An interview with Evan Prodromou, the “inventor of the Fediverse”, on ActivityPub's origins, Mastodon's privacy focus, expanding beyond microblogging, and more
https://openchannels.fm/... #ostatus #activitypub #statusnet #identica #openmicroblogging #wordpress
At the end of June, Australia quietly introduced rules forcing search engine companies such as Google and Microsoft to check the ages of logged-in users
We're watching the death of an open, anonymous internet, and the gradual takeover of information online by the state — under the guise of protecting children. Andrew Starr / @ajsta : This doesn't seem...
Q&A with Matt Mullenweg on licensing deals with AI companies, putting Tumblr's backend migration to WordPress “on hold”, fediverse, content moderation, and more
In honor of Automattic's 20th anniversary, and also since it's been a few years … Bluesky: Nilay Patel / @reckless : Lots and lots from Matt Mullenweg on Decoder, including some deep discussion of the...
A look at seven UX issues in the Fediverse's web experience, such as complex onboarding, no DM UI wrapper or public posting warning, and unusable user discovery
So, confession time: I was recently helping a new client get set up on the Fediverse—guiding them through their first steps into our glorious decentralized galaxy. Mastodon: @j12t@j12t.social and @mas...
WhatsApp says it disrupted a campaign in which 90 journalists and other members of civil society were targeted using spyware from Israel-based Paragon
What You Need To Know Türkiye Today : WhatsApp claims Israeli spyware targeted 90 journalists Business Today : WhatsApp exposes spyware targeting journalists, some users by Israeli firm Rimjhim Singh ...
Mastodon CEO Eugen Rochko says Meta's moderation changes are “deeply troubling”, and Mastodon will take action on Threads accounts violating Mastodon's policies
Today Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta is bending the knee … Wall Street Journal : Sources: Zuckerberg demanded a review of an algorithm change after his 2023 knee surgery Facebook post got anemic ...
Threads users can now follow fediverse accounts that have interacted with a Threads post; users won't see fediverse posts in feeds, but will on account profiles
However, I believe that interoperability is necessary for survival of all of these platforms. … Eugen Rochko / @Gargron@mastodon.social : @mosseri just announced that #Threads users can finally follow...
Threads now gives users 15 minutes to edit posts and lets users who have connected their accounts to the fediverse see who follows them and likes their posts
RE: https://www.threads.net/... Anuj Ahooja / @quillmatiq : I think it's cool that this many people follow me on the Fediverse with no extra effort on my part, but what's cooler is that they follow me...
Mozilla says it will shut down its Mastodon server, Mozilla.social, giving users until December 17 to export their data and migrate to another instance
https://techcrunch.com/... Mastodon: @shoq@mastodon.social : They had 270 users. It was always a token level of interest by an organization with lots of other problems to address. — Mozilla exits t...
Threads now lets users see and like fediverse replies on other posts besides their own, and will syndicate posts submitted via the Threads API to the fediverse
Threads is deepening its ties to the fediverse, also known as the open social web, which powers services like X alternative Mastodon …