Mapstodon.space is a Mastodon server for cartography & geospatial professionals and enthusiasts. Ask questions, share your maps, chat around, enjoy the emojis!

https://mapstodon.space

You can find out more at https://mapstodon.space/about or contact the admin @jeremy

#FeaturedServer #Maps #Mapping #Cartography #Geospatial #GIS #Geography #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

I guess I need to say this. sigh. Bluesky is allowing NSFW accounts to still post on the platform. Some where shadowbanned but there is plenty of accounts that are not CWing adult NSFW content

Some of them are bridged from bluesky to fediverse

#Fediverse #bluesky #Mastodon

In the #Fediverse there are now
722 media accounts federated by @Flipboard.
611 were active today.

Some accounts, that were active today are
@wweek
@HuckMagazine
@IndieWire
@BASICthinking
@BobVilacom

Find the whole list on:
➡️ https://fingolas.eu/fediverse/overview.html

Built by @mho

#MastodonMigration #SocialMedia #Mastodon #Media #Press #Newspaper #TwitterMigration #Newstodon

Hello everyone,

@aseelfromgz and I had the pleasure of talking to four new friends from Palestine (and we were lucky enough to have @casey join us for two of the calls) and we’d like to welcome them to the Gaza Verified family.

They are:

• Mai, who runs a camp taking care of 30 kids (@rouh)
• Saher (@SaherGaza1)
• Alaa, who is a 4th-year medical student helping the wounded in Gaza) (@alaa123)
• Sara, and her lovely little tots, Osama and Yusuf who we got to meet (@sarada9669)

Please give them a warm welcome to Mastodon and the fediverse, follow their accounts, and, if you can, please help them with their fundraisers and please share this so others might also.

Also, Sara needs someone to help her set up a Chuffed campaign. If anyone is willing, please contact me.

💕

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

Morning friends. How are we doing today? Got any plans for the day?

I’m currently at my pain dr appointment, it’s just my regular checkup. Then I’ll be picking my dad up to go to Lubbock for his appointment. At some point later in the day, probably go checkup on my mom though my brother will keep me updated.

#GoodMorning #KoffeeWithKyle #Fediverse

The Magnolia Pig: https://1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/the-magnolia-pig-lisa-s-baker.html

#pig #pigs #swine #farm #farmanimals #animals #painting #art #arte #artwork #wallart #homedecor #artforhome #artfosale #buyintoart #artprints #canvasprints #mastoart #fediart #fediverse #cuteanimals #puzzles #fancy #cheetahprint #pigart

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Charming pig wearing a leopard-print hat adorned with a magnolia blossom, in soft neutral tones, by Lisa S. Baker.

Series question: Why does Trump like the tacky gold look so much?
#Trump #Gold #Mastodon #fediverse

More Fediverse merch! A sticker 3-pack is available for shipping anywhere in the E.U.

In addition, the patterns are free to download for anyone, and you can print them yourself!

https://raphaelbastide.com/fediverse-stickers/

#FediMerch #Fediverse

CBC says it “can’t simply walk away” from X because govts still post there. A similar excuse was used by Western firms to stay in Nazi Germany — “we had to be where the market was.” X’s owner throws Nazi salutes & backs the far-right AfD. CBC’s choice to stay is complicity, not journalism.
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/the-role-of-business-elites

#CBC #Fediverse #cdnpoli #boycottusa

I'm excited to show off #Atlas - a social mapping server for the #Fediverse. In about two weeks, we've gone from crazy on I70 to a fledgling app that lets me annotate any location on the globe and share it over #ActivityPub

There's still a lot to do. But there's enough here for me to ask for your help. I would love to hear what you think of this short video, and to start talking to everyone out there who's interested in making maps on the Fediverse.

https://clip.place/w/4JHMF5FQoZw58UPwL6BLyv

I am working with @alex on a google doc exposing Linux_is_Best for his actions towards the fediverse

#Fediverse #Mastodon

New blog post: #SocialMedia Principles: A Beginner’s Guide to the #Fediverse

Getting started in the fediverse: How to choose a community, make an account and find other people

#Internet #Tipp

https://www.viennawriter.net/blog/social-media-principles-beginners-guide-to-the-fediverse/

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Graphic showing a stylised network, a closed house that's crossed out and a green check with the hashtag #SocialMedia

Ich bin noch lost im #Fediverse. Habe bei Pixelfed die Instanz gewechselt von de zu social

Auf social habe ich den de Account als Alias angegeben und er wird mir dort nun als „Remote“ angezeigt. Werden meine ganzen 3 Beiträge dann auch umgezogen, oder sind die nun in der Versenkung? #hä

Ich kann sie mit dem neuen Account nicht mehr sehen bzw. teilen 🤷‍♂️

Nice video from @docpop

What is the #Fediverse ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzYozbNneVc

@docpop @hadon @evan @pfefferle

"Pause for dramatic effect…"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzYozbNneVc&t=123s

#fediverse #mastodon #email

Dear @gotosocial users: we see you, even though you can't see us! 🥲

Well, you can see this account. But any accounts hosted on https://encyclia.pub aren't visible to you.

The way we use @fedify, the ActivityPub framework that powers our connections, uncovers some issues in the code. Curious fedi developers can find details here: https://github.com/fedify-dev/fedify/issues/473

Attempts at workarounds have sadly been fruitless, so please join us in waiting for a fix in Fedify. ❤️‍🩹

#GoToSocial #ActivityPub #Fediverse

PL-FE is a web front end for #Fediverse services inc #Mastodon by @mkljczk that:
- does update timeline upon new posts but doesn't blank timeline & jump to top like regular Masto does now (for me at least)
- free-libre
- up to date
- full featured
- suitable for narrow, single-column use (e.g. during #WatchParty)
- Bonus: can schedule posts or save draft for later

Found via https://joinmastodon.org/apps
- https://pl.mkljczk.pl/
- https://codeberg.org/mkljczk/pl-fe

#PLFE

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Screenshot of PL-FE front end browsing Mastodon

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Screenshot of example watch party setup. Left: Freetube pop-out window showing film. Right: Zen Browser window using PL-FE to browse Mastodon.

