Fediverse
- [Threads] now lets you tag your locationwww.theverge.com Threads now lets you tag your location
If you’ve tagged your location on Instagram, Threads’ approach should feel familiar.
> If you’ve tagged your location on Instagram, Threads’ approach should feel familiar.
- Last Week in Fediverse – ep 85fediversereport.com Last Week in Fediverse – ep 85
Swiss government Mastodon server shuts down, the Social Web Foundation launches among controversy and much more.
- Last Week in the ATmosphere – Sept 24 week 3fediversereport.com Last Week in the ATmosphere – Sept 24 week 3
Updates regarding T&S on Bluesky, managed PDS hosting, and a deeper dive into the Jetstream
- Evan Prodromou Launches The Social Web Foundationwedistribute.org Evan Prodromou Launches The Social Web Foundation
A new organization emerges to help tackle some of the challenges the Fediverse faces, from advocacy and policy to training and tooling.
> A new organization emerges to help tackle some of the challenges the Fediverse faces, from advocacy and policy to training and tooling.
- [Lemmy] Development Update 2024-09-20
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/20509588
Here is an update that explains what we have been working on recently (apologies for not having these for a few months, summer vacations and all that). This should allow average users to keep up with development, without reading Github comments or knowing how to program.
@privacyguard added Single-Sign-On (SSO) support to lemmy (this still needs some UI work and testing, but the bulk of the work is done). Special thanks to Privacy Portal for working on this!
@carlos-cabello added a way to filter posts by title only (and not body) when searching.
@Freakazoid182 added custom emoji and tagline views.
@nothing4u made our scheduled cleanup job delete denied users.
@sunaurus made a few image proxy fixes.
@sleepless has been working hard on lemmy-ui-leptos, which may eventually replace lemmy-ui. He made improvements to how posts are displayed; made SI formatting consistent with how the current UI handles it; added translations; added post content actions, creator, and community listings; and made some plugins for
markdown-it
.@nutomic cleaned up the issue tracker by closing invalid issues and adding tags like good first issue. He also made some simple improvements, like adding a category to RSS feeds, fixing an issue with activitypub ids, and removing the enable_nsfw setting in favor of
content_warning
.@dessalines integrated a new rust clearurls library into lemmy that will remove tracking params for any post or comment text (Much thanks to @jendrikw for creating this library), increased the bio max length from 300 to 1000, removes lemmy's reliance on openssl, made the list logins response more uniform, added the ability to restore content on an unban, added a default comment sort type for both the local site, and your user.
Support development
@dessalines and @nutomic are working full-time on Lemmy to integrate community contributions, fix bugs, optimize performance and much more. This work is funded exclusively through donations.
If you like using Lemmy, and want to make sure that we will always be available to work full time building it, consider donating to support its development. Recurring donations are ideal because they allow for long-term planning. But also one-time donations of any amount help us.
- Liberapay (preferred option)
- Open Collective
- Patreon
- Cryptocurrency
- Demo videos from FediForum September 2024mastodon.social FediForum (@fediforum@mastodon.social)
The demo videos from #FediForum September 2024 are now on-line. Fourteen demos of cool #Fediverse software, as shown off by the developers themselves! Innovation is alive and kicking in the Fediverse! Given this is the Fediverse, get them from PeerTube here: https://spectra.video/w/p/q1BXeNF5PWFi...
PeerTube playlist: https://spectra.video/w/p/q1BXeNF5PWFipFy5f44v9h
- Testing Mastodon’s Author Attributionblog.everythingbagel.me Testing Mastodon’s Author Attribution
With the announcement of the new author bylines feature Highlighting journalism on Mastodon which uses the new OpenGraph tag property which was previously approval-only. Since then, the feature is now available to all without a manual review process as of Mastodon nightlies and 4.3, this adds the ne...
> With the announcement of the new author bylines feature Highlighting journalism on Mastodon which uses the new OpenGraph tag property which was previously approval-only.
