Well looks like a Lemmy comment is making the rounds on Mastodon! ( nerdica.net ) en-gb
nerdica.net/photos/masimatutu/…...
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....
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"....
Lemmy.world down, probably following the upgrade. A reminder to move to smaller instances for a better experience ( lemmy-status.org )
The instances blocking Zuckerberg's Threads.net ( fedipact.veganism.social )
Made by Nume MacAroon at Veganism.social veganism.social/@nm
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:...
Has anyone defederated your instance? Introducing Defederation Investigator ( defed.xyz )
cross-posted from: lemmy.basedcount.com/post/113726...
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/
Mastodon's Next Major Release Enables Full-Text Search ( wedistribute.org )
It’s hard not to overstate how much of a big deal it is that Mastodon is adopting this kind of search functionality. Mastodon still makes up a vast portion of the Fediverse....
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.
Lemmy.world is down because of a DDOS attack ( lemmy-world.statuspage.io )
Meta given 30 days to cease using the name Threads by company that trademarked it 11 years ago ( www.techspot.com )
The creator of Pixelfed announced an upcoming encrypted messenger for the fediverse that will work across the fediverse ( mastodon.social )
URL seems to be wrong … here’s the correct URL...
GitLab plans support for ActivityPub ( gitlab.com )
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/3802741...
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....
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.
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.”
WordPress blogs can now be followed in the Fediverse ( techcrunch.com )
How ActivityPub is setting the stage to weave all your social media feeds together ( www.popsci.com )
41% of fediverse instances have blocked threads so far!!! ( tech.lgbt )
Pixelfed Groups Are Coming to the Fediverse "Very Soon" ( wedistribute.org )
Pixelfed, an alternative to Instagram, has matured over the years. One of its biggest, most powerful features is about to touch down - federated groups. And it will be compatible with Lemmy and Kbin.
Japan Earthquake Alert App moves from Twitter to Mastodon, currently has 488k posts & 19.9k followers ( unseen-japan.com )
original article headline: “Japan Earthquake Alert App Says Sayonara to X”...
Beehaw is also down, but they elected to do it ( hachyderm.io )
Lionir elected to prevent any potential data leaks by shutting down Beehaw until the issues lemmy.world and lemmy.blahaj.zone are identified and resolved
If this ActivityPub-fueled change takes off, it will break every social network into a thousand pieces ( www.theverge.com )
Hey, I host a lemmy instance focused on books and reading (and all the communities that fall under that umbrella) ( literature.cafe )
I don’t think this was posted here already, but this instance has been up and running for a bit. Apologies if this isn’t the best place for it, feel free to remove if need be! The instance has been running for a few weeks now and has a few users already, but if there’s people invested in that specific niche interest that...
