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A good read. Key bit:
"Obviously, the social networking space is undergoing a major shakeup. Twitter under Elon Musk’s chaotic reign has seemingly created an opportunity for an alternative microblogging service. With #Threads and #Mastodon both embracing #ActivityPub, it might not be one platform that wins out—but an open standard. "
#Threads #Mastodon #Fediverse
Next week, join us for a webinar on how nonprofits are using emerging social networks—like #Bluesky, #Mastodon, and more—to advance their missions.
Featuring @evan, Sara Lonegard of #DistributeAid, Ravon Ruffin of #new_public
#OpenSocialMedia: Nonprofits FTW
colorado.edu/lab/medlab/2023/0…
Here's how to #FediBlock your entire server from threads.net (edit: as well as threads.instagram.com, a subdomain of Instagram) on #Mastodon 4.1.0 and above (I'm unsure about how to do this on other #Fediverse #servers, sorry:
FOR MODS AND ADMINS:
1. On Mastodon, go to Preferences > Moderation > Federation.
2. Click "Add new domain block".
3. Type "threads.net" (no quotes).
4. Set severity to "Suspend".
5. Click "Create block".
Here's how to #FediBlock threads.net on #Mastodon 4.1.0 and above (I'm unsure about how to do this on other #Fediverse #servers, sorry:
FOR USERS:
1. Create a txt document
2. Type "threads.net" (without quote marks)
3. Save as "blocked_domains.csv"
4. On Mastodon, go to Preferences > Import and Export > Import.
5. For input type select "Domain blocking list".
6. Upload blocked_domains.csv.
7. Click "Merge" so threads.net is added to your block list. Do NOT click "Overwrite"!
8. Click "Upload"!
We, the moderation and administration of tech.lgbt, are signing the Anti-Meta Fedi Pact in fellowship with our peer communities. (vantaa.black/pact)
There is over a decade of precedent that Facebook will not have users' best interests as their guiding principle but rather profit margins, if it joins the Fediverse.
We at tech.lgbt have long held the belief that corporation owned instances are a threat to the core of the Fediverse: freedom for users to be themselves and to be a part of their communities. The 2010s saw the loss of online freedom when the majority of the Web was consolidated into a few destinations, and Facebook entering here could lead us back to centralization. Furthermore, NDAs for server admins will constrain our sovereignty online by binding us legally from disrupting their business.
We are not products. We are people, and we do not welcome Facebook in this space.
#meta #FediPact #facebook #project92 #mastodon #fediverse #FediBlockMeta #FediAdmin #p92 #MastoAdmin
A group of over 40 European organisations have recently released a statement calling for the EU to set up a European Public Digital Infrastructure Fund.
They call for this fund to support Digital Public Spaces, that are, among other things, based in FOSS, and ensure privacy by design. The statement gives three examples: #Mastodon, #PeerTube and #ActivityPub, stating that they would benefit from such a fund to further flourish.
Entire statement: shared-digital.eu/statement/
Civil Society Statement on Democratic Digital Infrastructure
Civil society statement in support of the creation of a European Public Digital Infrastructure fund, in alignment with the 2022 European Declaration on Digital Rights and Principles for the Digital Decade.Civil Society Statement on Democratic Digital Infrastructure
For those that might be new to the #Fediverse and to #Mastodon in general, I've written a few tips and tricks to help you get started.
blog.allthingstech.social/tips…
While this isn't a complete list, I feel it's a great place to get started and what can help you find good content and to help others find you and what you are interested in.
#MastodonMigration #TwitterMigration #TipsAndTricks #NewUsers #FediTips #AllThingsTech #Blog
Tips And Tricks For New Mastodon Users
What Is Mastodon? Mastodon was founded in 2016 by German software developer Eugen Rochko. Unlike Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or most any other social media site, Mastodon is a nonprofit, meaning that it's not owned or run by one individual or …AllThingsTech
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This is an excellent report by @legoktm on @wikipedia ’s experience on the Fediverse.
Experiences and goals will vary for each organization of course, but there are a lot of interesting things in there that could be helpful to you too!✨
I'm preparing a public talk & just popped my #Mastodon handle on the first slide.
It's a good look & I hope to see more of these logos at conferences & events.
Graze for Mastodon 1.4 is live!
✨ Updated visual design and theme selection
🏞️ Expanded link previews
👓 Display image caption (alt text) below images
📂 Rearrange accounts order
🔔 Direct access and separated notifications and messages
🏠 Toolbar updates to show home and incompatible instance(s)
👋 “Follows You” indicator on remote profiles
🧠 Fixed logic for incorrect redirects (Calckey, TikTok, etc)
🏠 Mastodon logo on all instances points to active account home
⚙️ Configurable options and settings
Download at graze.jaredzimmerman.com
#feditips #mastodon #mastotips #fediverse #reboost #retoot #opengraph #a11y #themes #customization #calckey
Graze for Mastodon
1-click follow, favorite, boost, and bookmark for Mastodon, no matter what instance you call home.Graze for Mastodon
My data visualization project that lets you explore your connections across the fediverse now supports:
- Mastodon
- Friendica
- Pleroma/Akkoma 🆕
- Misskey/Calckey 🆕
Try it here: data.stefanbohacek.com/project…
#dataviz #fediverse #mastodon #friendica #misskey #calckey #explore #data
Explore your fediverse connections
Learn about your followers and accounts you follow.data.stefanbohacek.com
Fediverse And Mastodon Aren't Doomed But...
I love Mastodon and the fediverse but it's certainly not without it's problems that might need to be dealt with, but it's up to you to decide whether they're...YouTube
I don’t own chickens. Or any birds for that matter. And even if I did, I probably wouldn’t dress them up as adorable feathered crossing guards.
