Question for my fellow #Fediverse #Tech enthusiasts:

Imagine your friend is on the fence about joining #Mastodon, and they ask:

"What is an instance, anyways?"

What is your go-to answer?

The email provider comparison is common, but maybe over-used, or too technical?

What other metaphors/explanations do you have up your sleeves?

Überlege im #Fediverse hauptsächlich auf #Friendica zu wechseln.
Die Steurerung der Sichtbarkeit über Accountkreise gefällt mir gut. So können verschiedene Posts verschiedenen Personengruppen sichtbar sein. Es ist auch sowohl von #Pixelfed als auch von #Mastodon gut folgbar.

Spricht da wohl was gegen, was mir gerade nicht auffällt?

Anyone self-host PeerTube?

I love YouTube, and by that I mean watching it; I would never upload there, especially now, with all of their silly censorship of things that don't even need censoring.

I feel like I need a PeerTube instance.

#YouTube #PeerTube #SelfHosting #SelfHosted #Fediverse

I've found some memory modules in my drawer, and there are also four DDR4 modules. So, now that I have discovered this gold mine, I could buy X and bring it over to the fediverse, or buy M...soft and open the windows to let some air in...

#hardware #storage #fediverse #opensource #freesoftware

Hello people of #Mastodon and #Fediverse👋Sharing a quick note to the community, I admit I underestimated Pneumonia & How serious it is💔Its like a 0 to 10 real quick. A difficult period both health-wise & financially. [Antibiotics that's 800mg is crazy]

If you’re able to help boosting my posts or extend a hand of support in any way, Thank u💛I’d be very grateful.. may reply slowly but Im here & appreciate your kind messages & concern.🥺

#HealthUpdate #AskingForSupport #MutualAid #SilentSunday

Alt...

image displays a simple cartoon drawing of a sad character with a sad expression, a blue patch on their forehead (indicating sickness or distress), and outstretched arms conveys a feeling of sadness, sickness, or a need for comfort. With the text "can i have a hug?".

Friends of the #Fediverse - I need some information about good apps for iOS. On Android, my favourite is #Moshidon but I also like #Tusky or #Pachli or #Fedilab etc.

On iOS, I remember I was using (back in 2022/early 2023) #Icecubes and #Tusker - which looks nice but I can’t find the quote post option.

Can you please help me and suggest something?

#AskFedi

Sup #fediverse , I found my way back!

Here's a new #Intro

I live in #Berlin now, I still *REALLY* love #StarTrek, #BoardGames, #Videogames, and #Cybersecurity

I've still got a Master's degree, but now it's been verified by two countries! I've still got a CISSP. I only have one job finally...

===

Hallo, Fediverse, ich komme gerade zurück!

Es gibt hier ein neues #Introduction.

Ich wohne jetzt in Berlin, ich liebe noch #Startrek, #Brettspiele, #Videospiele, und #Cybersicherheit

Ich habe noch einen Masterabschluss, aber jetzt in zwei Ländern verifiziert! Ich habe auch noch mein CISSP. Zuletzt habe ich nur eine Position für Arbeit …

💬 Eine Symbiose aus @Tuba und @tokodon wäre fein - Dann würde fast nix fehlen 🎈

#Linux #Fediverse #FediverseClient #Mastodon

If you just left Bluesky today to join or come back to Mastodon, welcome (back)!

We are glad you are here with us

#Bluesky #Mastodon #Fediverse

Moin und hallo in die Runde. Die Haje haben jetzt lange genug gestubst ich soll mich hier mal melden. Ich bin neu im #fediverse und neugierig, wie das hier ist. #neuhier

Questions for the community, first a little background...

I left #WordPress for reasons familiar to many of you.

I wrote my own #blogging #software based on static web pages.

I wanted to at least highlight/point to content on #Mastodon I find compelling, important, or just beautiful.

I have a corner of my main #blog page carved out for this purpose.

I populate it with the full Masto handle of the author, the first image from the post (if it has one), and the first few 100 characters of the text.

Images are full links back to the original sources. I do not retain them on my server.

This entire summary (approx 320x640 pixels) is one big button that leads back to the specific posting on the specific server.

I avoid "private" posts, DMs, etc. and try to keep the politics light.

👉 I do not wish to exploit anyone's ideas or work, just amplify them.👈

Now my questions...

Is this an okay thing to do?

Is there a better way to do it?

Thank You #Fediverse !

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social media summary with handle, image, and first few lines of text

RE: https://dice.camp/@FRWiki/115916606606896420

Hatte neulich erst ein Gespräch mit einer echten, angehenden #Bardin aus #UK & liebe die Charakterklasse in #Fantasy - Settings wie #Aventurien & #Faerun. Die Begeisterung für das Computerspiel #BardsTale hat mich geprägt.

Aus meiner Sicht sind Bardinnen & #Barden lebende, professionelle #Medien , die über #Musik , Unterhaltung & #Mythen v.a. positive #Mimesis verbreiten. Sie sind #Fediverse , nicht nur #Herolde der Herrschenden! 😌🪕📚🙏🎶

Terminal Tilt is exactly 58 subscribers away from the 1K milestone and monetization.

In case you are new to my channel, welcome! As a disabled queer creator, I know how often our voices are drowned out by corporate "ai" sludge. Terminal Tilt is a space where I can speak authentically, fight for digital sovereignty, and show that there is a place for us in the technical world.

I started it because I like to watch YouTube and I often search for Linux videos. I find it infuriating that 90% of the videos have "ai" generated voices, graphics, and scripts. I want to learn new things, not have unoriginal ideas regurgitated to me by bots. Terminal Tilt is a strictly Non-AI channel focused on ethical computing, promoting #FOSS, and providing a direct alternative to the Big Tech surveillance machine. I respect your time and your sovereignty. Lets build a community together!

If you believe in a web where the user is in control and their privacy respected, and our technology does not have to destroy the planet, help me cross the finish line today.

I have some great stuff in the pipeline, such as reviews for security hardware, quick looks and installations of GNU/Linux distributions , and discussions on the state of computing.

I am also improving quickly. Every video has been a learning experience and I am very open to constructive criticism.

My newest video from earlier today: 5 Extensions for Real Digital Independence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fA9FjlZMJBQ

My most popular video (90k+ views): The Windows Exodus Has Begun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLzdTgCXyRU

I also post videos to PeerTube here: https://gnulinux.tube/c/terminaltilt/videos

Every boost helps us show that independent, human created tech content has a place in 2026.

#TerminalTilt #NoAI #GNULinux #GNU #Linux #EthicalComputing #Privacy #Security #HumanMade #SmallCreator #AntiBigTech #DigitalSovereignty #SelfHosted #Homelab #InfoSec #CyberSecurity #DeGoogle #Technology #SoftwareFreedom #OpenSource #FOSS #DigitalRights #Fediverse #Mastodon #PeerTube #YouTube #Google #QueerMutualAid #QueerCreator #Disability #Disabled #DisabledCreator #DisabledMutualAid #LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #LGBT

All das, was das #Fediverse aus- und so stark macht, das erlebe ich gerade wieder in den letzten Stunden.

Euer Feedback zu meiner #Peertube Instanz https://pallenberg.video ist sowas von Gold wert und zeigt einmal mehr, warum es so wichtig war Schritt fuer Schritt alles ins Fediverse zu ziehen.

Twitter? Geloescht!
Insta? Geloescht!
Threads? Geloescht!
Facebook? Geloescht!
Substack? Zu Ghost gewechselt!
Bluesky? Wird nicht mehr bespielt!

Ich ziehe es durch & es gibt da kein Zurueck.

He, #Fediverse,

Woher bezieht ihr #DRM-freie #Hörbücher (für Kids)?

Das Fediverse hat und wird in Zukunft einen zunehmend größeren Einfluss im Social Media Bereich haben.
Aus dem Grund, habe ich mich Entschlossen insbesondere für die Mitbürger*innen unserer kleinen Kreisstadt Rotenburg (Wümme) und dem Landkreis eben einen solchen Zugang zu ermöglichen.

Für wenn wäre row-social.de etwas?

