item (@item@libera.site)
#Akkoma #Statistics 2025-10-16 17:00 CEST
Number of active instances: 648
Number of users: 20 173
Number of statuses: 8 480 029
Number of users last 4h: 2
Number of statuses last 4h: 1127
#Fediverse
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item (@item@libera.site)
#Pleroma #Statistics 2025-10-16 17:00 CEST
Number of active instances: 964
Number of users: 134 328
Number of statuses: 33 890 971
Number of users last 4h: 2
Number of statuses last 4h: 3200
#Fediverse
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Gryficowa (@Gryficowa@mastodon.social)
O, cool, serwery pol znów padły...
#Fediverse #Peertube #Pixelfed
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F3715H (@F3715H@rubber.social)
If @tomscott & @mattgrayyes didn't can emoj.li I would've certainly gotten myself an account there...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyybPvRsEuY
I guess my username would be:
🔞⚜️ 3️⃣7️⃣1️⃣5️⃣#️⃣
Maybe someone should do a #relaunch of the concept but in the #Fediverse and then literally setup software to only allow #Emojis as valid characters...
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nora_mira (@nora_mira@hear-me.social)
I am going to do a Google doc about all what happened it will be long but will have sections so you can read.
It will be official response to all what happened
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newsmast (@newsmast@backend.newsmast.org)
Staying safe online isn't easy, but we're working hard to help ⚔️
Our self-hosted servers all run top level filters to reduce the likelihood of bad posts making it to your feed. We work closely with moderation professionals to quickly and effectively address any issues we may have on our servers. And, we have some of the most detailed Community Guidelines on the Open Social Web!
We don't claim to be perfect, but we're very serious about safety on the Social Web.
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fedicat (@fedicat@pc.cafe)
found some more #fediverse icons here
https://github.com/homarr-labs/dashboard-icons
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thewhalecc (@thewhalecc@framapiaf.org)
Bridgy Fed is described as a **decentralized social network bridge**. It is built and run by A New Social, a non-profit organization, and is entirely free to use. #fediverse https://thewhale.cc/posts/bridgy-fed
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ghrasko (@ghrasko@mastodon.social)
The web we know is efficient—but fragile. Power and innovation have drifted away from users and into platforms.
A new generation of open architectures - ActivityPub, Solid, and beyond - offers a way to take control back.
My latest article, “Roads to the User-Owned Web,” launches a 3-part series on how these models could reshape digital autonomy in Europe.
https://techtonicshift.vivaldi.net/2025/10/16/roads-to-the-user-owned-web/
#UserOwnedWeb #DigitalAutonomy #OpenWeb #Fediverse #SolidProject #EuropeanAlternatives #EDAI #TechTonicShift
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2025 (@2025@techtonicshift.vivaldi.net)
The web was born as a universal space for sharing documents, but it evolved into a landscape dominated by centralized platforms. Most online interactions today depend on intermediaries that own and monetize user data. This model proved efficient but also fragile: it concentrates power, channels innovation toward platform interests rather than user needs, and undermines trust.
A new generation of internet architectures is emerging to rebalance this: systems where the user, not the platform, controls data storage and access. Two major families of ideas lead this movement – ActivityPub and Solid – each addressing a different layer of the same challenge.
AspectActivityPub (Fediverse)Solid (User Data Pods)Core IdeaDecentralized social networks that interoperate through shared messaging (ActivityStreams)Personal data pods where apps access user information via open, standard APIsFocusCommunication between platformsData ownership and access controlExamplesMastodon, Pixelfed, PeerTube, LemmyInrupt Solid, Community Solid ServerUser IdentityUsually domain-based (e.g., @user@server)WebID: a portable, URI-based identityData ExchangeMessages between serversLinked Data (RDF) through direct resource accessInteroperability GoalSeamless federation of appsReusable data across apps and servicesThe two are complementary: ActivityPub connects conversations; Solid connects data. One builds social interoperability, the other informational interoperability.
In a truly user-owned web, messages, media, and personal data should coexist under the user’s control. A social post could reference data from a personal pod; a file in a pod could be shared across multiple Fediverse platforms.
This convergence hints at a future where digital identity, content, and context are portable – where innovation happens around open data, not inside corporate silos.
For Europe, these architectures are not just technical curiosities. They represent a strategic path toward digital autonomy:
- reducing dependency on US-based platforms,
- ensuring compliance with EU privacy and competition laws,
- fostering a market of interoperable, value-aligned services.
The goal is not to choose between Solid or ActivityPub but to cultivate a plural ecosystem that embodies European principles of openness, transparency, and user agency.
This document launches a three-part exploration:
- Part 0 – Roads to the User-Owned Web: conceptual overview and common ground.
- Part 1 – Power Dynamics of the User-Owned Data Economy: how control shifts when users own data.
- Part 2 – How BigTech Could Hijack a Decentralized Web: a case study on systemic risks and safeguards.
Together, these texts form a foundation for understanding how user-owned data architectures could reshape not only the internet’s technical base but also the balance of economic and political power behind it.
Follow me on Mastodon:
TechTonicShift (@TechTonicShift@vivaldi.net) – Vivaldi Social
Gabor Hrasko (@ghrasko@mastodon.social) – Mastodon
#UserOwnedWeb #DigitalAutonomy #OpenWeb #Fediverse #SolidProject #EuropeanAlternatives #TechForEurope #TechTonicShift #EDAI
https://techtonicshift.vivaldi.net/2025/10/16/roads-to-the-user-owned-web/
#DigitalAutonomy #EDAI #EuropeanAlternatives #Fediverse #OpenWeb #SolidProject #TechForEurope #TechTonicShift #UserOwnedWeb
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Linux_Is_Best (@Linux_Is_Best@c.im)
I need an admin who allows more than 500 characters in post, who is good at keeping their site up to date, who hates Nazis and scammers as much as I do, who will be OK with me posting facts (with proof), and can ignore the few dummy accounts (scam accounts) that will no doubt mass-flood your inbox with false reports.
Bonus points (and preferred) if their site is outside U.S. jurisdiction (both the hosting and the domain extension).
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nizarus (@nizarus@mastodon.tn)
At this rate, the Palestinian community will be the largest among Arabic-speaking communities in the Fediverse.
#Palestine #Mastodon #Fediverse #GazaVerified
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