#fediverse Timeline

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PieFed is seeing a surge in new users as a prominent Lemmy server retires, lemm.ee

A line chart showing growth from 800 active users to 2000 active users on the PieFed platform over the course of June 2026

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Nerdculture.de - Wenn Du erwartest, von anderen freundlich behandelt zu werden, behandle auch die Anderen freundlich. Hier ist kein Platz für Hassreden oder für Nazis. Keine Bots im Allgemeinen! (nur nach vorheriger Genehmigung).

Be excellent to each other, live humanism, no nazis, no hate speech.

https://nerdculture.de

Über: https://nerdculture.de/about

Verwaltet von: @ij

#FeaturedServer #Deutsch #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

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Kind.Social is a Mastodon server with a broad community - queer, disabled, neurodivergent, crafters, techies, friends of all sorts. Our aim is to foster a genuinely enjoyable shared social experience.

This server has been operating since 2018.

https://kind.social

You can find out more at https://kind.social/about or contact the admin @Texan_Reverend

#FeaturedServer #LGBTQIA #Disabled #Neurodivergent #Crafters #Techies #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

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I always gush about @ZLabe and his account, because for one thing it makes the data he works with more accessible (via #ActivityPub), but secondly because the #infographics he stares are very informative - and consistent.

Are there any other #science, #edutainment and #infographic accounts on the #fediverse that has similar consistent and qualify of posts? Think content that is fairly easily digestible during a scroll.

We're looking for the accounts that #TeachTheFediverse.

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https://fedihost.co #Mastodon instances have been updated to v4.3.9

Learn more about this release here:
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.3.9

#hosting #SelfHosting #GetFederated #ActivityPub #Fediverse #FediHost

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I've been MIA for awhile because I went to Bali but I'm back at work now. Hope you enjoy my semi-abstract nautilus shell... https://peggy-collins.pixels.com/featured/nautilus-shell-stained-glass-peggy-collins.html

#shell #beach #colorful #nature #buyintoart #ayearforart #kunst #wallartforsale #wallart #artprints #artforsale #fineart #decor #gifts #giftideas #interiordesign #homedecor #contemporaryart #modernart #creativetoots #artbooster #fediverse #fedigiftshop #mastodonart #mastoart

Colorful artwork of a nautilus shell with a stained glass effect, by artist Peggy Collins.

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Odd. Noticed that when viewing @mosseri from Mastodon his last post was on April 23, despite posting on Threads many times since and within the last 24 hours.

And if I follow him from here, his account doesn't show under my following list, despite indicating that I'm following on his profile.

Glitch? Intentional? How many other federated @threads accounts are like this? (Other threads.net accounts that I'm following seem okay.)

#Mastodon #Threads #fediverse

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Here's to the crazy ones. The digital revolutionaries. The #fediverse builders. The ones who see social media differently.

They're not fond of #BigTech. And they have no respect for the #SurveillanceEconomy.

You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them.

Because they change things.

While some see them as the crazy ones, we see genius.

Because the people crazy enough to think they can change social media, are the ones who do.

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If there's ever a day to shout "No Kings" from the rooftop, it's tomorrow.

How is even a MAGA supposed to argue with saying No Kings on Independence Day (from a king)?

Check out the new #FediCard with QR code to the viral video promoting the #Fediverse

https://mementomori.social/@juergen_hubert/114770567222035385

#NoKings #MAGA #July4

Join the Fediverse. The people's social media! No Kings. No masks. No Zuckerbergs.

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I used to hate seeing this used in #commonlisp but I'm doing the equivalent more and more decoding #fediverse #json in #swiftlang

https://lisp-docs.github.io/cl-language-reference/chap-9/j-c-dictionary/ignore-errors_macro

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Ever wonder how your site proves it’s really you talking to the rest of the Fediverse? It’s not magic—it’s HTTP signatures, the digital equivalent of a secret handshake. With our next release, we’re making that handshake a lot more universal (and a little less awkward). Why HTTP Signatures Matter When you interact with the Fediverse, you want to know that the messages you send and receive are genuine. HTTP signatures are the technology that makes this possible. Every time your […]

Ever wonder how your site proves it’s really you talking to the rest of the Fediverse? It’s not magic—it’s HTTP signatures, the digital equivalent of a secret handshake. With our next release, we’re making that handshake a lot more universal (and a little less awkward).

Why HTTP Signatures Matter

When you interact with the Fediverse, you want to know that the messages you send and receive are genuine. HTTP signatures are the technology that makes this possible. Every time your site sends a message, it includes a digital signature—like sealing an envelope with your personal stamp. This signature proves that your content really came from your account and that no one has tampered with it along the way. As a result, you can trust that your interactions across the network are authentic.

A Bit of Background: draft-cavage and RFC 9421

If you’ve heard about HTTP signatures, you might have come across terms like “draft-cavage” and “RFC 9421.” These are just different versions of the rules for how those digital signatures are created and checked.

