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Connected Places gives you an in-depth overview of the world of decentralised social networks.
I write a weekly newsletter about the ATmosphere, a […]
🌉 bridged from https://mastodon.social/@fediversereport on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/
I write a weekly newsletter about the ATmosphere, a […]
🌉 bridged from https://mastodon.social/@fediversereport on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/
final post of the year about bluesky and atproto, with some thoughts on what im expecting for 2026
https://leaflet.connectedplaces.online/3mao4mpv35c22
https://leaflet.connectedplaces.online/3mao4mpv35c22
ATmosphere Report #147 - Year's end reflections - Connected Places
Some themes I'm watching for 2026: censorship resistance, the politics of interoperable spaces, and who gets to shape how atproto talks about itself.
leaflet.connectedplaces.online
December 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
final post of the year about bluesky and atproto, with some thoughts on what im expecting for 2026
https://leaflet.connectedplaces.online/3mao4mpv35c22
https://leaflet.connectedplaces.online/3mao4mpv35c22
Fediverse Report 147 - this week's #fediverse news:
Threads is putting their fediverse integration on maintenance mode after it has seen very little use, signalling the end to a tumultuous period for the fediverse. Zuckerberg's belief in decentralised social networking, saying in 2023 that he […]
Threads is putting their fediverse integration on maintenance mode after it has seen very little use, signalling the end to a tumultuous period for the fediverse. Zuckerberg's belief in decentralised social networking, saying in 2023 that he […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Fediverse Report 147 - this week's #fediverse news:
Threads is putting their fediverse integration on maintenance mode after it has seen very little use, signalling the end to a tumultuous period for the fediverse. Zuckerberg's belief in decentralised social networking, saying in 2023 that he […]
Threads is putting their fediverse integration on maintenance mode after it has seen very little use, signalling the end to a tumultuous period for the fediverse. Zuckerberg's belief in decentralised social networking, saying in 2023 that he […]
Fediverse Report 146 - this week's #fediverse news
- @peertube releases PeerTube v8, focusing on making the software more accessible to organisations and institutions
- @bonfire reaches their crowdfunding goal, and a short explainer of what the software actually is, and why it confuses people
- […]
- @peertube releases PeerTube v8, focusing on making the software more accessible to organisations and institutions
- @bonfire reaches their crowdfunding goal, and a short explainer of what the software actually is, and why it confuses people
- […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 12, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Fediverse Report 146 - this week's #fediverse news
- @peertube releases PeerTube v8, focusing on making the software more accessible to organisations and institutions
- @bonfire reaches their crowdfunding goal, and a short explainer of what the software actually is, and why it confuses people
- […]
- @peertube releases PeerTube v8, focusing on making the software more accessible to organisations and institutions
- @bonfire reaches their crowdfunding goal, and a short explainer of what the software actually is, and why it confuses people
- […]
RE: https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/115689198997943088
a long analysis and response to @Mastodon's call for digital sovereignty. How open social protocols provide the European Commission with an opportunity for digital sovereignty, but that this […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
a long analysis and response to @Mastodon's call for digital sovereignty. How open social protocols provide the European Commission with an opportunity for digital sovereignty, but that this […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
December 11, 2025 at 2:41 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/115689198997943088
a long analysis and response to @Mastodon's call for digital sovereignty. How open social protocols provide the European Commission with an opportunity for digital sovereignty, but that this […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
a long analysis and response to @Mastodon's call for digital sovereignty. How open social protocols provide the European Commission with an opportunity for digital sovereignty, but that this […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
The EC hit X with a 120M fine for DSA transparency violations. But as the European politicians cannot get themselves to leave the platform, it shows the underlying issues with how the politicians (dont) understand how power works on social platforms […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The EC hit X with a 120M fine for DSA transparency violations. But as the European politicians cannot get themselves to leave the platform, it shows the underlying issues with how the politicians (dont) understand how power works on social platforms […]
Fediverse Report #145 - this week's #fediverse news:
