Notices tagged with groups, page 2

Pixelfed Groups has a feature called SlowJoin mode that allows you to define fine-grained permission limits for several actions.

In addition, all group activities from users, mods and admins are logged in an easy to browse Interaction Log. Should you need to apply limits to a specific member, you can limit most actions on the member tab!

We pioneered the concept of cross group moderation in 2021, and are in the final stages of implementation.

#pixelfed #groups

Pixelfed Groups will support private or local-only groups!

In addition, we will offer many features and settings to make managing your group, moderators and users more effective and easier!

#pixelfed #groups #pixelfedGroups

#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:

Sorry for the pixelfed.social outage, I deployed some performance improvements that required clearing the redis cache

Everything is good now, and I’m working on even more perf improvements to reduce load and api response times in advance of our upcoming Groups feature! #groups

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.

While I was able to ship Stories to the @pixelfed mobile app, I unfortunately didn't have enough time to release Groups

"Put up or shut up" is a phrase that comes to mind

I won't post from this account until Groups are shipped, enough is enough. Shame! #groups

My goal for this week is Groups!

@pixelfed Groups will ship with a full federated role and moderation system with audit logs, per user interaction limits, slow-join mode, fine grained permissions (ie: user must be a member for X days in order to do something) and group migration/delegation/consensus votes to prevent malicious takeover attempts and to give group members the power to organize their own migration to another server with new admins

#soon #pixelfed #groups

Pixelfed Groups will be compatible with Kbin, Lemmy and Mastodon (when they release support)

The beta will be released later this week, keep an eye on this pull request 😉

https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/pull/4603 #pixelfed #groups

Moderation is not an afterthought in Groups! ✨

Group admins will have several moderation tools, along with an admin-only audit log and roles for moderators! #pixelfed #groups

Pixelfed Groups demo of a user joining a group and an admin limiting their permissions while keeping their membership.

Just one of the ways #pixelfed #groups are different 😎

So… welcome to new users in the #Fediverse network!

If you are exploring the fediverse through the #Mastodon software, feel free to explore other platforms like #Streams #Calckey #Hubzilla #Friendica #Akkoma to mention a few, for your usual “status updates” (and more) UI/UX.

If you want a platform more focused on photos and images, then there is #Pixelfed. Or, you want bookshelves and tracking what you've read, or leaving #book reviews, there is #BookWyrm.

But the beauty of it all, all of these are connected to the fediverse. You can follow any user regardless of which software they are using; AND regardless which server (domain name) they signed-up for.

For example, my accounts are:
* @youronlyone - a Mastodon instance https://c.im
* @youronlyone@calckey.social - a Calckey instance https://calckey.social
* @youronlyone@pixelfed.social - a Pixelfed instance https://pixelfed.social
* @youronlyone@c.wtf - a #Rebased #Pleroma instance https://c.wtf
* @youronlyone@p.lu - a #PeerTube instance https://p.lu
* @youronlyone@bookwyrm.social - a BookWyrm instance https://bookwyrm.social

Note: You rarely need an account in other instances. I have other accounts because (1) I like to test; and (2) I use them for different purposes.

We even have fediverse #groups hosted at https://chirp.social and https://a.gup.pe You can follow any group from your existing fediverse account and participate.

For more see: https://fedidb.org

Again, welcome! Don't forget to post your #intro / #introduction and update your profile and tag it with #fedi22!