<p>A new release of TootSDK - 19.1.0 📣 </p><p><a href="https://github.com/TootSDK/TootSDK/releases/tag/19.1.0" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="github.com/TootSDK/TootSDK/releases/tag/19.1.0"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/TootSDK/TootSDK/rel</span><span class="invisible">eases/tag/19.1.0</span></a></p><p>What's changed:</p><p>- AES-128-GCM encoding support for webpush messages <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@luckkerr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>luckkerr</span></a></span></p><p>Community contributions are greatly appreciated 🙌</p><p> <a href="/tags/iosdev/" rel="tag">#iOSDev</a> <a href="/tags/swift/" rel="tag">#Swift</a> <a href="/tags/tootsdk/" rel="tag">#TootSDK</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a></p>
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<p><a href="/tags/coca/" rel="tag">#Coca</a>-Cola <a href="/tags/glasses/" rel="tag">#Glasses</a> and <a href="/tags/can/" rel="tag">#Can</a> - <a href="/tags/selective/" rel="tag">#Selective</a> <a href="/tags/color/" rel="tag">#Color</a> by Kaye Menner <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#Photography</a> Wide variety <a href="/tags/prints/" rel="tag">#Prints</a> & lovely <a href="/tags/products/" rel="tag">#Products</a> at:</p><p><a href="https://kaye-menner.pixels.com/featured/coca-cola-glasses-and-can-selective-color-by-kaye-menner-kaye-menner.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="kaye-menner.pixels.com/featured/coca-cola-glasses-and-can-selective-color-by-kaye-menner-kaye-menner.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kaye-menner.pixels.com/feature</span><span class="invisible">d/coca-cola-glasses-and-can-selective-color-by-kaye-menner-kaye-menner.html</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/coke/" rel="tag">#coke</a> <a href="/tags/drink/" rel="tag">#drink</a> <a href="/tags/soda/" rel="tag">#soda</a> <a href="/tags/popular/" rel="tag">#popular</a> <a href="/tags/homedecor/" rel="tag">#homedecor</a> <a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#mastoart</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/fediart/" rel="tag">#fediart</a> <a href="/tags/fedigiftshop/" rel="tag">#fedigiftshop</a> <a href="/tags/giftideas/" rel="tag">#giftideas</a> <a href="/tags/wallartforsale/" rel="tag">#wallartforsale</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#Art</a> <a href="/tags/artforsale/" rel="tag">#artforsale</a> <a href="/tags/buyintoart/" rel="tag">#BuyIntoArt</a> <a href="/tags/ayearforart/" rel="tag">#AYearForArt</a> <a href="/tags/artist/" rel="tag">#Artist</a> <a href="/tags/fineartamerica/" rel="tag">#FineArtAmerica</a> <a href="/tags/photographyfeed/" rel="tag">#PhotographyFeed</a> <a href="/tags/visualarts/" rel="tag">#VisualArts</a> <a href="/tags/creativearts/" rel="tag">#CreativeArts</a></p>
<p>"There are several possible dates you might pick, but for me it will always be September 5th 2014 - when I committed the first sketch of a specification I called ActivityPump and pushed it to Github."</p><p>Happy 11th birthday, ActivityPub!</p><p><a href="https://akko.erincandescent.net/objects/fbdd0aca-87ae-4d58-83b2-ee95dde2e229" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="akko.erincandescent.net/objects/fbdd0aca-87ae-4d58-83b2-ee95dde2e229"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">akko.erincandescent.net/object</span><span class="invisible">s/fbdd0aca-87ae-4d58-83b2-ee95dde2e229</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/anniversary/" rel="tag">#anniversary</a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/ladybird/" rel="tag">#Ladybird</a> <a href="/tags/exploring/" rel="tag">#Exploring</a> By Kaye Menner <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#Photography</a> Wide variety <a href="/tags/prints/" rel="tag">#Prints</a> & lovely <a href="/tags/products/" rel="tag">#Products</a> at: </p><p><a href="https://bit.ly/4av0nvu" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>bit.ly/4av0nvu</a></p><p><a