Also, I'm sorry, but me criticizing the many flaws of the #Fediverse is not "unrelenting negativity" and me arguing in bad-faith. It is being realistic and adhering to the facts of the situation. I'm not going to lie and pretend like everything is perfect, fuck that.

The Fediverse is not perfect, and it's worth calling it out. Yes, #Mastodon's growth has been stagnant, yes, we are currently experiencing rapid ensh!ttification and mass-surveillance. If you don't like hearing that, tough sh!t! You think I like it? NO. But that's life right now and for the foreseeable future.

Whether you like it or not, Lance Ulanoff was right about Mastodon growing stagnant in terms of growth. It's great he was wrong about it outright dying, but he wasn't wrong about everything and it's not "unrelenting negativity" to point that out. Despite the mass-enactment of ID and age-verification laws, Mastodon has not seen a large influx of users. Many people are still very much entrenched in ensh!ttification and algorithm hell, and it's not wrong to want more people to find an escape from that through places like Mastodon. The Fediverse is more than just a nerd's club of people who think they're better than others because they use more niche platforms. It's supposed to be an internet revolution, but it's not a very good one if it's not actually being widely-adopted. People who say otherwise give the vibe of, "Fuck you, I got mine," and I fucking hate that mindset.

And before any fucking smart-ass gets the idea to try and put words in my mouth... I am not saying we need to be exactly like centralized platforms, I am NOT advocating for platforms like Mastodon to become centralized. I do NOT want another round of techbro ensh!ttification. I'm so tired of that, but I want people, regular-ass people, not just compsci nerds to use this platform and keep using this platform. I want it to actually succeed so fucking hellholes like #Twitter, #Instagram, #Facebook, etc can finally take a sh!t and die like they should've years ago, but that can't happen if people don't actually leave those platforms.

#FediMeta #Fedi #LongPost

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Slovenia’s ruling liberals defeat populists in photo-finish election – POLITICO The Slovenian vote had been seen as a mood-check of the bloc’s electorate, with the EU tilting right…
# Slovenia # SI # Europe #...”

https://pubeurope.com/@slovenia/116348802000294807

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If you want to follow me please understand the following.

Minors don't interact with me on Sharkey or following me

#fediverse #community

I have heard that the people on x.com loves to make drama for everything

#fediverse #community

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“@ perlman In a time increasing darkness in the digital realm, of increased # surveillance , # privacy erosion, and # enshittification , this development is a ray of refreshing sunshine.”

https://indieweb.social/@zenmorph/116348800909441072

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🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse

“What if the browser built the UI for you?
Link: https:// jonno.nz/posts/what-if-your-br owser-built-the-ui-for-you/
Comments: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 7646065”

https://framapiaf.org/@newsycombinator/116350572183862301

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Here's something really useful I've found.

One of the great things about the Fediverse is being able to follow hashtags.

But.

If someone puts up a post using that hashtag, and no-one on your instance follows that person or anyone who shares it, it won't appear in your feed.

This is particularly common if you're on a small or single-user instance.

Here's the solution.

First, follow @_followback

It will follow you back.

And then tags.pub bot then reshare all of your posts that use hashtags.

So if you do a post with the hashtag #Fediverse, then @fediverse will share your post.

Here's where the magic happens.

The tags.pub bot will do the same thing to everyone else who follows that followback account.

So if you follow @fediverse, then you'll get a feed of everyone who uses #Fediverse on the Fediverse.

And you'll see their posts even if no-one on your instance follows them.

And it works for all hashtags.

Just put the name of the hashtag, followed by @tags.pub

So @tech follows all posts using #tech, for example.

Or @news follows all posts using #news

#relay #relays #selfhosted #selfhosting #Mastodon #feditip #feditips #fedihelp

Been messing with #surf all weekend. I think the @theverge did a great job of describing what it’s all about / how it fits into the wider social web product space on the #Vergecast .

My biggest issue is knowing where a post has come from. I don’t know if I’m “liking” a Bluesky item, or a Mastodon one, and so on.

Maybe I shouldn’t care?

#surfsocial #Fediverse

As I've been very behind with PC and Printer issues, I'll leave you with the link to my "Floral Flora" album / collection where you may like to view my many colorful images at the link below:

https://kaye-menner.pixels.com/collections/floral+flora+garden

#flowers #plants #gardens #homedecor #mastoart #fediverse #fediart #fedigiftshop #giftideas #wallartforsale #Art #artforsale #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #Artist #FineArtAmerica #PhotographyFeed #VisualArts #CreativeArts

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My views of the beauty nature has to offer in the floral / flora world, also including lots of macro/close up images. Although ALL my floral images should be included here, I do have a separate collection for all my Rose images and also my Dahlias images for easier searching.