- The Revolution Will Be Federated
> Federation is coming, but get started now!
- Last Week in the ATmospherefediversereport.com Last Week in the ATmosphere
Bluesky adds video support, announces 10 million accounts, and more!
- Mozilla exits the Fediverse and will shutter its Mastodon server in Decembertechcrunch.com Mozilla exits the fediverse and will shutter its Mastodon server in December | TechCrunch
Users will be able to download their data or migrate their account to another Mastodon instance, if they choose.
> Users will be able to download their data or migrate their account to another Mastodon instance, if they choose.
- [PeerTube] PeerTube v6.3 released!joinpeertube.org PeerTube news | JoinPeerTube
Discover the latest PeerTube news, the YouTube decentralized alternative developed by Framasoft.
- Join Lemmy for Sunnyvision, the summer edition of Lemmyvision!jlai.lu Jaguar to stop selling cars in UK during 2025 - jlai.lu
I’m not a big Jag fan mind you but another company moving away from ICE all together is interesting. I believe Audi cancelled the R8 in favor of an EV version and the next Dodge Charger Hellcat supposedly will be an EV as well. My wife’s EV is pretty nice, but so far every EV I’ve driven has been di...
Organized by @inlandempire@jlai.lu
Welcome to Lemmyvision's summer edition, Sunnyvision!
Lemmyvision song contest is where communities and instances of Lemmy submit a song and vote on their favorites! With the aim of promoting different languages and cultures from around the world, to share more between our online communities across Lemmy, and discover songs from lesser known artists.
For this 'lighter' edition, the goal is to celebrate the last week of summer, with some summer related tunes. You do not need to bring your instance/community, everyone can share a song, no matter what instance they're on, as long as they can federate here!
It's a fun way to celebrate summer, and discover new music, details below.
To participate
- Go to https://jlai.lu/post/10574876 post on !lemmyvision@jlai.lu and in the comments, post a song that was released in summer of any year.
- Next week, you'll be able to vote for your favorite song from the songs posted there.
Spread the word if you can, and I hope you have fun, and that everyone can discover new music!
- sub.club Emerges to Offer Paid Fediverse Subscriptionswedistribute.org sub.club Emerges to Offer Paid Fediverse Subscriptions
A new startup in Fediverse space offers a unique way for people to support their favorite creatives and builders on the network.
> A new startup in Fediverse space offers a unique way for people to support their favorite creatives and builders on the network.
- We Distribute FediForum September 2024 Live Coveragewedistribute.org Our FediForum September 2024 Live Coverage
FediForum is back for its September 2024 session! Come join us and hang out as we cover the event in real-time!
> FediForum is back for its September 2024 session! Come join us and hang out as we cover the event in real-time!
- [Pixelfed] We just shipped partial Account Migration supportmastodon.social pixelfed (@pixelfed@mastodon.social)
We just shipped partial Account Migration support! This means: - You can migrate from other servers to Pixelfed - Accounts that migrate between servers will be updated (even if you mute/block them) We say partial, because we are missing one final piece to support outbound migration to Pixelfed, M...
- [Bonfire] Open source meets open science - announcing the Open Science Network initiativebonfirenetworks.org Open source meets open science - announcing the Open Science Network initiative
We’re excited to present the Open Science Network initiative, a first step towards open and federated digital spaces designed to push the boundaries of open science and scholarly communication.
> We’re excited to present the Open Science Network initiative, a first step towards open and federated digital spaces designed to push the boundaries of open science and scholarly communication.
- Bandwagon is Emissary’s Bandcamp Alternativewedistribute.org Bandwagon is Emissary’s Bandcamp Alternative
BandWagon is a new music experience for Fediverse musicians, and offers much of what they're looking for from Bandcamp.
> BandWagon is a new music experience for Fediverse musicians, and offers much of what they're looking for from Bandcamp.
- [Mastodon] Trunk & Tidbits, August 2024blog.joinmastodon.org Trunk & Tidbits, August 2024
Updates, news, and code changes from the Mastodon engineering team, for August 2024. The 4.3 beta is here!
