New: Fediverse Report #102 This week's news: - a large crowd for the #fediverse at #fosdem - some controversies around data scraping on the fediverse - @npub1nwkd...dgjz gets 800k in funding to further work on the multi-protocol client Read at:
New: Fediverse Report #101 This week's news: - @npub1gq5a...qcul 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:
New: Last Week in #Fediverse - ep 100 (!) This week's news: - massive growth for @npub1gq5a...qcul, growing from 20k active users last month to almost 200k active users currently. - @npub1d43y...jl5u has officially launched their #activitypub integration - Meta will not commit or confirm a timeline for adding account migration to #threads Thank you to everyone for reading and supporting 100 editions of Last Week in Fediverse! Read at:
New: Last Week in #Fediverse - ep 99 This week's news: - @npub163hd...mv0n announces their plans for a new organisational structure, with current CEO @npub1vl7j...f6g0 stepping down to focus on product strategy for Mastodon - Meta blocked links to pixelfed on their platform, later calling it a mistake and lifting the block - Meta's new policy to allow hate speech draws responses from fediverse server admins, with more servers defederating from Threads
New: Last Week in #Fediverse - ep 98 This week's news: - @npub163hd...mv0n's annual report for 2023 (!) gives more insight into the operation and finances of the organisation - Surf is a new app by @npub13fke...z5hw that allows you to create custom feeds across the open social web - I take a closer look at some comments by Misskey developer [@syuilo]( ) on the issues with interoperability between Misskey and Mastodon Read at:
This weeks news for #bluesky and the ATmosphere - A new 1M USD fund for atproto with Skyseed - A New Social is a governance org for the fediverse bridge - Continued tension around moderation - Recipe sharing with recipe.exchange and much more! Read at:
New: Last Week in #fediverse - ep 97 This week's news: - A New Social is a new non-profit for bridging platforms and protocols, and will take on the governance of Bridgy Fed - @PeerTube released #PeerTube v7, their yearly update with a complete redesign - The organisation behind #Mastodon app Mammoth and @npub15k9g...k2rv shuts down due to a lack of funding, as Mozilla has shut down their fediverse investment Read at:
This week's news for #Bluesky and the ATmosphere - A lack of action from mods about well-known anti-trans writer joining Bluesky leads to community uproar - More information about Bluesky's upcoming subscription service - Multiple new #atproto apps have launched
New: Last Week in #fediverse - ep 96 - Threads launches the ability to follow fediverse accounts from Threads - @PeerTube launches their mobile app for Android and iOS - A third-party solution for Starter Packs for #mastodon Read at:
New: Why is Meta adding fediverse interoperability to Threads? Threads' most recent update allows people on Threads to follow people on the #fediverse, albeit with some significant caveats. But one simple question has bugging me for a long while: Why? Why is Meta adding interoperability to their platform?