOutage is why I still rely on and prefer Mastodon for my social media. I'm on Bluesky, but giving all control to one company is not what I want again. There is always a chance an instance goes down, but not the whole #Fediverse.

#bluesky

Servers on the Fediverse are totally independent of each other, with no centralised infrastructure at all. If one server goes down, other servers can keep going. The essence of the Fediverse is that it does not put all its eggs in one basket.

There are also many other advantages to decentralised networks:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/why-is-the-fediverse-on-so-many-separate-servers

It's also why many people have alternative accounts on different servers, so they will always be able to post:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/using-multiple-accounts-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse

#FediTips #Fediverse

#Fedle source code is now available on #Codeberg.

https://codeberg.org/tom79/Fedle

It is a daily word game for the #Fediverse that currently supports English and French.

I added a small doc explaining how to submit a new language, which will be automated by a bot once validated.

See
https://codeberg.org/tom79/Fedle/src/branch/main/ADD_LANGUAGE.md

Fedle is really new in the Fediverse but you're more than welcome to join the game. Keep sharing :)

Main account: @Fedle

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“# EFF to State AGs: Investigate # Google 's Broken Promise to Users Targeted by the Government https://www. eff.org/press/releases/eff-sta te-ags-investigate-googles-broken-promise-users-targeted-government ...”

https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/@thenewoil/116414506666959170

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🔆 #FediTips for https://PrivacySafe.Social & the #fediverse

“Servers on the Fediverse are totally independent of each other, with no centralised infrastructure at all. If one server goes down, other servers can keep going. The essence of the Fediverse is that it does not put all i...”

https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/116415624638705019

🤖 via RSS feed. Your Mileage May Vary.

Did quite some maintenance on burningboard.net Mastodon instance today ..

Updated servers and jails to FreeBSD 15.0-RELEASE-p5

1.
proxy_cache_path (S3 media cache) was already on a ZFS dataset with autosnapshot disabled .. But proxy_temp_path and client_body_temp_path (both nginx temp folders) weren't. Leading to extremely bloated daily ZFS snapshots for the Nginx jail. Changed those and cleaned old snapshots -> 31GB reclaimed space

2.
Cleaned up Database Snapshots and did a pg_repack on prod to reclaim deleted database pages -> 3GB reclaimed space

3.
Fixed issue with backend path over gif tunnel to Elasticsearch (6in6). Turned out to be a MSS issue (clamp-mss to 1140 on the tunnel iface solved it!)

4.
Fixed IPv6 routing issue for Prometheus Monitoring after reboot (rc.d static_routes != ipv6_static_routes)

All in all, our instance is in very good shape again :-)

#mastodon #mastoadmin #socialmedia #fediverse #freebsd #unix @tux

Also, filters are your friend!

https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/on-fediverse-content-warnings-and-filters/

#fediverse

It's been a while since I touched https://jointhefediverse.net. Does it still work for explaining what the fediverse is, and help people get started?

#fediverse

Question: how hard it is, to migrate a #Mastodon instnace from local storage to an S3 compatible storage? I'll soon have to migrate #Tutter to another machine and I'm thinking if it's a good idea to use S3 storage... 🤔

#Question #HomeLab #Fediverse #Sysadmin #migration

Interesting video.

"I have not seen any al-Qaeda or ISIS on the fediverse. [...] These are just basic dorks."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMwxugky3Wc

#fediverse #security #CyberSecurity #research #OSINT

Eurosky launched https://portal.eurosky.tech today (oh the timing), and it's a neat little website.

A lot of the fediverse resource sites are comparatively more barebones and seemingly aimed at a more technical audience.

If you've been wondering about contributing somewhere, this could be an opportunity?

#bluesky #eurosky #fediverse #marketing #branding

@Mastodon I’m a big badge collector, so this made my day. My official Mastodon enamel pin badges arrived today, and seeing all three laid out on their backing cards just makes them even better.

The classic logo pin, the glittery Live Laugh Federate design, and the Mastodon Elephant pin all look brilliant. Really happy to support Mastodon at the same time.

If anyone else wants to support it too: https://shop.joinmastodon.org/

#Mastodon #Fediverse #BadgeCollector #EnamelPins

Kann mir jemand hier im #Fediverse ein paar Details zu den Leuten hinter #AlienOS geben?

Ich habe da so ein paar Dinge gesehen, vor allem Wallpapers mit Heinrich Himmlers eso-germanisch-völkischer #SchwarzeSonne, die als Mosaik im SS-Sakralbau, der Wewelsburg verlegt ist, und wüsste gerne wie so ein brauner Schmutz zum OpenSource Gedanken passen soll.