Veganism Social is a Mastodon server for vegans to make friends and interact with the wider Fediverse.

This server has a post size of up to 10,000 characters.

https://veganism.social

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

#FeaturedServer #Vegan #Veganism #Vegans #AnimalRights #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

Hej szukam instancji na video. Do po linkowania materiałów głównie poradników dla edytorów map Waze?

Cos wartego polecenia?

#fediverse #peertube #video

Wloam @74

Hi everyone,

@aseelfromgz, @casey, and I had the honour of meeting three friends* from Gaza via video chat and we’d like to welcome them and their families to Gaza Verified:

• Soboh Ibrahim (@Sobohs)
• Ruaa (@ruaa)
• Mohamed Al qadi (@gazalive123)

Please give them a warm welcome to Mastodon and the fediverse, follow their accounts, and, if you can, please help them with their fundraisers and please share this so others might also.

💕

* Our fourth chat, with, @sarada9669 sadly couldn’t go ahead for technical reasons but we’re working on rescheduling it for tomorrow and fitting it in at the end of our regularly-scheduled calls.

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

Instagram, TikTok, Whatsapp.

Pixelfed, Loops, Sup.

Someone had to do it.

#forThePeople #fediverse

Warum #Bluesky vor seiner ultimativen Zerreissprobe steht und aus Angst vor Regulierung komplett eingeknickt ist... also vor der MAGA-Blase.

Das "etwas andere" Netzwerk ist vor allen Dingen eines: eine durch VCs gepushte US-Plattform, auf die ich zu lange reingefallen bin.

Mein oeffentlicher Abschiedsbrief in Richtung der dortigen Community und mein Hallo in Richtung #Mastodon und #Fediverse

Gerne teilen. Danke 🙏

https://www.metacheles.de/bluesky-der-traum-ist-vorbei/

And now, let's start!

#Fediverse #snac #snac2 #NewWeekNewInstance

Crossworlds Run (Sonic Racing: Crossworlds)

Long awaited song, but worth it

Vocals: @kirazune

Edited: @NicholasTheSaver

Lyrics: @nora_mira

#MastodonMusic #Fediverse #Mastodon

Crossworlds Run (Sonic Racing: Crossworlds)

Long awaited song, but worth it

Vocals: @nora_mira and @kirazune

Edited: @NicholasTheSaver

#MastodonMusic #Fediverse #Mastodon

Crossworlds Run (Sonic Racing: Crossworlds)

Long awaited song, but worth it

Vocals: @nora_mira (really me in the song)

Edited: @NicholasTheSaver

#MastodonMusic #Fediverse #Mastodon

Inside enby.life — a queer Sharkey server: moderation, staff, and what the community can expect

https://thefediversequarterly.substack.com/p/inside-enbylife-a-queer-sharkey-server

#FediverseQuarterly #Fediverse

Niagara.social is a Mastodon Hometown server based in the Niagara region in Ontario, Canada.

This server has a post size of up to 1500 characters.

https://niagara.social

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

#FeaturedServer #Niagara #Ontario #Canada #Mastodon #HometownMastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

"You can't have #fediverse without #diverse" - @jaz Fireside Fedi Episode 50. :-D Love it! Totally stealing it.

Danke an @FreyaRant@norden.social , die mir gestern die Idee durch ihren Post beschert hat und an @rina@norden.social , @ClipHead@social.cologne , @wanderwoman@don.linxx.net , weil sie mich nicht direkt für vollkommen durchgeknallt - naja vielleicht schon - hielten und mit mir einen kleinen Faden gesponnen haben.

https://filmeausdemfediverse.de

Es ist nur ein Anfang. There is more to come, wie man auf Deutsch so schön sagt.

#Fediverse #FilmeAusDemFediverse #BuchIdee #autorenleben

@StefanThinks In addition to migrating from one #Fediverse server/instance to another, you can be on more than one.

Can I ask a favour?

If you see someone who is asking for help using this place, and if no one else is helping them, could you tag me into the conversation and/or link to my website https://fedi.tips?

I'm trying to provide unofficial tech support for people using Mastodon and the wider Fediverse. I'm especially keen to help new people who want easy-to-understand advice, but they won't see me and I won't see them unless someone tags me.

Thanks 🙏

#FediTips #Fediverse #Mastodon

One of the powerful things about the Fediverse and Social Web is that people can follow you from anywhere!

People from the same server you are on.

But also people from other servers can follow you.

Should the ability for people on other servers to follow you be OFF by default?

And, only people on the same server you are on can follow you by default?

#Federation #Fediverse #SocialWeb

I've gone live!

Fireside Fedi - Episode 50 - Jaz-Michael King - IFTAS

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

https://stream.firesidefedi.live

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Hallo #fediverse ,

mit sofortiger Wirkung trennen wir uns von unserem langjährigen Lieferanten

#conrad Electronics ,
https://conrad.de

weil das Unternehmen Mitglied in folgenden Lobbyvereinen ist:

#familienunternehmer
https://www.familienunternehmer.eu/

UND

#familienunternehmen
https://www.familienunternehmen.de/

Wir sind der Ansicht, dass die Ziele der beiden Vereine/Institutionen
unseren Zielen entgegenstehen.

Dazu gehört: u.a.
#co2reduktion
#Gleichbehandlung
#Steuergerechtigkeit

#taxtherich

For those who don't know me and @Chishiki611 uses plural pronouns.

for me, I use We or They. but I am a one person but I love the plurality.

It's okay if you mistaken.

More about Plurality https://morethanone.info/

#Mastodon #fediverse

Hey everyone,

While @joynewacc’s Internet connection is offline during her move, I was lucky enough to have @aseelfromgz with me today as we carried out today’s verification video calls for Gaza Verified and we’re happy to welcome four new accounts/families to Gaza Verified.

