🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Britain's NHS to grant Palantir contractors 'unlimited access' to patient data, FT reports NHS England has agreed to create an "admin" role granting non-staff "unlimited access" to the NDIT and identifiable patient data...”

https://mastodon.online/@jonsnow/116557740592360170

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Well then… I’m officially on Mastodon now.

Still allergic to Meta.
Still blogging like it’s 2003.
Still writing HTML by hand like a digital cave goblin with principles.

Hello Fediverse. 🖤

#Introduction #Fediverse #OldWeb #Blogging #IndieWeb

Nur eine Frage der Zeit, bis die Faschos dann auch im #Fediverse aufschlagen, wenn sie #BlueSky zerstört haben.

https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:x7vfp7rt4gbywara7ljm5e2s/post/3mlnarfzlsk2j

Man wollte ein elektrisches Kaffeehaus zum Austauschen. Bekommen haben wir Hausordnungen, Werbeauktionen und Moderationsnebel. @gsohn bilanziert aus seiner Sicht – und natürlich kommt auch Mastodon dabei nicht ungeschoren davon. Ein langer Text über #SocialMedia #Plattformmacht #Fediverse #Netzpolitik - https://ichsagmal.com/die-vermietete-oeffentlichkeit-und-der-daumen-des-admins-twitterx-meta-microsoft-linkedin-mastodon-und-die-illusion-der-unschuldigen-plattform/

Hello, #Fediverse! My name is Soméo (rhymes with "mayo") and I use he/him. I'm a trans guy living in #Seattle with my two #cats. I'm relatively new here— I first joined Fedi some time last year as I've developed a hyper-fixation on #infosec and #privacy. I don't have any connections on Fedi with anyone I knew beforehand, so I'm mostly here to lurk and discover cool people; I'm also still working out what I'd like to post.

#Introduction

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Elbows up but also creepy? https://www. theguardian.com/world/2026/may /11/canadians-visiting-us?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other # canada # uspol # surveillance # travel”

https://cosocial.ca/@maj/116556861545375228

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“ICE to Develop Own Smart Glasses to 'Supplement' Its Facial Recognition App https://www.404media.co/ice-plans-to-develop-own-smart-glasses-to-supplement-its-facial-recognition-app/ # HackerNews # Tech # Survei...”

https://www.404media.co/ice-plans-to-develop-own-smart-glasses-to-supplement-its-facial-recognition-app/

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"They Live" (1988)

They influence our decisions without us knowing it. They numb our senses without us feeling it. They control our lives without us realizing it. They live.

🎬 https://phoenixproject.group/videos/watch/4c19343b-2309-4862-90cd-26802b68a660
📄 https://libremdb.iket.me/title/tt0096256

#movie #scifi #alien #peertube #fediverse #video #action #horror #thriller #film #scifimovie #fullmovie #actionmovie

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Movie poster "They Live" (1988) A man takes off his sunglasses before his eyes, and a zombie is looking at himself.

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Truth.
# ChatControl # surveillance # algorithm # bigtech”

https://mastodon.social/@Kurosetii/116556286608294175

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TIL: there's a federated instance called infosex[.]exchange. Have I been in the wrong place all along?

#Fediverse

Like on resources. I can run this on a potato if I want and it would still run great (I'm not, but I could*.)

• Backups are easy. Tar up the directory. Done.
• Migrations are easy. Install nginx, build snac, untag backup. Done.
• Quirky web interface. It takes a little to get used to it, but it is very functional and it's got character. I thought I would use Phanpy with it more, but I'm not. I enjoy the snac web interface.
• Works (mostly) with Mastodon clients.
• No crazy caching of photos, avatars and other media. This is a really big deal because my disk usage is so much lower than when I ran Mastodon.
• No database. NO DATABASE. So good.
• Fast. snac is really fast doing everything. It's nice.
• @grunfink@comam.es is awesome. Friendly and responsive.

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“This could be straight out of the backstory of my novel, Citizen Zero... https://www. theguardian.com/technology/202 6/may/11/ai-worker-control-surveillance # AI # surveillance # technology # socialjust...”

https://newsie.social/@Man0Words/116556191701746264

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🔄 The Reflipper Copilot — the flip campaign's twin.
Select a story. Pick your magazine list. Arm it.
FediBoard guides you through every reflip, one magazine at a time.
21 magazines. Zero missed. Zero confusion. 💫

https://fediboard.com

#Flipboard #Fediverse #FediBoard #ContentCuration #Curator

Not on Facebook. Not on Instagram. Not on X. By choice. Culture deserves better. Flipboard, Mastodon, Bluesky and Surf Social.

https://fediboard.com/feed

#culture #art #fediboard #fediverse #flipboard #facebook #instagram

I updated the list layout, let me know what you guys think! :)

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Looking for more good content on the #Fediverse? Find other #Shovelbums with the #Academics of Mastodon #Archaeology List 🏺

https://stark1tty.github.io/Mastodon-Archaeology/

An extensive list of more #academic disciplines here:

https://nathanlesage.github.io/academics-on-mastodon/

Please spread the word!

#Archaeologist #Archaeodons #Prehistory
#AcademicChatter #PhD #Histodons #twitterMigration #introduction #introductions
#History #GLAM #Heritage

@archaeodons
@anthropology
@academicchatter
@phdlife
@histodons

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Updated list layout preview from the link, done in shades of earthy browns with a cave painting of a mammoth at the top of the list.

Mvto (thank you!!) to @haubles @Mastodon for the opportunity to be the first instance featured on Mastodon’s new community spotlight series!

If you haven’t yet, go check out our interview on the Mastodon blog <3

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/05/community-spotlight-tzipporah-and-yehuda-of-turtle-island-social/

#Native #Indigenous #BIPOC #TurtleIsland #Mastodon #Fediverse

I'm in babysteps to use open-source and decentralised platforms, programs and all. I just started with escaping big tech social media and abandoning Google. I wanna have Linux and other open-source stuff on all my devices but still I didn't get there. I need some learning still and experiment.

#fediverse #Linux #opensource #autonomy #privacy #privacyMatters

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Headline: taken. Since You Arrived · Vol. IV Me: Interesting site. If nothing else, it helps educate people about the personal information that is (potentially) "taken" from you by every website you visit. It got some ...”

https://mastodon.social/@DaveMasonDotMe/116552681562260141

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FediLearns Classifieds is a pretty neat project from @inherentlee that lets you find people offering to teach various skills.