For a long time, most of the Fediverse has used what’s called the draft-cavage-12 specification. Think of this as a set of instructions that people agreed to try out, but that hadn’t been officially finalized. It worked well enough to let sites talk to each other securely, but because it was just a draft, there were sometimes small differences in how different software used it.

Recently, the community agreed on a final, official version of these rules, called RFC 9421. This is now the standard way to create and verify HTTP signatures. This makes it easier for sites and servers to understand each other and work together, since everyone is following the same process.

Incoming Support for the New Standard, Out of the Box

With this update, the plugin will support incoming HTTP signatures that use the new standard right away. There’s nothing extra you need to do. This means that when other servers use the new, official approach for signatures, your site will recognize and accept them. By making support for the new standard easy and automatic, the plugin helps move the Fediverse forward, encouraging more sites to adopt this approach and making connections across the network more reliable.

Outgoing Requests and the Double Knock Approach

There’s a new setting for outgoing requests, but for most people, there’s no need to touch it. This option is really for the folks who like to be on the cutting edge and want to start using the new standard for outgoing messages right away. If that sounds like you, here’s how to find it: head to the ActivityPub settings in your dashboard, open “Screen Options” at the top right, and enable “Advanced Settings.” Then, click on the Advanced Settings tab and turn on “Use modern signature format for Fediverse communications.”

But don’t feel any pressure—leaving this setting off is perfectly fine. The plugin already handles incoming messages with the new standard out of the box, and we’ll automatically enable outgoing support for everyone once the wider Fediverse is ready. For now, this is just an option for early adopters.

If you do turn it on, the plugin uses what we call the “double knock” approach. It’ll try the new standard first, and if the other server isn’t ready for it, it’ll automatically fall back to the older method. So, you can experiment without worrying about breaking communication with anyone.

Improved Verification for Existing Signatures

The plugin also brings improvements to how it handles signatures that use the older method, especially those using the hs2019 algorithm. Now, when a signed message arrives, the plugin fetches the sender’s public key and uses it to determine the correct way to verify the signature, following the specification more closely. This means more reliable verification and fewer errors, making your experience smoother and more predictable.

Looking Forward

With this update, the plugin helps move the Fediverse toward a shared standard for signing and verifying messages. By supporting both the new standard and the older method, you’re making it easier for everyone to communicate using the same agreed-upon approach. There’s no change in security, but you’re part of making the network more consistent and helping the community take the next step forward.

We hope this explanation helps clarify these technical changes. If you have any questions about HTTP signatures or how our plugin interacts with the Fediverse, please don’t hesitate to reach out in the comments below.

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A Wapuu dressed as a detective holds a sealed envelope marked with an RFC 9421 checkmark, symbolizing secure and verified communication, with a key floating nearby against a starry background.

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It may be the weekend but people are still scrolling through their Tapestry timelines and seeing focused, compelling sponsorships of apps and services just like yours.

Affordable slots are available now and just waiting for wonderful sponsors like you. 🫵

Get started - https://usetapestry.com/sponsors/

#TapestryApp #marketing #Fediverse

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I've updated the Fedi.Garden website so it now has a section for well-run servers that support longer posts:

➡️ https://fedi.garden/tag/larger-post-size

The post size character limits for each server are listed within their entries.

(If you would like your Fediverse server listed on Fedi.Garden, please check that it's compatible with all seven points at https://fedi.garden/about-this-site and then send me a DM confirming this 🙂 )

#Fediverse

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Week in Fediverse 2025-07-04

Servers

- snac v2.79
- Mastodon v4.3.9
- Honk v1.5.2
- Activity-Relay v2.0.9
- Vernissage Server v1.18.0
- kmyblue v18.2
- Lemmy Development Update June 2025
- Mastodon 4.4 for Developers
- Forgejo monthly report - June 2025
- HTTP Signature Upgrades Coming Soon (ActivityPub for WordPress)
- Decodon: Media-focused fork of Mastodon that supports only private/followers-only accounts

Clients

- Pachli v2.14.0
- Voyager v2.37.0
- Blorp v1.8.2
- Tesseract v1.4.40
- pl-fe change summary

Tools and Plugins

- FIRES Server v0.3.3

For developers

- ActivityPods v2.2.0
- Fedialgo v0.79.5

Protocol

- FEP-c648: Blocked Collection (Final comments)

Articles

- Digital Belonging: Why Language and Locality Matter
- The State of Local-Only Fediverse Posts (WIP)
- Fediverse Report – #123

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#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub

Previous edition: https://mitra.social/objects/0197b339-bed8-6a86-c62f-2e922ee73efd

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hello #Fediverse👋🏼I thought 2025 is done w/ me but i'm still here..
In my neighborhood & I guess all over the country, Crime & Bad People are uprising & very alarming. Long story short
My wallet,phone & important stuffs are lost💔😢 I'm beyond devastated. Just wanted to tell y'all too, My Pypal is having problem w/ my Address & My ID is not on their list of accepted😢 I FEEL SO DOWN & USELESS.Using my old phone that's barely functioning rn.

