Feedback about #FediHood is greatly appreciated. This is a small, unpretentious #Fediverse project. But it seems that the idea of linking #OpenStreetMap to discover content near you was something missing here. It was designed to never use a GPS. It warns you when your city is too small and suggests the biggest one around. Topics and language allow you to get tailored content. I will introduce the #ActivityPub Event used by #Mobilizon for the event topic.
#FediHood keeps growing, and many bugs have been fixed thanks to your feedback.
Federation now works smoothly over #ActivityPub. The Nearby and Discover timelines work as intended, and push notifications are available. #E2EE still needs work to support several browsers or devices.
It is a good start. You can join this new fediverse software at fedihood.social
The reason Mastodon (and the wider Fediverse that it is part of) doesn't go down is because all its servers are totally independent. One Fedi server might go down, but that doesn't affect the other servers at all.
That's one of the many advantages of decentralisation, that there is no central point of failure.
Centralised networks go down because they depend on one central organisation's infrastructure.
Frage | Friendica: Wie gut funktioniert das mit der Federation?
Guten Morgen Zusammen Ich habe mal eine Frage betreffs Federation. Und zwar habe ich gesehen das ich in Sachen Beiträge vor allen via Lemmy Feedback bekomme, aber in den allermeisten Fällen kaum aus dem Rest des Fediverse. Dabei ist mir klar das ich wenn ich in eine Lemmy Community poste, ich recht viele Leute erreiche. Aber das erklärt eben nicht warum aus dem Rest des Fediverse wo ich sehr viel mehr Kontakte habe die mir folgen so wenig zurück bekomme.
Si vous souhaitez diffuser vos podcasts ou vos compositions musicales, publiquement ou bien au sein d'une communauté, c'est l'application idéale. Vous pourrez également écouter votre collection personnelle ou des contenus partagés, le tout sur navigateur ou bien à l'aide d'une application compatible Subsonic.
If you want to broadcast your podcasts or musical compositions, either publicly or within a community, this is the ideal application. You can also listen to your personal collection or shared content, either in your browser or using a #Subsonic-compatible application.
Hi friends, I’m excited to share that we have the chance to help Nour, @joynewacc ’s 18yo sister, join her in Italy. Nour is a hardworking medical student and talented artist who wants to become a doctor.
Uni Milano has accepted Nour and will evacuate her in September if we can raise sufficient funds for her scholarship.
Last year, you made it possible for Joy to leave Gaza and continue her education. Please donate and help Nour and Joy study together in safety!
My name is Caitlin, and I'm the coordinator of a group of 12 volunteers in 5 countries who worked together last year to help Joy (Farah), a 23-year-old Palestinian writer and English literature student, evacuate from Gaza and continue her education i…
Kennt ihr schon #fedihood? Eine Social Media App aus dem #fediverse, bei der ihr euch besser mit Menschen aus eurer 🚩 Umgebung vernetzen und austauschen könnt.
Einfach gewünschten Umkreis wählen und schon werden euch nur Posts innerhalb dieses Umkreisen angezeigt chronologisch 🤯
Earth.Law is for: 📜 Environmental lawyers & policy-makers 🦋 Conservationists & ecologists 🔬 Scientists in related fields 📚 Educators and students of environmental studies 🎤 Activists & advocates
♻️ Hosted on a dedicated server in 🇫🇮 Helsinki and recognised by the Green Web Foundation for using renewable energy.
We built an opt-in directory of people you can follow, organized by topics.
It's not limited to Pixelfed, most fedi software is supported!
Brilliantly simple, you need to add the #fedi22 hashtag to your bio, and any other hashtags in your bio are converted into topics that people can find you by.
We are aware of a Gaza Verified member who has made multiple other accounts and is sending what appear to be automated direct messages.
We have spoken to him and asked him to delete these accounts and stop the automated messages by end of today and to confirm that he understands that this behaviour damages the reputation of the hundreds of other Palestinians on Gaza Verified and Gaza Verified itself and to promise not to do so in the future.
We apologise if you’ve been contacted in this way. Our verification verifies that someone is a Palestinian from Gaza. It is not a character reference (we can no more vouch for the character of every Palestinian than we can for the character of every USian). However, we have rules clearly set in our guide (gaza-verified.org/guide) and these are there to protect the accounts of our friends from Gaza from being reported and thus limited/suspended.
So, please, if you need to mute or block an account, do so. If you
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Hi everyone,
We are aware of a Gaza Verified member who has made multiple other accounts and is sending what appear to be automated direct messages.
We have spoken to him and asked him to delete these accounts and stop the automated messages by end of today and to confirm that he understands that this behaviour damages the reputation of the hundreds of other Palestinians on Gaza Verified and Gaza Verified itself and to promise not to do so in the future.
