<p>Will next week's Internet Governance Forum in Oslo be the final <a href="/tags/igf/" rel="tag">#igf</a>? Some at the <a href="/tags/un/" rel="tag">#UN</a> hope so… </p><p>It would be quite a mistake to hand more power to the Member States at the expense of all the multistakeholders who have contributed so much over the years to the flying circus!</p><p>Don't miss our Tuesday lunchtime workshop: <a href="/tags/privacy/" rel="tag">#Privacy</a>-Preserving <a href="/tags/interoperability/" rel="tag">#Interoperability</a> and the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a>!<br><a href="https://igf2025.sched.com/event/246Ho?iframe=no" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="igf2025.sched.com/event/246Ho?iframe=no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">igf2025.sched.com/event/246Ho?</span><span class="invisible">iframe=no</span></a></p>
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<p>Hi, if you speak any of the following languages, I could really use your help translating a few words for <a href="https://jointhefediverse.net" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>jointhefediverse.net</a>.</p><p>فارسی,العربية,Bahasa Indonesia, Български, Català, Čeština, 简体中文, 繁體中文, Deutsch (DE), Español (ES), Esperanto, Euskara, Français, Italiano, Nederlands, Polski, Português (BR), Русский, Slovenčina, Suomi, 臺灣正體中文</p><p>- <a href="https://github.com/jointhefediverse-net/jointhefediverse.net/issues/118" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="github.com/jointhefediverse-net/jointhefediverse.net/issues/118"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/jointhefediverse-ne</span><span class="invisible">t/jointhefediverse.net/issues/118</span></a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/jointhefediverse-net/jointhefediverse.net/issues/138" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="github.com/jointhefediverse-net/jointhefediverse.net/issues/138"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/jointhefediverse-ne</span><span class="invisible">t/jointhefediverse.net/issues/138</span></a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/jointhefediverse-net/jointhefediverse.net/issues/137" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="github.com/jointhefediverse-net/jointhefediverse.net/issues/137"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/jointhefediverse-ne</span><span class="invisible">t/jointhefediverse.net/issues/137</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/translation/" rel="tag">#translation</a> <a href="/tags/localization/" rel="tag">#localization</a> <a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#opensource</a> <a href="/tags/helpwanted/" rel="tag">#HelpWanted</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/jointhefediverse/" rel="tag">#JoinTheFediverse</a></p>
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<p>. <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> making a case for bridges.</p><p>He isn't rooting for Mastodon or Bluesky — he is rooting for Internet users.</p><p>Having users accessible to Bluesky users who are not hosted by Bluesky team makes it easier for Bluesky to resist any potential enshittification pressure from Bluesky's investors.</p><p><a href="/tags/deso/" rel="tag">#DeSo</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/fediversehouse/" rel="tag">#FediverseHouse</a> <a href="/tags/fediversehouse2025/" rel="tag">#FediverseHouse2025</a></p>
<p>✏️ And This Is How It All Starts… — Rafael Salazar opens the curtain on creation itself. Three line studies, infinite possibilities.</p><p><a href="https://rafaelsalazar.com/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>rafaelsalazar.com/</a></p><p><a href="/tags/rafaelsalazarart/" rel="tag">#RafaelSalazarArt</a> <a href="/tags/artprocess/" rel="tag">#ArtProcess</a> <a href="/tags/lineart/" rel="tag">#LineArt</a> <a href="/tags/abstractgeometry/" rel="tag">#AbstractGeometry</a> <a href="/tags/motionalism/" rel="tag">#Motionalism</a> <a href="/tags/buyintoart/" rel="tag">#BuyIntoArt</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/artist/" rel="tag">#artist</a> <a href="/tags/artmatters/" rel="tag">#artmatters</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/fediart/" rel="tag">#fediart</a> <a href="/tags/flipboardusergroup/" rel="tag">#flipboardusergroup</a> <a href="/tags/fineart/" rel="tag">#fineart</a> <a href="/tags/fineartamerica/" rel="tag">#FineArtAmerica</a> <a href="/tags/sketch/" rel="tag">#sketch</a> <a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#mastoart</a> <a href="/tags/mastoartist/" rel="tag">#mastoartist</a> <a href="/tags/artonmastodon/" rel="tag">#artonmastodon</a> <a href="/tags/thehashtagteam/" rel="tag">#TheHashtagTeam</a></p>
<p>So a short infographic I've been working based on the talks I've had over the weekend and when the 5 cups of coffee finally left my body. </p><p><a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/infographic/" rel="tag">#infographic</a> <a href="/tags/resist/" rel="tag">#resist</a></p>