- @holos is a project currently in development that allows you to run an #activitypub server on your phone
- More on Threads' user statistics, which do indicate the platform's popularity in Asia […]
- @holos is a project currently in development that allows you to run an #activitypub server on your phone
- More on Threads' user statistics, which do indicate the platform's popularity in Asia […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Fediverse Report #145 - this week's #fediverse news:
- @holos is a project currently in development that allows you to run an #activitypub server on your phone
- More on Threads' user statistics, which do indicate the platform's popularity in Asia […]
- @holos is a project currently in development that allows you to run an #activitypub server on your phone
- More on Threads' user statistics, which do indicate the platform's popularity in Asia […]
New: ATmosphere Report 145, with collections of links to interesting #atproto stuff for November
This time, all the links are on-protocol, as a Semble.so collection, with a custom page that also shows you comments on Leaflet and posts on Bluesky
https://traverse.connectedplaces.online/
This time, all the links are on-protocol, as a Semble.so collection, with a custom page that also shows you comments on Leaflet and posts on Bluesky
https://traverse.connectedplaces.online/
December 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
New: ATmosphere Report 145, with collections of links to interesting #atproto stuff for November
This time, all the links are on-protocol, as a Semble.so collection, with a custom page that also shows you comments on Leaflet and posts on Bluesky
https://traverse.connectedplaces.online/
This time, all the links are on-protocol, as a Semble.so collection, with a custom page that also shows you comments on Leaflet and posts on Bluesky
https://traverse.connectedplaces.online/
Fediverse Report 144 - this week's #fediverse news:
@newsmast launches news app for the Bristol Cable that combines local news with fediverse integrated news feeds, and the first Brazilian fediverse conference with WebSocialBR
https://connectedplaces.online/fediverse-report-144/
@newsmast launches news app for the Bristol Cable that combines local news with fediverse integrated news feeds, and the first Brazilian fediverse conference with WebSocialBR
https://connectedplaces.online/fediverse-report-144/
connectedplaces.online
November 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Fediverse Report 144 - this week's #fediverse news:
@newsmast launches news app for the Bristol Cable that combines local news with fediverse integrated news feeds, and the first Brazilian fediverse conference with WebSocialBR
https://connectedplaces.online/fediverse-report-144/
@newsmast launches news app for the Bristol Cable that combines local news with fediverse integrated news feeds, and the first Brazilian fediverse conference with WebSocialBR
https://connectedplaces.online/fediverse-report-144/
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Bonfire isn’t easy to pin down, and that’s the point! We seek to enable a tapestry of social spaces, all built from shared building blocks but diverging in flavour, practice, and purpose.
We gathered a whole collection of answers from across the fediverse:
👉 […]
We gathered a whole collection of answers from across the fediverse:
👉 […]
Original post on indieweb.social
indieweb.social
November 27, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Bonfire isn’t easy to pin down, and that’s the point! We seek to enable a tapestry of social spaces, all built from shared building blocks but diverging in flavour, practice, and purpose.
We gathered a whole collection of answers from across the fediverse:
👉 […]
We gathered a whole collection of answers from across the fediverse:
👉 […]
this weeks ATmosphere/bluesky news, with:
how Eurosky helped show that the atproto ecosystem is bigger than just Bluesky,
Bluesky doing dev grants,
and how Gander is thinking about creating cultural sovereignty with their platform
https://leaflet.connectedplaces.online/3m6kaze4y3s2i
how Eurosky helped show that the atproto ecosystem is bigger than just Bluesky,
Bluesky doing dev grants,
and how Gander is thinking about creating cultural sovereignty with their platform
https://leaflet.connectedplaces.online/3m6kaze4y3s2i
ATmosphere Report - #144 - Connected Places
Bluesky grants, on Eurosky conference, and how Gander is thinking about cultural sovereignty
leaflet.connectedplaces.online
November 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
this weeks ATmosphere/bluesky news, with:
how Eurosky helped show that the atproto ecosystem is bigger than just Bluesky,
Bluesky doing dev grants,
and how Gander is thinking about creating cultural sovereignty with their platform
https://leaflet.connectedplaces.online/3m6kaze4y3s2i
how Eurosky helped show that the atproto ecosystem is bigger than just Bluesky,
Bluesky doing dev grants,
and how Gander is thinking about creating cultural sovereignty with their platform
https://leaflet.connectedplaces.online/3m6kaze4y3s2i
The main news of the week is that @Gargron is stepping down as Mastodon CEO, with @mellifluousbox taking over the role, and this week's newsletter is a reflection on the change.