Kommentare der Macher lassen zumindest auf eine völlige Gleichgültigkeit zur NS Ikonographie schließen. Und schon die Duldung von Nazi-Symbolik ist in meinen Augen Zustimmung.

Gerne #retoot
#Linux #distro #distribution

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Ein Screenshot der Homepage von AlienOS, der Distribution, die vor allem mit Nazi-Symbolik glänzt.

I recently connected my single-user instance to just 3 new relays to improve federation. This is the infrastructure cost of that visibility.

In just 10 days, my S3 bucket for media storage jumped from roughly 50GB to almost 190GB. The total number of objects doubled, going from 280k to over 560k, and the curve is still going up.

It is fascinating to observe the physical weight of the Fediverse traffic translated into raw data. I will definitely need to configure a stricter media retention policy and tune it to keep this background process from eating my storage budget.

#Mastodon #Fediverse #SelfHosted #AWS #S3 #DevOps #HomeLab #Blog #Thoughts #AWS

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Two AWS CloudWatch line charts side by side, showing S3 bucket metrics from roughly April 5 to April 15. The left chart, "Total bucket size," shows a steady upward trend from roughly 50 GB to almost 190 GB. The right chart, "Total number of objects," shows the count growing from around 280,000 to over 560,000 objects in the same time period.

Warm up the fire! We're LIVE!

Open Shelves, Open Protocols: Babette's Mission to Federate Libraries - Babette - E86

#owncast #streaming #interview #fediverse #fedi #people #show #firesidefedi #FsF

https://stream.firesidefedi.live

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Live stream preview

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“https://www. newyorker.com/books/under-revi ew/how-project-maven-put-ai-into-the-kill-chain # Ai # drones # KillChain # Maven # militaryIndustrialComplex # Palantir # Surveillance”

https://mastodon.social/@peterjriley2024/116411445279362415

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The "we're totally decentralized, bro!" social media platform #BlueSky is down at the moment. Which wouldn't happen if it was actually decentralized. So I'm posting about it on the #Fediverse

Love a fresh cup of hot irony in the morning.

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“# NoKings # Surveillance # DataCollecting # PhotoContest # Indivisible # Mobilize #50501”

https://kolektiva.social/@Mama_Harmonica/116411105149409768

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“https://www. europesays.com/2922293/ North Korea brokers extort defector families # border # Conflicts # corruption # Crime # hyesan # intelligence # NorthKorea # remittances # RyanggangProv...”

https://pubeurope.com/@europesays/116410815061224597

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Can someone please tell me if Metal Church are worth checking out? I've never listened. Thanks #Fediverse! #metal #heavymetal #thrashmetal #speedmetal

They LIED About This Desert Paradise (Lincoln to Glendale) - NE to AZ: The shocking hidden gems between Lincoln and Glendale you WON'T find in guidebooks. Discover secrets NOW!.
https://momvoyage.web.app/journal/lincoln-ne-to-glendale-az-hidden-gems
#FlipboardUserGroup #fediverse #blog #blogpost #follow #followforfollow #writing #surf.social
#DesertParadise #HiddenGems #LincolnToGlendale #OffTheBeatenPath #TravelSecrets

(3/3)

I'm really into a neighborhood-based approach to both fediverse service hosting and population growth;

https://tv.lumbung.space/w/aebd157e-ad49-4ce6-b761-bd06fda6962d

Or a workplace-based approach, where unions set up a small service, with its own domain name, for each workplace where they have members. Stuff like that. Growing at the edges.

#fediverse #NeighborhoodFirst #unions

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“With Majority in Hand, Liberals Get to Work Pushing Warrantless Wiretapping Following one of the least surprising outcomes of an election, warrantless wiretapping is apparently back on the menu for the Liberals. http...”

https://noc.social/@freezenet/116410811654180687

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I recently discovered ntfy.sh and it is brilliant in its simplicity. I am currently rewriting my bash scripts to drop AWS SNS in favor of it.

Getting a direct push notification to my phone (and not only this) via a simple curl command is so much cleaner than setting up IAM roles and SNS topics.

I still absolutely love email as a primary protocol, but my inbox really does not need to know every single time a cron job finishes successfully 😅

#SelfHosted #Bash #DevOps #Linux #ntfy #HomeLab #AWS #Fediverse #Linux

Since there is no revoking sessions in Pixelfed, and changing password doesn't log you out of any sessions, be careful with your Pixelfed credentials.

