“A protocol does not need to encode governance explicitly in order to shape it; it shapes governance by determining which mechanisms are easy to build, which are hard, and which are effectively impossible within the constraints the architecture imposes.”

A good read by @laurenshof on @fediversereport

https://connectedplaces.online/the-purpose-of-protocols/

#Fediverse #ActivityPub #ATProto #OpenWeb #decentralization #DigitalGovernance #InternetProtocols

I sat down with @snarfed.org to talk about his work around the #fediverse, the #indieweb and the #atmosphere including (fed.)brid.gy and @anewsocial

https://openchannels.fm/connecting-decentralized-social-networks-and-rethinking-interoperability/

#podcast #activitypub #atproto #bluesky

We’re kicking off season 3 of Dot Social with a conversation between our CEO, @mike, and @rileytestut and @shanegillio of @altstore. Watch the episode here, or listen wherever you get your podcasts:

https://flipboard.video/videos/watch/c0dfea13-7f2a-402c-b47c-50ccd151554b

#DotSocial #Podcast #OpenSocial #AltStore #Federation #Fediverse

I love all the creative Mastodon instance thumbnails😍

https://fedisea.surf/servers?software=mastodon

#FediSea #Mastodon #Fediverse

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AFAIK, there isn't a way for an ActivityPub Actor (such as a Person actor) to specify a list of Service actors associated with it.

...

For example, imagine that there is a Service actor that represents a way to make a video call to me.

And, for example, I have my Mastodon Person actor.

And, I want to let people know about it (and other Service actors associated with me).

How do I do that using AP, etc‽

...

#ActivityPub #ActivityStreams #AudioCall #Call #FediDev #Fediverse #VideoCall

So I got this bot that allows multiple people to curate a list of toots that are boosted by it, to create a nice topical account to follow.

Now I only need ideas what to boost haha :)

#Activitypub #fediverse

Idee von Ulrich Kelber @ulrichkelber die spannend ist fürs #Fedilz: eine Schule übt Social Media in einer geschlossenen #Fediverse Instanz. Später föderiert man mit anderen Schulen. Nach der Schulzeit können die SuS dann ihren Account umziehen wohin auch immer sie wollen.

Gibt es sowas womöglich schon irgendwo?

#feditreffstuttgart

I love all the creative Mastodon instance thumbnails😍

https://fedisea.surf/servers?software=mastodon

#FediSea #Mastodon #Fediverse

I just visited the website of the European Data Protection Supervisor @EDPS and noticed that they have a @Mastodon icon / link in their social media navigation bar in the upper right side of the screen.

This is simply AMAZING!!!

Thank you so much for being here on the #fediverse and for raising awareness about it with your website visitors ❤️

@EUCommission can you please be next? I argued for this in my latest article: https://blog.elenarossini.com/openness-transparency-and-reach-three-reasons-why-public-institutions-should-embrace-the-fediverse/

#progress #GoodNews #TheFutureIsFederated

So I got this bot that allows multiple people to curate a list of toots that are boosted by it, to create a nice topical account to follow.

Now I only need ideas what to boost haha :)

#Activitypub #fediverse

Heute auf @bpb erschienen: Das Fediverse als Raum politischer Bildung. Passend zu den Themen #DigitaleSouveränität und #DigitalIndependenceDay.
Was mich daran interessiert, ist das Fediverse als Modell. Ein Netz ohne Algorithmen, die bestimmen, was in meinem Feed erscheint und was nicht, ohne Datenverwertung, ohne konzerngesteuerte Öffentlichkeit – und was das für Bildungsarbeit bedeuten könnte.
#Fediverse #PolitischeBildung #Medienbildung (1/3)

Es braucht allerdings langen Atem: Die Reichweite wächst langsamer, der Einstieg erfordert Eigeninitiative, und eigene Instanzen kosten Ressourcen.

https://www.bpb.de/lernen/digitale-bildung/werkstatt/576352/das-fediverse-als-raum-politischer-bildung/
Ich freue mich über Rückmeldungen – gerade von euch, die im Fediverse bereits aktiv sind. Stimmt das so? Was fehlt?
#Fediverse #Mastodon #PolitischeBildung #Medienpädagogik #FediLZ (3/3)
@bpb

I sat down with @snarfed.org to talk about his work around the #fediverse, the #indieweb and the #atmosphere including (fed.)brid.gy and @anewsocial

https://openchannels.fm/connecting-decentralized-social-networks-and-rethinking-interoperability/

#podcast #activitypub #atproto #bluesky

7/

Continuing to look for an alternative to "attachment" (for properly supporting an Actor specifying a list of CALL Service actors associated with it) —

Maybe a call specific custom top-level attribute would be useful.

Maybe something like:

"call": [
{
"rel":"callpub",
"href":"https://videocalls.example/users/joeblow"
}
]

Or even:

"call": [
"href":"https://videocalls.example/users/joeblow"
]

.

#ActivityPub #ActivityStreams #AudioCall #Call #FediDev #Fediverse #VideoCall

6/

Continuing to look for an alternative to "attachment" (for properly supporting an Actor specifying a list of Service actors associated with it) —

Maybe a custom top-level attribute would be useful.

Maybe something like:

"service": [
{
"rel":"callpub",
"href":"https://videocalls.example/users/joeblow"
}
]

Although perhaps that is not much better than "attachment", if you just care about calls

So —

#ActivityPub #ActivityStreams #AudioCall #Call #FediDev #Fediverse #VideoCall

5/

Continuing to look for an alternative to "attachment" (for properly supporting an Actor specifying a list of Service actors associated with it) —

I think "endpoints" would also be a poor choice, too. Again, the semantics are wrong, or at least lacking.

So —

#ActivityPub #ActivityStreams #AudioCall #Call #FediDev #Fediverse #VideoCall

4/

Looking for an alternative to "attachment" (for properly supporting an Actor specifying a list of Service actors associated with it) —

I think using "alsoKnownAs" or "sameAs" would be a poor choice. The semantics are wrong.

For example: a Service actor might represent my mobile phone (or software on it). My phone is not me. It is something I have.

So —

#ActivityPub #ActivityStreams #AudioCall #Call #FediDev #Fediverse #VideoCall

3/

But, what about the non- fall-back situation where software could properly support this (when an Actor specifies a list of Service actors associated with it)‽

I think some might say, put the associated Service actors in "attachment". And, semantically I think that would work with ActivityPub, but — I have a very strong dislike with putting everything in "attachment" (and "tag"). It makes parsing difficult.

So —

#ActivityPub #ActivityStreams #AudioCall #Call #FediDev #Fediverse #VideoCall

1/

AFAIK, there isn't a way for an ActivityPub Actor (such as a Person actor) to specify a list of Service actors associated with it.

...

For example, imagine that there is a Service actor that represents a way to make a video call to me.

And, for example, I have my Mastodon Person actor.

And, I want to let people know about it (and other Service actors associated with me).

How do I do that using AP, etc‽

...

#ActivityPub #ActivityStreams #AudioCall #Call #FediDev #Fediverse #VideoCall

I just visited the website of the European Data Protection Supervisor @EDPS and noticed that they have a @Mastodon icon / link in their social media navigation bar in the upper right side of the screen.

This is simply AMAZING!!!

Thank you so much for being here on the #fediverse and for raising awareness about it with your website visitors ❤️

@EUCommission can you please be next? I argued for this in my latest article: https://blog.elenarossini.com/openness-transparency-and-reach-three-reasons-why-public-institutions-should-embrace-the-fediverse/

#progress #GoodNews #TheFutureIsFederated