They are:

• Mohamed Hesham – @mohamedhesham
• Naeema family – @naeemafamily
• Hema Alshaer – @hemaalshaer
• Seraj Alnajjar – @serajnjar20

Please give them a warm welcome to Mastodon and the fediverse, follow their accounts, and, if you can, please help them with their fundraisers and please share this so others might also.

Also, please remember that Aseel is in Gaza too and is helping others despite facing the very same challenges herself. You can help her and her family via her:

• PayPal (easier for them to get the funds): https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=7DTFU9TQV44EY
• GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-aseel-and-family-leave-gaza-before-its-too-late/

💕

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

@mekeor @asjo
Good idea!
Current version of #mop3 has an issue: panic if connection to mastodon instance timeout reached.
Therefore I have to do something: make wrapper for #mop3, patch #mop3 or fork #mop3 :)

#rust #pop #pop3 #email #mail #nntp #news #fediverse #nnfedi #gnus #usenet #mastodon

📢 Our September donation report is now published.

We’re truly grateful for your continued support 💜

👉 https://s.ee/Ls7p

#Fediverse #Transparency #Donation

Liebe autofahrende Menschen.

Wenn der Radfahrer vor euch meint, ihr fahrt ihm zu dicht auf, dann wird das wohl so sein.

#AbstandistkeinGefühl
#AbstandistAnstand
#Abstand
#bike #Fediverse #fahrrad
#Auto
#Audi

Mastodon adds quote-posts — and a “Starter Pack” plan to help newcomers find people to follow

https://thefediversequarterly.substack.com/p/mastodon-adds-quote-posts-and-a-starter

#fediverse #Mastodon #leaks #FediverseQuarterly

If you are sharing The Fediverse Quarterly posts on Bluesky, please remove them by November 13, 2025. I will not permit the newsletter to be circulated on platforms that tolerate harmful individuals.

This is not a warning but a call to action: The Fediverse Quarterly is new, and I refuse to have fascists or anyone who sexually exploits minors appearing in my feeds.

Please boost or reshare this so it reaches trending and the attention of the admins — this must stop.

#fediverse #Mastodon #bluesky

Should I make an account for The Fediverse Quarterly on Mastodon ?

What instance should I create the account

#Fediverse #Mastodon

Today's AWS debacle is the perfect example of the reason why in the last few years I started to be less enthusiastic about Signal, and more oriented to federated or even P2P solutions like XMPP and Jami. I wrote about it already:

https://gagliardoni.net/#im_battle_2025

Signal was down for few hours today, after an aoutage that affected AWS:

https://mastodon.world/@Mer__edith/115405436746725236

Let's ignore for a second the blind reliance on AWS or any other cloud provider. In a decentralized system, this would not have happened, or at least it would have not impacted so many users.

Yes, I am a cryptographer myself, I know that Signal's encryption is the best. But encryption is not everything. Availability issues, geopolitical troubles, risk of enshittification, limitations on users' freedom to use and control the software lead to a lack of trust, even in a supersecure solution. And I say that with honest admiration for the folks at Signal, who are doing a great job.

May they prove me wrong over and over again.

#signal #im #aws #amazon #privacy #security #digitalsovereignty #selfhosting #fediverse #federation #p2p #enshittification #xmpp #jami #politics #opensource #freesoftware #libre

One of my favourite features of the #fediverse is seeing people *learning things*. There are so many folks here discovering dying arts and trades. People learning how the things we take for granted work, and endeavouring to implement them themselves!

People getting their #HAMradio licenses, #selfhosting, making clothing, blacksmithing, gardening, repairing their own things, backporting modern software to run on windows 3.11...

Y'all are my people. Never stop learning, and never stop sharing what you've learned.

@leberschnitzel I love the fact that none of the instances that I use #mastodon had any issue today.
Really speaks volumes about it's #resilience

#decentralization is how the web was supposed to work people.

Long live the #fediverse

Liebes #Fediverse, derzeit legt 1 in #Deutschland beruflich gescheiterter Rechtsdualist, #Trump - Islamhasser & antideutscher Dualist wieder #Mastodon - Accounts an, um auch hier zu #trollen. W. stalkt mich seit Jahren, ebenso Politikerinnen & Politiker demokratischer Parteien sowie Jüdinnen & Juden, die sich für #Religion & #Demokratie engagieren.

Ein besonderes Problem hat er mit Frauen, wird aber von israel. Rechtsparteien ggü. der #Justiz geschützt. Seid vorsichtig. https://scilogs.spektrum.de/natur-des-glaubens/media-ethics-friendly-response-to-right-wing-activist-benjamin-weinthal-english-german/

This week for the #OverUnder series, my guest is @markwyner!

He gave his thoughts about #LinkedIn, #selfhosting, the #Netiquette #RFC, #TimCook, and #Soups!
He also recommended two #books

#mastodon #fediverse #blogs #blogging #bookstodon #writing
https://lazybea.rs/ovr-038

I have seen many people using the fediblock tag. Also, there is a person named JimmyTruth is creating alt impersonating people on Mastodon and other places

JimmyTruth has violated Bahrainian law for impersonation

#fediverse #Mastodon

Mathstodon.xyz is a Mastodon server for people who love mathematics. We have LaTeX rendering in the web interface!

This server has a post size of up to 1729 characters, and has been online since 2017.

https://mathstodon.xyz

You can find out more at https://mathstodon.xyz/about or contact the admin @christianp

#FeaturedServer #Mathematics #Maths #Math #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

Happy Monday, fediverse!

Quick question. How well do you know the people you follow? Would you recognize them from their bios?

https://data.stefanbohacek.com/projects/fediverse-follows

#fediverse #quiz #SocialMedia

p.s. You can stop Bluesky having any connections or interactions with your server by asking your server admin to defederate bsky.brid.gy

If you are a server admin and want help with how to defederate, there's a guide at https://fedi.tips/how-to-defederate-fediblock-a-server-on-mastodon

#Bluesky #Fediverse #FediAdmin #MastoAdmin

Big #AWS outage today.