href="/tags/insect/" rel="tag">#insect</a> <a href="/tags/yellow/" rel="tag">#yellow</a> <a href="/tags/ladybeetle/" rel="tag">#ladybeetle</a> <a href="/tags/autumn/" rel="tag">#autumn</a> <a href="/tags/autumnleaf/" rel="tag">#autumnleaf</a> <a href="/tags/leaf/" rel="tag">#leaf</a> <a href="/tags/dof/" rel="tag">#dof</a> <a href="/tags/homedecor/" rel="tag">#homedecor</a> <a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#mastoart</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/fediart/" rel="tag">#fediart</a> <a href="/tags/fedigiftshop/" rel="tag">#fedigiftshop</a> <a href="/tags/giftideas/" rel="tag">#giftideas</a> <a href="/tags/wallartforsale/" rel="tag">#wallartforsale</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#Art</a> <a href="/tags/artforsale/" rel="tag">#artforsale</a> <a href="/tags/buyintoart/" rel="tag">#BuyIntoArt</a> <a href="/tags/ayearforart/" rel="tag">#AYearForArt</a> <a href="/tags/artist/" rel="tag">#Artist</a> <a href="/tags/fineartamerica/" rel="tag">#FineArtAmerica</a> <a href="/tags/photographyfeed/" rel="tag">#PhotographyFeed</a> <a href="/tags/visualarts/" rel="tag">#VisualArts</a> <a href="/tags/creativearts/" rel="tag">#CreativeArts</a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/bubbles/" rel="tag">#Bubbles</a> <a href="/tags/afloat/" rel="tag">#Afloat</a> by Kaye Menner <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#Photography</a> Wide variety <a href="/tags/prints/" rel="tag">#Prints</a> & lovely <a href="/tags/products/" rel="tag">#Products</a> at: </p><p><a href="https://kaye-menner.pixels.com/featured/bubbles-afloat-kaye-menner.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="kaye-menner.pixels.com/featured/bubbles-afloat-kaye-menner.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kaye-menner.pixels.com/feature</span><span class="invisible">d/bubbles-afloat-kaye-menner.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/shell/" rel="tag">#shell</a> <a href="/tags/beach/" rel="tag">#beach</a> <a href="/tags/bubbles/" rel="tag">#bubbles</a> <a href="/tags/foam/" rel="tag">#foam</a> <a href="/tags/floating/" rel="tag">#floating</a> <a href="/tags/seashore/" rel="tag">#seashore</a> <a href="/tags/water/" rel="tag">#water</a> <a href="/tags/sea/" rel="tag">#sea</a> <a href="/tags/saltwater/" rel="tag">#saltwater</a> <a href="/tags/clear/" rel="tag">#clear</a> <a href="/tags/rocks/" rel="tag">#rocks</a> <a href="/tags/sand/" rel="tag">#sand</a> <a href="/tags/sunlight/" rel="tag">#sunlight</a> <a href="/tags/tranquil/" rel="tag">#tranquil</a> <a href="/tags/tranquility/" rel="tag">#tranquility</a> <a href="/tags/peace/" rel="tag">#peace</a> <a href="/tags/homedecor/" rel="tag">#homedecor</a> <a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#mastoart</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/fediart/" rel="tag">#fediart</a> <a href="/tags/fedigiftshop/" rel="tag">#fedigiftshop</a> <a href="/tags/giftideas/" rel="tag">#giftideas</a> <a href="/tags/wallartforsale/" rel="tag">#wallartforsale</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#Art</a> <a href="/tags/artforsale/" rel="tag">#artforsale</a> <a href="/tags/buyintoart/" rel="tag">#BuyIntoArt</a> <a href="/tags/ayearforart/" rel="tag">#AYearForArt</a> <a href="/tags/artist/" rel="tag">#Artist</a> <a href="/tags/fineartamerica/" rel="tag">#FineArtAmerica</a> <a href="/tags/photographyfeed/" rel="tag">#PhotographyFeed</a> <a href="/tags/visualarts/" rel="tag">#VisualArts</a> <a href="/tags/creativearts/" rel="tag">#CreativeArts</a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/furnace/" rel="tag">#Furnace</a> in a <a href="/tags/tulip/" rel="tag">#Tulip</a> 2 by Kaye Menner <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#Photography</a> Wide variety <a href="/tags/prints/" rel="tag">#Prints</a> & lovely <a href="/tags/products/" rel="tag">#Products</a> at: </p><p><a href="https://kaye-menner.pixels.com/featured/furnace-in-a-tulip-2-kaye-menner.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="kaye-menner.pixels.com/featured/furnace-in-a-tulip-2-kaye-menner.