I'm thrilled about the launch of @altstore's support for ActivityPub. Welcome to the fediverse!

This integration will enable you to follow updates from your favorite apps and their developers right here on your fediverse timeline.

You can see their server's local timeline here, to get an idea of what that looks like: https://explore.alt.store/public/local

To me, this represents an innovative and exciting new way to spread the social web to new and different kinds of apps and services. What should we make social next??

And a heartfelt thank you from the @Mastodon team to AltStore for their generous donation 💞

https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/07/alternative-app-store-altstore-raises-6m-connects-with-the-fediverse/

#Mastodon #Fediverse #ActivityPub

There is some allegations on social.vlhl.dev or known as vlhl.dev. regarding the so-called pedo apologia. Thanks to @kimapr for pointing out this for me. I cced the owner to know what his response.

Alexia (the admin of wafrn.app) made a fediblock towards a post made by @lizzy targeting her and silencing her from expressing her opinion on the fediverse. She framed Lizzy for pedo. I am quoting this.

"In what fucking world is this a valid argument, stop beating your shit to imaginary children"

After, what I have seen, I blocked her from my end for accussing without knowing the context.

I made a choice, this is not a callout towards wafrn.app by whole. I love software and I love people.

But plz some accussing people for stuff you don't know about.

Sources:

Alexia's post: https://app.wafrn.net/fediverse/post/bd302cca-aca6-4d44-a35b-f5788f5944d7

@lizzy 's post:
https://social.vlhl.dev/notice/Ayxw7iHuUxXDe7h9nc

and here is her second post: https://social.vlhl.dev/notice/Ayxw7iHuUxXDe7h9nc

#Mastodon #wafrn #fediverse

#mastodon #fediverse #women #woman #world #equality #freedom #humanity #socialmedia

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Rephrase: There is some allegations on social.vlhl.dev or known as vlhl.dev. regarding the so-called pedo apologia. Thanks to @kimapr for pointing out this for me. I cced the owner to know what his response.

Alexia (the admin of wafrn.app) made a fediblock towards a post made by @lizzy targeting her and silencing her from expressing her opinion on the fediverse. She framed Lizzy for pedo. I am quoting this.

"In what fucking world is this a valid argument, stop beating your shit to imaginary children"

After, what I have seen, I blocked her from my end for accussing without knowing the context.

I made a choice, this is not a callout towards wafrn.app by whole. I love software and I love people.

But plz some accussing people for stuff you don't know about.

Sources:

Alexia's post: https://app.wafrn.net/fediverse/post/bd302cca-aca6-4d44-a35b-f5788f5944d7

@lizzy 's post:
https://social.vlhl.dev/notice/Ayxw7iHuUxXDe7h9nc

and here is her second post: https://social.vlhl.dev/notice/Ayxw7iHuUxXDe7h9nc

#Mastodon #wafrn #fediverse

I want to share something that’s been bothering me and ask everyone to take a breath.

There are allegations on social.vlhl.dev (vlhl.dev) about so-called “pedo apologia.” Thanks to @kimapr for flagging this — I’ve CC’d the site owner so they can respond.

Alexia, an admin at wafrn.app, fediblocked a post by @lizzy, which had the effect of silencing her and included this message:

“In what fucking world is this a valid argument, stop beating your shit to imaginary children”

That accusation was made without the necessary context. Because of that, I chose to block Alexia — a personal decision based on how I felt about the conduct I saw. This is not a blanket attack on wafrn.app or its community: I appreciate the software and the people who build it.

I get that people are upset and want to protect others, but please don’t make serious accusations about someone without evidence. If you have concerns, raise them through appropriate moderation channels so they can be handled fairly. Thanks.

Sources:

Alexia's post: https://app.wafrn.net/fediverse/post/bd302cca-aca6-4d44-a35b-f5788f5944d7

@lizzy 's post:
https://social.vlhl.dev/notice/Ayxw7iHuUxXDe7h9nc

and here is her second post: https://social.vlhl.dev/notice/Ayxw7iHuUxXDe7h9nc

#Mastodon #wafrn #fediverse

I’m sure the “starter pack” is a fantastically useful tool. I don’t really know what it is or what it does and never used it. Back when I joined Mastodon back in January, I started off using #Wordle. Wordle hashtag connected me with low-keyed, interesting, cool and kind people who I’ve been enjoy communicating with and they even led me to other interesting and cool people 🙂

If you’re new to Mastodon, go for it!!! Hashtags work wonders. Hashtag-ing all of your interest. I guess that’s my tip to you as someone who recently migrated here.

Good luck and hope you enjoy #Mastodon community as much as I have!

@cmconseils amazingly cool, post like this one is why I like and stay on #Mastodon 🙂

@amkiel i keep hearing rumors of #bluesky having troubles, but i haven't seen it in the numbers.

i admit i enjoy the schadenfreude of seeing bsky dragged. not because they suspended me for celebrating the death of a racist, fascist bigot, but because they won't 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙢𝙮 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙛𝙛❕

so Yay #Mastodon , & until i get my stuff back, boo #bsky. i hope #BskyCensorship bites you in your ass 😁💙

i will continue to encourage people to leave bsky for Mastodon & the #fediverse

I bet there’s a name for the jerky typing and scrolling that I am experiencing with the new #Mastodon app on my iPhone. Does anyone know the word, or want to add a new word for it to the English language?

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

264 were active today.

Some accounts, that were active today are
@euskalerriairratia (BAQ)
@apfeltalk (GER)
@gpspmagazin (GER)
@awp_fr (FRA)
@woz (GER)

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

Built by @mho

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

I'm done, I started blocking users. I thought I'd never do it, but... no. #Mastodon #Fediverse

There is some allegations happening with so-called pedo apologia from social.vlhl.dev (or vlhl.dev).

First of all, I am here cause to make a clear statement. Thanks for @kimapr for pointing this out to me.

@alexia (the admin of wafrn.app) has made a fediblock post on social.vlhl.dev without noticing that she is making a smear compaign againest @lizzy

Lizzy just shared her opinion on the fediverse. She did the right thing to express her own thoughts. What Alexia did is to silence her from expressing her thoughts

This is not a callout but I need to post about it so everyone should know

a Quote from @kimapr :

"she didn’t do anything other than expressing her (objectively correct) opinion about a highly contentious issue. her reply is also taken out of context and makes more sense with context, but a lot of it has been deleted."

the orginal post to decide for yourself. https://social.vlhl.dev/notice/Ayxxa1mJj7gY9nz01w

#Mastodon #fediverse

for trending links on #Mastodon you can view a timeline referencing posts

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I didn't think that deleting my #BlueSky account would be on the list for this year when I started my #SocialMedia / #DigitalDetox this year. But after being apart from all platforms, only #Mastodon feels like returning to a place that feels like a #digital #home to me.

I got rid of most algorithm based platforms quite early this year, after reclaiming my focus. Only exception is #YouTube where I watch mostly #minimalism and #Privacy related content these days.