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My views of the beauty nature has to offer in the floral / flora world, also including lots of macro/close up images. Although ALL my floral images should be included here, I do have a separate collection for all my Rose images and also my Dahlias images for easier searching.

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Andri Rohtla: Mass surveillance in Estonia 18 years and counting | Opinion https://www. byteseu.com/1918205/ # AndriRohtla # CommunicationsData # Estonia # Privacy # Prosecutor 'sOffice # SupremeCou...”

https://pubeurope.com/@byteseu/116348706128756889

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I Drove Savannah to Lexington and Regretted Every Mile - My regretful road trip from Savannah to Lexington. Find out the brutal truth behind this metropolitan route and why you should reconsider..
https://momvoyage.web.app/journal/i-drove-savannah-to-lexington-and-regretted-every-mile
#fediverse #blog #blogpost #follow #followforfollow #writing #surf.social
#MetropolitanRoutes #RoadTripRegrets #SavannahToLexington #LongDrive #TravelFail

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

“In case you missed it, there's an 👁️ eye icon in the top right corner of post threads viewed through Mastodon's web interface. Clicking the eye to toggle it on or off reveals or hides all the content warnings in that t...”

https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/116353082242814656

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Is Walmart open on Easter? Uncover shocking US hidden gems - Is Walmart open on Easter? Uncover shocking US hidden gems that rival Europe! Click now for jaw-dropping travel secrets you've been missing..
https://momvoyage.web.app/journal/chicago-to-new-york-hidden-gems
#fediverse #blog #blogpost #follow #followforfollow #writing #surf.social
#EasterWalmart #HiddenGemsUSA #TravelUSA #EasterTravel #USHiddenGems

Heute vor 8 Jahren erschien Lance Ulanoffs Artikel »Six Reasons Mastodon Won't Survive« bei Mashable. Sein stärkstes Argument: William Shatner konnte ihn auf der Plattform nicht finden.

Mastodon läuft noch. Mashable nicht mehr so wirklich.

Was Ulanoff damals wie viele andere nicht verstanden hat: Mastodon wollte nie Twitter sein. Kein Investor, kein Monetarisierungszwang, keine zentrale Kontrolle – das waren keine Schwächen, sondern gewollt.

Acht Jahre später schreibt er bei TechRadar Microsoft-Lobbyismus und KI-Hype. Konsistent immerhin. 😂

#Mastodon #Fediverse #MastodonWontSurviveDay

https://mashable.com/article/mastodon-wont-survive

/kuk

@BlumeEvolution

Vor Jahren las ich eine Interpretation des Liebenshymnus von Paulus (1. Kor 13). In dem Hymnus heißt es:

"Die Liebe ist langmütig, / die Liebe ist gütig. / Sie ereifert sich nicht, / sie prahlt nicht, / sie bläht sich nicht auf.

Sie handelt nicht ungehörig, / sucht nicht ihren Vorteil, / lässt sich nicht zum Zorn reizen, / trägt das Böse nicht nach.

Sie freut sich nicht über das Unrecht, / sondern freut sich an der Wahrheit.

Sie erträgt alles, / glaubt alles, / hofft alles, / hält allem stand."

Und auch als Agnostiker las ich beides mit Gewinn. Steckt doch in dem Hymnus die Quintessenz eines gedeihlichen Miteinanders, einerlei ob hier im Fediverse oder jenseits dessen.

Sie, lieber Herr Blume, schreiben an anderer Stelle über den Begriff Thymos. Er findet sich, wem sage ich das, gleich hier zu Beginn: Ἡ ἀγάπη μακροθυμεῖ

μακροθυμεῖ, verstanden als langmütig, als 'langsam zum Zorn'. Anzuerkennen, dass der andere genauso ein Recht hat auf dieser Erde zu leben, gemeinsam mit mir genauso wie sie oder er ist,

Das ist auch in heutiger Zeit reichlich naiv, ich weiß, aber ich denke es ist nicht das Schlechteste, sich von Zeit zu Zeit hieran zu erinnern.

#ostern #thymos #makrothymei #liebe #geduld #wahrheit #paulus #Hymnus #deutschland #fediverse

🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse

“LLM Wiki – example of an "idea file"
Link: https:// gist.github.com/karpathy/442a6 bf555914893e9891c11519de94f
Comments: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 7640875”

https://framapiaf.org/@newsycombinator/116348920590673992

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I also posted it on blue-sky https://bsky.app/profile/linavyn.bsky.social/post/3miqval3uh22g

#fediverse #community

RE: https://hai.z0ne.social/notes/akpf0bhropjn0001

AodeRelay boosted

Lina 【Astral One】 » 🌐 2026-04-05
@Lina@hai.z0ne.social

Be aware of the recent scam. If you a developer for a game please watch out. Someone will ask you that he is an admin to a game and got demoted and he want to get the role back

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#fediverse #community

Be aware of the recent scam. If you a developer for a game please watch out. Someone will ask you that he is an admin to a game and got demoted and he want to get the role back

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#fediverse #community

As always, we are looking for people to help test, this time single-user instance self-hosting. If you are interested in a activitypub-enabled self-host linktree alternative check https://github.com/tryvocalcat/fediprofile now with SingleUser mode enabled!