And you can submit a listing yourself!

https://fedilearns.fyi

#fediverse #FediLearns

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

“If you see someone asking for help with using Mastodon and the wider Fediverse, please feel free to tag me into the thread. I'm especially trying to help new or non-technical people who want straightforward easy-to-unde...”

https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/116557013192412973

🤖 via RSS feed. Your Mileage May Vary.

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Knowing you # browser # fingerprint ... source: sinceyouarrived.world/taken A web page that tells you what your browser gave away the moment you arrived. No # login , no form, no # permission . Most pages ...”

https://anonsys.net/display/bf69967c-686a-00f6-b255-053632442913

🤖 via RSS feed. Not an endorsement.

We have received a Copyright claim from Amazon for our @peertube instance videos.trom.tf/ . Hetzner, the hosting company where we have the dedicated server at, gave us 24h to resolve it.

The problem?

The video in question, a documentary about "aliens", a garbage piece of content, was NOT hosted on our instance, of course. But since Peertube is federated the idiots sent the claim to our hosting company. Even if UNDER the video you can see that video is "Posted By:" and the instance and username. It takes a few seconds to see where the video is hosted.

But who cares...maybe Amazon has "AI Agents" employed and they simply find a video of theirs on a URL and see the IP of that URL and submit a Copyright claim to the hosting where that domain is registered?!

Bunch of idiots.

But it is very concerning the fact that they can do these and we, the ones who hosts (and for free for that matter), need to quickly "fix" these things even if the claim has nothing to do with our server.

We eventually had to block that URL, thanks Peertube for allowing that, else these idiots cannot understand that it was not us who were hosting that video.

#peertube #fedi #fediverse

RE: https://poliversity.it/@devconf/116549350437622576

La DevConf sarà un evento davvero interessante, ricco di interventi stimolanti.

Il programma prevede argomenti a tutto tondo, con una particolare attenzione al Fediverse e alle tecnologie di comunicazione libera.

Personalmente presenterò #FediMeteo, raccontando come è nato, perché, come è fatto, a chi è rivolto, alla libertà dietro il progetto stesso. E ad una truffa.

Stay tuned!

https://devconf.it/2026/programma.html

#DevConf #DevConfItalia #IT #SysAdmin #Fediverso #Fediverse #OwnYourData

💬 Wir brauchen KEINE neue Namen für das #FEDIVERSE

Wir brauchen möglicherweise eine bessere Strategie, wie wir es bekannter und interessanter machen 🎈

Hi, great fedinetwork!

You can never have enough sources on digital independence, self-hosting and data governance! I'm collecting sources for a talk on these topics and I would love some more info!

Do you have some favorite sources, websites, blogs or articles about these (or adjacent) subjects? Please drop them in a reply!

#fediverse #digitalsovereignty #digitalindependence #selfhosting #selfhosted #datagovernance #Privacy

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Google Broke reCAPTCHA for De-Googled Android Users The company that decides whether you're a bot now also requires you run its software to prove otherwise. https:// reclaimthenet.org/google-broke -recaptcha-for-de...”

https://mastodon.online/@jonsnow/116551317356498705

🤖 via RSS feed. Not an endorsement.

Hey everyone,

@casey and @aseelfromgz had the honour of speaking to three families from Gaza today and we’d like to welcome them to Gaza Verified.

They are:

• Fahmi From Gaza 🇵🇸 (@fahmigaza)
• taqwa (@taqwasaied)
• (@Saveeleen)

Please give them a warm welcome to Mastodon and to the fediverse, follow their accounts, and donate to their fundraisers if you can (and please share this so others can do the same).

Also, remember that you can find all our families who have fundraisers listed at the following page, ordered by those who have received the least in donations over the last week (on a rolling basis):

https://gaza-verified.org/donate/

Thank you for making Mastodon and the fediverse a safe space for our friends in Gaza and for your support.

💕

#Gaza #Palestine #GazaVerified #Mastodon #fediverse #newMembers #verification

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“@ dw_innovation
https:// youtube.com/watch?v=Y07j3hXAI- g&si=yKT-JuV3H784g5SX # surveillance # cdnpoli”

https://mastodon.online/@ZebKing/116550975716801954

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@LittleRedhead Hi @CBfotos. Welcome to the #Fediverse!

Happy Mother's Day, Fediverse!

Back during Covid lockdown, I answered a Craigslist ad for a 9-month-old Chiweenie. I've been Jaxon's mummy ever since. Attached is the first photo I took of Jaxon, the day he arrived, and a photo I took today. Same bed; very different dog.

So today's 3 Good Things centers on being a dogmom to a dog with special emotional and psychological needs.

🐕 I am never alone. Like I literally can't even pee by myself, lol 😂 and when I use the bathroom, suddenly he *also* must "go", so I never have to worry about not getting enough sun, because Jaxon will sniff every square inch of the backyard until he finds that one that's the perfect spot to drop his little bomb.

🐕 I am never afraid of being caught at home alone, because Jaxon would gladly gut any strangers like a fish. This is kind of a big deal because I wanted a dog for protection at home. On the other paw, Jaxon has been formally uninvited to the big family Christmas.

🐕 I never have to worry about having cold feet at night. Jaxon sleeps on the bed and puts off so much body heat that winter is never an issue. But don't get me started about summer!

#mothersday #dogsofmastodon
#dogstadon #Fediverse
#3goodthings #threegoodthings
#alttext

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A brown, shorthair Chiweenie puppy, weighing only 9 pounds at the time, lays on my unmade bed, with one front paw kicked out in front of him. His puppy collar is made of blue denim. One ear lays flat against his head, and the other is halfway cocked outward. This was a hard moment to capture, because he was a VERY BUSY little man for the first 5 years. Now at 6-years-old, he has finally slowed down enough to regularly ask for snuggles. He's at his happy best on a bed, which is why there are so many photos of him there.

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Another photo of Jaxon laying on my bed, exposing his soft white underside for a belly scratch. One ear is almost laying flat. One ear is cocked out for maximum reception. He now weighs about 16 pounds, and is almost, but not quite, normal. Most of the time.

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Great idea: A web page that simply shows you the info your browser sends about you and your system whenever you open a web page.
https:// sinceyouarrived.world/taken # Privacy # Surveillance”

https://fediscience.org/@petersuber/116550782600202857

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Ich habe #RicardaLang bei der #3 Social Media Academy der @boell gefragt, warum sie nicht im #Fediverse ist — extra für die #Netzbegrünung 🎥🌿

Antwort:
„Ist eine Kapazitätenfrage“

Vielleicht können @AwetTesfaiesus und unsere netzpolitischen MdBs dazu nochmal mit Ricarda sprechen — und die #Netzbegrünung hilft einfach beim Einstieg ins #Fediverse 😌

#DigitaleSouveränität #Netzpolitik #BündnisOST @GrueneBundestag

New Jersey is open for socializing on the fediverse. Come join a growing server with a local focus.

Signup now: https://gardenstate.social/auth/sign_up

Boost this post to help grow smaller instances and distribute users across the fediverse.

#findAServer #mastodonlol #NewJersey #fediverse #mastodon #joinMastodon #nj

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GardenState.social call for users If you love New Jersey now is a great time to transfer accounts. How to transfer accounts: - Sign up on GardenState.social - Tell the new account the name of the old account. - Export you follows, lists and blocks from old account - In Settings > Account, you can migrate to new account - Watch all your followers get moved over - Say Hello! Make a post with the #introduction tag and make friends! GardenState.social is supported by the community. Visit the about page to find out how you can contribute!

Let's test a new feature on #Mastodon

Collection of #bookish accounts -
https://mastodon.social/collections/116554424839753061

Let's help book content spread on the #fediverse
Thanks for all the follows, stars and boosts!

p.s. If you post mainly about books - write a comment and I will add you to this #collection.

#books #literature #book #bookstodon @bookstodon #author #collections #fedi #reading #readingcommunity #booksky #readers #booklover #booklovers #bookstagram #writers #booktok #bookwyrm #bookreview #booktwt

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Readit Club

• Only notify the banned person about their ban if they previously posted in the community they were banned from. This stops abusive mods from using bans as a form of harassment.
• Modlog: Reason for the action is only shown from trusted instances, so abusive mods won’t have an audience. Admins can still see the reason though. Which instances are trusted is set in the admin UI.
• Instance silencing similar to Mastodon. A silenced instance is not defederated from but their posts do not show in the Popular or All feeds and their communities are not shown in Starter packs aka Topics. Their communities can still be found in the communities list and joined in the normal way. Once joined, posts in there show up in the subscribed feed as usual.
• Per-user number of posts per page. Previously this was an admin setting but now individuals can override this to be a lesser number if they wish.
• Spinning “loading” animations on slow forms.

This here is the sort of colored person loser #whitesupremacy loves to flaunt around as an example to emulate 🤮

#Sellout #SanaeTakaichi #MaríaCorinaMachado #RezaPahlavi #MohamedbinZayed

#racism #Japan #shame

#trump #imperialism #israelfirst
#usa #Iran #Venezuela #UAE #news #middleeast #war #military #uspol #politics #geopolitics #asia #China #Palestine #Lebanon #education #Africa #resistance #protest #activism @politics #mastodon #fediverse #eu #cdnpoli #humanrights #justice #antifascism

Wie können Fediverse und Eurosky voneinander profitieren und offene Netze stärken? - Der Plattform-Gipfel

https://watch.2mr.social/w/p89keAMK5zcCTuTb9AvqUS

#Fediverse #Eurosky

Und jetzt mal ein Downer, damit's nicht zu schön wird:

Das #Fediverse ist quasi auch eine Künstler:innen-Kolonie. Ein Ort der Schönheit… und der fehlenden Relevanz.

Ehrlich gesagt: weil sich hier viele nicht trauen, selbst Politik zu machen. Ich habe knapp 5200 Follower:innen.

Eine Bundesdelegiertenkonferenz (BDK) hat ~800-900 Delegierte. D.h. ein 12tel von Euch = #Fediverse/FLOSS-affine Mehrheit auf einer BDK.

Just saying.

Frage mich, ob der Marktanteil der Fediverse-Dienste höher wäre, wenn man statt von #Fediverse von #Föderation sprechen würde.
🖖

Good Morning #fediverse #tzag

Ich bin zu folgender Einschätzung gelangt:

Das #Fediverse ist der digitale Biohof des Internets: Alles macht irre viel Arbeit, es gibt keine Vorgaben von oben, das Marketing sieht aus, als hätten es eine Sechsjährige und ihr Hamster verantwortet, und finanziell ist es schlicht ein Desaster.
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Ach so: Und es ist total schön da!
🪴🌻🐕🏡 🥬🌳

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Ein großer, rustikaler Scheunenbau aus Naturstein und Holz steht am Rand eines bewaldeten Geländes. Vor dem Gebäude befinden sich mehrere Menschen an Tischen und Infoständen. Auffällig ist eine grüne Fahne mit dem Logo von Bündnis 90/Die Grünen. Links steht ein Lieferwagen, daneben ein kleiner Tisch mit Sonnenblumen. Die Atmosphäre wirkt wie ein sommerliches Treffen oder eine Veranstaltung auf einem Bauernhof oder Kulturgelände.

Instapix.org is a general purpose Pixelfed server for photos, images and videos, with the main languages being German and English.

This server is run by the Fediverse Foundation, who also run many Mastodon servers such as ClimateJustice.social etc.

https://instapix.org

You can find out more by clicking open the "About" section at https://instapix.org

#FeaturedServer #Pixelfed #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

I made a small update to the Join the Fediverse mini zine page.

https://jointhefediverse.net/zine

You can now customize the QR code on the last page using the Fediverse Invitation link builder: https://stefanbohacek.com/project/fediverse-invitation/#link-builder

I hope people will find these tools useful for promoting their communities!

#fediverse #JoinTheFediverse #FediverseZine #zine #FediverseInvitation

Dear Fedi, honest question:

Is it normal to see sexually explicit photos on public Pixelfed accounts?

... asking for a friend, of course.

#askfedi #askfediverse
#fediverse #omgwtf

Visibility still feels like the weak spot on PeerTube, so I built PeerSeek, my own search index, live at https://peerseek.video

Results are ranked how I think they should be and there is still a lot of work to be done. Please try it out and give me some feedback, or let me know if it's useful in any way.

#peertube #search #index #visibility #video #peerseek #fediverse

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PeerSeek - an opinionated approach on searching the PeerTube network

#introductions
Thought i'd give the #fediverse another go. I'm an #occupationaltherapist living in #cornwall. I work in #mentalhealth and also do #autism assessments. I'm a keen amateur photographer mostly taking photos with my phone at the moment. I'd love to connect with people on here. My interests are #photography #music #reading #books #walking #countryside #nature #mentalhealth #autism #adhd #neurodivergence #scandinavia #dogs #animals #antifascist #environment

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A shadow of me on a white stable door of a red brick cottage in the sunshine.

Ich schaue mich zwar noch immer um, aber das #Fediverse ist definitiv das Richtige bisher.
Jetzt wollen wir uns mal die #Clients für #Android dazu anschauen, da gibt es ja denn doch ein paar mehr.

