In case it flew by and you didn't manage to catch it, we thought we'd share this article again, exploring alternatives to large, centralised platforms.
https://knightcolumbia.org/content/protocols-not-platforms-a-technological-approach-to-free-speech
️Mobile internet will be turned off tomorrow in the entire #European part of #Russia, Russian media reports.
“The communication block will apply to 60% of the country’s territory, this is an unprecedented case in the history of the Russian #Federation,” they write.
At SXSW's Fediverse House, it didn't matter which platform or protocol you preferred — everyone was focused on the singular goal of building a better internet. We've uploaded videos and highlights of key conversations from the event and rounded them up in one post. Here you go:
https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse/fediverse-house-2025-roundup/
Estonian Ski Association and Åre recognized with maiden FIS Nature and Biodiversity Protection and Restoration Award https://www.byteseu.com/990660/ #Estonia #Federation #FIS #ski #snowboard #WinterSports
Congratulations to @johnonolan and the team at Ghost on their 12th birthday! Here's John's post reflecting on the idea behind the product, some of the incredible indie publishers who have adopted it (including @404mediaco, @caseynewton's Platformer, and @drownedinsound) and what's next.
"#Decentralisation & #federation are valued for their impact on #powerstructures, but there are multiple ways to structure power in #opensocialnetworks.
A quick summary:
The conceptual model of #ActivityPub resembles that of email: independent servers sending messages to each other.
The conceptual model of #ATProto resembles that of the web: independent sites publish data, and indexers aggregate this data into different views & apps." @laurenshof (2024)
https://fediversereport.com/a-conceptual-model-of-atproto-and-activitypub/
We are not an insurance company to guarantee the safety of #Russians and their guests on May 9.
Our position is very simple to all countries that went or are going on May 9: we cannot be responsible for what is happening on the territory of the Russian #Federation. They provide you with security, and therefore we will not give you any guarantees, - #Zelensky
Is the #Fediverse really open for #freedom?
In the last weeks, I noticed more & more messages from different instances/admins about moderation, banning and de-federations. Initially, people told the Fediverse is more open, not blocking and deleting content compared to other social medias. However, I think it shifted to the opposite where a single instance admin decides for the whole user base (which might not even be aware of it).
Hey fedi, I need some help!
I am trying to connect an application I am making with the Fediverse. When I search for an actor I am successfully able to get to the profile (yay) but when I search for a post I cannot find it.
I am receiving the GET request and am sending the response with the content type ("application/activity+json") (for example):
{
"@context":"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"name":"New Note",
"type":"Note",
"id":"https://critters.jpleite.eu/posts/1",
"attributedTo":"https://critters.jpleite.eu/users/1",
"content":"Hello there!",
"to":[]
}
Why would Mastodon not display the post?
The on Mastodon’s side is returning 403 action not allowed.
Thank you
Does anyone thinks that using matrix.org **as a homeserver** is alright or it's just, bad?
We’ve uploaded more clips from the conversations at the Fediverse House last month at SXSW, including:
@jasonkoebler on the perils of building a business on rented land
@parkerortolani's recommendation to publishers who want to get started in the fediverse
Gina Michnowicz’s advice to brands curious about the space
@jlouderb's call to creators seeking autonomy
That about does it for our roundup from Austin. Hope you enjoyed these videos and felt inspired by these open social words of wisdom.
See them all...
Fediverse House: https://flipboard.video/c/fediverse.house/videos
Dot Social: https://flipboard.video/c/dot_social/videos
There's one thing I quite like about BSky and that's how they enable use of domains as part of the username without actually having a "server" behind the domain.
Is there some clever way to achieve the same thing on Mastodon? Like I have a few domains I wouldn't mind having activiated here on the Fediverse using AP.
Or is it one domain per username, and that's that?
Idea: Federated alternative to Komoot/Strava where you could publish planned routes and completed bike rides, and others could comment on them. Is there anything like it already?
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Your donation helps us maintaining the project and its website, and gives us the opportunity to develop further features.