If you use Pixelfed and your account gets hacked, you can't do anything. Perhaps contacting Dansup is the only option.

#pixelfed #fediverse

Good Morning #fediverse #tzag

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“The E.U. heard you're demands for more online censorship and mass surveillance and is proud to announce that its ready to roll out it's very own age verification app! "Von der Leyen explicitly compared the effort to the...”

https://mastodon.social/@adamsaidsomething/116410808635845797

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RE: https://federate.social/@mattblaze/116410416460769052

Unfortunately and sadly, I’m going to have to need or use #Mastodon account / #Fediverse to promote my business—if one day in the future I decide to start a tiny small business of my own. I don’t use Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Bluesky, or anything like that any longer.

Hopefully I won’t get yell at too loudly when that time comes 🤞

AodeRelay boosted

Matt Blaze » 🌐 2026-04-15
@mattblaze@federate.social

Got another mastoscold yelling at me for "using the platform to promote" my photos.

For the record, I don't generally sell my photos, here or anywhere else. But even if I did, I fail to see why that would be a problem.

Preventing artists from making a living is a strange hill to want to die on.

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Huh, my conspiracy theory would be that Netgear just agreed to give the US government backdoor access to all their routers. Not sure I'd trust Netgear now. # Surveillance https:// arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...”

https://mapstodon.space/@adventure_tense/116410306122572696

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I always ask similar questions like the following,

What will you do when you discover that the kernel of your favorite Operating System now gets programming assistance in any form of a power guzzling ocean warming large language model?

Will will you fork the kernel yourself? Do you have the programming capability

There are a lot of folk who are pissed off at Linus Torvalds, for allowing some of his maintainers to use large language models to assist in finding bugs.

The Head Programmer of the fantastic and Beautiful curl also uses a large language model in some form, to hunt for bugs, because both he and Greg from the Linux kernel, saw that the LLM used on GitHub is now suddenly much better at finding those pesky bugs.

Mind you, the only LLM I like is the one that runs locally on my low powered Android phone. That's a micro LLM

Thanks in advance for your response

@RussSharek

https://github.com/stevelaskaridis/awesome-mobile-llm

#LLM #AI #slop #miscreant #hallucinated #kernel #curl #Linux #BSD #investation #StopSlop #noAI #keepass #FediVerse #copilot #GitHub #Bull #kaka

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Orwell imagined a Ministry of Truth in London. The actual architecture is a $12.2 million sole-source contract, a former Raytheon exec, and an AI that maps your "patterns of life" from your phone and Wi-Fi. ICE calls it ...”

https://lighthouse.co.im/@alan/116410123856855318

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“KTLA: Former Orange County officer used police database to track mistress, harassed her with thousands of texts and phone calls "...Between June and December of 2023, Josett was accused of using the California Law Enfo...”

https://m.ai6yr.org/@ai6yr/116409343019035988

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🔆 #FediTips for https://PrivacySafe.Social & the #fediverse

“p.s. The main advantage Groups have over hashtags is that they federate much more effectively. Every post in a group is federated to everyone who follows that group, no matter which server on. You can use hashtags and g...”

https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/116409756868578583

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“someone dug into their local logs on Falcon video systems and found evidence of Flock Safety employees and VPs (and cops and other unknown actors) watching kids gymnastics and pool cameras: https:// jasonhunyar.substa...”

https://kolektiva.social/@dgfitch/116409198672116843

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Maintenance

Upgrading to Mastodon v4.5.9 - might have an intermittent reboot shortly. Sorry about the inconvenience and thank you for bearing with us as always.

#MastoAdmin #OpenBSD #Fediverse #Hackers

Wer sich keine 2000 Worte reinzimmern moechte: die Story rund um #LinkedIn und wie

- sowohl Chromium-Browser nach Extensions durchsuchen
- wie auch der @EUCommission nur "sichere" APIs im Compliance Bericht untergeschoben haben

die gibt es auch hier 👉 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8e6279e4 als #Podcast

Wuerde mich freuen, wenn ihr diese so wichtige Story mit eurem Netzwerk teilen koenntet.... Boosts sind also super gern gesehen.

Vielen Dank fuer euren Support #Mastodon und das gesamte #Fediverse 🙏

## Maintenance

Upgrading to Mastodon `v4.5.9` - might have an intermittent reboot shortly. Sorry about the inconvenience and thank you for bearing with us as always.