Hat hier jemand Tipps?

#neuhier #hilfe #Mastodon #FOSS

Right, fediverse, let me know what you think. Long-form comments also welcome.

Mastodon instance moderators should…

#mastodon #fediverse #moderation #postDeletion

📦 FediSuite ist umgezogen!

Alle vier Repositories von FediSuite sind ab sofort auf Codeberg zu finden:

👉 https://codeberg.org/christinloehner/FediSuite
👉 https://codeberg.org/christinloehner/FediSuite-Docker-Image
👉 https://codeberg.org/christinloehner/FediSuite-Plugins
👉 https://codeberg.org/christinloehner/FediSuite-Android-App

Die bisherigen GitHub-Repos werden in naher Zukunft archiviert. Bugreports, Issues, Feature Requests und Pull Requests werden ab sofort ausschließlich über Codeberg angenommen.

👉 https://codeberg.org/christinloehner/FediSuite-Docker-Image/issues

Warum der Umzug? FediSuite soll bewusst unabhängiger von großen US-Tech-Konzernen werden. GitHub gehört Microsoft und läuft auf US-Infrastruktur – mit Blick auf den US CLOUD Act und digitale Souveränität wirft das berechtigte Fragen auf. Codeberg wird von einem deutschen gemeinnützigen Verein betrieben und passt deutlich besser zu einem Projekt, das auf Self-Hosting, Unabhängigkeit und europäische Infrastruktur setzt.

Bitte aktualisiert eure Bookmarks, Klone und Verweise! 🙏

👉 https://www.fedisuite.com

#FediSuite #Codeberg #Fediverse #OpenSource #SelfHosting #DigitaleSouveränität

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

“p.s. Just to clarify, this method only works with posts that can be quoted. The person writing the post decides whether they want to allow quoting, so if they forbid quoting then you can't use the quoting method. Sorry ...”

https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/116540811814839210

🤖 via RSS feed. Your Mileage May Vary.

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“I suggest everyone try this out. Pretty eye opening https:// sinceyouarrived.world/taken # privacy # openweb # foss # opensource # surveillance”

https://mstdn.games/@64bithero/116539681388423723

🤖 via RSS feed. Not an endorsement.

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Re: https://better.boston/users/athorn/statuses/116539002124892696

This is good news. ShotSpotter doesn't work, and functions to launder racism. Somehow the spotters are always installed in, and the "shots" are alwa...”

https://buc.ci/abucci/p/1778246411.861704

🤖 via RSS feed. Not an endorsement.

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

“If you want to share someone else's post in Mastodon but add a content warning (CW) to it, here's how: 1. Click boost 🔁 on the post but select the option to quote it instead of boosting
2. Click the ❗ content warning ...”

https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/116540246858345452

🤖 via RSS feed. Your Mileage May Vary.

As I've been working to break my #reddit addiction, I've gone back to slower #fediverse based sites like beehaw.org. A large part of my addiction is reading comments, and on lower activity sites I've discovered the beneficial side-effect of being forced to actually read the articles.

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Big news! Following last week's Public Safety meeting on # ShotSpotter , Cambridge City Council will be meeting on Monday May 11th to vote on a policy order to end the City’s use of ShotSpotter microphones and remove t...”

https://better.boston/@athorn/116539002124892696

🤖 via RSS feed. Not an endorsement.

Week in Fediverse 2026-05-08

Servers

- Vernissage v1.35.0
- Pleroma v2.10.2
- Funkwhale v2.0.2
- Betula v1.7.0
- Hollo v0.8.2
- Akkoma v2026.05
- Ktistec v3.3.7
- NodeBB v4.11.0
- Misskey v2026.5.1
- Ties v0.2.1
- PieFed v1.6.21
- Lemmy Development Update April 2026

Clients

- Nicolium v0.2.1
- Fedilab v3.39.0
- Pachli v3.6.1
- Mastodon for Android v2.12.0
- Coho v1.0
- PixelDroid v1.0.beta42
- Blorp v1.13.0
- Mitra Mini v0.4.0
- Holos v1.5.5

Tools and Plugins

- Fediverse Redirect v1.15.1

For developers

- APx v0.23.0

Articles

- Join the fediverse! zine
- A Bridge to Somewhere: How to Link Your Mastodon, Bluesky, or Other Federated Accounts

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#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub

Previous edition: https://mitra.social/objects/019de52a-a351-7ee2-a48b-7306090edfe6

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“"The # AirPods Pro will have built-in cameras that will feed visual information about the wearer's surroundings to # Siri ." # Privacy # Surveillance # Apple # AI https://www. macrumors.com/2026/05...”

https://mastodon.me.uk/@PoliceStateUK/116538454972562007

🤖 via RSS feed. Not an endorsement.

Mastodon.Radio is a Mastodon server for radio enthusiasts including the Amateur (Ham) Radio community, anyone interested in Shortwave Listening (SWL), etc. Come join us and talk radio, technology, and more!

https://mastodon.radio

You can find out more at https://mastodon.radio/about or contact the admin account at @M0YNG

#FeaturedServer #Radio #HamRadio #AmateurRadio #Shortwave #SWL #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

The #Fediverse now has its own link-in-bio, with new project FediProfile. Share links, collect badges, and own your online presence – no corporation in the middle.

Maho Pacheco demo'd it last week at #FediForum.

https://spectra.video/w/hBLR8YT3NrX1yEdjezToRh

/cc @mapache, @maho.dev

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funfacts.de » 🌐 2026-05-08
@funfacts_de@social.funfacts.de

Wir haben eine Frage: Wir lieben das #fediverse - wir stellen aber gleichzeitig fest, dass der Begriff als .. unhandlich empfunden wird.

Wir wollen auch nicht daher kommen und einfach einen neuen Begriff einführen.

Also die Frage an euch und insbesondere an die vielen Pioniere die schon lange dabei sind: Stellt ihr das auch fest? Wärt ihr offen für alternative Begriffe? Z.B. der Vorschlag von @newsmast Open Social Web zu verwenden..? Was habt ihr für Vorschläge?