We apologise if you’ve been contacted in this way. Our verification verifies that someone is a Palestinian from Gaza. It is not a character reference (we can no more vouch for the character of every Palestinian than we can for the character of every USian). However, we have rules clearly set in our guide (gaza-verified.org/guide) and these are there to protect the accounts of our friends from Gaza from being reported and thus limited/suspended.
So, please, if you need to mute or block an account, do so. If you’re a server admin and you notice mass automated messages, you’re well within your rights to limit or suspend an account but if it’s not automated, please contact us so we can talk to them and explain why what they’re doing isn’t in their long term interests. Many of you already do and I thank you for it.
Please also realise that there are hundreds of Palestinians who are Gaza verified and they are all suffering through genocide and many are watching their families starve or die due to lack of access to modern medicine (again, because Israel has bombed all the hospitals and doesn’t let aid through as part of its ongoing genocide).
In many Western countries, our governments are directly complicit and, many times, profiting from Israel’s genocide.
Whatever you do, please don’t judge the entirety of something by the actions of a few and please try and keep things – namely Internet etiquette and genocide – in perspective and ask yourselves what you would do if you were in their shoes.
We’ve personally had video conversations on Signal with the people from Gaza whose Mastodon accounts on the fediverse are listed here and we verify that their accounts are genuine. – Joy & Aral Balkan
The open-web narrative falls flat: the #Fediverse often turns into an echo chamber with illusory privacy (data is public) and arbitrary moderation on main instances. Meanwhile, platforms like #Bluesky remain superficial w.i.p. Mainstream media just look for usability, scale and clear governance, not digital fiefdoms.
"fediscoverer is a Fediverse Discovery Provider allowing fediverse servers to share publicly discoverable accounts and content to improve search and discovery on individual servers."
📬 Trunk & Tidbits for July 2026 is now out!
Our monthly blog post series is there to showcase what we worked on last month.
In this edition, we welcome @jhbabon@hachyderm.
Today, we’re sharing additional guidelines about our trade mark policy in order to give you more clarity about it, based on questions we received from you!
It looks like we're finally gearing up to start migrating people over into @Mastodon's new @zulip instance for certain parts of our community next week (#MastoAdmin #FediAdmin #FediDev #Mod etc.)! It has been a long time in the making and I'm sorry for the delay, but I'm so glad we're finally going to start getting people in there ❤ We'll start by beta testing with a few individuals next week to make sure everything is ready for a larger wave of people to join ❤ ❤
@pluralistic 's essay on how algorithmically enforced homogenity harms is all is yet another reason why I prefer it on the #Fediverse : There is no algorithm that pushes the "safe" choices upon me in order to sell me things.
I’ve re-enabled #federation on my blog – follow @blog on the #fediverse! Next, to figure out how to make it work on #Bluesky, ideally with its own #ATmosphere handle like (@)blog.rafelangston.com… 🤔
Talk with people near you. A local chat on the #Fediverse where you share only your city, never your exact location. You adjust your timeline with distance and topic filters.
It's in early beta and web only for now. It connects to the whole Fediverse, and you can send #E2EE DMs between FediHood and Holos users. The source code will be published soon. Don't hesitate to share!
Gerade erreichte uns unter einem Beitrag ein Kommentar eines angeblichen „pixelfed bot“.
Darin wird behauptet, der Pixelfed-Account sei wegen „ungewöhnlicher Aktivitäten“ eingeschränkt worden und müsse innerhalb von 24 Stunden über einen angegebenen Link verifiziert werden.
Bitte diesen Link NICHT anklicken und keine Zugangsdaten eingeben! ⚠️
Der Kommentar ist sehr offensichtlich ein Phishing-/Spam-Versuch. Auffällig sind unter anderem der künstlich erzeugte Zeitdruck, die angeblich drohende Accountsperre und vor allem der externe Kurzlink zur „Verifizierung“.
Wir haben den betreffenden Kommentar auf unserer Friendica-Instanz bereits über die Administration gelöscht.
Falls euch ähnliche Kommentare begegnen: nicht reagieren, keinen Link öffnen, melden und – sofern ihr die Möglichkeit dazu habt – entfernen.
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⚠️ Achtung: Phishing-Versuch im Fediverse
Gerade erreichte uns unter einem Beitrag ein Kommentar eines angeblichen „pixelfed bot“.
Darin wird behauptet, der Pixelfed-Account sei wegen „ungewöhnlicher Aktivitäten“ eingeschränkt worden und müsse innerhalb von 24 Stunden über einen angegebenen Link verifiziert werden.
