#fediverse
2 DAYS LEFT! Help @bonfire hit their first #stretchgoal and let's keep #funding #open #web #development
https://www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/bonfire/community?refcode=uMxfxdtM7kaxrjwxZLShUA
#bonfire #fedi #fediverse #foss
In the Fediverse track at SFSCon, André Menrath spoke about:
Interoperability of Events in the Fediverse: Status Quo and Vision
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
- PieFed continues to improve, with an upcoming question-answer mode and better handling of links
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-146/
2 DAYS LEFT! Help @bonfire hit their first #stretchgoal and let's keep #funding #open #web #development
https://www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/bonfire/community?refcode=uMxfxdtM7kaxrjwxZLShUA
#bonfire #fedi #fediverse #foss
In the Fediverse track at SFSCon, Sandra Barthel spoke about:
From Open Source to Open Spaces: The Fediverse and the Future of Public Digital Infrastructure
@shye that's an interesting idea.
Note too that it would be a good subject matter to discuss for Social experience design i.e. #SX, a methodology that is evolving at Social coding commons. See https://coding.social/introduction
Social coding commons works on the intersection of grassroots #collaboration, #FreeSoftware development, and the future of the #SocialWeb.
There's an #Ideation area on our forum: https://discuss.coding.social/c/commons-outreach/commons-ideation/20
Also see the #ActivityPub related #fediverse-ideas: https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fediverse-ideas/issues
Perhaps I still got to get used to it, but unwieldy #UX for quoting in #Mastodon.
The boost icon opens a new dropdown menu, with an extra click required, and changing post visibility leads to opening a full configuration dialog you must configure and save.
What are your default preferences wrt quote posts?
In the Fediverse track at SFSCon, Michael Foster and Saskia Welch from the Newsmast Foundation spoke about:
Growing the Open Social Web: Case Studies From Newsmast
In the Fediverse track at SFSCon, Joan Pla spoke about:
Decentralised Social Media Initiatives Within European Public Service Media
Here it is: Light the fuse… Put it in play!
And spread the word!
NOAW unconference — Call for Participation!
Submit a topic! Get on board!
"Nodes on a Web: The Fediverse in/for Public Institutions”
Thu/Fri 19/20 March 2026, Amsterdam!
#jjugglingthefediverse #noaw #fediverse #event #unconference #fedi #opensocialweb #OpenSocialWebSociety #publicspaces #activitypub #publicInstitutions #cfp #callforparticipation #research #activism #ccc #amsterdam
1/3
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Are you involved in Fediverse or ActivityPub development? Or are you part of a public institution already using the Fediverse for outreach? If so, this event is for you!
The NOAW unconference offers a chance to meet, share experiences, and collaboratively strengthen the development of alternative social media for the long term.
#jjugglingthefediverse #noaw #fediverse #event #unconference #fedi #opensocialweb #OpenSocialWebSociety #publicspaces #activitypub #publicInstitutions #cfp
2/3
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This event is organized by the SABOA (FediVariety) with support from the Dutch Government (CIO-Rijk), the City of Amsterdam and NLnet Foundation.
Provide your topic! Get on board!
https://fedivariety.org/unconference
#jjugglingthefediverse #noaw #fediverse #event #unconference #fedi #opensocialweb #OpenSocialWebSociety #publicspaces #activitypub #publicInstitutions #cfp #callforparticipation #research #activism #ccc #amsterdam
3/3
Today we are calling on institutions around the world to take control of their #DigitalSovereignty, including their social accounts. Governments should communicate directly with their citizens on open platforms, not through the mouthpiece of a corporation.
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/12/the-world-needs-social-sovereignty/
RE: https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/115689198997943088
I’m proud to share my first blog as @Mastodon’s Community Director. Well the first one posted under my name at least 😉
Digital social networking is one of the most important threads in the fabric of our societies. Right now, we’re letting that thread be controlled by social media platforms that let advertisements for scams stay up because they’re profitable, and that use their algorithms to run human research experiments on us without our consent. That’s not the society I want.
“By making the news and truth contingent on advertising budgets we’ve created an environment where any narrative can win, as long as the storyteller is willing to pay. If we allow these conditions to continue, we will leave behind the voices that truly matter; the people and their public institutions. It is critical that those voices not be silenced forever. The promise of the #fediverse is the promise of a better way forward: free from ads and manipulative algorithms built by and for people like you, where #SocialSovereignty is a right and not a privilege.”
In this thread, we asked folks to crowdsource a list of resources so you can find your local representative. Find them, contact them, and tell them this: if you care about a free and just future, and if you care about #DigitalSovereignty, you must leave X and join the fediverse.
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This event is organized by the SABOA (FediVariety) with support from the Dutch Government (CIO-Rijk), the City of Amsterdam and NLnet Foundation.
Provide your topic! Get on board!
https://fedivariety.org/unconference
#jjugglingthefediverse #noaw #fediverse #event #unconference #fedi #opensocialweb #OpenSocialWebSociety #publicspaces #activitypub #publicInstitutions #cfp #callforparticipation #research #activism #ccc #amsterdam
3/3
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Are you involved in Fediverse or ActivityPub development? Or are you part of a public institution already using the Fediverse for outreach? If so, this event is for you!
The NOAW unconference offers a chance to meet, share experiences, and collaboratively strengthen the development of alternative social media for the long term.
#jjugglingthefediverse #noaw #fediverse #event #unconference #fedi #opensocialweb #OpenSocialWebSociety #publicspaces #activitypub #publicInstitutions #cfp
2/3
Here it is: Light the fuse… Put it in play!
And spread the word!
NOAW unconference — Call for Participation!
Submit a topic! Get on board!
"Nodes on a Web: The Fediverse in/for Public Institutions”
Thu/Fri 19/20 March 2026, Amsterdam!
#jjugglingthefediverse #noaw #fediverse #event #unconference #fedi #opensocialweb #OpenSocialWebSociety #publicspaces #activitypub #publicInstitutions #cfp #callforparticipation #research #activism #ccc #amsterdam
1/3
Today we are calling on institutions around the world to take control of their #DigitalSovereignty, including their social accounts. Governments should communicate directly with their citizens on open platforms, not through the mouthpiece of a corporation.
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/12/the-world-needs-social-sovereignty/
RE: https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/115689198997943088
I’m proud to share my first blog as @Mastodon’s Community Director. Well the first one posted under my name at least 😉
Digital social networking is one of the most important threads in the fabric of our societies. Right now, we’re letting that thread be controlled by social media platforms that let advertisements for scams stay up because they’re profitable, and that use their algorithms to run human research experiments on us without our consent. That’s not the society I want.
“By making the news and truth contingent on advertising budgets we’ve created an environment where any narrative can win, as long as the storyteller is willing to pay. If we allow these conditions to continue, we will leave behind the voices that truly matter; the people and their public institutions. It is critical that those voices not be silenced forever. The promise of the #fediverse is the promise of a better way forward: free from ads and manipulative algorithms built by and for people like you, where #SocialSovereignty is a right and not a privilege.”
In this thread, we asked folks to crowdsource a list of resources so you can find your local representative. Find them, contact them, and tell them this: if you care about a free and just future, and if you care about #DigitalSovereignty, you must leave X and join the fediverse.
»The world needs social sovereignty« https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/12/the-world-needs-social-sovereignty/?Fedizen.EU #Fedizen #Fediverse #ActivityPub #News
Today we are calling on institutions around the world to take control of their #DigitalSovereignty, including their social accounts. Governments should communicate directly with their citizens on open platforms, not through the mouthpiece of a corporation.
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/12/the-world-needs-social-sovereignty/
If you care about digital sovereignty and want to see your government join the #fediverse, contact them to say that #ItsTimeToAbolishX.
Help us make a list of how to get in touch with a representative in your area under this post, and don’t forget to #hashtag so your neighbours can find it 👇🏽 we’ll start:
#EU: https://commission.europa.eu/about/contact/representations-member-states_en
#USA: https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials
This is a small personal instance of Bonfire in the Fediverse.
