Dear #fediverse friends,

Stop saying "there's no algorithm here".

"Chronological" *is* an algorithm.

It has pros, and it has cons.

Which means, at the moment I don't have any algorithmic freedom on Mastodon.

To make this post a bit spicier: on Twitter we can choose 2 algorithms, on Bluesky many.

Lack of algorithmic freedom is a feature for some, a bug for others. But let's call it by its name.

Thanks for coming to my TED talk.

I’m keen to facilitate a series of monthly, online meetups about fediverse development.

What we’ll need for each meetup is;

* 3-4 people willing to give a short talk with Q&A. I’d like to have a balance of technical, UX, and organisational topics

* an MC

* a conference server, ideally with support for livestreaming and hosting recordings for later viewing.

Anyone keen to help with this? More details here:

https://socialhub.activitypub.rocks/t/anyone-keen-on-a-fediverse-conference-in-2023-24/3167/51

#fediverse #AskFedi #Meetups

Anyone keen on a fediverse conference in 2023/24

OK, I’m keen to have a go at a series of 3 monthly meetups, maybe starting in about a month? What we’ll need is; 3-4 people willing to give a short presentation, and answer some questions from attendees.

^SocialHub

I don't think too many people in the Fediverse know of the groundbreaking, but quite accessible research Elinor Ostrom did on the Commons, which eventually won her the Nobel Price.

Commons = a resource shared by a group and that together manages that resource for the good of all.

The #Fediverse is a #Commons, but as it is today it isn't very good about several of the success criteria that #Ostrom identified. E.g. look at the list at the bottom of:

https://www.onthecommons.org/magazine/elinor-ostroms-8-principles-managing-commmons/index.html

Can we do better?

Whoa! BBC has set up their own instance (http://social.bbc) in #fediverse / #mastodon ! 😲👏

https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/blog/2023-07-mastodon-distributed-decentralised-fediverse-activitypub

It is such a no-brainer for media, academic & govt orgs to own their identity AND platform on social media. Nothing really beats "user@domain".

#activitypub

The BBC on Mastodon: experimenting with distributed and decentralised social media

Trialling ActivityPub and the federated model for social media and it's possibilities for the BBC.

^{BBC R&D}

Here's my offer:

I will provide free managed hosting to any Indian media org (or any other type of institution) who wants to set up their own fediverse instance, like BBC did.

Please spread the word! 🙏

#fediverse #mastodon #activitypub

Hi again #Mastodon!
I joined the fediverse when a lot of my community had not migrated from the bird site, so could only partially reconstruct it here using automated tools. If I followed you there and don’t here, say hi and let’s reconnect!

For those who don’t know me, I am a #virologist by training with almost 20 years of experience as a #science #editor, a passion for #microbiology and all science really, #OpenScience #openaccess & people

Have a lovely day everyone

#introduction #fediverse

Watch Out, #Fediverse Users: The #FBI Can Seize a #Mastodon Server

https://www.pcmag.com/news/watch-out-fediverse-users-the-fbi-can-seize-a-mastodon-server

Watch Out, Fediverse Users: The FBI Can Seize a Mastodon Server

The FBI's seizure of a Mastodon server copy is a wakeup call to users of the decentralized social network, according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

^{Michael Kan (PCMag)}

Whatever you do, do not use Soapbox for your #fediverse needs.

The creator and maintainer, Alex Gleason, of Soapbox (or Rebased as it was called) is anti-trans and was previously the head of engineering of the Trump-related social network (Truth Social).

He also worked on Poast, which was a social network for neo-nazis and a direct successor to Kiwi Farms.

Steer clear of it.

[ # ] :: #trans#fedi#soapbox#rebased#trump#transphobia#federation#mastodon#lgbt#lgbtq#queer

Truth Social Closely Linked To Far-Right Platform Poast

'It's using the front end built directly on Poast.' Truth Social has close link to far-right platform Poast.

^{Claire Goforth (The Daily Dot)}

New folks on the Mastodon seem to be surprised when, after a day or two, no one has been a gratuitous dick to them. It's one of the beauties of the federated structure that gratuitous dicks get reported to their admins. Servers ban their habitual dicks. Those servers that don't ban their gratuitous dicks get blocked by the rest.

Servers that get blocked off by too many others, lose users to other servers that are still well-connected.

This is the immune system of the Fediverse acting to isolate and exclude bad actors.

For a good example of this in action, did you hear about the time the alt-right social media platform Gab set up a Mastodon instance and was instantly the largest site in the Fediverse? They're not around anymore. The how and why is an interesting story. See here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZoASOyfvGQ

#Fediverse #Moderation

Decentralized Social Networks vs the Trolls

Note: since publishing this video, I've spoken with various Black fediverse moderators and users, and many say that the Fediverse doesn't give them sufficien...

^YouTube

Content warning: Promoting Mastadon Click to open/close

Just a friendly reminder!

#TwitterMigration #TwitterExodus #fediverse #FediTips

#ActivityPub app developers take note..

A #Fediverse Enhancement Proposal has reached FINAL status:

FEP-f1d5: NodeInfo in Fediverse Software

" #NodeInfo is a #protocol intended to standardize upon a way to provide server-level metadata to the public. This enables tools and clients to utilize this metadata to assess server health or facilitate end-users choices about servers and software to use on the Fediverse."

https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/src/branch/main/feps/fep-f1d5.md

fep

Fediverse Enhancement Proposals

^Codeberg.org

Why we think every scholarly organization, but in particular scholarly societies, should not just migrate to #Mastodon, but host their own instances - and what that has to do with the journals many scholarly societies use to generate revenue:

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.230207

#fediverse #openscience #openaccess #infrastructure

Happy #Newstodon Friday, a day to celebrate the journalists and publications on the #Fediverse.

This week, we're highlighting @justinmiller's deep investigation into the #pollution, corruption, and waste surrounding Greg Abbott's ever-growing #border-wall,. This is the cover story to the July/August 2023 magazine issue: https://www.texasobserver.org/abbotts-billion-dollar-barrier/

If you enjoy reading #news on Mastodon, remember to support outlets you love with donations & memberships.

#politics #HumanRights #immigration

Abbott's Billion-Dollar Barrier

Texas’ border wall is rearing its head—concerns about wildlife, public thrift, and property rights notwithstanding.

^{Justin Miller (The Texas Observer)}

The #Firefish word #trademark is registered for NICE classes 9, 41, 42, i.e. computer software and services etc., for the whole of the European Union (and I believe for the UK too, not checked). Server admins in those jurisdictions, you may want to avoid domains containing the word or at least get legal advice before deploying a server with such a domain - this could potentially be costly otherwise.

@fediversenews @feditips #law #fediverse #calckey #legal #costs

https://euipo.europa.eu/eSearch/#details/trademarks/013331756

I smiled at your comments in the clip about #Mastodon where you say "...I think that's a model of where we go, where we use the geeks as we need to but don't put them in charge any more..."

I love what the dev community is building here for non-techies like me. #fediverse #foss #openweb #journalism #newmedia

Content warning: #Bluesky user account. User has a slur as their handle Click to open/close

Like how tf does this happen? They worked last night to resolve the issue but this should’ve NEVER been able to be allowed. I wonder if #fediverse projects allow these type of handles to be created?

So exciting! Please consider mirroring these talks on #peertube as @penpot did with their latest #penpotfest @penpot_app

What better way to promote #decentralized platforms and #foss #floss alternatives, it seems like a perfect fit😀

#penpot #fediFirst #fediverse #activityPub

I've been messing about with the Lemmy 🔁 Mastodon interop today and it has BLOWN MY MIND. 🤯

This excellent post from @vjprema explains how to use #Lemmy from your #Mastodon account. Amazing.

https://vijayprema.com/using-lemmy-from-my-existing-mastodon/

As @evan says, don't bet against the #fediverse.

This thing is 🔥.

announcing the pdx fedi-ride!

sunday, july 30, meet at 4:00pm at shemanski park, 6-mile ride to grant park.

come join us to celebrate the joys of bicycling and the fediverse! bring stuff to share, invite your irl people, and have fun!

https://www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/event-17449

accessibility:
please wear a mask when gathered together. pace will be relaxed, we will pause briefly midway through. first aid kit, bike repair tools, and some water will be available.

#portland #pdx #fediverse #bicycle #pedalpalooza

Based on the-federation.info, it looks like over the last ~3 days #Fediverse added about four BlueSky's worth of active users. :blobcatgiggle:

That spike there is roughly 800k monthly active accounts.