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kaye-menner.pixels.com/feature</span><span class="invisible">d/furnace-in-a-tulip-2-kaye-menner.html</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/droplets/" rel="tag">#droplets</a> <a href="/tags/night/" rel="tag">#night</a> <a href="/tags/nightlight/" rel="tag">#nightlight</a> <a href="/tags/macro/" rel="tag">#macro</a> <a href="/tags/stamen/" rel="tag">#stamen</a> <a href="/tags/light/" rel="tag">#light</a> <a href="/tags/redyellow/" rel="tag">#redyellow</a> <a href="/tags/homedecor/" rel="tag">#homedecor</a> <a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#mastoart</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/fediart/" rel="tag">#fediart</a> <a href="/tags/fedigiftshop/" rel="tag">#fedigiftshop</a> <a href="/tags/giftideas/" rel="tag">#giftideas</a> <a href="/tags/wallartforsale/" rel="tag">#wallartforsale</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#Art</a> <a href="/tags/artforsale/" rel="tag">#artforsale</a> <a href="/tags/buyintoart/" rel="tag">#BuyIntoArt</a> <a href="/tags/ayearforart/" rel="tag">#AYearForArt</a> <a href="/tags/artist/" rel="tag">#Artist</a> <a href="/tags/fineartamerica/" rel="tag">#FineArtAmerica</a> <a href="/tags/photographyfeed/" rel="tag">#PhotographyFeed</a> <a href="/tags/visualarts/" rel="tag">#VisualArts</a> <a href="/tags/creativearts/" rel="tag">#CreativeArts</a></p>
<p>🎉 The Fediverse is meeting IRL</p><p>Talks. Demos. Panels. Real humans.</p><p>🎟️ Get your tickets now ⬇️<br><a href="https://lu.ma/p4bbb941" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>lu.ma/p4bbb941</a></p><p>🌐 FediCon<br>📍 Vancouver (Canada)<br>🗓️ August 1-2</p><p>More information here:<br><a href="https://fedicon.ca" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>fedicon.ca</a></p><p><a href="/tags/fedicon/" rel="tag">#FediCon</a> <a href="/tags/fedicon2025/" rel="tag">#FediCon2025</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a></p>
<p>Updating Mastodon: 20 minutes<br>Updating snac2: 2 minutes</p><p><a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/snac/" rel="tag">#snac</a> <a href="/tags/snac2/" rel="tag">#snac2</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#activitypub</a></p>
<p>We felt we had to make this <img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/cultofshiv.wtf/FediverseSymbol.png" class="emoji" alt=":FediverseSymbol:" title=":FediverseSymbol:"> 🤭</p><p><a href="/tags/whatprideflagisthat/" rel="tag">#WhatPrideFlagIsThat</a> <a href="/tags/soareyougayorsomething/" rel="tag">#SoAreYouGayOrSomething</a> <a href="/tags/sarahmhops/" rel="tag">#sarahmhops</a> <a href="/tags/meme/" rel="tag">#meme</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#memes</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a></p>
<p>Announcing Gaza Verified</p><p><a href="https://gaza-verified.org" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gaza-verified.org</a></p><p>I’ve been having video conversations over Signal with people from Gaza who have Mastodon accounts on the fediverse in an effort to vouch for their authenticity.</p><p>This week, I whipped up a site to formalise this and to enable them to add a verified link to their Mastodon bios. Hopefully this will cut down on the amount of time they need to spend proving that their accounts genuinely belong to a person suffering through genocide and famine in Gaza and help them with their fundraisers.</p><p>The first four accounts belong to:</p><p>• <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mas.to/@Aseelsehwel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Aseelsehwel</span></a></span> <br>• <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@NouranKhaledGh" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>NouranKhaledGh</span></a></span> <br>• <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@joynewacc" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>joynewacc</span></a></span> <br>• <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mohshbair" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mohshbair</span></a></span></p><p>If you want to get on the site, please contact me. See the guide for more information: <a href="https://gaza-verified.org/guide" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gaza-verified.org/guide</a></p><p>Please share and donate to their fundraisers if you can.