Bitte diesen Link NICHT anklicken und keine Zugangsdaten eingeben! ⚠️
Der Kommentar ist sehr offensichtlich ein Phishing-/Spam-Versuch. Auffällig sind unter anderem der künstlich erzeugte Zeitdruck, die angeblich drohende Accountsperre und vor allem der externe Kurzlink zur „Verifizierung“.
Wir haben den betreffenden Kommentar auf unserer Friendica-Instanz bereits über die Administration gelöscht.
Falls euch ähnliche Kommentare begegnen: nicht reagieren, keinen Link öffnen, melden und – sofern ihr die Möglichkeit dazu habt – entfernen.
Passt gut auf eure Accounts auf. Das Fediverse ist dezentral – leider macht auch Spam und Phishing davor nicht halt.
If you want to know more about #FediHood, check my recent detailed posts :)
In short, it is #Fediverse software that gives you a local timeline based on your city, and you can set the radius around it. The instance does not even know your exact position. It supports everything the fediverse allows and offers a Mastodon-like API.
Each post has a topic that you can mute. Moderators are promoted naturally in their area through good actions.
There you go. I set up a (small) recurring donation. I use your app every day to have a feeling of connection. A feeling that was lost years ago due to toxicity of venture capitalist influence on the World Wide Web.
Thank you. Anyone who is reading this, thank you too. Thank all the folks who support #FOSS and the #fediverse
Cory Doctorow says the AI revolution promised by tech bros isn't inevitable but the bursting of an AI bubble is. He wants to remind us another future is possible.
🛠️ dmv.community is now running Mastodon v4.6.5. This is a bugfix release with seven fixes covering collections, emoji autocomplete, profile image uploads, and more. Requires assets recompilation, so it's a quick upgrade but not a zero-downtime one, so you may have seen a blip.
Upgrade overview
This release contains upgrade notes that deviate from the norm:
ℹ️ Requires assets recompilation
For more information, view the complete release notes and scroll down to the upgrad...
Hubzilla version 11.4 was released recently, now has a new docker image built and should be ready for use.
On a technical note, if your setup involves connection pooling regarding your database, you will need to set system.pdo_emulate_prepares to true within your htconfig.php. The 11.4 release of the docker image, has the appropriate line in the htconfig.php commented out, for your convenience; naturally if you edit your htconfig in other ways (CLI, etc) that will still work, as well. Whichever way you choose to deploy your instance, you have options available to you.
If you are unsure about connection pooling, techbuzz has a great article on the subject, that you can access via the link at the end of this post.
Special thanks to the Hubzilla devs, and contributors for their ongoing work.
Hubzilla version 11.4 was released recently, now has a new docker image built and should be ready for use.
On a technical note, if your setup involves connection pooling regarding your database, you will need to set system.pdo_emulate_prepares to true within your htconfig.php. The 11.4 release of the docker image, has the appropriate line in the htconfig.php commented out, for your convenience; naturally if you edit your htconfig in other ways (CLI, etc) that will still work, as well. Whichever way you choose to deploy your instance, you have options available to you.
If you are unsure about connection pooling, techbuzz has a great article on the subject, that you can access via the link at the end of this post.
Special thanks to the Hubzilla devs, and contributors for their ongoing work.
IMO | Ich Frage mich was die bpb hier im Fediverse macht
Den wenn sich das @Bundeszentrale f. pol. Bildung ja nun auf den bösen Linksradikalismus und Linksextremismus fokusiert, damit dem Rechtsruck folgt und ihn noch verstärkt, dann werden sie hier einen sehr schweren Stand haben. Und ja wenn man schon Benjamin Blümchen oder Bibi Blocksberg als zu links einstuft, dann wundert einem gar nichts mehr. Zumal wenn es solche Entwicklungen bei der bpb schon länger gibt.
I just received this email, titled “Your recent Mastodon post” from @dpk on behalf of the Codeberg “Presidium”:
*** Dear Aral Balkan
In your Mastodon post at <mastodon.ar.al/@aral/117041803…> you publically criticized a repository that was hosted on Codeberg, despite linking to an issue thread in which it was made clear that the content should be reported through our usual internal channels for moderation. The repository in question was reviewed by the moderation team and removed. We understand that you suffered reputational damage as a result of this repository’s content, but this does not justify damaging the reputation of Codeberg e.V. in turn. The moderation team is still a volunteer operation and sometimes it takes a few hours for someone to be available to deal with reports or to ensure that consensus exists.