#fediverse #activitypub

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Andri Rohtla: Mass surveillance in Estonia 18 years and counting | Opinion For quite some time now, public attention has been drawn to the fact that the Republic of Estonia…
# Estonia # EE # Europe # Europa ...”

https://pubeurope.com/@estonia/116347082794953679

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Client-side comments with Mastodon on a static Hugo website

#Hugo #goHugo #Blog #Blogging #Comments #Mastodon #Fediverse

https://andreas.scherbaum.la/post/2024-05-23_client-side-comments-with-mastodon-on-a-static-hugo-website/

Good morning #fediverse

Happy ninth Mastodon Won't Survive Day to all who celebrate!
https://mashable.com/article/mastodon-wont-survive

#Fediverse #Mastodon

The March financial report for vernissage.photos is now available.

Thank you to all existing Patrons - your support keeps #Vernissage alive. There is no corporation, no sponsor, no ads, and no algorithms behind it - only community support.

If you use Vernissage, please consider becoming a Patron. That is the only way this independent platform can keep running.

Also: a little surprise is coming on Easter Monday. 🌿

#Vernissage #Photography #Fediverse #FOSS

https://vernissage.photos/news/7624867672655661526

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“For Australia The Price is Always Right

The War They Sold Us, The Bill We’re Paying

Dr Andrew Klein is right. The War They Sold Us, The Price We Pay, Australia has quietly signed up to another illegal war on Ira...”

https://urbanwronski.com/2026/04/04/for-australia-the-price-is-always-right/

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Feeling gratitude towards this community. Just wrote my first #emacslisp advice ever.

(advice-add #'package-function-has-no-hook :before #'my-little-hook-function)

A small thing, but it removes friction from my org-static-blog (recommended!) workflow.

These little steps forward are what make this hobby so much fun. And—you'll just have to believe me—the confidence to bork around like this comes from being part of this community.

[EDIT: broken link removed; see thread]

#emacs #mastodon #fediverse

🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse

“Scientists observe an immune signaling complex forming inside cells
Link: https:// news.stanford.edu/stories/2026 /03/immune-response-inside-cells-inflammation-research
Comments: https:// news.ycombinator.com/...”

https://framapiaf.org/@newsycombinator/116347976867707223

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Can the #Fediverse help me find the movie this scene is from? From my childhood, so probably late 70s early 80s, likely a Walt Disney production but may be other.

The scene involves a person (main antagonist?) trying to catch an animal (dog/cat?) running through a park and stumbling over swings and seesaws in a spectacular acrobatic manner, then a couple of kids running over to him to ask: «Excuse me sir, could you do it again? My sister missed it.»

#AskFedi #TOMT #TipOfMyTangue

Have you checked out #SurfFeeds by @Flipboard yet? I took the opportunity to pull together doors, glorious doors from across the #Fediverse. If you love door photography from around the world, this is the place ⬇️

https://doors.surf.social

#Doors #Door #Architecture #NoContextDoors #DailyDoor #Adoorable #DoorsDay #Photography #Travel

Cool!
@dazwischen ist auch auf #Mastodon und sogar auf einer eigenen Instanz von @detektorfm.

Willkommen im #Fediverse und auch im #sachsenanhalt Starterpack. #moderndenken

https://fedidevs.com/s/ODc0/

@Lilith Das #Fediverse versucht mit seinen Mechsnismen schon, einen digitalen Raum zu eröffnen, in dem sich auch die gut aufhalten können, die nicht ganz so hart im Nehmen sind.
Ich finde aber schon, dass auch hier kontra gegeben wird und hart diskutiert werden kann und auch wird (bis hin zu unfairen Angriffen).
Ich fühle mich hier jedenfalls mehr zum Mitreden ermutigt als seinerzeit auf #Twitter, wo alles nur auf Konfrontation rauslief...

#fediverse #fediadmin #relayserver

"Das Fediverse fuehlt sich nicht nach “mehr” an. Es fuehlt sich nach “besser” an!"

Zum heutigen #digitalindependenceDay gibt es einen ganz persoenlichen Erfahrungsbericht, denn der Wechsel ins #Fediverse hat mich veraendert... ich wuerde sogar fast so weit gehen und sagen, es hat mich zu einem besseren Menschen gemacht!

