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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Oh, Zot! Nomadic Identity is Coming to ActivityPub
One of the Zot's most powerful concepts for identity management and remote access is being ported to work on ActivityPub.…
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Pixelfed introduces Loops, a Short-Form Video App
Short-form video might in fact be the next frontier for federated media. The dev behind a popular photo-sharing platform is…
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Bonfire Launches Open Science Network for Academics and Researchers
One of the Bonfire project's partner communities has launched, and it's to support scientific research for the commons.
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Don’t Forget: FediForum is Coming Soon!
FediForum is the Fediverse's recurring unconference where developers, community members, designers, and thinkers come together to share their ideas!
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Lemmy’s Image Problem
The popular Reddit alternative's user count has grown a lot over the past year. One problem, though: users and admins…
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Content Nation Backlash Highlights Mastodon’s Toxicity
It turns out, if people in an online community really don't like what you're doing, they can turn to harassment,…
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Get Your Own Fediverse Trading Cards!
Here’s an awesome, fun project to start off the week. Fedi Trading Card Maker is a simple, easy-to-use app programmed…
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Pixelfed Urges Admins to Update After 9.9/10 CVE Reveal
For the second time this month, a Fediverse project reports a critical vulnerability. The devs are on top of it:…
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IFTAS Takes Stance Against Misgendering and Deadnaming
A Trust & Safety organization is offering a covenant and language to help instances adjust their policies. Will it help?
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Mastodon Exploit Allows for Remote Impersonation and Takeover
A new Mastodon vulnerability was found out in the wild, and it's a nasty one. Admins are advised to update…
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