This is NOT Meta's Facebook/Instagram/Threads.

This is MUCH better ✨

Take the time to familiarize yourself with this new way of life.

Interact with others genuinely,
let go of the numbers.

Discover new features,
let go of the old ways.

Read about the culture here.
Listen, learn, and make it your Home 💚

infosec.exchange/@Em0nM4stodon…
#Mastodon #Fediverse #Meta #Facebook #Instagram #Threads

Hey guys, here’s a message from Mastodon gGmbH partner Meta from the Social Web Foundation.

Enjoy!

threads.net/@tomwarrenuk/post/…

#meta #mastodon #socialWebFoundation #BigTech #SiliconValley #moderation #freezePeach

Tom Warren (@tomwarrenuk) on Threads

Meta unveiling big changes to Threads, Instagram, and Facebook today. Zuckerberg is abandoning fact checkers in favor of an X inspired Community Notes system in a move to restore “free expression” and reduce moderation mistakes

^Threads

#OrganicReachRate auf #Mastodon / #FediVerse?

Dass #Follower zahlen von Accounts auf kommerziellen, sog. #SocialMedia Plattformen keine Messgröße mehr für den #Erfolg/ #Reichweite sind, veranlasst Marketing-Agenturen seit Jahren die sog. Organic Reach Rate (#ORR) zu ermitteln. Also die Zahl der Accounts, in deren Timeline Posts ohne Bezahlung tatsächlich angezeigt werden, z.B.
socialstatus.io/insights/socia…
Was meint Ihr?
Auf Mastodon müsste die doch 100% sein?

Wäre das nicht ein Punkt, an dem man die theoretische Reichweite z.B. mit #Facebook und #Instagram vergleichen könnte?

Ja, ja, ich weiß, #Statistik ist im FediVerse nicht soo populär. Aber für Institutionen und Organisationen ist es schon wichtig, ob es vergleichbare Kriterien gibt, z.B. für @OeRR_bewegen@chaos.social oder #HochschulenInsFediVerse und vielleicht
hat @mho@social.heise.de als Experte für SoMe-Referer auf Webartikel dazu einen Gedanken?

Announcing FediMeteo – Weather in the Fediverse!

Weather has always influenced our lives: from agriculture to outdoor activities, to extreme events that, thanks to modern technology, can now be predicted with greater reliability. Personally, weather plays a significant role in my daily decisions, which is why I decided to create a service tailored for the Fediverse.

FediMeteo uses Open-Meteo data to publish updates every 6 hours, including current weather conditions, forecasts for the next 12 hours, and predictions for the upcoming days. Each country is served by its own dedicated instance (e.g., it.fedimeteo.com for Italy), managed through snac to ensure simplicity and efficiency in publishing.

You can follow FediMeteo directly in the Fediverse (on Mastodon and compatible platforms), via RSS, or by visiting the dedicated page for your city (e.g., fr.fedimeteo.com/paris).

Currently supported countries include:
Austria, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands – with many more regions coming soon!

FediMeteo is hosted on a FreeBSD-based VPS, with each country isolated in its own jail to ensure security and scalability.

Visit the main site to explore the national instances and start following your local weather updates today:
fedimeteo.com

Happy weather monitoring to all! 🌦️

FediMeteo is dedicated to my grandfather, who every evening would give me the weather forecast based on TV, radio, and his personal experience. He would convince me that the weather would be bad, so he had an excuse to accompany me to school instead of me going alone.

#FediMeteo #Announcements #FreeBSD #FediMeteo #WeatherForecasts #Weather #Meteo #snac #Fediverse #Mastodon

Dear friends of the BSD Cafe,

As 2024 comes to an end, it’s time to reflect on what we’ve built together during the first full year of life for BSD Cafe. Launched on 20 July 2023, this project has grown far beyond what I could have imagined. While I haven’t tracked full uptime data, I can confidently say that the downtime was less than 30 minutes overall - even though the main VM hosting our services moved multiple times (including a switch from a Proxmox hypervisor to bhyve on FreeBSD, for the sake of alignment with our mission). In a world filled with over-engineered HA systems, we’ve outperformed many “big-name” cloud providers. Not bad for a community project, right?

For me, this has been an incredible journey. The users here are not just participants - they’re collaborators, and their positivity has been inspiring. The content shared and created at BSD Cafe has been valuable not only to the BSD community but beyond. What truly sets BSD Cafe apart is the openness for dialogue and exchange. Whether it’s social media posts, Matrix discussions, repositories in our brew, or RSS feeds, people seem to genuinely appreciate what we create and the conversations we foster.