#MastoAdmin #OpenBSD #Fediverse #Hackers

Dass es den europäischen Regierungen und der EU bei den von ihnen vorangebrachten Alterskontrollen (= Identitätsdatenkontrollen) im Internet nicht um den Jugendschutz sondern um die Kontrolle von Informationszugängen und Kommunikationsräumen geht, zeigt sich gerade wieder beim Vorhaben Frankreichs, auch das dezentrale Fediverse/Mastodon als "Pornographieplattform" einzustufen um es entsprechenden Kontrollen unterwerfen zu können.

Mit dem Argument, dass diese oder jene Kanäle, Plattformen, Programme oder Angebote dafür genutzt werden könnten, neben anderem auch nicht jugendfreie Inhalte zu teilen, wird so ein Vorwand geschaffen, der die umfassende Kontrolle von alledem rechtfertigen soll.

https://www.heise.de/news/Paris-plant-Social-Media-Verbot-fuer-Kinder-Alterskontrollen-auf-Bluesky-Co-10439513.html

#Bluesky #Mastodon #SocialMedia #EU #Alterskontrollen #Frankreich #Fediverse #Datenschutz #Daten #Privacy

@benpate @evan

So what are all the possible ways they can block things, I wonder now. Not an expert. Couldn't they simply block all of #fediverse based on content-type or other aspects of #ActivityPub network communication? Deep msg inspection, etc. They want to drag their population over to that state-controlled platform I forgot the name of.

Melihat kasus #komdigi yang makin ngotot sama #wikipedia, jadi penasaran kapan ya komdigi gabut mau blokir instance-instance #fediverse

Yuk komdigi, bisa yuk, bisa makin mempermalukan diri kalian sendiri maksudnya 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

#indonesia oh Indonesia

Nîmes to Biarritz: that's your trip next time in france. - Embark on a controversial Nîmes to Biarritz road trip! Uncover shocking truths, hidden gems, and why mainstream tourism is hiding this path. Click NOW!.
https://momvoyage.web.app/journal/nimes-to-biarritz-shocking-road-trip
#FlipboardUserGroup #fediverse #blog #blogpost #follow #followforfollow #writing #surf.social
#NimesToBiarritz #FranceTravel #CityGuides #FrenchAdventure #SouthernFrance

Good Morning #fediverse #tzag

Just look at all this GREAT STUFF! Isn’t it awesome?! Well now’s an excellent time to set up a donation to @jerry to help keep this instance running smoothly.

#Fedi #Fediverse

https://infosec.exchange/@jerry/110781964594201103

Hello, middle-aged, neurodivergent, dog servant looking for his 'Internet People', my bio tells you a bit more about me, and as I've given up the idea of a blog in favour of conversation, it's probably best if you just ask me 'stuff'. Meanwhile, here's some tags to prompt interest:

#Introduction #Music #Books #Jazz #Swimming #Health #Diet #Metabolism #Science #Allotment #Yardening #FiftyPlus #MentalHealth #Neurodivergent #Fediverse #Linux #HomeBird #HomeBody #PotteringAbout #Cornwall #Kernow

Ich war schon in so vielen sozialen Netzwerken. Jahrzehnte. Mit unterschiedlichen starken Mitteln der Moderation und Selbstschutzmechanismen.

Daher:

Das Blocken oder Stummschalten ist eine höchst individuelle Entscheidung von jedem Menschen hier im Fediverse (und anderswo) und sollte grundsätzlich nie in Frage gestellt werden, wer dieses Mittel, wie stark und oft, anwendet. Egal wie (un)sensibel das einem erscheint, das ist eine persönliche Sache. Punkt.

Man kann mit der Entscheidung unzufrieden sein, aber man sollte deswegen keine Vorwürfe äußern. Das ist respektlos, weil damit die Grenzen anderer in Frage gestellt werden, die sich schützen möchten.

Just my 2¢.

#SocialNetwork #Fediverse #Selbstschutz #Blocken #Stummschalten #Meinung

RE: https://toot.fedilab.app/@apps/116398792971354243

#Fedle is now in testing!

A daily word guessing game played directly on the #Fediverse, inspired by #Wordle / #Sutom. Guess the word in 6 attempts, challenge with other instances.

Follow the bot to play:

FR: @Fedle_fr
EN: @Fedle_en

More info: https://fedle.fedilab.app

Still in early testing, so feedback and bug reports welcome! Boosts appreciated. Thank you

fedicat boosted

Fedilab Apps » 🌐 2026-04-13
@apps@toot.fedilab.app

I have been working on the fediverse word game. It now has a name: #Fedidle (fedi + riddle).

