I think it boils down to who Friendica wants to attract as users on the platform.

To sharpen the pen a bit, there are two groups:

• The GenX's and boomers of Facebook (so, the average "mom and dad" users)
• Those who can set up a Nextcloud instance and have their pictures hosted there

The second group is the people that are already here. The first group is largely not.

My motivation for this suggestion is that many people have their lives documented on Facebook (well, since 2007/2009 or so). They would like to take that with them, if they leave. Asking them to download their photos to their PCs or host them somewhere else is often not a viable solution.

Other platforms in the #fediverse have this Import feature. There is one on Pixelfed (which I used to drop Instagram completely) and the new Nolto business network has a LinkedIn import feature. Granted, the LinkedIn import is not large (bytesize-wise), but the Instagram import from Pixelfed certainly is.

I acknowledge that it requires storage on the individual servers, but - as on Pixelfed - it should be a feature that could be enabled/disabled by admins, if there was a wish to support this.

Believe me, I really love Friendica. I think it is the best alternative to Facebook a the moment, but ... honestly ... it can be a hard sell when trying to convince Facebook-users to make the switch.

Just noticed the new friendica version has been released . See github.com/friendica/friendica…

For u3a.social I'll be doing an upgrade on a test instance as soon as I can and then plan for the live upgrade (I'll also want to switch to native rather than docker database).

The nice thing about test upgrades is you get to test your backups !

@U3ACommunities Computing #friendica @Friendica Support #fediverse

Release Friendica 2026.01 released · friendica/friendica

We are very happy to announce the availability of the new stable release of Friendica “Blutwurz" 2026.01. In addition to several improvements and new features, this release contains fixes for secur...

^GitHub

Are there any "case studies" of whole communities moving to the fediverse, similar to the Forkiverse?

I'm thinking about writing a version of my article stefanbohacek.com/blog/fediver… and aim it at community organizers.

#fediverse #community

Fediverse: An overview for government agencies

Fediverse as a tool for government.

^{Stefan Bohacek (stefanbohacek.com)}

Hello all,

A little side project to provide the fediverse with information i've been missing and have had to rely on FB/IG on to get:

Concert and festival announcements.

A ton of this information is only available on these platforms or sometimes days later through other platforms, often resulting in missing your chance to buy tickets.

None of this is automated and mostly catered towards my own region (NL) and interests for now (Indie/Punk/Metal/Hardcore).

#Introduction #fediverse #music

Fediverse users "People on Bluesky are terrible people!"

Bluesky users "People on Mastodon are terrible people!"

(I'll tell you choose which Spiderman is which user)

(at a time when there are real bad people and real bad places on the internet, can people stop being silly a minute?)

#Fediverse #Bluesky #Mastodon #silliness

Please Boost!

Many are probably familiar with how unfriendly the #Fediverse / #Mastodon is to non-white cultures.

In my opinion, if you really care about wiping out Fediverse white supremacy with actions and not just empty words... you should be following ALL TurtleIsland.social moderators and admins.

@miyotehew (Nehiyaw)
@ashley (Nehiyaw)
@amandamakepeace (Tsalagi)
@dillyd (Great Ally)
@Tzipporah (Mvskoke)
@Yehuda (Mvskoke)

#Native #Indigenous #Allies #AntiRacism

Turtle Island Social

Native owned and operated for Native/Indigenous people and true Allies only. TurtleIsland.social is ad-free, corporate-free, bigotry-free, and culture respectful.

^{Mastodon hosted on turtleisland.social}

Anyone self-host PeerTube?

I love YouTube, and by that I mean watching it; I would never upload there, especially now, with all of their silly censorship of things that don't even need censoring.

I feel like I need a PeerTube instance.

#YouTube #PeerTube #SelfHosting #SelfHosted #Fediverse

Hello #Fediverse,

as #FOSDEM 2026 is approaching I was thinking about bridging the livestreams to #PeerTube as well.

Streams are under #CreativeCommons license that allows sharing videos, so there is no big deal in it.

As there are plenty of rooms (and we dibs Social Web for #VHSky :) ), it would be fun to coordinate streaming accross multiple instances to stream as much rooms as possible without overloading single instance.

What do you think, anybody interested?

Also, anybody has idea how to actually bridge m3u to PeerTube? @j4n3z maybe?