- allen Interessierten Bürgern des Landreises Rotenburg (Wümme) die in Kontakt kommen oder bleiben wollen

- lokalen Vereinen

- Veranstaltern die über kommende Events informieren wollen

- lokalen Unternehmen die sich präsentieren und repräsentieren wollen

- Behörden und lokalen Parteien die Kontakt zu Ihren Bürgern suchen

Einladungscodes auf Anfrage und teilt doch bitte diesen Beitrag!

Vielen Dank

https://social.row-social.de

#rotenburg #rotenburgwuemme #niedersachsen #deutschland #fediverse #socialmedia #instanz

It would be so cool if I could use my current Mastodon instance "identity" to join other Mastodon instances.

Why?

Well, my thinking is this. Some instances, like infosec.exchange is "more" aiming for a community around Information Security.

But as a person I'm not just one thing, I'm many things.

Currently I'm more or less forced to either make my home in one place, or create multiple accounts.

But if instances instead were considered communities I could say "Oh... I would like to join this and that community", but still have my "home" somewhere.

Perhaps the solution is not necessarily to make Instances communities but rather extend ActivityPub with some sort of "community" based actor or something.

Let's say there is a Community around Photography in Sweden that I would like to join.

How do I do that today? I don't really see a way for me to integrate "naturally" with that community.

Have other people thought about this? What's your thoughts concerning Community groups, or circles etc?

#Fediverse #Groups #Community #Circles #Mastodon

Als meistens sehr spontaner Mensch habe ich für mich den digitalen Unabhängigkeitstag "Februar 2026" auf heute vorverlegt und mein Bluesky-Konto gelöscht.
In Sachen Social Media bin ich jetzt nur noch im Fediverse aktiv.

#DigitalIndependenceDay #DiDay #DDay #DidIt #DudGemacht #UnplugBigTech #OpenSource #Linux #Fediverse #Mastodon

https://termine.di.day/

Heute ist ein wichtiger Tag für meine persönliche, digitale Unabhängigkeit: Endlich komplett auf die eigene Instanz gezogen, und den Bluesky Account gelöscht (den ich eigentlich nur noch hatte, weil ich neugierig auf Eurosky war).

#Fediverse #Bluesky #DID #Eurosky

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

Stichwort #Palantir im Allgemeinen und CEO #AlexKarp im Besonderen.

Vor 3 Tagen habe ich ein kleines Video zu diesem Fiebertraum gemacht und mal ein paar Statements des Chefs ausgebuddelt.

Das schoene dabei ist, dass ihr das nun auch im #Fediverse dank meiner eigenen #Peertube Instanz schauen koennt und das fuehlt sich richtig gut an.

Wie immer wuerde ich mich ueber einen Boost/Like/Feedbackloop freuen. Danke 🙏

https://pallenberg.video/w/oqw1ofxXAcQvqH2eWMBsGC

Da ist es geschafft, meine Videos kommen nun auch im #Fediverse an und werden via @sascha@pallenberg.video ausgespielt.

Tausend Dank an @bonndigital und vor allen Dingen natuerlich @Sascha@bonn.social und https://taenzer.de denn da wird die #Peertube Instanz gehostet.

Meine Fediverse-Reise geht also weiter & wie versprochen, werden Schritt fuer Schritt all meine Inhalte ins freie Netz ziehen.

Und wisst ihr was? Das ist ein verdammt gutes Gefuehl!

Wir begrüßen @berlinwerbefrei ganz herzlich auch im #Fediverse. 🤩

Die Unterschriftensammlung in #Berlin ist eröffnet. Das wird was!

@Bubbles

Vielen Dank, aber wir sind dank #Wissenschaft auch ganz & gar nicht „hilflos“. Jede Kauf - Entscheidung etwa für erneuerbare #Friedensenergien, #Technologie & #Software , auch für #Pflanzenkost & #Bildung reduziert die #Macht des #Fossilismus. 🔥🤔

Wir sind z.B. 2013 auf #Wärmepumpe umgestiegen, 2017 auf #Elektroauto , ins #Fediverse usw. Und es macht sowohl #Sinn wie #Freude ! 🌞🙌

Niemand kann alles, aber alle können etwas verändern! Das ist #Solarpunk ! 🌍✊ https://energiewinde.orsted.de/koepfe-der-energiewende/michael-blume-antisemitismus-ressourcenfluch-oel-gas-konflikte-interview

@jwildeboer there is a fundamental divide here. The rest of the world is pushing things into each other's faces and rewarding those who can push to the largest audience. Meanwhile in the #fediverse you just engage in communication with people. It's a mutual exchange. It seems more in line with having a real exchange with someone in front of you. Bonus points for the lack of Messias complex.

RE: https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/115812058723304135

bring on ENSHIRTIFICATION 🔥

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

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

if ICE follows you on #BluSkibidi you have to follow them back

it's right there in the Clout-Chaser Guidebook - it came with your "Starter Packs"

#FEDIorBUST #mastodon #fediverse

@Bee What you have experienced is the beauty of the Fediverse. You‘re welcome.

#Fediverse

Goodbye @pixelfed,

today I am deleting my self-hosted server.

#Pixelfed could have been great if you had focused on it.

Maybe I'll try again in a few years when Pixelfed is out of alpha status.

Bye and good luck!

#Fediverse

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 @M0YNG

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

#followerpower kann mir jemand in 10 Minuten sagen dass ich die Pizza aus dem Ofen holen soll? #mastodon #doyourmagic #fediverse #fediwonderland

Introduction

As far as I know, the software used by Fediverse, a decentralized social networking site, makes information public due to its decentralized nature, and as a result, it’s often possible to obtain feeds of the latest information via RSS.

However, the extent to which this is possible varies depending on the software’s capabilities and features, and I was interested in the functionality of each piece of software, so I decided to write this article to research and summarize the state of RSS on Fediverse, including its URL structure.

This article is based on a pioneering article titled “Finding Fediverse Feeds” that appeared on the website Hyperborea: Kelson Vibber.

Stream Fediverse feeds to your RSS reader

URL Structure Table

Software

Section

URL

type

Title

visible links

RSS Subscriptions from External Servers

Lemmy

Community

/feeds/c/{community}.xml?sort={sort}

RSS 2.0

Yes

Yes

No

Lemmy

User

/feeds/u/{username}.xml?sort={sort}

RSS 2.0

Yes

Yes

No

Lemmy

Local Timeline

/feeds/local.xml?sort={sort}

RSS 2.0

Yes

Yes

No

Lemmy

All Timeline

/feeds/all.xml?sort={sort}

RSS 2.0

Yes

Yes

No

Lemmy

Your front page

/feeds/front.xml/{jwt_token}

RSS 2.0

Yes

No

-

Lemmy

Your inbox

/feeds/inbox.xml/{jwt_token}

RSS 2.0

Yes

No

-

Lemmy

Your modlog

/feeds/modlog.xml/{jwt_token}

RSS 2.0

Yes

No

-

PieFed

Community

/community/{community}/feed

RSS 2.0

Yes

Yes

Yes

PieFed

User

/u/{username}/feed

RSS 2.0

Yes

No

Yes

PieFed

Topic

/topic/{topic}.rss

RSS 2.0

Yes

No

Uninvestigated

PieFed

Feeds

/f/{feeds}.rss

RSS 2.0?

Yes?