How a day will look:

12:00 UTC: bot posts the word to guess (followers only for better moderation and spoiler prevention)
11:55 UTC next day: game ends, bot posts public results

No time pressure. Play whenever you want. Just finish before 11:55 UTC the next day.

(1/6)

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Screenshot of a Fedle game in progress on Mastodon. The french bot @Fedle_fr displays attempt 2 of 6 with colored letter tiles: green for correct position, yellow for misplaced, and gray for absent. Two guesses are shown: ABSCISSES and ABAISSAIT. 4 attempts remaining.

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“2016 article about a study on how people interpret police body camera videos. Includes videos taken from different perspectives and quiz questions:
https://www. nytimes.com/interactive/2016/0 4/01/us/police-bodyc...”

https://better.boston/@athorn/116400079777506243

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Ich bin Lehrerin (BBS), nutze das erste Mal Social Media und bin eigtl. nur und #neuhier, um #Mastodon/das #Fediverse zu entdecken und anderen Lernenden eine Alternative zu den Social-Media-Plattformen der Big-Tech-Konzerne zeigen zu können - ohne personalisierte Werbung und intransparente Algorithmen 🙃 #DIDit

Wenn dabei noch toller Input für den Unterricht abfällt, umso schöner (:

Ich wünsche euch eine fabelhafte Woche.
Maria

Ein paar #Unternehmen unterschiedlicher Branchen und Größen haben ja Accounts im #Fediverse und dazu hätte ich gerne ein Meinungsbild.

Explizit ausgenommen sind Accounts die angelegt aber nie oder seit längerer Zeit nicht bespielt werden.

Bei Option 3 (Kommt drauf an) bitte mit Details auf den Toot antworten.
Bzw. würde mich bei allen Optionen eine ausführlichere Meinung freuen :)

#askfedi

Was ist eure Meinung zu Unternehmen im Fediverse?

Oh, ich hab heute 4 jähriges #Fediverse dasein. 🥳

Ihr Armen

We opened the open beta access for the waitlist! Join us and try it out! #socialmedia #opensource #mastodon #fediverse

On a note related to my last post, this is a nice list of funding-related resources for fediverse developers, curated by @smallcircles.

"These initiatives are looking for new more ethical and sustainable sources of incomes, and reject e.g. venture capital investments that are common in Silicon Valley style startup culture."

https://delightful.coding.social/delightful-funding/

#fediverse #funding #grants

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“youtube doing this a lot recently no, i won't sign in i'll use a youtube proxy instead # youtube # privacy # surveillance”

https://mastodon.social/@rapsneezy2/116399370173750310

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Long Beach Fish Taco Recipe, REVEALED! - What locals DON'T want you to know about Long Beach's top dish. Find out the secret ingredients and steps NOW!.
https://momvoyage.web.app/journal/long-beach-ca-recipe-revealed
#FlipboardUserGroup #fediverse #blog #blogpost #follow #followforfollow #writing #surf.social
#LongBeachCA #MetropolitanRoutes #TravelGuide #FoodieTravel #CaliforniaAdventures

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“The UK Parliament will debate the future of Palantir’s NHS data contract on April 16. Ask your MP to attend to keep up the pressure! # uk # politics # nhs # palantir # surveillance https://www. foxgl...”

https://infosec.exchange/@TheKeystoneCollective/116399182399122350

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Have you seen this news?

#Mastodon just got funding to add end to end encryption into their software.

So, some time next year, you’ll be able to send truly private messages to the vast majority of the #Fediverse

Im so excited about this.

Because it’s an open spec, this opens the doors for every Fediverse app to join the party.

Yesterday, this project was a proof of concept. Today, Mastodon has turned it into a stampede.

#E2EE

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/04/sovereign-tech-agency-funding/

Hello #Mastodon! Brief Ecology is finally on the #fediverse, which means it's time for an #Introduction

We're a small publisher of ecology-related #news, essays, and #fiction. We publish two monthly periodicals: The Eco Update and The Rotting Leaf.

Lastly, we are proudly anticapitalist. We don't shy away from #politics and regularly publish pieces on #ecosocialism, #degrowth, #socialecology, #anarchism, and other places where ecology and politics intersect.

Alright, real question 👇

🎮 What game are you playing RIGHT NOW?

