We Distribute launches Fediverse Podcast (wedistribute.org)
This podcast has been a long-time coming. Damon, Laurens, and I have been hard at work interviewing all kinds of people building for the Fediverse, and after hours and hours of interviews, we’ve finally started publishing episodes....
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queer.af, a Mastodon instance, has been killed by the Taliban (archive.fo)
The admin stated they won’t be renewing the domain because .af is now controlled by the Taliban....
How Threads will integrate with the Fediverse (plasticbag.org)
Solid - SSO (not only) for the fediverse (solidproject.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/10530523...
Wordpress ActivityPub plugin Release 2.0.0 (github.com)
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Thank you for making Owncast a success in 2023 (gabekangas.com)
You can define success any way you like. But I'm happy with the direction of the project, and I'm thankful for everyone who has helped make it happen.
RSS Parrot: follow RSS feeds via ActivityPub (rss-parrot.net)
De-Escalating Social Media (nickpunt.com)
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Fediverse link-aggregator PieFed launches in beta test (fediversereport.com)
Looks like we’re getting company!
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Taking Back the Web with Decentralization: 2023 in Review | EFF (www.eff.org)
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The Internet Is About To Get Weird Again - Rolling Stone article (archive.ph)
It’s not solely about the fediverse, but it is mentioned.
Friendica (open source facebook alternative) releases version 2023.12 with the ability to curate feeds and more (github.com)
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Event Federation (event-federation.eu)
Could we use this sorting algorithm on Lemmy? (linklonk.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/11252604...
Fedipage, ActivityPub for Static Sites, has Released v1.0.1 (fedipage.com)
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Authorized Fetch Circumvented by Alt-Right Developers (wedistribute.org)
Authorized Fetch (also referred to as Secure Mode in Mastodon) was recently circumvented by a stupidly easy solution: just sign your fetch requests with some other domain name.
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You can now explore popular #fediverse accounts on FediDB! (fedidb.org)
Instagram Users Shown Transphobia As Promotional Tool To Join Threads (neuromatch.social)
The link goes to this users Mastodon post on the subject. I’m going to copy part of the text of his post without having to post the Threads post they were shown. Click through if you want to see for yourself, avoid if such things are upsetting to you....
Untangling Threads | Erin Kissane (erinkissane.com)
cross-posted from: mander.xyz/post/7593930...
Erin Kissane: Untangling Threads (erinkissane.com)
Found via Jamie Zawinski (“JWZ”): Thread federation...
Getting Tangled Up in Threads (wedistribute.org)
The Fediverse is currently divided over whether or not to block Threads. Here are some of the things people are worried about, some opportunities that might come from it, and what we need to do to prepare.
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Embrace, Extend, and Exploit: Meta's plan for ActivityPub, Mastodon and the fediverse (privacy.thenexus.today)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/9799372...
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What does AUTHORIZED_FETCH actually do? (hub.sunny.garden)
This feature is particularly important as threads starts to federate. Without authorized fetch, there is the possibility of content from folks who are defederated from threads making their way over through intermediary followers.
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Flipping the Federation Switch: Flipboard joins the fediverse | The Fediverse Report (fediversereport.com)
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