No

Uninvestigated

Mbin

Community

/rss?magazine={community}

RSS 2.0

Yes

Yes

Yes

Mbin

User

/rss?user={username}

RSS 2.0

Yes

Yes

Yes

Mbin

Tag

/rss?tag={tag}

RSS 2.0

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plume

Blog

/~/{blog}/atom.xml

Atom

Yes

Yes

Details unknown

Plume

User

/~/{username}/atom.xml

Atom

Yes

Yes

Details unknown

WriteFreely

User

/{username}/feed/

RSS 2.0

Yes

No

Details unknown

WriteFreely

Reader

/read/feed/

RSS 2.0

Yes

No

Details unknown

Funkwhale

User

/api/v1/channels/{user}/rss

RSS2.0

Yes

Yes

Details unknown

PeerTube

User

feeds/videos.xml?videoChannelId={channel}

RSS 2.0

Yes

Yes

Yes

PeerTube

User-Podcast

/feeds/podcast/videos.xml?videoChannelId={channel}

RSS 2.0

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bookwyrm

User

/user/{username}/rss

RSS 2.0

Yes

Yes

Yes

Mastodon

User

/@{username}.rss

RSS 2.0

No

No

No

Mastodon

Hashtag

/tags/{hashtag}.rss

RSS 2.0

No

No

No

Mastodon

User-Hashtag

/@{username}/tagged/{hashtag}.rss

RSS 2.0

No

No

No

Pleroma

User

/users/{username}/feed.atom

Atom

Yes

No

External accounts cannot be viewed

BlueSky

User

/profile/{did-placeholder}/rss

RSS 2.0

No

No

External instance does not exist

Misskey

User

/@{username}.rss

RSS 2.0

partially (example: “New note by UserName”)

No

Yes

Misskey

User

/@{username}.atom

Atom 1.0

partially (example: “New note by UserName”)

No

Yes

Pixelfed

User

/users/{username}.atom

Atom

Yes

Yes

External accounts cannot be viewed

HackersPub

User

/@{username}/feed.xml

Atom

Yes

No

External accounts cannot be viewed

HackersPub

User Articles

/@{username}/feed.xml?articles

Atom

Yes

No

External accounts cannot be viewed

Hubzilla

Posts and Comments

/feed/{channel}

Atom

No

No

External accounts cannot be viewed

Hubzilla

Only Posts

/feed/{channel}?f=&top=1

Atom

No

No

accounts are displayed in summary only

friendica

User

/feed/{username}/

Atom

Yes

Yes

External accounts cannot be viewed

friendica

User Comments

/feed/{username}/comments

Atom

Yes

No

External accounts cannot be viewed

friendica

User Timeline

/feed/{username}/activity

Atom

Yes

No

External accounts cannot be viewed

説明

Below are descriptions of the columns in the table above.

• Software
  • The software you are using.
• Section
  • Which feed for that software?
• URL
  • The URL structure.
• Type
  • The file type. This indicates whether it is RSS or Atom.
• Title
  • Whether the post title is displayed in the RSS feed.
• Visible Links
  • Whether the RSS link is visible on the instance.
• RSS Subscriptions from External Servers
  • Whether you can subscribe to RSS feeds from users of external instances.

Feed Functionality Comparison

• Software that only contains the user’s RSS feed

  • PeerTube
  • Funkwhale
  • Pleroma
  • BlueSky
  • Misskey
  • Pixelfed
  • Bookwyrm

• Software that exists beyond user RSS feeds

  • Lemmy
    • Community
    • User
    • Local Timeline
    • All Timeline
    • Your front page
    • Your inbox
    • Your modlog
  • PieFed
    • Community
    • User
    • Topic
    • Feeds
  • Mbin
    • Community
    • User
    • Tag
  • Plume
    • Blog
    • User
  • WriteFreely
    • Blog
    • User
  • Mastodon
    • User
    • Hashtag
    • User-Hashtag
  • Hubzilla
    • Posts and Comments
    • Only Posts
  • PeerTube
    • User
    • User Podcast
  • HackersPub
    • User
    • User Article
  • friendica
    • User
    • User Comments
    • User Timeline
  • Software without RSS
    • notestock

Reference

• Fediverse in general

  • RSS on Mastodon and the Fediverse | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse
  • Finding Fediverse Feeds

• Lemmy

  • API
  • Votes and Ranking

• Mastodon

  • Create an RSS feed from a hashtag? : r/Mastodon
  • how now: “Turns out Mastodon has built-i…” - Mastodon
  • Mastodon日本語Wiki Archive

• Misskey

  • MisskeyでRSSを取得する｜なおしむ

Sort on Lemmy

/feeds/c/{community}.xml?sort={sort}

The {sort} part of Lemmy in the RSS list above corresponds to the “URL” column in the table below.

example:

/feeds/c/{community}.xml?sort=New

Type

Description

url

Active (default)

Calculates a rank based on the score and time of the latest comment, with decay over time

Active

Hot

Like active, but uses time when the post was published

Hot

Scaled

Like hot, but gives a boost to less active communities

Scaled

New

Shows most recent posts first

New

Old

Shows oldest posts first

Old

Most Comments

Shows posts with highest number of comments first

MostComments

New Comments

Bumps posts to the top when they are created or receive a new reply, analogous to the sorting of traditional forums

NewComments

Top Hour

Highest scoring posts during the last 1 hour

TopHour

Top Six Hours

Highest scoring posts during the last 6 hours

TopSixHour

Top Twelve Hours

Highest scoring posts during the last 12 hours

TopTwelveHour

Top Day

Highest scoring posts during the last 24 hours

TopDay

Top Week

Highest scoring posts during the last 7 days

TopWeek

Top Month

Highest scoring posts during the last 30 days

TopMonth

Top Three Months

Highest scoring posts during the last 3 months

TopThreeMonths

Top Six Months

Highest scoring posts during the last 6 months

TopSixMonths

Top Nine Months

Highest scoring posts during the last 9 months

TopNineMonths

Top Year

Highest scoring posts during the last 12 months

TopYear

Top All Time

Highest scoring posts of all time

TopAll

Source: Votes and Ranking

Stream RSS feeds to Your Fediverse Feeds

A well-known method of distributing RSS feeds from the web to ActivityPub is software (server) called RSSParrot, which was created for that purpose.

In addition, in the Japanese-speaking world, there is a public Mastodon instance called the RSSフィードbot鯖, which is dedicated to RSS Bots and is also widely used.

Original article

FediverseのRSS事情 - URL構造の一覧など - hoageckoのブログ (Article in Japanese)

Fediverse Advent Calendar

This post is the 15th article of Fediverse (2) Advent Calendar 2025 - Adventar (Article in Japanese).

Week in Fediverse 2026-01-16

Servers

- Mobilizon v5.2.2
- Owncast v0.2.4
- Epicyon v1.7.0
- Wafrn v2026.01.03
- PieFed v1.5.0
- snac v2.88
- ActivityPub for WordPress v7.8.3
- Sharkey v2025.4.5
- NodeBB v4.8.0
- NeoDB v0.12.8
- Trunk & Tidbits, December 2025 (Mastodon)
- WordPress Federation: Recap of 2025

Clients

- PleromaFE v2.10.1
- Mastodon for iOS v2026.1
- TangerineUI for Mastodon v2.5.3
- Aria v1.4.0
- Voyager v2.43.2

Tools and Plugins

- Fediway: Recommendation engine for Mastodon

Protocol

- FEP-f15d: Context Relocation and Removal
- FEP-ee3a: Exif metadata support

Articles

- The Forkiverse Experiment and Why Instance Choice Matters
- List of RSS feeds distributed by each software on Fediverse
- Fediverse Report – #149 – On Protocol Governance
- Mastodon for ActivityPub development

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#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub

Previous edition: https://mitra.social/objects/019ba420-e45f-3802-6e4f-5f0767dcc2d4

Although the signup form was a bit brittle, I managed to create an account. 🎉

For now, I don't plan to use it much, but who knows? It may be useful as a fallback in case my primary account @tynstar@nerdculture.de goes down.

Also, the concept of having a Fediverse server on my own phone sounds really exciting. Let's see how that works out!

#Holos #Fediverse

#Fediverse #forkiverse #mastodon

I have a question for you.

Who is your personal mortal enemy?

Hi larger #fediverse community. I joined from the forkiverse thing and I'm seeing some posts critical of the new influx of participants. Perhaps you're worried we don't really get you or value the community so I wanted to give a little background you may not know. Before this “experiment” episode there was a much older episode that started things.

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Seeing the profiles of others around the world is something one is less likely to experience on social media platforms other than Mastodon or the Fediverse. I wish that I could personally meet everyone here and engage with them, over tea or coffee, in conversations to cover the universe of discovered and undiscovered knowledge and perspectives. I know it is an impossible dream, but I still wish for it.

#Fediverse #Mastodon #Education #Learning

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

Some accounts, that were active today are
@mymodernmet
@Zett
@Jalopnik
@bloomberg
@TorontoLife2019

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

Built by @mho

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

I've been wondering about Bluesky's decentralization again. I can't think of any reason why I'd want to self-host Bluesky in its current form. I cannot 100% self host "my own Bluesky".

