I think it's going to be more important than ever that #Mastodon and the #fediverse are not centrally operated out of the US unlike almost every other social media platform out there.
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mastodon
Does anyone have a good visual illustration of how #Mastodon/#fediverse operates, in terms of server to server connections (or ruptures)? Preferably one I can use with attribution? 😀
TIA!
Luister de #podcast van De Technoloog van @bnrnieuwsradio terug.
Over de toekomst van Bluesky en de #Fediverse.
"In deze aflevering bespreken Mark en Ben samen met hun gast Laurens Hof (@laurenshof) van Fediverse Report de toekomst van sociale netwerken. En dan in het bijzonder decentrale sociale netwerken."
Ok, so the #Maven team states that they deleted the posts they INGESTED WITHOUT CONSENT after the huge negative response from the #fediverse #community.
But yet, the question remains, don't 'The Rules' of each server include the fact that #UserContent is not to be stolen (taken without consent) ?
I mean one of the #MainReason to switch from #bigTech, is the idea that my #content is #notForSale, especially without my explicit say so.
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Pol.social - Serwer dla osób polskojęzycznych, zlokalizowany w Krakowie, szybki, dobrze i przyjaźnie moderowany. Prowadzony przez Fundację Technologie dla Ludzi.
O serwerze: https://pol.social/about
Zarządzana przez: @ftdl
#FeaturedServer #Polska #Polski #Poland #Polish #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse
Slurp is a new CLI tool for GoToSocial that is making post migration possible from Mastodon and Pixelfed archive formats.
Learn about the complexities of previous import solutions and how I slurped up my Pixelfed archive into a new GoToSocial account.
He’s here! The prototype, anyway. He’s big, squishy, and friend-shaped. We’ll try to make him as affordable as possible. You’ll have to wait a couple more months to get one, but we might open pre-orders relatively soon.
Meine Datenschutz und Privatsphäre Übersicht 2025, für die Allgemeinheit 🕵️♂️
Teilen erbeten ‼️ 
#DSGVO #TDDDG #Datenschutz #Privatsphäre #sicherheit #Verschlüsselung
#encryption #WEtell #Email #Cybersecurity #Pixelfed #Massenűberwachung
#Google #Metadaten #WhatsApp #Threema #Cryptpad #Signal
#Hateaid #Cyberstalking #Messenger #Browser #Youtube #NewPipe #Chatkontrolle #nichtszuverbergen #ÜberwachungsKapitalismus #Microsoft #Appel #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 #Shiftphone
#LiberaPay #GnuTaler #Taler #PreppingforFuture #FediLZ #BlueLZ #InstaLZ #ThreatModel
#FLOSS #UEFI #Medienkompetenz
( Ich bitte euch außerdem um > #niewiedercdu #noAFD )
https://cryptpad.digitalcourage.de/file/#/2/file/hfzvE2FX7wKg8kbtUScqrvqI/
Ilahduttavan paljon tullut uusia suomalaisia Mastodonin puolelle! Mastodon on radikaalin erilainen some. Muutamia eroja muihin:
1. Tätä ei omista miljonääri. Toimii kuin Internet tai sähköposti, eli palvelimia on monta ja kaikki pelaavat yhteen.
2. Algoritmeja ei ole, eikä tietojasi kerätä kaupallisiin tarkoituksiin.
3. Täällä on väliä sillä ketä seuraa, joten seuraa paljon porukkaa!
4. Merkkirajoitus 500, mutta esim. meillä #MementoMoriSocial:ssa 10000. Kirjoita siis niin pitkiä päivityksiä kuin haluat!
5. Alkuun pääsemiseksi voit poimia suomalaisia listalta: https://mementomori.social/suomalaiset-mastodon-kayttajat/
6. Voit seurata myös hashtageja!
7. Ominaisuuksia on kattava määrä, ilahduttavia mm. postauskohtainen näkyvyys (voit postata vain seuraajillesi vaikka profiilisi olisi julkinen jne.) ja reaaliaikainen pääseinä
8. Appeja löytyy monta, koska niitä voi kehittää kuka tahansa. Suosikki-Mastodon appini iPhonelle on Mona ja Androidille Moshidon.
Kysy, jos on kysyttävää! Autamme mielellämme alkuun.
