And here we have someone calling for kids to give up (the sense of) #privacy for global age verification... Look, kids are curious and need social status, hence they will get on #socialmedia sooner or later, so will age requirements make them understand what they're getting into? But I do agree on building a platform better suited for kids... Maybe have supervised clubs at schools running #ActivityPub instances in closed federations (connecting nearby schools)?

nytimes.com/2022/08/05/opinion…

Opinion | It Was a Mistake to Let Kids Onto Social Media Sites. Here’s What to Do Now.

Changing a law to raise the age requirement for social media use could empower parents.

^{Yuval Levin (The New York Times)}

Microblog.pub is a lightweight self-hosted single user Fediverse server which can be followed from Mastodon etc.

You can find out more info at:

docs.microblog.pub

The official account disappeared for a while but it's now back at:

@dev

As the account notes, it's just been rewritten with version 2.0 of the software, so you may need to unfollow and then refollow.

(Having said that, I haven't been able to actually follow the account, it seems to work at first but then gives a "follow request" message? Have you managed to get this to work?)

#MicroBlog #MicroBlogPub #Fediverse #ActivityPub

And of course I have to learn of #ForgeFed @forgefed today. 😅 An extension to #ActivityPub. Capturing the collaborative nature of source forges.

The reason #github has kept its mountain 🗻 market share is its social network. The only true way to fight centralization is by joining our abilities as a collective. Through choice and breadth of interconnected forges we hold strength. An actual #DVCS.

forgefed.org/

reminder et al.

#ActivityPub (already ActivityStreams core) has support for **multiple** languages:
w3.org/TR/activitystreams-core…
#i18n #languages

📺️ The video from my talk about #ActivityPub at the “Building a European Cultural Backbone” 🇪🇺 convention is now available online!

Thank you Franz Heinzmann, Ingo Leindecker, Cultural Broadcasting Archive, Radio FRO & arso for trusting us. 🙏
Thank you @andi @CCC for taking care of the streaming. 🙏
Thank you @NGIZero for supporting us. 🙏
Thank you “Podcasting 2.0” @adam @dave for spreading the cross-platform word. 🙏

👉️ blog.castopod.org/building-a-e…

One week ago I launched fediverse.info

Since then, 515 people registered and have been added to 1800+ topics!

Discovery is important, and while we strive to fill this void, our ultimate goal is to help standardize discovery across the fediverse.

Every #fedi project should have this directory! #activitypub #fediverse #fediverseInfo

fediverse.info

The bespoke fediverse guide

^{fediverse.info}

✨ HELLO FEDIVERSE ✨

I'm working on an introductory #book about #decentralisation protocols. 🦄

It serves as a taster for different technologies, and provides you with a path forward to deepen your studies if you're so inclined.

I'll cover #ActivityPub, #Hyper, #IPFS, and #SSB. Each chapter is a brief intro and a hands-on project using #JavaScript.

The book will be CC licensed. If that sounded interesting, add yourself to the interested readers list at:

leanpub.com/four-decentralisat…

"#Epicyon is an AGPL licensed #ActivityPub protocol compliant federated social network server suitable for hosting a small number of accounts on low power systems requiring minimal maintenance, such as single board computers. It's the ActivityPub equivalent of an email server, storing posts as human readable JSON on file, rather than in a database. It also uses only a small amount of RAM. "

Headed by @bob who I recommend stalki^W^Wfollowing

We redesigned our Discover feature because discovery is more than just a list of popular posts or hashtags.

We added several new ways to explore content and creators, the screenshot only shows a third of them.

Shipping Soon! #pixelfed #discover #activityPub

The Fediverse has a podcasting platform called @Castopod which has accounts that can be followed from Mastodon etc. People can also comment, like or share individual episodes. More info at:

castopod.org

It has just moved out of alpha testing into beta testing, with a new interface and lots of new features.

Podcasts can also (of course!) be followed through RSS instead, if you prefer.

#CastoPod #Podcasting #Podcasts #Podcast #Fediverse #FediTips #ActivityPub #FOSS #FLOSS #Libre #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #RSS

Castopod | Your Free & Open-source Podcast Host

Castopod is a free and open-source hosting platform made for podcasters. Engage and interact with your audience whilst keeping control over your content.

^castopod.org

OwnCast is a free open source self-hostable streaming platform, basically a libre alternative to Twitch, and also currently testing Fediverse support too!

There's more info about it on its website at owncast.online

The project is looking for help running an OwnCast dedicated Fediverse account. (There is currently a bot at @owncast but this just provides automated posts about streamers.)

If you think you can help with this, or want to be involved with the project in any other way, get in touch with OwnCast here:

owncast.online/help/

The project lead is on the Fediverse at @gabek

#OwnCast #Fediverse #Twitch #Alternatives #ActivityPub