Growing the open social web
A position statement for FediForum's unworkshop
Ben Werdmuller
https://werd.io/growing-the-open-social-web-2/
#fediforum #activitypub #fediverse
Why do we want to grow the open social web, and for whom? @ben says the value is in protocols that allow people — all people around the world — to build and own communities that address their needs. "The only way to achieve that is to not just co-design with them but distribute equity. They must be full co-owners of the open social web," he writes.
#OpenSocial #ActivityPub #Mastodon
Maybe something to clarify with #HolosSocial. There is a full moderation system like on any Fediverse instance. Moderators can ban accounts. But relays are dumb by design: your identity and data belong to you, not to the relay. A ban is like a relay going down, you don't lose everything. You can move to another relay and keep all your followers, following, and data. With a custom domain the transition is seamless, otherwise it works through standard #ActivityPub migration.
RE: https://hachyderm.io/@thisismissem/116087571530458888
This is such an interesting thread as it exposes the friction between ATProtocol/ActivityPub. Clearly, there are some cultural issues.
It's important to understand and I say this often to our own desktop projects - we are always stronger together than apart.
We are not competitors. We are allies.
Understandably we might compete on investment and volunteers but those sort themselves.
#gnome #kde #linuxapps #activitypub #atprotocol
RE: https://indieweb.social/@data0/115884351198568459
Last reminder: Are you using fedi-followers.data0.one ? If you do and want to continue using it, please migrate to the #ipns domain (more info in the quote toot below). The data0.one domain will be gone next week.
#ipfs #ipns #FediTools #followers #activitypub
This is wonderful! I updated my #ActivityPub #C2S notes with link to the PR..
https://codeberg.org/fediverse/delightful-fediverse-experience/issues/130
Observations:
Today #bigtech social media looks & feels like TV to me. Consume whatever each platform owners' algorithms serve.
#ATProto's ecosystem seems focused on reach & broadcasting. #ActivityPub's ecosystem seems focused on interaction. Is this the diff between #SocialMedia Vs #SocialNetworks? Newschool vs Oldschool Internet?
Would be nice if these #protocols become interoperable. Technically solvable, but I wonder are the 'cultures(?) 'interoperable as well? Thoughts?
Before I drive myself mad and try to build something I'm incapable of…
Has anyone built an #ActivityPub server for embedded devices?
Not a Raspberry Pi, but like one of those tiny ESP32 devices which can run MicroPython or similar.
I built a *full* AP server in around 64KB of PHP
https://gitlab.com/edent/activity-bot/
Now I'm wondering if a tiny sensor could be a fully-fledged ActivityPub node on the Fediverse.
@Shizanit, виявляється що peertube.in.ua є частиною цього проєкту, як і Git хостинг. Цікаво, чи не розглядали також і опцію створення федеративних блогів на базі #Plume або схожих рушіїв на базі технології #ActivityPub?
Пишу деякі гайди, і думаю що найкраще робити це в соціальній екосистемі а не окремому сайті
https://github.com/Plume-org/Plume
O Mastodon não implementa o C2S
Eles implementaram só o S2S (Server to Server / Protocolo ActivityPub) e criaram a própria API REST no lugar do C2S.
Isso é uma decisão deliberada deles — e é bastante criticada na comunidade ActivityPub por ser exatamente isso: uma quebra do spec.
A especificação do #ActivityPub já prevê uma "API padronizada". Ao pedir o Activity Stream do usuário logado, é pra vir uma URL que permite escrita no outbox. É essa parte que o #Mastodon não implementa.
O objeto Activity Stream do usuário logado já traz todos os dados que você precisa pra usar a API daquela implementação específica.
Então, a regra é ser capaz de consumir a API do ActivityPub a partir de qualquer cliente. A exceção é o Mastodon.
»Connecting the world through thriving online communities« https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/02/connecting-the-world-through-thriving-online-communities/?Fedizen.EU #Fedizen #Fediverse #ActivityPub #News