Fediverse Report #123 - this week's #fediverse news: - Tumblr will not migrate to WordPress, and resulting from that, will not be joining the fediverse after all - @Mastodon makes the release candidate for update 4.4 available, which among other features will display quote posts from other platforms - new funding round from @NLnet with grants for better event federation, #activitypub -based polls on WordPress, and for NodeBB and Funkwhale
Fediverse Report is now Connected Places! As the open social web grows, my writing has expanded to cover the large variety of places within this connected network of platforms. Fundamentally I think the open social web are Connected Places. The platforms, instances and communities we're building are digital places, connected via open protocols. This name changes better reflects what my writing is all about. To read more: