Notices tagged with groups

Groups are not new to Pixelfed, we have webUI support but the feature wasn't polished enough for use, until now ✨

:pixelfed: Groups will be compatible with Lemmy, Mbin, Smithereen and other projects, and will resemble Facebook Groups in our official app!

#pixelfed #groups

#Groups are coming to #theFediverse:
"The most immediate change we can expect from this is convergence of many different kinds of platforms all aiming to support the same basic features…could lead towards a large part of the Fediverse moving beyond short-form microblogging.
Another interesting possibility here is that these nascent efforts might lead to some new applications, such leveraging #NodeBB or another piece of software as a replacement for Quora / StackExchange."
https://wedistribute.org/2025/01/nodebb-officially-joins-fediverse/

#Lawyers and #advocacy #groups advise #members of the #LGBTQ+ #community to take #precautions under #Trump’s #executiveorder

For anyone experiencing #discrimination based on their #genderidentity, #advocacy groups such as #LambdaLegal or the #ACLU, can provide support.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/22/health/lgbtq-rights-trump-executive-order-wellness/

#Sociality of #sleep in animal #groups

"Group-living animals sleep together, yet most research treats sleep as an individual process. Here, we argue that social interactions during the sleep period contribute in important, but largely overlooked, ways to animal groups’ social dynamics, while patterns of social interaction and the structure of social connections within animal groups play important, but poorly understood, roles in shaping sleep behavior."

https://www.cell.com/trends/ecology-evolution/fulltext/S0169-5347(24)00176-9

‘#Injustices #ignored’: #LGBTQ and #faith #groups #fume at #Australian PM’s #broken #promises.

#AnthonyAlbanese has angered both #equality #advocates and #faith #groups after #abandoning his #election #promise to introduce #religious #discrimination #reforms and #protect #LGBTQ #students and #teachers in a bid to avoid a #culturewar.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Australia #Politics

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/injustices-ignored-lgbtq-and-faith-groups-fume-at-pm-s-broken-promise-20240813-p5k1zp.html

#Climate #activists #rally around #VicePresident #KamalaHarris, seeing a chance to build on President #JoeBiden’s #record.

#Endorsements for Vice President Harris are rolling in from #environmental #groups who see her as a strong #potential #ally on #issues like #climatechange.

https://www.npr.org/2024/08/11/g-s1-16052/kamala-harris-climate-change-environment-trump

#Religious #groups are #protecting #Pride #events — upending the #LGBTQVsFaith #narrative.

More than 120 #faith groups will fan out across 50 #Pride #events this June to #deescalate #extremist #antiLGBTQ+ #protests from #hategroups.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #Allies #Spirituality #Religion #LGBTQIA #Pride #PrideMonth #Representation #Culture

https://19thnews.org/2024/06/religious-groups-protecting-pride-lgbtq-events/

Pixelfed Groups are coming along, and I'm hoping to ship v1 this weekend!

We're targeting Lemmy support and the Groups FEP for now, I cant wait to ship this 😎

#pixelfed #groups

#Ugandan #court #upholds #antiLGBTQ #law but says some #rights #infringed.

“The #judges are supposed to ... #protect #vulnerable #groups, but they have rather #sided with #majority to #punish #minority #groups,” Mugisha told #reuters

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Africa #Uganda #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ChristianDarkMoney #ExportingHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/africa/2024-04-03-ugandan-court-upholds-anti-lgbtq-law-but-says-some-rights-infringed/

Attached a screenshot of the email blast, for those whose software can not see edit changes from the original post.

#ChirpSocial #Fediverse #Groups

Okay, so I just discovered a new platform/service called #FediGroups / #FediGroupsSocial.

It's still on its testing phase, and creation of new groups is by approval.

See: https://about.fedigroups.social for more info.

#Fediverse #Groups #SocialWeb @hello

• it's a group (because Mastodon doesn't understand the concept of groups)
  
• it's on Friendica (because Mastodon does its best to shield the existence of non-Mastodon Fediverse projects from its users)

@jupiter_rowland @luca

#groups

"Not yet. They're working on it. "

Oh, maybe one of these issues that were delayed after all last summer. Small wonder I never got it really working, LOL.