But with the recent #revelations about things going on with bluesky, I feel like it's a good time to say #goodbye to their platform.

@thisismissem

#moderation is a shit job. always was, always will be. it's a human problem, no tech can dispel the chore. someone always has to be there, moderating

of course tooling can help immensely. the tooling shifts and manages the chore. that shift can be in good ways. also maybe unintentional bad ways

you know all this

i'm just laying it out so i can say:

on #bluesky, and on #mastodon, as you say, #blocklists create new terrible problems

i'm saying this tooling shift is a bad idea

Ich brauche technischen Sachverstand von IT‘lerInnen aus dem #fediverse :

Meine Verwandtschaft hat ein Haus aus den 70ger, das wir „den Bunker“ nennen . Es ist ganz aus Beton, hat vier 2 Etagen ab 4 Ebenen und ist ganz verwinkelt. Der Internetanschluss ist im Keller, und oben gibt es weder gutes W-Lan noch guten Handy-Empfang. Sie haben einen repeater, aber der geht nicht mehr richtig. Gibt es bessere Repeater, und wie viele kann man eigentlich betreiben von einem Anschluss? #mastodon @altbot

Wie @BarbaraWagner sagt. 👍

Kann mich nicht erinnern, jemals ein #Essensfoto auf #Mastodon gepostet zu haben. Aber heute gibt es eine vegetarische #VitaminBowl aus #Stuttgart ! 😋

Die #Massentierhaltung - Lobbyisten der #EU haben meine #Reaktanz auch als #Solarpunk getrigger! 😄 🌞

Und sage nachher niemand, ich hätte ja die #Union & Co. nicht vor #Rechtsruck, #Fossilismus & schwachsinniger #Mimesis gewarnt! 😅 🇩🇪🇪🇺🤭https://www.herder.de/hk/hefte/archiv/2025/10-2025/medien-und-mimesis-journalismus-in-zeiten-digitaler-aufmerksamkeitsoekonomie/

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Eine leckere, vegetarische Vitamin-Bowl und eine Bio-Linomade beim Aro Finest Bowls in der Stuttgarter Sonne.

Yesterday I spent hours trying to fix the email issues for my Mastodon server & after reinstalling & trial and error I got everything working again. I made more detailed notes this time too so I know what I’m doing if I need to do any of it again. I’m feeling very proud of myself #Mastodon

@mastodonmigration @reflex @janisf @bitsnpieces

the problem of some servers suspending for capricious bullshit, rather than hard rules, is that no one can do anything about that

a genuine problem of #fediverse/ #mastodon

it's an acid. it fractures community

i've been thinking about it

perhaps there should be some sort of server pact to abide by moderation on rules, strictly

so people know there is a space for genuine moderation rather than "well i don't like you, bye" "moderation"

On the topic of #IRC, there is now a #Mastodon channel on #IRCnet. It's very very quiet though.

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Screenshot of a the IRC client IRSSI running in a Linux terminal. Connected to the IRCnet on the channel #mastodon, which is empty except for me.

@M_E_ST @x_tof @thijs_lucas

Sehr bewusst habe ich meinen Dank an die #Fraktion gerichtet, da ich doch davon ausgehe, dass die #Meinungsbildung auch zur #Chatkontrolle durch viele Abgeordnete unseres #Bundestag erfolgte.

Die #Überpersonalisierung von #Politik auch auf #Mastodon lehne ich ab, zumal sie sowohl der #Gewaltenteilung wie auch dem #Föderalismus widerspricht. Die einzige mir bekannte #Partei, die nach nur 1 Politikerin benannt ist, hat den Einzug in den #Bundestag knapp verfehlt.

@MarcAugustin

Der parteipolitische & feindselige #Dualismus hier auf #Mastodon betrübt mich immer wieder. Ich achte jede demokratische #Partei & bin traurig über den #Hass von Menschen, die sich selbst für „aufgeklärt“ und „vernünftig“ halten. Sich für bessere Menschen zu halten bedeutet gerade nicht, ein besserer #Mensch zu sein…

Schade. https://scilogs.spektrum.de/natur-des-glaubens/der-freund-feind-dualismus-bedroht-religionen-demokratien-und-die-justiz/

#Mastodon plans to add #Bluesky-like starter packs to suggest accounts to follow for new users, but will allow accounts to opt out of being included in Packs | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/07/mastodon-is-taking-cues-from-bluesky-with-plans-for-its-own-starter-packs/

Loops is federating with Mastodon and Pixelfed 🥳

I'm still doing some tests, and will be pushing the ActivityPub PR shortly ✨

#loops #activitypub #federation #mastodon #pixelfed

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A Loops video federated to Mastodon

Beyond this I only ran into two issues so far;

I can't seem to send posts from #Tusky, which I found is a known issue (https://codeberg.org/grunfink/snac2/issues/458 and https://codeberg.org/tusky/Tusky/issues/5226). It seems like it's not technically the fault of Tusky, though it was introduced in a more recent version with some dependency version bump.

Fortunately they've gone ahead and applied a fix on their end to ensure better compatibility (https://codeberg.org/tusky/Tusky/commit/e591c67e00e70112c53c9009874f558db99369a9). Seems like I'll just have to wait a bit for v31 to be released (or switch to the beta, I suppose).

The other issue is with how #Tuba doesn't seem to refresh automatically anymore. Or its refresh interval is very long, not sure. I don't know if snac2 supports the "feed streaming" functionality Tuba speaks of, but whether I have that enabled or not, neither the home feed nor the notifications actually update until I manually refresh.

Maybe this is indicative of a misconfiguration on my end, I'll need to fiddle a bit more with it.

Other than that.. For the first ~day everything seems to be running just fine? Neat!

#Fediverse #Mastodon #LearnWithMe

#Mastodon is NOT the #Fediverse - There are other platforms which have the underlying technology (ActivityPub). Some of those are #Pixelfed, #Sharkey, #Lemmy, #NodeBB, and some applications have plugins/add-ons that enable AP, such as #WordPress

Para quem está chegando agora no fediverso:

- Defina um avatar, escreva uma bio
- Faça um post de #apresentação sobre quem você é
- Siga pessoas para montar seu feed inicial
- O #SDV não tem força aqui, algumas pessoas podem não seguir de volta
- Descreva as mídias que publicar
- Denuncie perfis transfóbicos, homofóbicos, racistas, etc. (aqui a moderação funciona)

Daí é só ir se enturmando e sentindo o clima (ou a brisa ).

1/n

#Mastodon #Fediverso #Bluesky

Vem aí os Packs do Mastodon

O Mastodon 4.5 nem foi lançado ainda mas já foram liberados os planos para a versão 4.6.

E o foco não será em formatação de texto e sim nos Packs, permitindo que usuários criem listas que podem servir para várias coisas, inclusive "starter packs" para quem tá chegando agora.

É inspirado no recurso disponível no Bluesky.

As pessoas poderão decidir se podem ser incluídas nesses pacotes e terão formas facilitadas de sair caso sejam incluídas em um.

https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/07/mastodon-is-taking-cues-from-bluesky-with-plans-for-its-own-starter-packs/

@fediadminbr

#FediAdminBR #Mastodon #StarterPacks #Bluesky

OK #Mastodon, I finally did it. I switched my old Windows 10 laptop to #LinuxMint. I hope you're happy now, because I sure am.

It really was as easy as this article says. Except for step 3. None of the function keys opened the BIOS, so I did that from the system settings. Which was easier anyway.

https://itsfoss.com/install-linux-mint/

Hey new folks to the wonderful Fediverse! Welcome. We have #HashtagGames and other things, follow tags to get posts with that tag!

Boosting means you are actively shaping the network. It is about sharing the content, but it also spreads the visibility of the boosted tooter to others on your instance. A boost is a growth in community!

There are many disabled and neurodivergent among us, we appreciate it when images have alt descriptions. If you want to get boosted a lot, it is a necessity.

We are grateful to have you!

#fediverse #mastodon #welcome

Hello everyone — important safety warning.

For several months I have been targeted by a person who uses the name John. He repeatedly creates throwaway accounts to follow me and then privately harasses me through mentions and direct messages. After a short time he deletes those accounts and immediately makes new ones, which has made it difficult to stop the pattern by blocking a single profile.

I have obtained access to an email address tied to his activity and the contents are extremely disturbing: they indicate that he has been promoting CSAM servers to minors and that he is receiving payments for doing so. I am not posting or sharing any of the explicit material here — I will not distribute illegal or harmful content in any form — but this is criminal behaviour and must be treated seriously.

I have reported the matter to the platform and to law enforcement. If you have been contacted by someone similar, please do not engage, and preserve screenshots, timestamps, message headers, and any payment receipts. If you have additional information that might help an investigation, please contact me privately so I can pass credible leads to investigators.

For your safety: block the accounts, enable two-factor authentication, do not click suspicious links or open attachments, and avoid trying to “expose” him by reposting illicit content. If you want help writing a report or submitting evidence to a platform, I can help.

#Mastodon #fediverse #nobot

@skeptiker @bjo

how did you get from "look at how shitty #bluesky's #moderation is" to "anyway, #mastodon's moderation sucks"

moderation always sucks. it's a shit job. it's contentious. there's tons of grey areas

but it's necessary

and yes, mastodon's moderation sucks in many ways

and yet, bluesky's tech bro hand waving: "farm it out with no money involved, i hate moderation" is far worse

it's not freedom. it's "i don't want to deal with it"

terrible motivations result in terrible reality

I found a way that we can stop allowing Newsmast bots from autoboosting our posts.

You need to use the #nobot on your posts so the bot can't see you or boost your content that way you can stop the noise from getting to your ears

#fediverse #Mastodon

The new #Mastodon team is starting to hit its stride! We're about to ship Quote Posts in 4.5 and our next release (4.6) will have (Starter)Packs (name tdb). It's fun to see our momentum building!

We reviewed the design today at #FediForum and the FEP is available for public feedback.
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/10/our-ideas-about-packs/

Hi, I'm Sean.

I'm from the oldest incorporated city in so-called #canada, #SaintJohn - home of the #irving empire.

I am an iconoclast - staunchly #antifascist, #antiracist, #anticapitalist, somewhere on the #autism spectrum, and 3 years into punishing #LongCovid. #WearAMask!!!

I've worked the last decade as #HeadOfSound at a beautiful heritage #theatre. Before that I was in #tech for a decade doing #development and #reverseEngineering. I've also worked in #electronics and other #audio fields.

I grew up in a musical family and have played in bands since 13. I'm on around 60 albums, have toured canada and the us, and am part of what is likely the most prolific band in canada: #Slugmilk.

I run a home mixing studio and a small printshop and I have a small "datacentre" which #selfhosts this #mastodon instance.

I'm here on the #fedi to learn from everyone, and to help others learn. I will help anyone with anything I can.

I'd love to meet more like-minded friends - don't be shy!

#FREEPALESTINE

#Introduction

Ok, eu cedo, vou fazer postagem de apresentação pro #Mastodon. Me chamo Yuri, tenho 35 anos, sou programador Rust, mas antes de programar em Rust já programei em um pouco de tudo. Sou autista, comunista, casado e pai de uma menina de 14 anos. Gosto de falar bobagem e reclamar. Jogar hoje em dia eu jogo pouco, mas tô jogando Kitsune Tails. É isso.

I brought this up to the Mastodon team (no response yet), but I wonder if the solution, at least a temporary one, to the problem where people get harassed with followers-only posts that @ mention them, thus hiding these posts from public view and moderators, and allowing the abuser's followers to pile on, could be as simple as allowing to filter out such notifications.

#mastodon #fediverse #SocialMedia #TrustAndSafety

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A mocked up screenshot of the notification settings page. Among the default options (see full list below) I added: Followers-only mentions from accounts you don't follow Do you want to hide followers-only messages from accounts you don't follow? The default notification settings categories are: - People you don't follow - People not following you - New accounts - Unsolicited private mentions - Moderated accounts

Hey, my dear Fedis out there 🌐

Do you sometimes feel like
Fedi has changed?

So has it become different here
compared to how it was in 2024?

Please #boost for more opinions and votes.

A few comments would also be nice.

Thank you very much 🙏 ❤️

#mastodon #fediverse #survey #opinion #socialmedia #poll

I am quite curious, is the deafening silence about the victims of 7th of October in #Israel 🇮🇱 (including the ones still hold in captivity by #hamas #terrorists ) a sign of my very wrongly formed #Mastodon #bubble or a complete moral decay of this #SocialNetwork?

[I suppose the correct answer would be "yes", though]

1/4 I opened my account on Mastodon almost 3 years ago, near to the minute when Musk took control of Twitter. I've been off Facebook since 2015. I NEVER had a good experience on Twitter; few user to user interactions and no repeat interactions. Lots of other people telling me what to think and what to do. Facebook had become a trashcan. I waited too long to leave there.

#SocialMedia #Mastodon #Respect

2/4 I love Mastodon. There was a learning curve & there are still many things I don't have figured out - like how to create posts more than 500 characters long.

#SocialMedia #Mastodon #Respect

Good to see this finally happening, though it likely should have been a thing quite some time ago.

Mastodon snags Bluesky’s starter packs feature and includes the ability to opt out.

https://www.theverge.com/news/794988/mastodon-bluesky-starter-packs-fediverse

#Packs #StarterPacks #Mastodon #Tech #News #TechNews

Mastodon snags Bluesky&#8217;s starter packs feature and includes the ability to opt out

The decentralized social network announced the feature as part of the FediForum event on Tuesday. Mastodon is introducing “Packs” to help you quickly find accounts to follow and fill up your feed.

https://www.theverge.com/news/794988/mastodon-bluesky-starter-packs-fediverse

#Fediverse #Mastodon

Hello, new Mastodonians. Welcome! 👋🏻

Some tips to you get rolling:

1. Before you follow folks, have your avatar/bio in place. This helps with trust.

2. Write an introduction post and include the hashtag #Introduction (and others relevant to you and your interests).

3. If you get lost, just ask. We are helpful.

4. Use ALT text. Always.

I wrote a guide on search:
https://markwrites.io/guide-for-using-mastodon-search/

@FediTips is invaluable.

