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17.08.2025 04:48
Linux (@Linux@mstdn.ca)

I have expanded my list of domain extensions I would recommend:

.be (Belgium)

.nl (Netherlands)

.is (Iceland)

.ch (Switzerland)

.at (Austria)

.tw (Taiwan)

.fi (Finland)

.se (Sweden)

.li (Liechtenstein)

.cz (Czech Republic)

All of these countries have strong protections for freedom of speech, including speech that defends and promotes minority rights — such as LGBTQ+ rights. Domain registration is open to everyone... You don’t need to be a citizen or own a business in any of these countries.

I would also add an optional, alternative:

.de (Germany, with registrar help * )

* Germany technically allows anyone with verified contact details within Germany to register. Many domain registers will provide this as a service. But you should make sure your domain register is outside U.S. Jurisdiction.

#Fediverse #ActivityPub #Mastodon #Misskey #PeerTube #PexelFed #LGBTQ

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17.08.2025 03:58
Linux (@Linux@mstdn.ca)

What's the difference between the Fediverse and corporate social media?

Hypothetically speaking, if Mastodon ever became evil, there is always Misskey, which can effortlessly communicate with existing Mastodon sites (no bridge needed).

That's the wonderful thing about the Fediverse. There is always another alternative. But corporate sites like Blue Sky — you're their bitch, and your only choice is to put up with their shit or go without.

That's the difference. On the Fediverse, you always have choice, and you always have a say. But with corporate social media, you're at their mercy and their whims.

#Mastodon #Misskey #BlueSky #Fediverse #ActivityPub

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16.08.2025 18:40
box464 (@box464@mastodon.social)

Takahe is one platform I never got to try. Similar to GtS in that the focus was on small to medium sized instances.

https://github.com/jointakahe/takahe

#ActivityPub

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16.08.2025 12:44
wjmaggos (@wjmaggos@liberal.city)

I loved the article "Protocols Not Platforms" by Mike Masnick. I shared it incessantly.

But I hate that even great outlets like @onthemedia treat it like the origin of the idea of social media by open protocol. Like he came up with the concept in 2019. It was great to explain the concept to regular folks, but I assume the Twitter team knew about #ActivityPub for years before they considered rolling out #bluesky.

Can you clarify this @rabble?

https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/articles/silicon-valleys-rightwing-roots-plus-the-ceo-of-bluesky-reimagines-social-media

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16.08.2025 09:59
moftasa (@moftasa@mastodon.online)

I have a #fediverse #activitypub question. There used to be a microblogging software called Laconica, is it in anyway related to what we are using here today?

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16.08.2025 09:16
BlueCircuitDragon (@BlueCircuitDragon@mas.to)

People often confuse #Mastodon, a microblogging software, with #ActivityPub, which also supports #Pleroma, #WordPress, #Misskey, #PeerTube, #BookWyrm and more. You're not chained to #Mastodon; using other platforms makes the #Fediverse stronger.

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16.08.2025 09:09
BlueCircuitDragon (@BlueCircuitDragon@mas.to)

I have this Mastodon account & a federated #WordPress blog that interacts via #ActivityPub. #Mastodon is the microblogging part of the #fediverse. The arbitration clause in the latest TOS of #Mastodon is causing drama. You don't have to use it.

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16.08.2025 05:40
strypey (@strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz)

Recently on the #ActivityPub developers forum SocialHub, the last active admin announced an intention to stop doing essential maintenance. Since then, we've been talking about the need for new governance;

https://socialhub.activitypub.rocks/t/socialhub-developer-community-reboot-or-shutdown/5445/

We need an admin team responsive to the community who gather there (whether to comment or just read). People whose priority is to help us share knowledge and solve problems together, so we can make the fediverse better for everyone.

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#AP #ActivityPub #SocialHub

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16.08.2025 05:37
radwebhosting (@radwebhosting@mastodon.social)

How to Install #Pixelfed on #Ubuntu VPS (8 Step Quick-Start Guide)

This article provides a guide for how to install Pixelfed on Ubuntu VPS.
What is Pixelfed?
PixelFed is a decentralized, open-source photo-sharing platform similar to Instagram but built on the #Fediverse (federated social networks using the #ActivityPub protocol). It allows users to host their own instances and interact with users across different ...
Continued 👉 https://blog.radwebhosting.com/how-to-install-pixelfed-on-ubuntu-vps/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon.social #installguide #vpsguide #selfhosting

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16.08.2025 01:55
kkarhan (@kkarhan@infosec.space)

@jeremy @pluralistic calling #ATproto aka. #BlueSky "federated" is as much as a #lie as calling #Discord instances as "#Servers"...

Unlike #ActivityPub there's no cleanroom & fully self-hosting capable implementation!

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16.08.2025 01:17
daltux (@daltux@ayom.media)

Função muito supimpa do #SNAC que só recentemente constatei como é útil: podemos pôr no texto a ligação para uma imagem externa, que ele a transforma em anexo da "atividade" (a publicação no #ActivityPub), sem precisar armazená-la! Pode notar que essa foto do Locutus — Cap. Picard (Patrick Stewart) assimilado pelos Borg — é descarregada diretamente da Wikimedia Commons!