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Regular Fediverse federation check.
According to @fedidb (fedidb.org) 22,37% of monthly active Fediverse users are currently on mastodon.social.
I very much welcome the upcoming Mastodon feature that closes registrations if the mods and admins abandon the server (no activity for a week), but when do we finally close servers automatically that have 10k active users?
I'll post about this somewhat regularly under #FederationCheck, but if someone wants to automate that with a bot feel free.
#Fediverse #FediverseMeta #federation #MastodonSocial #Mastodon
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Yes, #Mastodon supports #HCaptcha, but HCaptcha mines details of some of us with disabilities by asking us to sign up with an email address to, as they put it, 'get an accessibility cookie.' If you use that service, it is a bad time for many. HCaptcha is not my friend.
Edit: For reasons why I categorically state HCaptcha is evil, see this post I made in response to someone else. People have quite rightly asked me to clarify my stance, so here it is: universeodon.com/@FreakyFwoof/…
@craftxbox It's evil, because *only* if you're blind or unable to complete the visual captcha, do they require your email address.
'Oh, let's be another corporation, but we're niche and specific. We only want email addresses of those who are blind/visually impaired, so we could, at our discretion, spam them with blindness-specific products or services that our visual users would never see, as they never had to provide an email address.'
When you go to the chemist (drug store or whatever it's called today) to buy, oh I dono, tampons, do you have to give them your email address because you're a woman?
Nope. Very, very definitely nope, but because I'm blind, I have to give some nameless, faceless company my address, to have a cookie that hardly ever works anyway at the best of times, and even when it does, is now tracking me across any site with *their* version of so-called captcha?
No. Absolutely not. Get the hell out with that.
Internationalise The Fediverse
shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/02/inter…
We live in the future now. It is OK to use Unicode everywhere.
It seems bizarre to me that modern Internet services sometimes "forget" that there's a world outside the Anglosphere. Some people have the temerity to speak foreign languages! And some of those languages have accents on their letters!! Even worse, some don't use English letters at all!!!
A decade ago, I was miffed that GitHub only supported some ASCII characters in its project names. There's no technical reason why your repo can't be called "ഹലോ വേൾഡ്".
Similarly, I'm frustrated that Mastodon (the largest ActivityPub service) doesn't allow Unicode usernames and has resisted efforts to change.
So I built a small ActivityPub server which publishes content from an Actor called @你好@i18n.viii.fi - it is only a demo account, but it works!
Some ActivityPub clients report that they are able to follow it and receive messages from it. Others - like Mastodon - simply can't see anything from it. Take a look at the replies on Mastodon to see which services work. You can also see some of its posts on the Fediverse.
What Does The Fox Spec Say?
The ActivityPub specification says:
Building an international base of users is important in a federated network.
Internationalization
I can't find anything in the specifications which limits what languages a username can be written in. But there are a few clues scattered about.
The user's @ name is defined by preferredUsername which is:
A short username which may be used to refer to the actor, with no uniqueness guarantees.
4.1 Actor objects
There's nothing in there about what scripts it can contain. However, later on, the spec says:
Properties containing natural language values, such asname,preferredUsername, orsummary, make use of natural language support defined in ActivityStreams.
4. Actors
So it is expected that a preferred username could be written in multiple scripts. Which implies that the default need not be limited to A-Z0-9.
The ActivityStreams specification talks about language mapping.
Finally, the ActivityPub specification has some examples on non-Latin text in names.
So, I think that it is acceptable for usernames to be written in a variety of non-Latin scripts.
But What About...?
There are usually a few objections to "Unicode Everywhere" zealots like me. I'd like to forestall any arguments.
What about homograph attacks?
Well, what about them? ASCII has plenty of similar looking characters. I doubt most people would notice when a capital i is replaced by a lower L - and vice-versa. Similarly the kerning issue of an r and n looking like an m is well known. Are mixed language homographs more dangerous? I don't think so.
What if people make names that can't be typed?
Well, what if they do? Maybe not being found by people who can't type your language is a feature, not a bug. But, anyway, clients can let users search for other people, or copy and paste their names.
What about weird "Zalgo" text?
It is up to a client to decide how they want to render text input. The "problems" of strange Unicode combinations are well known. This is not a hard computer-science problem.
What about bi-directional text?
The spec makes clear this is allowed.
Do people even want a username in their own script?
I have no evidence for this. But I bet you'd get pretty frustrated if you had to switch keyboard just to type your own name, wouldn't you? In any case, why can't I have a username of @😉
What's Next?
If you build ActivityPub software, give some thought to the billions of people who don't have names which easily fit into ASCII.
