Hah! I knew it. I knew the fediverse would pop up as I explore Gemini. Adding this to my collection of platforms to try.
fediverse
Can't believe this site is (almost, for some of us) free!
https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/how-much-does-the-fediverse-cost/
Bienvenidos a masto.es, servidor de Mastodon para hispanohablantes de temática general. Ampliación del límite de caracteres en una publicación a 2000 caracteres.
Saber más: https://masto.es/about
Administrado por: @rober
#FeaturedServer #Español #Espanol #Castellano #Spanish #Hispanohablantes #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse
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Interesting history of the fediverse from @jdp23
Lots to take in. Bookmarked so I can follow the reference links later.
https://privacy.thenexus.today/here-queer-and-federated-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse/
We'd like to introduce the #Fedify project family—a set of related tools that make building #ActivityPub applications more accessible:
@Fedify (@fedify) is a #TypeScript library for building federated server applications powered by ActivityPub and other #fediverse standards. It provides type-safe objects for Activity Vocabulary, WebFinger client/server, HTTP Signatures, and more—eliminating boilerplate code so you can focus on your application logic.
@Hollo (@hollo) is a single-user microblogging server powered by Fedify. While designed for individual users, it's fully federated through ActivityPub, allowing interaction with users across the fediverse. #Hollo implements Mastodon-compatible APIs, making it compatible with most Mastodon clients without needing its own web interface.
Hollo also serves as our testing ground for bleeding-edge Fedify features before they're officially released.
@BotKit (@botkit) is our newest family member—a framework specifically designed for creating ActivityPub bots. Unlike traditional Mastodon bots, #BotKit creates standalone ActivityPub servers that aren't constrained by platform-specific limitations (like character counts).
BotKit's API is intentionally simple—you can create a complete bot in a single TypeScript file!
All three projects are open source and hosted under the @fedify-dev GitHub organization. While they serve different purposes, they share common goals: making ActivityPub development more accessible and expanding the fediverse ecosystem.
If you're interested in trying any of these projects or contributing to their development, check out:
Fedify: https://fedify.dev/
Hollo: https://docs.hollo.social/
BotKit: https://botkit.fedify.dev/
Happy 17th anniversary to the very first fediverse post, by @evan
https://identi.ca/evan/note/Y0QwGyc1QYilqqawkDrQlg
Archived link: https://web.archive.org/web/20230601175229/https://identi.ca/evan/note/Y0QwGyc1QYilqqawkDrQlg
#fediverse #history #FediverseHistory #OnThisDay #OTD #identica #FirstPost #FirstFediversePost
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People I’d like to thank this year for helping build the #fediverse
@dansup probably the hardest working person in the fediverse @pixelfed and @loops creator
@rolle for his wonderful theme for mastodon I love it ❤️
The teams behind @Castopod @Mastodon
@andypiper great guy lots of great content on devRel - personally learn a lot for him for my job
And a special call out for @geerlingguy not directly Fediverse specific but one of the best content creators on here and always responds to ppl
My latest effort at creating art with a stained glass look is "Summer Garden Abstract"...
ART - https://peggy-collins.pixels.com/featured/summer-garden-abstract-peggy-collins.html
#abstract #abstractart #flowers #flowerfriday #floral #colorful #art #arte #kunst #wallartforsale #wallart #artprints #artforsale #fineart #decor #gifts #giftideas #interiordesign #homedecor #contemporaryart #modernart #creativetoots #artbooster #fediverse #fedigiftshop #mastodonart #mastoart
It's been awhile since I did any cat art but yesterday I finished "Gloria in the Garden"...
