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rexi<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.freedom.press/@freedomofpress" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>freedomofpress</span></a></span> </p><p>Posting video via youtube on mastodon while trying to promote <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pressfreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pressfreedom</span></a> seems to me at best confused about how we got where we are.</p><p>Do the work to post it in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/federated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>federated</span></a> form, please, so I can see it, too, without a compromise to my own privacy.</p>
`Da Elf<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@juliewebgirl" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>juliewebgirl</span></a></span> So we're buying another domain and I'm writing some bots?</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Rover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rover</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/federated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>federated</span></a></p>
🌴 Seph 💭 👾<span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.ca/users/xkataquapit" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>xkataquapit</span></a></span> If you want a <a href="https://blog.taursnd.haus/search?tag=federated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>federated</span></a> platform for your column, give <a href="https://blog.taursnd.haus/search?tag=friendica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>friendica</span></a> a look
Julie Webgirl<p>Can somebody please make federated ActivityPub sites (I have an idea for the domain but not posting it duh) for <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Rover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rover</span></a> and some of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a>'s other social media accounts that are going away, to show them how it's done?? </p><p>X is not OG Twitter FFS and you can't view unless you have an account right? </p><p>That is not ACCESS FOR EVERYBODY!</p><p>I suppose a how to for gov wouldn't be a bad idea either. </p><p>Come on you guys!</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/federated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>federated</span></a></p>
mirlo.space<p>We recognise the importance of community and autonomy within music and we've been working away behind the scenes to allow folks to eventually self-install, without the need for DevOps experience. 💻🐦‍⬛</p><p>If you'd like to know more or get involved : <a href="https://mirlo.space/team/posts/285/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mirlo.space/team/posts/285/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://musician.social/tags/Fedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fedi</span></a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Federated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Federated</span></a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Musicians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musicians</span></a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Mirlo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mirlo</span></a></p>
contrapunctus ✊🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️<p>I relate with Eren and the Survey Corps at the start of <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/shingekinokyoujin" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ShingekiNoKyoujin</a> so, so much…every damn day.</p><p>People would rather ignore problems than do anything about them. (And I’m talking about tech geeks in particular, who should damn well know fucking better.)</p><p>Complain about <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/openstreetmap" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenStreetMap</a> rather than regularly attend mapping parties and help improve the data.</p><p>Complain about bugs and missing features in <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/freesoftware" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreeSoftware</a> rather than fix them.</p><p>Complain about <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/xmpp" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#XMPP</a> and other <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/federated" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#federated</a> platforms rather than onboard people and help improve clients.</p><p>Complain about the government, but never do the bare minimum (vote) or get involved at a deeper level.</p>
Fedizen ⁂ Fediverse News<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BonfireSocial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BonfireSocial</span></a> is a new <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/framework" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>framework</span></a> for building <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/communities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>communities</span></a> on the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensocial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensocial</span></a> web. It is a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/federated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>federated</span></a> app, powered by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ActivityPub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActivityPub</span></a>, and designed to be more modular and customisable than other social media platforms.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bonfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bonfire</span></a> Social offers features like custom feeds, nested discussions, multiple profiles per user, and access control, giving communities control over their app’s functionality and roadmap.</p><p>👉 <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/05/bonfires-new-software-lets-users-build-their-own-social-communities-free-from-platform-control/?Fedizen.EU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">techcrunch.com/2025/06/05/bonf</span><span class="invisible">ires-new-software-lets-users-build-their-own-social-communities-free-from-platform-control/?Fedizen.EU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fedizen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fedizen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ActivityPub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActivityPub</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a></p>
contrapunctus ✊🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️<p><span class="h-card"><a class="u-url mention" href="https://mastodon.ml/@fgntfg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>fgntfg</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a class="u-url mention" href="https://gts.skobk.in/@tennoseremel" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tennoseremel</span></a></span> As someone who uses XMPP as their <em>only</em> chat and calling medium, I beg to differ 😉</p><p>Also, people are now quitting <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/telegram" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Telegram</a> because of their AI bullshit. Like any <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/centralized" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#centralized</a> platform, it was bound to abuse its users sooner or later. <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/federated" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Federated</a> protocols like <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/xmpp" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#XMPP</a> are the only sensible option.</p><p>I suggest you come and rediscover XMPP. Check out some good clients and servers -<br><a href="https://contrapunctus.codeberg.page/the-quick-and-easy-guide-to-xmpp.html#getting-started" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://contrapunctus.codeberg.page/the-quick-and-easy-guide-to-xmpp.html#getting-started</a></p><p>And find yourself some channels -<br><a href="http://search.jabber.network/tags/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://search.jabber.network/tags/</a></p>