If your software can see @你好@i18n.viii.fi and its posts, please let me know.
shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/02/inter…
#ActivityPub #fediverse #i18n #mastodon #unicode
I'd like to run an instance with non-ASCII usernames · Issue #8417 · mastodon/mastodon
Mastodon usernames are currently restricted to Latin characters. I'd like to have the option to run an instance which allows usernames like "莎士比亚". I'm not saying that it should be mandatory that e...GitHub
We’ve just published an update about this Mastodon trial which has been running for the last 6 months – you can read it here: bbc.co.uk/rd/blog/2024-02-exte…
We are going to continue our trial here for at least another six months while we share our findings internally and seek more engagement from other BBC teams. We are also planning to start researching ways to publish more BBC content using ActivityPub.
#mastodon #ActivityPub #socialmedia
Some cool #Firefox add-ons for improving #Mastodon:
Simplified Federation: addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firef…
Automatically take you to your home instance when you try to follow people from a page on another instance.
StreetPass: addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firef…
Automatically discovers mastodon accounts on any web page you visit. Keeps a list so you can browse accounts at your convenience.
Substitoot: addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firef…
Fill in missing replies, boost/favorite counts, profile pages.
Mastodon – Simplified Federation! – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-US)
Download Mastodon – Simplified Federation! for Firefox. Simplifies following or interacting with other users on remote Mastodon instances in the Fediverse.addons.mozilla.org
Uz nejakou dobu pouzivam na @wrksart klienta phanpy.social. Je hodne minimalisticky. Krade IP z pokemonu, mastodon pokemon, ha, genialni! Hodne veci mi vadi.
Ale jeho naprosta killer feature a duvod, proc si ho pro doom scrolling hudby a dalsiho umeni na WRKS necham, je vizualni oddeleni boostu od originalnich postu.
Vubec nechapu, proc to jeste nema kazdy klient. UX je uplny no-brainer. Obri timeline neskutecne zprehledni.
At long last, the Thunderbird blog now has a "Share To Mastodon" button!
A hearty round of applause and eternal thanks to @micah, @oopsallnaps, and @devmount for making it happen 💙
#Mastodon #Community #OpenSource
Here’s what people are saying about #Dgar’s moon-rock song “It’s Always Monday On The Moon”.
“Tasty!”
~ Rev. Watt deFalk, O.C.D.
“awesome…”
~ karin Sorenby
“I aways enjoy it!”
~ Maj1
“It's well-written and fun…”
~ Steve’s Place
“…it's outta this WORLD!!”
~ x.Félix_de_Fomento.x
“Yeah. We had that last week.”
~ Clara Listensprechen
“I never been there.”
~ Ken Dillermand
“Wha??? When did NASA ever go to the moon?”
~ ideaPDish
“I've got a gimp in the back room...”
~ Nuki writes Erotica in ur Feed
So what are you waiting for? Check out the song that’s taking #Mastodon by storm!
It’s Always Monday On The Moon
~ Dgar
Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/dgarmusic/its-a…
Everywhere else: songwhip.com/dgar/its-always-m…
It's Always Monday On The Moon by Dgar
Listen to "It's Always Monday On The Moon" by Dgar on any music platform - Free smart music links by SongwhipDgar (Songwhip)
– Enable search for your public posts: fedi.tips/how-do-i-opt-into-or…
– Mention your Mastodon profile on GitHub. You enter the URL of the profile and GitHub shows Mastodon icon & address: github.com/rauschma
How do I opt into full text search on Mastodon? | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse
An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediversefedi.tips
"Mastodon: Diebstahl beliebiger Identitäten im föderierten Kurznachrichtendienst" 😬
Die Versionen 3.5.17, 4.0.13, 4.1.13 und 4.2.5 beheben die Sicherheitslücke. 👇
heise.de/news/Mastodon-Diebsta…
#mastodon #security #vulnerability #schwachstelle #sicherheit
Mastodon: Diebstahl beliebiger Identitäten im föderierten Kurznachrichtendienst
In einem knappen Sicherheitshinweis lassen die Entwickler eine Bombe platzen: Angreifer können jeden beliebigen Account übernehmen und fälschen.Dr. Christopher Kunz (heise online)
Appreciation toot for everyone on #Mastodon following, interacting, and being awesome on this platform and helping grow the federated community.
You get one wool heart each.
Hey #fediverse,
Can y'all Please tell #NPR about #mastodon, #activityPub (and #Matrix!), please?
No really.. They're literally asking for it,
npr.org/2024/01/11/1223974976/…
Ok, I could be reading too much into it, but it really would be nice if maybe I wasn't the only one that mentioned maybe it's something they should look into?
kthx,
- A. Rando
Frage | Friendica: Fehlende Bezüge
Ich hatte eben unten stehenden Austausch und frage mich da natürlich ob mir irgendwelche Informationen fehlen bzw. ob es bei Mastodon Bezüge gibt die ich so nicht sehe.
