Wonderstate is a customer of mine. Cool to see in my #fediverse feed.

#coffee

📢 We've sat down with our artist @dopatwo and created a sticker pack for @signalapp. Now you can send cute elephants to your friends, and promote the #fediverse at the same time. We ❤️ Signal, too!

signal.art/addstickers/#pack_i…

Eagle-eyed product developer @parkerortolani spotted something in Apple's WWDC 2025 presentation: Mastodon. During designer Billy Sorrentino's section on visual intelligence, there's a clear shot of @ivory. "It was clearly both a way to subtly show developers what they can do with their own apps, but also read as a sort of endorsement of Mastodon as a social platform," Ortolani writes on his blog. "Apple didn’t show Bluesky, Threads, or X. They chose to show a third-party Mastodon client."

flip.it/WaNDJK

#Tech #Technology #Mastodon #Ivory #ActivityPub #Fediverse #Apple #WWDC

Looks like I picked the wrong week to start using Friendica.

Crashes across all interfaces, takes forever to load. Maybe, if you collapsed all comments by default, just maybe it wouldn't be crunching so hard. Bluesky integration fails completely. Oh well, seemed perfect for me, in the abstract. I learned quite a lot about the potential. Think I just need to make Mastodon my one stop-shop instead.

@helpers @admins

#Friendica #Fediverse

Wir haben Euch in unserem Newsletter und hier im #Fediverse gefragt, wo man überall das #Deutschlandticket ohne App-Zwang / Digitalzwang bekommen kann. Daraus ist eine Tabelle mit ca. 180 Einträgen geworden (die sich auch mobil betrachten lässt.) Weitersagen! ReTrööten, bitte!

digitalcourage.de/blog/2025/ue…

Exciting day for the #Fediverse! This morning at #UN #OpenSource Week, @haubles announced that @Mastodon has been named as a Digital Public Good for its work to empower communities, protect privacy, and foster authentic connections.

blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/06/…

#Mastodon #DPG #DigitalPublicGoods #UnitedNations #FreeSoftware #FOSS #FLOSS

Udělal jsem na #VHSky playlist s vysvětlujícíma videama o principech, na kterých funguje #Fediverse

Byť je to všechno anglicky, možná se vám to někomu bude hodit, až zase někdo přijde s dotazem "a co to jako je?" :)

Zatim tam je #Mastodon, #Peertube a #Fediverse obecně .. pokud někdo potkáte další videonávod, sem s ním :)

Jo a samozřejmě klasicky sdílejte, než to smažou!

VHSky

VHSky – Otevřená platforma pro sdílení videí bez reklam. Podporujeme kreativitu, svobodu projevu a komunitní obsah.

^VHSky

Come on #Fediverse, if you can, put some money where your heart is. The people from Framasoft are working hard on #PeerTube and are only looking for €75.000. With less than 40 hours to go, you can be part of the difference we want to see in the world :)

Soon we will be able to livestream from our smartphone to the fediverse!

Framasoft is a French non-profit, based in Lyon.

support.joinpeertube.org/en/?m…

Support PeerTube

Let's popularize videos shared by the people, for the people!

^{support.joinpeertube.org}

Die Entwicklung der #PeerTube #App ist unterstützenswert:

support.joinpeertube.org/en/
#OpenSource #Video #FediVerse

Support PeerTube

Let's popularize videos shared by the people, for the people!

^{support.joinpeertube.org}

Soon, you'll be able to buy music on the Fediverse.

Bandwagon, the music-sharing platform built on Emissary, has seen a lot of success over the past few months. The site has grown to a catalogue of over 300 different musicians, spanning a wide range of different sounds and genres. After refining search and discovery features, project lead Ben Pate has decided to focus on introducing a payment system for music sales.

wedistribute.org/2025/06/bandw…

#fediverse #music

Bandwagon is Bringing Music Sales to the Fediverse

^{Sean Tilley (We Distribute)}

Přátelé, kamarádi i nepřátelé a nekamarádi :)

Pokud tvoříte, nebo chcete tvořit obsah na #VHSky a potřebujete se poradit, nebo nám jen doporučit nějakej kanál, kterej ještě nemirrorujem, tak nám @Archos nahodil #Matrix místnost právě pro tyto případy.