About Bluesky and federation:
Edit: There might be some mistakes, and my information could be outdated, but the point still stands - Bluesky wasn't built on 100% federation from the start.

I've been wondering about Bluesky's decentralization again. I can't think of any reason why I'd want to self-host Bluesky in its current form. I cannot 100% self host "my own Bluesky".

Their main selling points for building their own protocol were easier migration and better discoverability, but right now there's no simple way to migrate my Bluesky account to my own instance. And hosting the centralized parts yourself isn't really possible, or if it were, not affordable, they haven't made that feasible, by design, it seems.

Even if you self-host a PDS, Bluesky's Relay only indexes up to 10 accounts from it. You can run more, but they won't federate, the central infrastructure decides what gets seen. They control this (source: docs.bsky.app/blog/self-host-f….). You can self-host a PDS (Personal Data Server), but you still depend on Bluesky's centralized Relay and AppView. There's no production-ready alternative infrastructure from what I gather.

It feels like I'd be renting a room in a hotel that someone else is running anyway, when I want my own hotel.

If Mastodon gGmbH vanishes tomorrow, my instance keeps running and federating with everyone else. If Bluesky PBC vanishes, the ecosystem would need to scramble to stand up replacement infrastructure that doesn't really exist yet.

ATProto keeps getting evaluated on its promises while other systems get evaluated on their merits. The "portability" selling point depends on infrastructure that isn't mature enough to actually catch you if Bluesky falls.

I trust W3C, the builders and fathers of the World Wide Web, ActivityPub and the Fediverse.

#Decentralization #SelfHosting #SelfHosted #Mastodon #Fediverse #Bluesky #Servers

Early Access Federation for Self-Hosters

For a high-level introduction to data federation, as well as a comparison to other federated social protocols, check out the Bluesky blog.

^{docs.bsky.app}

There is a petition on the UK Parliament website to legally recognise nonbinary as a gender – which would include an X marker on UK passports for nonbinary people.

The deadline to sign is March 2026 and at the time of writing only 213 people have signed.

Let's show them the power of the Fediverse. At 100,000 signatures, the petition will be debated in Parliament.

Sign 👇

petition.parliament.uk/petitio…

#NonBinary #Enby #Trans #Transgender #Queer #LGBTQ #LGBT #UK #UKMastodon #Fediverse

Petition: Legally recognise non-binary as a gender

Non-binary isn’t a legally recognised gender in the UK. We urge the Government to legally recognise non-binary as a gender and people who identify as non-binary in the UK. This proposal would include an X marker on UK passports for non-binary people.

^{Petitions - UK Government and Parliament}

Viele Politiker kritisieren Elon Musk und X als Plattform für Hass, Desinformation und Radikalisierung – und äußern diese Kritik ausgerechnet dort. Damit stabilisieren sie Reichweite, Relevanz und Geschäftsmodell genau jener Plattform, die sie angeblich ablehnen. Wer X nutzt, füttert den Algorithmus mit Aufmerksamkeit. Konsequente Kritik hieße: X verlassen und Kommunikation dorthin verlagern, wo Debatten nicht durch Empörung monetarisiert werden.

#fediverse #musk

kuketz-blog.de/warum-das-argum…

Warum das Argument, man müsse in sozialen Netzwerken bleiben, um Opposition zu leisten, völliger Unsinn ist

Der Mythos der »notwendigen Opposition« auf Plattformen wie X und TikTok ist eine Illusion: Auseinandersetzungen verstärken Desinformation und fördern das Geschäftsmodell.

^{www.kuketz-blog.de}

EU is calling for comments on open source strategies. MAKE YOURSELF HEARD!

Even non-EU citizens have a voice here.

NOW is a time to stand up and stand out! YOU want to help the Fediverse? Here's just one way today that YOU can REALLY make a difference:

The European Open Digital Ecosystem Strategy will set out:

• a strategic approach to the open source sector in the EU that addresses the importance of open source as a crucial contribution to EU technological sovereignty, security and competitiveness
• a strategic and operational framework to strengthen the use, development and reuse of open digital assets within the Commission, building on the results achieved under the 2020-2023 Commission Open Source Software Strategy.

ec.europa.eu/info/law/better...