Will be interesting to see how the #fediverse fares. I have zero dependence on AWS anymore, self-hosting across some Hetzner and OVH dedicated servers, but I'd not be surprised if some of the big instances are AWS-hosted.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5y8k7k6v1rt?app-referrer=push-notification&post=asset%3A5a571ecd-5cc2-4ae9-a87f-477d90048403#post

Meanwhile, because Mastodon server admins are all cheapskates and we're not going to pay the sort of prices for hosting that AWS charge, the Fediverse keeps on chugging away happily while the corporate internet falls apart.

#AWS #AWSdown #Fediverse

20+ years of self-hosted email. Windows-free since 2007 and only using Linux and BSD based computers.

Here's my big tech exit so far:

X -> Mastodon
Reddit -> Lemmy
WhatsApp/iMessage -> Matrix & Threema
Google Drive -> Nextcloud
iCloud Photos -> Immich
Netflix -> Jellyfin & optical media
Audible -> Audiobookshelf
Ubiquiti -> FreeBSD router
HomePod -> Home Assistant
GitHub -> Codeberg/Forgejo
Cloud-Computing -> Netcup from Germany
Online News outlets -> TinyRSS

Still trapped: iPhone (ecosystem lock-in is real)

#selfhosted #digitalsovereignty #unplugtrump #linux #bsd #bigtech #decentralize #fediverse #digitalfreedom #privacy

where would you expect quotes to show up in #WordPress ?

#fediverse #activitypub

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/09/introducing-quote-posts/

Wir müssen das #Fediverse resilienter machen. Es braucht Wege um wenigstens eine Kopie des eigenen Contents und der Follower zu haben, die auch noch da ist, wenn ein Server verschwindet. Und eventuell auch Möglichkeiten die eigene Identität etwas unabhängiger von der Domain zu machen.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Mastodon/comments/1o9x6n8/earthstreamsocial_has_been_deleted/

Ich schaue mir das jetzt noch ein paar Wochen, nein, nur noch ein paar Tage an.
Aber wenn die #Shitshow auf #Bluesky so weiter geht, werden die deföderiert.

Ich schließe im #Fediverse Nodes aus, die fremdenfeindliche Kackscheiße unmoderiert/unkommentiert verbreiten und ich sehe keinen Grund, das bei Bluesky anders zu handhaben.

#Scheißverein

I would like to propose the following as the Anthem of the Fediverse..

The Seekers
A World of Our Own

https://youtu.be/g5pvpIvz5YQ

#Mastodon #Fediverse #FediAnthem #Sharkey #Miskey

In dieser zynischen Welt
überlebt nur.....

Na was meint ihr?

#mastodon #fediverse #frage #schreiben #demokratie #welt #philosophie #antworten #wissen #meinung #hilfe #geschichte #umfrage #hilfe

Goodnight, #Fediverse
Goodnight, world!

fedimeteo.com

Das Projekt fedimeteo.com bietet #Wetterinformationen für rund dreitausend Städte in rund vierzig Ländern. Als Basis für die #Wetterdaten dient #OpenMeteo. Die Wetterinformationen werden in lokaler Sprache verschickt.

https://fedimeteo.com/

Kurzanleitung

Wähle Deine Stadt, indem Du mit dem passenden Land beginnst.

Städte in #Deutschland finden sich hier:
https://de.fedimeteo.com/

Wähle Deine Stadt und folge dem passenden fediversalen Account.

Für #Hamburg ist dies: https://de.fedimeteo.com/hamburg
bzw. @hamburg@de.fedimeteo.com (Hamburg - FediMeteo)

Übrigens, die Anbindung an das #Fediverse via #ActivityPub erledigt im Fall von #FediMeteo die Software #Snac.

Für allgemeine Projektupdates kann man @admin@fedimeteo.com folgen.

Für #Wetter zu ausgewählten Orten in #Norddeutschland, siehe auch:
https://mastodonien.de/@nordwetter
bzw. @nordwetter@mastodonien.de

Cleaned up my #Pixelfed a bit, updated a few descriptions and removed duplicate photos:

https://pixelfed.social/midtsveen
@midtsveen@pixelfed.social

#Fediverse #Photos #NonBinary

Guys, please note that I am not allowing queerphobic people on my account.

If any of my friends told me that one of my followers is a queerphobic I will block him.

#fediverse #Mastodon

Sorry for not posting on this account I am working on my main account and I have forgot about this account

I might post on this account soon

#fediverse #sharkey

Interesting development for #ScholarlyCommunication in the #Fediverse!

I'm testing @encyclia, a tool that connects the Fediverse and #ORCID, making ORCID records followable.

Follow my ORCID @0000-0002-6021-3695 and new publications automatically appear in your timeline.

It's an alpha version with still some hiccups, but this looks cool. Thanks @julian for building this!

https://www.funk.net/zahlen

Da reden wir von mehr Verantwortung des ÖRR, nicht Big Tech zu stärken, und man stolpert über sowas.

Wieso nicht ein Peertube ohne Tracking?

Gerade den Reichweitemüll durch Tracking sollte sich der ÖRR klemmen.

Die Reichweitenangst tritt in Deutschland öfteren auf.

@OeRR_bewegen

#oerr #Funk #savesocial #Reichweitenangst #Fediverse

#TruthSocial and the rest of the reactionary media bubble is effectively operating like a Mastodon instance not federated.

Premium-grade sewage gets filtered out to mass media.

And what prompts responses inside that bubble is that the idea of the #fediverse even exists at all.

They’re Big Mad and terrified of their own shadows.

The mainstream media has no idea what to do about any of this.

But the conversation starts and ends here.

They are just the tail being wagged.

#sensemaking

Newspapers In Crisis https://www.cbsnews.com/video/charles-m-blow-on-the-crisis-facing-local-newspapers/?ftag=CNI-11-10aaa3i #Mastodon #Fediverse #BlackMastodon #Blackvoices #BlackFediverse #Culture #SocialIssues

Seit ich meine ersten 300 Insta Fotos auf pixelfed importiert habe, fühl ich mich iwie heimischer. #fediverse #umzug

I keep on reading about an alleged influx of new users from #Bluesky . But when I check the stats, the total number of monthly active users on the #Fediverse keeps on declining - just as it has for the previous months.