Obviously measuring this is difficult, and there are weird bumps like the one about a month ago (visible on the chart), but this time it is confirmed by other metrics sources.

Not all of #NewHere will stay, just like in previous waves. But many will. And it will make fedi more diverse and fun. 🎉

@tyil well, this following thing between us didn't last long 😀 no idea why being an asshole is such a popular thing with some people, must be also related to them staying on twitter so long, must be rubbing of 😀

anyways, have fun, #fediverse permits it.

If the #Fediverse is going to see a #TwitterMigration2.0 ... please consider boosting #Calckey to newcomers.

https://calckey.org/join/
Calckey is a newer FOSS microblogging portal into the Fediverse. 100% interoperable with Mastodon, but with features Twitter users probably want:

* QTs (called "Quote Renotes")
* Support for markdown in notes which is bold* Gallery for images
* "Antennas" to help discovery and "Channels" to help organize

Mastodonauts can also migrate to Calckey just as they would another Mastodon instance (that's what I did).

Just saying... the Fediverse doesn't revolve around Mastodon. This is open source social media. Don't stop migrating!

Server List | Calckey

A fun, new, open way to experience social media

^Calckey

I only discovered the #fediverse this week because I stopped being able to conveniently access reddit.

Love the concept, still adapting to the execution.

This will probably only reach the void but: is there a community for professional chemists or laboratory workers like r/chempros or r/labrats?

Hello Fediverse! "followers" (hopefully also followers of followers, )

I *know* you have a topic (practical or pedantic 😛) to share with the #fediverse in a 10-15 min talk, so I'd like to invite y'all to sign up for #solsticeschool2023 as a presenter! It's good fun, flexible to schedule, and a way to see some of the folks you interact with here in another medium! Also a nice way to find others to interact with!

#Abstract / talk description due July 1

https://solsticeschool.scholar.social/2023/presenters-signup/

:NoMeta: #MetaBlock :NoMeta:

For users, mods, admins: Importable #blocklist of #Meta domains: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12pZEz9zMuNyNeJ7y3iK5OIPqn1ALpbwn/view?usp=sharing

Sources:
1. https://gitea.whitespashe.uk/Whitespashe/MetaDomains/src/branch/main/
2. https://datakra.sh/assets/lizard.txt

For #Fediverse server admins: #iptables commands to block inbound (loads of Threads users) & outbound traffic (like data mining) from Meta's IP addresses: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lipuAfIC9Q22VClDbTgI_7KZ_aajVZDm/view?usp=sharing

Sources:
1. https://ipinfo.io/AS32934
2. https://bgp.he.net/AS32934#_prefixes
3. https://burrow.rabbits-at.work/media/24c3c118bf8a0d683de9179738ca3453c14372ebc85911bd29a99937b85b5288.txt

#FediBlock #FediPact #FediAdmin #MastoAdmin

MetaDomains

The list of meta/Facebook domains

^{Git, but without all the Shit.}

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"!

I think I found the domain name of #Threads, #Meta's new #Fedi-enabled service, also codenamed #Project92, #P92, and #Barcelona.

URL: https://threads.net
IPv4: 157.240.22.63
IPv6: 2a03:2880:f231:c5:face:b00c:0:43fe (note "face:b00c")

Looking up threads.net returns #Instagram's logo, the title "Barcelona" and "this page isn't available" (probably because it's not open yet).

I'd recommend every #MastoAdmin #FediAdmin in the #FediPact to #FediBlock them before they go live on the #Fediverse!

Last Week in the Fediverse - ep 24

The main subject of the week is the conversation around Meta joining the #fediverse. To make sense of it all, I created a timeline of the major events, as well as sort out the different types of discourse people are having into different subjects.

In other news:
- over 15 threadiverse apps in development
- a research symposium on Mastodon
- fediverse magazine WeDistribute is back

@fediverse @fediversenews

Read it at: https://fediversereport.com/last-week-in-the-fediverse-episode-24/

Last Week in the Fediverse – episode 24

An eventful week in the fediverse, filled with discourse and drama about Meta's new microblogging platform. A summary of events and a separation of the different topics that were talked about.

^{fediversereport.com}