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. - @npub120sd...0fq8 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:

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Fediverse Report #107

Pixelfed raises 138k Canadian dollars for their project, and a new way to connect researchers to the fediverse with an upcoming ORCID bridge.

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

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Last Week in Bluesky – 2025feb.c

Social platforms are not, and can not, be neutral in a context of authoritarianism, and Bluesky cannot avoid this dynamic either. On a lighter note...

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: - @npub1tuhe...89y4 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

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Fediverse Report – #104

Mastodon has announced it will add quote posts to the platform, and some other news.

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: - @npub1y2r2...kvzk 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:

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Last Week in Fediverse #103

This week I'm zooming in on the culture of the fediverse, prompted by the Superbowl halftime show. IFTAS announces they'll run out of fun...

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:

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Fediverse Report – #102

Large interest for the fediverse at FOSDEM, more conversations about data usage and consent, and multi-platform client Openvibe gets 800k in funding.

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:

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Fediverse Report #101

Its another massive week for Pixelfed, growing by another 100k active users and doubling their Kickstarter goal, raising over 100k CAD. Tumblr conf...

New: Last Week in #Fediverse - ep 100 (!) This week's news: - massive growth for @pixelfed, 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:

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Last Week in Fediverse – ep 100

Pixelfed sees massive growth, NodeBB officially launches ActivityPub support, and Threads will not commit to a timeline on account portability.

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

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Last Week in Fediverse – ep 99

A major news for governance this week on the open social web, with Mastodon shaking up their organisational structure and more. The News Mastodon p...

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 @Flipboard that allows you to create custom feeds across the open social web - I take a closer look at some comments by Misskey developer [@syuilo](

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:petthex_javasparrow:しゅいろ:petthex_javasparrow:(本物) (@syuilo)

帰宅部部長 Misskeyなどのソフトウェアの開発を行っています (サーバー運営者ではありません) #misskey #藍ちゃ...

) on the issues with interoperability between Misskey and Mastodon Read at:

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Last Week in Fediverse – ep 98

Mastodon's 2023 Annual Report with more insights into the organisation, Surf is a new browser for the social web, and some considerations abou...

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:

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Last Week in the ATmosphere – 2412.c

Investors are starting to eye Bluesky, a new governance organisation for the bridge for the social web, no resolution but more tension around moder...