Their main selling points for building their own protocol were easier migration and better discoverability, but right now there's no simple way to migrate my Bluesky account to my own instance. And hosting the centralized parts yourself isn't really possible, or if it were, not affordable, they haven't made that feasible, by design, it seems.

Even if you self-host a PDS, Bluesky's Relay only indexes up to 10 accounts from it. You can run more, but they won't federate, the central infrastructure decides what gets seen. They control this (source: https://docs.bsky.app/blog/self-host-federation#:~:text=For%20a%20smooth%20transition%20into,for%20everyone%20in%20the%20ecosystem.). You can self-host a PDS (Personal Data Server), but you still depend on Bluesky's centralized Relay and AppView. There's no production-ready alternative infrastructure from what I gather.

It feels like I'd be renting a room in a hotel that someone else is running anyway, when I want my own hotel.

If Mastodon gGmbH vanishes tomorrow, my instance keeps running and federating with everyone else. If Bluesky PBC vanishes, the ecosystem would need to scramble to stand up replacement infrastructure that doesn't really exist yet.

ATProto keeps getting evaluated on its promises while other systems get evaluated on their merits. The "portability" selling point depends on infrastructure that isn't mature enough to actually catch you if Bluesky falls.

I trust W3C, the builders and fathers of the World Wide Web, ActivityPub and the Fediverse.

#Decentralization #SelfHosting #SelfHosted #Mastodon #Fediverse #Bluesky #Servers

Lgbtqia.space is a cute Mastodon server for all LGBTQIA ppl out there that want a caring and safe environment. If you are part of the LGBTQIA community you are very cordially invited to join this server.

https://lgbtqia.space

You can find out more at https://lgbtqia.space/about or contact the admin account @mcp

#FeaturedServer #LGBTQIA #LGBT #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

Putting this out there for the #Fediverse #Fedibrain:
Are there augmented glasses that turn everything into vertices, rather like the face recognition videos you see? I'm trying to engage my 15yo with maths and trigonometry and this seems like a cool thing to pique his interest

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Two people portrait photos on the left, same photos with features outlined in green vertices on the right

A #blog is :

#blogging #bloggers #fediverse

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a blog is : 1. a place where you build trust, not followers 2. original social network for thinkers 3. a slow cooked meal in a fast-food world 4. a proof you can write more than 280 characters

What is the best Lemmy client for Android?

#Lemmy #fediverse

It's follow #FollowFriday, check out these mastodon profiles:

@faket
@Irenetherogue
@alipunk
@simon_brooke
@SrRochardBunson
@Blackstarwritings
@cybervegan
@syndicalism

Have a wonderful weekend, love you all! 💕

#Weekend #Friday #Fediverse #Fedi

@elottermann

Exakt das ist mein Punkt: Wir sind im #Fediverse „näher dran“ an #Medienethik, aber deswegen nicht einfach „die Guten“.

Wann vermuten wir falsch, formulieren wir zu scharf, werden belästigend? Muss sich @PhoebeEule hier weiter taggen lassen, obwohl Sie immer wieder mich angehen?

Klar - ich könnte Sie einfach stumm schalten oder blockieren. Aber ich wollte Ihnen die dialogische Chance geben, zu bedenken, was & wie Sie #Aufmerksamkeit zu erzwingen versuchen…

Beste Grüße 🖖

The internet used to be a collection of homes.
Now it's a row of malls.
We traded the hobbyist era for corporate walled gardens. ICQ is dead, Skype is dead, and the open web is being strip-mined for data.

But remember: the #hashtag was born in 1980s IRC rooms, not a Silicon Valley PR firm.

The Fediverse isn't just a trend - it's a return to what made the web work in the first place.

Protocols over platforms. Always.

#OpenWeb #IRC #Fediverse #Mastodon #Nostalgia #IndieWeb #Tech #Decentralize #Thoughts #Blog

In 2025, Americans "detoxed" from social media. In 2026, they’re quitting altogether.

Straight Arrow News reports on a recent American Psychiatric Association poll: https://flip.it/6CpEYI

More on the poll: https://www.psychiatry.org/news-room/news-releases/apa-polling-shows-half-of-adults-have-cut-back-on

#SocialMedia #Technology #Fediverse #Tech

Bin da bei, @PhoebeEule

Klar können wir z.B. von demokratischen Parteien und Politikerinnen fordern, dass sie sich nur noch im #Fediverse bewegen. Doch damit würden sie auf „Bedeutung und Einfluss“ & wahrscheinlich auch auf ihre Wiederwahl verzichten, anderen das #Medienfeld überlassen.

Genau vor diesem #Dualismus warne ich mit „supergerecht“ vs. „wirksam“ und plädiere für realistische & faire Abwägungen gerade auch in der #Medienethik.

@elottermann

RE: https://theforkiverse.com/@sonic_owns/115874413000918185

only the newest wire in the hairball that is the #fediverse

sonic_owns » 🌐 2026-01-11
@sonic_owns@theforkiverse.com

Visual representation of The Forkiverse

@Erased_Citizen is this the #fediverse equivalent of "Drinking the Coolaid", as the Merkans say? 😀

🔔 Hubzilla-Freunde & Hubzilla-Neugierige aufgepasst!

Der nächste Hubzilla-Workshop steht an – und das Thema ist so umfangreich, dass wir es auf zwei Termine aufteilen. Ideal für Einsteiger und Fortgeschrittene! 🚀

🧩 4. Hubzilla-Workshop
📅 Mittwoch, 28. Januar 2026
🕢 19:30 Uhr

Thema:
👉 Das Berechtigungssystem von Hubzilla – Teil 1

Hubzilla verfügt über eines der ausgefeiltesten Berechtigungssysteme im gesamten Fediverse. In Teil 1 schauen wir uns die Grundlagen an:

• Identität = Kanal
• Profile
• Whitelist-Prinzip
• Die Stufen des Berechtigungssystems
– Kanalrolle
– Kontaktrolle
– Berechtigungs-Einstellungen

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🧩 5. Hubzilla-Workshop
📅 Mittwoch, 11. Februar 2026
🕢 19:30 Uhr

Thema:
👉 Das Berechtigungssystem von Hubzilla – Teil 2

In Teil 2 gehen wir tiefer und zeigen, was mit Hubzilla wirklich möglich ist:

• Helfer: Privacy-Gruppen
• Helfer: Privacy-Einstellungen
• Ein eigenes Berechtigungssystem konfigurieren
• Berechtigungen extrem – aber eigentlich gar nicht so extrem 😉
• Inhaltsfilter, NSFW & Superblock

✨ Neugierig geworden?
Wenn ihr verstehen wollt, wie mächtig das Berechtigungssystem von Hubzilla ist und wie ihr alle Features sinnvoll nutzen könnt, solltet ihr euch diese Workshops nicht entgehen lassen!

Veranstaltungslink:
https://campus.ws-12.de/rooms/n04-dj3-llf-dmn/join

#Hubzilla #Fediverse #Workshop #Datenschutz #Selbstbestimmung #OpenSource

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Hubzilla Workshop mit Logo Hubzilla #4 - Das Berechtigungssystem von Hubzilla – Teil 1 Mittwoch, 28. Januar 2026 19:30 Uhr #5 - Das Berechtigungssystem von Hubzilla – Teil 2 Mittwoch, 11. Februar 2026, 19:30 Uhr

@StevenSaus as per your questions, you're simply making the right ones.

The wrong case (and seriously pisses me off) are those who demand proof of the existence of racism in the fedi. Why? Is their lived experience so utterly privileged they can't even conceive the idea? Also, why do they need proof? Is it to help BAME or so they can feel better by proving there isn't and continue hidding their head in the sand ? Which in itself is so stupidly racist they don't even notice they are when they are very literally discriminating against other people's lived experiences just to feel they are in the "right" place.

#racism #fediverse

But if I switch, I want to keep the cool address like @SOMEONE@uninformation.org and not change to something like @SOMEONE@nano.uninformation.org. Adventurous!

I took a VM, installed FreeBSD, and set up the first jail to support Italy. The goal was to create a tool for my own use, support a few countries, and announce it.