<p>Retro.pizza is a Mastodon server dedicated to nerd culture with the values of the fictional heroes we admire: to value diversity like the X-Men, to be as kind as the Doctor, to defend the weak like Optimus Prime and fight against fascism like Princess Leia.</p><p><img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/Fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":Fediverse:" title=":Fediverse:"> <a href="https://retro.pizza" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>retro.pizza</a></p><p>You can find out more at <a href="https://retro.pizza/about" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>retro.pizza/about</a> or contact the admin <span class="h-card"><a href="https://retro.pizza/@trixter" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>trixter</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/featuredserver/" rel="tag">#FeaturedServer</a> <a href="/tags/nerdculture/" rel="tag">#NerdCulture</a> <a href="/tags/fandom/" rel="tag">#Fandom</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/geekculture/" rel="tag">#GeekCulture</a> <a href="/tags/geeks/" rel="tag">#Geeks</a> <a href="/tags/nerds/" rel="tag">#Nerds</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/freefediverse/" rel="tag">#FreeFediverse</a></p>
<p>If you're on mastodon.social, you might want to move your account to a different server:</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://fedi.tips/its-a-really-bad-idea-to-join-a-big-server" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fedi.tips/its-a-really-bad-idea-to-join-a-big-server"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.tips/its-a-really-bad-ide</span><span class="invisible">a-to-join-a-big-server</span></a></p><p>The Fediverse is protected from takeover as long as we are spread out on many servers. If one server dominates, takeovers become easier.</p><p>Mastodon.social is currently 25.5% of the active Fediverse. This proportion is way too large and seems to be increasing.</p><p>Larger servers also tend to have worse moderation and are harder to defederate, threatening safety.</p><p><a href="/tags/feditips/" rel="tag">#FediTips</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a></p>
<p>🚀 New on <a href="/tags/thefutureisfederated/" rel="tag">#TheFutureIsFederated</a> 👩🚀</p><p><a href="/tags/peertube/" rel="tag">#PeerTube</a>: the Fediverse’s decentralized video platform (part 1: first impressions)</p><p><a href="https://blog.elenarossini.com/peertube-the-fediverses-decentralized-video-platform-part-1-first-impressions/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="blog.elenarossini.com/peertube-the-fediverses-decentralized-video-platform-part-1-first-impressions/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.elenarossini.com/peertube</span><span class="invisible">-the-fediverses-decentralized-video-platform-part-1-first-impressions/</span></a></p><p>mentioning <span class="h-card"><a href="https://framapiaf.org/@Framasoft" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Framasoft</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://framapiaf.org/@peertube" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>peertube</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@fedihost" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>fedihost</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="[{'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://video.fedihost.co/a/fedihost/video-channels', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://video.fedihost.co/a/fedihost', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://video.fedihost.co/accounts/fedihost', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>[email protected]</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://masto.canadiancivil.com/@paige" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>paige</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="[{'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://tinkerbetter.tube/c/veronicaexplains/videos', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://tinkerbetter.tube/c/veronicaexplains', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://tinkerbetter.tube/video-channels/veronicaexplains', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>veronicaexplains</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="[{'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/c/ewen/videos', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/c/ewen', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/video-channels/ewen', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ewen</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="[{'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://spectra.video/a/docpop/video-channels', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://spectra.video/a/docpop', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://spectra.video/accounts/docpop', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>docpop</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@hikingdude" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>hikingdude</span></a></span> </p><p>P.S.: this is the 20th article for The Future is Federated 🤗 </p><p><a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/activism/" rel="tag">#activism</a> <a href="/tags/bigtech/" rel="tag">#BigTech</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/foss/" rel="tag">#FOSS</a> <a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> <a href="/tags/video/" rel="tag">#video</a></p>
