Busy week! We're preparing to meet the community at #FOSDEM at the weekend. Some members of the team will be at various events around Brussels from Thursday. As well as @haubles talk on the #socialweb track on Saturday, @mellifluousbox will be on a panel on the Policy track on Sunday. Plus, you'll be able to buy stickers and pins on our stand to #SupportMastodon
Sam Clemente
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Some more shots from my new project
#Technology #SocialWeb #BuildInPublic #Developer #Mastodon #Fediverse #Apps #IndieDev #IndieApps
A custom web viewer that shows as much content as possible, but also allows you to reply, favorite, boost, bookmark, and quote boost the post
A feed of private mentions organized to look like a messaging app
The main view of my new app, showing mastodon posts with links, at the top of the view is a horizontal list of my lists
Flokito, along with Meme, says goodbye to the #Bluesky bridge this Sunday morning. This is the final post before we block the bridge to the centralized social network based on venture capital and that collaborates with hate. We invite those who are still subjected to it to migrate soon to one of the many options of the #Fediverse, the global decentralized #SocialWeb with intense diversity that can be under the control of the people themselves or their communities, via the #ActivityPub protocol, a standard recommended by the W3C.
🇧🇷🇵🇹 Flokinho, assim como Meme, dá adeus à ponte para Bluesky na manhã deste domingo. Esta é a última publicação antes do bloqueio da ponte para a rede social centralizada baseada em capital de risco e que colabora com o ódio em sua sede. Convidamos quem ainda se sujeita àquilo a migrar logo para uma das inúmeras opções do Fediverso, a Teia Social global descentralizada e com intensa diversidade que pode ficar sob controle das próprias pessoas ou de suas comunidades, sobre o protocolo ActivityPub, padrão recomendado pelo W3C.
#Flokinho #eyeContact #fediCats #pixelCats #catsOfTheFediverse #catsOfMastodon #catPics #Fediverso #JoinTheFediverse #VemProFediverso #cats #gatos #katzen #猫
![A long-haired and shiny cat, with green eyes and gray and white stripes, lying on the floor and looking at the camera with an expression of curiosity and serenity.
[Portuguese] Gato de pelagem longa e brilhante, com olhos verdes e listras cinza e branca, deitado no chão e olhando para a câmera com uma expressão de curiosidade e tranquilidade.](https://s3.metapixl.com/metapixl-media/public/m/_v2/602314164030286761/ffe7c43a6-a8b5f2/JotjgsuqsejR/42ineHXmNV9QG8sZUEfCIfqV6AjfGr56I05sjPBk.jpg)
Some more shots from my new project
#Technology #SocialWeb #BuildInPublic #Developer #Mastodon #Fediverse #Apps #IndieDev #IndieApps
A custom web viewer that shows as much content as possible, but also allows you to reply, favorite, boost, bookmark, and quote boost the post
A feed of private mentions organized to look like a messaging app
The main view of my new app, showing mastodon posts with links, at the top of the view is a horizontal list of my lists
Robert W. Gehl
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The Canadian Political Fediverse is growing!
Avi Lewis @avilewis joined today!
He joins NDP leadership candidates @votetanille and @tonymcquailgreenprogressive!
Add in BC Greens @mlabotterell and @emilylowan
And the pioneer of them all! Senator Simons! @Paulatics
Now if we can just get parties and governments to create their own instances so people can be confident they are authentic and we can grow the #socialweb!
More!
#canpoli #cdnpoli #fediverse #mastodon #digitalsovereignty
The Canadian Political Fediverse is growing!
Avi Lewis @avilewis joined today!
He joins NDP leadership candidates @votetanille and @tonymcquailgreenprogressive!
Add in BC Greens @mlabotterell and @emilylowan
And the pioneer of them all! Senator Simons! @Paulatics
Now if we can just get parties and governments to create their own instances so people can be confident they are authentic and we can grow the #socialweb!
More!
