There is a drop in monthly active Lemmy users (from 65k to 57k) ( lemmy.fediverse.observer )
It is probably due to a number of people stopping using their alts after some instance hopping....
Lemmy.world down, probably following the upgrade. A reminder to move to smaller instances for a better experience ( lemmy-status.org )
Threads' New Terms and Conditions Affects the Fediverse ( wedistribute.org )
This shouldn’t come as a huge surprise. Meta is moving forward with their plans for Theads and the Fediverse, and their adjusted terms reflect a new impending reality for Fediverse users.
Has anyone defederated your instance? Introducing Defederation Investigator ( defed.xyz )
cross-posted from: lemmy.basedcount.com/post/113726...
A clear victory for the free fediverse: Meta now says integrating with ActivityPub is "a long way out" ( privacy.thenexus.today )
When Meta launched their new Twitter competitor Threads on July 5, they said that it would be compatible with the ActivityPub protocol, Mastodon, and all the other decentralized social networks in the fediverse "soon"....
The instances blocking Zuckerberg's Threads.net ( fedipact.veganism.social )
Made by Nume MacAroon at Veganism.social veganism.social/@nm
Sup is a New Messaging App by the Creator of Pixelfed ( wedistribute.org )
A new messaging app is in development, and the project is described as “an open source WhatsApp for the Fediverse.”
How to Kill a Decentralised Network (such as the Fediverse) ( ploum.net )
This blog post by Ploum, who was part of the original XMPP efforts long ago, describes how Google killed one great federated service, which shows why the Fediverse must not give Meta the chance
This is my feelings in reference to the discussions about Meta joining the Fediverse...
License: CC-By
(except logo of Meta/Facebook/What'sApp and Instagram, under trademarks)
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Lemmy.world is down because of a DDOS attack ( lemmy-world.statuspage.io )
Well looks like a Lemmy comment is making the rounds on Mastodon! ( nerdica.net ) en-gb
nerdica.net/photos/masimatutu/…...
Alexandrite is a Beautiful Web Frontend for Lemmy ( wedistribute.org )
Alexandrite is slick, gorgeous, and brings a lot to the Lemmy experience. I highly recommend giving it a try.
Threads and the Fediverse | Kev Quirk ( kevquirk.com )
Here’s a very different take on Threads by a Fosstodon admin.
How to Move Your Instagram Feed to Pixelfed, the Photo App That Doesn't Track Your Every Move ( www.wired.com )
Pixelfed got featured on the Wired and here’s what @dansup, the author of @pixelfed, says:...
A reminder that kbin is still violating the zlib license of Postmill (the software that powers Raddle) ( raddle.me )
41% of fediverse instances have blocked threads so far!!! ( tech.lgbt )
The BBC on Mastodon: experimenting with distributed and decentralised social media ( www.bbc.co.uk )
Edit: they published some transphobic shit: thepinknews.com/…/ilga-europe-transphobia-uk-bbc/
Poptalk.scrubbles.tech is going down temporarily due to fear of federating CSAM ( lemmy.world )
poptalk.scrubbles.tech/c/poptalkmeta...
An EXTREMELY Simple Guide to Mastodon (for when someone says it's too complicated to catch on) ( www.staygrounded.online )
PS- The "real" (non-joke) full guide for the Masto-curious is here.
Faircamp is a Free Bandcamp Alternative ( wedistribute.org )
There’s a really cool open source alternative to Bandcamp that just came out. With some questions raised about Bandcamp’s future, some musicians in the Fediverse are leaning into the new platform as a different approach to selling their music....
Mbin is a community fork of Kbin focused on what the community wants, pull requests can be merged by any repo member. ( github.com )
Meta given 30 days to cease using the name Threads by company that trademarked it 11 years ago ( www.techspot.com )
CalcKey Officially Rebrands as Firefish ( wedistribute.org )
CalcKey adopts a new name, new logo, new site, and new project infrastructure. While the name is somewhat odd, this feels like a really big step forward for the project.
Tumblr’s ‘fediverse’ integration is still being worked on, says owner and Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg ( techcrunch.com )
If this ActivityPub-fueled change takes off, it will break every social network into a thousand pieces ( www.theverge.com )
mastodon.art defederating calckey firefish social. Cites behavior of lead project dev ( dotart.blog )
mastodon.art has decided to suspend firefish.social from their instance due to issues with its administrator. The administrator of firefish.social was found to be boosting posts from a known harasser on another instance. mastodon.art takes a firm stance against racism and suspending full instances in these situations is part of...