<p>A friendly reminder that the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> is run by volenteers, if you like to support the server you are on check in with your admin or check the /about page that could have some more info❤️</p><p>If you would like to support the services I host you can do so via:</p><p><a href="https://paypal.me/stuxOS" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>paypal.me/stuxOS</a><br><a href="https://patreon.com/mstdn" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>patreon.com/mstdn</a> <br><a href="https://ko-fi.com/mstdn" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>ko-fi.com/mstdn</a><br><a href="https://bunq.me/stuxhost" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>bunq.me/stuxhost</a><br><a href="https://stux.me/donate" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>stux.me/donate</a><br><a href="https://liberapay.com/mstdn" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>liberapay.com/mstdn</a></p><p>It means the world <img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/mstdn.social/fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":fediverse:" title=":fediverse:"> <img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/mstdn.social/blobcathearts.png" class="emoji" alt=":blobcathearts:" title=":blobcathearts:"></p>
Hey, all. One thing that's different this year about the Social Web Devroom at FOSDEM 2026 is that we're going to include talks about the organizational and social aspects of rolling out Open Source Fediverse software for individuals and communities. Last year, we focused pretty heavily on technical talks from the principle developers of FLOSS packages. This year, we want to make sure the other aspects of Fediverse growth and improvement are covered, too.
Consequently, the guidance for last […]
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<p>Flipping.rocks is a Hometown Mastodon server for people who appreciate arthropods, amphibians, reptiles, fungi etc. If you want a general Fediverse home for chatting with friends and posting about other interests, that’s okay too.</p><p><img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/Fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":Fediverse:" title=":Fediverse:"> <a href="https://flipping.rocks" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>flipping.rocks</a></p><p>You can find out more at <a href="https://flipping.rocks/about" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>flipping.rocks/about</a> or contact the admin <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipping.rocks/@a" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>a</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/featuredserver/" rel="tag">#FeaturedServer</a> <a href="/tags/arthropods/" rel="tag">#Arthropods</a> <a href="/tags/amphibians/" rel="tag">#Amphibians</a> <a href="/tags/reptiles/" rel="tag">#Reptiles</a> <a href="/tags/herps/" rel="tag">#Herps</a> <a href="/tags/herping/" rel="tag">#Herping</a> <a href="/tags/herpetology/" rel="tag">#Herpetology</a> <a href="/tags/fungi/" rel="tag">#Fungi</a> <a href="/tags/hometown/" rel="tag">#Hometown</a> <a href="/tags/hometownmastodon/" rel="tag">#HometownMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/freefediverse/" rel="tag">#FreeFediverse</a></p>
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<p>We're pleased to share that <a href="https://fedify.dev/why#encyclia-bridging-academic-research-to-the-fediverse" rel="nofollow">Encyclia has joined our success stories.</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fietkau.social/@encyclia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>encyclia</span></a></span> bridges academic research to the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> by making <a href="/tags/orcid/" rel="tag">#ORCID</a> researcher profiles and publications discoverable through <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a>—built with <a href="/tags/fedify/" rel="tag">#Fedify</a> for seamless interoperability across Mastodon and other fediverse platforms.</p><p>This demonstrates Fedify's versatility beyond traditional social networking, helping specialized domains connect to the federated web.</p><p>We're also grateful for <a href="/tags/encyclia/" rel="tag">#Encyclia</a>'s sponsorship support, which helps make Fedify's development possible.</p><p>Learn more about Encyclia at <a href="https://encyclia.pub/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>encyclia.pub/</a>. 📚</p><p><a href="/tags/fedidev/" rel="tag">#fedidev</a> <a href="/tags/openscience/" rel="tag">#openscience</a></p>
<p>We are pleased to announce the release of <a href="/tags/fedify/" rel="tag">#Fedify</a> 1.7.0. This release was expedited at the request of the Ghost team, who are actively using Fedify for their <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> implementation. As a result, several features originally planned for this version have been moved to Fedify 1.8.0 to ensure timely delivery of the most critical improvements.</p><p>This release focuses on enhancing message queue functionality and improving compatibility with ActivityPub servers through refined HTTP signature handling.</p><p>Native retry mechanism support</p><p>This release introduces support for native retry mechanisms in message queue backends. The new <a href="https://fedify.dev/manual/mq#native-retry-mechanisms" rel="nofollow">MessageQueue.nativeRetrial</a> property allows queue implementations to indicate whether they provide built-in retry functionality, enabling Fedify to optimize its retry behavior accordingly.</p><p>When nativeRetrial is set to true, Fedify will delegate retry handling to the queue backend rather than implementing its own retry logic. This approach reduces overhead and leverages the proven retry mechanisms of established queue systems.</p><p>Current implementations with native retry support include:</p><p><a href="https://fedify.dev/manual/mq#denokvmessagequeue-deno-only" rel="nofollow">DenoKvMessageQueue</a> — utilizes Deno KV's automatic retry with exponential backoff<br><a href="https://fedify.dev/manual/mq#workersmessagequeue-cloudflare-workers-only" rel="nofollow">WorkersMessageQueue</a> — leverages Cloudflare Queues' automatic retry and dead-letter queue features<br><a href="https://fedify.dev/manual/mq#amqpmessagequeue" rel="nofollow">AmqpMessageQueue</a> — can now be configured to use AMQP broker's native retry mechanisms</p><p>The <a href="https://fedify.dev/manual/mq#inprocessmessagequeue" rel="nofollow">InProcessMessageQueue</a> continues to use Fedify's internal retry mechanism, while <a href="https://fedify.dev/manual/mq#parallel-message-processing" rel="nofollow">ParallelMessageQueue</a> inherits the retry behavior from its wrapped queue.</p><p>AMQP message queue improvements</p><p>Alongside Fedify 1.7.0, we have also released <a href="https://github.com/fedify-dev/amqp" rel="nofollow">@fedify/amqp</a> 0.3.0. This release adds the nativeRetrial option to AmqpMessageQueueOptions, enabling you to leverage your AMQP broker's built-in retry mechanisms. When enabled, this option allows the AMQP broker to handle message retries according to its configured policies, rather than relying on Fedify's internal retry logic.</p><p>Configurable double-knocking</p><p>The new <a href="https://fedify.dev/manual/federation#firstknock" rel="nofollow">FederationOptions.firstKnock</a> option provides control over the HTTP Signatures specification used for the initial signature attempt when communicating with previously unknown servers.</p><p>Previously, the first knock for newly encountered servers always used <a href="https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9421" rel="nofollow">RFC 9421</a> (HTTP Message Signatures), falling back to <a href="https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-cavage-http-signatures-12" rel="nofollow">draft-cavage-http-signatures-12</a> if needed. With this release, you can now configure which specification to use for the first knock when communicating with unknown servers, with RFC 9421 remaining the default.</p><p>Summary</p><p>This release maintains Fedify's commitment to reliability and compatibility while laying the groundwork for more efficient message processing. The native retry mechanism support will particularly benefit applications using queue backends with sophisticated retry capabilities, while the double-knocking mechanism addresses real-world compatibility challenges in the ActivityPub ecosystem.</p><p>For detailed technical information about these changes, please refer to the <a href="https://github.com/fedify-dev/fedify/blob/1.7.0/CHANGES.md#version-170" rel="nofollow">changelog</a> in the repository.</p><p><a href="/tags/fedidev/" rel="tag">#fedidev</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a></p>
<p>Alongside our upcoming plans, we’ve already shipped several important features in recent releases. Here are some highlights of what’s now available in the ActivityPub plugin.</p>
<p>Onboarding</p>
<p>We’ve added an onboarding flow after plugin activation to help guide new users through key decisions — such as selecting the Actor Mode.</p>
<p>It’s also a great opportunity to explain Fediverse concepts for users who are new to them.</p>
<p>More details:</p>
<p>👉 5.9.0 — Easier onboarding for your Fediverse […]</p>