Mein ganz spezielles #HowTo findet ihr hier 👇

https://www.metacheles.de/digital-independence-day-wie-mich-der-wechsel-ins-fediverse-veraendert-hat/

Ich wuerde mich mega freuen, wenn ihr dieses boosten koennten. Danke 🙏

#did #diday #bigtech

Good Morning #fediverse #tzag time to hunt for easter eggs

📣 An alle #neuhier:

Herzliche willkommen im #Fediverse!

Es gibt für alle Interessierten an Solidarischer Landwirtschaft / #solawi und
Organisationen der Solidarischer Wirtschaft (Community Supported) / #CSX
unser Starterpaket mit dem ihr ganz schnell vielen Accounts dazu folgen könnt.

🚀 https://fedidevs.com/s/NDU4/

Frohes Tooten allerseits!

Due to popular demand, you can now watch #SlugTV on the #fediverse thanks to #peertube!

In episode one we meet our host #GredrySlubs, and take a trip back to the early days of Slugmilk.

Please share & enjoy!

https://tube.sbcloud.cc/w/x3JH8ANC4RCDW7ioo5dQAg

https://slugmilk.org

Some of my friends love my handmade hoodie that I made. Ngl I might make more hoodies for my friends

#fediverse #community

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“RE: https:// infosec.exchange/@beyondmachin es1/116340430386264988 This is classic # bigtech # surveillance - more detail here https:// browsergate.eu/”

https://mastodon.social/@patrickleavy/116346056667065296

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🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse

“Simple self-distillation improves code generation
Link: https:// arxiv.org/abs/2604.01193
Comments: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 7637757”

https://framapiaf.org/@newsycombinator/116346797184903017

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I will be mostly active here and on Bluesky.

So, If you want to follow me there you can.

#fediverse #community

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“What is Palantir? https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=J7mg_YzhEV8 # palantir # global # surveillance # control”

https://sunny.garden/@greenpete/116345968816403445

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Can we hit 20 followers on Bluesky

https://bsky.app/profile/linavyn.bsky.social

#fediverse #community

I just had a really cursed thought.

When you post a link on the #Fediverse , it is usually shared with hundreds of instances and shows up in their global timelines.

Doesn't this mean that the Fediverse could be easily abused as an #SEO farm? I.e. increasing the search rank of websites by making them "more linked"?

Is this perhaps already happening?

Fediverse Admins, have you seen activity like this?

#FediHelp

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“@ alextecplayz @ wuffel Signal is not secure.... 1
It supports # surveillance
https://www. counterpunch.org/2025/03/07/th e-revolution-will-not-be-signaled/ 2
# SignalApp acts # Trump friend...”

https://social.vivaldi.net/@Steldamm/116345752826126607

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My DMs will be closed due to spam. Please understand this

#fediverse #community

If you went into any con please report Chris Coates for art theif and tracing.

He often traces AI and faking working for any movies

#fediverse #community

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Image of his booth in a con with AI generated images and traced works of artist

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“# Surveillance and cross-species # transmission # assessment of # H3NX avian # influenza viruses isolated in # Guangdong province, # China from 2023 to 2025, https:// etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/0...”

https://mstdn.science/@GMIK69/116345467553861643

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Hey Fediverse… please be careful out there. I’ve been seeing way too many people getting targeted lately, and it honestly hurts to watch.

Social engineering scams
If someone randomly DMs you offering “commissions,” don’t trust it. They’ll act friendly, ask about your avatar or artwork, then try to get money out of you. Once you pay, they disappear or send stolen/AI stuff.
Real artists don’t usually approach people like this. Stick to people with real portfolios and trusted reputations.

Phishing links
Be careful with links from people you don’t trust. Some are made to look legit but aren’t like slightly altered URLs or links that look safe but send you somewhere else.

If something feels off, trust that feeling. Don’t click, don’t send money, and don’t engage.

Please stay safe. 💔

#fediverse #community

🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse

“Delve removed from Y Combinator
Link: https://www. ycombinator.com/companies/delve
Comments: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 7634690”

https://framapiaf.org/@newsycombinator/116344673792540223

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If you are begging me for commissioning you with out a portfolio. Get out of my DMs and don't come until you have an art profolio or carrd.io (with commission stuff).

I have been getting over 100+ DMs people are begging to commission them.

I will make a long post after this post

#fediverse #community

I don't want the #Fediverse to grow because I see "growth" as an intrinsic good.

I want the Fediverse to grow because I see commercial social media as a major threat to the long-term survival of human civilization. Thus, we need to replace it - and right now, the Fediverse seems to be the best alternative we have.

Guess how much is the fuel right now in Canada.

#fediverse #community

So @surf is supposed to be a new app, or a #socialweb site, or both? I guess I missed the memo 😅

…don’t get me wrong the site is awesome, especially for a baseball fan on #Mastodon world / #Fediverse

Hey #Fediverse,

Need your help to recognize some electronics defect.
It seems the beurer massage gun I have is showing that it is continuously charging even when not connected.