Často se mi stává, že mě kontaktujete DM tady na #Fediverse, tohle bude funkčnější, rychlejší a možná někdo zareaguje rychleji, než já :)

matrix.to/#/#vhsky:mxchat.cz

Matrix - Decentralised and secure communication

You're invited to talk on Matrix. If you don't already have a client this link will help you pick one, and join the conversation. If you already have one, this link will help you join the conversation

^matrix.to

#Czech krásné video o #fediverse od @elena mrkněte se:

news.elenarossini.com/fedivers…

Prosím o boost! Děkuji

📺 Introducing the Fediverse: a New Era of Social Media

A 4 minute video that aims to introduce the Fediverse to people not familiar with it

^{Elena Rossini}

Do we need to say more?

#Trump #Musk #TrumpVMusk #BigTech #X #Twitter #SocialMedia #Fediverse #Mastodon

Many consider #Bluesky a success, but in fact its activity has steadily declined since Trump's inauguration. The #Fediverse has had similar trends. Rapid growth caused by an external event is always followed by a slow decline back to a small base of loyal users. In a world full of dopamine addiction, it's hard to be a social network without dark patterns.

#SocialMedia

Admin of todon.nl suggests, and rightly so, that the default/flagship Mastodon instance (isn’t decentralisation great?) be moved to a more neutral jurisdiction than Germany:

“Herewith the urgent request to move the Mastodon server presented to new users as the default (mastodon.social) to a more neutral jurisdiction (e.g. Switzerland). An alternative is to set up a new Mastodon server in a more neutral jurisdiction, which can then serve as a new flagship server.

The trigger for this is the regular negative moderation of people who speak out against the largest and bloodiest genocide of our time, the one in Palestine. In particular they use (or abuse, how you want to look at it) of a German law that seeks to counter so-called Holocaust reversal. With hiding behind this law, the moderators of mastodon.social (and especially its owner) are also unwittingly sitting in the chair of the (German) judge.

Apart from the fact that one local law should not affect the entire Mastodon project, the question is whether this law and the concept of Holocaust reversal are legally tenable in an international context.”

github.com/mastodon/mastodon/d…

Mastodon mod closes the ticket after stating “There is no current plan to make changes to the Mastodon instances operated by Mastodon gGmbH. People are free to choose any Mastodon server when signing up for the platform.”

And this (see screenshot) is what that “choice” looks like.

This decentralisation anti-pattern – along with the fact that they didn’t close registrations after hitting a certain size to create a social precedent and allow distribution to other servers (as I advised Eugen to do back in the day) – is why there is a flagship instance to begin with when it’s an absolute contradiction of terms in a system that purports to be decentralised.

#fediverse #mastoson #mastodonSocial #todonNL #Germany #israel #genocide #ethnicCleansing #apartheid #settlerColonialism #Palestine #Gaza

I could use some #FediHelp .

As my long-running readers are probably aware, I schedule a _lot_ of posts in advance. I use @bufferapp for this, and I am largely satisfied with this, except for one thing:

They have a fixed character limit of 500 for posts, and thus I cannot make use of the full 10,000 characters of my instance.

This is bad, since most of my scheduled posts are German folk tales exceeding this character limit, and thus I am forced to use screenshots instead of plain texts - which is terrible from an #accessibility point of view (yes, there are readers that can identify the text, but I'd rather use plain text in the first place). So I am looking for alternatives. Here are my requirements:

- It must have a web interface I can use on my desktop PC - I grew up with proper screens and keyboards, and while I _can_ use a smart phone or tablet for complex stuff, I do not find the experience enjoyable.
- It must have a calendar view instead of being a simple, scrollable list - I often schedule posts weeks in advance, and I want to be able to keep track of what is scheduled.
- It must make full use of the character limits of each instance.
- It must allow for scheduling threads - quite a few of the tales I am posting exceed the 10,000 character limit.
- It must work with #Mastodon . While I am aware that other #Fediverse systems (such as #Friendica ) have scheduling options of their own, switching to an entirely different system is a drastic step that I only want to explore when all other options have been exhausted.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Mastoart.social is a friendly creative Mastodon server that welcomes all skill levels of visual art, crafts, music, writing and more. (AI is not allowed.)

mastoart.social

Languages on this server include English and German.

You can find out more at mastoart.social/about or contact the admins @artmin, @bestiaexmachina & @Kitty

#FeaturedServer #Creative #Art #VisualArt #Crafts #Music #Writing #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

mastoart.social

mastoart.social is a creative space for you to share your art and be part of a friendly creative community. A Mastodon instance that's hosted in Germany and runs on 100% green energy.

