That's why we believe that the focus should be on building community. Groups of people who can come together under the shared banner of an interest, a location, or a belief.

Thanks to the power of the open social web, these communities can not only span across the world, but across platforms.

We're giving you the ability to build community here. Stay tuned 👀

#SocialWeb#Fediverse#SocialMedia#Society#Mastodon

There’s a simple solution:

✅ Exempt small, safely run blogs, forums and fedi instances
✅ The government can do this now

The duties start TOMORROW – Write to your MP ⬇️

#SaveOurSites 🌐

https://action.openrightsgroup.org/save-our-sites-write-your-mp

#onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #fediverse #netplurality #mastodon #ukpolitics #ukpol #tech

⚫️ Check if they have UK users

⚫️ Do a risk assessment on whether kids might access the content, or if CSAM or terrorist material might be posted in the comments

⚫️ Put themselves at the risk of fines, and even prison sentences, if they fail to comply with Ofcom’s future directives

#SaveOurSites 🌐

#fediverse #onlinesafetyact #ofcom #netplurality #mastodon #onlinesafety #tech

This lack of clarity over whether blogs with comments are exempt will push small sites to shut down completely.

We need the UK government to tighten up the definitions and exemptions in the Act.

Read our explainer for more detail ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/save-our-sites-deadline-17-march/

#fediverse #onlinesafetyact #ofcom #netplurality #mastodon #onlinesafety #tech

Here's a screenshot from another verifying that @reiver's robin.live -- as demo'ed yesterday at the #FediverseHouse developer meetup hosted by @socialwebfdn
-- ignores consent.

At a session I led at #FediForum last year there was talk about how unfortunate it is that we keep having blowups when developers ignore consent. As I pointed out, fediverse influencers with big platforms could help here by highlighting how many people in the fediverse value consent, and that there are some obvious steps to take to avoid a firestorm -- like, y'know, RESPECTING PEOPLE'S ALREADY-SET PREFERENCES.

But no. https://privacy.thenexus.today/consent-for-fediverse-developers/

@jaz@reiver.bsky.social

#fediverse #consent #swf

It's early-stage and the ORCID following function is not publicly available yet. We're seeking community feedback on functionality and safety aspects. Read more at https://encyclia.pub or follow @encyclia for news!

#fediverse #fedidev #scicomm #wisskomm #academicchatter

https://lu.ma/bvump3m6

#SXSW#Austin#SoftwareDevelopment#OpenSocialWeb#Fediverse#Flipboard#FediverseHouse

"On social media, Mastodon is managed and run by the community (e.g., https://neuromatch.social is a server run by neuroscientists) and is robust by design."

https://www.thetransmitter.org/policy/science-must-step-away-from-nationally-managed-infrastructure/

When rogue players multiply, single points of failure are worse than just a gamble.

#openscience is best on the #fediverse

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.230207

We've burned through reserves and are at a crossroads.

It's the classic FOSS funding problem: use and adoption are at an all-time high, wealthy companies and countries use it, and secure decentralized comms have never been more important. And yet we can't pay our bills.

YOU have a role to play in shaping what comes next: https://matrix.org/blog/2025/02/crossroads/

#Matrix#FOSS#OpenSource#IndieWeb#Fediverse

I have argued a few times that for all practical purposes, the global south does not exist for Mastodon, and for the rest of the Fediverse. But many people I interact with do not quite understand how this works in practice.

This series of posts is an effort to illustrate that mechanism.

(continues)

That’s their prerogative, of course; but that is also the root cause underlying the above dynamic. There is no obvious resolution to it, at least not within the narrow confines of the #Fediverse.

(continues)

Forget #GlobalNorth users, even #GlobalSouth users cannot find fellow users from their regions, or find posts about the global south, even if both exist.

This happens with most global south users, and with an overwhelming majority of the posts on global south topics.

That’s how #Mastodon, and the rest of the #Fediverse, invisiblize the global south.

(continues)

The #GlobalNorth users on the Fediverse never even become aware of this loss; though many of them perceive the monotony of voices/topics, and silently move out; leaving behind a tiny, malnourished social medium.

#RakietaFalcon9#PolskaAgencjaKosmiczna #polska #poland #falcon9#Technology #ai #news #nasa#Mastodon #fediverse #feditech #bluesky

For those new to Scrolls, it's a free weekly newsletter all about the #IndieWeb and the #Fediverse (with some #infosec / #cybersecurity stuff thrown in there for fun).

You can subscribe directly to the newsletter in your #RSS reader of choice using this link https://shellsharks.com/feeds/scroll-feed.xml.

Let me know if you like it!

Special thanks to this week's "contributors" - folks from across the Social Web who shared interesting stuff and now, I've compiled some of that stuff here. (Sorry for the mass-@'ing, but trying to give credit where credit's due!)

@iftas @me @philipp @WeirdWriter @stefan @beardedtechguy @altsocialmedianet @readbeanicecream @crisl_at @hello @sophie @BeamMeOut@deadsuperhero @sol2070 @CrazyBlue@puppygirlhornypost2 @squiblydoo @neauoire@atomicpoet @joel @jtk @shannonkay @mala @data0 @hongminhee @stage7 @mms @anubiarts @christopherkunz @adamshostack @frichetten @von @karpour @hamatti @st1nger @ringzer0 @mastodonmigration @daedalus @matthewguy

Join Codeberg e.V. – become part of the organisation; part of the resistance – and actively support this valuable and ethical EU-based anti-fascist¹ git hosting alternative that’s under attack by fascists as we speak:

https://join.codeberg.org

Seriously, do it now.²

Volunteer and/or donate if you can.

Let’s send Codeberg’s membership through the roof and show these fucking fascists that when they push we push back twice as hard.

When you do, please add your voice to this thread so others can see.

I rarely ask this but please repost this far and wide.

¹ https://blog.codeberg.org/we-stay-strong-against-hate-and-hatred.html

² If you’re having trouble reaching the server, it might also be under attack. You can check the current status of all Codeberg’s servers from https://status.codeberg.org/status/codeberg

#Codeberg#CodebergUnderAttack#SupportCodeberg #antifascist#EU #european#FOSS#freeSoftware #git #hosting #fediverse #mastodon #community#callToAction

Um unseren Forderungen Nachdruck zu verleihen radeln wir jeden 1. Freitag im Monat durch #Wien. Nun haben wir endlich auch den #Radweg ins Fediverse gefunden und freuen uns auf ein neues Zuhause.

#neuhier (auch wenn der Account schon etwas älter ist 😊)
@fedibikes @mastobikes
#Mobilität#Fahrrad#VisionZero#Klimaschutz#Österreich

This week I wrote about #fediverse as a countercultural place for pop culture, and how that affects goals to bring the fediverse into the mainstream

As well as the news:
- @iftas announces that due to a lack of funding, they will likely have to wind down some crucial services for safety on the fediverse
- Tapestry is a new "timeline" app by @Iconfactory

Read at:
https://fediversereport.com/last-week-in-fediverse-103/