But sometimes the algorithms for targeted ads on #SocialMedia are so very wrong, they’re simply delightful.
Still, I’m very happy they’re not part of #Mastodon.
Before I leave for my honeymoon I wanted to share what we've been up to at #Mastodon. Here's a new Patreon update!
ach so und selbst auf #Mastodon erkennt man am Screenshot das es #Friendica ist ... dafür ist das Logo Rechts in der oberen Ecke
The only two design choices available aren’t “funnel everyone to mastodon.social” or “present a list of thousands of servers.” The default button could automatically round-robin a large list of servers that are known to be run by good actors. This is a solved problem. The solution is not being used, in this case, because, clearly, mastodon.social does want to grow.
#design #decentralisation #mastodon #fediverse #falseDichotomy
@Each Hit Music @Chris Trottier I've started working on a series of comparison tables for the Join the Fediverse Wiki that currently compares the features of
I may add at least #Socialhome and #FoundKey.
I don't know if I'll ever complete and publish these tables, but it won't be anytime soon because it'll be a whole lot of features in these tables. Also, I'll very likely need help from users of other projects to complete the tables.
We need responsible people to STOP pushing only #Mastodon as this is not helping, just look at the SPAM currently spewing from this process. With this mess we are building a codebase and an instance that are "too big to fail" this is absurdly stupid and not needed.
Please link and talk about the #openweb or the #fediverse to start to compost the mess you are making, thanks.
What #mastodon is doing now is going to lead to a lot of mess, due to people squabbling.
socialhub.activitypub.rocks/t/…
Good not to get confused about this part, it is the king and his en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Favourit… that are pushing this mess
A place to talk about spreadmastodon.org and wider issues that this brings up
What #mastodon is doing now is going to lead to a lot of mess, duo to people squabbling. This might or might not be a level of mess that negates the vertical move to “simplicity” of a single codebase and a single instance.SocialHub
Kudos to the Royal Astronomical Society (@royalastrosoc) for converting all its #journals to #OpenAccess, starting in 2024 — and for having a #Mastodon account.
ras.ac.uk/news-and-press/news/…
#astronomy #conversions #flipping #societies
Royal Astronomical Society announces all journals to publish as open access from 2024
The Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) has today announced that all journals published by the Society will be Open Access (OA) from January 2024. This move will enable...The Royal Astronomical Society
The mess we are making github.com/mastodon/mastodon-i…
@mastodon mastodon locked as off-topic and limited conversation to collaborators
Because people were saying things like "This PR was not reviewed thoroughly, as #Mastodon is a decentralized way to access the Fediverse, so pushing a specific server is not beneficial for the network."
Updated Welcome-Screen (IOS-134) by zeitschlag · Pull Request #1005 · mastodon/mastodon-ios
This PR updates the Welcome-Screen. It removes the fancy swipable education-pages (R.I.P! You'll always be remembered!) and replaces the content with a simpler sheet with some explanations. There'...GitHub
Murmel updates:
Fixing the last small bugs before we open up our #Mastodon instance for testing in the coming days. Results finally aggregate nicely just like in the Twitter version (see the photo).
Oh, and Murmel is Mastodon too! Feel free to follow @murmel_social for upcoming updates.
@algorithms fediview.com can now recommend #mastodon posts based on your personal post history. The #recommendations are generated in real-time and the system is designed to be privacy-respecting.
It's still in beta and fediview.com/plus is required for now, but let me know if you would like to help me test it.
fediview - The algorithmic timeline for Mastodon
Generate an algorithmic summary for Mastodon timelinesfediview.com
the development of #mastodon has been captured by the #NGO crew for a while now - this is a normal outcome of a good #openweb project going #mainstreaming
The solution to this normal issue is to shift focus to new potential outreach project to balance this shift.
Attacking and PUSHING back HARD at this change has limited and often negative effects.
Do better, only complaining is #BLOCKING
With the #feudalism of #FOSS and #opensurce development, we face the issue of en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Favourit… with a project that goes #mainstreaming like #mastodon is currently.
This is a fundamental "democratic" problem that we don't have a solution for.
Please help to build the #OGB
Running tootctl accounts cull on 400k accounts takes around 8 hours.
Remove remote accounts that no longer exist. Queries every single remote account in the database to determine if it still exists on the origin server, and if it doesn’t, then remove it from the database. Accounts that have had confirmed activity within the last week are excluded from the checks, in case the server is just down.
Thousands fled to Mastodon after Musk bought Twitter. Are they still ‘tooting’?
The decentralized social network has seen user numbers drop in recent months, but tech-savvy users remain passionateWilfred Chan (The Guardian)
blog.medium.com/now-you-can-em…
Now, you can embed Mastodon posts in Medium stories
This year, Medium announced that we’re embracing the fediverse by creating our own instance on Mastodon. Mastodon is an ad-free, federated social network made up of an independently-owned servers (or…Chris Stiteler (3 Min Read)
There it is: Germany's second big public broadcaster is teasing, that it will start posting on #Mastodon tomorrow as @ZDF That account has 3200 follower, on #Twitter its 1,4 million.
I'm sure it will start to grow quickly and get a headstart on the other big public broadcaster #ARD, which has labeled its first account a test (@NDR).
Of course it would also be a headstart on the big public broadcasters, that are arguing with #Twitter.
#NPR #PBS #TwitterTakeover #ElonMusk #SocialMedia #BBC
Communication designer Chris Messina, who in 2007 came up with the idea of using hashtags on Twitter, has now left Twitter because of Elon Musk.
The good news: He is now on #mastodon: @chrismessina.