I opened it and I see that one resistor has blown up in half.

The problem I have is that I don't know which one should I get to replace it. I didn't find the pcb ref or design ofc.

Any ideas?
Yes its a shot in the dark, but who know :p

#electronics #fedihelp

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PCB with a blown up resistor. The resistance is missing on the pcb

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The downside of the pcb with the usb-c connecror. Nothing on this side seems to have taken a hit. The sponge on the right sits on the other side of the pcb on top of the missing resistor, hence why the burned up marks.

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Another view of the missing resistor.

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Another view of the pcb with the sponge and the blown up resistor on the table.

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“🕵️ Latest from # Surveillance # Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) # NYC “"The findings draw a clearer line between Reuters’ data business," involving "selling names, addresses, car registration informa...”

https://privacysafe.social/@yaleprivacylab/116345143593314139

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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 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

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

“I'm an unpaid volunteer running 5 websites and 5 accounts helping people use Mastodon and the wider Fediverse. I pay their bills every month. If you want to help these sites & accounts keep going, you can buy me a coffe...”

https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/116347464356445102

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Ich habe jetzt meine eigene PeerTube-Instanze. Die Installationsanleitung von PeerTube war sehr gut!

https://crystalstream.mk16.de/

#PeerTube #Fediverse #SelfHosting

#fediverse mentions in Computer Architecture: from the Stone Age to the Quantum Age by Charles Fox, No Starch Press

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snippet of book page Detected text: in Intel NUC. These servers will enable non-technical home internet users to" easily host their own websites and media streams. They'll also enable fullyopen source search engines (YaCy), social media (Mastodon), video storageand streaming (PeerTube), video conferences (Matrix), and physical goodsarketplaces (OpenBazaar) to replace big tech equivalents by distributingand using cryptographic methods and currencies to

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Tech firms enter legal limbo over child abuse scanning – POLITICO The reactions to the political deadlock have been furious: European home affairs commissioner Magnus Brunner said it was…
# Europe # EU # BigTech...”

https://pubeurope.com/@europe/116345045473422146

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🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse

“Artemis II crew take 'spectacular' image of Earth
Link: https://www. bbc.com/news/articles/ce8jzr42 3p9o
Comments: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 7631118”

https://framapiaf.org/@newsycombinator/116342786336063053

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Nice! Now we have #crawlers in the #fediverse. Frick off you Leeches! ​​

​​ Please share and make sure to block them!

WeHaveCookies.social is a general Mastodon server for everyone who is up for a relaxed and open community. Everything and everyone is welcome here: humour, tech, politics, cats, dogs, nerds, entertainment, incoherent thoughts, you name it.

This server has a post size of up to 5000 characters and up to 40 poll options.

https://wehavecookies.social

You can find out more at https://wehavecookies.social/about or contact the admin account @admin

#FeaturedServer #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“https://www. europesays.com/people/7686/ Are Flock and Palantir both owned by billionaire Peter Thiel? # Billionaires # Colorado # Denver # FactBrief # ICE # palantir # PeterThiel # surveillanc...”

https://pubeurope.com/@people/116343367270275456

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Good morning #fediverse

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“From The Register:
"#NHS staff resist using # Palantir # software " '...Staff reportedly cite # ethics concerns, # privacy worries, and doubt the platform adds much..
' # Surveillance # SurveillanceCap...”

https://mastodon.social/@jmcastagnetto/116342692673257601

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Grab a copy of your favourite open source OS and archive it locally. Because in future it will become infested with LLM code and biometric exfiltration malware. # opensource # privacy   # surveillance # se...”

https://mathstodon.xyz/@rzeta0/116341901615741902

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🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse

“Solana Drift Protocol drained of $285M via fake token and governance hijack
Link: https:// anonhaven.com/en/news/drift-pr otocol-hack-285-million-solana/
Comments: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 7629...”

https://framapiaf.org/@newsycombinator/116342078564406557

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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

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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

#GlitchySocial #Mastodon instance has 5 users now, including me. Only one of them never logged in after registration. It took a blink of an eye to transfer from “hey, I should try to #selfhost a Mastodon instance” to “hey, I’m a service provider now”. Can’t say I’ve got much power but responsibility for sure.

#fediverse #selfhosting #selfhosted #homelab

Hey #Fediverse, have a great #Caturday

Your Barista.

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A white mug with a simple cartoon of a smiling cat wearing a red checkered apron, holding a spoon with coffee beans next to a yellow coffee bag. The text "Coffee time" is written below the illustration.

