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The Social Web Foundation has been experimenting with the lesser-known other half of the ActivityPub protocol. Here's what they're up to. https://wedistribute.org/2025/08/social-web-foundation-is-betting-big-on-client-to-server-api/

Both @pixelfed and @npub1wa2m...zalq have moved their code repos over to @Codeberg.org, and will be treating the service as their main development hub. Code will be mirrored back to GitHub, but given lesser priority. You can find the projects below!

Codeberg.org

pixelfed

Codeberg is a non-profit community-led organization that aims to help free and open source projects prosper by giving them a safe and friendly home.

Codeberg.org

loops

The federated short video sharing platform.

We Distribute is currently evaluating whether to launch a crowdfunding campaign to help support our organization. Right now, almost everything we do is created, produced, and edited by one guy, @deadsuperhero. With funding, we would be able to pay regular contributors and hire people to help us produce media on a much more frequent basis. If you're interested, please feel free to fill out this short survey:

Nextcloud

In light of recent controversy and its handling, the twice-a-year @npub1czav...d6az unconference for April 1st and 2nd has been canceled by its organizer. https://wedistribute.org/2025/03/fediforum-canceled/

An interesting experiment is taking place within the #Fediverse: the development of small intentional communities that only connect to one another, and no one else. https://wedistribute.org/2025/03/website-league-island-networks/

We will be attending Fediverse House, an event put together by @npub13fke...z5hw and @npub1ekk7...vy6m, on March 9th and 10th in Austin, Texas. Come out and say hi!

About Flipboard

SXSW '25 - About Flipboard

Flipboard and Surf are hosting the first-ever Fediverse House at SXSW to explore the world of decentralized social media.

The organization behind critical pieces of Trust & Safety infrastructure in the #Fediverse is struggling to make ends meet. Here's what's going on, what the road ahead looks like, and how to help. https://wedistribute.org/2025/02/iftas-funding-crisis/

ICYMI: We're hosting a #NodeBB forum now at forum.wedistribute.org. It's kind of an experiment for now, as we're playing around with combining a community message board with the wider #Threadiverse. If this is of interest to you, feel free to sign up and start chatting! It's pretty quiet at the moment.

@npub1568w...d5ss was one of the greatest artist projects to ever hit the network. With an unprecedented ethos and a fanatical approach to building and supporting the music community, it became an institution. Today, we remember and honor RFF. https://wedistribute.org/2025/02/radio-free-fedi-shuts-down/

FediOnFire, a #Fediverse project similar to Firesky, has shut down after a misunderstanding led to community backlash. https://wedistribute.org/2025/02/fedionfire-shutdown/