Wäre schon interessant zu erfahren ob man da mit Mastdon mehr sieht.
Tags: #Frage #Friendica #Mastodon #Bezüge #Fediverse #Sascha #2024-01-12 !Friendica Support
Home · Enafore
A somewhat unstable fediverse client with better support for Akkoma, glitch-soc, and Iceshrimp instances.enafore.social
Im Januar 2024 richtete das Aktionsb. neue Soziale Medien einen offenen Brief an die Hochschulrektorenkonferenz (#HRK). Darin werden die #Hochschulen in Deutschland aufgefordert, ihre X/Twitter-Präsenzen zu beenden und stattdessen auf dezentrale Plattformen im #Fediverse wie #Mastodon umzusteigen. Diese seien besser geeignet, den Regeln eines demokratischen und nachhaltigen Miteinanders zu entsprechen. Ich bin Erstunterzeichner des offenen Briefs! Mitmachen. 👇
The free fediverses should focus on consent (including consent-based federation), privacy, and safety
privacy.thenexus.today/free-fe…
(Part 2 of "Strategies for the free fediverses")
#fediverse #mastodon #fedipact @fediversenews
The free fediverses should focus on consent (including consent-based federation), privacy, and safety
Part 2 of Strategies for the free fediversesJon (The Nexus Of Privacy)
Výborná prezentace z #OpenAlt o #Fediverse a #Mastodon od @sesivany
Pokud budete sdílet dál, dovolím si rovnou doplnit:
* Je možné sledovat i hashtagy
* Pro vyhledávání uživatelů je dobrý FediSearch fedisearch.skorpil.cz od @stepan
* V ČR běží také instance #Piráti mastodon.pirati.cz a na vlastním železe 
"I noticed that the vanilla mastodon server uses Ruby on Rails; and they picked Puma as their rack server which is a poor choice. I experimented by setting up a VM with common VPS specs and tested a single line change in the Gemfile and got massive performance and efficiency increases"
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Hey #lawfedi friends, every day a new person in #law or #legal adjacent fields joints the #fediverse and isn't aware of Lawstodon - the legal community directory for #Mastodon (and eventually the fediverse more broadly).
Feel free to add yourself, claim your profile, etc. I have been using it when I send recommendations for folks looking for practitioners in specific practice areas and it works a treat!
@law
Lawstodon | Find Lawyers and the Legal Community on Mastodon | #LawFedi #Lawstodon
Lawstodon.org is a directory of lawyers, attorneys and the legal community on Mastodon. #LawFedi #Lawstodonwww.lawstodon.org
My #FediPact 2.0 website tool is now available for your anti-fascist viewing pleasure!
Please share this around so I can finallly go to sleep 😫. I know people wanted to see it.
Servers not listed just had no readily-available data for me to grab.
#Threads #Meta #FediPact #Zuckerberg #Mastodon #Lemmy #Firefish
#Fedipact - The instances blocking Zuckerberg's Threads.net
An interactive list to see which ActivityPub (Matodon, Lemmy, FireFish, etc) instances are federating with Threads.netfedipact.veganism.social
The recent excitement surrounding Thread's arrival on the Fediverse is concerning. To understand why this is not a good idea, consider their economic interest in harvesting data, their poor moderation, and their manipulations. Nothing good can come from their federation. Don't roll out the red carpet for them.
#Threads #Mastodon #Krita #MastoArt #Meta
@openuk I'd love to see this Mastodon profile up here stateofopencon.com/advisory-bo…
Even better, I'd love to see the links to their Mastodon accounts.
We really have no idea how much longer Twitter (or X) will exist.
@fwd50 has already leveraged it this year.
Plus, #Mastodon is #OpenSource so ...
Advisory Board - 2024 - State of Open Conference 24
Advisory Board Alex Edwards Global Account Director, Onalytica Twitter Read Bio Amanda Kamin Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Digital Catapult Twitter Read Bio Ana Jimenez OSPO Program Manager at TODO Group, Linux Foundation Twitter Read B…State of Open Conference 24
According to this, I am currently ranked 213 among the most followed peeps on #Mastodon: most-followed-masotodon-accoun…
Crazy!
Mastodon Most Followed
Top accounts acrosss the Fediverse as tracked by @mostFollowed@mastodon.socialmost-followed-masotodon-accounts.stefanhayden.com
Look at this example (screenshot), on the first one it looks like the post had only minimal reach, after pressing the crosshair icon all the data is fetched from all fediverse servers (which can take 1-3 seconds), also the discussion below the original post is much larger 😮
Hi there, fedi,
Did you know you can use your fedi account to #voice #chat with followers or other fedizens? The software is called #audon (for #audio on #mastodon I guess) and works pretty well.