We therefore w
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I just received this email, titled “Your recent Mastodon post” from @dpk on behalf of the Codeberg “Presidium”:
*** Dear Aral Balkan
In your Mastodon post at <mastodon.ar.al/@aral/117041803…> you publically criticized a repository that was hosted on Codeberg, despite linking to an issue thread in which it was made clear that the content should be reported through our usual internal channels for moderation. The repository in question was reviewed by the moderation team and removed. We understand that you suffered reputational damage as a result of this repository’s content, but this does not justify damaging the reputation of Codeberg e.V. in turn. The moderation team is still a volunteer operation and sometimes it takes a few hours for someone to be available to deal with reports or to ensure that consensus exists.
We therefore warn you not to make posts of this kind that could damage the association’s reputation in future. Acting against the interests of the association can be grounds for exclusion from the membership (§5 (5) of the by-laws). If you have issues with content posted on our site in future, please report it to our moderation team at abuse@codeberg.org. In general, reports sent to that email address will usually receive a reply describing what action was taken once the moderation team has considered how to deal with the reported content.
Kind regards Presidium ***
So, I have a problem with this.
My post in no way damaged the reputation of Codeberg. It publicly asked them to do something about it and to state, publicly, where they stand on an issue. An issue, may I add, that has to do with real people facing actual genocide as we speak. Not to mention I thanked them for making the right decision (mastodon.ar.al/@aral/117043586…). If anything, until this email, it made the organisation look better. Unless, of course, opposing certain genocides is something that damages reputations in Germany.
I do not agree with the public issue being closed either. An issue was reported and the response was not “oh, this is serious, we’ll look into it”. It was, rather, “you reported it wrong. Report the same thing at this other place instead.”
And that other place is an entirely opaque internal system where no one gets to see what decision-making process is employed.
This is not the transparency that should exist in a member-run organisation.
So at the end of the day, I am the one being threatened with being removed from membership while the person who is actively trying to harm genocide victims (codeberg.org/Linux-Is-Best/) is still welcome on Codeberg?
This is a very insidious form of bothsidesism and, I can only imagine, is to ensure that I keep quiet in the future and to create a chilling effect where we cannot discuss certain things publicly for fear of reprisals.
Well, that won’t be happening.
I am sick and tired of people who cannot provide a proportional response when asked to choose between people harming genocide victims on the one hand and those trying to protect them on the other.
If this means I cannot be a member of Codeberg, so be it.
Let me know if I’m not welcome there and I will leave.
And you can show the world that Linux-Is-Best is welcome and I am not. If that’s who you are.
According to the anonymous Linux-Is-Best account, I am a scammer and Gaza Verified (gaza-verified.org), which I made and help run, is a scam, and every person from Gaza we verified using video calls – all 303 of them, by last count¹ – is also a scammer.
(We’re clearly a very transparent scam operation that believes in FOSS, etc.)
So, if Linux-Is-Best is right, you are harbouring a known scammer in your organisation. Furthermore, by allowing the source code of the scam on your site, you could be held liable if you know of the scam but do nothing about it.
So, please:
1. Either remove me as an active member (and give me notice so I can cancel my direct debit and have time to migrate my account and projects elsewhere), or
2. Take down the libellous claims by this anonymous troll who is causing real harm to people facing genocide in Gaza (and who is thus, himself, complicit in genocide).
So I’m either a scammer and I should not be allowed to be part of the Codeberg organisation or the anonymous Linux-Is-Best is a libellous, genocide-complicit troll and should not be welcome at Codeberg. Because both of these cannot be true at the same time.
I’ll leave it to you to decide who you would rather want associated with Codeberg.
It shouldn’t be a very difficult decision to make.
Dear @Codeberg, As an active member, I’d like to know what action will be taken against LinuxIsBest – the person mentioned below – and his account.
He is using Codeberg to spread Zionist lies about Gaza Verified (gaza-verified.org) and attempting to get people to mass block verified accounts of people on the fediverse facing genocide in Gaza at the hands of Israel.
As an anti-fascist organisation, I can only assume this goes against what we hold to be acceptable behaviour on our platform.
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The project "[Linux-Is-Best / Personal-Fediverse-List](https://codeberg.org/Linux-Is-Best/Personal-Fediverse-List)" is harboring, despite the word "personal" in its title, an account blocking list `BLOCK_gaza_verified_scam.
Ich habe mal eine Frage betreffs Federation. Und zwar habe ich gesehen das ich in Sachen Beiträge vor allen via Lemmy Feedback bekomme, aber in den allermeisten Fällen kaum aus dem Rest des Fediverse. Dabei ist mir klar das ich wenn ich in eine Lemmy Community poste, ich recht viele Leute erreiche. Aber das erklärt eben nicht warum aus dem Rest des Fediverse wo ich sehr viel mehr Kontakte habe die mir folgen so wenig zurück bekomme.
