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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/
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
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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 […]
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@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 […]
fediverse report will be again on thursday this week so i can incorporate all the exciting #fediforum news and demos
October 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
fediverse report will be again on thursday this week so i can incorporate all the exciting #fediforum news and demos
Fediverse Report 136 - This week's #fediverse news
- @newsmast takes a new direction with a white-label app for news organisations that also offers fediverse integration
- a paper by @inquiline on targeted harassment on Mastodon
- #activitypub Fuzzer is a new tool that helps devs with […]
- @newsmast takes a new direction with a white-label app for news organisations that also offers fediverse integration
- a paper by @inquiline on targeted harassment on Mastodon
- #activitypub Fuzzer is a new tool that helps devs with […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
October 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Fediverse Report 136 - This week's #fediverse news
- @newsmast takes a new direction with a white-label app for news organisations that also offers fediverse integration
- a paper by @inquiline on targeted harassment on Mastodon
- #activitypub Fuzzer is a new tool that helps devs with […]
- @newsmast takes a new direction with a white-label app for news organisations that also offers fediverse integration
- a paper by @inquiline on targeted harassment on Mastodon
- #activitypub Fuzzer is a new tool that helps devs with […]
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Extremely pleased to announce the release of the ActivityPub Fuzzer! This is a tool that runs in a local development environment and (partially) emulates known ActivityPub software. It can even create a fake local "public fire hose" shaped like what you might see if you hooked your […]
Original post on friend.camp
friend.camp
October 1, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Extremely pleased to announce the release of the ActivityPub Fuzzer! This is a tool that runs in a local development environment and (partially) emulates known ActivityPub software. It can even create a fake local "public fire hose" shaped like what you might see if you hooked your […]
This weeks fediverse report will come out on Thursday instead of today, apologies for the inconvenience
September 30, 2025 at 6:42 PM
This weeks fediverse report will come out on Thursday instead of today, apologies for the inconvenience
Fediverse Report 135 - This week's #fediverse news
- @Mastodon launches paid hosting service for institutions
- Gaza Verified is a grassroots initiative to verify Palestinians on Mastodon who need aid, and who have recently completed a 22k USD fundraiser […]
- @Mastodon launches paid hosting service for institutions
- Gaza Verified is a grassroots initiative to verify Palestinians on Mastodon who need aid, and who have recently completed a 22k USD fundraiser […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
September 23, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Fediverse Report 135 - This week's #fediverse news
- @Mastodon launches paid hosting service for institutions
- Gaza Verified is a grassroots initiative to verify Palestinians on Mastodon who need aid, and who have recently completed a 22k USD fundraiser […]
- @Mastodon launches paid hosting service for institutions
- Gaza Verified is a grassroots initiative to verify Palestinians on Mastodon who need aid, and who have recently completed a 22k USD fundraiser […]
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This is a really important piece, please read it. And if you think that this can happen to Bluesky but not in the ActivityPub world, think again.
From: @fediversereport
https://mastodon.social/@fediversereport/115231698958411981
From: @fediversereport
https://mastodon.social/@fediversereport/115231698958411981
Connected Places (@fediversereport@mastodon.social)
‘Blueskyism’, Political Violence, and Open Social Networks Under Authoritarianism on how the last weeks have shifted the threat model for open social networks: from fighting platform decay to the threat of authoritarianism https://connectedplaces.online/blueskyism-political-violence-and-open-social-networks-under-authoritarianism/
mastodon.social
September 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
This is a really important piece, please read it. And if you think that this can happen to Bluesky but not in the ActivityPub world, think again.