ART - https://peggy-collins.pixels.com/featured/gloria-in-the-garden-peggy-collins.html
#cats #cat #flowers #garden #whimsical #impressionism #colorful #art #arte #kunst #wallartforsale #wallart #artprints #artforsale #fineart #decor #gifts #giftideas #interiordesign #homedecor #contemporaryart #modernart #creativetoots #artbooster #fediverse #fedigiftshop #mastodonart #mastoart
Come see @dansup give his keynote at FediCon
"The Fediverse in Action: Building Social Platforms That Users Actually Want"
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🌐 FediCon
📍 Vancouver, Canada
🗓️ August 1–2
Mastodon.scot is a Mastodon server mainly intended for people in Scotland or those who identify as Scottish:
You can find out more at https://mastodon.scot/about or contact the admin @trumpet
#FeaturedServer #Scotland #Scottish #Scot #Scots #Gàidhlig #Gaelic #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse
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Week in Fediverse 2025-02-14
Servers
- Mbin v1.8.0
- snac v2.72
- Lemmy v0.19.9
- flohmarkt v0.8.0
- GoToSocial v0.17.4
- Hollo v0.5.0
- Manyfold v0.100.0
- Mitra v3.17.0
- ActivityPub for WordPress v5.2.0
- Pleroma ActivityRelay v0.3.4
- NeoDB v0.11.4.7
- tootik v0.15.3
- kmyblue v17.0
- Trunk & Tidbits, January 2025
- Bringing Quote Posts to Mastodon
Clients
- Mangane v1.13.6
- Thunder v0.6.1
- Fediboat: Mastodon TUI client with a Newsboat-like interface
Tools and Plugins
- Event Bridge for ActivityPub v1.0.0 (WordPress plugin)
- Enable Mastodon Apps for WordPress v1.0.0
- LemmyWebhook v0.19.0
- Mastodon – Simplified Federation v2.2.1
- Utsukta Hub themes: A collection of custom themes developed for Hubzilla
For developers
- BotKit v0.1.1
- TootSDK v13.0.0
- apsig: Signature implementation used in ActivityPub (python)
Protocol
- FEP-efda: Followable objects
Articles
- Tumblr to join the fediverse after WordPress migration completes
- Last Week in Fediverse #103
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#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub
Previous edition: https://mitra.social/objects/0194e1e4-74a9-17c1-c347-9674b1a3f9c9
Hi, friends.
I wrote an article on being a Mastodon moderator. I talk about the process, our mental health, the challenges of mutual aid, and more.
It leaves me a little vulnerable, but I think it’s an important story to tell.
If you like it, boosts are welcomed. If you have questions, feel free to reach out.
Okay, here goes…
https://markwrites.io/being-a-mastodon-moderator
#Moderation #Moderators #Mastodon #Fediverse #MentalHealth #IAmAnxiousWritingAboutThis
We're experimenting with federated geosocial features in Bonfire, free from surveillance capitalism.
Check into your local community garden. Add location to mutual aid requests. Find tools nearby.
Imagine your local fablab or community center sharing check-ins, calendars, events, opening hours - all federated. A living hub for what's happening there.
🔧 https://github.com/bonfire-networks/bonfire-app/issues/1444
This unlocks new possibilities for local organizing, let's explore together 🔥
Now that Tapestry is finally an App Store reality, join us for a sneak peek into what went on behind the scenes of our successful product launch as well as some exciting news about what lies ahead. #TapestryApp #Fediverse #OpenWeb
https://blog.iconfactory.com/2025/02/tapestry-by-iconfactory-past-present-and-future/
Open Lemmy comment threads in Mastodon?
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"The more the Fediverse can be baked into systems already in use, as with the Wordpress plugin and Ghost 6.0, the easier it will be to make connections without platform or protocol battles." - @michael
Part 2 of Michael's post-FediCon blog series, exploring growth with a grassroots vibe, is out now! Check it out below 👇
https://www.blog-pat.ch/third-spaces-in-the-fediverse-fedicon-thoughts-part-ii/
#Fediverse #SocialWeb #FediCon #Mastodon #SocialMedia #Blog #ThirdSpaces #FediGrowth #OpenSocialWeb #Tech #LeaveX
#Indigenous #Brown #Latina family, #Homeless
#SabiLewSounds is disabled multidisciplinary #artist & #musician; #mentalhealth & #disability #advocate; 24/7 caretaker for elderly mom w/dementia & ESA bunny
1609 hotel, food, bills
459 hotel past due
273 covers Thu-Sat
650 more due Tue
🔗🌿SabiLewSounds
🔗🌿 toadlyturtle (note: Sabi)
#HelpFolksLive2025 #MutualAidRequest #MutualAid #LightWithin #Fempreneur #TraumaSurvivor #cPTSD #Mastodon #Fediverse #Boost #SupportDisabledArtists #Poverty
Week in Fediverse 2024-12-27
Servers
- Hubzilla v10.0.0
- snac v2.67
- tootik v0.14.0
- activity-pub-relay v0.8.0
- Mastodon: Annual Report 2023
- μpub: micro social network, federated
Clients
- Tusky v27.0
- Tuba v0.9.1
- Pixelix v3.0.0
- Voyager v2.22.0
- Tesseract v1.4.21
Tools and Plugins
- FediAM v0.2
- Threativore v0.7.0
- Posty: This is How You Take Your Posts With You
For developers
Articles
- botsin.space postmortem
- How much does the fediverse cost?
- Building a Better Social Web
- Surf is a “Social Browser” App From Flipboard
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#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub
Previous edition: https://mitra.social/objects/0193e565-a77c-3eb7-5957-9d3d3367f05d
Thanks @raphael, well received!