#Welcome #Mastodon #FediHelp #NewHere

DJs.social is a Mastodon server for DJs of any kind, be it in the club, radio, mobile sound-systems, livestreaming etc.

https://djs.social

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

#FeaturedServer #DJs #DJ #DiscJockey #Clubbing #Radio #SoundSystem #Livestreaming #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

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

Some accounts, that were active today are
@OndaCero
@NBCSports
@usatodaysports
@AlcomNews
@Gatheredhow

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

Built by @mho

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

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

265 were active today.

Some accounts, that were active today are
@EURACTIVDE (GER)
@independentea (BAQ)
@web (GER)
@tonline (GER)
@aikor (BAQ)

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

Built by @mho

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

Going to come clean. I tried #Bluesky three separate times—back when they were invite-only, then again when they open to everyone, and then one more time after 2025 Inauguration Day. Ended up deleted the account within days each time.

Since, I’ve been on #Mastodon and #Pixelfed and still here and quite happy with both communities. Now come to find out that I didn’t miss anything from not being at Bluesky

"We believe that these kinds of user-generated, curated collections could help people to find their tribe more quickly when they join the Fediverse.

At the same time, envisioning a similar feature that prioritises user consent, and works across a constellation of independent servers, is no small feat."

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/10/our-ideas-about-packs/

#mastodon #fediverse #StarterPacks

Tech Crunch: Mastodon is taking cues from Bluesky with plans for its own starter ‘Packs’ https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/07/mastodon-is-taking-cues-from-bluesky-with-plans-for-its-own-starter-packs/ @TechCrunch @Sarahp #Mastodon

"#Mastodon is taking cues from #Bluesky with plans for its own starter ‘Packs’"

https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/07/mastodon-is-taking-cues-from-bluesky-with-plans-for-its-own-starter-packs/

Mastodon is taking cues from Bluesky with plans for its own starter ‘Packs’

Mastodon is planning to make it easier for newcomers to discover curated collections of users to follow by launching a new starter packs feature.

https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/07/mastodon-is-taking-cues-from-bluesky-with-plans-for-its-own-starter-packs/

#Mastodon

Okay update on this:

https://infosec.exchange/@beardedtechguy/115180879315555837

After the 30 days of waiting until I can do the account migration again, I tried migrating my account again to see if there was just a glitch or something the last time I did it.

Seems there was, all my followers from my previous acct (@beardedtechguy) finally moved over!

Welcome back everyone!

#Mastodon #AccountMigration #Fediverse

Just wrote a feature request for attaching dates to posts on the #mastodon #GitHub. Think that would be a really great feature feel free to leave some thumbs 😇.

PS: I'm not always quite sure which #ActivityPub based microblogging server's community I should address with such things, but I guess mastodon is the most widely used server and thus if they implement it, it's most likely that other servers and clients will follow right?

Welcome,
everybody from #BlueSky or other places.

It is probably a good time to remind people of this well-explained video:

"#Mastodon in 180 seconds"

https://tilvids.com/w/wx2iLhD3pTipbKFJKLyx5t

and by the way:
- do an #introduction post,
- follow # hashtags -
- and boost a lot ...

Does anybody else’s MASTO look different?

I do not like this.
Not the look, not the layout.
None of it.
At all.
#mastodon

I know I've seen this take on here before, but it bears repeating; if #white #mastodon had put the effort we put into demanding #AltText for visually impaired users into making the #fediverse welcoming for nonwhite users, #blackPeople might not have felt the need to leave the #fediverse in large numbers.

⚠️⚠️👻 ⚠️⚠️

WAKE UP EVERYONE we got a new masto.nyc banner that just dropped- Halloween edition! 🎃

Credit as always goes to @MK (now on the fediverse!) for the awesome work!

#nyc #mastoart #mastodon #mastoadmin

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A bunch of spooky creatures in a NYC subway

Attention gamers: do not click unsolicited game links or run commands sent in DMs or unknown channels. Scammers send links that can capture your IP and steal personal data (payment info, IDs, credentials). This technique was used in prior Discord compromise incidents.

1. If you clicked: immediately change passwords, enable 2FA, run a malware scan, and contact your bank if you entered payment details.

2. Prevent: only use official download links, verify senders via another app, and never run console commands from messages. Report suspicious accounts to Discord.

#gaming #Mastodon #fediverse #nobot #scam_alert #gamescam

More #Bluesky #drama for you

Someone was suspended

Death threats? Plain criticism? I didn't investigate

But:

The suspension affects #Blacksky as well

All this talk about the *promise* of #decentralization

But that is not the reality

Cultists buy the promise and ignore the reality

Come to #Mastodon / #Fediverse

Oh we have drama too

Some instances suspend out of capricious bullshit, a Spanish Inquisition

But you still have reach:

We are truly #decentralized

https://bsky.app/profile/gregpak.net/post/3m2htgspjkc26

Alt...

Greg Pak ‪@gregpak.net‬ keeping an eye on this, too ‪Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Blade Wielding Bisexual (Lordean arc)‬ ‪@shengokai.blacksky.app‬ · 1d Suspending Link after he pointed out the how following Jonathan Chait after being accused of transphobia does not allow you to beat the transphobia allegations. In fact, it does the opposite. To be clear: suspending Link was certainly a choice. And we know what KIND of choice it is. October 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM Some people can reply 13 reposts 105 likes 1 13 ‪Greg Pak‬ ‪@gregpak.net‬ · 1d As @aliafonzy.blacksky.app notes, Link is on Blacksky. But being banned by Bluesky has resulted in his account disappearing from Blacksky as well. We're still several steps away from having the ability to escape deficient Bluesky moderation by moving to another server. bsky.app/profile/alia... ‪Aveta👾🇭🇹‬ ‪@aliafonzy.blacksky.app‬ · 1d Here is his account on BlackSky. He shows as suspended too. I use the BlackSky app view. Screenshot of Blacksky social media interface showing an error page.

@irelephant

you're replying to a post in which it is demonstrated that a suspension from #bluesky affects #blacksky

to ignore that, and yet still say what you just said, is rather cultish of you

so, ironic indeed

am i a cultist for championing #mastodon over bluesky?

i can be suspended from your server, calckey.world

doesn't affect my reach with other servers:

the #fediverse is truly #decentralized

meanwhile, i ask you to look at the post above again

because #reality is not a cult

@irelephant

great!

i love how you repeat the cultish devotion to promise over reality

truly wonderful

#bluesky is #centralized. not technologically, but in implementation

and yet it is your feverish irrational devotion to "maybe someday!" over the simple reality that true #decentralization is already here, for years, on #mastodon/ #fediverse

"but i got it working!"

yes, and i implemented #reddit's code and i'm running a clone of reddit so reddit is not centralized! gotcha!

🤦

cultists

@irelephant

#mastodon is #decentralized

#bluesky is not

see the post at top

i feel like i'm talking to a #bitcoin/ #crypto cultist

same desperate defense

rooted in not reality, but rooted in the fact they bought into a lie, a promise, and thus they *must* ignore the actual reality, because devotion to the promise is job #1, not reality

look at the post at top

look at it

and compare with your words

you. are. a. cultist.

Dear New Comers and anyone immigrating to Mastodon from oppressive platforms.

You’ll not be deported because of your ethnicity, religion, color of your skin, views or because you read books.

Welcome.

#mastodon #newcomers #socialmedia

I don't know why everyone is running from #BlueSky, but anyway, welcome to you all. Hope you'll find friends here on #Mastodon. It's not easier than everywhere else, probably, but if you have a hobby, a passion, a particularity, even the strangest one, the chances are high someone on Mastodon shares it with you.

To all the new #Mastodon users: consider not giving a fuck when the users who claim to have been here since like 1993 come and ask you to consider this and consider that. You do you, it's fine, and by the way, the official Mastodon app works great, too. 👍🏻

Hello Mastodon Newcomers 🐘✨!

It seems there's a fresh wave of people joining or coming back to Mastodon this week ​🌊​​

If you feel a little lost,
I wrote this external guide that might help you, or that you can share with friends: https://controlaltdelete.technology/articles/the-mastodons-guide-to-the-fediverse.html

On this post, you will find links to each category of the guide separately: https://infosec.exchange/@Em0nM4stodon/109995537816857661

On this post, you will find a list of short Mastodon post-guides: https://infosec.exchange/@Em0nM4stodon/109323504324459171

For Fediverse tips all year long, you should follow the excellent @FediTips!

Welcome! ​✨

#TinyMastodonTip #Mastodon #Fediverse

Seems like pretty simple, common sense, good advice.

If racism is happening here, call it out and stop it.

If discrimination is happening here, call it out and stop it.

Mastodon has a problem with defensiveness. Let's be better than that. Moderation is everyone's responsibility on the Fediverse. That is both the greatest benefit and challenge of this place.

#mastodon #fediverse #migration #moderation

https://mastodon.social/@ErickaSimone/115328473078464462

#News "Carney to meet with Trump at White House"

.. under pressure at home for tariff relief on autos, metals, lumber & energy

BUT Taco has a long dirty laundry list of "I Wants Canada To":
Buy fighter jets, subs, ships, airliners & Whiskey
Stop selling stuff to the world
Magically increase tourism
Stop saying nasty things online
{ICE/CBP seen it on Canadians' cell phones}
Give US control over Canadian Ports

In return Taco wants to sell them a magical golden what-ever dome

#Mastodon #uspol

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Taco using tariffs to paint himself into a corner.

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

255 were active today.

Some accounts, that were active today are
@alamedapost (ENG)
@TexasObserver (ENG)
@FTM_eu (ENG)
@heiseonlineenglish (ENG)
@STAT (ENG)

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

Built by @mho

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

Datasci.social is a Mastodon server for researchers & practitioners in human-centric data science, including network science, social data science, computational social science, geospatial data science etc.

https://datasci.social

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

#FeaturedServer #DataScience #DataSci #NetworkScience #SocialDataScience #Geospatial #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

Auf #Twitter war dies oft geschehen, aber hier zu #JimmyKimmel & #Disney mein erstes Mal:

"So schrieb der baden-württembergische Antisemitismusbeauftragte und bekennende Star-Wars-Fan Michael Blume auf seinem privaten Mastodon-Account, er habe sein Disney-Plus-Abo gekündigt und werde auch jetzt nicht mehr zurückkehren." #Mastodon #StarWars #Streaming #Konzern (1/2) https://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/inhalt.disney-auf-schlingerkurs-kimmel-macht-sich-bei-rueckkehr-auch-ueber-disney-konzern-lustig.7d5ae1d6-06d0-409a-ae0c-bfd8ac52588d.html

@BlumeEvolution @OhMyGod kriegen wir diese #Vlogposts auch direkt ins #Fediverse? Also entweder das Video hier auf #mastodon stellen oder auf einer #Peertube Instanz?
Das @lfdi betreibt auch eine #Peertube Instanz:
https://tube.baw%C3%BC.social/

I see there's a new influx of people to Mastodon from Bluesky. Hello newcomers, and welcome back if you're returning ✌😄

During your migration, you might want to use the free @statuzer multi-column, multi-account, Web client to cross-post to Bluesky and Mastodon... https://bsky.statuzer.com

There's additional info on this pinned post of mine... https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@jay/112029440250179355

#Mastodon #Bluesky #Migration #Decentralized #SocialMedia

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Screenshot of Statuzer multi-column, multi-account, Web client for Mastodon and Bluesky (both Jaycosm Mastodon and Bluesky accounts added to Statuzer, but only the Mastodon account is currently selected and displayed).

Hello all.

Mastodon does NOT solicit paid verification.

Looks like there’s a new version of the fake ‘Mastodon Team’ phishing attempts that are targeting new users by replying to Introduction posts.

Again, please alert new users, and please report and block this fraudulent account.

#Fediblock #Phishing #Mastodon #Introduction #Bluesky

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A phishing post with a link for the unwary from a new so-called ‘Mastodon Team’ account. It reads “ Hello, dear Mastodon user! We've noticed your activity on our forum and are ready to offer you cooperation. To proceed, please complete the verification using the link that our assistant will send you below. [bad link] Once verified, you will be able to receive monthly payments from our company. Thank you for everything, Mastodon!”

Käytinpä eilispäivän oman Mastodon-instanssin ajantasaistamiseen. Tämä uusi 4.4-sarjalainen alkaa olla jo niin raskas buildata etteivät nuo pienemmät virtuaalikoneet tahdo pystyä siihen. Lisäksi piilotettuna vaatimuksena olikin Redis 6 ja oma distro tarjosi vain vitosversiota vakiona. Päivähän siinä kalenteriaikaa meni. Pitäisi varmaan tuo distro päivittää myös modernimpaan joskus. #Linux #Mastodon #SysAdmin

@LilPecan even cheaper than $1.99 for a diary, is pressing #Mastodon's mute button (free), on people who display obvious toxicity, and you aren't interested in receiving any more or said toxicity from them. Likewise one can filter for words for free. So if you're bored to tears hearing others talk about their food, then filter for "food". Subscribing to Hashtags and setting up filters are how to welcome, and eschew (respectively) content to your hearts desire. Those are the proper and far more efficient mechanisms I say, rather than wagging a finger at other people's interests and style.

Buenas noches pues es de noche aquí en El salvador, les comparto algunas noticias recientes relevantes para #salvadoreñosporelmundo #toot #enterense #mastodon #fediverse #fediverso #destacado #Esa #ultimahora #elsalvador #info #viral. ⬇️

Guten Morgen - Tässle Kaffee ☕️?

Hatte letzte Woche einen intensiven #Dialog mit @praesolgka über die Bedeutung transparenter & von Konzernen unabhängiger Kommunikation, das #Fediversum und konkret #Mastodon & Podcasts. So dialogisch kann & sollte die #Judikative sein! Möchte gerne empfehlen, OLG-Präsident Jörg Müller zu folgen & den Podcast „Samt vs. Seide“ mit einer Kollegin der Anwaltschaft wahrzunehmen! 🇩🇪🇪🇺👍

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Jörg Müller & Michael Blume im Staatsministerium BW in Stuttgart

Sorry, not sorry in advance.

Stop trying to get people to come to #mastodon as if it’s any better than #bluesky. This place has deep, WEIRD issues it needs to address. Not only do you have the same (if not WORSE) problems with racism, general creepiness, and platforming known sociopaths, you also have the detriment of being confusing on a technical level.

It’s Liberal racism (masto) vs Corporate racism (BS) and ALL will lose in the long run unless you address it. As is with every site, ever.

If you have notice an account pretending to be "Mastodon Team" and sending you a link to verify or pay something its a scam.

Mastodon will never send you link via DMs. Their official account is @Mastodon . Don't get foolled by scammers.

How to pretect yourself. Go to notification, and click the drop button and check Unsolicited private mentions. Its automatically on filtered but if not put it on Filter

Also, make sure to this enabled/accepted "New accounts"

#fediverse #Mastodon

If you have notice an account pretending to be "Mastodon Team" and sending you a link to verify or pay something its a scam.

Mastodon will never send you link via DMs. There official account is @Mastodon . Don't get foolled by scammers.

How to pretect yourself. Go to notification, and click the drop button and check Unsolicited private mentions. Its automatically on filtered but if not put it on Filter

Also, make sure to this enabled/accepted "New accounts"

#fediverse #Mastodon

Ya know, right now would be an AMAZING time for Mastodon's leadership to break bread with the Black programmers that really wanted to help make this place less racist.

Bluesky just banned a prominent Black user from basically being seen by anyone. Because Bluesky's CEO is mad about their posts. ATProto is clearly showing serious signs of weakness.

Do the people who love the Fediverse have the guts to admit we have poorly served the Black community and need to apologize? To take radical steps to show this place will be worth investing in for Black users who may want to leave Bluesky?

Now is the time to act and do so. If ever there was a time to put a massive amount of momentum behind the Fediverse, it'd be now. We should do it.

#Mastodon #Bluesky #ATProto #Fediverse

https://fedi.tips/its-a-really-bad-idea-to-join-a-big-server/

"Mastodon.social is by far the largest Mastodon server now. As it becomes an ever-larger percentage of the overall network, the more it puts the Fediverse in danger of being bought out. It’s not a question of absolute numbers but of percentages: if most of the network is on one server, then that server effectively controls the overall network."

#Mastodon

Important Announcement

Dear friends and followers,

I want to inform you that I will be taking my Sharkey account offline and migrating my activity to this Mastodon account. This decision was not made lightly. I have deep appreciation for Sharkey and the community we built there, and I am proud of the achievements and connections formed on that platform. However, after careful consideration I have determined that Mastodon better meets my current needs and workflow.

The user interface and experience on Mastodon align more closely with how I want to create and share content going forward. While I am saddened to leave behind the milestones and memories accumulated on Sharkey, I view this move as an opportunity to continue our work in a space that supports my long-term goals. This transition is intended to strengthen our community — not to end it.

My aim is to grow this account into an even more vibrant and engaged hub. To that end, I have set an initial goal of reaching 50,000 followers here. Reaching that milestone will help amplify our conversations, projects, and future initiatives. If you value the content and community we’ve built together, I kindly ask that you follow this account (if you aren’t already) and boost this announcement so it can reach Mastodon’s trending tab.

Thank you to everyone who supported me on Sharkey — your encouragement, interactions, and achievements made that chapter meaningful. I sincerely hope you will join me here as we build the next chapter together. If you have any questions or need help locating this account, please send me a direct message.

With gratitude,
Mira ( @nora_mira )

#Mastodon #sharkey #fediverse #community

Important announcement — please read ♥

Hello everyone — I have an important update to share. I’ll be deleting my Sharkey account, so please follow this account instead if you want to keep seeing my posts, updates, and everything I share here.

I really do love Sharkey and I’m so proud of the milestones and memories I built there. Leaving those achievements behind feels sad — I worked hard for them and they mean a lot to me — but the Mastodon experience fits my needs better right now (the UI and community tools are just easier for how I like to post and connect). This was a tough decision, but it’s the right move for what I want to create next.

This isn’t the end — it’s a fresh beginning. I’m excited to build new things with you here: more posts, events, threads, and community fun. My big goal is to reach 50,000 followers on this account so we can grow a strong, supportive space together. If you can, please follow, turn on notifications, and boost this post so more people see it and it can hit Mastodon’s trending tab. Every boost, share, and mention helps more than you might think.

If there are specific posts, threads, or files from my Sharkey account that you want re-shared here, DM me and I’ll do my best to bring them over. I’m so grateful for every one of you who supported me on Sharkey — your comments, boosts, and messages made that space special. Let’s make this new home even better.

Thank you so much for sticking with me. Your support means everything — let’s make something amazing together. 💖

#Mastodon #fediverse #sharkey #community

It won't mean a lot to most people, but after days of stress and anxiety, I have managed to find a server host, get YunoHost installed on it, install Mastodon and change the character limit. I have other plans, having seen what else I can install with YunoHost, but for now, I am feeling so relieved and proud of what I have managed to do #YunoHost #Mastodon

I’m trying to upload a 1 min. 11 second TikTok video, but mastodon says it’s too long. I’ve seen videos on here that are 2 minutes long. How can I get around that barrier? Does anyone have any advice? Thank you in advance. #mastodon

@titia @rbreich

Yes! absolutely. he's one of the first people i followed when i joined #Mastodon 💙

I did wonder if it was an AI version of Dr Reich bc of the naming of his instance, but i follow it.💙

Sometimes, I miss certain aspects of the old internet 👴🏻:

- Usenet via NNTP (discussion threads in plain text)
- Chats on IRC (chat without bullshit)
- Simple websites that were about content and passion instead of monetarization, tracking and advertisement.

Meanwhile the modern net in 2025:
- Ads and intrusive tracking omnipresent
- Centralization, platform economy, gate keeping and entshittificatiion.
- Overregulation and legal pitfalls everywhere.

The Fediverse is a step into the right direction: Open protocol, decentralized and community driven, in a time where huge parts of the net are simply driven by corporate greed and governments that want to regulate everything.