From: @fediversereport
https://mastodon.social/@fediversereport/115231698958411981
From: @fediversereport
https://mastodon.social/@fediversereport/115231698958411981
Reposted by Connected Places
‘Blueskyism’, Political Violence, and Open Social Networks Under Authoritarianism
on how the last weeks have shifted the threat model for open social networks: from fighting platform decay to the threat of authoritarianism […]
on how the last weeks have shifted the threat model for open social networks: from fighting platform decay to the threat of authoritarianism […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
September 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
‘Blueskyism’, Political Violence, and Open Social Networks Under Authoritarianism
on how the last weeks have shifted the threat model for open social networks: from fighting platform decay to the threat of authoritarianism […]
on how the last weeks have shifted the threat model for open social networks: from fighting platform decay to the threat of authoritarianism […]
‘Blueskyism’, Political Violence, and Open Social Networks Under Authoritarianism
on how the last weeks have shifted the threat model for open social networks: from fighting platform decay to the threat of authoritarianism […]
on how the last weeks have shifted the threat model for open social networks: from fighting platform decay to the threat of authoritarianism […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
September 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
‘Blueskyism’, Political Violence, and Open Social Networks Under Authoritarianism
on how the last weeks have shifted the threat model for open social networks: from fighting platform decay to the threat of authoritarianism […]
on how the last weeks have shifted the threat model for open social networks: from fighting platform decay to the threat of authoritarianism […]
Fediverse Report 134 - this week's #fediverse news
- @Mastodon shows their quote post implementation, coming next week
- @anewsocial 's Bridgy Fed makes it easier to see interactions to your post on other networks with a new DM feature
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-134/
- @Mastodon shows their quote post implementation, coming next week
- @anewsocial 's Bridgy Fed makes it easier to see interactions to your post on other networks with a new DM feature
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-134/
connectedplaces.online
September 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Fediverse Report 134 - this week's #fediverse news
- @Mastodon shows their quote post implementation, coming next week
- @anewsocial 's Bridgy Fed makes it easier to see interactions to your post on other networks with a new DM feature
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-134/
- @Mastodon shows their quote post implementation, coming next week
- @anewsocial 's Bridgy Fed makes it easier to see interactions to your post on other networks with a new DM feature
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-134/
On Discourse and Decentralisation
The Community Group for #activitypub is drafting an open letter calling for respect and collaboration between the people working on the different protocols in the open social web.
I'm signing the letter, and with it, I have some thoughts regarding discourse […]
The Community Group for #activitypub is drafting an open letter calling for respect and collaboration between the people working on the different protocols in the open social web.
I'm signing the letter, and with it, I have some thoughts regarding discourse […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
September 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
On Discourse and Decentralisation
The Community Group for #activitypub is drafting an open letter calling for respect and collaboration between the people working on the different protocols in the open social web.
I'm signing the letter, and with it, I have some thoughts regarding discourse […]
The Community Group for #activitypub is drafting an open letter calling for respect and collaboration between the people working on the different protocols in the open social web.
I'm signing the letter, and with it, I have some thoughts regarding discourse […]
Fediverse Report 133 - this week's #fediverse news:
- Government of Nepal shuts down virtually all social media over the weekend, including Mastodon
- An open letter calling for a cooling down of discourse and increased respect regarding debates between #activitypub and #atproto about […]
- Government of Nepal shuts down virtually all social media over the weekend, including Mastodon
- An open letter calling for a cooling down of discourse and increased respect regarding debates between #activitypub and #atproto about […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
September 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Fediverse Report 133 - this week's #fediverse news:
- Government of Nepal shuts down virtually all social media over the weekend, including Mastodon
- An open letter calling for a cooling down of discourse and increased respect regarding debates between #activitypub and #atproto about […]
- Government of Nepal shuts down virtually all social media over the weekend, including Mastodon
- An open letter calling for a cooling down of discourse and increased respect regarding debates between #activitypub and #atproto about […]
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FediForum special event next week!
Join us for an hour with Robert W. Gehl, who wrote a great new book about the Fediverse: "Move Slowly and Build Bridges: Mastodon, the Fediverse, and the struggle for democratic social media."
Come and hear excerpts from the book, and ask questions! We read […]
Join us for an hour with Robert W. Gehl, who wrote a great new book about the Fediverse: "Move Slowly and Build Bridges: Mastodon, the Fediverse, and the struggle for democratic social media."
Come and hear excerpts from the book, and ask questions! We read […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
September 4, 2025 at 7:10 PM
FediForum special event next week!
Join us for an hour with Robert W. Gehl, who wrote a great new book about the Fediverse: "Move Slowly and Build Bridges: Mastodon, the Fediverse, and the struggle for democratic social media."
Come and hear excerpts from the book, and ask questions! We read […]
Join us for an hour with Robert W. Gehl, who wrote a great new book about the Fediverse: "Move Slowly and Build Bridges: Mastodon, the Fediverse, and the struggle for democratic social media."
Come and hear excerpts from the book, and ask questions! We read […]