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-143/
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-143/
connectedplaces.online
November 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The main news of the week is that @Gargron is stepping down as Mastodon CEO, with @mellifluousbox taking over the role, and this week's newsletter is a reflection on the change.
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-143/
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-143/
Eurosky Live in Berlin was this week (great to see so many cool people!), and I wrote about building open social networking protocols is about more than just building an alternative to Big Tech's platform power
https://connectedplaces.leaflet.pub/3m637b7zcwc25
https://connectedplaces.leaflet.pub/3m637b7zcwc25
ATmosphere Report 143 - Eurosky Live - Connected Places
on protocol architecture and power
connectedplaces.leaflet.pub
November 20, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Eurosky Live in Berlin was this week (great to see so many cool people!), and I wrote about building open social networking protocols is about more than just building an alternative to Big Tech's platform power
https://connectedplaces.leaflet.pub/3m637b7zcwc25
https://connectedplaces.leaflet.pub/3m637b7zcwc25
Fediverse Report 142 - this week's #fediverse news
- More on @bonfire's crowdfunding and why software maintenance matters
- But which communities are the ones that are going to start new fediverse servers?
- @Mastodon updates their roadmap, with starter packs, new landing pages for mastodon […]
- More on @bonfire's crowdfunding and why software maintenance matters
- But which communities are the ones that are going to start new fediverse servers?
- @Mastodon updates their roadmap, with starter packs, new landing pages for mastodon […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Fediverse Report 142 - this week's #fediverse news
- More on @bonfire's crowdfunding and why software maintenance matters
- But which communities are the ones that are going to start new fediverse servers?
- @Mastodon updates their roadmap, with starter packs, new landing pages for mastodon […]
- More on @bonfire's crowdfunding and why software maintenance matters
- But which communities are the ones that are going to start new fediverse servers?
- @Mastodon updates their roadmap, with starter packs, new landing pages for mastodon […]
ATmosphere Report 142 (in two parts) - this weeks #atproto and #bluesky news
- atproto platform Gander raises 1.3M CAD in fundraiser to build Canadian platform interoperable with Bluesky
- first step set for atproto becoming part of the IETF
- Semble.so is a new knowledge sharing platform […]
- atproto platform Gander raises 1.3M CAD in fundraiser to build Canadian platform interoperable with Bluesky
- first step set for atproto becoming part of the IETF
- Semble.so is a new knowledge sharing platform […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Reposted by Connected Places
Fediverse Report 141 - this week's #fediverse news
- @bonfire finally officially launches their Bonfire Social platform, as well as a crowdfunding campaign to support and further expand this ambitious project
- @Mastodon has officially launched v4.5 bringing quote posts to the entire fediverse […]
- @bonfire finally officially launches their Bonfire Social platform, as well as a crowdfunding campaign to support and further expand this ambitious project
- @Mastodon has officially launched v4.5 bringing quote posts to the entire fediverse […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Fediverse Report 141 - this week's #fediverse news
- @bonfire finally officially launches their Bonfire Social platform, as well as a crowdfunding campaign to support and further expand this ambitious project
- @Mastodon has officially launched v4.5 bringing quote posts to the entire fediverse […]
- @bonfire finally officially launches their Bonfire Social platform, as well as a crowdfunding campaign to support and further expand this ambitious project
- @Mastodon has officially launched v4.5 bringing quote posts to the entire fediverse […]
Fediverse Report 141 - this week's #fediverse news
- @bonfire finally officially launches their Bonfire Social platform, as well as a crowdfunding campaign to support and further expand this ambitious project