So what gives?

https://fedidb.com/

I have maintained for some time that we need a #Fediverse - based alternative to #Quora :

1. Because #GoogleSucks and the other search engines are likewise increasingly filled up with LLM-based filth.

2. Quora itself is overrun by Nazis and other crazies.

But we could still use some kind of system where we can ask for information, and receive answers from actual human beings. A federated approach to Quora might work for this need.

My impression is that the posts I make about more technical topics tend to get the most interaction here on the #Fediverse. I don’t often post about my daily work as a software developer, but I truly wish decentralized social media will succeed. In my view, that will only happen if non tech-savvy people join... and stay.

I have a wide range of interests: science, philosophy, society, history, politics, cinema, music, and so on. Yet, I often feel it’s hard to find people here who focus on these areas.

Take #science or #journalism, for example. Many scientists and journalists have joined Mastodon at some point, but when you visit their profiles, you often see that they haven’t posted in years.

Should we blame them for deciding, say, to move to #Bluesky instead of staying here and talking mostly to the dominant (tech-oriented) group? I don’t think so.

I’d really love to meet and exchange ideas with more people interested in these topics from different perspectives, especially beyond the tech world. That’s something I enjoy doing in real life too, in a society whose language I’m still learning.

#philosophy #history #politics #music #society #decentralization

@everton137 Although I know the #Fediverse is pretty techy much of my feed isn't and the people I mostly converse with aren't computer techy even if they are mostly computer literate.
However I was surprised that a recent poll I came across found that 53% of it's respondents had a Github account (albeit not all being still keen on, or big users of, that increasingly enshittified MS platform).

Getting started is easy:

• Visit our website to find your country and city - https://fedimeteo.com

• Follow your city's account (e.g., @roma@it.fedimeteo.com).

• Enjoy the weather updates!

#Weather #Fediverse #FediMeteo #ActivityPub

#Argentina #Australia #Austria #Belgium #Brazil #Bulgaria #Canada #Croatia #Czechia #Denmark #Estonia #Finland #France #Germany #Greece #Hungary #India #Ireland #Italy #Japan #Latvia #Lithuania #Malta #Mexico #Netherlands #NewZealand #Norway #Poland #Portugal #Romania #Slovakia #Slovenia #Spain #Sweden #Switzerland #Taiwan #UnitedKingdom #UnitedStates

Sad day yesterday, was in Wales for funeral of one of my nephews. It was a nice celebration of his life but I wish he wss still alive.

#Loss #Mastodon #fediverse

@maxleibman

All these dimensions of somebodies who live in my phone on the #fediverse are my kind of cult

Sweet Indulgence: https://1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/sweet-indulgence-lisa-s-baker.html

#cake #cakes #dessert #treat #sweettreat #bakery #indulgence #sweet #fruit #flowers #layers #art #arte #artwork #wallart #homedecor #artfohome #artforsale #buyintoart #painting #mastoart #fediart #artprints #canvasprints #fediverse #fedigiftshop #rich #colorful #vibrant #fun #whimsical

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An art print of a whimsical still life of a floral cake adorned with berries and soft painterly details in warm pastel tones, by Lisa S. Baker.

CrowdBucks update:

The CrowdBucks team is working on adding Euro (€) support.

⁂

CrowdBucks is a open-source, Fediverse-native, self-hostable way to FUND THE FEDIVERSE.

To help support Fediverse server sysops, to support Fediverse developers, to support creators, and more.

⁂

Accepting Euro is relatively easy. But, there is some work to add Euro support to the user-experience.

⁂

@crowdbucks
https://crowdbucks.org
https://crowdbucks.fund

#CrowdBucks #FediPayments #Fediverse #SocialWeb

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Screenshot of the CrowdBucks.fund web-site.

So, I change my pfp to get rid of my old pfp.

I love the new pfp.

#newpfp #Mastodon #fediverse

Rail.chat is a Mastodon server for anyone interested in trains, railways and the benefits of public transport.

https://rail.chat

You can find out more at https://rail.chat/about or contact the admin @conductor

#FeaturedServer #Rail #Trains #Railways #Railroad #Transit #PublicTransport #Transport #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

Oh no! I just found out that earthstream.social went down without notice, taking with it 38,000 posts from 1,500 individual accounts, including the beloved Owls in Towels :(

Make sure to follow them on their new account: @owlsintowels

__

https://mas.to/@owlsintowels/115378110285405922

earthstream.social has been deleted : Mastodon
https://old.reddit.com/r/Mastodon/comments/1o9x6n8/earthstreamsocial_has_been_deleted/

#Fediverse #OwlsInTowels

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A white-brown saw-whet owl, wrapped in a white towel, is looking straight ahead with its striking yellow eyes and black beak.

On #Mastodon there are now
412 verified accounts from #news organizations in
21 languages and on
122 instances.

194 were active today.

Some accounts, that were active today are
@euobserver (ENG)
@thejapantimes (ENG)
@Guka (BAQ)
@universalhub (ENG)
@RadioCORAX (GER)

Find the whole list on:
➡️ https://fingolas.eu/fediverse/overview.html

Built by @mho

#MastodonMigration #SocialMedia #Fediverse #Media #Press #Newspaper #TwitterMigration #Newstodon

Is anyone using https://fedify.dev? Has it been good for you in production? I have a tiny app idea that would be an excellent fit for activitypub, but I also don't want to spend too much time implementing the federation bits.

#Fediverse #ActivityPub #IndieWeb #IndieDev

Sagt mal #Fediverse haben wir eigentlich schon eine #Opensource / Fediverseartige alternative zu Amazon & co am start?
Wäre doch gut, wenn wir an dieser wichtigen Stelle auch mal etwas unbequem werden, meint ihr nicht?