#MementoMoriSocialFi #Sosiaalinenmedia #Mastodon #SomeFi #Some #MastodonFi #Fediversumi
Are you trying to verify your website link on your Mastodon profile? Is it not working? Is it failing to turn green?
If so, try some of the suggestions on this troubleshooting list:
➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-verify-my-account/#MyWebsiteVerificationDoesntWork
If none of these work, try putting the verification in your site's header instead (details are in the same guide just below the troubleshooting list).
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#Mastodon #臺語 #Taigi #推廣 #l10n
引頸企盼，臺語已經被加入Mastodon可翻譯語言。話說taigi那個是以前未知創立者創立的invalid code，我已經請管理員看能不能合併它的既有已翻譯資源了
有人有興趣嗎？因為這計劃要決定翻譯書寫格式和用詞，所以後續可能要討論
不好意思cc有能力的翻譯者
(cc @krvpb024 , @miau715 , @wancw , @Supaplex )，想參與翻譯或是練臺語書寫的的可以回我
需要用crwodin翻譯
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Can anyone parse this for me?
True decentralisation happens on #mastodon because it’s networked with Threads, a giant monolithic “instance” whose users are unlikely to ever leave?
I mean it’s good for people who want that network connection here, but it seems very strange to trumpet this as the only “true” decentralisation.
Hello World!
I'm lucky to have made it this far in life avoiding #socialmedia sites- so why not make the inevitable misstep slightly less bad by having my first platform be the 'good' one? I'm intrigued by the lack of algorithmic mayhem #Mastodon provides, and I hope I can find some neat folks who may or may not be interested in what I have to say or post. Not sure what my experience here as a total SM novice will look like, but I'm here now. I guess.
For those, like me, who want their own space here and prefer self-hosting, I suggest considering snac2. I'm having a great experience with it, and it's easy to install and configure.
#SelfHosting #Mastodon #Snac2
#SelfHosting #Mastodon #Snac2
Today, we announced that we have federated the Flipboard accounts of nine more trusted publishers. Read more about this in the blogpost by managing editor @csullivan, and check out the "Media Organizations & Brands" tab of our spreadsheet to discover the other 100 federated Flipboard publishers.
Bloomberg, @bloomberg
Bloomberg Law, @BloombergLaw
Bloomberg CityLab, @citylab
The Kyiv Independent, @KyivIndependent
Politico, @politico
Quartz, @quartz
Salon, @Salon
Time, @time
Vox, @Vox
https://about.flipboard.com/inside-flipboard/flipboard-brings-more-news-to-the-fediverse/
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iUFTo6rPvhqzCReLaM1c6-xUKRuBVqlZVStZl9Al-EU
#Flipboard #Federation #Mastodon #MastodonMigration #Fediverse #OpenSocialWeb #News #Media #Publishers
As part of our mission to bring more high-quality journalism to the fediverse, we’re federating today the profiles of nine U.S. media sites, bringing their content to Mastodon and other platforms. We think this is especially important now as the world faces serious crises like Ukraine, Gaza and climate change — not to mention pivotal elections coming up this year in several countries.
We’re delighted to welcome this next wave of trusted publishers:
Bloomberg: @bloomberg
Bloomberg Law: @BloombergLaw
Bloomberg CityLab: @citylab
The Kyiv Independent: @KyivIndependent
Politico: @politico
Quartz: @quartz
Salon: @Salon
Time: @time
Vox: @Vox
Here are just a few of the amazing Magazines you’ll be able to follow:
Business News by Quartz, @business-news-quartz
Congress by Politico, @congress-politico
Markets by Bloomberg, @markets-bloomberg
News & Politics by Salon, @news-politics-Salon
Supreme Court by Vox, @supreme-court-Vox
Urban Planning by Bloomberg City Lab, @urban-planning-citylab
World News by Time, @world-time
More details on today's announcement: https://about.flipboard.com/inside-flipboard/flipboard-brings-more-news-to-the-fediverse/
#Journalism #News #Media #Fediverse #Mastodon #MastodonMigration #Flipboard #Federation
We are very close to reaching 100k followers on @Mastodon.
Can you help us get there?
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
I'm trying to convince the last friends I have left on Facebook, X, Threads, or BlueSky to join the Fediverse. Some have tried but felt a sense of loneliness. Nowadays, many people are so used to doing what algorithms suggest that they can no longer make independent choices.
