Notices by Fediverse Report (fediversereport@mastodon.social)

New: Fediverse Report #104

In this edition I take a closer look at #mastodon 's announcement to add support for quote posts, and what this means Mastodon's place in the wider network

With other news:
- @swf is now an official W3C member
- @blog , a WordPress plugin for adding ActivityPub support for events, launches as 1.0
- Controversial Lemmy server Hexbear loses control of their domain, leading to a bidding war for thousands of dollars

https://fediversereport.com/fediverse-report-104/

New: Fediverse Report # 103

This week I wrote about #fediverse as a countercultural place for pop culture, and how that affects goals to bring the fediverse into the mainstream

As well as the news:
- @iftas announces that due to a lack of funding, they will likely have to wind down some crucial services for safety on the fediverse
- Tapestry is a new "timeline" app by @Iconfactory

Read at:
https://fediversereport.com/last-week-in-fediverse-103/

New: Fediverse Report #102

This week's news:
- a large crowd for the #fediverse at #fosdem
- some controversies around data scraping on the fediverse
- @openvibe gets 800k in funding to further work on the multi-protocol client

Read at: https://fediversereport.com/fediverse-report-102/

New: Last Week in the ATmosphere

Lots of experimentation going on in the ATProto dev community, some highlights:
- live streaming with Streamplace
- p2p group chats with Roomy

And the first ATProto conference on March 22/23 in Seattle (not run by Bsky)

https://fediversereport.com/last-week-in-the-atmosphere-2025jan-d/

New: Fediverse Report #101

This week's news:
- @pixelfed continues to grow, adding 100k active users in a week. The platform now has grown from 20k active users a month ago to almost 300k active accounts currently
- The Pixelfed Kickstarter smashed its goals, raising over 100k CAD in funding
- Tumblr recommits to connecting to the #fediverse in the future, using the WordPress #ActivityPub plugin

Read at:
https://fediversereport.com/fediverse-report-101/

New: Last Week in #Fediverse - ep 100 (!)

This week's news:
- massive growth for @pixelfed, growing from 20k active users last month to almost 200k active users currently.
- @nodebb has officially launched their #activitypub integration
- Meta will not commit or confirm a timeline for adding account migration to #threads

Thank you to everyone for reading and supporting 100 editions of Last Week in Fediverse!

Read at: https://fediversereport.com/last-week-in-fediverse-ep-100/

New: Last Week in #Fediverse - ep 99

This week's news:
- @Mastodon announces their plans for a new organisational structure, with current CEO @Gargron stepping down to focus on product strategy for Mastodon
- Meta blocked links to pixelfed on their platform, later calling it a mistake and lifting the block
- Meta's new policy to allow hate speech draws responses from fediverse server admins, with more servers defederating from Threads

https://fediversereport.com/last-week-in-fediverse-ep-99/

New: Last Week in #fediverse - ep 96

- Threads launches the ability to follow fediverse accounts from Threads
- @peertube launches their mobile app for Android and iOS
- A third-party solution for Starter Packs for #mastodon

Read at:
https://fediversereport.com/last-week-in-fediverse-ep-96/

New: Why is Meta adding fediverse interoperability to Threads?

Threads' most recent update allows people on Threads to follow people on the #fediverse, albeit with some significant caveats.

But one simple question has bugging me for a long while: Why? Why is Meta adding interoperability to their platform?

https://fediversereport.com/why-is-meta-adding-fediverse-interoperability-to-threads/

New: Last Week in #fediverse - ep 93

This week's news
- With Bluesky the main topic of conversations, people are experimenting with Starter Packs on the fediverse as well
- @subclub can now turn any RSS feed into a paywalled #activitypub newsfeed
- Pixelfed will not pursue an #atproto integration following negative feedback from the community

Read at:
https://fediversereport.com/last-week-in-fediverse-ep-93/

Last Week in #Fediverse - ep 92

This week's news:
- New updates on @loops and more information about further plans for their For You Algorithm
- @Flipboard is taking over the automated accounts on press.coop
- An ActivityPub bot+server that consists of only 2 simple files

Read at: https://fediversereport.com/last-week-in-fediverse-ep-92/

New: Last Week in #Fediverse - ep 91

This week's news:
- @loops has launched and is now available for everyone!
- @radiofreefedi will shut down early next year
- Bridgy Fed talks about potential governance directions

Read at: https://fediversereport.com/last-week-in-fediverse-ep-91/

New: Last Week in #Fediverse - ep 90

This week's news
- The Fediverse Schema Observatory is a new tool to help interoperability
- the botsin.space server will shut down
- Add monetisation to federated WordPress blogs with @subclub
- You can now set custom handles on fediverse accounts that are bridged to Bluesky

Read at: https://fediversereport.com/last-week-in-fediverse-ep-90/

New: Last Week in #Fediverse - ep 90

- Upcoming shortform video platform @loops opens a waitlist for signups
- Mosaic is a service to help organisations create their custom version of upcoming platform @bonfire , and
- the new owners of event planning platform Mobilizon release a big new update.

Read at:
https://fediversereport.com/last-week-in-fediverse-ep-89/

Last Week in the #atmosphere

This week's news for #Bluesky and #atproto

- A linktree-like app on atproto with linkat.blue
- Building custom feeds with Starrysky
- Real-time emoji stats with emojistats.bsky.sh/

Read at: https://fediversereport.com/last-week-in-the-atmosphere-oct-24-week-2/

New: Last Week in #fediverse - ep 87

This week's news:

- @Mastodon has launched their latest version, 4.3
- ClubsAll is a new Reddit-like build on #activitypub
- IFTAS is slowly launching their Content Classification System that allows servers that have opted in to scan for CSAM

Read at: https://fediversereport.com/last-week-in-fediverse-ep-87/

New: Last Week in #Fediverse - ep 85

This week's news:

- The Swiss government shuts down their Mastodon server
- @gotosocial latest update brings Interaction Policies to the fediverse, giving people control over who can interact with their posts (or turn off replies altogether
- The Social Web Foundation has launched, with controversy about Meta being a partner

Read at: https://fediversereport.com/last-week-in-fediverse-ep-85/

I also made an easy-to-share PDF, Fediverse for Publishers. It gives a quick overview of what the fediverse is, why it matters for publishers and journalists, and an easy overview of the different ways to get started. Check it out, and feel free to share and use it.

Check it out here!

https://fediversereport.com/fediverse-for-publishers/

Last Week in #Fediverse - ep 82

This week's news:

- A massive signup wave on #Bluesky after Brazil bans X
- Premium feeds in the fediverse with @subclub
- Moderated microblogging groups by @newsmast
- Popular tech show WVFRM with YouTuber @mkbhd discusses the fediverse as the protocol wars.
- Hiding comments and preventing quote posts with Bluesky's latest update

Read at https://fediversereport.com/last-week-in-fediverse-ep-82/

New: Last Week in #Fediverse - ep 80

This week's news:
- A British migration wave to #Bluesky as the UK gov feuds with Musk
- @Flipboard expands their fediverse integration
- Some thoughts on how experimental features on Bluesky get repurposed by the community for different goals instead

Read at: https://fediversereport.com/last-week-in-fediverse-ep-80/