Unexpectedly, the enthusiasm was incredible. That pushed me to keep going, support more countries and cities, and turn it into what it is today.

FediMeteo now supports 38 countries and 2,937 cities, with more than 7,700 followers in the Fediverse alone, not counting the many people who follow via RSS feeds or visit the web pages.

If you are curious to read the story and some technical details, you can find it here:
https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/02/26/fedimeteo-how-a-tiny-freebsd-vps-became-a-global-weather-service-for-thousands/

Today is also Tuesday, a #ThankYouTuesday, so I want to say thanks to:

• OpenMeteo - @openmeteo@fosstodon.org - for providing accurate, high quality data, without which FediMeteo would be far less useful

• @grunfink@comam.es - creator of snac, who made all of this possible using very few resources, on a 4 euro per month VM

• FreeBSD, which thanks to the efficiency of the OS and its jail implementation made it possible to run this service in a stable and efficient way with minimal effort

• FediFollows - @FediFollows@social.growyourown.services - that periodically spreads the word about cities, countries, and the enthusiasm around the project

And forward toward supporting more countries and other interesting features already in the works.

Happy birthday, FediMeteo! 🎉

#FediMeteo #HappyBirthday #Meteo #Weather #FreeBSD #snac #snac2 #OpenMeteo #Fediverse

@HennaVirkkunen, the Executive Vice-President for Technological Sovereignty, Security and Democracy at the @EUCommission, has just joined the #Fediverse. Let's give her a warm welcome!

Kennt jemand einen guten Newsblog zum Thema #fediverse? Gerne deutsch oder englisch. #fedihilfe #fedihelp #news

Can we have some #followerfriday love for @LB ?

A good friend of mine for many years who has just started out in the #fediverse

Plus he looks better in leather than I do...

Bestes Matratzengeschaeft in Taipei und ja, der Name ist echt!

Moin #Fediverse und euch einen gesunden Start in diesen Freitag. Alles wird gut ✌️

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Ein Selfie eines lächelnden Mannes mit Brille und dunkler Kappe, der im Vordergrund steht. Er zeigt mit dem Zeigefinger auf ein braunes Ladenschild im Hintergrund. Auf dem Schild steht in großen weißen Buchstaben der deutsche Text ‚GLÜCKLICHE ZEIT‘ sowie das Logo ‚GZ‘, gefolgt von chinesischen Schriftzeichen. Über diesem Geschäft befindet sich ein blaues Schild für ein ‚W SPA‘. Auf dem Gehweg vor den Geschäften parken mehrere Motorroller und ein Fußgänger betritt gerade den Eingang

Good Morning #fediverse #tzag

Few of us internet recluses are recognising the grief associated with the dying internet.

The internet used to be my escape. Now? It’s something to escape from. It makes me so sad.

The one thing helping? The fedi. It’s a throwback to the internet that nourished me.

The future is FOSS and federated, people! Donate to your instance mods today. #Fediverse #Technology

I joined infosec(.)exchange because (1) I wanted to be on a Mastodon instance, and (2) I wanted to “hang out” with other people involved in information security and cybersecurity (in particular), and information technology (in general). I’ve noticed a trend over the last few months: now there is a higher ratio of political posts than there were, say, eighteen months ago.

I’m not complaining. In fact, I think it’s necessary.

As other social media platforms succumb to pressure from a fascist and totalitarian government, there must be social media platforms where traditional democratic voices can be heard, protest, and communicate with each other.

This is such a place.

I’m extremely grateful for a platform that still allows compassion and decency to be heard.

Thank you to everyone who makes me feel seen and heard. You take away some of the sense of loneliness that encroaches from time to time.

#uspol #fediverse

🎤 JOURNALISTS ON MASTODON

As part of my master thesis I am researching how journalists have embraced Mastodon and the Fediverse.

If you identify as a journalist, please take some minutes to fill out this questionnaire:

https://cloud.disroot.org/apps/forms/s/P6TZc9kiikRzGDSNAWg9fjme

The questionnaire is designed to respect your anonymity & privacy.

You can also help by boosting or sending this post to other people. Thank you!

#journalism #journalist #journalists #jouralistsonmastodon #media #reporter #mastodon #fediverse #fedi

@Objective_Impermanence Yes. This is the genius of federation. You may also want to take a look at bridgy. It will let you follow, be followed, and (a little bit) interact with people on Bluesky.

https://brid.gy/

#fediverse #forkiverse

@demokratiehoernchen #Pixelfed hat rein inhaltlich nichts mit #Instagram zu tun. Pixelfed ist IG von vor 15 Jahren. Keine Reels, kein Lifestyle, keine Massenphänomene.. Pixelfed sind einfach nur Fotos von (Hobby-)Fotografen.

Nicht falsch verstehen, ich bin ein riesen Fan vom #Fediverse aber ich bin ja auch Gen-X. Ich sehe das auch so, jeder der Instagram verlässt trifft eine kluge Entscheidung. Pixelfed hat aber eher was mit #Flickr gemein als mit IG.

Wenn sie an Austausch mit Menschen interessiert ist, wäre wohl #Mastodon die spannendere Alternative für sie.

@theappletree

#BostonWeekend 21/x whether you’re doing #ANE or #MysteryHunt or #Arisia this weekend, are new to #Boston, or newly here on the #fediverse (looking at you #forkiverse people) - welcome, and thanks for choosing to build community here. I do a weekly events roundup and maintain a Boston starter pack - give me a follow and check it out if ya like: https://fedidevs.com/s/Mzgz/ #massachusetts

We Distribute is not dead.

I had to take a long hiatus for my health and well-being, but I’m keen to get the publication going again. I want to start reaching out to other #Fediverse bloggers in an attempt to work together on producing content, for the network, by the network.

The site also desperately needs a fresh coat of paint. I’m working on it.

Just finished the Better Offline CES coverage and @pluralistic was fantastic. I deeply respect Cory for both talking the talk and walking the walk. Thanks to his work & others like him, I’m *proud* of making small scale, niche stuff for the web, particularly here on the #Fediverse.

It took less than a week on the #fediverse for my feed to get filled up with political stuff.... and it's all my fault because of the people I follow 😭😭😭

Hi @Mastodon & all of the #mastodon instances & @mastodonmigration

i hope everyone follows Jake Broe on #Youtube. he provides the best #Ukraine & #uspol analysis out there

now you can follow him & engage w/ him here w/ #bridgyfed for @realjakebroe.bsky.social 💙

we no longer have to interact w/ fascist appeasing #meta @jakebroe (12k followers)

so let's grow his 73 followers here on real #Fediverse 💙 & encourage more people to use @bsky.brid.gy

next #Peertube 😉💙

Mir ist mal so aufgefallen, dass hier oft geschrieben wird Zitat:
"Folgeempfehlung! Folgt XY auf Mastodon. Ganz tolle Beiträge (diesdas)! Eine Bereicherung für Mastodon!"

Ja nun, sind diese neuen Accounts dann gar nicht fürs ganze #Fediverse gedacht oder warum sind die nur eine Bereicherung für Mastodon 🤔

#nurmalso
#lautgedacht

Frage an das #Fediverse
Kennt jemand eine Anwalt in Stuttgart, der sich mit Erbrecht auskennt (deutsches und italienisches) und noch zeitnah Mandanten annimmt?
Über Tipps per PN würde ich mich freuen.

#FediHelp

Skastodon.com is a Mastodon server for ska musicians, artists, fans, and anyone else in the ska community. We welcome everyone from the ska, punk, reggae, rocksteady, new wave, or other related music fandoms. We are also proud proponents of the Ska Goth Alliance.

https://skastodon.com

Find out more at https://skastodon.com/about or contact the admin account @skastodon

#FeaturedServer #Ska #SkaMusic #Music #Punk #Reggae #Rocksteady #NewWave #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

Can anyone recommend any mastodon supporting android apps with a focus on UX?
#android
#Fediverse

RE: https://theforkiverse.com/@pj/115888532620954856

#TheForkiverse is not yet a week old and was intended for a maximum of 2000 users. Before the week is over, it will be at 6000. That's all very impressive, and I can't wait to see others following this experiment.