^{Mastodon hosted on mastoart.social}

🗣️ New interview !

@ThibaultMartin of @matrix.org sat down with @NGICommons to discuss the role Matrix plays in building a privacy-respecting, sustainable digital communication infrastructure.

Read more on our website: commons.ngi.eu/2025/05/07/matr…

#Matrix #DigitalCommons #foss #OpenSource #Decentralisation #Privacy #Sustainability #Fediverse

@OpenForumEurope
@openfuture
@martelinnovate
@cnrs
@linuxfoundation
@ngi

Hi everyone on #Fosstodon and the #Fediverse. 👋

I've posted a statement on our hub about the events of the past weeks and how we intend on doing better:

hub.fosstodon.org/fosstodon-co…

Tldr: Sorry about what happened, Fosstodon is committed to being a safe and inclusive space, and we're taking measures to ensure this won't happen again.

Please let me know what you think!

I’m proud to be joining @Mastodon’s Board of Directors to guide and support this important platform.

I believe that #Mastodon and the #Fediverse represent some of the most important advancements in social networking design and technology. They have the potential to reverse the harms wrought by the monolithic social media platforms of yesterday.

But even more than that, Mastodon and the Fediverse can be so much more than what we are against. We have so much potential. I believe in all of our power to build and change the world. We start by building and convening in healthier online communities because our strength together is far more than the sum of our differences. I believe in building technologies that help bring out the best in humanity; I believe in the amazing things we can do and be when we work together.

I love Mastodon. I love what we are and what we will be. Now let’s build a better world together 💞

blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/05/…

Linux communities beware of #PewDiePie fans

Regardless of PewDiePie’s personal #politics (which clearly, at the very least are problematic), it is fairly well known by anyone who has been following him for any number of years that the vast majority of his fan base are enthusiastic fascists.

Now #PewDiePie , who’s content centers around PC gaming and Windows, has decided to switch to #Linux and published a video encouraging his followers to do the same. This means a very large number of his #fascist fan base is going to be switching to Linux.

Now many Linux communities are going to be forced to more explicitly choose their politics. Like the parable of the Nazi bar, if the community remains politically neutral, it will become fascist in short order.

A few things to be wary of:

• People asking you not to be “too political” or to “focus on the technology, not the politics” is a classic and highly effective fascist ruse to get moderators to lighten up on fascist elements posting in their community.
• People complaining about free speech rights. The #Internet and the #Fediverse is already a domain where people can speak freely about their politics by running their own server and building their own community with few to no government constraints. You don’t need to compromise on whether fascists have the right to free speech in your community.
• Arguments over your code of conduct (CC) and “safe spaces.” Keep them up-to-date. Research other people’s CCs, learn about the history of why these CCs came to be, learn about what the function of each clause of the code is included and phrased the way it is. These were usually designed to make explicit the fact that a community wants to be a safe space where underprivileged people can feel comfortable expressing themselves, and it is very easy to make people afraid to express themselves. Fascists understand these CCs and the concept of “safe spaces” were explicitly designed to exclude them, and often attack these ideas.

Bartender explains why he swiftly kicks out Nazis even if they're 'not bothering anyone'

Would you want to drink with a Nazi?

^{Tod Perry (Upworthy)}

I want to follow everything via ActivityPub/Fedi. For everything else, there's RSS.

#rss #thunderbird #fedi #fediverse #ActivityPub #bsky #BlueSky

Apropos #Kommentare:
#DieEule läuft doch auf einem #WordPress!?
Man könnte sie an das #FediVerse dranhängen.

* Bei neuem Beitrag automatischer Post ins FediVerse
* Kommentarmöglichkeit direkt im bzw. aus dem FediVerse
* FediVerse-Kommentare nativ im WordPress

Der @pfefferle@mastodon.social könnte da bei Fragen vielleicht helfen...

I've got a quick favour to ask. If you're reading this post on Mastodon (or the Fediverse), please click boost.

How come?

I recently moved across to my own self-hosted single-user server (using GoToSocial.org). For a bunch of reasons, including visibility across the Fedi, it would really help out.

#Fediverse #FediHelp #gotosocial #mastohelp

Remember people, the #Fediverse is NOT free.