My timeline here, on the other hand, is beautiful.
I see what I want, I follow people who post what I like, and no one tells me what I should do. Freedom may come with a "cost," but whatever it is, it's worth the effort. Always.
#Fediverse #Mastodon #SocialNetworks
My timeline here, on the other hand, is beautiful.
I see what I want, I follow people who post what I like, and no one tells me what I should do. Freedom may come with a "cost," but whatever it is, it's worth the effort. Always.
#Fediverse #Mastodon #SocialNetworks
We at Vivaldi are the only browser company with a Mastodon server. We have chosen to support the Fediverse in every way we can. We will continue to do so as we need options away from Big Tech.
Quite some tech journalists and "influencers" out there keep on telling us that #Mastodon (and the whole #fediverse, because they typically don't know that there is more than just one service ;) is losing users after the last wave of newcomers.
Weird thing is: I keep on getting more followers and my timeline is getting better and more diverse with a lot of inspiring content and respectful discussions.
So, I guess, smaller is better :) Thank you all for being awesome!
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Mastodon Now Sends Referer Headers! Hurrah!
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/12/mastodon-now-sends-referer-headers-hurrah/
Back in 2022, I wrote this rather grumpy post on Mastodon, the federated social media platform.
@Edent@mastodon.socialTerence Eden
Mastodon enforces a "noreferrer" on all external links.
I have mixed feelings about that.
As a blogger, I want to see *where* visitors are coming from. I also like to see (and sometimes join in) with the conversations they're having.
But, I get that people want privacy and don't want to "leak" where they're visiting from.
Is it such a bad thing to tell a website "I was referred from this specific server"?
❤️ 61💬 16🔁 2907:09 - Fri 11 November 2022When you click on this link - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news - your browser says "Hey! BBC! Please can I have your /news page? BTW, I was referred here by shkspr.mobi. THANKS!" This is called the "Referer" and, yes, it is mispelt.
One the one hand, sending the referer is good; it lets the linked-to server know who is linking to it. That allows them to see where traffic is coming from. On the other hand, this could be bad for much the same reason.
If you run a server anarcho_terrorists.biz, you probably don't want the FBI knowing that your members are sharing links to their pages. If you run a small personal server, you may not want anyone knowing that you personally linked to them. If you run a server for a marginalised community, you may not want a hate-site to know your members are linking to you.
But if you're a large-ish, general purpose, non-private site - like Mastodon.social - where's the harm in allowing referer headers?
Anyway, for historic reasons, Mastodon blocked the referer header. This, I believe, was sensible for smaller servers but a miss-step for larger servers. As I pointed out last week:
@Edent@mastodon.socialTerence Eden
Two years later.
Want to know one of the major reasons Mastodon didn't catch on with journalists and large website owners?
It is *invisible* in referrer statistics.
Here's my blog from the last month.
BlueSky now sends me more traffic than Bing.
How much traffic does Mastodon send? It is impossible to know due to the "noreferrer" header in all links.
(I'm not saying your privacy isn't important. But you can't grow a community if no-one knows you exist.)
❤️ 305💬 57🔁 24812:48 - Sat 07 December 2024I'm not the only one to make this point - it has been a popular complaint for some time.
A few days ago, Mastodon changed to allow this to be configurable.
This is excellent news. Website owners will be able to (somewhat) accurately see how much traffic Mastodon sends them. That way they can determine if there is a suitably large audience to engage with on the Fediverse.
It is, of course, slightly more complicated than that!
Instance owners can opt-in to allowing Referer headers (it is off by default).
The policy means that only the domain name is sent; not the full page.
Mastodon is federated and there are thousands of sites. Even if they all opted-in, their statistics will be fragmented.
Apps can set their own Referer header - leading to more fragmentation.
Even if they do opt-in, users can set their browsers not to send Referer headers.
Nevertheless, I'm delighted with this change. Hopefully it will allow the Fediverse to grow and attract more users.
Exquisite.social is a delightful and innocuous generic Glitch Mastodon server, with a slight focus on technology, privacy and *BSD. We are here to play and make friends in a supportive atmosphere:
You can find out more at https://exquisite.social/about or contact the admin @exquisite
#FeaturedServer #GlitchMastodon #Glitch #Technology #Tech #Privacy #InfoSec #BSD #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse
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