QuadRadical<p>Introducing...</p><p><strong><a href="https://federated.nexus" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Federated Nexus</a>!!!</strong></p><p>Federated Nexus is a community resource hosting multiple public FOSS (especially federated) services, starting with Matrix and Forgejo.</p><p>We are also open to suggestions for new services to host, let us know in our Matrix room.</p><p>Sign up now (or join our Matrix room for future announcements or to hang out) at <a href="https://federated.nexus" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">federated.nexus</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>!</p><p>If you have any questions, ask in replies or our Matrix room.</p><p><a href="https://wetdry.world/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a> <a href="https://wetdry.world/tags/matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>matrix</span></a> <a href="https://wetdry.world/tags/forgejo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>forgejo</span></a> <a href="https://wetdry.world/tags/git" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>git</span></a> <a href="https://wetdry.world/tags/selfhost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfhost</span></a> <a href="https://wetdry.world/tags/selfhosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfhosting</span></a> <a href="https://wetdry.world/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foss</span></a> <a href="https://wetdry.world/tags/floss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>floss</span></a> <a href="https://wetdry.world/tags/federated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>federated</span></a> <a href="https://wetdry.world/tags/federate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>federate</span></a> <a href="https://wetdry.world/tags/federateEverything" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>federateEverything</span></a></p>
contrapunctus ✊🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️Inviting the <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/fediverse" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a> to join another <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/jabber" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Jabber</a> / <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/xmpp" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#XMPP</a> channel I co-moderate - the <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/blacklivesmatter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackLivesMatter</a> channel! Another initiative by the wonderful <span class="h-card"><a class="u-url mention" href="https://hachyderm.io/@maskedwitch" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>maskedwitch</span></a></span> <br><br>You can join without a client or an account! Just visit <a href="https://chat.queer-spark.org/#/guest?join=blm@conference.queer-spark.org" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chat.queer-spark.org/#/guest?join=blm@conference.queer-spark.org</a><br><br>If you're new to XMPP (e.g. coming from <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/whatsapp" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WhatsApp</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/matrix" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Matrix</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/irc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IRC</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/signal" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Signal</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/telegram" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Telegram</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/discord" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Discord</a> etc), this guide has everything you need to get started - <a href="https://contrapunctus.codeberg.page/the-quick-and-easy-guide-to-xmpp.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://contrapunctus.codeberg.page/the-quick-and-easy-guide-to-xmpp.html</a><br><br>...when you're set up, join us here!<br><a href="https://invite.joinjabber.org/#lgbt@conference.queer-spark.org?join" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://invite.joinjabber.org/#lgbt@conference.queer-spark.org?join</a><br><br><a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/boostsappreciated" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BoostsAppreciated</a><br><a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/blackmastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackMastodon</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/blackfedi" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackFedi</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/blackpower" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackPower</a><br><a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/federated" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Federated</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/freedomrespecting" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreedomRespecting</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/privacy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Privacy</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/opensource" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenSource</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/foss" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FOSS</a>
Dendrobatus Azureus<p>In the Everlasting search for clients and servers Federated, detached from corporate underlords, connected to the masses I learned about the following client server duo</p><p>Client: Delta Chat <br>Servers: Chat Mail servers</p><p>One thing that jumps immediately into attention, is the fact that when you download the client, select a server, you get a QR code</p><p>When you've configured your client, you will immediately notice that you do not need to enter a password for your client. The system is passwordless by default. </p><p>You do not need to enter a multi-factor authentication code it doesn't need it.</p><p>What you need to do is be careful with, is who you share your link with. Go and play with it, see if it something for you</p><p><a href="https://delta.chat/en/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">delta.chat/en/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Federated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Federated</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/FediVerse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FediVerse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/POSIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>POSIX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Chat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Mail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Secure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Secure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>encryption</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>programming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/underlords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>underlords</span></a></p>
mirlo.space<p>"I believe in the promise of the open social web. It’s a pro-social alternative to existing social media platforms, which has the potential to support communities and discourse rather than strip-mine them for value."</p><p>Today's interesting article is this one. 🐦‍⬛👉 <a href="https://werd.io/2025/lets-fund-the-open-social-web" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">werd.io/2025/lets-fund-the-ope</span><span class="invisible">n-social-web</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://musician.social/tags/Ecosystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ecosystem</span></a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/SocialWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialWeb</span></a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Federated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Federated</span></a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Coops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coops</span></a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/Community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Community</span></a></p>