The software generally is, but there is a team of admins behind the scenes paying for servers for YOU to use. If your admin needs support or has a payment mechanism, consider sending a few bucks if you can. Every little helps.

mastodon.online/@mastodonmigra…
@mastodonmigration@mastodon.online @stux@mstdn.social

Mastodon Migration (@mastodonmigration@mastodon.online)

Attached: 1 image Please consider making a modest donation to @stux@mstdn.social mstdn.social instance. Even if this is not your server, mstdn.social is a critical part of the Mastodon community.

^Mastodon

Oh boo hoo! Someone doesn't like the new alt text warning on Mastodon!

> This warning is extremely annoying, I wish I could get rid of it and be allowed to post images without alt text if I want to without being asked every time like every other website. I know it is not ideal for accessibility, but I'm not going to add alt text because the warning tells me too, I'm too busy already procrastinating my life in other ways.

Go cry me a fucking river.

How can we make assholes like this even more mad?

github.com/mastodon/mastodon/i…

#AltText #Mastodon #Fediverse

Add warning before posting a media without alt-text · Issue #5644 · mastodon/mastodon

With #117, Mastodon now allows users to add an alternative text to media in order to improve accessibility for visually impaired people. However, many people, including me, too often forget to do s...

^GitHub

It's been eight years to the day since Lance Ulanoff, the storied Tech and Social Media Expert and an award-winning tech journalist, decided that Mastodon won't survive because William Shatner couldn't find him on here.

Eight years on, Mastodon stubbornly survives:
rys.io/en/177.html

Please join me in celebrating the annual Mastodon Won't Survive Day, right here on fedi.

🧵

#Mastodon #Fediverse #MastodonWontSurvive

Wahrscheinlich ist es den wenigsten hier aufgefallen, dass ich in der letzten Woche recht still im #Fediverse war. Ursache war ein unachtsamer Autofahrer, der mich letzte Woche bei seinem Linksabiegen vom #Fahrrad geschossen hat. Resultat sind zwei gebrochene Arme und ein Bruch am Halswirbel.

Ich könnte das hier wahrscheinlich heute nicht schreiben, wenn ich keinen #Helm getragen hätte. Darum mein Appell an alle, die mit dem #Rad unterwegs sind:

TRAGT EINEN HELM!

#fedibikes #berlincycling

Open Source Spotlight: @veenk

#Veenk ❤️ #Tuta:

➡️ Approachable on the #Fediverse
➡️ Quantum-safe encryption

More: tuta.com/blog/veenk-open-sourc…

Open Source Spotlight: Veenk uses Tuta Mail as software donation to secure their communication | Tuta

Veenk chose Tuta Mail not just for security, but also because of its focus on open source and its responsiveness on the Fediverse.

^Tuta

Hey Fediverse!

I'm micr0, creator of @altbot, the open-source bot that helps generate alt-text for images on the Fediverse to make content more accessible.

What's New in 2.1?

After successfully moving image processing to local hardware with version 2.0, I've now brought video processing capability back - but with a major privacy upgrade! Altbot can now generate descriptions for videos completely locally and privately without sending content to Google or any other third-party services.

Important note: Currently, video processing is visual-only and doesn't include audio transcription. The audio processing Google was doing was some serious black magic fuckery that isn't possible to replicate locally with current technologies. But the visual descriptions are excellent and totally private!

With this update:

• All processing happens locally with zero data retention
• Complete privacy for all content
• No data used for training models
• Videos processed with the same privacy standards as images

I've also maintained Altbot's focus on energy efficiency - while video processing naturally requires more resources than images, I've implemented it to be as efficient as possible, keeping power consumption to a minimum while still delivering great results.

Thank You for Your Support!

I want to express my heartfelt thanks to everyone who helped me reach my donation goal on Ko-fi with the 2.0 launch! Your generosity made it possible to set up the local processing infrastructure that powers this privacy-focused service.

The response from the community has been incredible, and it means so much to know that privacy and accessibility are values we share.

What's Next for Altbot?

I'm already working on exciting future developments:

• An Altbot API that will allow developers to integrate alt-text generation into their applications
• Direct integration with Fediverse software platforms - I'm collaborating with instance developers to make accessibility a built-in feature!

Remember that Altbot has always been and remains fully open-source, with self-hosting being a core feature from day one for anyone who wants to run their own instance.

Supporting Ongoing Development & Infrastructure

Altbot currently runs on hardware in my home, which means I'm covering all the electricity costs for powering the GPU server that processes your media. While I've designed the system to be energy-efficient, running a dedicated AI server still impacts my monthly power bill.