Fediverse:	29
Open Social Web:	8
Haaalt Stop !! Es bleibt alles so wie es ist:	4
Ja, aber bitte mehr Auswahl:	5

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“https://www. europesays.com/people/62055/ Mamdani’s out to leverage anger at ICE to undermine the NYPD — with Israel next # BDS # editorial # ICE # IllegalImmigrants # Israel # NYPD # opinion #...”

https://pubeurope.com/@people/116537732981490299

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Es gibt das wunderbare Fediverse-Erklärungsvideo von @_elena — wir haben das in deutschspachiger Übersetzung auf unserer Peertube. Gebt gerne diesen Link weiter. Das Video dauert nur vier Minuten – und erklärt professionell das Fediverse. Bitte weitersagen. Bitte retröten.

https://digitalcourage.video/w/bace7684-72b1-4fcc-a365-6a5f6c8ffde7

#Fediverse #Peertube #ElenaRossini #Erklaerbaer.in #deutsch #BitteRetroeten

@newsmast@newsmast.social
BTW, wenn ihr das #fediverse liebt haben doch bestimmt einige hosts auch Profile hier. Da könntet ihr doch mal ne Liste posten, damit man evtl. noch ein paar zum folgen findet. 🙂

Wir haben eine Frage: Wir lieben das #fediverse - wir stellen aber gleichzeitig fest, dass der Begriff als .. unhandlich empfunden wird.

Wir wollen auch nicht daher kommen und einfach einen neuen Begriff einführen.

Also die Frage an euch und insbesondere an die vielen Pioniere die schon lange dabei sind: Stellt ihr das auch fest? Wärt ihr offen für alternative Begriffe? Z.B. der Vorschlag von @newsmast Open Social Web zu verwenden..? Was habt ihr für Vorschläge?

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“You chose the smart vacuum. You didn't choose the smart lock on your front door. One you can unplug. The other? You're forced to use it. You can't swap it for a dumb deadbolt. You can't opt out. It's in the lease. Your...”

https://mastodon.social/@ImpracticalPrivacy/116536845492281547

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“For anyone interested in a more complete update on the # Somerville # bodycameras deliberations, one of my collaborators put together this document summarizing ways to support our organizing: https:// docs.googl...”

https://better.boston/@athorn/116535874242611227

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A little attitude, a little sparkle 👑 Nerdy Princess Chihuahua: https://1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/nerdy-princess-chihuahua-lisa-s-baker.html

#Chihuahua #DogArt #PetArt #AnimalArt #WhimsicalArt #CuteDog #ModernArt #ColorfulArt #ContemporaryArt #DogLovers #PetLovers #WallArt #HomeDecor #ArtForSale #BuyIntoArt #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon #mastoart #fediart #fediverse #creativeToots

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@smnjns Willkommen im #Fediverse. 👋

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“A small walkable area where you are expected to use cars or electric trikes with parcels delivered by robot, are surrounded by even more CCTV than you would get in Britain feeding Woven City AI Vision Engine, and no-one ...”

https://mstdn.social/@jonpsp/116535492901514703

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☘️ Happy St. Paddy’s Day! ☘️ After calling Dublin home for 12 years, I’m sharing the real city that stays hidden from the typical tourist brochures.

I’ve officially launched #DublinInABox—my definitive 2026 toolkit for an Irish adventure centered on the capital.

This is a 100% hand-picked collection of the deep dives I've written over a decade of living there, including:

🕵️ Local Secrets
🚘 Day Trip Ideas
🏨 Where to Stay
🍽️ What to Eat

Explore the full #TravelInABox experience on @Flipboard
https://flipboard.com/@sidewalksafari/dublin-in-a-box-the-definitive-toolkit-for-your-2026-irish-adventure-1e939lk6rehoas34

#StPatricksDay #Dublin #Ireland #TravelTips #SlowTravel #MastodonTravel #Fediverse #TravelPhotography

cc @travelers @AileenLalor @jejord

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Just arrived today and I'm genuinely amazed! 🔥
My Vivaldi cap and full sticker pack finally showed up.
The quality is excellent, the logo looks sharp as hell, and the stickers are just pure joy.

Now I’m fully prepared for the inevitable questions at work:
"What’s that logo?"
“Where can I get this?”
“Is this browser actually good?”

Yes, it's good. Yes, you should try it.
And yes - I already have all the answers ready 😄

If you're tired of being the product, give @Vivaldi a chance. It's one of the last browsers that still feels made with love.

#Vivaldi #VivaldiBrowser #PrivacyMatters #BrowserLife #Privacy #Mastodon #Fediverse #Blog #Thoughts

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RE: https://veganism.social/@Geri/116534357064290443

Good morning #Fediverse
Beautiful @Geri recently change instance but followers got lost in moving. You know what to do 💜

#FollowFriday

Totts » 🌐 2026-05-07
@Geri@veganism.social

The migration to another instance, this instance, went poorly, and lots of people never got 'carried' over.

I lost about 50% of my followers 😒

Incl

@david_chisnall
@aral

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“https://www. europesays.com/videos/22623/ Five hantavirus cases confirmed on ship as it heads for Canary Islands # alert # antarctica # authorities # Channel4 # Channel4News # Channel4 # cruise ...”

https://pubeurope.com/@videos/116534980336762301

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RE: https://veganism.social/@Geri/116537676967800066

Folks, just a quick warning: If you’re against Israel’s genocide in Gaza, avoid mastodon.online.

They deleted two of Geri’s posts.

Geri is a wonderful activist and an inspiration from the UK who has braved arrest to shine a light on Israel’s ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people.

Do give her a follow on her new account as she lost quite a few followers during the migration.

Also, to our friends in Gaza, please don’t create accounts on this server.

#mastodon #fediverse #moderation #censorship #mastodonOnline #israel #genocide #ethnicCleansing #apartheid #settlerColonialism #Gaza #GazaVerified #StopIsrael #FreePalestine

toot.io relay service boosted

Totts » 🌐 2026-05-08
@Geri@veganism.social

@aral @david_chisnall mastdon.online - they were criticisms of the the media not mentioning the Muslim being stabbed at that event and thereby framing it exclusively as antisemitism. But hey ho.

I emphasised the abhorrent nature of AS in my post but concluded how further posts may be viewed

Yesterday, we attended the Barclays Annual General Meeting and made a nuisance of ourselves

https://www.instagram.com/stories/palestinesolidarityuk/3891812423648727454?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&igsh=MXgxNGtteTg1bWEzNQ==

Super spannender und netter Tag heute auf der #2MR. Ich habe ziemlich viel über das #Fediverse gelernt UND ein bisschen Hoffnung gesammelt, dass das mit dem alternativen Sozialen Internet doch noch klappen könnte.

