Fediverse
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[Mastodon] Highlighting journalism on Mastodon
blog.joinmastodon.org Highlighting journalism on MastodonToday we're launching a new feature that will highlight writers and journalists that are active on the fediverse when their their articles are being shared.
- fediversereport.com Last Week in Fediverse – ep 75
Threads expands their fediverse connections, a place for musicians on the fediverse with Bandwagon, and more.
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Welcome to the fediverse: Your guide to Mastodon, Threads, Bluesky, and more
techcrunch.com Welcome to the fediverse: Your guide to Mastodon, Threads, Bluesky, and more | TechCrunchOnce upon a time, in a galaxy not so far away (this one, in fact), a few internet rebels decided that they were tired of the corporate overlords
> Once upon a time, in a galaxy not so far away (this one, in fact), a few internet rebels decided that they were tired of the corporate overlords controlling their online lives. Thus, the fediverse was born — an attempt to wrest control of microblogging services, such as Twitter and its ilk, away from centralized powers and into the hands of the people.
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Threads users can now share to the open social web, aka the fediverse
techcrunch.com Threads users can now share to the open social web, aka the fediverse | TechCrunchInstagram's Twitter/X rival Threads is furthering its expansion into the fediverse -- the interconnected social network that includes apps like Mastodon,
> Instagram’s Twitter/X rival Threads is furthering its expansion into the fediverse — the interconnected social network that includes apps like Mastodon, PeerTube and others running the ActivityPub protocol. On Tuesday, Meta announced that it’s now opening up its beta for sharing to the fediverse to Threads users who are 18 and up and who are using Threads with a public account in global markets.
- fediversereport.com Last Week in Fediverse – ep 74
More news about Ghosts' work on ActivityPub, statistics of Mastodon show the massive diversity in software ecosystem that happens when you have a fully open API, and much more.
- www.theverge.com Meta releases Threads API for developers to build “unique integrations”
The Threads API is finally here for all developers.
> The Threads API is finally here for all developers.
- fediversereport.com Last Week in Fediverse – ep 73 (and 72)
New papers, plugins for fediverse software and scraping drama.
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[Mastodon] Trunk & Tidbits, May 2024
blog.joinmastodon.org Trunk & Tidbits, May 2024Updates from the core Mastodon engineering team for May 2024
- wedistribute.org Maven Imported 1.12 Million Fediverse Posts
A social network founded by a former OpenAI employee was caught importing public posts from Mastodon...and ran AI analysis to add tags to them.
> A social network founded by a former OpenAI employee was caught importing public posts from Mastodon...and ran AI analysis to add tags to them.
- www.news.viverse.com VIVERSE Joins the Fediverse: Cross-Platform Connection Made Possible
Connect with friends from VIVERSE and Mastodon servers on VIVERSE. Stay tuned for the upcoming rollout of more social features!
Looks like it's so far just surface-level integration with Mastodon friends/DMs. But it's still nice seeing the fediverse embraced and integrated at all by what was once a walled garden.
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You can now customize your For You feed on Threads using swipes
techcrunch.com You can now customize your For You feed on Threads using swipes | TechCrunchInstagram Threads is rolling out the ability for users to signal which sort of posts they wanted to see more or less of by swiping.
> Instagram Threads is rolling out the ability for users to signal which sort of posts they wanted to see more or less of by swiping.
- fediversereport.com Last Week in Fediverse – ep 71
IFTAS launches a moderator community with IFTAS Connect. Canadian House of Commons is presented with a petition to work with open and federated social media.
- www.theverge.com Threads’ TweetDeck-style redesign is rolling out to everyone
Get your Following and For You feeds side by side.
> Get your Following and For You feeds side by side.
- fediversereport.com Last Week in Fediverse – ep 70
A report on how The Verge and 404 Media are preparing to add federation to their sites. A single feed for Nostr and Mastodon with Openvibe. A 10k USD seed funding for building DeviantArt on top of ActivityPub.
- wedistribute.org 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!
- wedistribute.org Bluesky Introduces Direct Messages
The pioneer of the AT Protocol introduces a new milestone to their social messaging plans. Encryption and federation are expected in the future.
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A Primer on Mastodon’s New Board Members
wedistribute.org A Primer on Mastodon's New Board MembersWith Mastodon founding a US-based 501c3, the question has come up: who are the board members? What do they do? And why were they chosen?
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Meta's Oversight Board takes its first Threads case
techcrunch.com Meta's Oversight Board takes its first Threads case | TechCrunchMeta's Oversight Board has now extended its scope to include the company's newest platform, Instagram Threads. Designed as an independent appeals board
> Meta's Oversight Board has now extended its scope to include the company's newest platform, Instagram Threads. Designed as an independent appeals board
- fediversereport.com Last Week in Fediverse – ep 69
Happy 16th birthday of the fediverse! 16 years ago, on May 18th 2008, the first post was published on identi.ca. The News The European Commission has announced their new Mastodon account, and that they will stay on the fediverse. Over the last 2 years, the European Data Protection Supervisor had run...
- www.theverge.com Threads starts testing a TweetDeck-like feed of real-time posts
This new UI is limited to Threads on the web.
> This new UI is limited to Threads on the web.
- fediversereport.com Video, audio and blogging: Japanese Bluesky is building in the ATmosphere
Three new products for the ATmosphere by Japanese developers: Video platform Bluemotion, Blogging with WhiteWind, and audio spaces with Bluecast.
> Three new products for the ATmosphere by Japanese developers: Video platform Bluemotion, Blogging with WhiteWind, and audio spaces with Bluecast.
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Threads finally starts its own fact-checking program
techcrunch.com Threads finally starts its own fact-checking program | TechCrunchMeta's newest social network, Threads is starting its own fact-checking program after piggybacking on Instagram and Facebook's network for a few months.
> Meta's newest social network, Threads is starting its own fact-checking program after piggybacking on Instagram and Facebook's network for a few months.
- www.techdirt.com Bluesky Is Building The Decentralized Social Media Jack Dorsey Wants, Even If He Doesn’t Realize It
There was a bit of news in the world of decentralized social media over the past few weeks. It kicked off with the announcement that Jack Dorsey had left the board of Bluesky. This was followed by …
> There was a bit of news in the world of decentralized social media over the past few weeks. It kicked off with the announcement that Jack Dorsey had left the board of Bluesky. This was followed by an interview Jack gave to Mike Solana where he explained his thinking on all of this. There was also a flurry of talk claiming (misleadingly) that Jack had endorsed ExTwitter.
- wedistribute.org 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!
- fediversereport.com Last Week in Fediverse – ep 68
An update on fediverse and Bluesky bridges, Ghost shares info on their new ActivityPub reader app, and more.
> An update on fediverse and Bluesky bridges, Ghost shares info on their new ActivityPub reader app, and more.