Monthly donations would be especially helpful in sustainably supporting:

• Ongoing electricity costs
• Time spent on development and maintenance
• Future infrastructure improvements

Even small recurring contributions can make a huge difference in keeping this service running reliably and allowing me to dedicate more time to improvements!

Ways to Support:

• Ko-fi (one-time or monthly): ko-fi.com/micr0byte
• Ethereum: 0xC992E57236eb9F30E79d0469446a6CF08Be05939

I've added the ETH option for those who prefer crypto or don't want to use PayPal!

Version 2.1 also includes various internal improvements and bug fixes that make everything run more smoothly behind the scenes.

Thanks again for your support in making the web more accessible without compromising on privacy!

Feel free to boost or reach out with questions! For press inquiries: inquiries@micr0.dev

#Accessibility #Privacy #Fediverse #AltText #Altbot

Buy Micr0byte a Coffee. ko-fi.com/micr0byte

Become a supporter of Micr0byte today! ❤️ Ko-fi lets you support the creators you love.

^Ko-fi

📢 Novinky v Tusky! 🦣🚀
Boostování dostalo vylepšení – teď můžeš kontrolovat, kdo uvidí tvoje boosty!

🔹 Public Boost – viditelný pro všechny, objeví se na veřejné časové ose.
🔹 Unlisted Boost – nezobrazí se na veřejné časové ose, ale lidé ho uvidí na tvém profilu.
🔹 Follower Only Boost – sdílíš jen se svými sledujícími, nikdo jiný ho neuvidí.
#tusky #Mastodon #Boosty #Fediverse

Ich habe gerade den "Leitfaden für den Instanz-Betrieb im dezentralen Netzwerk - Datenschutz bei Mastodon" von gefunden.
Dieser gibt neben grundsätzlichen Informationen auf was Instanzbetreiber achten müssen, vor allem auch eine sehr praktische Sammlung an Musterdokumenten unter CC BY-ND 4.0-Lizenz. Ihr könnt es also für euere Instanzen anpassen und nutzen.

Auch relevant für @Friendica Admins / @Friendica Support

Auf einem abstrakten Niveau sind die Anforderungen, die wir beschreiben, auch auf andere Plattformen des Fediverse übertragbar. Dennoch gibt es einige Aspekte, die von der konkreten Plattform und Software-Implementierung abhängen. So sind zum Beispiel die Möglichkeiten, rechtliche Texte einzubinden und anzuzeigen, unterschiedlich.

Danke@DS_Stiftung@social.bund.de

stiftungdatenschutz.org/praxis…

#impressum #dsgvo #fediverse #friendica #mastodon #tos #deutschland #datenschutz

Datenschutz bei Mastodon

Die Stiftung Datenschutz wurde im Januar 2013 von der Bundesrepublik Deutschland als Stiftung privaten Rechts gegründet. Sie ist gemeinnützig und verfolgt keine gewerblichen Interessen.

^{stiftungdatenschutz.org}

This:
»For years, the internet has been shrinking. Not in size, not in data, but in ownership.

A vast, decentralized network of personal blogs, forums, and independent communities has been corralled into a handful of paved prison yards controlled by a few massive corporations.«

#internet #web #fediverse joanwestenberg.com/the-fediver…

The Fediverse Isn’t the Future. It’s the Present We’ve Been Denied.

For years, the internet has been shrinking. Not in size, not in data, but in ownership. A vast, decentralized network of personal blogs, forums, and independent communities has been corralled into a handful of paved prison yards controlled by a few m…

^{Joan Westenberg (westenberg.)}

🚀 Zpravobot byl aktualizován! 🎉
Právě jsme aktualizovali instance Mastodonu Zpravobot na nejnovější verzi 4.3.4! 📢
🔗 zpravobot.news

#Mastodon #Zpravobot #Update #OpenSource #Fediverse

Zprávobot.news

Zprávobot.news 📰🤖 je veřejně prospěšný 🖥️⌨️, který🪞oblíbené a většinově 🇨🇿🇸🇰 X/🐦 účty přinášející na 🐘 jinak chybějící 📰, ⚽️ 🏒🏎️, informace o 📱⌚️💻📡, 🎞️🎶🎭, a někdy i 🤣🤪.

^{Mastodon hosted on zpravobot.news}