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“A little break from " # TheranasAI " court coverage... You know that thing where you just want to read an article and instead spend 4 minutes clicking motorcycles for Google? Wrote about why that's not a bug, it's the ...”

https://ppb.social/@ppb1701/116534790959237009

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“New by me: Chrome’s Silent Gemini Nano Download Has a Consent Problem https://www. kylereddoch.me/blog/chromes-si lent-gemini-nano-download-has-a-consent-problem/ # Cybersecurity # InfoSec # Privacy # G...”

https://infosec.exchange/@cyberseckyle/116534321885961705

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The #Fediverse is the real deal.

https://matduggan.com/boy-i-was-wrong-about-the-fediverse/

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“it genuinely reminds me of a pre-2022 time period when russian oligarchs & spies were allowed to operate & spy of whom they need without much of a resistance and only until they screwed up (while chunk of population down...”

https://mstdn.social/@DM_Ronin/116534097485616467

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#Vim carnival submissions about #PKM.

I hoped to get more people involved, but that wasn’t the case. Perhaps the next one will be 😅.

I loved @malin' mapping:

inoremap <C-l> <c-g>u<Esc>[s1z=`]a<c-g>u

I'll let you find what it does

#neovim #plaintext #notes #carnivals #fediverse #mastodon #editors #opensource #indieweb #BSD #linux

https://lazybea.rs/vim-carnival-202605

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Hi @tchambers @HolosSocial @deadsuperhero,
I fear that segregation doesn't foster #federated #diversity (the #fediverse). Isn't this about incompatibility? A scheme a browser like firefox can't make sense of by full intention?
Where should that lead to, what's the vision behind it for the social web?

Ich habe meinen Eindruck über die vergangene #2MR Konferenz zu all den tollen Beispielen aus dem #Fediverse und #Mastodon auf meinem Blog notiert:

https://higher-edu.social/@blog@davidlohner.de/116534974461889809

#SocialMedia cc @save_social @kingconsult

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“bahn.de thinks my browser is a bot. Bot(h) Firefox and LibreWolf don't work, but Firefox Focus on my phone does work. Great stuff. # bahn # surveillance”

https://floss.social/@fkooman/116532881683651233

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Some useful videos to help new people getting started on Mastodon and the wider Fediverse:

Mastodon in 180 seconds - https://tilvids.com/w/wx2iLhD3pTipbKFJKLyx5t
What is Mastodon? - https://fedi.video/w/cbQE3NRw76FayQCSdb14TU
Introducing the Fediverse - https://videos.elenarossini.com/w/64VuNCccZNrP4u9MfgbhkN
The Crafter's Guide to the Fediverse - https://makertube.net/w/e0482fe7-2143-443e-9db4-68ae52ac34a7
What is the Fediverse? - https://framatube.org/w/4294a720-f263-4ea4-9392-cf9cea4d5277
Quick Start Guide to the Fediverse - https://tilvids.com/w/7ec57164-aef3-4861-a33b-61dd7629faac
How to use Mastodon - https://tilvids.com/w/82a27416-c154-49e8-8130-2a30c25da1c8

#FediTips #Fediverse #Mastodon

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Why France’s Senate approved a bill targeting Islamist infiltration and what it could mean for the country https://www. byteseu.com/1997380/ # bill # France # France ’sSenate # Institutions # IslamistI...”

https://pubeurope.com/@byteseu/116530965685064654

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

“Some useful videos to help new people getting started on Mastodon and the wider Fediverse: https:// tilvids.com/w/wx2iLhD3pTipbKFJ KLyx5t - Mastodon in 180 seconds
https:// fedi.video/w/cbQE3NRw76FayQCSd b14T...”

https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/116534527517336445

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I am loving that someone who follows me's profile in French 🇫🇷 starts with "Je shitposte ..." and I wonder if/how the verb shitposter (?) declines? Je shitposte, implies ...

Tu shitpostes
Il/elle shitposte
Nous shitpostons
Vous shitpostez
Ils/elles ... etc?

#French #Fediverse #Francais

I have boosted a few requests recently from people looking to find good servers to join for their friends, organizations, etc. Exciting to see the interest!

But also, is it worth talking about the tools we have for finding/recommending servers?

https://stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/116476612796168994

#fediverse #FediverseMeta #FediverseServers #mastodon

Oh cool. If you're on mastodon.social, you get to try Collections already.

#mastodon #collections #StarterPacks #fediverse

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A screenshot of an empty Collections page titled "Your Collections", with a drawing of a mastodon, smiling and greeting you. The text says: Showcase your favorite accounts Collections are curated lists of accounts to help others discover more of the Fediverse. There are also two tabs visible: "Created by you", which is selected, and "Featuring you". On the right side is a user menu with options such as Home, Trending, and more, with the Collections menu item selected and shown with a logo that consists of a triangle shape on top of a square and a circle.

Besides Mapstodon.Space, I've set up an instance of wanderer, a decentralized, self-hosted trail database software (think Strava/Komoot alternative on the Fediverse!).

Due to a slow but steady growth, it was struggling recently with a low-spec infra (a Raspberry Pi). I've migrated the instance on a machine with much better specs and it runs way more smoothly now.

Come give it a go at https://trails.mapper.space!

#wandererTo #wanderer #strava #komoot #fediverse

#SmolFedi is a lightweight, no-JavaScript Fediverse web client written in PHP.

v1.2.7 is available

• Add thread indentation and goto parent link
• Better page style
• Add profile banner ratio in prefs
• Add missing translation in aria
• Add RSS feeds discovery for profiles and tags
• Add instance info page
• Stay on profile and post pages when switching account

Source/download

Demo instance

#smolweb #fediverse #nojs

If you weren't able to make it to Hamburg, or to catch the livestream, for #2MR don't worry! All the sessions have been uploaded online 📹️

This includes the Hamburg Declaration, an introduction to a set of shared principles to grow European social media sovereignty across protocols.

You can see @bjoernsta and our own @michael introduce the manifesto below 👇

https://watch.2mr.social/w/mSkBvuNN2RBitaK74GnEvM

#SocialWeb #Europe #Fediverse #Protocols #Tech #DigitalSovereignty

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Dynamic pricing seems to ask: “What are the conditions right now?” Surveillance pricing asks: “Who are you, and how much can we extract from you?” https:// thetyee.ca/Analysis/2026/05/05 /Browsing-History-Grocery-B...”

https://zeroes.ca/@datum/116529210680029749

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“# AIEngineering # objectrecognition # surveillance # dataprivacy https://www. pcmag.com/explainers/the-creep y-reality-behind-the-license-plate-cameras-in-your-town”

https://mastodon.social/@the_aicoder/116528996734115298

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@HamonWry mastodon is pretty fucking cool.