<p>Mastodon.scot is a Mastodon server intended for (but not limited to) users in Scotland or who identify as Scottish:</p><p><img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/Fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":Fediverse:" title=":Fediverse:"> <a href="https://mastodon.scot" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>mastodon.scot</a></p><p>You can find out more at <a href="https://mastodon.scot/about" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>mastodon.scot/about</a> or contact the admin <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@trumpet" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>trumpet</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/featuredserver/" rel="tag">#FeaturedServer</a> <a href="/tags/scotland/" rel="tag">#Scotland</a> <a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/scots/" rel="tag">#Scots</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/freefediverse/" rel="tag">#FreeFediverse</a></p>
<p>Interoperability of Events in the Fediverse</p><p>Hooray! It is now official: We have been <a href="https://nlnet.nl/project/Fediverse-event-interop/" rel="nofollow">granted funding by NLnet</a> to support the realisation <a href="https://event-federation.eu/?p=828" rel="nofollow">the vision we outlined in our last post</a>.</p><p><p>Events are at the heart of social life and deserve to be treated accordingly in the Fediverse. […]</p></p><p>In addition, we will also investigate the Fediverse Auxiliary Service Provider Specifications (FASPs) for discoverability and filtering of public events.</p><p><a href="/tags/fasps/" rel="tag">#FASPs</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/ngi0/" rel="tag">#NGI0</a> <a href="/tags/nlnet/" rel="tag">#NLnet</a></p>
<p>The Summer 2025 edition of Bike Buzz, which includes items relevant throughout the USA, is brief. While there may be occasional updates, the best way to catch more news this summer is to follow <span class="h-card"><a href="https://sfba.social/@bikemonterey" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bikemonterey</span></a></span> on Mastodon.</p><p>Special thanks to the following extraordinary people. And BTW, at least 23% of them are on Mastodon—including <span class="h-card"><a href="https://sfba.social/@Kleen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Kleen</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/@ai6yr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ai6yr</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mas.to/@mtheriaultsf" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mtheriaultsf</span></a></span> <a href="https://bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-summer-2025-news-from-bicycling-monterey.html#1st2025Donors" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-summer-2025-news-from-bicycling-monterey.html#1st2025Donors"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-sum</span><span class="invisible">mer-2025-news-from-bicycling-monterey.html#1st2025Donors</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/biketooter/" rel="tag">#BikeTooter</a> <a href="/tags/bikeadvocacy/" rel="tag">#BikeAdvocacy</a> <a href="/tags/bikecommunity/" rel="tag">#BikeCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/bicycling/" rel="tag">#bicycling</a> <a href="/tags/cycling/" rel="tag">#cycling</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/california/" rel="tag">#California</a> <a href="/tags/montereycounty/" rel="tag">#MontereyCounty</a> <a href="/tags/montereybay/" rel="tag">#MontereyBay</a> <a href="/tags/monterey/" rel="tag">#Monterey</a></p>
<p>CrowdBucks is:</p><p>🛠 100% open source<br>🧩 Fediverse-native<br>💡 Self-hostable<br>🛡 Privacy-conscious</p><p>👉 <a href="https://crowdbucks.fund" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>crowdbucks.fund</a><br>Try it. Improve it. Fork it. Make it yours.</p><p>And yes — we use Crowdbucks to fund Crowdbucks →<br><a href="https://crowdbucks.fund/@[email protected]" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="crowdbucks.fund/@[email protected]"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">crowdbucks.fund/@crowdbucks@ma</span><span class="invisible">stodon.social</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/crowdbucks/" rel="tag">#CrowdBucks</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a></p>
<p>Happy 9th anniversary to the first Mastodon post!</p><p>Via <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/110985808809440467" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/110985808809440467"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/1</span><span class="invisible">10985808809440467</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/anniversary/" rel="tag">#anniversary</a> <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> <a href="/tags/onthisday/" rel="tag">#OnThisDay</a></p>