</p><p>Thank you!</p><p>💕</p><p>CC @palestine </p><p><a href="/tags/gaza/" rel="tag">#Gaza</a> <a href="/tags/palestine/" rel="tag">#Palestine</a> <a href="/tags/freepalestine/" rel="tag">#FreePalestine</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/verification/" rel="tag">#verification</a></p>
<p>Week in Fediverse 2025-09-05</p><p>Servers</p><p>- <a href="https://blog.writefreely.org/version-0-16" rel="nofollow">WriteFreely v0.16</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/misskey-dev/misskey/releases/tag/2025.8.0" rel="nofollow">Misskey v2025.8.0</a><br>- <a href="https://mitra.social/objects/0198fdb8-d8c5-8991-079a-c3c6584c9ad7" rel="nofollow">Mitra v4.9.0</a><br>- <a href="https://comam.es/snac/grunfink/p/1756800370.550287" rel="nofollow">snac v2.82</a><br>- <a href="https://community.nodebb.org/post/105716" rel="nofollow">NodeBB v4.5.0</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/releases/tag/v0.12.6" rel="nofollow">Pixelfed v0.12.6</a><br>- <a href="https://gts.superseriousbusiness.org/@gotosocial/statuses/01K4CGQ5SVNMPDTDV2Y8E114QA" rel="nofollow">GoToSocial v0.19.2</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/toddsundsted/ktistec/releases/tag/v2.4.11" rel="nofollow">Ktistec v2.4.11</a><br>- <a href="https://lemmy.ml/post/35567240" rel="nofollow">Lemmy Development Update August 2025</a><br>- <a href="https://forgejo.org/2025-08-monthly-report/" rel="nofollow">Forgejo monthly report - August 2025</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/joinloops/loops-server" rel="nofollow">Loops: The federated short video sharing platform</a></p><p>Clients</p><p>- <a href="https://pleroma.social/announcements/2025/08/31/fe-release-2.9.2/" rel="nofollow">PleromaFE v2.9.2</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/GeopJr/Tuba/releases/tag/v0.10.2" rel="nofollow">Tuba v0.10.2</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/0xZhangKe/Fread/releases/tag/1.6.1" rel="nofollow">Fread v1.6.1</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed-rn/releases/tag/v1.8.0" rel="nofollow">Pixelfed (React Native) v1.8.0</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/poppingmoon/aria/releases/tag/v1.3.7" rel="nofollow">Aria v1.3.7</a><br>- <a href="https://pachli.app/pachli/2025/09/01/3.x-starts-now.html" rel="nofollow">Pachli 3.0.0 starts now</a></p><p>Tools and Plugins</p><p>- <a href="https://codeberg.org/marvinsmastodontools/fedinesia/releases/tag/3.4.3" rel="nofollow">Fedinesia v3.4.3</a><br>- <a href="https://codeberg.org/marvinsmastodontools/feed2fedi/releases/tag/3.2.9" rel="nofollow">feed2fedi v3.2.9</a></p><p>For developers</p><p>- <a href="https://iosdev.space/@tootsdk/115133870674493488" rel="nofollow">TootSDK v19.0.0</a><br>- <a href="https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/115142086308281678" rel="nofollow">Fedialgo v1.1.19</a><br>- <a href="https://codeberg.org/funfedidev/fediverse-pasture-inputs/releases/tag/0.3.1" rel="nofollow">fediverse-pasture-inputs v0.3.1</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/halcy/Mastodon.py/releases/tag/v2.1.3" rel="nofollow">Mastodon.py v2.1.3</a></p><p>Articles</p><p>- <a href="https://wedistribute.org/2025/08/social-web-foundation-is-betting-big-on-client-to-server-api/" rel="nofollow">Social Web Foundation is Betting Big on Client-to-Server API</a><br>- <a href="https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-132/" rel="nofollow">Fediverse Report – #132</a></p><p>-----</p><p><a href="/tags/weekinfediverse/" rel="tag">#WeekInFediverse</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a></p><p>Previous edition: <a href="https://mitra.social/objects/0198f75f-cf37-4cfd-72a1-8d24a40424a0" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mitra.social/objects/0198f75f-cf37-4cfd-72a1-8d24a40424a0"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mitra.social/objects/0198f75f-</span><span class="invisible">cf37-4cfd-72a1-8d24a40424a0</span></a></p>