And if you're the sort of fedi person who likes DIY and self-hosting, the project is free software so you can do that, too. Give it a shot, if voice is something that interests you at all.
Try it on audon.space/
0,6 GB databáze a 9 GB mediálních souborů. Nevkládám sem videa, takže jde jen o obrázky, několik MB veliké fotografie nedávám moc často. Nemám nastaven zatím žádný limit na mazání souborů. Nefederuji s žádnou jinou instancí. Aktivní jsem denně.
New blog post! 🐘 “Twitter is dead. Let’s start live-tweeting conferences on Mastodon instead.”
If you’re at @fwd50 this year either in person or virtually, I’d love to see you on Mastodon! sboots.ca/2023/10/27/twitter-i… #fwd50 #GCdigital #mastodon
Twitter is dead. Let’s start live-tweeting conferences on Mastodon instead.
It’s been almost a year since I stopped using Twitter on a regular basis. It was a big change given how large a role Twitter played in my professional life – connecting with public servants across Canada and around the world and learning from their e…Sean Boots (sboots.ca)
Ahoj admini ( @archos, @OliKockova, @xChaos, @davidslizek, @nolog).
Nevím, zda o tom víte, ale je k dispozici Tangerine UI - alternativní skin pro webový klient, který hodně přibližuje Mastodon k Xku a je pro nově příchozí mnohem přívětivější.
Zkuste na to mrknout a zvážit, zda by to nebyl způsob, jak nově příchozí úplně neodradit a svým stávajícím uživatelům zpříjemnit život.
Díky…d8-D
github.com/nileane/TangerineUI…
GitHub - nileane/TangerineUI-for-Mastodon: A Tangerine redesign for Mastodon's Web UI. 🍊🐘
A Tangerine redesign for Mastodon's Web UI. 🍊🐘. Contribute to nileane/TangerineUI-for-Mastodon development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
I’ve now been using it for about two months and I am here to tell you that it is, in principle, what we should want the internet to be. If you have been remotely interested in Mastodon but had reservations about joining because you thought it would be difficult, confusing, or otherwise annoying, it is not.
Here is how you make a #Mastodon account: You go to this website. You agree to not share #disinformation or be an asshole. You select a username and password. Then, you have a Mastodon account.
mastodon.social/@jasonkoebler/…
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I wrote about my first two months on Mastodon. I was a Mastodon hater because I thought it would be weird, complicated, or dead. It's been none of those things.I'm ashamed I didn't join earlier and I'm ashamed I haven't been telling people to join it, because it's a version of the internet and social media I've long advocated for with my reporting: decentralized, portable, user controlled, not corporate:
404media.co/mastodon-is-the-go…
Mastodon Is the Good One
Mastodon is interoperable, decentralized, operated by a nonprofit, lively, and, ACTUALLY, isn't hard to use. So why is everyone championing Threads as the main Twitter alternative?Jason Koebler (404 Media)
At the moment, this is not all too bad as for my personal experience, Frio on mobile web is quite okay, but it surely feels like falling back behind Mastodon, Firefish, ... that are supported / targeted by most of these clients out of the box; usually (see the latest Kaiteki issues) problems with Friendica are immediately closed because Friendica is deemed "unsupported". This would boil down to writing issues for these for Friendica to improve support for Mastodon client API, but ... I somehow wonder whether that's worth the effort. Currently, it seems there's no shortage of open issues in the Friendica tracker, and I don't know whether anyone would consider this important enough to work on so if not, maybe best is to really consider these clients "not for Friendica" and give up on even trying to support these?
Thoughts anyone?
Integrujte WordPress nejen s Mastodonem
Tento týden společnost Automattic oznámila dostupnost pluginu ActivityPub na Wordpress.com. Tento plugin si ale můžete nainstalovat i do vlastní instance Wordpressu, udělat ze svého blogu součást sítě Fediverse a přímo komunikovat nejen s uživateli Mastodonu. Přečtěte si, jak na to.
#ActivityPub #blog #fediverse #Mastodon #sociálníSítě #wordpress
blog.eischmann.cz/2023/10/14/i…
And this is how #ConspiracyTheories get started.
(It's #HootinTootinTuesday again! Post some jokes or funny memes under this hashtag today, and bring lots of smiles to #Mastodon.)
#Humor #Humour #FunnyMeme #StarWars #StormTroopers #ConspiracyTheory #Conspiracies #RumorMill #InsuranceScams