- Last Week in Fediverse – ep 83fediversereport.com Last Week in Fediverse – ep 83
The inflow of Brazilians to Bluesky continues, Firefish dies another death, and more.
- Threads is trading trust for growthwerd.io Threads is trading trust for growth
Yesterday the Internet Archive lost its appeal in the digital lending case it’s been fighting for the last few years. In March 2020, the Internet Archive, a
> Yesterday the Internet Archive lost its appeal in the digital lending case it’s been fighting for the last few years.
- A Brief History of the Fediverse Symbol
> How do you create an icon for a network that no one individually controls? Here's a showcase of many different attempts for the Fediverse.
- Embedding Mastodon comments with org-static-blog and Emfedjamesendreshowell.com Embedding Mastodon comments with org-static-blog and Emfed
Emacs lisp for blogging with comments via Mastodon
> Emacs lisp for blogging with comments via Mastodon
- MediaOnMastodontoot.io MediaOnMastodon (@MediaOnMastodon@toot.io)
On #Mastodon there are now 333 verified accounts from #news organizations in 21 languages and on 111 instances. 189 were active today. Some accounts, that were active today are @NEBylines@mastodon.social (ENG) @eulemagazin@mastodon.social (GER) @unusual_whales@masto.ai (ENG) @macandi@social...
> On Mastodon there are now > 333 verified accounts from news organizations in > 21 languages and on > 111 instances. > > 189 were active today. > > Some accounts, that were active today are > - @NEBylines@mastodon.social (ENG) > - @eulemagazin@mastodon.social (GER) > - @unusual_whales@masto.ai (ENG) > - @macandi@social.heise.de (GER) > - @uebermedien@mastodon.social (GER) > > Find the whole list on: > ➡️ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ixsccIFQ4uD2HFlf92Ag7VS3rNOGwa97wFsSb3JxCwo/edit#gid=876665327 > > Built by @mho@social.heise.de
- The End of lotide
lotide - A federated forum / link aggregator using ActivityPub.
Source code: https://sr.ht/~vpzom/lotide/
- Last Week in Fediverse – ep 82fediversereport.com Last Week in Fediverse – ep 82
Bluesky experiences a massive new wave of signups from Brazil, Premium feeds with sub.club, and much more.
- Sub.club aims to fund the fediverse via premium feedstechcrunch.com Sub.club aims to fund the fediverse via premium feeds | TechCrunch
Sub.club thinks premium feeds could also serve other use cases, like supporting helpful bots or generating funds to help maintain a community's Mastodon server, for instance.
> Sub.club thinks premium feeds could also serve other use cases, like supporting helpful bots or generating funds to help maintain a community's Mastodon server, for instance.
- Mastodon Is DDoSing Me | Kev Quirkkevquirk.com Mastodon Is DDoSing Me | Kev Quirk
Whenever I, or someone else, posts a link to this blog on Mastodon, it DDoS's me and brings the site down for a couple minutes.
> Whenever I, or someone else, posts a link to this blog on Mastodon, it DDoS's me and brings the site down for a couple minutes.
- Threads deepens its ties to the open social web, aka the 'fediverse'techcrunch.com Threads deepens its ties to the open social web, aka the 'fediverse' | TechCrunch
Meta announced Wednesday that users on Threads will be able to see fediverse replies on other posts besides their own.
> Meta announced Wednesday that users on Threads will be able to see fediverse replies on other posts besides their own.
- Last Week in Fediverse – ep 81fediversereport.com Last Week in Fediverse – ep 81
A major report on governance on the fediverse, conversations about public or private votes on the content-aggregator side of the fediverse, ⁂ as a symbol for the fediverse and more.
- Flohmarkt is a Fediverse Marketplace
> Flohmarkt is still a really young platform, but it shows promise as a way for people to create listings, and reach out to one another.
- Last Week in Fediverse – ep 80fediversereport.com Last Week in Fediverse – ep 80
A British migration wave to Bluesky, Flipboards expands their fediverse integration, and more.
- Threads may offer its own take on Fleets with a disappearing posts featuretechcrunch.com Threads may offer its own take on Fleets with a disappearing posts feature | TechCrunch
Meta has been spotted working on a new feature that would allow a post — as well as all its replies — to disappear in 24 hours.
> Meta has been spotted working on a new feature that would allow a post — as well as all its replies — to disappear in 24 hours.
- Flipboard Users Can Now Follow Anyone in the Fediversewedistribute.org Flipboard Users Can Now Follow Anyone in the Fediverse
A beloved social news reading platform has been carefully inching towards full connectivity with the Fediverse. This update is the closest yet.
> A beloved social news reading platform has been carefully inching towards full connectivity with the Fediverse. This update is the closest yet.
- Fediverse Tip: Turn Your ActivityPub Username Handle Into A Forwarding Email Addressdarnell.day Fediverse Tip: Turn Your ActivityPub Username Handle Into A Forwarding Email Address
With more social and blogging platforms joining the Fediverse in the future, there will undoubtedly be some confusion over how to displ...
> With more social and blogging platforms joining the Fediverse in the future, there will undoubtedly be some confusion over how to display user handles online. Many people will probably forget to add the extra “@” symbol and instead type out an email address on their blog or social network.
- [Gush!] Federated social media platform for sharing the things you lovecodeberg.org gush
Federated social media platform revolving around discussion of things including but possibly not limited to: games, books, movies
> Federated social media platform revolving around discussion of things including but possibly not limited to: games, books, movies
Features
- Post about the things you love!
Any post can have a "context" (e.g. a game), which is searchable, browsable, and followable.
- Contextual posts can be tagged as comments, excerpts (e.g. screenshots / recordings from playthroughs), or reviews (with scores)
- Posts federated to other fediverse platforms automatically have ("out-of-band") hashtags applied, so others can view and follow your post context from e.g. mastodon or gotosocial
- Interact with the wider fediverse!
Post, share, and interact with other Gush! instances, as well as other services that communicate via activitypub.
- Comments, quotations, and reviews from Bookwyrm will also apply Gush!-style context and review ratings
- Post about the things you love!
Any post can have a "context" (e.g. a game), which is searchable, browsable, and followable.
- [Mitra] Federated micro-blogging platform
> Features: > > - Micro-blogging service (includes support for quote posts, custom emojis and more). > - Default character limit is 5000. > - Support for a limited subset of markdown-style formatting. > - Easy installation and small memory footprint (<50 MB). > - Mastodon API. > - Content subscription service. Subscriptions provide a way to receive monthly payments from subscribers and to publish private content made exclusively for them. > - Supported payment methods: Monero, a peer to peer digital cash system where transactions are private by default. > - Account migrations (from one server to another). Identity can be detached from the server. > - Federation over Tor and/or I2P.
- Should WordPress get an account on a Mastodon instance?github.com Should WordPress get an account on a Mastodon instance? · WordPress Marketing-Team · Discussion #168
Andy Fragan started a thread in the Meta slack meeting posing this question: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02QB8GMM/p1674674187265479 IMO this is important to do in alignment with the Open ...
Interesting discussion, what do Lemmy people think?
- [Video] How the Fediverse can make social fun again
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> In this episode of the Fediverse Files, youtube.com/@DocPop talks with Bart Decrem, the co-creator of Mammoth, an open source Mastodon app for iOS. > > Doc and Bart discuss how the walled gardens of the present are finally getting some real competition from a better, and more open social web. A return to the original promise of the web. That anyone can find a home, their own place on the internet, and connect with whomever they want without getting trapped within a single platform thanks to open protocols like ActivityPub and open platforms like Mastodon. Whether it’s through a newsletter, a podcast or a publisher’s website, Bart’s goal is to get a million websites and a hundred million people onto the fediverse.