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Traffic Violation! License Plate Reader Mission Creep Is Already Here Flock now lists six different companies providing traffic enforcement technology on its “Partner program” site. Public records also show that speed ...”

https://mastodon.social/@gtbarry/116341375953704577

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Charleston vs. Orlando: The Shocking Truth Revealed - Charleston vs. Orlando: The shocking truth about which city is truly worth your time and money. Uncover hidden gems, avoid tourist traps, and make the ultimate choice..
https://momvoyage.web.app/journal/charleston-orlando-hidden-gems
#fediverse #blog #blogpost #follow #followforfollow #writing
#CharlestonHiddenGems #OrlandoHiddenGems #TravelShowdown #HiddenAmerica #SecretDestinations

For all newcomers to the Fediverse #DID

The Join #Fediverse Wiki is a Wikipedia-style encyclopedia with 475 articles dedicated to all things Fediverse!

Fedi-what? Fediverse!

It's that cool alternative social media system, that's independent of global corporations and giving you full control over your data and media.
Sounds cool? Then let's make a journey through the federated universe.

—> https://joinfediverse.wiki/Main_Page

#NeuHier

Das Join #Fediverse Wiki ist eine Wikipedia ähnliche Enzyklopädie mit 350 Artikeln über das Fediverse!

Fedi-was? Fediverse!
Das ist das coole alternative Social Media System, das unabhängig von globalen Konzernen ist und dir die volle Kontrolle über deine Daten und Medien gibt.

Klingt gut? Dann lass uns eine Reise durch das föderierte Universum machen!

https://joinfediverse.wiki/Template:Main_Page/de

Natürlich findet ihr die Seite auch im fediverse: @JoinFediverseWiki

#DID #DIDIt

#DID #DIDay #DIDIt #Fediverse #NeuHier

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A warning sign stating “Don’t feed Big Tech.” In the center, there's red circle with a diagonal line overlaying a hand throwing away icons that represent personal data (address book, location pin, etc.).

'Unser digitales Leben befindet sich in der Hand weniger Überreicher. Mit der Monopolstellung ihrer Unternehmen bestimmen Menschen wie Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos oder Mark Zuckerberg weltweit, wie wir uns online informieren, wie wir diskutieren, kommunizieren oder handeln. Einen solchen unkontrollierten Einfluss sollte kein Mensch und kein Unternehmen besitzen, weil wir dann nicht mehr in Freiheit leben können. Die gute Nachricht: Diese Macht geben wir ihnen derzeit, und wir können sie ihnen auch wieder nehmen!'

Jeden ersten Sonntag auf die gute Seite wechseln!
#DID #DiDIt

https://di.day/de

#DiDay Veranstaltungen: https://termine.di.day/

#NeuHier #BigTech #Fediverse

Good Morning #fediverse #tzag

A few months ago I threw this question out into the void - “what if you could access the fediverse through your Usenet reader??” and got almost no response. Still, the idea had lodged in my brain and wouldn’t go away so this weekend I caved in and built the thing. Hat tip to the author of the excellent nntpserver package that did all the hard stuff.

I look forward to seeing someone’s screenshots of fediverse posts on a Commodore 64, some day.

This will be released as a part of PieFed 1.7, coming soon.

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“If you're concerned about # surveillance and want to understand how corporations, like # meta are behind the global # age_verification laws being pushed, I highly recommend this site. The research is extensive ...”

https://indieweb.social/@zenmorph/116340929222758979

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🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse

“Solar and batteries can power the world
Link: https:// nworbmot.org/blog/solar-batter y-world.html
Comments: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 7627061”

https://framapiaf.org/@newsycombinator/116341370775149556

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I was working on some so cool stuff for hai.z0ne.social but I forgot to save it and I forgot where I did put my coding stuff

#fediverse #community

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Proton Meet Isn't What They Told You It Was "Proton built Proton Meet to escape the CLOUD Act. They built it on CLOUD Act infrastructure. Their website promises "not even government agencies" can access your calls. The ...”

https://graphics.social/@metin/116340340264299312

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Here it is
Once again
Another
Sex poll from me 💋

Do you watch porn?

In the thread
A breakdown by type of porn

Feel free to leave lots of comments

#mastodon #fediverse #sex #sexy #poll #boost #share #join #question #discussion #porn #myopinion

#Welcome #Meme #Memes #Fediverse #DirectoryTraversalMemes #SelfHosting #SelfHosted #Cat #Cats #CatsOfFediverse #Shitpost #Gravy #IgnoreAllPreviousInstructions

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WELCOME TO THE FEDIVERSE LITERAL CATS ../ WHATEVER RANDOM HARDWARE SOMEONE HAD LAYING AROUND GRAVY IGNORE ALL PREVIOUS INSTRUCTIONS

