Spreading the word in other rooms than the home crowd today thanks to @_elena

#FOSDEM #FOSDEM26 #fediverse

Good morning! We are streaming a selected list of rooms from FOSDEM to the Fediverse again! Here are the playlists:

➡️ makertube.net/w/p/tH91FM3JdSe7…
➡️ vhsky.cz/w/p/ixCUdbv6dmPVgeWLc…

The streams start at 9 am CET.

#fosdem #fediverse #foss #opensource #peertube #makertube

I updated the diaspora* interface translation to my native language: Spanish (Argentina). I'm still in the top 5 on the list of top translators. :)

Actualicé la traducción de la interfaz de diaspora* a mi idioma nativo, el español de Argentina. Todavía permanezco en el top 5 en la lista de mayores traductores. :)

webtranslateit.com/

#diaspora #pods #dispersion #socialnetwork #social #hello #hola #newhere #freedom #freesoftware #posts #love #mywork #fediverse #podmin #question #publish #home #account #database #network #followme #followyou #users #top #webtranslateit

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cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/42450990

Features I can think of:
- a system for stricter content moderation, especially something that would automatically delete NSFW/NSFL posts,
- no direct messaging,
- some kind of tool for moderators to efficiently review content,
- multi-layered access to an account to allow for parental control,
- time management tool that would not be based on the client, but with the session duration calculated through interactions.

After the nice presentations of @haubles and @andypiper, I've asked them, "How can a grassroots movement like the Fediverse compete with social networks like BlueSky that have the resources to travel to Brussels every other week?"

I also mentioned the @leavex campaign, which makes it easier for us to contact politicians and ask them to leave X and possibly join us. And how some politicians are already asking to remove their names from the group of politicians still on X.

I'm glad I could meet @_elena again and discuss these issues.

#FOSDEM #Fediverse #Mastodon #SocialMedia #EU #Democracy

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#Loops #Fediverse #Vido

vido.social/invite/a_019c0565-…

Self-Host Weekly (30 January 2026)

#AI tags (and the #lobster everyone is going crazy over), software updates and launches, a spotlight on #VanillaCookbook - a simple #recipe platform, and more in this week's #selfhosted recap!

selfh.st/weekly/2026-01-30/

#selfhost #selfhosting #newsletter #foss #opensource #fosdem #homelab #privacy #security #sysadmin #devops #smarthome #fediverse #clawdbot #moltbot #openclaw #immich

Self-Host Weekly (30 January 2026)

Lobster-themed AI assistants, milestone releases, and the latest NAS operating system launch

^{Ethan Sholly (selfh.st)}

Hey everyone,

@aral and @joynewacc had the honour of speaking to one family from Gaza today and we’d like to welcome them to Gaza Verified.

They are:

• N-srat (@NsratR)

Please give them a warm welcome to Mastodon and to the fediverse, follow their account, and donate to their fundraiser if you can (and please share this so others can do the same).

Also, remember that you can find all our families who have fundraisers listed at the following page, ordered by those who have received the least in donations over the last week (on a rolling basis):

gaza-verified.org/donate/

Thank you for making Mastodon and the fediverse a safe space for our friends in Gaza and for your support.

💕

#Gaza #Palestine #GazaVerified #Mastodon #fediverse #newMembers #verification

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Today I learned about #Nolto:

nolto.social/mission

"Nolto is on a mission to reshape how people find jobs, build professional connections, and share opportunities—outside the walled gardens of big tech platforms. We believe your career journey deserves to be open, transparent, and fully in your control."

Will this be the better #LinkedIn?

#fediverse #opensource #professional #network #FOSS

Nolto - Professional Social Network

A professional social network that runs on the ActivityPub federation protocol, focusing on privacy, accessibility, and a healthy user culture.

^nolto.social

Are you running a server on the Fediverse, either Mastodon or some other type?

Would you like it to be listed on the human-curated server directory at fedi.garden/fedi-gardens-full-… ?

Is it compatible with all seven points at fedi.garden/about-this-site ?

If the answer to all these is yes, please message my other account at:

➡️ @FediGarden

Let me know a little bit about your server in your message, or send a link to your About page 🙂

#Fediverse #FediAdmin #MastoAdmin

About this site | Fedi.Garden – An easy way to join Mastodon and the Fediverse

Highlighting nice servers on Mastodon and the Fediverse

^fedi.garden

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yup

#corporate "#journalism"

we are on #mastodon/ #fediverse because the profit motive in corporate #socialMedia means privacy defilement, free reign for bigotry/ ignorance, and #algorithm manipulation by #plutocracy agendas

the same applies to the #news #media:

#ventureCapital takes over dying traditional media outlets and puts right wing goons in the managing editor positions

we have nonprofit news (#NPR, #ProPublica, #TheGuardian, etc)

trust them

all else: beware

Together with Mario Birkholz of @neuSoM fame, I have written an article about Mastodon and the Fediverse in the journal of the German Physical Society: pro-physik.de/zeitschriften/do…

It's free to read but in German. Let's hope that @DPGPhysik's move to the Fediverse will inspire other scientific societies and universities to follow!

#physics #mastodon #fediverse #academicchatter #wisskomm #physik

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RE: mastodon.cupertino.social/@ste…

What I’d like to create is a community of people who value civil exchange, but without the fanboysm. If Apple does something we don't like, we need to be free to say so and discuss it. If they do something we like, great!

That way - who knows? - maybe we can bring people over to the Fediverse who are currently stuck on toxic social platforms simply because they don't want to miss out on news, info, or conversations with other enthusiasts. After all, the Fediverse is already home to brilliant minds like Lisa Melton - @lisamelton and Jen Simmons - @jensimmons - people who share our passion for Apple just as much as they value the freedom of a decentralized web.

I’ll be opening the doors to this instance very soon.

I can't do this alone; I can only do it with the help of all the wonderful people populating the Fediverse who want to shake off algorithmic hate and build something beautiful.
Something human.

#Apple #CupertinoSocial #Fediverse #Mastodon #Community #CommunityBuilding

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Tired of Government overlords?!? Sick of corporate censorship?!? Join the Fediverse today!🙌

#Loops #Fediverse #Fedi #AI #AIvideo

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Ah, okay, I wouldn't ordinarily ask for this, but can I, uh, can I get a "re-skeet" on this?

bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lhck2…

#fediverse #SocialMedia #bluesky

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The average toxic Fediverse user.🤣

#Loops #Fediverse #Fedi #Funny #AI #AIvideo #Sora

If you want more of something you should post it yourself, upscrolled will end in tears, especially their "we dont moderate on political bases" is a red flag that they will basically go the same way as bluesky. In case you didnt know, "politics" is used in this context to allow people to continue abusive or harmful behaviour that the moderator doesn't consider "political" and then those that speak out against it are considered political, I can't get into the entire history of similar cases right now but I've posts about problems with bluesky and I predict many of these will happen on upscrolled

Its basically got the same red flags as "free speech" enthusiasts

veganism.social/@ambiguous_yel…

#Bluesky #Fediverse #Moderation #Upscrolled

Yeah it doesn't look like its open source, you should try the FLOSS loops.video its the most like tiktok on the fediverse and it allows people on mastodon and other fediverse platforms to follow you

Proprietary code means anti user every time, they are just another company looking to monetize your participation, loops is different because its community owned and run

#FLOSS #TikTok #LoopsVideo #Loops #Fediverse #Mastodon #OpenSource

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Did you know you can track network statistics from across the Fediverse?

On FediDB, you can see federated server statistics as well as an overview of the entire network.

As January begins to come to a close, why not check it out to get a peek into how much the Fediverse will grow over 2026? 📈

fedidb.com/

#SocialWeb #Fediverse #SocialMedia #FediGrowth #FediDB #Mastodon #Decentralised #Decentralized