<p>I certainly have my own opinions and feelings about the whole "fediverse vs Bluesky" thing, but this joint statement is a good reminder that fighting on the internet is never a good look.</p><p>"We do not win by tearing each other down, which only emboldens and empowers those who do not want either protocol to succeed."</p><p><a href="https://github.com/swicg/general/blob/master/statements/2025-09-05-activitypub-and-atproto-discourse.md" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="github.com/swicg/general/blob/master/statements/2025-09-05-activitypub-and-atproto-discourse.md"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/swicg/general/blob/</span><span class="invisible">master/statements/2025-09-05-activitypub-and-atproto-discourse.md</span></a></p><p>via <a href="https://hachyderm.io/@thisismissem/115157586644221109" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="hachyderm.io/@thisismissem/115157586644221109"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hachyderm.io/@thisismissem/115</span><span class="invisible">157586644221109</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#bluesky</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#activitypub</a> <a href="/tags/atproto/" rel="tag">#ATProto</a></p>
<p>How happy is the marriage between <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> and <a href="/tags/activitystreams/" rel="tag">#ActivityStreams</a>? 🤔</p><p><a href="https://github.com/w3c/activitypub/issues/522" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="github.com/w3c/activitypub/issues/522"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/w3c/activitypub/iss</span><span class="invisible">ues/522</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/poll/" rel="tag">#poll</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/socialweb/" rel="tag">#socialweb</a></p>
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<p>As <a href="https://backend.newsmast.org/@FreddieJ" rel="nofollow">@FreddieJ</a> comes to the end of his time with the Newsmast Foundation team, we'd like to take a moment to celebrate all he's achieved.</p><p>Freddie has been with us since the start, from the original idea and through the many evolutions that have grown Newsmast.</p><p>Instrumental in building our relationships with others in this space, he has helped build the Foundation into what you see today.</p><p>We really hope that Freddie will stay involved in the Social Web, especially in areas of advocacy and policy where he excels.</p><p>But, for now, we just want to say a huge thank you 🧡 </p><p><a href="/tags/thankyou/" rel="tag">#ThankYou</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/socialweb/" rel="tag">#SocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a></p>
<p>RE: <a href="https://socialwebfoundation.org/2025/12/19/implementing-encrypted-messaging-over-activitypub/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="socialwebfoundation.org/2025/12/19/implementing-encrypted-messaging-over-activitypub/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">socialwebfoundation.org/2025/1</span><span class="invisible">2/19/implementing-encrypted-messaging-over-activitypub/</span></a></p><p>Big news for the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a>! End-to-end encryption is coming to <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a>.</p><p><a href="https://socialwebfoundation.org" rel="nofollow">@swf</a> with support from <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@sovtechfund" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>sovtechfund</span></a></span> is coordinating two interoperable implementations. </p><p>Bonfire is proud to be one of these first two projects, alongside <a href="/tags/emissary/" rel="tag">#Emissary</a> by <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@benpate" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>benpate</span></a></span></p><p>We think <a href="/tags/e2ee/" rel="tag">#E2EE</a> should simply be the default for any private communications, and we’re especially thrilled to bring private, trusted collaboration to the fediverse.</p><p><a href="/tags/justbetweenus/" rel="tag">#JustBetweenUs</a> <a href="/tags/privacy/" rel="tag">#Privacy</a> <a href="/tags/encryption/" rel="tag">#Encryption</a> <a href="/tags/socialweb/" rel="tag">#SocialWeb</a></p>