contrapunctus ✊🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️<p>Me and some <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a> friends are setting up a <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> + cloud server aimed at getting <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/Indian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indian</span></a> users away from the mass surveillance, censorship, and disinformation of proprietary platforms.</p><p>Please let us know which services are important to you by filling out this 2-minute survey, so we can prioritize accordingly and estimate the costs.</p><p><a href="https://app.formbricks.com/s/cmavbkwso0c89wb01dp4j0z3f" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">app.formbricks.com/s/cmavbkwso</span><span class="invisible">0c89wb01dp4j0z3f</span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/BoostPlease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoostPlease</span></a><br><a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/Federated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Federated</span></a></p>
VM (Vicky) Brasseur<p>“The big vision is to move past the reliance on any single country’s investment in this core life sciences infrastructure: It’s not to have a duplicative, parallel structure in Germany, nor to simply transplant a centralized system from the US to Germany. The goal is a fully <a href="https://social.vmbrasseur.com/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a>, <a href="https://social.vmbrasseur.com/tags/federated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>federated</span></a>, safety net, embedded within the international community, with a strong global network of support.”</p><p><a href="https://absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/05/14/germanys-plan-for-an-open-and-independent-pubmed-safety-net/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/</span><span class="invisible">05/14/germanys-plan-for-an-open-and-independent-pubmed-safety-net/</span></a></p>
RaymondPierreL3<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://aus.social/@joannaholman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>joannaholman</span></a></span> <br>I believe that the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a> is perfectly positioned to be an environment for the good. The <a href="https://aus.social/tags/federated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>federated</span></a> nature of it is consistent with freedom of speech, Instance based moderation of toots, non profit and voluntary.</p><p>It is very much self-regulating, allowing each individual to decide what they see on their timeline. Individual can also swap instances based on their criteria until they find a ‘home’. Moreover, the ability to block out rogue instances which breach the rules (set up by each individual instances) ensure that such rogue or misbehaving instances don’t get all the oxygen they desperately seek. </p><p>In sum, the Fediverse is a healthy, evolving environment equiped to deal with the worst of social media’s harm. Just relax, engage, mute, block, petition your admins to block rogue instances, and enjoy ad-free and algorithmic targeting-free social interactions.</p><p>I’m a nube here, so happy to stand corrected.</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Trolls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trolls</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/feditips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>feditips</span></a></p>
Stan Stewart aka muz4now<p>ActivityPub or federated social networks have a lot that’s good<br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/activityPub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activityPub</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/federated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>federated</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/peertube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>peertube</span></a> <br><a href="https://muz4now.com/2025/more-federated-than-ever-at-muz4now/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=%40muz4now%40mastodon.world" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">muz4now.com/2025/more-federate</span><span class="invisible">d-than-ever-at-muz4now/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=%40muz4now%40mastodon.world</span></a></p>
contrapunctus ✊🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️<p>Another public <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/Jabber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jabber</span></a> / <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a> channel I co-moderate is the <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/LGBT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBT</span></a> / <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> / <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> channel -</p><p><a href="https://invite.joinjabber.org/#lgbt@conference.queer-spark.org?join" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">invite.joinjabber.org/#lgbt@co</span><span class="invisible">nference.queer-spark.org?join</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@maskedwitch" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>maskedwitch</span></a></span> - one of the most compassionate people I know of - runs this server and co-moderates all channels on it.</p><p>If you're new to XMPP (e.g. coming from <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhatsApp</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/Matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Matrix</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/IRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IRC</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/Telegram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Telegram</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/Discord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Discord</span></a> etc), this guide has everything you need to get started -<br><a href="https://contrapunctus.codeberg.page/the-quick-and-easy-guide-to-xmpp.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">contrapunctus.codeberg.page/th</span><span class="invisible">e-quick-and-easy-guide-to-xmpp.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/BoostsAppreciated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoostsAppreciated</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/Federated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Federated</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/FreedomRespecting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomRespecting</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a></p>
Mrs Mouse at work<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@alelab" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>alelab</span></a></span> I wonder if there's some good <a href="https://social.dsmouse.net/tags/selfhosted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfhosted</span></a> or <a href="https://social.dsmouse.net/tags/federated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>federated</span></a> tool available.</p>
JimmyChezPants 🇨🇦<p>Money owns a lot thngs now, among them, Politics. </p><p>Politics is the way that people exercise their power.</p><p>We have to take at least one party in every country back from Money.</p><p>What is the cheapest one could run a party on in terms of budget? Like, what are the things (registration, election form fees) that you absolutely have to pay with money, vs having volunteers do it by hand?</p><p>Politics right now is the Choice between Meta, Musk and Google. Politics needs a <a href="https://growers.social/tags/Federated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Federated</span></a> version.</p>
Erik Jonker<p>Interesting, i am still in the stage of evaluating this concept/idea in my head but definitely worth reading.<br>"Photon: Federated Pre-training of Large Language Models"<br><a href="https://flower.ai/blog/2025-05-09-photon/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">flower.ai/blog/2025-05-09-phot</span><span class="invisible">on/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LLM</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/federated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>federated</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pretraining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pretraining</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/flowerai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flowerai</span></a></p>