It seems this issue has resurrected, or resumed

My entire point (all the noise notwithstanding) focused on

Default opt-in versus default opt-out

This is an agent --> recipient transaction

Default opt-in: the recipient is opted into (and participates in) the agent's action whether the recipient --> knows of <-- the action or not

Default opt-out: the recipient is opted out of (and cannot participate in) the action whether the recipient --> knows of <-- the action or not

Neither default opt-in nor default opt-out have any logical meaning if THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT KNOW OF THE AGENT in advance

Here is one of the oldest prior discussions I participated in on Github with Ryan (snarfed) Barrett re: bridgy-fed back starting in February of 2024

Read all of it; it's very long

Here: github.com/snarfed/bridgy-fed/…

With that, I'm out

Y'all have fun, eh?

#HolosDiscover #HolosIndex #Mastodon #Fediverse #ActivityPub

Opt in/out prompt

If you do implement some sort of opt-in system, I don't want a new notification every time someone follows me. I use fediverse software that supports both public and private posts. If I post it pub...

^{WisTex (GitHub)}

• It should have stayed up (55%, 121 votes)
• Right call to shut it down (26%, 57 votes)
• No opinion (18%, 39 votes)

Hello World!

We're building a social web alternative to open graph, powered by @webintents and @fedidb

The website and documentation will be published soon, stay tuned 🚀

#SocialWebGraph #WebIntents #Fediverse #ActivityPub

Cool!
I didn't know about that before.
It's a great tool; searching across instances is something that has been missing until now! Especially whether federalization will take place or not...

A Fedi search engine that plays by Fediverse guidelines — who wouldn't welcome that?

ten of ten
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

#ActivityPub

The walled gardens of the big tech-platforms will be their demise. So much innovation is lost because of the need for control.

Really, the U.S. platforms are not forward looking. The have hit reverse a long time ago, going full speed towards history.

In the previous century I could pick up a phone and call anyone. Try that with the big platforms. NoT wiTHout a DeAl!

Open protocols are the way ahead.

#activitypub @pluralistic

The Future Is Federated

...

And will be federated for the amazing work of the amazing people in the fediverse.

One of my fav photos from #fosdem2026

Sweater by @_elena, photo by @sturmsucht

#activitypub #fediverse

Our official website is now live!

webintents.net

#WebIntents #Fediverse #ActivityPub

WebIntents - Universal Follow Button for the Fediverse

Simple, beautiful follow buttons for ActivityPub. Works with Mastodon, Pixelfed, Loops, and all fediverse platforms. Less than 10KB, zero dependencies.

^{webintents.net}

If decentralization is the future of social media, where millions or even billions of people share knowledge, then we can learn a lot from how the Open Knowledge Foundation (@okfn) and the Wikimedia Foundation (@wikimediafoundation) built cross-border, international movements with clear missions.

These two organizations are just two examples, but they demonstrate an important point: decentralization worked because communities were intentionally nurtured, not just because the technology was open.

The Fediverse, powered by the ActivityPub protocol, already has the technical capacity to thrive (UI tweaks aside).

What we still lack is the decentralization of communities, including shared ownership, coordination, and a mission that extends beyond individual instances.

Cc @eloquence @bjoernsta @_elena

#Fediverse #ActivityPub #Openknowledge #Wikimedia #Decentralization #SocialMedia

Having some silly fun with @stegodon a new fediverse platform with an SSH TUI interface. The first screenshot is the web profile, the second is the TUI interface.

This is the first command line UI for ActivityPub client I've seen that has an actual backend server platform tied to it.

#ActivityPub #Fediverse

We are entering a new step in the development of #Holos and we need more people to test.
We have reopened subscriptions through the app: holos.social/signup

We wrote a page explaining how we implemented #E2EE DMs over #ActivityPub: holos.social/e2ee

Don't hesitate to contribute and share your feedback with us. Thank you.

#HolosSocial

End-to-End Encryption - Holos

Your private messages, readable only by you and your recipient

^holos.social

@MxSpoon "Account portability is a major reason why we chose to build a separate protocol"

"I think it’d have been a difficult collaboration if we chose to use AP, especially since we weren’t willing to compromise on some of the decisions"

github.com/bluesky-social/atpr…

I think one way or the other they want
a) to monetize it
b) to control it

That's why AP wouldn't suffice. Tech reasoning is just word salad. They could have helped W3C and AP but chose not to.

#ActivityPub #ATProto #Bluesky

Already a decentralized federated protocol

Activitypub already exists. Why not just work on that? Why is this needed?

^{dmbr0 (GitHub)}

ActivityPub, the protocol that powers much of the fediverse and allows the various fediverse platforms and servers to talk to each other, has become an official W3C standard 8 years ago!

w3.org/news/2018/activitypub-i…

#fediverse #activitypub #standards #OpenWeb #W3C #anniversary #OTD #OnThisDay

ActivityPub is now a W3C Recommendation

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is an international community where Member organizations, a full-time staff, and the public work together to develop Web standards.

^W3C

The most popular fediverse platforms are not American.

That's awesome. Together we're proving that a world of thriving alternatives exist beyond the USA.

We need to embrace that.

So I started MadeInCanada.social for my fellow Canadians.

Let's show the world how magical #ActivityPub is 🚀

🏃‍♂️ Building #OpenPace - federated activity tracking for the Fediverse

Think Strava, but:
✅ Federates with Mastodon
✅ Self-hosted
✅ Your data, your rules
✅ Apache licensed

Thanks @javahippie for the inspiration!

🛠️ Java + Quarkus + Vert.x + ActivityPub
🌐 open-pace.com
💻 github.com/myfear/open-pace

Post a run → friends on Mastodon see it
Own your miles, share your journey

Contributions welcome. Let's build in the open!

#ActivityPub #Fediverse #OpenSource #Running

GitHub - myfear/open-pace: Own your miles, share your journey.

Own your miles, share your journey. Contribute to myfear/open-pace development by creating an account on GitHub.

^GitHub

#ActivityPub is getting its first formal update path since 2018. I wrote about why this matters, how this leads to some strange and funny power dynamics, and about who actually participate

connectedplaces.online/reports…

Fediverse Report – #149 – On Protocol Governance

On the complexities of protocol governance.

^{connectedplaces.online}