Drop it below — I’m tryna see what everyone’s on 👀

(PC, console, mobile… anything counts)

#gaming #videogames #gamers #gamingcommunity #mastodon #fediverse

RE: https://mastodon.social/@dansup/116373337382317940

Being an early adopter to @dansup‘s @loops myself, I am extremely happy to hear this!

It’s very well deserved!

Please feel invited to also follow me on #loops via @Awet where I post content early (and sometimes exclusively).
#fediverse #diday

AodeRelay boosted

dansup » 🌐 2026-04-09
@dansup@mastodon.social

I am proud to announce that Loops has been selected to receive our 2nd NLnet grant (6th overall) for Live-streaming and other features!

Super stoked to have another year of funding to bring Loops even further 🚀

https://nlnet.nl/project/Loops-Live/

#Loops

It's great that the language selection button changes color when it detects the toot is not in the default language, but I'm afraid too many users are colorblind because they appear no the see to button. The language should change automatically or popup a question about it #fediverse

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Screenshot of toot input box with toot visibility and language buttons visible

testing
Es ist toll, dass sich die Farbe des Sprachauswahlbuttons ändert, sobald erkannt wird, dass die Sprache nicht die Standardsprache ist. Leider sind viele Nutzer farbenblind, da ihnen der Button nicht angezeigt wird. Die Sprache sollte sich automatisch ändern oder eine entsprechende Abfrage erscheinen. #fediverse

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Screenshot of toot input box with language selection button highlighted due to german language detected

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Carceral Nation: Twenty Years from Blog Post to Book

In December 2006, I published an article on this blog about mass incarceration, racial disparities in the American prison system, and a concept I was trying to nam...”

https://bolesblogs.com/2026/04/13/carceral-nation-twenty-years-from-blog-post-to-book/

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🔆 #FediTips for https://PrivacySafe.Social & the #fediverse

“There's a scammer on the move, see the quoted post for details. Genuine admins will NEVER demand that you verify your identity. I've done a guide to scams and how to recognise them at: ➡️ https:// fedi.tips/how-to-a...”

https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/116402025217447217

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Mein lieber Kokoschinski, der Kollege #Magyar raeumt aber wirklich vom Tag 1 in #Ungarn auf!
Gleich mal direkt den "Orbanfunk" eingestellt... was ein starkes und hoffnungsvolles Zeichen.

Moin #Fediverse und euch einen gesunden Start in diesen Dienstag. Alles wird gut!

https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/hungarys-election-winner-magyar-says-suspend-state-media-news-broadcast-2026-04-13/

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“https://www. europesays.com/ie/?p=433531 Meta Is Warned That Facial Recognition Glasses Will Arm Sexual Predators # AI # ArtificialIntelligence # ArtificialIntelligence # CustomsAndBorderProtection # Éi...”

https://pubeurope.com/@ie/116398680035307824

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“I am of the opinion that if everybody understood the problems with the RTB system, the world would be a better place. We explain it (concisely) here:
https://www. rebeltechalliance.org/rtbsyste m.html The money ...”

https://mastodon.social/@patrickleavy/116398597464591330

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“ONWARD: a # OneHealth , pan - # European multidisciplinary # network advancing # surveillance , # research , clinical management and control of zoonotic # hepeviruses , https:// etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2...”

https://mstdn.science/@GMIK69/116398483670903965

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@macaronus

Hello machi,

Welcome to the #fediverse
I’m not a manga specialist. My favorites are Akira and Battle Angel Alita.

I hope you can feel free to express yourself here.

@minimoysmagician

By way of an overdue #introduction; I'm rather a simple soul, I mainly enjoy tinkering with #computers, strumming #guitars and a wee bit of #spaniel sitting. I'm now taking some tentative first steps into #gardening too, just to fall in with the #retired stereotype I suppose. I'm also reading the #internet and I'm currently about halfway through it. I detest #BigTech, the #algorithm, #AI and #SurveillanceCapitalism. I love the #Fediverse because it reminds me of the olde worlde internet. I try to post/boost a little bit of everything and anything, including #art, #science, #botany, #transport, #animals, #architecture and #humour, without getting too mired in #politics, although it's not easy to avoid politics when you care about #nature and the #environment. I'm happy to interact with everyone/anyone irrespective of creed, colour, nationality or gender/sexual preferences. In the nicest sense of the word, I really don't give a fuck what you are. I consider myself to be a floating voter of centre/left leaning persuasion. I support the notion of managed #degrowth and #social responsibility. I would rather discuss the common ground we share and aim to respect our differences. I try to avoid fuckwits wherever I encounter them. That'll do for now although I dare say I'll edit this over time. Thanks for reading and peace out☮️