<p>Week in Fediverse 2025-12-19</p><p>Servers</p><p>- <a href="https://github.com/MbinOrg/mbin/releases/tag/v1.9.0" rel="nofollow">Mbin v1.9.0</a><br>- <a href="https://stegodon.social/u/stegodon/cf413b8c-4861-433a-b242-21c1e3d5d712" rel="nofollow">stegodon v1.4.3</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/releases/tag/v8.0.1" rel="nofollow">PeerTube v8.0.1</a><br>- <a href="https://activitypub.blog/2025/12/17/7-8-0-happy-holidays/" rel="nofollow">ActivityPub for WordPress v7.8.0</a><br>- <a href="https://epiktistes.com/ktistec/release/3.2.4" rel="nofollow">Ktistec v3.2.4</a><br>- <a href="https://manyfold.app/news/2025/12/19/release-v0-130-0.html" rel="nofollow">Manyfold v0.130.0</a><br>- <a href="https://codeberg.org/wafrn/wafrn/releases/tag/2025.12.03" rel="nofollow">Wafrn v2025.12.03</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/misskey-dev/misskey/releases/tag/2025.12.1" rel="nofollow">Misskey v2025.12.1</a><br>- <a href="https://framagit.org/les/gancio/-/releases/v1.28.2" rel="nofollow">Gancio v1.28.2</a><br>- <a href="https://codeberg.org/spla/appy/releases/tag/v0.4.0" rel="nofollow">appy v0.4.0</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/joinloops/loops-server/releases/tag/v1.0.0-beta.6" rel="nofollow">Loops v1.0.0-beta.6</a><br>- <a href="https://codeberg.org/rimu/pyfedi/releases/tag/v1.3.8" rel="nofollow">PieFed v1.3.8</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/releases/tag/v4.7.1" rel="nofollow">NodeBB v4.7.1</a><br>- <a href="https://enigmatick.social/objects?uuid=9d4f1be4-ca56-4176-87a7-49fd72ddc98a" rel="nofollow">Enigmatick ActivityPub C2S</a><br>- <a href="https://hub.somaton.com/item/c69f40d4-2da5-47c4-a94a-da81eb800b8b" rel="nofollow">A year in Hubzilla development</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/sirber/photografedi" rel="nofollow">Photografedi: An ActivityPub powered photo sharing website! Inspired by Flickr and Pixelfed</a></p><p>Clients</p><p>- <a href="https://joinpeertube.org/news/app-v2" rel="nofollow">PeerTube Mobile v2.0</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/aeharding/voyager/releases/tag/2.42.0" rel="nofollow">Voyager v2.42.0</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/Blorp-Labs/blorp/releases/tag/v1.10.1" rel="nofollow">Blorp v1.10.1</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/interstellar-app/interstellar/releases/tag/v0.11.1" rel="nofollow">Interstellar v0.11.1</a></p><p>Tools and Plugins</p><p>- <a href="https://codeberg.org/marvinsmastodontools/feed2fedi/releases/tag/3.4.1" rel="nofollow">feed2fedi v3.4.1</a></p><p>Articles</p><p>- <a href="https://soatok.blog/2025/12/15/announcing-key-transparency-fediverse/" rel="nofollow">Announcing Key Transparency for the Fediverse</a><br>- <a href="https://blog.epic-worlds.com/itwasntme223/adding-a-nsfw-filter-to-images-on-writefreely" rel="nofollow">Adding a NSFW filter to Images on Writefreely</a><br>- <a href="https://deadsuperhero.com/ghosts-activitypub-integration-feels-half-baked/" rel="nofollow">Ghost's ActivityPub Integration Feels Half-Baked</a><br>- <a href="https://holos.social/how-it-works" rel="nofollow">holos.social - How It Works</a><br>- <a href="https://socialwebfoundation.org/2025/12/19/implementing-encrypted-messaging-over-activitypub/" rel="nofollow">Implementing Encrypted Messaging over ActivityPub</a><br>- <a href="https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-147/" rel="nofollow">Fediverse Report - #147</a></p><p>-----</p><p><a href="/tags/weekinfediverse/" rel="tag">#WeekInFediverse</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a></p><p>Previous edition: <a href="https://mitra.social/objects/019b1423-50e8-e8c5-d918-9946b14bb67e" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mitra.social/objects/019b1423-50e8-e8c5-d918-9946b14bb67e"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mitra.social/objects/019b1423-</span><span class="invisible">50e8-e8c5-d918-9946b14bb67e</span></a></p>