They are so pretty 
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Meine Datenschutz und Privatsphäre Übersicht 2025, für Jedermann 🔐
Teilen erbeten ! 
als PDF Datei:
https://cryptpad.digitalcourage.de/file/#/2/file/kRgZ+fsPATHElnUKYE8ziTgT/
#DSGVO #TDDDG ( #unplugtrump )
#Datenschutz #Privatsphäre #sicherheit #Verschlüsselung
#encryption #WEtell #SoloKey #NitroKey #Email #Cybersecurity #Pixelfed #Massenűberwachung #Leta
#Google #Metadaten #WhatsApp #Threema #Cryptpad #Signal
#Hateaid #Cyberstalking #Messenger #Browser #Youtube #NewPipe #Chatkontrolle #nichtszuverbergen #ÜberwachungsKapitalismus #Microsoft #Apple #Windows10 #Linux #Matrix #Mastodon #Friendica #Fediverse #Mastodir #Loops #2FA #Ransomware #Foss #VeraCrypt #HateAid #Coreboot #Volksverpetzer #Netzpolitik #OpenAndroidInstaller
#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
Fediverse Report – #117
Keynote speakers for FediForum announced, some new interesting updates for PieFed, and 15 years of the software group of Hubzilla, Friendica and others.
The News
PieFed, a link aggregator platform for the fediverse, has made some interesting updates recently. It is one of the first (if not the first) platform to add support for Passkeys to the platform. It has also added flair (community-specific tags) to posts, that are federated as well. PieFed has also made a image hashing service available that can be used by any fediverse platform. This service generates a unique fingerprint of every image, and that fingerprint can be used to identity other posts that use the same or fairly similar images. This can be used for content moderation, PieFed has a demo video available on PeerTube showcasing how it can find and take down multiple posts that all contain a similar image.
FediForum has announced three keynote speakers and published a tentative agenda. On Thursday, June 5, Ian Forrester will give the opening keynote. Forrester has been a driving factor for the BBC R&D department to get the broadcaster to experiment with a Mastodon server. Later on Thursday, Cory Doctorow will give a keynote. On Friday June 6, Christine Lemmer-Webber will give the opening keynote. On Thursday, I will be hosting a session on Whats New at the Open Social Web, where I’ll be going over all the news and events that have happened since 2025.
The branch of fediverse software that consists of Friendica, Hubzilla and more, is now 15 years old. The main developer Mike Macgirvin lists the large number of features that the platforms have, including groups, nomadic identity, comment controls, and much more. When it comes to the large variety of features, no fediverse platform comes anywhere close to what this branch of platforms offer. The software platforms have managed to create their own small self-sustaining communities. While a number of the software platforms such as Streams do not publish any statistics, extrapolating data from what some servers running Hubzilla and Friendica publish, together I would estimate the active accounts to be less than 10k MAU. Still, these communities have managed to find long-term sustainability, exisiting over 15 years in various forms is no mean feat. As Macgirvin says: ‘if you think that this “alternative fediverse” is going away any time soon, you must be new here.’
The Links
Architecting a New Era of Community, with Blacksky’s Rudy Fraser – Flipboard’s Dot Social podcast
My Dream Fediverse Platform – Sean Tilley/WeDistribute
Ben Werdmuller has been writing a four-part series on strategies for the open social web, with articles on product strategies for Mastodon, Bluesky, starting fresh, and now his most recent article on various funding strategies for the open social web.
A detailed overview of how federation between Lemmy and Mastodon works in practice. It is a good indication that using the same protocol does not automatically guarantee good interoperability. Nor is it clear what good interaction pattern between two different types of platforms (microblogging and link-aggregators) would even look like.
This week’s fediverse software updates.
Ghost’s weekly update on their fediverse integration, mentioning that ActivityPub is now also available at another vendor who offers Ghost hosting.
Flipboard is federating another 124 accounts, this time from international publishers. Flipboard now federates over 1200 accounts of publishers.
That’s all for this week, thanks for reading! You can subscribe to my newsletter to get all my weekly updates via email, which gets you some interesting extra analysis as a bonus, that is not posted here on the website. You can subscribe below:
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Organizers Log:
An update about the Fediverse Conference in Canada (FediCon) on August 1st & Saturday August 2nd I have been organizing.
I have been trying to design a logo for FediCon.
(I am NOT a logo designer 🙂 )
I tried using the FediOrigami version of the Fediverse logo, to be part of it.
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You can get the FediCon logo from here:
https://github.com/reiver/fedicon-logo
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🌞 Hello #fediverse - this is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 46F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10mi.
Mass. reversed course on the closure of Pappas Hospital, which provides services to children and young adults with disabilities. #disability
21 civil servants with the US Digital Service quit rather than work with Elon Musk's DOGE team.
Apple's shareholders have rejected a proposal to scrap the company's diversity programs.
Is anyone building cool stuff with @fedify ? I’ve been curious about diving in after I learn JavaScript, I think it would be fun to make some simple #Fediverse apps. I’d love to see what other people are making with it.