#canpoli #cdnpoli #fediverse #mastodon #digitalsovereignty
Seth of the Fediverse
and 1 other
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My goal with https://MadeInCanada.social was to build a resource that doesn't exist to help Canadians find better social platform alternatives
I didn't expect to see criticism about how it seems to be self-promotional and biased
So I worked on adding two new sections to highlight other platforms and infrastructure, one being BlueSky focused
I'd never take advantage of the trust the community has given me, so I will look into transferring this project to a trusted org
Long live the #socialweb ❤️
My goal with https://MadeInCanada.social was to build a resource that doesn't exist to help Canadians find better social platform alternatives
I didn't expect to see criticism about how it seems to be self-promotional and biased
So I worked on adding two new sections to highlight other platforms and infrastructure, one being BlueSky focused
I'd never take advantage of the trust the community has given me, so I will look into transferring this project to a trusted org
Long live the #socialweb ❤️
Andy Piper
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And FULL peek on our research at
NOAW unconference — CfP!
Submit a topic! Get aboard!
"Nodes on a Web: The Fediverse in/for Public Institutions”
Thu/Fri 19/20 March 2026, Amsterdam!
https://www.fedivariety.org/unconference
#jugglingthefediverse #noaw #fediverse #event #unconference #fedi #fediforum #socialweb #opensocialweb #fossevent #OpenSocialWebSociety #publicspaces #activitypub #publicInstitutions #cfp #callforparticipation #research #activism #ccc #amsterdam
And FULL peek on our research at
NOAW unconference — CfP!
Submit a topic! Get aboard!
"Nodes on a Web: The Fediverse in/for Public Institutions”
Thu/Fri 19/20 March 2026, Amsterdam!
https://www.fedivariety.org/unconference
#jugglingthefediverse #noaw #fediverse #event #unconference #fedi #fediforum #socialweb #opensocialweb #fossevent #OpenSocialWebSociety #publicspaces #activitypub #publicInstitutions #cfp #callforparticipation #research #activism #ccc #amsterdam
Hey! Wanna get a sneak peek at our research project ‘Fediverse Integration into (EU) Public Administration’…?? — Expect ‘A Fantastic FediVariety Circus’ !!!
@FOSDEM Sat 31/01 - Start 15:40 - End 16:00 - Room H.2215 (Ferrer)
https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/PGB9VZ-a-fantastic-fedivariety-circus/
#jugglingthefediverse #sneakpeek #fosdem26 #socialweb #socialtrack #socialwebtrack #fediforum #fediverse #mastodon #noaw #fediverse #opensocialweb #publicspaces #activitypub #research #activism #ccc #fedi
damon
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RE: https://socialwebfoundation.org/2025/12/19/implementing-encrypted-messaging-over-activitypub/
Big news for the #Fediverse! End-to-end encryption is coming to #ActivityPub.
@swf with support from @sovtechfund is coordinating two interoperable implementations.
Bonfire is proud to be one of these first two projects, alongside #Emissary by @benpate
We think #E2EE should simply be the default for any private communications, and we’re especially thrilled to bring private, trusted collaboration to the fediverse.
damon
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RE: https://socialwebfoundation.org/2025/12/19/implementing-encrypted-messaging-over-activitypub/
Big news for the #Fediverse! End-to-end encryption is coming to #ActivityPub.
@swf with support from @sovtechfund is coordinating two interoperable implementations.
Bonfire is proud to be one of these first two projects, alongside #Emissary by @benpate
We think #E2EE should simply be the default for any private communications, and we’re especially thrilled to bring private, trusted collaboration to the fediverse.
damon
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Made some more progress
#Technology #SocialWeb #BuildInPublic #Developer #Mastodon #Fediverse #Apps
Made some more progress
#Technology #SocialWeb #BuildInPublic #Developer #Mastodon #Fediverse #Apps
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Nostr - First Impressions
I just wrapped up the MVP to connect my website to the Fediverse by implementing a small subset of ActivityPub. Nostr is a protocol I've heard about but hadn't dipped my toes into, until today. I downloaded the Amethyst client from F-Droid.
The following are my off-the-cuff initial impressions of Nostr.