#oldinternet #nostalgia #fediverse #mastodon #goodoldtimes

1. Regarding instances etc, don't worry a lot about that for now if you are new. Get to know the general culture of the place before you move to specifics. Most servers adhere to the #Mastodon Server Covenant (we have cool names for stuff), so their rules are similar #bluesky https://joinmastodon.org/covenant

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

Some accounts, that were active today are
@247Sports
@euronews
@MLivecom
@UsbeketRica
@huffpostuk

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

Built by @mho

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

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

183 were active today.

Some accounts, that were active today are
@independentea (BAQ)
@telepolis (GER)
@euractiv_health (ENG)
@ROOTBLOG (POL)
@dotekomanie (CZE)

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

Built by @mho

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

Mountains.social is a Mastodon server focusing on hiking, mountaineering, climbing, backpacking and the outdoors.

This server has a post size of up to 2362 characters.

https://mountains.social

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

#FeaturedServer #Mountains #Climbing #Mountaineering #Hiking #Backpacking #Outdoors #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

@endorama

Okay, please let's clarify this a bit.

First of all, you're right. I'm a white guy in a very white environment, therefore I'm not qualified to question the problem or tell any black person how to feel about and approach anything.

All I can offer to the table/debate is my white-privileged POV, my experience as an anti-fascist activist in the hostile anti-anti-fascist environment of Dresden/Germany, and an interpretation of things I do observe.

My observation was/is:

Instead of bringing up own #blackfedi instances running own choices of AP-enabled software, (de-)federating under own statues, moderating by own trusted community members under an own set of rules, I saw a lot of people trying to establish a #blackmastodon user base on white-owned an run #whitemastodon instances and - it didn't work out. Obviously.

Therefore I'd love to see the black community not to try to "occupy white places" here (while it makes very good sense IRL!) where awareness to black needs is a matter of white good will, but to EXPAND the with a whole new black star system, gaining an own black gravity and by this the respect and leverage to influence the developement i.e. of the east-german based and very white #Mastodon project.

This is what the #Fediverse and its #decentralization is all about, to become independent from accumulated powers, and the way to become a respected part of it is #SelfHosting.
--
[Are there any #blackfedi instances I missed so far? Please accept my apology for assuming there none. I'd <3 to federate!]

@juergen_hubert

Just want to say that I am new here. I had tried and failed to navigate discord and I could never make it work. But, I have found this experience to be so much easier and welcoming. Thanks.
#introduction
#mastodon

There’s a lot to read online—Murmel saves you time by delivering only the stories with real traction. Ideal for busy researchers, scientists, and journalists who just need the essentials. #mastodon #fediverse https://murmel.social

After spending more time with the Peertube app, it still feels cumbersome to navigate around. Switching between instances to see trending vids on each feels like a hassle. My sense is that it's easier for me to just subscribe to a given #Peertube channel within #Mastodon. Scrubbing within vids is also really laggy.
Having said this, I am impressed it works at all - as it's an extremely sophisticated problem domain. There was also a content creator just a little too eager to show some nudity, to my tastes. Made the experience kind of offputting. No CW protection like I've been accustomed to, here in #Mastodon, and appreciate
#OpenSource #Fediverse

okay i've polished up my FediTag javascript which embeds a feed of Mastodon posts from one account using a particular hashtag on a website or page. you can find it on github https://github.com/Enichan/feditag

#FediDev #Mastodon #OpenSource #JavaScript #WebDevelopment #GitHub

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example of feditag in the wild being used on enikofox.com/blockgame it shows a post with two images, above another post with a poll

@mlanger @PKYo @pthane @PublicWolf
#Mastodon is the only social network I'm on, but that #Facebook page is accessible to non-members.

Danke, @DasNest 🙏

Wenn ich mich frage, warum ich so gerne auf #Mastodon aktiv bin, dann lande ich bei zwei Begriffen / Sprachbildern:

1. #Dialog und
2. #Begriffsarbeit

Beides erlebe ich hier & kann auch meinen Blog „Natur des Glaubens“ sinnvoll einbinden.

@Fischblog

Features I would love in a #Mastodon client:

* A "check" functionality that you could invoke either explicitly when you feel the need, or automatically at some interval, that would:
** Tell you if a toot that you have replied to has been deleted, and in that case offer to delete your reply, too
** Possibly more similar

* A way to "subscribe" to replies to some toot where you feel you will be interested in the replies

* A way to prioritise toots from accounts you choose, or with hashtags that you choose. At least three degrees of priority.

Can you think of more?

Is there a client with features like this? Cross-platform (iOS and macOS for me), or possibly even web-based?

i keep talking about how fantastic engagement on #Mastodon is

But i actually have a test, & it can also answer a question

i received feedback from #econsky from a Uni Econ Prof, so i'm curious what i'll hear from #economics or whatever they use on #Mastodon

Back in '08, i was listening to #RobertReich beat the stupidity out of kudlow & stephen moore. it led me to my hypothesis on

The Disaggregation of Supply Side Economics

https://open.substack.com/pub/worldtravelerall7/p/the-disaggregation-of-supply-side?r=56nrnz&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

i welcome feedback - from economists💙

I have a mastodon question for people more into activitypub than I am:

Is there any project where you can host your own instance of something that's *like* old deviantart, but also activitypub compatible?

So like, the ability to follow and be followed, plus uploading images, but also a customisable gallery of those images, and customisable homepage for users?

#mastodon #activitypub

@rivercityrandom

I had uninstalled and removed my accounts on Instagram. I also had cleaned my Facebook posts and did not use it anymore (it had been 8 years or more)

I do not use Youtube app. Only watching Youtube videos with Newpipe app (without Google account).

I do not read newspaper again. I really love newspaper actually.

I use Mastodon. I feel much better.

#SocialMedia #News #Mastodon

@tizianomattei

Si, d'accordo completamente💙

sorry, my italian's a bit rusty, but what a great example💙

but not just support & plugins for the fedi, but specifically for the💙blue #fediverse

that is my focus💙

w/ all of the instances of #Mastodon out there,💙we can start to build a world where we only accept blue💙people - good, accepting, liberal, empathetic, insert adjective here - to create a blue💙world

you will have my support in that regard. mutual support is vital💙

@tizianomattei
𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑘 𝑦𝑜𝑢! this is what i mean! i ask a question on #Mastodon & i get good faith responses.

it's almost more like reddit than ex-twitter

it makes social media feel more like the "public square" social media was supposed to be. i ask a❔or broach a topic, & people can respond or ignore me. as it should be

Whereas #Bluesky feels like blue⛔ex-twitter, in that people gravitate to whomever has the biggest bullhorn

just my thoughts #WT7

@tizianomattei

𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑘 𝑦𝑜𝑢 for that💙 done & done!

i even went back to check that the ⭐s had increased by 1, & it had😀

still though - i'm quite fortunate that on #Mastodon people actually reach out & answered my question, so i knew how to do it

