Have you seen this news?

#Mastodon just got funding to add end to end encryption into their software.

So, some time next year, you’ll be able to send truly private messages to the vast majority of the #Fediverse

Im so excited about this.

Because it’s an open spec, this opens the doors for every Fediverse app to join the party.

Yesterday, this project was a proof of concept. Today, Mastodon has turned it into a stampede.

#E2EE

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Time to move those videos to #PeerTube

The resistance will be federated.

#Fediverse #resistance

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(Edit: including the resistance against the Iranian regime: social.edu.nl/@MishaVelthuis/1… )

YouTube removes pro-Iran channel producing anti-Trump videos

Google, the owners of YouTube, has removed a channel on the platform belonging to a pro-Iran group producing Lego-themed videos mocking Donald Trump.

^{Alex MacDonald (Middle East Eye)}

Misha

2026-04-04 06:56:29

"To those who wave the Shah’s flag abroad, we say frankly: We did not survive forty-seven years of one dictatorship to hand over our country to the son of another dictatorship.

...

What we want is simple. A society built from below. Without masters, without mullahs, without kings.

...

We stand with the people of Iran, not with the governments of the United States and Israel, not with the Islamic Republic, not with the Crown."

@AnarchistFederation kolektiva.social/@AnarchistFed…

Anarchist Federation (@AnarchistFederation@kolektiva.social)

Interview of Anarchist Front (Iran): Against all governments, against their war! https://www.anarchistfederation.net/interview-of-anarchist-front-iran-against-all-governments-against-their-war

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Here's the #fediverse!

nevermind.jointhefediverse.net

Here's the fediverse!

Never mind the bollocks

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cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/45484461

Only found them by coincidence ;)

1️⃣ In "/settings/preferences/appearance" under "Advanced settings" you can find the option to "Warn me before posting media without alt text"

You can see the error message I see whenever I forget alttext in the second image hehe

2️⃣ When you post an image with text in it, you can simply use the magic AI feature "Add text from image". It usually works very well!

Alt text: "Screenshot of the warning you get with the warning for missing alt enabled. "Add alt text? Your post contains media without alt text. Adding descriptions helps make your content accessible to more people." Below it are 3 buttons "Cancel" "Post anyway" and "Add alt text"

Alt text: "Screenshot of the alt text window, the option "Add text from image" is circled in red.

This is how that "AI" option described the text of the image I posted: "Describe this for people with visual impairments. 1500 Add text from image"

Here are my 2 most overlooked #Mastodon Alt-Text features!

Only found them by coincidence ;)

1️⃣ In "/settings/preferences/appearance" under "Advanced settings" you can find the option to "Warn me before posting media without #alt text"

You can see the error message I see whenever I forget #alttext in the second image hehe

2️⃣ When you post an image with text in it, you can simply use the magic #AI feature "Add text from image". It usually works very well!

#Accessibility #Guide #Fediverse

#HolosDiscover will use the "web+ap" scheme to let #Fediverse apps open posts natively. If no app handles it, the link falls back to the browser. #Fedilab already supports this scheme. Any app developer can add support for it too.

Previously: github.com/tuskyapp/Tusky/issu…

Moved to: codeberg.org/tusky/Tusky/issue…

Support the 'web+ap' URI scheme (was Support 'FEP-07d7')

Pitch Support opening links with the web+activitypub: URI scheme. Motivation This would allow android applications like Conversations and Ltt.rs to auto link web+activity: links and open Tusky dire...

^{iNPUTmice (GitHub)}

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cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/45437770

I've been thinking a lot about the Fediverse ALT issue.

Some people are annoyed by posts without Alttext, & others get reminded¹ to add it.

The core question is: How can we improve accessibility?

Proposal:
☑️ Add a user filter to hide media posts without AltTag
☑️ Reduced engagement on hidden posts would encourage adding Alt text
☑️ People who need accessibility wouldn't have to encounter unlabeled media

If this gets traction, I'll open a Mastodon GitHub issue (maybe on others too?).

¹ mastodon.social/@madeindex/113…

I've been thinking a lot about the #Fediverse ALT issue.

Some people are annoyed by posts without #Alttext, & others get reminded¹ to add it.

The core question is: How can we improve #accessibility?

Proposal:
☑️ Add a user filter to hide media posts without #AltTag
☑️ Reduced engagement on hidden posts would encourage adding #Alt text
☑️ People who need accessibility wouldn't have to encounter unlabeled media

If this gets traction, I'll open a #Mastodon GitHub issue.

¹ mastodon.social/@madeindex/113…

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🎉 Big news!
Loops has been awarded an @nlnet@social.nlnet.nl grant to bring Live Streaming, creator monetization tools, and more to the fediverse.

We're just getting started — 2026 is going to be a big year for Loops!
nlnet.nl/project/Loops-Live/

#Loops #fediverse #OpenSource #NLnet

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"We’re focused on user privacy, and this means that we have very limited analytics to inform decisions. We also believe in community-driven design, and we want to be transparent about our thinking as we build new features. Our small team is counting on the insights from your experiences as you create, use, and test Collections!"

Kudos to the Mastodon team for listening to feedback and constructive criticism!

And a reminder to everyone to please be respectful. These are real people doing their best to create something for the rest of us to enjoy.

blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/04/…

via mastodon.social/@Mastodon/1163…

#mastodon #fediverse

“Narrative violence” cry the victims committing actual violence on a daily basis.

“Zionism” (n): the standard unit of human depravity.

Report and block (harassment, bot, posts reply and blocks, ban evasion): @Calderon

#zionism #israel #settlerColonialism #ethnicCleansing #apartheid #genocide #hasbara #fediverse #mastodon #fediblock