<p>There is a Fediverse alternative to <a href="/tags/substack/" rel="tag">#Substack</a> called <a href="/tags/ghost/" rel="tag">#Ghost</a>. </p><p>Ghost is now compatible with the Fediverse. It's not just a feed, Ghost-powered sites can take part in discussions with Mastodon etc accounts, the follows work in both directions etc.</p><p>There's a guide to using Ghost-powered sites on the Fediverse here:</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://fedi.tips/how-to-use-the-fediverse-on-your-ghost-powered-site" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fedi.tips/how-to-use-the-fediverse-on-your-ghost-powered-site"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.tips/how-to-use-the-fediv</span><span class="invisible">erse-on-your-ghost-powered-site</span></a></p><p>Some Ghost-powered sites to follow at:</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://fedi.directory/tag/ghost" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>fedi.directory/tag/ghost</a></p><p>(Copy-paste an address into the search box in Mastodon to follow.)</p><p><a href="/tags/feditips/" rel="tag">#FediTips</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a></p>
<p>We're excited to share an update on <a href="/tags/fedify/" rel="tag">#Fedify</a>'s development! While we're actively working on Fedify 1.9 in the main branch, we've also begun preparations for Fedify 2.0 in the next branch.</p><p>Before you get too excited about revolutionary new features, we want to set clear expectations: Fedify 2.0 will primarily focus on cleaning up technical debt that we couldn't address due to backward compatibility constraints. This means removing deprecated APIs and making breaking changes that will ultimately result in a cleaner, more maintainable codebase. Think of it as a major housekeeping release—necessary work that will make Fedify better in the long run.</p><p>Some of the planned improvements include adding <a href="https://github.com/fedify-dev/fedify/issues/419" rel="nofollow">readonly modifiers throughout our types and interfaces</a> to better enforce our immutability-by-default principle, implementing our own <a href="https://github.com/fedify-dev/fedify/issues/418" rel="nofollow">RFC 6570 URI Template library</a> for symmetric expansion and pattern matching, and various <a href="https://github.com/fedify-dev/fedify/issues/414" rel="nofollow">CLI tool migrations</a> to our new <a href="https://optique.dev/" rel="nofollow">Optique</a> framework for better cross-runtime support. While the majority of changes will be about refinement rather than revolution, these updates will strengthen Fedify's foundation and improve interoperability across the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a>. You can track all planned changes in detail by checking out the <a href="https://github.com/fedify-dev/fedify/milestone/3" rel="nofollow">Fedify 2.0 milestone</a> on our GitHub repository.</p><p><a href="/tags/fedify2/" rel="tag">#Fedify2</a> <a href="/tags/fedidev/" rel="tag">#fedidev</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a></p>
I am enjoying this snac2 instance. It's always nice to start out with a "clean" feed where I'm only following a few accounts and not 2k.<br><br><a href="/tags/snac/" rel="tag">#snac</a> <a href="/tags/snac2/" rel="tag">#snac2</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a><br>
<p>Fediverse friends and acquaintances:<br>when self-hosting a service, what do you prefer?</p><p>I need your help to improve the developer experience (DevX) of <a href="/tags/badgefed/" rel="tag">#badgefed</a>. <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/askfedi/" rel="tag">#askfedi</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#activitypub</a></p>