#Mastodon #Fediverse

AodeRelay boosted

pj » 🌐 2026-01-13
@pj@theforkiverse.com

decent growth rate on the forkiverse this week. if it continues at this rate (i think it almost certainly will) we should be at 213 million users by next year. although obviously this is an estimate, and it's possible that the growth rate increases.

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a screen shot of new users on the forkiverese (4,106) and the growth rate in a week +410,500%

I don’t avoid platforms because they’re popular.
I question them because defaults tend to outlive intentions.

What starts as convenience becomes dependency.
What starts as “temporary” becomes infrastructure.
And data, once collected, rarely forgets.

Choosing where your data lives is one of the few architectural decisions users still get to make.
Most people never realize they made it.

#Privacy #DigitalAutonomy #SelfHosting #DataOwnership #Fediverse #PrivacyByDesign #ByernNotes

Möchte mal eine Accountempfehlu g loswerden: @Sascha
Gehört nicht zu den Marktschreierkanälen, macht aber viel für das Fediverse, was immer etwas untergeht. Wenn Ihr ihm folgt, sind gute Informationen gesichert.

#Fediverse

1/3

Zur Begrüßung ein Abschiedsbrief. Aber Hallo.

Eines Morgens in aller Frühe… es muss vor dem trockenen Müsli gewesen sein, etwa um das Jahr 2026, als ich so dachte, vor mich her, ganz leise:

Das ist der Algorithmus, zu dem Jan nicht mehr mit muss. Auf der Meta‑Ebene konzertierte ich zu konzentrierte Konzern‑concerns.

#marshallmcluhan #mediumisthemassage #fediverse #metaverse #meta #media

Förderaufrufe NLNet FOSS Frist 01.02. max. 50.000 Fördersumme

Ich bin nicht sicher, inwiefern das schon bekannt ist, bin aber auf diese wirklich offene Fördermöglichkeit zu Projekten im #fediverse heute erst zufällig gestoßen, es gibt auch noch eine zu #commons soweit weitere zu GNU usw.
Frist 1.02., man muss keine juristische Person sein, wer Interesse an #foss #opensource #gemeinwohl. hat, vielleicht lohnt sich ein Blick.
https://nlnet.nl/fediversity/
https://nlnet.nl/commonsfund/faq/index.html#whatkind
#di_day #didit #did

What operating systems do you use?

This includes on your PC/computer and mobile devices, or anywhere else for that matter. Select all that apply!

Please BOOST for maximum exposure to the #Fediverse

If your choice isn't listed, simply comment and let's discuss things!

#Poll #Polls #POTD #Question #Questions #QOTD #Windows #MacOS #Linux #Unix #ChromeOS #iOS #Android #Tech #Technology #AllThingsTech

@liaizon @CharlesArnold

Here are a few more Danish servers:

https://mstdn.dk
General interest

https://expressional.social
General interest

http://norrebro.space
Nørrebro

🇩🇰

#Denmark #Fediverse #Danmark

@CharlesArnold there are a lot of Danish people on the #fediverse, theres a good server with lots of Danish people you can follow (from your current forkiverse account) at https://radikal.social

Fediverse-Sprechstunde
📅 Termin: 26.01.2026
🕢️ Uhrzeit: 19:30 Uhr
🧭 Thema: Gemeinsam das Fediverse erkunden - Fediverse: mehr als Mastodon. Viel mehr!

Kurzbeschreibung:
Das Fediverse ist ein offenes, dezentrales soziales Netzwerk – oder besser gesagt: viele Netzwerke, die miteinander sprechen können.
Dienste wie Mastodon, Friendica, Hubzilla, Pixelfed, PeerTube (und viele weitere) bilden gemeinsam diese „große Welt“.

Alle sind über Föderationsprotokolle wie ActivityPub miteinander verbunden.
Das bedeutet: Unterschiedliche Plattformen, unterschiedliche Schwerpunkte – aber ein gemeinsamer sozialer Raum.
Posten auf Mastodon, diskutieren auf Friendica, Fotos auf Pixelfed, Videos auf PeerTube – alles kann miteinander vernetzt sein.

Was ist die Fediverse-Sprechstunde?
Die Fediverse-Sprechstunde ist ein offener Treffpunkt für Austausch, Fragen und gemeinsames Lernen – egal ob neugieriger Einsteiger oder erfahrener Instanzbetreiber.

Wissensaustausch 🤝
Dein Wissen über das Fediverse kann für andere enorm hilfreich sein – besonders für Menschen, die neu in der föderierten Welt unterwegs sind.

Networking 🌐
Lerne andere engagierte Mitglieder kennen, knüpfe neue Kontakte und stärke die Vernetzung zwischen Nutzern, Moderatoren und Betreibern.

Ideen & Inspiration 💡
Erfahrene Nutzer und Administratoren bringen Perspektiven ein, die helfen können, neue Ideen zu entwickeln und das Fediverse aktiv mitzugestalten.

Themen & Ablauf
• Tipps und Hinweise für Anfänger und Einsteiger
• Austausch für Instanzbetreiber und Moderatoren
• Diskussion über Technik, Kultur, Moderation und Miteinander

Dieser Austausch ist wichtig – für Verständnis, Zusammenarbeit und eine gesunde Föderation.

Mehr Miteinander statt Gegeneinander.
Je mehr Menschen sich beteiligen, desto lebendiger, vielfältiger und stärker wird das Fediverse. 🌱

Mitmachen ausdrücklich erwünscht!

Link zur Veranstaltung:
https://campus.ws-12.de/rooms/8p9-mvy-srr-ynb/join
Hinweis: Der Online-Raum wird 10 Minuten vor Beginn geöffnet!

#FediverseSpechstunde
#MastodonBeginner
#MastodonSprechstunde
#Fediverse
#socialmedia

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Fediverse Sprechstunde Gemeinsam entdecken, vernetzen, gestalten! Montag, 26.01.2026 - 19:30 Uhr - online In der Mitte steht der Schriftzug „Fediverse Sprechstunde“, umgeben von vernetzten Symbolen verschiedener Fediverse-Dienste. Leuchtende Verbindungslinien und ein digitaler Globus im Hintergrund visualisieren das dezentrale, miteinander verbundene soziale Netzwerk. Der Fokus liegt auf Austausch, Vernetzung und gemeinsamer Gestaltung des Fediverse.

Das Ding ist, dass wir technisch nicht limitiert sind, aber die Frage, ob wir am Fediverse teilnehmen, durch die Hashtags bestimmt wird. Würdet Ihr zustimmen? Würdet Ihr das auch so formulieren?

#Fediverse #Teilhabe

There is a petition on the UK Parliament website to legally recognise nonbinary as a gender – which would include an X marker on UK passports for nonbinary people.

The deadline to sign is March 2026 and at the time of writing only 213 people have signed.

Let's show them the power of Mastodon. At 100,000 signatures, the petition will be debated in Parliament.

Sign 👇

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/738780

#NonBinary #Enby #Trans #Transgender #Queer #LGBTQ #LGBT #UK #UKMastodon #Fediverse

Guten Morgen - Tässle Kaffee ☕️?

Für meine Studierenden am #KITKarlsruhe habe ich einen #Studienbrief verfasst, der meine Gedanken zu #Mimesis , #Menschenwürde & #Medienethik auf wenigen Seiten & 1 #Schaubild bündelt.

Ausdrücklich spreche ich mich (auch) darin für #BeGood aus, also die solidarische Erinnerung an die von einem von #Trump eingesetzten ICE-Agenten erschossene #ReneeGood !

Hier das Werk gerne auch für das #Fediverse samt Einladung zum #Dialog. https://scilogs.spektrum.de/natur-des-glaubens/be-good-unsere-wachsende-verantwortung-fuer-medien-mimesis-zum-kit-seminar-2026/

mastodon.sdf.org is using Mastodon 4.1.25 which was end of life April 2025. They are nearly a full year out of support. 4.2.x ended support this month, which means mastodon.sdf.org is even older.

The current branch of Mastodon is 4.5.4. The current branch of Misskey is 2025.12.2.