#Mastodon #today

A Tuxedo Cat sleeping in a plastic chair and a cat with orange & white fur in little bit away with it

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I just discovered why some of my followers from larger #Mastodon instances (like mastodon.social) would mysteriously unfollow me after a while!

A pull request was just merged in Mastodon that fixes a critical bug in their follower synchronization mechanism.

Turns out Mastodon implements the FEP-8fcf specification (Followers collection synchronization across servers), but it expected all followers to be in a single page collection. When followers were split across multiple pages, it would only see the first page and incorrectly remove all followers from subsequent pages!

This explains so much about the strange behavior I've been seeing with #Hollo and other #Fedify-based servers over the past few months. Some people would follow me from large instances, then mysteriously unfollow later without any action on their part.

Thankfully this fix has been marked for backporting, so it should appear in an upcoming patch release rather than waiting for the next major version. Great news for all of us building on #ActivityPub!

This is why I love open source—we can identify, understand, and fix these kinds of interoperability issues together. 😊

#fediverse #fedidev

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Arabi.gay is a Glitch Mastodon server for Arabs, people from the SWANA region or Arabic speakers (including all dialects) who are LGBTQIA+. Anyone over 18 is welcome to join.

https://arabi.gay

You can find out more at https://arabi.gay/about or contact the admin @ishraaf

#FeaturedServer #Arab #Arabic #SWANA #LGBTQIA #Gay #Arabs #NorthAfrica #SouthWestAsia #Glitch #GlitchMastodon #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse #العربية

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BigShoulders.city is a Hometown Mastodon server for people in or connected to Chicago, Illinois, USA. The server welcomes all sexualities, gender identities, races, levels of mobility and ages.

This server has been operating since 2020.

https://bigshoulders.city

You can find out more at https://bigshoulders.city/about or contact the admin @moderation

cc @chicago

#FeaturedServer #Chicago #Illinois #Hometown #Mastodon #HometownMastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

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Pixelfed leaks private posts from other Fediverse instances... #pixelfed #fediverse #privacy

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Presenting the Alt Text Health Check image accessibility report #3.

https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/alt-text-health-check-image-accessibility-report-3/

#AltText #AltTextHealthCheck #accessibility #ImageDescription #fediverse

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Meine Datenschutz und Privatsphäre Übersicht 2025, für die Allgemeinheit 🕵️‍♂️

Teilen erbeten ‼️

als PDF:

https://cryptpad.digitalcourage.de/file/#/2/file/NdmBgSYkRCto8B+JmJkE9mQ4/

#DSGVO #TDDDG ( #unplugtrump )
#Datenschutz #Privatsphäre #sicherheit #Verschlüsselung
#encryption #WEtell #SoloKey #NitroKey #Email #Cybersecurity #Pixelfed #Massenűberwachung
#Google #Metadaten #WhatsApp #Threema #Cryptpad #Signal
#Hateaid #Cyberstalking #Messenger #Browser #Youtube #NewPipe #Chatkontrolle #nichtszuverbergen #ÜberwachungsKapitalismus #Microsoft #Apple #Windows #Linux #Matrix #Mastodon #Friendica #Fediverse #Mastodir #Loops #2FA #Ransomware #Foss #VeraCrypt #HateAid #Coreboot #Volksverpetzer #Netzpolitik #Digitalisierung #FragdenStaat #Shiftphone #OpenSource #GrapheneOS #CCC #Mail #Mullvad #PGP #GnuPG #DNS #Gaming #linuxgaming #Lutris #Protondb #eOS #Enshittification
#Bloatware #TPM #Murena #LiberaPay #GnuTaler #Taler #PreppingforFuture
#FediLZ #BlueLZ #InstaLZ #ThreatModel
#FLOSS #UEFI #Medienkompetenz

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Socel.net is a Mastodon server for animation professionals, freelancers, independents, students and fans to connect and grow together. Everyone in related fields are also welcome.

https://socel.net

You can find out more at https://socel.net/about or contact the admin @admin

cc @animation

#FeaturedServer #Animation #Animators #Animations #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

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This year, @ProPublica reported on ICE splitting up families, the people behind DOGE and their impact, the backroom dealings of Trump and others in his administration, and more. I'm proud to work with these journalists - and they need your support.

As always, I want to prove that the #fediverse is an important source of support for nonprofits like ours. We're here, we're engaged, and we care.

If you have the means, please consider a donation:

https://give.propublica.org/campaign/748664/donate?c_src=ben

#journalism #democracy