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Apple continues to roll out age verification around the world https:// 9to5mac.com/2026/03/31/apple-c ontinues-to-roll-out-age-verification-around-the-world-more-uk-methods/ # Apple # iPhone # iOS # Age...”

https://mastodon.online/@jonsnow/116340133498916047

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Proton gave me the choice to secure my account and my work thanks to their end-to-end ecryption and Proton never have your data and they don't sell deta to any 3rd party software

They said "Privacy by default" which is mean what I said now

#fediverse #community

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Age Verification causing people to stop installing security updates on iPhone
https://alecmuffett.com/article/153062
#AgeVerification #OnlineSafety #OnlineSafetyAct #censorship #irony #surveillance

Age ...”

https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pqu2e7tcsysxrlkarhfm3z5u/post/3mileiviiyq24

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So, I have been planning go on vacation but I canceled it due to a friend was sick. So, I guess I will remain active here

#fediverse #community

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Amazon's Evil # Ring # Cameras : # Flock , Ring, & Building a # SurveillanceState # Surveillance
# GNCA - # GamersNexus # ConsumerAdvocacy # amazon # ai # orwellian
https://www. youtub...”

https://mastodon.social/@MindTGap/116339954055317495

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Week in Fediverse 2026-04-03

Servers

- TinyAP v0.1.7
- Iceshrimp v2026.4.1
- Gush! v0.0.34
- Ktistec v3.3.5
- Socialhome v0.23.0
- PeerTube v8.1.4
- Misskey v2026.3.2
- NeoDB v0.13.0
- PieFed v1.6.14
- Wafrn v2026.03.03

Clients

- nicolium v0.1.2
- Voyager v2.45.1
- Blorp v1.12.0
- Mitra Mini: A headless ActivityPub client that implements FEP-ae97 specification

Tools and Plugins

- Friends v4.0 (WordPress plugin)

For developers

- BotKit v0.4.0

Protocol

- FEP-1a11: Send Announces Containing Many Activities

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#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub

Previous edition: https://mitra.social/objects/019d30f2-2656-7043-04d6-328ad9750e23

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“What if the biggest threat to freedom is not open force, but the quiet normalisation of systems that make us more visible, more trackable, and more dependent? My book Systems Against the Self: Privacy, Power, and Resist...”

https://tech.lgbt/@beitmenotyou/116339936752216046

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

“Sorting out the difference between favouriting and bookmarking on Mastodon: ⭐ Favourites are the equivalent of likes. When you favourite a post it lets the post's author know you liked it. 🔖 Bookmarks are a private wa...”

https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/116341643066810900

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Just like many other social media corporations #Reddit is planning to require biometric / ID verification* of some users.

To get ahead of this, I have prepared an alternative for everyone :)

🎉 ...and just launched our rapidly growing #DeMeta Reddit community on a journey into the #Fediverse!

People can now also DeMeta on #Lemmy:

@DeMeta

https://lemmy.world/c/DeMeta

#Privacy #News #Happy #SocialMedia #celebration #Meta #Facebook #Instagram #MetaAI #Threads #Announcement #verification #Internet

Do you have a basic shared hosting plan? You can now host a #Fediverse instance on that plan. Check out #Starling: https://github.com/dfaria-eu/Starling

#activitypub #Fediverse #LAMP #selfhosting

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“🕵️ Latest from # Surveillance # Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) # NYC “Palantir's contract with NYC's public hospitals will not be renewed: though the latter's CEO defends the use of Palantir softwar...”

https://privacysafe.social/@yaleprivacylab/116339481264312714

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Good morning #fediverse

#fediverse #fediart #pixelfed #blackandwhite
#bwphotography #bwphotos #blackandwhitephotography
#bnwphoto #monochrome
#colourphotography #photographie #streetphotography #photography #fotografie #photographie
#architecturelovers #architecture #architecturephotography #abstractphotography

🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse

“Decisions that eroded trust in Azure – by a former Azure Core engineer
Link: https:// isolveproblems.substack.com/p/ how-microsoft-vaporized-a-trillion
Comments: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 761624...”

https://framapiaf.org/@newsycombinator/116337831763305275

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#snac2 #fediverse #selfhost

Finally took a look at @surf and it's pretty neat!

#fediverse #surf #flipboard #SocialWeb

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Screenshot of the Account Settings page showing my main Surf account on top and my connected Atmosphere and fediverse accounts in two columns below. A brief explanation of each accounts, my profile images, and buttons for disconnecting accounts or making one of the other primary are also included on the page.