Please update your site before you and your nearly 2,000 users get hacked. @SDF@mastodon.sdf.org

#FediAdmin #Mastodon #Security #Fediverse

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A screenshot of a direct message I sent a week ago that reads: @SDF@mastodon.sdf.org You may want to update your copy of Mastodon, which was released almost a year ago and has a few exploits. The 4.2.x branch is also getting discontinued next month (no more updates). Your copy is from the 4.1.x branch, and it is already discontinued. That will also make upgrading harder afterward https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.1.25 The current branch is 4.5.4

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A screenshot of Mastodon's Repo from April 2025 which reads: Caution The 4.1.x branch will not receive any update—including security fixes—after 2025/04/08. Caution One of our dependencies has a known security vulnerability which Mastodon may be exposed to when using SAML for external authentication. If you are using SAML, we urge you to update to Mastodon 4.2 or 4.3.

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A screenshot which confirms that the site mastodon.sdf.org is using Mastodon 4.1.25 from April 2025. It is nearly 1 whole year past end of life.

Are there any good alternative mastodon-clients to mona and tweesecake, which are both screen-reader accessible and work on mac?
I know enafore is a thing, but I don't like that one very much, due to it being browser-based and very limited in its features.
#accessible #accessibility #blind #fediverse #mastodon #macos

Just a small reminder how significant an impact of personal kindness brings.
People of #Fediverse me again 👋🫂 A small favor i'll ask to everyone who can see this. Kindly boost my pinnedthread please, If you are in feels of supporting a little, I am truly grateful 4 your kindness & helping me.
Please Stay Safe and Take Care everyone🥺 Thank you for noticing me.. 💕

Yureii ~

#Mastodon #Mutualaid #Community #Support #Kindnessmatters #Health #pneumonia #help #quotes

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image with an illustration of four daisy-like flowers at the bottom. The text in the image reads: 'The world feels heavy lately, so please don't forget how much your kindness actually matters. Your smile, your words, your small good actions... they hit way deeper than you think.' Below the quote is '@fullspiritquotes / tinybuddha.com

There are reports of 12,500 dead in Iran.

But the Fediverse has barely a murmur.

Same when Syria fell.

It was never about care for the people of the Middle East.

#disguested #Antisemitism #Fediverse

Meine IT Datenschutz Liste für alle 2026 !!

https://cryptpad.digitalcourage.de/file/#/2/file/zjE1-jSDj6HbZhvuXSig0euQ

( Transparenz: Ich arbeite nicht in der IT, dies ist ein kleines HobbyProjekt, wo Ich versuche Menschen ein paar nützlich Computer Tipps zu geben. )

#Datenschutz
#Privatsphäre
#Sicherheit
#Verschlüsselung
#Chatkontrolle
#Linux
#Windows
#Windows10
#Endof10
#Windows11
#Betriebssystem
#Supportende
#Gaming
#Browser
#Fediverse
#Mastodon
#Suchmaschine
#Passwortmanager
#Informationssicherheit
#YouTube
#Werbeblocker
#2FA
#eMail
#Messenger
#UnplugTrump
#BigTech
#AI
#GraniteAct
#CloudAct
#Meta
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Meine IT Datenschutz Liste für alle 2026 !!

"Warum machen wir nicht einfach das am besten designte Social Network" - Das blieb mir vom Vortrag von @rstockm auf dem #Fediverse Day direkt haengen & genau deshalb habe ich mich auch so gefreut, dass ich mich mit ihm fuer den #Neuland Podcast unterhalten konnte!

"Das Fediverse hat ein Design-Problem" das triggert natuerlich, aber ich denke da steckt viel Wahres drin.

Hier 👉 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4c84b994 findet ihr die neue Ausgabe & ich wuerde mich freuen, wenn ihr diese boosten koenntet.

Danke 🙏

Mastoart.social is a friendly international creative Mastodon server that welcomes all skill levels of visual art, crafts, music, writing and more. (AI is not allowed.)

https://mastoart.social

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

#FeaturedServer #Art #Creative #Artists #Creatives #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

RE: https://gruene.social/@MichaelChrist/115894461760754655

Herzlichen Dank, @MichaelChrist 🙏🌞

Jeden Tag verstehen mehr Menschen die Zusammenhänge zu erneuerbaren #Friedensenergien, zu volkswirtschaftlichen #Wohlstandsenergien statt fossiler #Gewaltenergien, zum #Solarpunk ! 🌞

In antisozialen #Konzernmedien wird dieses Wissen noch runtergeregelt, aber im #Fediverse setzt es sich durch!

Das bedeutet mir viel, sehr viel! Danke! 🙏 https://scilogs.spektrum.de/natur-des-glaubens/wird-wissenschaft-beachtet-rentierstaatstheorie-und-russlandkrise/

@zotheca @joemcl@theforkiverse.com

Now I can't tell if *you're* being sarcastic. :-).

Dude, #theforkiverse *is* part of the #fediverse , like mementomori.social . It's a Mastodon instance.

@joemcl@mastodon.social @joemcl@theforkiverse.com

> Dude, theforkiverse *is* part of the #fediverse , like mementomori.social . It's a Mastodon instance.

Yes, we know this. Instead of explaining that to me, you should reflect on your original post, to which I responded, then you will understand my criticism and request.

@zotheca #theforkiverse is part of the #fediverse

@zotheca

I am being sarcastic.

#theforkiverse is a project of @Casey , @kevin and @pj who are all serious journalists but do not take anything too seriously.

Please listen to this podcast episode - https://pca.st/episode/e099edae-aa41-4777-b1df-7024c6998e28 .

And yes, the European Commission, European Parliament, etc should have their own #fediverse instance(s), long past overdue.

Oh das ist ja toll! Ich sehe gerade, wenn wir noch 8 Follower hier bekommen, kann ich unserem Chef ENDLICH sagen, dass wir hier mehr erreichen als bei Instagram :-) und das, wo ich für meine Liebe zum #Fediverse hier immer eher belächelt wurde 😍 habt den Tag schön 🍀
Edit: Ne, den Insta-Account betreue ich nicht ... das ist nicht mehr meins ... nur ehe jemand fragt ;-)

🐭 Real question:

Sometimes I read negative comments about #Lemmy or even calls to defederate...

Why do some people on the #Fediverse feel so strongly about Lemmy?

Isn't an #opensource alternative to #Reddit a good thing?

Best #Fediverse idea I’ve heard in ages!

https://mastodon.social/@fiend_unpleasant/115882714403724795

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

#fediverse #activitypub #wordpress

Found 13 new servers and 20 servers died off since 5 hours ago

28,609 servers checked today. 992,116 Monthly Active Users as of today

Check out the #fediverse stats

History of servers found and deleted

Help others find a home, send them to fediverse.observer

#fediverse #statistics

Hello le #Fediverse.

Je lance une petite enquête afin de savoir combien il y a d'agriculteur.trices, d'éleveur.euses ou d'âniers et d'ânières ici.
Pour que cela reste confidentiel je lance un sondage (international).
N'hésitez pas à me dire si vous pensez que je peux améliorer la qualité de mon enquête.

Merci par avance.

#lesânes #donkeys #esel #burros #donkey #asstodon #donkeydrivers #agriculteur #paysans #agricultrice #eleveur #eleveuse #paysanne #anier #aniere

I'm getting more #fediverse pilled the more I learn. Since I've already joined #forkiverse, do I need to make an account on other Mastodon networks as well? Or will I be able to see other servers' posts here?

Einige meiner Kundinnen sind Tattoo-Artistinnen, deren Hauptmarketingkanäle aus Gründen Instagram und Tiktok sind. Was meint ihr, könnten sie auch im #fediverse ihre Arbeit zeigen und Kund:innen finden? Sie sind nämlich echt unglücklich mit dem Algorithmusgame und den techbros. #followerpower

https://arewedecentralizedyet.online/ has been switched over to new datasources for the social networks, coming from my own #fediverse crawler and #atprotocol observer. Improvements include better heuristics for fediverse user counts and real monthly active user stats for #bluesky/#atproto . I'm also making more raw data available, both for the most recent counts and historical data at https://arewedecentralizedyet.online/data/

Overall, doesn't change the conclusions much, but I'm very happy with these new datasources.