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<p>🚨 Mastodon DOES NOT ask you to verify yourself, EVER. 🚨</p><p>Currently there are scammers who want you to click a link by acting like <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> staff</p><p>Please REPORT these accounts so we can ban them across the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> </p><p>WE DO NOT VERIFY PEOPLE ON MASTODON <img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/mstdn.social/mastodon.png" class="emoji" alt=":mastodon:" title=":mastodon:"></p>
<p>cutie.. <img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/mastodon.social/cwy.png" class="emoji" alt=":cwy:" title=":cwy:"> hi people of <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> 👋🏻 Can u pat jury pls 😊</p><p><a href="/tags/catsofmastodon/" rel="tag">#CatsOfMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/cats/" rel="tag">#Cats</a></p>
<p>The three <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> software with the widest <a href="/tags/groups/" rel="tag">#groups</a> compatibility are:</p><p>(in alphabetical order)</p><p>- fedigroups.social - see <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@hello" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>hello</span></a></span> <br>- Friendica - find a Friendica server and host there<br>- Hubzilla - find a Hubzilla server and create your group</p><p>The rest have various compatibility issues with other Fediverse software (for years), like group posts/boosts not showing up or your posts not getting boosted or you can't follow the group. This includes <a href="/tags/threadiverse/" rel="tag">#threadiverse</a> software.</p><p>If you want to have a true fediverse reach, then choose one from those mentioned above until the other software with federated groups feature improves their compatibility with other fediverse software.</p>
<p><a href="/tags/pier/" rel="tag">#Pier</a> Over <a href="/tags/ocean/" rel="tag">#Ocean</a> at <a href="/tags/sunrise/" rel="tag">#Sunrise</a> by Kaye Menner Wide variety <a href="/tags/prints/" rel="tag">#Prints</a> & lovely <a href="/tags/products/" rel="tag">#Products</a> at:</p><p><a href="https://kaye-menner.pixels.com/featured/pier-over-ocean-at-sunrise-by-kaye-menner-kaye-menner.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="kaye-menner.pixels.com/featured/pier-over-ocean-at-sunrise-by-kaye-menner-kaye-menner.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kaye-menner.pixels.com/feature</span><span class="invisible">d/pier-over-ocean-at-sunrise-by-kaye-menner-kaye-menner.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/beach/" rel="tag">#beach</a> <a href="/tags/water/" rel="tag">#water</a> <a href="/tags/waves/" rel="tag">#waves</a> <a href="/tags/jetty/" rel="tag">#jetty</a> <a href="/tags/pier/" rel="tag">#pier</a> <a href="/tags/sun/" rel="tag">#sun</a> <a href="/tags/reflections/" rel="tag">#reflections</a> <a href="/tags/colorful/" rel="tag">#colorful</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#ai</a> <a href="/tags/digitalart/" rel="tag">#digitalart</a> <a href="/tags/homedecor/" rel="tag">#homedecor</a> <a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#mastoart</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/fediart/" rel="tag">#fediart</a> <a href="/tags/fedigiftshop/" rel="tag">#fedigiftshop</a> <a href="/tags/giftideas/" rel="tag">#giftideas</a> <a href="/tags/wallartforsale/" rel="tag">#wallartforsale</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#Art</a> <a href="/tags/artforsale/" rel="tag">#artforsale</a> <a href="/tags/buyintoart/" rel="tag">#BuyIntoArt</a> <a href="/tags/ayearforart/" rel="tag">#AYearForArt</a> <a href="/tags/artist/" rel="tag">#Artist</a> <a href="/tags/fineartamerica/" rel="tag">#FineArtAmerica</a> <a href="/tags/photographyfeed/" rel="tag">#PhotographyFeed</a> <a href="/tags/visualarts/" rel="tag">#VisualArts</a> <a href="/tags/creativearts/" rel="tag">#CreativeArts</a></p>