Hab mir überlegt ob ich das posten soll wegen Flecken auf der Hose, aber #Hund Jimmy ist einfach sooo toll auf dem Foto und wir sind ja unter uns.
Einen wundervollen Samstagabend, liebes #Fediverse. Kind spielt irgendwo im Haus und ich gammel mit Jimmy und lese, was ihr so schreibt. Grüße, Küsse und positive Gedanken 🌻

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Ein Innenraumfoto zeigt einen dunklen Hund im Vordergrund, der aus der Decke eines grauen Sofas hervorlugt. Vor dem Sofa befindet sich ein runder Holztisch mit einem Korb, einer hellorangenen Zitrone und einem weißen Becher mit dem Aufdruck „ja!“ darauf. Im Hintergrund befindet sich eine Medienwand mit einem Fernseher, auf dem eine Person zu sehen ist, und einem Bücherregal, das mit Büchern und Dekorationen gefüllt ist. Ein rotes Kissen befindet sich auf dem Boden links von der Kamera. Der Raum ist gedämpft beleuchtet und verfügt über Holzböden. Bereitgestellt von @altbot, privat und lokal generiert mit Gemma3:27b 🌱 Energieverbrauch: 0.111 Wh

Why do you think BlueSky is attracting a more diverse group of people? Is it mainly because it’s still relatively centralized and therefore easier to use? Or are there other factors at play?

#BlueSky #Fediverse

If you are following me on other platforms Please read this 🙏

If you're mutual friends with any of my friends please note that followers requests will be reviewed when I feel better

I am not going to say this too many times. But if you are posting politics without CW you are going to blocked 🚫 and muted

I don't wanna have politics on my feeds

#Fediverse #Mastodon

You wanted open source and transparency from Loops.

We heard you.

The new Loops app is now developed in the open — follow the progress, clone the repo, or help build it.

👉 https://github.com/joinloops/loops-expo

#loops #tiktok #fediverse

Major progress on the new Loops app!

Faster, feature packed and familiar ✨

Shipping Soon.

#loops #tiktok #fediverse

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New Loops app profile screen

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New Loops app settings screen

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New Loops app account settings screen

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New Loops app account profile edit screen

@ChrisMayLA6 well goes to show how unrepresentative your #Fediverse readers are. According to Mt Altman most people just love their ChatGPT girlfriends.

What will happen to the actual #Fediverse if Bluesky really succeeds as the mainstream federated social media platform with other interoperable apps?

#ATProtocol #ActivityPub #SocialMedia #BlueSky

Dear friends of the BSD Cafe,

As 2024 comes to an end, it’s time to reflect on what we’ve built together during the first full year of life for BSD Cafe. Launched on 20 July 2023, this project has grown far beyond what I could have imagined. While I haven’t tracked full uptime data, I can confidently say that the downtime was less than 30 minutes overall - even though the main VM hosting our services moved multiple times (including a switch from a Proxmox hypervisor to bhyve on FreeBSD, for the sake of alignment with our mission). In a world filled with over-engineered HA systems, we’ve outperformed many “big-name” cloud providers. Not bad for a community project, right?

For me, this has been an incredible journey. The users here are not just participants - they’re collaborators, and their positivity has been inspiring. The content shared and created at BSD Cafe has been valuable not only to the BSD community but beyond. What truly sets BSD Cafe apart is the openness for dialogue and exchange. Whether it’s social media posts, Matrix discussions, repositories in our brew, or RSS feeds, people seem to genuinely appreciate what we create and the conversations we foster.

BSD Cafe is a journey - one that grows, evolves, and continues. Our goal isn’t endless growth (we’re a community, not a business) but rather to maintain a welcoming, inclusive space where everyone feels a sense of positivity and belonging. For me, opening any service with “bsd.cafe” in the domain brings joy and pride. That’s the spirit I’ve tried to convey, and I hope it resonates with all of you, whether you’re active BSD Cafe users or friends of the community.

Promoting self-hosting and #OwnYourData has, as a side effect, inspired some users to “go solo” with their own setups. But even then, they remain part of BSD Cafe - in spirit, in purpose, and in connection.

Here’s a look at what we’ve achieved together this year:

- mastodon.bsd.cafe: 370 total users
Active in the past month: 207
Active in the past six months: 286
- snac.bsd.cafe: 14 total users
Active in the past month: 7
- blendit.bsd.cafe: 61 registered users
- matrix.bsd.cafe: 23 users
- brew.bsd.cafe: 29 users - 80 repositories
- freshrss.bsd.cafe: 25 users
- miniflux.bsd.cafe: 11 users
- press.bsd.cafe: 9 users
- myip.bsd.cafe: Constantly used by various users
- wiki.bsd.cafe: Could use a bit more love and content, but it fulfills its role as a functional homepage.
- tube.bsd.cafe: Still in testing - Peertube 7.0 update is on the way.

For detailed stats from our reverse proxy and general router (excluding media services, which generate most traffic but are handled via caching reverse proxies), you can check here - updated hourly: https://netstats.bsd.cafe

The journey of BSD Cafe continues, and I look forward to seeing where 2025 will take us. Together, we’ve built something special - something driven by passion, shared purpose, and a little bit of the BSD magic that makes all of this possible.

Here’s to a new year full of joy, serenity, and connection. Thank you for being part of this adventure.

Wishing you all a fantastic 2025 - and THANK YOU!
Stefano

#BSDCafe #BSDCafeServices #BSDCafeAnnouncements #BSDCafeUpdates #Fediverse #HappyNewYear #Mastodon #Snac #snac2 #lemmy #matrix #dokuwiki #forgejo #freshrss #miniflux #wallabag #peertube #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #RunBSD #BSD

Periodic reminder that you can follow hashtags on #Mastodon (and presumably most other #Fediverse-related software). You can even add them to lists if you follow @tag-[desired hashtag]@relay.fedi.buzz .

I finally had to remove @tag-catsofmastodon from my "Funny" list out of fear of everyone unfollowing me for boosting so many damned cat pics. And because it was crowding out everything else. Lol

It “only” took me a few years to find out that I don’t need to have a PeerTube or Lemmy account to interact with them; I just need to copy/paste the link in Mastodon search and then follow or reply.