& i went thru those steps just to like a video & check

it will be nice when that is more seemless💙

https://youtu.be/fliETAhrRhw
⛔️🇺🇸Raytheon/ Lockheed Martin Patriots are now Obsolete! Russian software upgrades now make American missiles piles of worthless scrap metal (The Sun VIDEO) #Ukraine #Poland #Warsaw #Netherlands #Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #Paris #Rome #London #Berlin #Finland #Brussels #Denmark #Germany #France #Italy #Mastodon #Raytheon #LockheedMartin #OSCE #PACE #CoE #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom #EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar

I just want to inform you all that I've decided to grant you total freedom of post length, within your specified server limit. I release you from interrogation and scrutiny as to detail level and subject matter range. Your interests are valid, even though I might not agree with them or like them. Even the ones which reveal an uncomfortable and even - gasp - affronting level of technical depth. Geeks and nerds, after all, are a strong majority of the Mastodon users. The #Mastodon platform's builtin abilities to specify and enforce instance policy and regulation, follow, unfollow, filter, report, mute and block, etc. shall be my accepted resorts of recourse (as opposed to narcissistic negging, gaslighting, and triangulation, as my entitled, aggro policing mechanisms as to what you can and can't post, subject to my approval, which might come drifting past my timelines).

You may use this as a - get this - microblogging platform, I hereby officially permit it. It needn't be just the social status game that so many others can't see it as being anything other than.

/s (sarcasm mode)

@autistics

idk.. but I feel that I am tried of posting on both account here and on ohai.social where I have the official account for the newsletter

(btw. it featured on my profile)

#Mastodon #fediverse

@stuart @klausi

🤣👍
i'm just an old man trying to not leave a fascist, collapsing world to those generations that may survive beyond me💙

i just learned of the #fediverse basically yesterday. however, if i do catch up, i already know where i will set up my instances of #Mastodon & #PeerTube . i'm already gaming it out😉

Here's an idea for improving the likelihood of people supporting (financially) their home instance:

Enable a tiny little "emblem" on the profile picture.

Allow instance admins to choose available emblems for what level of support.

Allow users to choose whether or not to display their support emblem.

I believe this would likely make more people support their instances if there was at least some peer pressure to do so.

And no, not everyone can afford it etc etc. But those that can afford it ... why not make it more obvious that they are.

#Mastodon #Idea

some weird shit going down on #bluesky

so there's this #transphobe named #JesseSingal who joined and their account became the most blocked account on bluesky in 12 days

people demanded the account be nuked

but the true weirdness is how the CEO #JayGraber is having a bad reaction to the drama. some blithe emotional displacement with... waffles?

anyway, come to #mastodon #fediverse everyone

we have plenty of #drama too

but any server can suspend anyone

true #decentralization

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← Post Jay 96 @jay.bsky.team. 4h Too real. We're going to try to fix this. Social media doesn't have to be this way. Jerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social .5d (bluesky user bursts into Waffle House) OH SO YOU HATE PANCAKES?? 165 188 1.5K lucas, ho chi minh thot @antioccident.bsky.social. 4h have y'all banned Jesse Singal yet or Q7 Jay M 88 ♡ 2K @jay.bsky.team WAFFLES October 1, 2025 at 11:40 AM 22 reposts 565 quotes 194 likes 44 saves 0904 587 194 + Follow 1 Write your reply Bogus Logus Gravy Sommelier @thejollycrank.bsky.social 21m Pretty shitty. 11 Aunt Tifa (Kate, actually) ~ FREE 1 @katespeace.bsk... 3h I'm a latecomer, but by many accounts, this app wouldn't have gotten anywhere without the marginalized people you mock. I know you resent that. Please grow up. 3 20 519 sloane lysbeth@sloanelysbeth.bsky.social . 1h ...and we'll build up the next place too once we abandon this one. 2 26 ♡ 193 A 1

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Jay Wo @jay.bsky.team-3h Amazing breakfast this morning. I love waffles 1.4K K 1.3K TU Bryant Francis @bryantfrancis.me + Follow Jay, this stinks. We all know this is a reference to your post mocking another user earlier and platform owners mocking users is terrible leadership. Most of us came here because we want a site with good stewardship that feels safe. The CEO dunking on people who annoy them is the opposite of that. October 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM

Glad to have you @LondonEastfield — #fcsp crowd, feel free to join https://stpauli.social and try #Mastodon from #Hamburg #stpauli

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Ohai.social is a fast, secure and up-to-date general Mastodon server where everyone is welcome.

https://ohai.social

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

#FeaturedServer #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

@goldmuscle

Why? what's that?

just looked up #Misskey . if you are soliciting, you want to provide a link

it's a decentralized social network out of japan, right? are you suggesting using that in addition to #Mastodon or does it do something special?

@Vidyala as someone who was booted from #bluesky for "over" celebrating the "passing" of a racist, fascist, misogynist bigot,

in my month on #Mastodon i'm very happy i'm now here. I get more engagement here when i ask questions than i ever got on #bsky even tho i went from 1.4k followers to none

& i'm learning about the #fediverse which i was completely unaware of

this feels like a good space to be. tho i said that of bsky for the first 5 months, & i've only been here 1. 😁💙

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

185 were active today.

Some accounts, that were active today are
@nintendo_online (GER)
@irozhlas (CZE)
@ROOTBLOG (POL)
@netzpolitik_feed (GER)
@telepolis (GER)

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

Built by @mho

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

Sure am glad that I migrated to #mastodon instead of another platform owned by a douchy billionaire.

Hello everyone @NicholasTheSaver got his account in a incident on Discord which revealed personal information. I don't know what to do about it 😕

#Fediverse #Mastodon #discord

Hej #fcsp Crowd, welcome @LondonEastfield to stpauli.social.

@fcsp
#Mastodon #FcStPauli

Mastodon app worked after 5 attempts to Authorize. Maybe server busy or phone connectivity.

#mastodon #android

Just thought you Fedi folk would like to see what they're saying at the other place, now that Bsky's CEO had a public crash out.
#Mastodon #FediVerse #BlueSky

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Kate @katef.bsky.social man. i hate it when mastodon people are right about things. that's annoying af October 3, 2025 at 5:08 PM

Having been locked out of other platforms, #Palestinians are turning to #Mastodon and #Fedi to communicate with the outside world.

Gaza Verified is an initiative to verify that the accounts are genuine, by having a video conversation with the families on Signal. Take a look and consider following one or more of these accounts.

https://gaza-verified.org/

#Gaza

Working on something new... a #Mastodon client for #COSMIC called #Toot!

For those not familiar w/ #JollyGoodGinger , i encourage people to watch his YT. especially #veterans
i wish he was on #Mastodon

His analysis is so spot on

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

At the end he mentions them moving the overton window. i had just made this attempt at a #meme

#OvertonWindow #memes

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@poisonpunk
#JollyGoodGinger is excellent💙 i wish he were on #Mastodon so we had his content to boost & support instead of bringing it in

More people need to be be hearing what he is saying 💯