#mastodon #fediverse

No filter bubble. No engagement bait. Just the best of everything, curated by humans who respect your intelligence. Follow the FediBoard Mix Feed.

https://fediboard.com/feed

#news #curiosity #fediboard #fediverse #flipboard #facebook #instagram

@kuketzblog @tobias_heisig

Auch aus einer marktwirtschaftlichen Perspektive sehe ich für das #Fediverse Vorteile.

Ich bin unabhängiger Autor, und verkaufe meine Bücher im Selbstverlag. Dazu gehört natürlich eine Social Media-Präsenz.

In der Vergangenheit habe ich meine Werke auf Twitter und Facebook bearbeitet, aber letzten Endes wurde mir klar, daß dort der Algorithmus immer gegen mich arbeitet - außer ich bezahle für Werbung, und selbst die wird im Laufe der Zeit immer schlechter da diese Plattformen ihre quasi-Monopolstellungen schamlos ausnutzen.

Im Fediverse hingegen gibt es keinen Algorithmus und kein Monopol - wenn mir ein Instanzen-Anbieter nicht passt, kann ich weiterwandern. Das einzige was zählt, ist die Qualität meiner Beiträge - und nur so gibt es einen wahren Wettbewerb der Ideen.

Und was ist eine bessere Voraussetzung für einen offenen und ehrlichen #Bürgerdialog ?

@juergen_hubert @kuketzblog Das klingt gut in der Theorie. Das Problem ist glaube ich einfach das im #Fediverse noch nicht so viele Leute aktiv sind. Deshalb wird in diesem Beispiel wahrscheinlich die Nachfrage nach Ihren Büchern, die aus dem Fediverse stammt nicht so hoch sein. Und sie sollten die Bücher auch über andere Kanäle vermarkten, wo sie dann mehr Aufmerksamkeit bekommen. Aber finde den demokra./marktwirtschaftlichen Ansatz dennoch sehr interessant!

@tobias_heisig @kuketzblog

Klar, die potentielle Anzahl an Kunden ist auf X und Facebook deutlich höher. Aber was nützt es mir, wenn ich an diese Nutzer nicht herankomme? Meine Facebook-Seite hatte es in einem Zeitraum von 2 Jahren nie geschafft, auch nur über 100 Followers zu kommen - obwohl ich dreimal am Tag Beiträge geteilt hatte. Hier auf #Mastodon hingegen habe ich schon über 4000 Followers - Tendenz steigend.

#Facebook, #X, #Instagram, #TikTok etc. verleiten mit den Sehnsüchten nach dem "viralen Post", der einen schlagartig berühmt macht - aber das ist für mich wie Lottospielen, vor allem, da diese Plattformen bewusst Zufalls-elemente wie aus Glücksspielen in ihren Algorithmen einbauen.

Das ist dasselbe Prinzip wie mit extrem spekulativen Investments, wo es in den allermeisten Fällen schief geht, aber die Hoffnung dann doch den seltenen "Gewinner" zu finden der einen schlagartig reich macht hält die Blase am Leben.

Aber mit meinem Geschäftsmodell bin ich nicht an einer Blase interessiert, sondern an nachhaltigen, stetigen, organischen Wachstum. Ich will, daß meine Bücher auch noch in zwei Jahrzehnten gelesen und gekauft werden, und dafür ist ein wirklich authentisches Social Media-System wie das #Fediverse eine bessere Grundlage als die Strohfeuer der großen, kommerziellen Plattformen wo man ständig dem Algorithmus hinterherlaufen muss, um nicht vergessen zu werden.

Mit anderen Worten, ich sehe mein Geschäftsmodell wie ein Mittelständler, nicht wie ein Tech Startup.

If you're thinking about leaving Github, here's a guide:

https://lord.io/leaving-github/

I personally started using my own @forgejo instance for client's projects. I hope they'll be able to implement federation this year.

#fediverse #activitypub #github #foss #programming #bds #boycott

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“# FTC to ban # DataBroker # Kochava from selling Americans’ location data https://www. bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu rity/ftc-to-ban-data-broker-kochava-from-selling-americans-location-data/ # privacy ...”

https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/@thenewoil/116528107007335376

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Einen wundervollen Abend, Ihr Lieben. #Hund Jimmy und #Mensch Basti chillen auf der Matratze und schicken liebe Grüße und positive Gedanken aus dem Remstal ins #Fediverse.

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Ein schwarzer Hund liegt entspannt auf einer Decke im Wohnzimmer und gähnt mit weit geöffnetem Maul. Im Hintergrund sieht man eine moderne, gemütliche Wohnküche mit dunklen Wänden, Holzdetails, vielen Pflanzen und einem Kaminofen. Tageslicht fällt durch die geöffnete Balkontür hinein und sorgt für eine ruhige, wohnliche Atmosphäre.

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“What Could Possibly Go Wrong with Germany’s Pivot Toward Automated Surveillance
Germany's New bill would let police use AI tools to upload a photo and automatically find matches online Finish reading here:
➡️ medium.c...”

https://mastodon.social/@pivxcrypto/116528089061971978

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“do you understand what just happened to your computer.. # GoogleChrome secretly downloaded a 4GB # AI model onto your device. Without asking.. Without telling you.. It's called weights.bin. It lives deep in your ...”

https://zirk.us/@JazzyKindaFella/116527415710662539

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Hi #fediverse, I wanna do a #fediask

Are there any #peertube channel still active about #physics, #biology, #space or any #science and recommended for me to follow?

It is not utopia. It is full of spam, abandoned servers, broken clients, hostile nodes, strange old commands, half-maintained software, and people arguing in plain text about things no normal person should care about.
But it has one enormous advantage over the platforms that replaced it in your imagination.
No one owns it.
They could be describing #mastodon or the #fediverse. They’re describing the old Internet. The good one.
https://www.terrygodier.com/the-boring-internet

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Pulitzer Prize winner: US companies enabled brutal mass detention and surveillance in China "The expansion of government surveillance efforts in China — and the role that U.S. tech firms played in it — was the foundatio...”

https://mas.to/@meganL/116526266038984416

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Bonsoir cher #Fediverse

Hier, grâce à vos partages et à votre générosité, mon amie @hadeel_2026 a pu se fournir en médicaments pour sa fille Jouri.

Malheureusement, son état ne s'est pas amélioré. Pas encore et pire il empirerait, la petite faisant dorénavant de la fièvre.

Hadeel a porté Jouri à l'American Hospital, le plus proche. Malheureusement, ils ont refusé Jouri et lui ont dit d'aller à un hôpital privé. Une employée a même prix un ton paternaliste avec Hadeel lui avançant qu'il n'y avait pas de traitement valable disponible et leur a refusé la délivrance d'antidouleurs.