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A screenshot of "Are We Decentralized Yet?", showing statistics for The Fediverse and The Atmosphere. There is a banner at the top announcing that it is now using new datasources

Ein bisschen fühlt es sich hier an wie bei der Bahn. Man hat in einer fremden Stadt den Anschluss verpasst, steht auf dem leeren Bahnsteig, weiß nicht wie die Reise weitergeht und führt leise Selbstgespräche. #neuhier #fediverse

Liebe NeuHier und auch alle die schon länger dabei sind und doch immer wieder Fragen haben, was es mit dem Fediverse auf sich hat und was man wo wie machen kann, um Konten zu finden, sich zu verknüpfen und und und.

die liebe @doris@friendica-deutschland.de und Freunde des Fediverse bieten in der FediverseSorechstunde regelmäßig Onlintreffen an, wo wir uns alle gegenseitig Helfen und Fragen beantworten.

Dazu kommt noch eine spezielle Sprechstunde für den Zugang mittels Friendica, dier ja wie viele Wissen, die EierlegendeWollMilchSau im Fediverse ist (wie noch zwei andere ;) ), der der @feb@loma.ml anbietet.

Wenn ihr Fragen habt, Probleme oder Sachen, die bei euch nicht funktionieren - es gibt Menschen die euch helfen. Ihr müsst nur vorbeikommen udn sei es nur auf einen netten Plausch und ihr nehmt trotzdem noch Informationen mit, die euch helfen werden.

Schaut in die genannten Profile, wenn die nächste Helferstunde ist und kommt vorbei ​​

#Fediverse #NeuHier #FediverseSorechstunde #FriendicaPlausch #Friendica #Hilfe

Euch noch einen schönen Tag

#fediverse #sharkey #instanz #fediverse

Es gab kürzlich einen Artikel, der sinngemäß schrieb „Kaum ging das Forkiverse an den Start, fingen die Identiätsdiskussionen im Fediverse an.“ Das verzerrt ein bisschen die Kritik, die auch ich geäußert habe. Es geht nicht darum, das Fediverse als eine abgeschottete Identität zu begreifen, die gegen etwas Neues (was übrigens nichts neues ist, sondern unspektakulär gewöhnliches) verteidigt werden muss.

Das Fediverse ist offen, es wächst mit jeder Instanz, mit jedem Projekt, mit jeder Nutzer*in. Bei der Kritik am Forkiverse geht es um das Gegenteil. Denn die sich als „Forkizens“ begreifenden Nutzer*innen sind Teil des Fediverse, sagt ihnen nur kein Podcaster, sondern es wird mit dem Forkiverse eine Identität geschaffen, die vom Fediverse abgrenzt.

Die Kritik ist also genau die: Es wird die Infrastruktur des Fediverse genutzt, aber die Nutzer*innen in einem Bild belassen, dass diese Infrastruktur das sog. Forkiverse wäre. Es ist ein bisschen wie diese Leute in Deutschland, die ein Grundstück gekauft haben und nun denken, sie hätten ein Königreich, das mit Deutschland bestenfalls kooperative Beziehungen hat.

Wenn es etwas zu verteidigen gibt, ist es das Fediverse als offenes Netz, und zwar nicht gegen Menschen, die neu hinzukommen, sondern gegen den bewusst geschaffenen Irrtum, diese Menschen wären nicht im Fediverse. Es gibt kein Forkiverse, die Neuankömmlinge sind gleichberechtigte Teile des Fediverse.

#Forkiverse #Fediverse

People may suggest that you use hashtags as a universal "tool" for getting things into your timeline.

This might give the impression that once you start following tags you will get ALL the content for this tag, across the entire federated entirety of instances.

That is NOT the case.

The instance you are on only knows what it knows, ie. it can only tell you about toots that it has seen.

What this means is that in order for a server to know about toots you, or someone else on the instance, has to be following someone so that there is a mechanism for toots to be sent to your instance.

There is also this thing called Relays, which is pretty much what it sounds like. A relay, once you are connected to one will forward all toots it has seen to your instance. (This is an admin/instance feature and cannot be configured by a regular user!)

Long story short. Hashtags are not magical wands that will make all the toots appear in your timeline. It will simply pull toots your instance knows about into your timeline.

There are pros and cons to this, but it is the essence of federation and an important topic to understand.

#Fediverse #Mastodon

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

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Dear everyone.

If you post in more than one language, please remember to set the language of your post correctly. It's the only way the language translator works properly.

Many thanks.

Please consider boosting to raise awareness of this issue.

#fediverse #mastodon #language #posting #settings #translation

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I found out about my neurodivergence only a year ago. A massive reality check.

I'm realizing I have almost zero social skills - just manual protocols.
Email is my asynchronous heaven.
Pure data, no pressure.

But 1-1/group meetings... Sensory torture. Calculating facial expressions and body language feels like a manual social engineering project that drains my "inner battery".
While others "sync up", my brain overloads just to look functional.

This is why Mastodon is my safe space - I can be myself here. I'm like at home here.

Have you noticed anything similar?

You're not alone.
You're normal! It's just harder, and you pay a much higher price for it.

#Neurodivergent #WorkLife #Mastodon #SensoryOverload #Accessibility #Autism #Neurodiversity #Email #Fediverse #Life #Work #Blog #Thoughts

@creativegamingname @ai6yr Have you considered #shitposting, screeching ineffectually about #politics, or posting about the #fediverse itself?

it's genuinely shameful how relatively little news & updates about protests in Iran against Islamist regime have been posted in Fediverse, and meanwhile the number of protesters killed is already at least 2,000 – some report it's already exceeding 12,000 and live munition is used against protesters end masse.

even worse when posts in support attract tankies & other clueless leftists saying it's CIA/Mossad staged.

freedom to Iran, down with this terrorist regime.

#Iran #FreeIran #Fediverse

1/2 Hey #SocialBC users and all!! There is an announcement on the frontpage of socialbc.ca and in user's email inboxes.

@jrenken has been working hard the past few months getting everything ready for us to move from @mastohost to our very own made-in-BC space!

The full announcement and a FAQ is at:
https://socialbc.org/socialbc/migration.html

That page will stay up throughout the migration.

#Server #BC #Fediverse #itshappening

2/2 When we decide an exact date for the migration, we'll send a 3-day warning email to let you know about the details. We don't anticipate any more than 24 hours of downtime as the switch is made.

It's also our first birthday as a mastodon server!! 🎉🎂
So we launched our 2026 fundraiser!

Please Donate here to help us grow!: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?campaign_id=QLAVW3PLFM84N

Any Questions can go to me, @arbutus @trishalynn @dylanre @artbysarahsammis or @jrenken

Thank you #Fediverse and #Mastodon for all your love!

The Forkiverse making a real difference in further decentralizing the fediverse.

https://arewedecentralizedyet.online/

#forkiverse #fediverse

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Accounts On Decentralized Social Networks The Fediverse Mastodon, Pixelfed, etc. Shannon Index: 4.8913 One-week trend: 0.0825 (+1.69%) Decentralizing Servers 19,024 Biggest 292,183 (26.14%) Rest 825,670 (73.86%) The Atmosphere Bluesky, WhiteWind, etc. Shannon Index: 0.055 One-week trend: -0.0007 (1.27%) Centralizing PDSes 1,598 Biggest 16,851,992 (99.37%) Rest 106712 (0.63%) Data: Fedllist (01-13-2026), Data: Bluesky (01-13-2026)

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

237 were active today.

Some accounts, that were active today are
@lupa (CZE)
@MelaNews (ITA)
@derStandard (GER)
@euobserver (ENG)
@untergrundblaettle (GER)

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

Built by @mho

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

Asking for BAME citizens of the fediverse to prove there is racism is like asking an unemployed them to prove their prospective employers are racist.

In the UK the govt question what's the ethnicity make up of a company. If you see it's all white then you know there's a problem. The fediverse is clearly mostly white, so there is clearly a problem.

Let me put another example. Would you ask your mother to be hit by your father in front of you, so you can believe her ? WOULD YOU?

Asking for proof the fedi is racist is PURE and SIMPLE white privilege. And that's why BAME ppl get angry when you do.

#racism #fediverse

@fedicat I just stumbled over your Fedicat app for #fediverse on iOS. I use it for friendica.dk and it is very promising!

Thank you - we really need this! ❤️