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“"The entire process happens in the background. There is no consent dialog, no notification, no mention of it in LinkedIn’s privacy policy." A primer on how the modern web works. The C. Doctorow tag is trendy but ignores...”

https://mastodon.social/@kaputnikGo/116339042507043547

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No idea how well that works or whether this makes any sense. 😂

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“LinkedIn Is Illegally Searching Your Computer Every time any of LinkedIn’s one billion users visits linkedin.com, hidden code searches their computer for installed software, collects the results, and transmits them to L...”

https://mastodon.social/@aproposnix/116338785740328309

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San Diego-Style Fish Tacos - San Diego's most legendary dish is a secret no more. Uncover the controversial recipe locals guard fiercely. Click NOW before it's gone!.
https://momvoyage.web.app/journal/san-diego-style-fish-tacos
#fediverse #blog #blogpost #follow #followforfollow #writing
#sandiego #fishtacos #sandiegofood #tacotuesday #mexicanfood

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“"Time to take down your smart cameras" Did you know your home insurance company or your car insurance may very well use your own smart camera data against you? For example, car gets stolen and the video shows you didn't...”

https://mastodon.social/@salixsericea/116338581495064216

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I come out to see that the marvelous @lisamelton@mastodon.social gave it a boost! Thank you Lisa!

Then I went to check on my VPS and it is showing:

load average: 0.07, 0.05, 0.05

New #snac instance survived a Lisa boost. Yay! (Lisa Melton Boost Certified)

#fediverse

🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse

“Delve allegedly forked an open-source tool and sold it as its own
Link: https:// techcrunch.com/2026/04/01/the- reputation-of-troubled-yc-startup-delve-has-gotten-even-worse/
Comments: https:// news.ycombinato...”

https://framapiaf.org/@newsycombinator/116335943389148983

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#TIL to write my first firefox webextension 🎉

https://github.com/nhurel/fed-down

hint: you don't need AI when you have the amazing MDN documentation available 💪
#development #webextensions #fediverse #mozilla #firefox #firefoxaddons

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“LinkedIn Is Illegally Searching Your Computer Microsoft is running one of the largest corporate espionage operations in modern history. https:// browsergate.eu/ # Microslop # Microsoft # LinkedIn # pr...”

https://mastodon.online/@jonsnow/116336663321990754

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Authentic Welsh Rarebit, Cardiff's Recipe. - Uncover Cardiff's most guarded culinary secret. Discover the ONLY local recipe you need to master. Click NOW before this post is deleted!.
https://momvoyage.web.app/journal/authentic-welsh-rarebit-cardiffs-recipe
#fediverse #blog #blogpost #follow #followforfollow #writing
#WelshRarebit #CardiffFood #VisitWales #UKFood #DiningOut

Good Morning #fediverse #tzag time for some black magic #coffee

#opensource #linux #freebsd #fediverse #hubzilla #berlin

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“@ EFF_Updates_rss in my opinion, and that of Shohana Zuboff, you cannot get these # bigtech coporations to change, you can only switch away from their products. That's were the Alternatives sections of our websit...”

https://mastodon.social/@patrickleavy/116336240982084936

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can we reach 25 members on my Fluxer server ​​ :

https://fluxer.gg/aClFjwKJ

#fediverse #community #fluxer

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=UMIwNiwQewQ # privacy # surveillance # iot # cameras # youtube”

https://mas.to/@stelar/116335832120535381

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🔬 The best bytes of #science & #tech across the #fediverse

“Lemonade by AMD: a fast and open source local LLM server using GPU and NPU
Link: https:// lemonade-server.ai
Comments: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 7612724”

https://framapiaf.org/@newsycombinator/116335235631446625

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I will be muting transfem.social because of the drama. This is my own decision to make. No one asked me to do it

I will also add transfem.social into the hard mute due to some personal reasons

#fediverse #community

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“🚨 LinkedIn Is Illegally Searching Your Computer ｢ Every time any of LinkedIn’s one billion users visits https:// linkedin.com , hidden code searches their computer for installed software, collects the results, a...”

https://indieweb.social/@jbz/116335686531264429

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I have recently found a person on Instagram stealing arts and trying sell them as his own.

If you are going to a con please report this persons name “Chris Coates” or if you see him report him and get him banned. He’s an art thief and a tracer

#fediverse #community #artists #scammers

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“# Congress is about to renew warrantless # surveillance . And # VPN users are caught in the middle https:// proton.me/blog/fisa-702-vpn-su rveillance-risk # privacy # politics # Section702”

https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/@thenewoil/116335588259143039

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So the fediverse has has BookWyrm, do we have anything to review movies and series? (Does BookWyrm allow for that?)

#fediverse #bookWyrm #movies

It's amazing to see #Mastodon and the #Fediverse recommended more but in turn Bluesky is also named as a "good alternative"

I would like to argue it's not;

If the company behind Bsky decides to stop and shut down their services, your self-hosted PDS can't do anything anymore without all infrastructure needed

Ofc one could self-host this but this is a true nightmare and far from a good solution

So yeah, I feel moving to Bluesky is just moving the problem, it's not a solution