New: Fediverse Report #110 This week's news: - A vulnerability in Pixelfed leaked private posts from other fediverse platforms - @IFTAS shared results about running a CSAM detector for half a year for a few fediverse servers - @FediForum has been cancelled, and will be rescheduled
New: Fediverse Report 109 This week, an essay about #Bluesky's proposal for setting user preferences on their accounts. This allows people to indicate how they want their data to be handled off-protocol. I wrote about how the #fediverse can improve on this, using its strengths of many different communities, each with its own culture and values. Also: - Next week is the digital conference @FediForum - A research dataset to compare Threads and Mastodon users Read at:
New: Fediverse Report #108 This week's news: - Ghost's ([@index]( )) connection to the #fediverse is now availabe in public beta for Ghost Pro users, with both an #ActivityPub connection to send long-form posts into the fediverse, and a reader app to read/comment/interact with the fediverse - @A New Social , the organisation that manages the bridge between the fediverse and #bluesky shared their upcoming plans Read at:
ATmosphere Report - This week's #atproto news: - #Bluesky releases a protocol roadmap and a proposal for handling user intents - Tangled is a git collaboration platform on atproto - Blacksky is working towards Cypher, an AppView with local-only posting
New: Fediverse Report 107 This week's news: - @pixelfed finishes their Kickstarter campaign, raising 138k CAD. The project has expanded significantly in scope, and the team has grown with it as well. - @Encyclia is an upcoming way to connect ORCID (a unique ID for researchers) to the fediverse, allowing you to follow any scientists work, even when they are not on the fediverse. Read at:
New: Last Week in #Bluesky I wrote about how the rapid shift into authoritarianism in the US affects Bluesky, and how that impacts other projects on ATProto as well Plus, a look at all the news and updates for image and video apps for Bluesky
New: Fediverse Report #104 In this edition I take a closer look at #mastodon 's announcement to add support for quote posts, and what this means Mastodon's place in the wider network With other news: - @Social Web Foundation is now an official W3C member - @npub1fxvz...u9e5 , a WordPress plugin for adding ActivityPub support for events, launches as 1.0 - Controversial Lemmy server Hexbear loses control of their domain, leading to a bidding war for thousands of dollars
New: Fediverse Report # 103 This week I wrote about #fediverse as a countercultural place for pop culture, and how that affects goals to bring the fediverse into the mainstream As well as the news: - @IFTAS announces that due to a lack of funding, they will likely have to wind down some crucial services for safety on the fediverse - Tapestry is a new "timeline" app by @npub1whag...fj2r Read at:
New: Fediverse Report #102 This week's news: - a large crowd for the #fediverse at #fosdem - some controversies around data scraping on the fediverse - @Openvibe gets 800k in funding to further work on the multi-protocol client Read at:
New: Fediverse Report #101 This week's news: - @pixelfed continues to grow, adding 100k active users in a week. The platform now has grown from 20k active users a month ago to almost 300k active accounts currently - The Pixelfed Kickstarter smashed its goals, raising over 100k CAD in funding - Tumblr recommits to connecting to the #fediverse in the future, using the WordPress #ActivityPub plugin Read at: