From the latest Wordpress ActivityPub release, a few interesting tidbits.
First, quite intriguing to see tooling to monitor the progress of a self destruct request. Current platforms you just have to cross your fingers it works.
Second, you can provide a link to a Starter Kit to pull in all the accounts to be followed, again with a new UI to manage them.
Starter Kits? A standard format compatible with AP? Inquiring minds want to know.
I've setup quite a few fediverse platforms. The instances are small, usually me and a few other fediverse devs that use them for testing.
It's quiet. Very quiet.
I've tried pulling in data from relays. But that's like opening floodgates to who knows what type of content.
FediBuzz was nice because I could follow specific hashtags ONLY. That cut down on the noise. But that is dependent on posts using those tags.
Is there a better way to curate content? I think so.
Seeing an influx of spam from a few big Mastodon servers, perfect timing for FediThreat to ship along with the big Stories release!
It's going to be a busy and fun weekend 🚀
(yes, I am comparing the #fediverse with #email)
New: SocialHub and the Substrate of Decentralised Networks
SocialHub, one of the primary forums to talk about the #fediverse and #ActivityPub, has been struggling how to continue the operation. Decentralised networks need a coordination layer, but how to build this in a decentralised manner?
https://connectedplaces.online/socialhub-and-the-substrate-of-decentralised-networks/
Self-Host Weekly (22 August 2025)
Teaching moments from @elena, software updates and launches, a spotlight on #OpenArchiver - an #email archiving platform, and more in this week's #newsletter recap!
https://selfh.st/weekly/2025-08-22/
#selfhost #selfhosted #selfhosting #opensource #foss #homelab #homeserver #privacy #development #app #apps #software #fediverse #activitypub
Après quelques améliorations, voilà les livrets A5 prêts à être distribués demain après-midi lors d’une petite conférence que je vais donner sur le sujet à côté de Colmar !N’hésitez pas à en imprimer vous-même, tout est sous licence CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Les stickers sont de @raphael
#JoinTheFediverse#Fediverse#Fédivers#BigTech #web2print#CSSprint
So, again today we get another crystal clear example of how Bluesky is not decentralized. The company just blocked all users from an entire US state and those users are completely cut off. No other way to interact with the Bluesky network.
BECAUSE BLUESKY IS A CENTRALIZED PLATFORM.
Folks on Bluesky. There is a decentralized alternative. Just create an account on any decentralized Mastodon server. You will love it here. Promise.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that we cannot decentralise our way out of this, we need to fight human rights non-compliant laws wherever they appear.
This is a small personal instance of Bonfire in the Fediverse.