#EU #open #foss #openSource #source #linux #activitypub #AP #fedi #fediverse

#dobréRáno přátelé #fediverse ☀️
Včera první jízda na Zwiftu přes Apple TV. Ať si o Applu myslí kdo chce co chce, ale propojení zařízení mají fakt zvládnuté skvěle.

První zapnutí Apple TV?
Chceš nastavit pomocí iPhonu — prostě ho přiložíš a nic dalšího neřešíš.

Pak už jen nainstalovat Zwift, přihlášení řešené přes iPhone, hesla pohodlně z Bitwardenu, žádné ťukání na dálkovém ovladači.

Apple TV jsem chtěl hlavně kvůli aplikaci Zwift pro chytrý trenažér.
Na Android TV Zwift není. Zrcadlení z Androidu do TV sice jde, ale obraz se seká nebo úplně zamrzne.
Zkoušel jsem i USB-C → HDMI kabel, jenže ten telefon vysaje hned baterku.Fairphone to ještě jakž takž zvládne — dvě hodiny dá.S Pixelem bych byl rád za hodinu.
Výsledek?
Za pět minut od zapnutí jsem seděl na kole. 🚴‍♂️
#zwift

What are you looking for in social media? (1/N)

privacy.thenexus.today/what-ar…

Since you're seeing this on fedi -- or Bluesky, Blacksy, or elsewhere in the ATmosphere -- you already know the value of alternative social media that's not controlled by techbro white supremacist CEO's who make money by exploiting their users and working with their cronies in authoritarian governments.

But, what we have today is only the tip of the iceberg of what's possible.

#fediverse #ATmosphere #ActivityPub

What are you looking for in social media?

Enquiring minds want to know!

^{Jon (The Nexus Of Privacy)}

Reasons for optimism at the turn of the year: reflections on the fediverses, the ATmosphere, and whatever comes next

privacy.thenexus.today/reasons…

#fediverse #ActivityPub #ATmosphere

Reasons for optimism at the turn of the year: reflections on the fediverses, the ATmosphere, and whatever comes next

There really is a lot of exciting stuff happening!

^{Jon (The Nexus Of Privacy)}

I’m getting a ton of spam on Mastodon. On the Jabber/XMPP side of things, we are doing a lot behind the scenes to combat it that regular users might not even notice.

I hope the people behind the scenes of Mastodon are working on similar things.

#Jabber #XMPP #Fediverse #Mastodon

Ich bin Fan vom Känguru und „VIEWS“ ist auch wirklich sehr gut.

Ich frage mich, ob Marc-Uwe Kling (@marcuwekling ) der Sache nicht mehr geholfen hätte, wenn er angekündigt hätte, ab morgen ausschließlich im #Fediverse zu posten.

Die meisten Nutzer folgen dem Content und nicht komplizierten moralischen Appellen.

#Mastodon #DiDay #DigitalIndependenceDay #DiDit

Liebes #Fediverse,

genug von #Zoom und #MSTeams?

Zum ersten #DiDay 2026 möchte ich zum Austausch über offene #Videokonferenz-Tools einladen!

🗓️ 04.01.2026
🕔 17:00–18:00 MEZ
📍meet.opentalk.eu/room/e05f049b…

Ich stelle einen #OpenTalk-Raum zur Verfügung und möchte damit gleichzeitig einen Stresstest machen (bis zu 200 Teilnehmer:innen gehen rein, daher teilt und boostet, so viel ihr könnt)! Ihr braucht nur einen Browser – und Zeit.

#39c3 #dutgemacht #ididit #digitalesouveranitat #opensource

Liebe user die ihr euer Zelt bei Mastodon,social aufgeschlagen habt.

Bitte verteilt euch und nutzt andere Instanz und macht nicht den Fehler und baut diese eine Instanz zu einem Gatekeeper auf, allein wegen der schieren Masse an user.

Wenn ihr dazu hilfe braucht, meldet euch bitte.

Denn e gibt im #Fediverse die Möglichkeit, das ihr umziehen könnt 👍

I’ve just created a new Django starter pack on FediDevs 👀

It collects non-human accounts only: Django projects, conferences, podcasts, news, and community initiatives.
No personal accounts, just things you may want to follow once and forget.

👉 fedidevs.com/s/Nzk4/

If you know other Django-related project accounts on the Fediverse, please reply and suggest them.
Happy to keep improving this together 💚

Please reboot 🙏

#Django #Fediverse #Mastodon #OpenSource #FediDevs

CC @fedidevs

DI-Day im #c3d2

Der @c3d2 lädt zu mehr digitaler Unabhängigkeit ein und wir kommen mit vorbei.

