Fediverse
The Fediverse is an ensemble of social platforms that can communicate with one another through federation. The majority of the network consists of self-hosted platforms that are free and open source. Architecturally, the system is comprised of independent nodes that all leverage a common protocol and method to communicate with one another.
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Culture
FediVision 2024 is Live! Listen and Vote!
It's time to listen and vote in this year's edition of the Fediverse's favorite annual music contest, FediVision!
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People
A Primer on Mastodon’s New Board Members
With Mastodon's recent incorporation as a US 501c3, the question has come up: who are the board members? What do…
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News
You Can Now Bridge Fediverse and Bluesky Accounts
Bridgy Fed's integration between Bluesky and the Fediverse is now in public beta, and you can try it for yourself!
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Opinion
The Trouble with Forking Mastodon
In recent weeks, people unhappy with Mastodon project talked about forking the project in a different direction. It's harder than…
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Culture
FediVision 2024 Has Begun!
The beloved annual music contest for the Fediverse is back! Now is the time to make and submit your song!…
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News
Encrypted DMs Are Coming to ActivityPub
A recent proposal and grant funding might finally make secure, encrypted private messaging viable for the entire network.
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Guides
How to Stream to PeerTube or Owncast with OBS Studio
An increasing amount of Fediverse platforms support Live Streaming. We wrote a short guide to help you get started!
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News
Mastodon Incorporates as a Non-Profit in the US
The company behind one of the biggest projects in the Fediverse has migrated as an entity to the United States…
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Publishing
Decentered S1E8: WordPress-ActivityPub with Matthias Pfefferle
Today, we sit down with Matthias Pfefferle of Automattic, the developer behind the ActivityPub integration for WordPress!
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News
ActivityPods: Federated Solid Pods
There's an effort on the network to connect the Fediverse's federation powers to Solid's data storage and access capabilities.
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