BSD Cafe is a journey - one that grows, evolves, and continues. Our goal isn’t endless growth (we’re a community, not a business) but rather to maintain a welcoming, inclusive space where everyone feels a sense of positivity and belonging. For me, opening any service with “bsd.cafe” in the domain brings joy and pride. That’s the spirit I’ve tried to convey, and I hope it resonates with all of you, whether you’re active BSD Cafe users or friends of the community.

Promoting self-hosting and #OwnYourData has, as a side effect, inspired some users to “go solo” with their own setups. But even then, they remain part of BSD Cafe - in spirit, in purpose, and in connection.

Here’s a look at what we’ve achieved together this year:

- mastodon.bsd.cafe: 370 total users
Active in the past month: 207
Active in the past six months: 286
- snac.bsd.cafe: 14 total users
Active in the past month: 7
- blendit.bsd.cafe: 61 registered users
- matrix.bsd.cafe: 23 users
- brew.bsd.cafe: 29 users - 80 repositories
- freshrss.bsd.cafe: 25 users
- miniflux.bsd.cafe: 11 users
- press.bsd.cafe: 9 users
- myip.bsd.cafe: Constantly used by various users
- wiki.bsd.cafe: Could use a bit more love and content, but it fulfills its role as a functional homepage.
- tube.bsd.cafe: Still in testing - Peertube 7.0 update is on the way.

For detailed stats from our reverse proxy and general router (excluding media services, which generate most traffic but are handled via caching reverse proxies), you can check here - updated hourly: netstats.bsd.cafe

The journey of BSD Cafe continues, and I look forward to seeing where 2025 will take us. Together, we’ve built something special - something driven by passion, shared purpose, and a little bit of the BSD magic that makes all of this possible.

Here’s to a new year full of joy, serenity, and connection. Thank you for being part of this adventure.

Wishing you all a fantastic 2025 - and THANK YOU!
Stefano

#BSDCafe #BSDCafeServices #BSDCafeAnnouncements #BSDCafeUpdates #Fediverse #HappyNewYear #Mastodon #Snac #snac2 #lemmy #matrix #dokuwiki #forgejo #freshrss #miniflux #wallabag #peertube #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #RunBSD #BSD

🚀 Phanpy byl aktualizován! 🎉
Právě jsme nasadili novou verzi phanpy.cz ! 📢 Verze 2024.12.28.119d4b0
💬 Máte návrhy nebo jste našli chyby v překladu? Lokalizace stále není kompletní, takže uvítáme jakékoliv návrhy na zlepšení a pomoc s překladem.
A big thank you to the developer @cheeaun for his amazing work on this project! 🙌
#Phanpy #Mastodon #Update #Localization #OpenSource

Děkujeme všem za podporu! 💖

Phanpy

Minimalistic opinionated Mastodon web client

^phanpy.cz

Wishing for a Mastodon plushie this Christmas?🎄

We’re giving away one for free to a random person who boosts and favorites this post! Winner will be announced on December 25th.

If you’d like to support our server and projects like these, donations are always welcome:

✊🎁 Support Here

Thank you all for turning this year into what it has been!

#Plushtodon #ChristmasGiveaway #GiveAway #Mastodon #FediLove

Esa cuenta de @/Google@x-activitypub-bridge.deno.dev es un puente desde twitter y dice que se unió en 2009 en su cuenta de mastodon y eso es falso, que cuenta mas rara.
#Mastodon empezó en 2016. La fecha esa es de cuando se hizo la cuenta en twitter, no me gusta eso.

Abrir la pagina original me lleva su cuenta en Twitter, puajjjjj....

@Tutanota

Nevím, jestli je to od poslední verze, ale uvítací e-mail na Mastodonu je skvěle propracovaný! 🎉 Nově registrovaným uživatelům nabízí:

Přehled prvních kroků (přizpůsobení profilu, sledování uživatelů, první příspěvek).
Doporučení, koho sledovat na základě aktivity na instance.
Populární hashtagy, které mohou být inspirací.
Odkazy na oficiální aplikace pro Android a iOS.

Musím říct, že to vůbec není špatný nápad – pomáhá to nováčkům rychle se zorientovat a zapojit do komunity.
#tip_mastodon #mastodon

We believe the internet should be a place where everyone feels safe, respected and empowered to connect.

That’s why this #GivingTuesday we’re launching a campaign to fund a vital new role at #Mastodon:

✨ Trust & Safety Lead ✨

With the recent US elections and many changes to come, protecting our community has never been more important.