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“When Flock Comes to Town: Why Cities Are Axing the Controversial Surveillance Technology When Flock secures a contract, the company installs cameras to "reduce crime" and claims to also "solve violent crimes like "assau...”

https://mastodon.social/@gtbarry/116398468910916020

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Purple, florals, and a pup, what more is needed? Gold Veiled Floral Pup 2 - get it here: https://1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/gold-veiled-floral-pup-2-lisa-s-baker.html

#purple #floral #floralart #pup #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon #mastodogs #watercolor #gold #art #arte #artwork #wallart #homedecor #artforhome #artforsale #buyintoart #artprints #canvasprints #mastoart #fediart #fediverse #creativeToots #cuteanimals #puzzles #stationary #cute #beautiful

Alt...

A whimsical depiction of a dog is adorned with vibrant splashes of pink, purple, and teal, alongside golden accents. Delicate floral elements seamlessly blend with the animal, creating an enchanting composition. Art by Lisa S Baker.

@willsigg

you're melting my cynical social media encrusted heart

EVERYONE WELCOME WILL HOLLINGSWORTH TO #MASTODON and the #FEDIVERSE!

give him a follow

who?

we were charmed by Will's presentation to his city council of #Ravenna #Ohio against an #AI #datacenter proposal there

https://mastodon.social/@benroyce/116389416128065655

Will heard our love and now Will is here

Will:

you are a fucking inspiration

you have warmed hearts and clarified minds

welcome! 🥳🏆

EDIT:

i asked for proof it's will and will posted it

AodeRelay boosted

ᴮᵉⁿ ᴿᵒʸᶜᵉVOTE IN THE PRIMARIES » 🌐 2026-04-12 / 2026-04-12
@benroyce@mastodon.social

Will Hollingsworth is his name

Give him a listen

Talking against a #dataCenter proposal in Ravenna, #Ohio

Speaking eloquently on how he trained the #AI that replaced him, bad #regulations, lying #techBros...

Witty, passionate, persuasive

Will is a #citizen in the finest sense of the word

"I am not a cynic when it comes to #technology. I am believer in #community. I believe that a drop of clean #water for a Ravenna child is worth more than a billion #AI generated images"

👏 👏 👏

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a council meeting where a man with long hair addresses the council and the crowd

#SelamatPagi warga #fediverse +62.

Jangan lupa sarapan ya. Ingat sarapan nya pakai nasi biar minum nya air putih, karena kalau pakai harapan nanti minumnya air mata.

Eaaaaaak eaaaaaaak

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#poem #poetry #individuality #authenticity #sovereignty #tolerance #reconciliation #letterlab #source #zero #writing #letterportals #wordpuzzles #programming #perception #encryption #code #polarity #one #unity #binity #trinity #quadrinity #singularity #duality #ternity #quaternity #p01 #fediverse #exquisitesocial

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“@ gtbarry more info: https:// stateofsurveillance.org/news/d raft-ice-confirms-graphite-spyware-active-use-congressional-letter-2026/ "ICE told Congress it uses spyware that reads encrypted messages. It told Co...”

https://mastodon.social/@cobblefresh/116398250078823341

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#mastoblaster #snac #fediverse

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“# Google : Mass # surveillance
# Meta : Ass surveillance”

https://bonito.cafe/@flan/116397673467190336

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I've never tried to hide that I want to build up my side business of translating old German folk tales into a significant side income. "Quit your day job" levels are unrealistic, since my day job pays decently and I quite like the benefits, but maybe it will be possible to work reduced hours one day.

Currently, I earn about €200 per month. I do have some expenses - commissing cover illustrations, hiring a copywriter, and pay for domain and website maintenance (which has gotten more expensive as of late - thanks, #LLM scrapers!).

https://sunkencastles.com/the-books/

Right now, my books are primarily a marketing tool for my Patreon campaign, although I do get some money from them.

My sales per year are:

2020: 71 (Release of "Sunken Castles, Evil Poodles")
2021: 69
2022: 133 (Release of "Lurkers at the Threshold")
2023: 78
2024: 50
2025: 52

Even though I haven't released a new book since 2022, book sales haven't declined nearly as much as is usual for books. I assume that this means that knowledge of their existence is spread by word of mouth - thanks to everyone who has recommended them to others! Still, I really need to get "Old Goatfoot" out (the next book) - and I have enough material to start on the manuscripts for "Magic in Theory and Malpractice" and "Unnatural Taxonomies" as well (with "Spirits in Motion" not far behind). While publishing my weekly translations on Patreon remains the first priority, this is the second highest one.

https://graphtreon.com/creator/sunkencastles

Speaking of my Patreon campaign, it has generally plateaued since its high point in 2023. I suspect the reason for this, too, is the lack of new books, which are the visible representation of all the work I do. If my people see more of my books on the shelves, they will be more intrigued in the early release material I publish there.