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#MutualAidRequest #EmergencyMed #Gaza #HelpGaza #SaveAChild

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Jouri en larmes sur sa mère, souffrant beaucoup du ventre.

End to end encryption is coming to the #Fediverse.

At #FediForum last week, @benpate demo'd how it will look like in Bandwagon.

https://spectra.video/w/oGzENb3eBqwZXQw2p5V4D6

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

“There are many important reasons why Mastodon and the wider Fediverse are spread out on so many different servers. Here is an easy-to-understand non-technical guide about all of these reasons: ➡️ https:// fedi.tips/w...”

https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/116528731118008530

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Keeping the #Fediverse running is a community effort 💪 And we do this with much love

Nun fühle Ich mich nicht mehr #neuhier, aber dennoch oft etwas allein unter Nerds.

Alle, die gern wissen wollen, wie meine Reise ins #Fediverse begann und verlief; was ich mag und vermisse, lade ich ein, auf das einen Blick zu werfen, was ich am Montag bei der #2MR dazu erzählt habe.

Ich freue mich auf Euer Feedback!

https://watch.2mr.social/w/4E8TuBh4J1mX6sFyTLXAA6

(Danke an @kingconsult und das Team von der #2MR)

Hey #Fediverse wollt ihr mal dieses Stellenangebot von #Funk boosten/teilen?

"Welche Formate und Inhalte eignen sich für die erste Ausspielung im Fediverse oder auf Eurosky?"

"Du bist neugierig auf dezentrale Plattformen wie Bluesky, Mastodon oder Pixelfed – Vorkenntnisse sind ein Plus, aber kein Muss."

"Du hast Interesse an Social-Media insb. dezentralen Plattformen"

Waere doch toll wenn wir geeignete Kandidat:innen hier aus der Community hinlotsen koennten!

https://www.funk.net/jobs/aushilfe-funk-content

How about #Fediverse #Clients & #Servers get their shit together?

- This is a problem they should solve, not the users!

https://wetdry.world/@nelson/115766097562267145

After having a post go "fedi-viral" (100+ boosts), I can better empathize with what @vkc and @TechConnectify have been complaining about WRT behavior on #fedi.

I've mostly gotten positive comments from people I already knew. One or two replies were a bit odd. One was seriously bonkers: bad enough to make me report, mute the entire instance, and block.

That's rare for me. I'm very much a live-and-let-live kind of guy (that's a privilege, I know), and I happily interact with people whom I disagree with sharply on some issues, and I have mutuals that honestly hate each others' guts. 😄

The #fediverse still has a moderation problem, and the fact that 99% of its users may not encounter it doesn't mean it's not there.

So thankful for the vigilant, too-often-thankless (or worse) work of instance admins and some of the more clever fedi clients in keeping the amount of craziness down.

I like the fact that @pachli has an option to warn or hide posts from new accounts. I think that should be a feature of all #fedi server software. I'd also like to see less of a trust-by-default model for federation. It would be neat to have some kind of a credit score for instances, and the ability to share those scores, such that a highly-rated instance rating another instance as being very poor would have a heavier weight than a new or poorly-rated instance giving that same instance a high rating.

All that is way beyond what #ActivityPub was intended to do initially, I'm sure. I'm hoping the fedi can grow towards being a safer place for all, and I'm certain that's what nearly everybody wants. It's just a question of how to do so. And that's not a five dollar question. ;)

What was the inspiration to build #Mitra a micro-blog for the #Fediverse?

@mitra

@tobias_heisig @kuketzblog

Das ist leider schwieriger geworden.

In der Vergangenheit hatte Twitter eine funktionierende API, und es gab diverse hilfreiche Werkzeuge diese verwendeten. Z.B. konnte ich dann nicht nur einen bestimmten Troll blockieren, sondern auch alle, die einem bestimmten Troll-Post ein "like" gaben. Das machte Twitter _deutlich_ angenehmer - und als diese API dann nach der Übernahme durch Musk eingestampft wurde, war das dann auch der Auslöser für mich diese Plattform zu verlassen.

Außerdem wurde 2024 die "Block"-Funktionalität effektiv in ein "Mute" verwandelt - d.h. Trolle konnten nach wie vor mit den eigenen Posts interagieren und so z.B. Hetzkampagnen organisieren.

Deswegen ist die Freiheit zu Blocken auf dem #Fediverse so wichtig - und ebenso die gegenwärtigen und zukünftigen Moderationswerkzeuge. Hier hat jeder die Freiheit zu bestimmen, wie er oder sie mit anderen Benutzern interagieren will - und das fehlt auf X.

So I am almost done with the series game of thrones. I have enjoyed the show immensely, especially since I have been into medieval fantasy type stuff all my life. I am currently on season 8, which is the last season. I have to admit the only episode in that series that I had trouble watching so far was the one where everybody from every house was banning together to fight the army of the undead. I had to take a few breaks during the show because it was physically making me sick to my stomach. It could be a byproduct of my PTSD, but either way I finished it. Now I'm on the episode where they take King's landing the dragons and Daenerys that is. When I'm done with the show I want to start on House of the dragon and I think there is a series called the mad king? Which is another spin-off? #tv hashtag entertainment hashtag films #fantasy hashtag medieval#gameofthrones #house of the dragon #themat King #fediverse

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“16% of Parents Help Their # Children Bypass Online Age Checks, Study Finds. One 15-Year-Old Just Uses a Fake Moustache
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»Instagram, TikTok und Co. – Die Reichweitenlüge:
Millionen Follower, null Wirkung: „Social Media“ verkauft uns ein volles Stadion – und schaltet dann das Mikro stumm.«

Danke @reticuleena für den tollen @digitalcourage Artikel. Auf Social-Media's glauben immer noch zu viele Menschen blind. Denn Zahlen ohne Zusammenhänge sagt Nichts aus, auch deshalb ist das Fediverse um einiges grösser.

🌐 https://digitalcourage.de/blog/2025/die-reichweitenluege

#fediverse #socialmedia #reichweite #web #instagram #tiktok #follower #internet

Wie ihr bestimmt wisst, sind wir mit unserer Reichweite im #Fediverse sehr zufrieden. Doch manchmal tut es uns schon leid für die armen Leute, die in den Hetzwerken stecken geblieben sind und gar nichts von unseren tollen Inhalten mitkriegen. Solltet ihr dort Accounts haben, dürft ihr dort gerne großherzig sein, und auf unsere Kampagne zu #Digitalzwang aufmerksam machen.

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