The Good
- Creating an account was easy. I just provided a username and was immediately taken to the feed.
- The protocol seems simple. It's "just keys and events". In some ways, this simplifies account creation and enables building simple relays that are event / task-specific (search, outbox, DM).
- Amethyst is preconfigured with a set of default relays so it solves the empty feed problem. You just create an account, pull up the global feed, and immediately start receiving posts.
- Live video? Given Nostr stands for (Notes and Other Stuff Transmitted by Relays), live video is covered under other stuff. Still I was pleasantly surprised to see it.
Not Ideal?
- The global feed is chaos. It's like drinking from a fire hose. There's so many posts coming in all at once it's hard to keep track.
- Tons of DeFi content. From what I've read, there's a large DeFi community presence on Nostr. Personally, I don't care for DeFi and Bitcoin content. Building a curated feed over time though should address this issue and reduce the amount of this content I see on my personal feed.
Overall, I like what I'm seeing and curating my feed is relatively simple to do so I'm not constantly bombarded with posts from the global feed.
😔just like with ActivityPub and the Fediverse, I already know I'm going to end up running my own relay and start cross-posting content from my site to Nostr. It's just a matter of time. First I want to get my ActivityPub implementation in a more stable state where it manages itself and I can feel comfortable directing folks to subscribe to my Fediverse content through my website instead of the instance I'm currently running. Once that's done, I'll take the lessons and patterns from my ActivityPub implementation and build something similar for Nostr.
⁂ Article
Nostr - First Impressions
I just wrapped up the MVP to connect my website to the Fediverse by implementing a small subset of ActivityPub. Nostr is a protocol I've heard about but hadn't dipped my toes into, until today. I downloaded the Amethyst client from F-Droid.
The following are my off-the-cuff initial impressions of Nostr.
The Good
- Creating an account was easy. I just provided a username and was immediately taken to the feed.
- The protocol seems simple. It's "just keys and events". In some ways, this simplifies account creation and enables building simple relays that are event / task-specific (search, outbox, DM).
- Amethyst is preconfigured with a set of default relays so it solves the empty feed problem. You just create an account, pull up the global feed, and immediately start receiving posts.
- Live video? Given Nostr stands for (Notes and Other Stuff Transmitted by Relays), live video is covered under other stuff. Still I was pleasantly surprised to see it.
Not Ideal?
- The global feed is chaos. It's like drinking from a fire hose. There's so many posts coming in all at once it's hard to keep track.
- Tons of DeFi content. From what I've read, there's a large DeFi community presence on Nostr. Personally, I don't care for DeFi and Bitcoin content. Building a curated feed over time though should address this issue and reduce the amount of this content I see on my personal feed.
Overall, I like what I'm seeing and curating my feed is relatively simple to do so I'm not constantly bombarded with posts from the global feed.
😔just like with ActivityPub and the Fediverse, I already know I'm going to end up running my own relay and start cross-posting content from my site to Nostr. It's just a matter of time. First I want to get my ActivityPub implementation in a more stable state where it manages itself and I can feel comfortable directing folks to subscribe to my Fediverse content through my website instead of the instance I'm currently running. Once that's done, I'll take the lessons and patterns from my ActivityPub implementation and build something similar for Nostr.
Workin on a little something for the fediverse
RE: https://mastodon.social/@countablenewt/115931286034939662
Also using this to play around with some ideas I had for private mentions to feel more like a DM system
It's kinda fun to just play around with different ideas for the social web
#Developer #SocialWeb #Mastodon #Fediverse #BuildInPublic #Technology #Apps
Media Revolution Channel
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You wouldn't host your community in a casino.
Addictive algorithms, amplified hateful content, doomscrolling. It's time to call social media what it is: dangerous.
As a society, we need to work harder to detangle ourselves from these places and the behaviour they encourage.
How are you creating distance between yourself and harmful social media?
#SocialMedia #SocialWeb #Addictive #AntiBigTech #Algorithms #Tech #Fediverse #Mastodon