We officially kick off on *Tue, Dec 3rd* but if you’d like, you can make an impact today. Thank you for your support!

givebutter.com/givingmastodon

Hello World :)

I am pleased to present you a small project that I have been working on these last weeks:

MARL (Mastodon Archive Reader Lite) is a small web app that allows you to explore in detail the content of your Mastodon posts archive, including attached files (images, videos, sounds), and with different search options.

github.com/s427/MARL

🙏 Boosts welcome! 🙏

(More info in the post below 👇)

#Mastodon #archive

Oggi alle 10.45 c'è l'evento IGF Italia Giovani per dare voce a software libero, fediverso, educazione!

@FlaviaMarzano ci racconterà delle opportunità per i giovani

Poi @filippodb insieme a
@RookieNerd presenteranno i ragazzi del Liceo Galilei di Verona che parleranno dell'esperienza scolastica con #Mastodon

@fsfe ci racconterà dei progetti attivi in Italia

E si Parlerà anche di Zorin OS.

Collegatevi qui! shorturl.at/10Ijd

IL sito dell'evento è questo: youthigfitaly.org/

Youth IGF Italy 2024

Learn using BigBlueButton, the trusted open-source web conferencing solution that enables seamless virtual collaboration and online learning experiences.

^shorturl.at

I want to write my own cross-platform and accessible for blind users #Mastodon client.
There are no #a11y friendly clients for Linux (only some TUI software) and there are only one buggy and unstable proprietary client for Windows called #tweesecake.
I already know the stack I'll use but I have one problem.
I don't know Mastodon well enough to be sure that I implement every feature which is supported there.
For sure I can read the whole API reference but maybe there are easier ways, maybe some list of features, maybe some feature guide for developers, etc.

As a blind user I can't just install any popular and cool client and take all features from it... That's the problem: they are not accessible at all or not accessible enough for every day use.

So, maybe someone helps me with some sort of docs or I don't know :D

#programming #askfedi

One of the worst misfeatures of #Mastodon from a safety angle: If you get an abusive reply to your post, you can't remove it even by blocking the person. Even after blocking, your server still shows the abusive reply to everyone else.

There has been a patch ready to fix this for 2 years, 6 months, and 1 day. @Gargron has not approved it, and has provided *zero* explanation for why he will not allow it to be merged.

github.com/mastodon/mastodon/p…

Hide subthreads by blocked users when looking at a post's descendants by ClearlyClaire · Pull Request #18468 · mastodon/mastodon

This is about the server not returning known subthreads started by people blocked by the post's author, not the viewer. e.g., if we have A → B → C → D → E, where a → b means “b replies to a”, a...

^GitHub

Für Interessierte an #LiboriSocial haben wir unter start.libori.social eine Willkommens-Seite eingerichtet, die den Start auf #Mastodon und im #Fediverse erleichtern soll.

Schaut gerne mal rein. 😁 🦚

#NeuHier

#Bluesky crosses the 15 million user mark 💪

We already joined a long time ago. Follow us ➡️ bsky.app/profile/tutaprivacy.b…

But we also ❤️ it here on #Mastodon; actually it's our favorite. 🤫

Poll: What are you looking for in the fediverse?

(You can check more than one response ... and if you've got other suggestions, leave them in a reply!)

#mastodon #fediverse

• A Twitter replacement (36%, 21 votes)
• A place to stay in touch with friends (35%, 20 votes)
• A place to meet new people (61%, 35 votes)
• Discussions on technical topics (70%, 40 votes)
• Music, photography, art, books, and other creative stuff (54%, 31 votes)
• Potential job opportunities (19%, 11 votes)
• Promoting my music, photography, writing, art, etc (15%, 9 votes)
• Breaking news (40%, 23 votes)
• Mutual aid (19%, 11 votes)
• A social network that's not run by a corporation making money from my data (89%, 51 votes)

Poll: how would you describe Mastodon and the migration from Twitter that started in late 2022 after the acquisition?

(You can check more than one reponse. Or, if you've got other descriptions, please leave them in the comments)

For my take, see Mastodon could have leaned into what it's good at

@fediversenews

#mastodon #fediverse

Mastodon, two years later

A continuation of Mastodon: a partial history

^{Jon (The Nexus Of Privacy)}

• A success (37%, 20 votes)
• A failure (1%, 1 vote)
• A missed opportunity (37%, 20 votes)
• Progress (38%, 21 votes)
• Better than expected (35%, 19 votes)
• A disappointment (11%, 6 votes)
• It's too early to know (9%, 5 votes)
• Other (please leave a comment) (1%, 1 vote)

Mastodon, two years later

privacy.thenexus.today/mastodo…

A continuation of Mastodon: a partial history

#mastodon #fediverse

Mastodon, two years later

A continuation of Mastodon: a partial history

^{Jon (The Nexus Of Privacy)}

oh hey there buddy!