- @Mastodon has officially launched v4.5 bringing quote posts to the entire fediverse […]
- @bonfire finally officially launches their Bonfire Social platform, as well as a crowdfunding campaign to support and further expand this ambitious project
- @Mastodon has officially launched v4.5 bringing quote posts to the entire fediverse […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Fediverse Report 141 - this week's #fediverse news
- @bonfire finally officially launches their Bonfire Social platform, as well as a crowdfunding campaign to support and further expand this ambitious project
- @Mastodon has officially launched v4.5 bringing quote posts to the entire fediverse […]
- @bonfire finally officially launches their Bonfire Social platform, as well as a crowdfunding campaign to support and further expand this ambitious project
- @Mastodon has officially launched v4.5 bringing quote posts to the entire fediverse […]
Fediverse Report 141 - this week's #fediverse news
Mastodon is working towards making one of the longstanding pain points of the fediverse a thing of the past, with the new ability to show all replies to a post. Bonfire is making strides with their Open Science Network platform, and Ghost is […]
Mastodon is working towards making one of the longstanding pain points of the fediverse a thing of the past, with the new ability to show all replies to a post. Bonfire is making strides with their Open Science Network platform, and Ghost is […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
October 31, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Fediverse Report 141 - this week's #fediverse news
Mastodon is working towards making one of the longstanding pain points of the fediverse a thing of the past, with the new ability to show all replies to a post. Bonfire is making strides with their Open Science Network platform, and Ghost is […]
Mastodon is working towards making one of the longstanding pain points of the fediverse a thing of the past, with the new ability to show all replies to a post. Bonfire is making strides with their Open Science Network platform, and Ghost is […]
for this week's atproto news I'm comparing todays Dutch election result with how active the politicians are on Bluesky
and in other news:
- GreenEarth is building personalised algos on atproto, with 300k in funding
- more interop between publishing platforms
- polls on leaflet […]
and in other news:
- GreenEarth is building personalised algos on atproto, with 300k in funding
- more interop between publishing platforms
- polls on leaflet […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
October 30, 2025 at 4:32 PM
for this week's atproto news I'm comparing todays Dutch election result with how active the politicians are on Bluesky
and in other news:
- GreenEarth is building personalised algos on atproto, with 300k in funding
- more interop between publishing platforms
- polls on leaflet […]
and in other news:
- GreenEarth is building personalised algos on atproto, with 300k in funding
- more interop between publishing platforms
- polls on leaflet […]
Reposted by Connected Places
@fediversereport I believe the next step has to be separating the moderation from the platform, we can build standalone moderation tooling that speaks to any and all platforms, common tools, open source, informed by current usage and existing best practice.
Funders seem to favour the production […]
Funders seem to favour the production […]
Original post on mastodon.iftas.org
mastodon.iftas.org
October 29, 2025 at 6:36 PM
@fediversereport I believe the next step has to be separating the moderation from the platform, we can build standalone moderation tooling that speaks to any and all platforms, common tools, open source, informed by current usage and existing best practice.
Funders seem to favour the production […]
Funders seem to favour the production […]
There is a need for better moderation systems on the fediverse. But getting people to coordinate to build and adopt such systems is proving to be a challenge.
https://connectedplaces.online/on-the-coordination-for-better-moderation-systems/
https://connectedplaces.online/on-the-coordination-for-better-moderation-systems/
connectedplaces.online
October 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM
There is a need for better moderation systems on the fediverse. But getting people to coordinate to build and adopt such systems is proving to be a challenge.