"And everything...working groups/forums now is afraid that Mastodon will re-invent the wheel in a way that's the most incompatible possible to what already exists on more than half a dozen Fediverse projects."

That sucks. Why would @Gargron waste limited resources on (I guess?) FOSS that could be used?

@MarkScottRobson A good question.

From the technical side:

1. The #Fediverse network (not #Mastodon network; Mastodon is one of many Fediverse software) is based on a @w3c standard called the #ActivityPub protocol.

Think for example the protocol behind emails, SMTP. Or the protocol behind surfing the web which is HTTP/S.

Because it is a #WebStandard, there is always a software available.

Here are some examples of software for the Fediverse network:
a. #Firefish (f. #Calckey) - flagship instance is https://firefish.social

b. #Rebased - see https://c.wtf

c. #BookWyrm - see https://bookwyrm.social - think #GoodReads

d. #Pixelfed - flagship is at https://pixelfed.social - think #Instagram

e. #Lemmy - see https://r.nf - think #Reddit and #Stackexchange (or #Quora for that matter)

f. #WriteFreely - flagship https://write.as - think #blogging platform

g. #PeerTube - see https://p.lu - think #YouTube or #Vimeo

h. #Friendica - think #Facebook

i. #Hubzilla and #Streams - think full blown CMS + Community with #SocialWeb functionalities built into its core (instead of using add-ons)

j. #Chirp - https://chirp.social - think #Groups with #moderation features and some customisation.

And those are just a few. See this for more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fediverse && here https://codeberg.org/fediverse/delightful-fediverse-apps

Now, the above examples are just the software options for running a community or service (which you can do if you know how).

Each have a different purpose. Each have a different UI and UX.

Then there are also #Frontend software. These are software that will give you a different layout for the software the server is using.

For example, you don't like the default Mastodon UI? Then log in your Mastodon account here: https://fe.soapbox.pub and use a UI that is similar, if not the same, as #Twitter / #twitter

How about mobile? There are also a lot to choose from with different features, design, and experience. You can check out a list here: https://codeberg.org/fediverse/delightful-fediverse-clients

2. Lifespan.

Let's say the Mastodon team call it quits, for whatever reason. Will the network die? No.

Again, Mastodon is just one of many fediverse software. You can just move to a new server or instance of your choice.

Secondly, the Mastodon source code is #FLOSS / #FOSS (or #OpenSource). In fact, there are already a lot of forks of Mastodon, adding other features that are not found in the mainline Mastodon code.

And the servers/instances running Mastodon? They won't die just because the Mastodon team called it quits. They'll just find a Mastodon fork and move to it. Or, start their own.

3. If you're adventurous, you can run your own solo or family instance/server. Or maybe a public server that is invite-only.

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That's just 3, there are many more.

#BlueSky? Yes, they do offer federation (a.k.a. interoperability) but the protocol they are using is not a WebStandard, they started their own and so far have no plans to support the webstandard ActivityPub protocol.

In fact, right now, federation with BlueSky is turned-off. They are not yet concentrating on it.

However, once they do, I personally would not be surprised if the generous Fediverse server/instance hosts start to setup their own federated BlueSky server/instance, which in turn will definitely help grow the BlueSky network.

And who knows? Maybe BlueSky will implement the ActivityPub protocol and join the Fediverse network? If this happens, then it becomes a matter of choice. Which UI and UX and features do you like?

But, until that happens, in my opinion, staying in the Fediverse is your best bet.

“join #mutualaid #groups in your #area! mutual aid is the #voluntary exchange of #resources and #services for #mutual #benefit. #help your #neighbors today, so they can help you tomorrow. :antifa_100:

In the past, #whitesupremacist #groups have attended her events, as her #campaign provided a #platform for these people to spread #hateful #transphobic #messages. Earlier this year, at one of her #events in #Australia, #Fascist groups took the streets openly performing #Nazi #salutes #unchallenged at her #rally.