Notices by Stefan Bohacek (stefan@stefanbohacek.online)

Hey fediverse, happy Friday, and happy spring/fall equinox!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_equinox

#friday #spring #fall #autumn #equinox

"Social network Bluesky is gearing up for big changes with today’s news that the company raised $100 million in Series B funding. The round, led by Bain Capital Crypto, was closed in April 2025 but had not been disclosed until now."

https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/19/bluesky-announces-100m-series-b-after-ceo-transition/

#news #TechNews #technology #bluesky #atmosphere

Mastodon is ten years old today!

https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/1

https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v0.1.0

https://stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/110985808809440467

#mastodon #anniversary #fediverse #Mastodon10 Years #DecadeOfMastodon

RE: https://stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/116228393813290308

Huge thanks to everyone sharing this!

I'd love to make the Fediverse Invitation project more useful by adding more translations, so if this is something you'd be interested in contributing to, please let me know!

https://github.com/stefanbohacek/fediverse-invite?tab=readme-ov-file#translation

#translation #localization #JoinTheFediverse #FediverseInvitation

While sites like https://jointhefediverse.net can be great at explaining basic concepts behind the fediverse, for most people, this can be all a bit overwhelming.

The best way to get people interested is to promote your own community. Show people where to sign up, which apps to use, and who to follow.

My latest project can help you with that.

https://stefanbohacek.com/project/fediverse-invitation/

#fediverse #community

Official blog announcement:

"After several intense and incredible years building Bluesky from the ground up, I've decided to step back as CEO and transition to a new role as Bluesky's Chief Innovation Officer."

https://bsky.social/about/blog/03-09-2026-a-new-chapter-for-bluesky

#bluesky

Bluesky's new/interim CEO shares his impressions from his first week.

"Many messages I’ve gotten from the Bluesky community were along the lines of, “Welcome, this is a great place, please don’t mess it up.”

The subtext is that I was brought in to turn things around in some dramatic way. I was not. I like our strategy, and we will continue to deliver on it. [...]

We are very actively thinking about how we will make money, but ads are near the bottom of the idea list."

https://toni.org/2026/03/13/impressions-from-my-first-week-at-bluesky/

#bluesky

"As Bluesky matures, the company needs a seasoned operator focused on scaling and execution, while I return to what I do best: building new things."

https://www.wired.com/story/bluesky-ceo-jay-graber-is-stepping-down/

#news #TechNews #technology #bsky #bluesky #JayGraber

@evan This is how I feel about the so called "fediverse logo proposal".

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fediverse_logo_proposal.svg

I 100% agree with pretty much all of the criticism it has received, but...it feels like part of the history now?

I don't know. Could just be me.

@laurelrusswurm@mastodon.social @cwebber @Gargron @Aleums @laurelrusswurm@mstdn.ca

@dalias

I was just about to say. At least not without local-only posts and shared blocklists.

@GhostOnTheHalfShell @karlauerbach @elfin @ChrisMayLA6 @HarriettMB @dlakelan

"A grassroots boycott called QuitGPT has been spreading across the US and beyond, asking people to cancel their ChatGPT subscriptions. More than a million people have answered the call."

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/04/quit-chatgpt-subscription-boycott-silicon-valley

"We're organizing Americans and people around the world to quit ChatGPT."

https://quitgpt.org/

#QuitGPT #news #USNews #USPol #technology #TechNews #OpenAI #ChatGPT #AI #GenAI

What is it good for?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Tm9hFpcO7o

#war #iran

Ah. I see.

https://masto.ai/@unusual_whales/116160168091621278

@dansup Ah, did they just change it? I saw a much smaller limit before.

And it's funny, because at the time I thought, for my particular use case of adding all the accounts from https://bots.stefanbohacek.com, it won't be enough.

But after I created https://fedidevs.com/s/ODY4/, I am not sure if encouraging people to follow all accounts really makes sense.

First, I think it might actually have a performance impact on my little server (haven't looked too closely into this to confirm), but also, it can be a bit overwhelming to have to browse a long list of accounts.

So, again, going back to my specific use case, having a "best of" list, and then maybe splitting them all into batches seems to make a lot more sense.

"Add Comment Controls"

Love seeing Loops prioritize people's safety!

https://github.com/joinloops/loops-server/releases/tag/v1.0.0-beta.10

https://joinloops.org

#fediverse #loops #LoopsVideo #ReplyControls

Congratulations to @teamtoot on today's launch of their new Tŵt app!

"Guided by the words of Dewi Sant, we have proven that by doing the little things, we can achieve something truly significant."

https://croeso.toot.wales/en/a-present-for-wales-ein-cyfraniad-i-gymru/

#TootWales #fediverse

With my latest project, you can create a customizable invitation for your fediverse community, with your favorite apps and even starter packs.

Like this one.

https://invite.jointhefediverse.net/?server=hachyderm.io&apps=1,2,3,5&starterpacks=NjQ5,OTIw,OTAx,ODY4

Learn how to make your own: https://stefanbohacek.com/project/fediverse-invitation/

#fediverse #mastodon #SocialMedia #invitation

@_elena @theraccoonbytes Thank you both!

@_elena Do you mean the local/live feed?

https://theforkiverse.com/public/local

Yeah, the activity is a bit down, 3.8K active users, down from almost 10k a week or two ago.

Which I think is to be expected, but I hope people are still having a good time!

@_elena @theraccoonbytes

Looking at https://fedidb.com/servers/theforkiverse.com, the data doesn't seem right, under User Growth.

Paging @dansup!

Update: You can now include up to 4 starter packs from https://fedidevs.com/starter-packs/.

Here's an example: https://invite.jointhefediverse.net/?server=hachyderm.io&apps=1,2,3,5&starterpacks=NjQ5,OTIw,OTAx,ODY4

#fediverse #JoinTheFediverse #FediverseInvitation