And once my Patreon campaign grows big enough, I hope to use it to pay for custom illustrations for the tales - but alas, I am not there yet.

But of course, I do further marketing beyond selling books. After I abandoned/fled Twitter, I focused on #Mastodon as my primary marketing tool. I tried a #Facebook page for two years or so, but that was a waste of time - I never attracted even a hundred followers, and I refused to pay Meta for advertising. Better to stick to the #Fediverse, where there is no algorithm that hates you.

Still, even my Mastodon-based approach has seen some refinement. I used to share my tales as screenshots, but that was not ideal from an accessibility point of view. Thus, I spent seven months on building up a wiki repository, and now share invididual tales as links:

https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Main_Page

This required a lot of effort which distracted me from working on the book manuscripts. But now it is functionally complete, and I think the end result is worth it.

So here you have it: My focus for the rest of the year is to get my next book published, and hopefully this will bring me a further increase in revenue.

Does anyone have any further questions about my work as an independent author/translator, and my future goals?
#amwriting

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“A Mexican # surveillance giant you’ve never heard of is now watching the U.S. border https:// restofworld.org/2026/mexico-se guritech-government-surveillance-profile/ # Mexico # GrupoSeguritech # privac...”

https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/@thenewoil/116392683297060003

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🔆 #FediTips for https://PrivacySafe.Social & the #fediverse

“Do you want your public posts to reach as many people as possible? If so, you might want to opt into Mastodon's "full text search" system which makes your public posts a lot easier to find. Full step-by-step instruction...”

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I recently stumbled upon a new privacy-focused email provider called atomicmail.io. You may have heard of them already.

The landing page is very convincing, full of aggressive comparisons to Proton Mail, Tuta, GMail and others.

But there is zero information about the people behind the product. Just an anonymous "team of enthusiasts and developers".

I decided to do a quick audit of their legal entity. It turns out the registered share capital of this company is exactly €1.

Well, that completely clears up any doubts about trusting them with my private data. Absolutely bulletproof.

#Privacy #InfoSec #EmailSecurity #TechAudit #CyberSecurity #OSINT #Proton #Fediverse #Blog #Thoughts

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Screenshot of a company registry page for an Estonian company named ATOMICMAIL SYSTEMS OÜ. A red arrow points specifically to the "Share capital" field, which is listed as exactly €1.

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Screenshot of a company registry page for an Estonian company named ATOMICMAIL SYSTEMS OÜ. A red arrow points specifically to the "Share capital" field, which is listed as exactly €1. Reputation score -40. Turnover 2025 - zero.

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“For anyone who missed it, last week the Massachusetts House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed "a bill requiring social media companies to implement age verification systems to prohibit users under the age of 14." ...”

https://better.boston/@athorn/116390734067937689

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Hello people of #mastodon & #fediverse

🫂

...und weil ich früher schon mal im #Fediverse war und es wohl immer noch viele meiner früheren Begleiter hier nicht mitbekommen haben das ich wieder da bin...

...bitte ich euch mal den Troet hier lautt ins Fediverse zu brüllen

@hspmauli ist wieder daaaaaaaaaaaa

#Teilen #Followerpower

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Who holds the key to your data? Spoiler: It's Not You. 3rd party doctrine
# privacy # surveillance https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=iakgpq4p9yM”

https://social.vivaldi.net/@rogerc2738/116389990659997267

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“# Webloc , a global # geolocation # surveillance system developed by # Cobwebs Technologies and now sold by # Penlink , monitors hundreds of millions of people using data from # consumerapps and # digital...”

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Anyway, it's Monday morning and it's windy.
This song came back to my mind.

Happy week, #BSDCafe
Happy week, #illumosCafe
Happy week, #Fediverse

https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=2vRsEC65NTA

#Music #MastoMusic #MastoRadio #FediMusic #FediRadio #JukeBix

Es tut einfach gut, so in die neue Woche zu starten.

Moin #Fediverse und euch einen gesunden Start in diesen Montag. Alles wird gut 🙏

https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/ungarn-wahl-magyar-100.html

#ungarn #magyar #orban