A Call to Action: Universities of the World, Join the Fediverse! (netzpolitik.org)
[Lemmy active users] 28th of September was the only day with more monthly active Lemmy users than the previous one, probably thanks to the release of Boost for Lemmy (lemmy.fediverse.observer)
Link to the daily stats: lemmy.fediverse.observer/dailystats...
WordPress.com blogs can now be followed on Mastodon and other federated platforms | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Why are Mastodon's trending hashtags so ... dull? (lemm.ee)
As a new user, I’m enjoying Mastodon’s vibe so far but the one thing that is a letdown is the trending hashtags. I’ve been checking them regularly over the past couple of weeks and it seems like they’re pretty much always like this....
WE NEED MORE SOLDIERS!!!! (lemm.ee)
We have territory given to us by the Fuck Spez Coalition. We just need more soldiers. Come help us spread the word of Lemmy!!...
Dutch government officially launches Mastodon server (fediversereport.com)
Spread Out: How To Speed Up Lemmy (lemmy.fediverse.observer)
There are many lemmy instances in the world, but currently most people are using lemmy.world. This is why everything has gotten so slow....
Last year the EFF published this "legal primer" for people hosting Fediverse instances (www.eff.org)
Two important notes: (1) This guide is focused on legal risks that flow from hosting other people’s content, under U.S. law. In general, the safe harbors and immunities discussed below will not protect you if you are directly infringing copyright or defaming someone. (2) Many of us at EFF are lawyers, but we are not YOUR...
Lemmy and Kbin: The Best Reddit Alternatives? (www.pcmag.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/2164989...
FBI Seizure of Mastodon Server is a Wakeup Call to Fediverse Users and Hosts to Protect their Users (www.eff.org)
Annoyed by Lemmy links not going to your home instance? I just updated LULs, the script that changes all Lemmy links everywhere to your home instance! (greasyfork.org)
If you didn’t already know about it, I included the full description after the release notes....
[Back online] Has anyone defederated your instance? Introducing Defederation Investigator (defed.xyz)
EDIT 3: All good now, the DNS has done its thing and defed.xyz is fully operational! Once again, thank you all for having checked out my tool, it means a lot to me....
We have 2-3 months to compile a Threads block list (www.timothychambers.net)
It is expected to be 2-3 months before Threads is ready to federate (see link). There will, inevitably, be five different reactions from instances:...
I just developed and published a script to clear your pict-rs object storage from potential CSAM. (github.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/2896209...
How (not) to get people to download your app 🫣 (builtformars.com)
A ddep dive review of the Reddit user interface by Peter Ramsay...
Search Lemmy 0.4.0 update (an enhanced search engine for Lemmy) (www.search-lemmy.com)
A couple days ago I updated search-lemmy.com to 0.4.0....
Mastodon 4.2 released, with (opt-in) search, and UX improvements (blog.joinmastodon.org)
Lots of small improvements across the user experience, and opt-in search, make this an important release.
Mastodon actually has 407K+ more monthly users than it thought | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Lemmy for Mastodon - A new account dedicated to promoting the Lemmy communities and instances that make the most sense in your Mastodon feed (mastodon.social)
This is shameless self-promotion, but part of a working theory I have that Mastodon users have more to offer Lemmy than your average Reddit user. See my other post about it here: lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/2174573...
🍋 LemMon - Lemmy Monitor - Servers Status (lemmon.zerobytes.monster)
Let me introduce my new little project - 🍋 LemMon - Lemmy Monitor - Servers Status...
WordPress blogs can now be followed in the fediverse, including Mastodon (news.yahoo.com)
In March, WordPress.com owner Automattic made a commitment to the fediverse – the decentralized social networks that include the Twitter rival Mastodon and others – with the acquisition of an ActivityPub plug-in that allows WordPress blogs to reach readers on other federated platforms. Now, the company is announcing...
Mozilla is looking for a Senior Staff Software Engineer to work on their Mastodon server at mozilla.social (www.mozilla.org)
An EXTREMELY Simple Guide to Mastodon (for when someone says it's too complicated to catch on) (www.staygrounded.online)
PS- The "real" (non-joke) full guide for the Masto-curious is here.
Eternity v0.1.0 released! Formerly Infinity for Lemmy (codeberg.org)
cross-posted from: lemdro.id/post/803336...
Rant: I hate the term “normie”. (kbin.social)
Let me preface by saying, I would love to hear counter points and am fully open to the fact that I could be wrong and totally out of touch. I just want to have some dialogue around something that’s been bothering me in the fediverse....