<p>I am creating a <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> minimalistic implementation of a badge system similar to Credly, built using <a href="/tags/dotnet/" rel="tag">#dotnet</a> and leveraging the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> </p><p>I have issued a first badge, the idea is to decentralize the verification systems, and allow organizations to self-certify. It is incredible that organizations like Microsoft or Non-Profits pay thousands of dollars to companies like Pearson to just provide "verified" badges. Similar to mastodons installed in social-dot-something, thinkg of badges<dot> mozilla<dot>com , certifications<dot>myschooldistrict<dot>com. Or even a podcast emitting a badge for its guests, with the verification in the domain.</p><p>ActivityPub already offers a secure way to sign artifacts and interact between actors. The fediverse already have people with profiles, a social graph as <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.social/@mike" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mike</span></a></span> says, ready to use. Think of how LetsEncrypt disrupted that market of few actors selling certificates for websites.</p><p>I have a functional poc, <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://www.vocalcat.com" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>fediverse</span></a></span> is not a mastodon, pledora or blog, it is an actor in a badge system, but you can follow it in Mastodon. Its badges will show in <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#mastodon</a> but they are not notes or articles. If you want to learn more, follow me, I will be sharing the progress here. Or follow the github project here: <a href="https://github.com/tryvocalcat/activitypub-badges" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="github.com/tryvocalcat/activitypub-badges"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/tryvocalcat/activit</span><span class="invisible">ypub-badges</span></a></p><p>Who wants a badge of early adopter?</p>
<p>New instance, new <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a> !</p><p>Hi <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> ! We’re the European Southern Observatory, and we design, build and operate ground-based telescopes.</p><p>One of them is our Extremely Large Telescope, currently under construction in <a href="/tags/chile/" rel="tag">#Chile</a>. It will have a 39 m mirror, and its rotating enclosure will weigh 6100 tonnes, or about 700 mastodons!</p><p>We’re looking forward to chatting with all of you about <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#astronomy</a></p><p>And many thanks to <span class="h-card"><a href="https://astrodon.social/@sebinthestars" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>sebinthestars</span></a></span> for running our former instance!</p><p>📷 ESO/G. Vecchia</p>
<p>Remember when “social media” was “social networking”?</p><p>What changed? That second word: media. It’s all about capturing your attention and selling you stuff.</p><p>Humans are social and want to connect with one another. That’s what makes the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> special to me - authentic connection. We haven’t forgotten the social part.</p>
<p>EDIT: You can purchase these items and have them shipped to the U.S.</p><p>I honestly can't believe I keep finding more fediverse merchandise. First up. Funkwhale!</p><p>This is confirmed as the official store for the platform. Of note, I think the mug is cool, and then a tote bag and beanie - haven't seen that at other places! No stickers...</p><p><a href="https://funkwhale.myspreadshop.de/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>funkwhale.myspreadshop.de/</a></p><p><a href="/tags/fedimerch/" rel="tag">#FediMerch</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a></p>
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<p>Arabi.gay is a Glitch Mastodon server for Arabs, people from the SWANA region or Arabic speakers (including all dialects) who are LGBTQIA+. Anyone over 18 is welcome to join.</p><p><img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/Fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":Fediverse:" title=":Fediverse:"> <a href="https://arabi.gay" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>arabi.gay</a></p><p>You can find out more at <a href="https://arabi.gay/about" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>arabi.gay/about</a> or contact the admin account <span class="h-card"><a href="https://arabi.gay/@ishraaf" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ishraaf</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/featuredserver/" rel="tag">#FeaturedServer</a> <a href="/tags/arabic/" rel="tag">#Arabic</a> <a href="/tags/arab/" rel="tag">#Arab</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtqia/" rel="tag">#LGBTQIA</a> <a href="/tags/gay/" rel="tag">#Gay</a> <a href="/tags/swana/" rel="tag">#SWANA</a> <a href="/tags/southwestasia/" rel="tag">#SouthWestAsia</a> <a href="/tags/northafrica/" rel="tag">#NorthAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/العربية/" rel="tag">#العربية</a> <a href="/tags/glitchmastodon/" rel="tag">#GlitchMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/freefediverse/" rel="tag">#FreeFediverse</a></p>
<p>As part of an ongoing effort with We Distribute and <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> advocacy, I’m looking at connecting with other journalists currently writing about the Fediverse, Nostr, Bluesky, and other efforts to build a decentralized social Web. </p><p>I think it may be possible, even beneficial, to create a newswire service spanning our different sites and publications, to help keep everyone reporting on this growing space on the same page.</p>