Webmesh: An Attempt at distributed, zero-trust Federated Networks ( github.com )
Hey there!...
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Pixelfed cross-posting in Micro.blog - Maton Reece ( www.manton.org )
cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/3509989...
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AMA with Lemmy creators is live ( lemmy.ml )
over at lemmy.ml/post/2920188
Why is lemmy.world down? ( kbin.social )
Is lemmy.world down? When I tried to open it, the websites says "...
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Mastodon's Mastodon'ts ( www.jwz.org )
There are a few fundamentally broken things about how Mastodon posts work that are terrible vectors for abuse, as well as being bad for basic usability. Maybe they are fixable, I don't know. To be clear: I am a fan of Mastodon. I have been enjoying my time there much more than I ever enjoyed Twitter or Facebook or Instagram. And...
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Digesting the "Child Safety on Federated Social Media" Report ( wedistribute.org )
An in-depth report reveals an ugly truth about isolated, unmoderated parts of the Fediverse. It's a solvable problem, with challenges.
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Introducing The Mixtape – Hot Music from Radio Free Fedi ( wedistribute.org )
We Distribute is bringing in a new feature - The Mixtape! We create playlists of songs that broadcast through Radio Free Fedi, and share it with the wider fediverse. It’s an opportunity for people to discover music by Fedizens, and help support artists on the network....
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Akkoma stable 2023.08 - Secure ARMs are bookworms ( meta.akkoma.dev )
Akkoma is an active fork of Pleroma, which implements ActivityPub protocol underneath and serves an interface similar to microblogging platforms such as Twitter or Tumblr. It implements a complete Mastodon client API, so all Mastodon clients work with it without trouble, even the Mastodon web UI can be installed and used with...
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Trying to build critical mass for small communities
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/2693464...
Mastodon fixes critical “TootRoot” vulnerability allowing node hijacking ( arstechnica.com )
Most critical of the bugs allowed attackers to root federated instances.
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Is decentralization the future of social media? | Engadget ( www.engadget.com )
Meta’s adoption of ActivityPub could expose a lot more people to the power, and perils, of decentralized social networks..
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Test from infinity
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Is an "everything" app the likely end state within the Fediverse?
In the typical web marketing infrastructure, a company signs up for an email account for private messages, Twitter/X account for microblogging, YouTube account for video sharing, and Reddit for forum discussion....
Twitter alternatives for the Musk-averse ( www.theverge.com )
Twitter isn’t the only social network around — here are some others.
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The BBC on Mastodon: experimenting with distributed and decentralised social media ( www.bbc.co.uk )
As the social media landscape ebbs and flows, the team at BBC Research & Development are researching social technologies and exploring possibilities for the BBC. One part of our work is to establish a BBC presence in the distributed collection of social networks known as the Fediverse, a collection of social media applications...
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BBC launches an “experimental” Mastodon server ( www.theverge.com )
The BBC has launched its own “experimental” Mastodon server, marking one of the first major news outlets to establish an instance on the Twitter alternative. You can access the server at social.bbc, which encompasses posts from a handful of BBC accounts, including BBC Radio 4, BBC Taster, BBC Research & Development, and a...
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We tried to run a social media site and it was awful ( www.ft.com )
Extinction looms for FTAV’s Mastodon presence
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Жуик тест ( juick.com ) Russian
#не_взлетит #Rddit-alternative #kbin.social #Threadiverse https://codeberg.org/Kbin/kbin-core/wiki/Admin-Bare-Metal-Guide https://www.symfonystation.com/kbin - зобанели Россиюшку == пидарасы https://kbin.pub/en https://kbin.social/all https://fedia.io/microblog https://i.imgur.com/t3hUaQ3.png...
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Canvas -- Lemmy's r/Place -- Happening this weekend!
cross-posted from: toast.ooo/post/232185...
Anyone else having log in issues constantly on both Kbin/Lemmy? ( kbin.social )
i went and searched for a community on Lemmy. Found it, but was logged out so I couldn't create content... tried to login, it says "logged in" in the lower left, but I'm not as it still says "login" at the top right....
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An interesting case of moderation in the fediverse ( blog.ownlifeful.com )
A small group of people were offended by a joke that unintentionally came across transphobic, and as a result this persons account was blacklisted. Even after getting the account reinstated, there were lasting complications with the state of the account (these probably technical issues) and the account was basically lost for...
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Posts of pictures of underaged girls
I’ve seen a few posts lately in my feed coming from this community with links to pictures of underaged girls marked NSFW....
FBI Seizure of Mastodon Server is a Wakeup Call to Fediverse Users and Hosts to Protect their Users ( www.eff.org )
We’re in an exciting time for users who want to take back control from major platforms like Twitter and Facebook. However, this new environment comes with challenges and risks for user privacy, so we need to get it right and make sure networks like the Fediverse and Bluesky are mindful of past...
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What happened to Vivaldi Social? ( thomasp.vivaldi.net )
A deep dive into the events of Saturday 8 July 2023, when user accounts started disappearing from the Vivaldi Social Mastodon instance.
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