Why no one is saying this little detail FIRST to all the n00bs coming from the Horror socials? After this you can explain the fediverse; Now Activity Pub makes so much sense to an atechnical person.
#fediverse #activitypub #twitter #x #bluesky #reddit #lemmy

#FollowFriday Our PrivacySafe.Social instance is growing! 🤓

#FreeSoftware & #privacy accounts from around the #Fediverse:

* @Hashira
* @alpinepixel
* @mikalai
* @chatcontrol
* @Em0nM4stodon
* @Missdiorsheree
* @cwebber
* @thomzane

🇺🇸 Unable and/or unwilling to acknowledge reality, our successes AND failures/mistakes, and to change course when necessary will be the downfall of Western civilization. We will choke on our own hubris as we blame and hurt others for it. There is no moving fwd without this basic skill-set.

https://www.audible.ca/fr_CA/podcast/Meltdown/B09J772YJC

#democrats #Democracy #mastodon #bluesky #fediverse #usa #us #trump #protest #resistance #tiktok #unitedstates #war #politics #obama #biden #trump
@BLKNewsNow #maga #progressive

I am happy to announce that I started a new publication called The Fediverse Quarterly where I will post many different things for social media, fediverse drama, leaks, and much more

I have already post on the publication but if you want to subscribe

https://thefediversequarterly.substack.com/

#fediverse #Mastodon

Blocking whole Fediverse sites is often a big mistake. Here's why:

Admin1 doesn’t like User2. Instead of just blocking User2, Admin1 tells Admin3 to remove User2 from their site. But Admin3 says, “User2 didn’t do anything wrong.”

Now the two admins argue. They don’t agree. So one or both of them block each other’s entire site.

Here’s the problem:

Admin1’s site has 5,000 people.
Admin3’s site has 5,000 people too.

Now, 10,000 people can’t talk to each other, just because one admin didn’t like one user.

And the worst part?

User2 might leave the Fediverse or stop using their account. But the block stays forever, and the 10,000 people stay cut off — for no good reason.

Site-wide blocks should only happen in serious cases, like child abuse or illegal content — not because of petty fights or personal drama.

Yet on the Fediverse, so many people go nuclear so easily.

#Fediverse #Mastodon #Misskey #PeerTube #PixelFed #Loops #ActivityPub #FediBlock

It flipped 20m before I arrived at home. Being angry at first that I missed it so close to take a very comforting picture.... I then decided to welcome it as a way to trigger #fediverse‘s #innerMonk . You're welcome #fedi ^^

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An odometer of a car showing 123457km

People of the #Fediverse, please stop posting all this interesting stuff! I've been trying to watch a movie for two hours and I can't drop my phone 🤣

Week in Fediverse 2025-10-17

Servers

- Mastodon v4.4.6
- Gush! v0.0.25
- Akkoma v2025.10
- Bookwyrm v0.8.0
- Forgejo v13.0
- Manyfold v0.126.0
- GoToSocial v0.20.1
- tootik v0.19.7
- kmyblue v20.4
- NodeBB v4.6.1
- Vernissage Server v1.24.0
- Loops Joins the Fediverse
- appy: A headless ActivityPub server written with Python and fastAPI

Clients

- toot v0.51.0
- IceCubesApp v2.0.7
- Photon v2.1.0

Tools and Plugins

- Altbot: Accessibility bot designed to enhance the Fediverse by generating alt-text descriptions for images, video, and audio

For developers

- Fedify v1.9.0
- ActivityPhp v0.8.0

Protocol

- FEP-1580: Move Actor Objects with a migration Collection

Articles

- Wafrn is for People Who Miss Tumblr’s Chaotic Energy
- Who do you trust with your social media data when no one (or everyone) is in charge?
- Fediverse Report – #138

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#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub

Previous edition: https://mitra.social/objects/0199cfeb-216a-fe8c-33b9-014862b4405a

Bluesky, Reddit, Facebook, and Twitter might be full of garbage, but when someone is clearly running a scam — especially with solid proof — those platforms usually take action.

The Fediverse is different. Even if you have proof (photos, videos, etc.) that someone is scamming people, calling them out can get you in trouble. The scammer? They might get sympathy instead.

That's a massive loophole — and scammers know exactly how to exploit it.

#Scam #Fraud #Fediverse #Mastodon #Misskey #PixelFed #PeerYube #Loops #ActivityPub #BlueSky #Reddit #Facebook #Twitter

Bluesky, Reddit, Facebook, and Twitter might be full of garbage content, but at least when someone is clearly running a scam — especially if you have solid proof — those platforms usually do something about it.

But on the Fediverse, things work differently. If you try to expose a scammer, people might say you’re being cruel or hurting someone who might actually need help. So even obvious scams get protected, just in case.

That’s a huge loophole — and scammers know exactly how to use it.

#Scam #Fraud #Fediverse #Mastodon #Misskey #PixelFed #PeerYube #Loops #ActivityPub #BlueSky #Reddit #Facebook #Twitter

The Fediverse has a scammer problem.

Even if you have proof — photos, videos, whatever — that someone is a scammer, your post can still disappear just for calling them out.

Right now, I could easily rejoin the Fediverse, post a heartfelt message claiming I need help, and no one could challenge me on my bullshit — while I rake in kickbacks as easy money.

#Fediverse #ActivityPub #Scam #Mastodon #Misskey

All https://fedihost.co #Mastodon instances have been updated to v4.4.7

Thank you!

Learn more about this release here:
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.4.7

#hosting #SelfHosting #GetFederated #Fediverse #ActivityPub

Sharkey is a playful, community-driven platform in the Fediverse that combines the best parts of Misskey and Firefish with its own fun twist.

https://open.substack.com/pub/thefediversequarterly/p/why-so-many-people-are-moving-to?r=6fyzlq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

#sharkey #fediverse #Mastodon

Warum der #GrimmeOnlineAward für #Mastodon und das #Fediverse ein Signal für Kommunikationsprofis ist erläutern wir in unserem aktuellen E-Mail-#Newsletter.