#mastodon #fediverse #Plushtodon

A couple years ago I opened a thread to add #AltText on #Mastodon banners and profile pictures. Now detailed todos are being posted. Is there anyone who could help in this case?

github.com/mastodon/mastodon/i…
#a11y #Acessibility

Add ALT-Tag to banner and profile pictures and make the value editable for acessiblility reasons · Issue #10313 · mastodon/mastodon

Pitch The banner and profile picts on the profile site has no ALT or ARIA tags. Blind people can't get information about the content of this images. Motivation Additional text information for image...

^GitHub

The wait is over*—The #Mastodon stuffed toy is now available for purchase in the EU! Other regions to come later. Share your pictures with the #Plushtodon hashtag!

shop.joinmastodon.org/products…

About 2.5 years ago, dozens profiles on some supposedly "free speech" #Mastodon fedi were blocked for a few posts like this one. I was one of them.
The fact that it's now a book is called vindication against some nazi friendly admins

Despite Chrystia #Freeland’s denials, her grandfather was complicit in the Nazi #genocide
A new book provides the most authoritative study of Mykhailo Chomiak and the history of #Ukrainian_Nazis in #Canada

breachmedia.ca/chrystia-freela…

Despite Chrystia Freeland’s denials, her grandfather was complicit in the Nazi genocide ⋆ The Breach

A new book provides the most authoritative study of Mykhailo Chomiak and the history of Ukrainian Nazis in Canada

^{Peter McFarlane (The Breach)}

Co je nového ve verzi Mastodon 4.3: Vylepšení a nové funkce

arch-linux.cz/co-je-noveho-ve-…

#mastodon

#Mastodon 4.3 is out! 🎉 We've made notifications easier to manage and improved the look and feel of the whole app across the board. And that's just the tip of the iceberg! See what you can expect once your server upgrades:

blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/10/…

I'm just going to say it. Whoever designed the new notifications layout and design for Mastodon needs to go back to the drawing board (and UI design school). In some cases, esp if you start off with a tag, it looks and works horribly. (desktop view). Way worse than the old way just a month or two ago.

#mastodon #fediverse #design #uidesign

Reminder that the original Metatext third party app is no longer being maintained, as its lead developer had to step back due to health issues.

However, there is a new version of Metatext run by different people called Feditext which is currently in public beta testing. You can follow the official Feditext account at:

➡️ @Feditext

If you would like to join the public beta testing, it's on Apple TestFlight. There are more instructions here:

➡️ mastodon.social/@Feditext/1128…

#FediTips #Mastodon #iOS

I read that the official Mastodon instance of the Swiss government will be closing down.

They say there are few active users, low engagement, and minimal interaction, which seems quite plausible. Additionally, they claim that "on platforms like X or Instagram, the Federal Council and the Federal Administration have many more followers." I believe that too, of course.

However, I do not agree with their decision. I think a government shouldn’t be overly concerned about follower counts and interactions, but rather about providing free, autonomous communication that is independent of third-party companies. In my view, a government shouldn’t operate like a business focused on "numbers."

Still, I appreciate their experiment - many governments, like the Italian one, haven’t even tried.

Regarding costs and management effort: an instance with 5 users and 3,500 followers (numbers provided by them) can run on a VPS for €3 a month and doesn't require heavy moderation. The cost for them is nearly zero. Yet, the freedom of information and discussion, especially for a Neutral Country, should always be a priority.

I believe that maintaining control over one’s information channels is crucial, especially in today's world. But, I fear that decision-makers only consider the numbers, which often favor the flashiest - but worse - solutions.

Encouraging citizens to use closed platforms is, in my opinion, a wrong choice.

Thanks to the Swiss government for at least giving it a shot.

admin.ch/gov/it/pagina-inizial…

#Mastodon #FreedomOfSpeech #Switzerland #Fediverse #SocialNetworks

Hecho.

Hagan la magia de #mastodon como se decía en algunos lares y Compartan este post de arriba por favor .

#fsf #fediverse #p4g

#Mozilla abandons #Mastodon and the #Fediverse. Figures.

mozilla.social/@mozilla/113153…

En.osm.town is an independent Mastodon server for OpenStreetMap people. Funding graciously provided by the OpenStreetMap Foundation.

en.osm.town

You can find out more at en.osm.town/about or contact the admin @compass

#FeaturedServer #OpenStreetMap #OSM #Maps #Mapping #Map #Geospatial #GIS #Cartography #Cartographers #Cartographer #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse