<p>Blacksky went from a "custom feed that created a sense of shared space" to being the first independent ATProto microblogging community outside of Bluesky.</p><p>This is where the focus needs to be in the fediverse as well. Creating safe and welcoming communities that people want to be part of.</p><p><a href="https://connectedplaces.online/where-does-community-live/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="connectedplaces.online/where-does-community-live/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">connectedplaces.online/where-d</span><span class="invisible">oes-community-live/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/community/" rel="tag">#community</a> <a href="/tags/blacksky/" rel="tag">#blacksky</a> <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#bluesky</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a></p>
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<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Mastodon</span></a></span> is changing course when it comes to how people join the platform. In late 2022, the team decided to send sign-ups directly to their server in order to make onboarding more straightforward. But that didn't align with the promise of decentralization. Here, Community Director <span class="h-card"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@haubles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>haubles</span></a></span> explains the new approach to server recommendation, along with some other ways Mastodon is helping build community.</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/1bWN26" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>flip.it/1bWN26</a></p><p><a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/decentralization/" rel="tag">#Decentralization</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> <a href="/tags/community/" rel="tag">#Community</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a></p>
<p>Hey, you, reader:</p><p>Ever been browsing someone's blog, website, repo -- even their social web profile -- and thought to yourself "Wow, that's really neat. I love what they did here!"</p><p>Consider telling them! Someone on here made a post a while back encouraging people to do just that, and I've tried to make a conscious habit of contacting the authors of neat little indie and smolweb sites.</p><p>Email, guestbook, comment; whatever it might be, consider reaching out somehow to share your appreciation. You might be surprised at how much it makes their day.</p><p>You might also be surprised to discover how much making their day makes yours, too.</p><p><a href="/tags/indieweb/" rel="tag">#IndieWeb</a> <a href="/tags/smallweb/" rel="tag">#SmallWeb</a> <a href="/tags/community/" rel="tag">#Community</a> <a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#Blog</a> <a href="/tags/blogging/" rel="tag">#Blogging</a></p>
<p>Train of Hope, the centre for the <a href="/tags/ukrainian/" rel="tag">#Ukrainian</a> <a href="/tags/refugee/" rel="tag">#refugee</a> <a href="/tags/community/" rel="tag">#community</a> in <a href="/tags/vienna/" rel="tag">#Vienna</a>, is asking the public for donations. Public funding has been cut to zero.<br><a href="https://www.trainofhope.at/spenden/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.trainofhope.at/spenden/</a><br>Für example, €100 pay for a week of tea and coffee.</p><p>For residents of <a href="/tags/austria/" rel="tag">#Austria</a>: Your donation is tax deductible.</p>
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<p>Fireside Fedi 76 - FediVariety Show: Public Code Curtains Up</p><p>Special thank you to the team at <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@FediVariety" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>FediVariety</span></a></span> ** **!</p><p>FediVariety is a European collective of digital activists and researchers dedicated to harnessing (Free) Open Source Software —(F)OSS— for public administration, focusing on the Fediverse. We're generously supported by the NLnet foundation and the SABOA foundation.</p><p>🚀 **Watch the full VOD:** <a href="https://tubefree.org/w/wSEDka8cqkJVkUtFnuLndd" rel="nofollow">tubefree.org/w/wSEDka8cqkJVk...</a> <br>🔎 **Explore more episodes:** <a href="https://tubefree.org/a/ozoned/video-channels" rel="nofollow">tubefree.org/a/ozoned/video-channels</a></p><p>🔔 Subscribe to the RSS feed so you never miss a future deep‑dive.</p><p>📡 **Subscribe via RSS:** <a href="https://tubefree.org/feeds/videos.xml?videoChannelId=5934" rel="nofollow">tubefree.org/feeds/videos.xml?videoChannelId=5934</a> <br>🎧 **Podcast feed:** <a href="https://tubefree.org/feeds/podcast/videos.xml?videoChannelId=5934" rel="nofollow">tubefree.org/feeds/podcast/videos.xml?videoChannelId=5934</a></p><p><a href="/tags/firesidefedi/" rel="tag">#FiresideFedi</a> <a href="/tags/firesidechat/" rel="tag">#FiresideChat</a> <a href="/tags/podcast/" rel="tag">#Podcast</a> <a href="/tags/videopodcast/" rel="tag">#VideoPodcast</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/fedi/" rel="tag">#Fedi</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> <a href="/tags/bsky/" rel="tag">#BSKY</a> <a href="/tags/decentralizedsocial/" rel="tag">#DecentralizedSocial</a> <a href="/tags/opensocialweb/" rel="tag">#OpenSocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/community/" rel="tag">#Community</a> <a href="/tags/techculture/" rel="tag">#TechCulture</a> <a href="/tags/futureofsocial/" rel="tag">#FutureOfSocial</a> <a href="/tags/techtalk/" rel="tag">#TechTalk</a> <a href="/tags/devcommunity/" rel="tag">#DevCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/codingfun/" rel="tag">#CodingFun</a></p>
<p>"Communities across the US are winning against environmental racism.</p><p>In Texas, Alabama, Georgia, and more, residents are packing council meetings, collecting signatures, and using their collective power to push back against destructive AI data centers. Our future will be written by us, not tech profits."</p><p>✊</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DU9Fgd0jWf4/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.instagram.com/p/DU9Fgd0jWf4/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.instagram.com/p/DU9Fgd0jWf</span><span class="invisible">4/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/community/" rel="tag">#community</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#environment</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/genai/" rel="tag">#GenAI</a> <a href="/tags/datacenters/" rel="tag">#DataCenters</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a> <a href="/tags/racism/" rel="tag">#racism</a> <a href="/tags/environmentalracism/" rel="tag">#EnvironmentalRacism</a></p>
<p>Enjoy <a href="/tags/firesidefedi/" rel="tag">#FiresideFedi</a> ?</p><p>Enjoy <a href="/tags/clips/" rel="tag">#clips</a> ?</p><p>Enjoy <a href="/tags/silly/" rel="tag">#silly</a> <a href="/tags/fun/" rel="tag">#fun</a> <a href="/tags/community/" rel="tag">#community</a> getting to know <a href="/tags/people/" rel="tag">#people</a> ?</p><p>Make sure to follow <span class="h-card"><a href="[{'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://tubefree.org/c/fsfclips/videos', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://tubefree.org/c/fsfclips', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://tubefree.org/video-channels/fsfclips', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>fsfclips</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://tubefree.org/c/fsfclips/videos" rel="nofollow">tubefree.org/c/fsfclips/videos</a></p><p>Currently featuring clips from interviews with <span class="h-card"><a href="https://feed.lrnz.it/@lrnz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lrnz</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://snac.lx.oliva.nom.br/lxo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lxo</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pluralistic</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://blenderdumbass.org/account/blenderdumbass" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>blenderdumbass</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@bmxescape" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bmxescape</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/@Lioh" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Lioh</span></a></span></p><p>Follow <span class="h-card"><a href="[{'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://tubefree.org/c/firesidefedi/videos', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://tubefree.org/c/firesidefedi', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://tubefree.org/video-channels/firesidefedi', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>firesidefedi</span></a></span> for full <a href="/tags/episodes/" rel="tag">#episodes</a> !</p><p><a href="https://tubefree.org/c/firesidefedi/videos" rel="nofollow">tubefree.org/c/firesidefedi/...</a></p><p>Follow the <a href="/tags/livestream/" rel="tag">#livestream</a> to catch <a href="/tags/live/" rel="tag">#Live</a> shows as they're being recorded <span class="h-card"><a href="https://stream.firesidefedi.live/federation/user/ozoned" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ozoned</span></a></span> !</p><p><a href="https://stream.firesidefedi.live/" rel="nofollow">stream.firesidefedi.live/</a></p><p>This is ONLY possible, thanks to the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> !</p>
<p>While sites like <a href="https://jointhefediverse.net" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>jointhefediverse.net</a> can be great at explaining basic concepts behind the fediverse, for most people, this can be all a bit overwhelming.</p><p>The best way to get people interested is to promote your own community. Show people where to sign up, which apps to use, and who to follow. </p><p>My latest project can help you with that.</p><p><a href="https://stefanbohacek.com/project/fediverse-invitation/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="stefanbohacek.com/project/fediverse-invitation/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">stefanbohacek.com/project/fedi</span><span class="invisible">verse-invitation/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/community/" rel="tag">#community</a></p>
<p>Fireside Fedi 80** **- Delta, AltStore, and Other Ways to Jailbreak Your iOS Experience - Riely Testut - AltStore</p><p>Special thank you to <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@rileytestut" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>rileytestut</span></a></span> of <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@altstore" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>altstore</span></a></span> !</p><p>🚀 **Full VOD:** <a href="http://tubefree.org/w/bPVjxbLt8cQtKrYKRPxzz9" rel="nofollow">tubefree.org/w/bPVjxbLt8cQtK...</a> <br>🔎 ** More Episodes:** <a href="https://tubefree.org/a/ozoned/video-channels" rel="nofollow">tubefree.org/a/ozoned/video-channels</a></p><p>FOLLOW to never miss an episode!</p><p><a href="/tags/owncast/" rel="tag">#Owncast</a> <a href="/tags/livestream/" rel="tag">#Livestream</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://stream.firesidefedi.live/federation/user/ozoned" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ozoned</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/peertube/" rel="tag">#Peertube</a> <a href="/tags/vod/" rel="tag">#VOD</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="[{'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://tubefree.org/c/firesidefedi/videos', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://tubefree.org/c/firesidefedi', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://tubefree.org/video-channels/firesidefedi', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>firesidefedi</span></a></span></p><p>SUBSCRIBE to never miss an episode!</p><p>📡 ** <a href="/tags/rss/" rel="tag">#RSS</a> ** <a href="https://tubefree.org/feeds/videos.xml?videoChannelId=5934" rel="nofollow">tubefree.org/feeds/videos.xml?videoChannelId=5934</a> <br>🎧 ** <a href="/tags/podcast/" rel="tag">#Podcast</a> ** <a href="https://tubefree.org/feeds/podcast/videos.xml?videoChannelId=5934" rel="nofollow">tubefree.org/feeds/podcast/videos.xml?videoChannelId=5934</a> <a href="/tags/firesidefedi/" rel="tag">#FiresideFedi</a> <a href="/tags/firesidechat/" rel="tag">#FiresideChat</a> <a href="/tags/podcast/" rel="tag">#Podcast</a> <a href="/tags/videopodcast/" rel="tag">#VideoPodcast</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/fedi/" rel="tag">#Fedi</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> <a href="/tags/bsky/" rel="tag">#BSKY</a> <a href="/tags/decentralizedsocial/" rel="tag">#DecentralizedSocial</a> <a href="/tags/opensocialweb/" rel="tag">#OpenSocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/community/" rel="tag">#Community</a> <a href="/tags/techculture/" rel="tag">#TechCulture</a> <a href="/tags/futureofsocial/" rel="tag">#FutureOfSocial</a> <a href="/tags/techtalk/" rel="tag">#TechTalk</a> <a href="/tags/devcommunity/" rel="tag">#DevCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/codingfun/" rel="tag">#CodingFun</a><br></p>
<p>In a <a href="/tags/community/" rel="tag">#community</a> where hunger has become the order of the day among many vulnerable individuals and children, hope lies in the hands of young farmers who have dedicated themselves to make a change in such a community through <a href="/tags/agriculture/" rel="tag">#agriculture</a> by extending their hands on tools to make this happen. Let's together share the joy of having the Empty Stomachs filled and many lives transformed. Support us to buy <a href="/tags/land/" rel="tag">#land</a> and make this dream a reality. </p><p><a href="https://gofund.me/3f38fe9d0" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gofund.me/3f38fe9d0</a></p><p># mutualaid<br><a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#environment</a></p>
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<p>After ICE came to Minneapolis, ProPublica journalist Peter DiCampo saw his community step up to patrol the streets, drive strangers to work and provide aid to families in hiding.</p><p>These are his neighbors, in their city, in their own words.<br><a href="https://projects.propublica.org/why-minneapolis-neighbors-protest-ice/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="projects.propublica.org/why-minneapolis-neighbors-protest-ice/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">projects.propublica.org/why-mi</span><span class="invisible">nneapolis-neighbors-protest-ice/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/minneapolis/" rel="tag">#Minneapolis</a> <a href="/tags/mutualaid/" rel="tag">#MutualAid</a> <a href="/tags/community/" rel="tag">#Community</a> <a href="/tags/minnesota/" rel="tag">#Minnesota</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#Photography</a></p>