Newsletter abonnieren:
https://king-consult.de/newsletter-anmeldung/

#DigitaleSouveränität #Kommunikation #SocialMedia #PublicRelations #Medien #WissKomm

#Mastodon ist tot! Von ehemals über 10 Mio. User sind aktuell noch rund 750k dort aktiv = über 92% sind weg! Während #Bluesky in Kürze die 40 Millionen durchbricht und selbst #nostr mehr als doppelt so viele Nutzer hat, wie Mastodon. #SocialMedia #X #Twitter #Facebook #Fediverse

I am happy to announce that I have removed @TheNorthernTimes@calckey.world and switched to a new publication

If you want to subscribe here is the link

https://thefediversequarterly.substack.com/

#fediverse #Mastodon

For #FollowFriday, I nominate for your consideration Gaslit Nation podcast, @GaslitNation.
We are lucky to have their direct presence on the #fediverse as they relentlessly report on corruption and authoritarianism in America and abroad. Give them a follow, and maybe even a listen.

They understand the value of participating in billionaire-free open social networks like #Mastodon.

#nokings #resist

Another edition of Scrolls is now out. Go take a look! 📜 👀

https://shellsharks.com/scrolls/scroll/2025-10-17

There's a lot of great links (as always), and I have everyone below to thank! Those mentioned below have made this week's writeup as fun and unique as ever.

@bojidar_bg @jaz @xandra @susam @nova @readbeanicecream @mdhughes @anubiarts @nopatience @JohnHammond @ana @ragman @qsky @grimalkina @ricci @clarigaricus @xero @gayint @jaz @Mikal @sylvia

#infosec #cybersecurity #indieweb #fediverse

Do you have a GitHub account?

One of the conversations at #FediForum revolved around accessibility for non-techies in the Open Social Web. One of the barriers raised was the reliance on spaces built for developers, such as GitHub. So, we're wondering, how many people on the Fediverse have a GitHub account?

Please boost so more people can interact!

#Poll #GitHub #Fediverse #SocialWeb #Mastodon #Tech

Important call-out at /Linux_Is_Best/@c.im

I am issuing a formal and serious rebuttal to Linux’s unfounded accusation against my friend Zeph.

Your claim is unsubstantiated. Linux has acknowledged employment with Meta — a fact that heightens the need for caution and thorough verification before making public allegations. Given Meta’s history and influence, anyone affiliated with it should be especially careful to avoid making statements that could harm another person’s reputation without clear, provable evidence.

The mechanics of how posts spread are being misrepresented. Visibility on these platforms is driven by boosts, favorites/likes, and replies. Reducing virality to the presence of a hashtag is a gross oversimplification and ignores normal social dynamics: people boost content because it resonates or because they encounter it in replies or threads, not because the original poster necessarily intended or coordinated its spread.

I have spoken directly with Zeph. She confirms she did not use the hashtag and did not promote the post in the manner you described. According to her, another user made a substantive reply and then boosted that reply, which is what led to wider visibility. Your public narrative therefore conflicts with her first-hand account.

The so-called evidence you’ve presented is incomplete and misinterpreted. If you possess verifiable proof, produce full conversation threads, timestamps, and any other contextual material that substantiates your claim. Absent that, your allegation is defamatory and harmful. I demand an immediate public correction and withdrawal of the accusation, or else you should present the concrete evidence you claim to have.

Spreading unverified accusations does real damage. If you prefer to resolve this privately and provide the evidence there, I am open to that — otherwise correct the record publicly and take responsibility for the harm caused.

#fediverse #Mastodon

In the #Fediverse there are now
722 media accounts federated by @Flipboard.
619 were active today.

Some accounts, that were active today are
@xataka
@VirginiaMercury
@DERSTANDARD
@WMagazine
@TexasMonthly

Find the whole list on:
➡️ https://fingolas.eu/fediverse/overview.html

Built by @mho

#MastodonMigration #SocialMedia #Mastodon #Media #Press #Newspaper #TwitterMigration #Newstodon

I started a pol.is conversation on the topic "Fediverse acceleration" ⬇️ (You don't need an account)

https://pol.is/6skfwtthmn

pol.is is a FOSS web-app to help find consensus global & subgroup opinions within a set of participants 🤝

I've heard a lot about it over the years, but have had no experience with it. It looks like you rate statements positively 👍 or negatively 👎 and can write your own ✍️ After 7 participants, report data should become available.

#polis #governance #foss #fediverse

Congratulations to the newest batch of @NGIZero fediverse ⁂ projects to receive grants! Seeing that 20% of the 29 projects in this round are #fediverse projects is exciting:
#Flohmarkt (https://nlnet.nl/project/Flohmarkt)
#Hubzilla (https://nlnet.nl/project/Hubzilla-Superblock)
#GoToSocial (https://nlnet.nl/project/GoToSocial-1.0)
#Drupal ​(@drupal, @swentel https://nlnet.nl/project/Drupal-AP-recipes)
#Mirlo (@mirlo https://nlnet.nl/project/Mirlo)
#GoActivityPub (@mariusor https://nlnet.nl/project/GoActivityPub)

Here's the announcement https://mastodon.xyz/@NGIZero/115384471765057337

Da sind mir doch tatsächlich mit #Hund zwischen den Beinen ein halbes Stündchen die Augen zugefallen und jetzt noch ein bisschen mit Jimmy chillen und dann Basenbad in der Badewanne und danach mit meinem Kind Hörspiele hören und puzzeln.Tut mir alles so gut!
Liebste Grüße aus dem Süden Deutschlands ins #Fediverse. Bleibt gesund oder werdet gesund und fühlt Euch gedrückt.

Fun fact:

Historically, this post, where I share a list of digital service providers located outside the jurisdiction of the United States, is one of my most "hated" post.

https://c.im/@Linux_Is_Best/115357988428229145

I am an America, living in the United States, and I am sharing digital providers who are outside U.S. jurisdiction, and that seems to offend some people.

#DigitalSovereignty #Fediverse

I am going to do a Google doc about all what happened it will be long but will have sections so you can read.

It will be official response to all what happened

#fediverse #Mastodon