https://connectedplaces.online/on-the-coordination-for-better-moderation-systems/
https://connectedplaces.online/on-the-coordination-for-better-moderation-systems/
Fediverse Report 139 - this week's #fediverse news:
- on how the environment and context in which the fediverse, bluesky and the open social web exist is changing and getting more intertwined with politics
- some thoughts on the recent FediForum keynote by @ben
- new #activitypub projects being […]
- on how the environment and context in which the fediverse, bluesky and the open social web exist is changing and getting more intertwined with politics
- some thoughts on the recent FediForum keynote by @ben
- new #activitypub projects being […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
October 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Fediverse Report 139 - this week's #fediverse news:
- on how the environment and context in which the fediverse, bluesky and the open social web exist is changing and getting more intertwined with politics
- some thoughts on the recent FediForum keynote by @ben
- new #activitypub projects being […]
- on how the environment and context in which the fediverse, bluesky and the open social web exist is changing and getting more intertwined with politics
- some thoughts on the recent FediForum keynote by @ben
- new #activitypub projects being […]
fediverse report is now scheduled to come out every friday (instead of every tuesday), due to some other work obligations.
so a few more days until the next episode. in the meantime, check out all the fediverse projects nlnet is funding with their latest grant round […]
so a few more days until the next episode. in the meantime, check out all the fediverse projects nlnet is funding with their latest grant round […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
October 21, 2025 at 4:10 PM
fediverse report is now scheduled to come out every friday (instead of every tuesday), due to some other work obligations.
so a few more days until the next episode. in the meantime, check out all the fediverse projects nlnet is funding with their latest grant round […]
so a few more days until the next episode. in the meantime, check out all the fediverse projects nlnet is funding with their latest grant round […]
on the challenges when an authoritarian regime joins a social networking platform to troll
https://connectedplaces.leaflet.pub/3m3nci5fap22n
https://connectedplaces.leaflet.pub/3m3nci5fap22n
October 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
on the challenges when an authoritarian regime joins a social networking platform to troll
https://connectedplaces.leaflet.pub/3m3nci5fap22n
https://connectedplaces.leaflet.pub/3m3nci5fap22n
Fediverse Report 138 - this week's #fediverse news
- a closer look at the Tumblr-like platform Wafrn, which connects to both #activitypub and #atproto. Their latest update allows people to migrate their #bluesky account to wafrn, joining the fediverse while staying connected to their bluesky […]
- a closer look at the Tumblr-like platform Wafrn, which connects to both #activitypub and #atproto. Their latest update allows people to migrate their #bluesky account to wafrn, joining the fediverse while staying connected to their bluesky […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
October 14, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Fediverse Report 138 - this week's #fediverse news
- a closer look at the Tumblr-like platform Wafrn, which connects to both #activitypub and #atproto. Their latest update allows people to migrate their #bluesky account to wafrn, joining the fediverse while staying connected to their bluesky […]
- a closer look at the Tumblr-like platform Wafrn, which connects to both #activitypub and #atproto. Their latest update allows people to migrate their #bluesky account to wafrn, joining the fediverse while staying connected to their bluesky […]
Fediverse Report 137 - this week's #fediverse news
- @altstore joins the fediverse, and you can interact with apps on the alternative iOS app store now via your fediverse accounts. Altstore also made a 500k USD donation to various fediverse platforms
- @Mastodon is getting Starter Packs, with […]
- @altstore joins the fediverse, and you can interact with apps on the alternative iOS app store now via your fediverse accounts. Altstore also made a 500k USD donation to various fediverse platforms
- @Mastodon is getting Starter Packs, with […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
October 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Fediverse Report 137 - this week's #fediverse news
- @altstore joins the fediverse, and you can interact with apps on the alternative iOS app store now via your fediverse accounts. Altstore also made a 500k USD donation to various fediverse platforms
- @Mastodon is getting Starter Packs, with […]
- @altstore joins the fediverse, and you can interact with apps on the alternative iOS app store now via your fediverse accounts. Altstore also made a 500k USD donation to various fediverse platforms
- @Mastodon is getting Starter Packs, with […]