Ihr habt Fragen zu freien Messengern wie #Matrix oder #XMPP, #Linux, dem #Fediverse oder anderen #OpenSource-Themen? Dann kommt gern am Sonntag den 4. Januar ab 14:00 Uhr in die Räume des c3d2, Riesaer Str. 32, #Dresden.

#DIDay #DIDayHelpdesk #DIDAySprechstunde

Aus meiner Sicht ist der #DIday von @marcuwekling eine sehr gute Gelegenheit, das #Fediverse für den Mainstream-Diskurs relevanter zu machen – und damit die Gesellschaft unabhängiger von X, Insta, TikTok etc.

Das ist aber kein Selbstläufer, sondern braucht Aktivismus. Ein sehr wichtiger Hebel sind naheliegenderweise Multiplikator:innen, z.B. Streamer oder Youtuber. Um diese fürs Fediverse zu gewinnen, könnte dedizierte Crowd-Lobby-Arbeit helfen, also z.B. Koordiniert Kommentare schreiben und hochvoten oder das Fediverse in den Commuity-Discord-Servern thematisieren.

Alleine macht das weder Sinn noch Spaß, darum habe ich mal eine Signal Gruppe gegründet. Wer mitmachen will ist herzlich willkommen.

signal.group/#CjQKIAbMYQ5sq9bz…

#39c3 #saveSocial #didit

Signal Messenger Group

Follow this link to join a group on Signal Messenger.

^signal.group

!Friendica Support I suggested today on Facebook that people should start using friendica (or, any #fediverse service) instead of Facebook. I was immediately asked:

"What do I do with the 17 years of pictures I have on Facebook?"

I tried to find an answer - hoping that there would be a way similar to the Instagram import feature of pixelfed, but I could not find one.

Is there a way to get all of your content from Facebook imported into friendica? Or do you know of a #fediverse service similar to friendica that has this feature?

Do you want help with using Mastodon or the wider Fediverse?

Please feel free to ask if you have any questions about using this place! There's no such thing as a silly question, it's fine to ask about anything however simple.

I'm especially keen to help new or non-technical people on here 🙂 And yes I am a human being, I don't use AIs!

(Alternatively, you can browse my website at fedi.tips which has lots of easy-to-understand help and advice.)

#FediTips #Mastodon #Fediverse

Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse

^fedi.tips

I’m happy to announce the 12th annual Holiday season Conversations giveaway. 🎄☃️

The federated instant messaging client is now available for free on Google Play until New Year’s Eve. 🧨🎆

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays. Enjoy #39C3.

play.google.com/store/apps/det…

#XMPP #Jabber #Conversations_im #DigitalSovereignty #Fediverse

Conversations (Jabber / XMPP) - Apps on Google Play

Federated instant messaging for your mobile device (Jabber, XMPP, Snikket)

^{play.google.com}

We set up a new Mastodon instance focused on supporting nonprofit/charitable organizations. If you know of such an organization looking for a place in the Fediverse, please point them our way.

empathyforward.org/2025/12/cha…

charities.place/about

#nonprofit #mastodon #fediverse

Charities.Place - Empathy Forward

One of our goals at Empathy Forward is to support long-term projects that benefit society. Part of that is helping […]

^{James Smith (Bene Homini Society)}

My slides and a video of my talk "Grow your [engineering] brand while putting privacy first" are available on my blog: talkweb.eu/openweb/4500/

If you want a funny, but useful talk on that topic, reach out!

#mastodon #fediverse #privacy #engineering #human #foss

#WA via #Superchat #DSGVO konform?

Wie das?

Die #Datenschutz #Bubble im #FediVerse kann es bestimmt erklären.

Das ist #Werbung einer #Apotheke.

Nesplnitelná speciální prosba
Dcera přišla s tím, že by se chtěla naučit #parkour - takový to skákání odevšud všude. Slíbil jsem, že využiju mocné síly asociálně sociální sítě #Fediverse, abych se poptal, jestli tu není někdo, kdo ho dělá a třeba by nám něco natočil (tutoriály a ukázky) na #VHSky

Není tu přeci jen někdo?