Eurosky Live in Berlin was this week (great to see so many cool people!), and I wrote about building open social networking protocols is about more than just building an alternative to Big Tech's platform power
ATmosphere Report 143 - Eurosky Live - Connected Places
on protocol architecture and power
Fediverse Report 141 - this week's #fediverse news - @Bonfire finally officially launches their Bonfire Social platform, as well as a crowdfunding campaign to support and further expand this ambitious project - @Mastodon has officially launched v4.5 bringing quote posts to the entire fediverse - Mo-Me is a new fediverse client from @Newsmast Foundation and the Media Revolution campaign Read at:
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Fediverse Report – #141
Fediverse community platform Bonfire launches, together with a crowdfunding campaign. Mastodon now officially quote posts, and a fediverse client f...
Fediverse Report 141 - this week's #fediverse news Mastodon is working towards making one of the longstanding pain points of the fediverse a thing of the past, with the new ability to show all replies to a post. Bonfire is making strides with their Open Science Network platform, and Ghost is now the most popular server software on the fediverse.
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Fediverse Report – #140
Mastodon is working towards making one of the longstanding pain points of the fediverse a thing of the past, with the new ability to show all repli...
for this week's atproto news I'm comparing todays Dutch election result with how active the politicians are on Bluesky and in other news: - GreenEarth is building personalised algos on atproto, with 300k in funding - more interop between publishing platforms - polls on leaflet
ATmosphere Report #140 - its still all politics - Connected Places
Comparing the Dutch election results with how active politicians are on Bluesky
There is a need for better moderation systems on the fediverse. But getting people to coordinate to build and adopt such systems is proving to be a challenge.
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On the coordination for better moderation systems
There is a need for better moderation systems on the fediverse. But getting people to coordinate to build and adopt such systems is proving to be a...
Fediverse Report 138 - this week's #fediverse news - a closer look at the Tumblr-like platform Wafrn, which connects to both #activitypub and #atproto. Their latest update allows people to migrate their #bluesky account to wafrn, joining the fediverse while staying connected to their bluesky network - @loops is getting closer to joining the fediverse Read at:
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Fediverse Report – #138
A closer look at the Tumblr-like platform Wafrn, and Loops is getting closer to federating.
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Fediverse Report 137 - this week's #fediverse news - @AltStore joins the fediverse, and you can interact with apps on the alternative iOS app store now via your fediverse accounts. Altstore also made a 500k USD donation to various fediverse platforms - @Mastodon is getting Starter Packs, with more details on the design, soliciting feedback - @npub13rs5...s8u8 announced a new version for Bounce, which allows you to transfer your account from the fediverse to #bluesky
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Fediverse Report – #137
Alternative iOS app store AltStore joins the fediverse, with a 500k USD donation to various fediverse projects. Mastodon talks about their upcoming...
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Fediverse Report 136 - This week's #fediverse news - @Newsmast Foundation takes a new direction with a white-label app for news organisations that also offers fediverse integration - a paper by @npub1aq0h...mq9f on targeted harassment on Mastodon - #ActivityPub Fuzzer is a new tool that helps devs with interoperability - WordPress blog posts now can be quote posted! Read at:
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Fediverse Report – #136
White-label fediverse apps for news organisations with Newsmast, a paper exploring how harrassment on Mastodon works, and a new tool for easier fed...
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Fediverse Report 135 - This week's #fediverse news - @Mastodon launches paid hosting service for institutions - Gaza Verified is a grassroots initiative to verify Palestinians on Mastodon who need aid, and who have recently completed a 22k USD fundraiser
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Fediverse Report – #135
Mastodon launches a server hosting service, Gaza Verified is a project to verify Palestinians who need aid, and more.
Fediverse Report 134 - this week's #fediverse news - @Mastodon shows their quote post implementation, coming next week - @npub13rs5...s8u8 's Bridgy Fed makes it easier to see interactions to your post on other networks with a new DM feature
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Fediverse Report – #134
Mastodon adds quote posts, Bridgy Fed DMs you for missing interactions and more.