Fediverse

The host Search Engine, PJ Vogt, and the host of Hard Fork, Kevin Roose, discussed their thoughts about a “new kind of Internet” possible with the Fediverse. They also talked about the challenges of the somewhat technical barrier to entry.

I especially liked them sharing their perspectives; the Fediverse seems to simultaneously be a recreation of a pre-shittified Internet and something new altogether.

They even created their own live Mastodon server to see how that would go: https://theforkiverse.com/explore They ended up testing OpenAI’s Operator to do the heavy lifting of coding, but did make the realization they did not know how their own user verification works or how to change it.

I am just elated that there is talk in the “mainstream” of the Fediverse. I’m hopeful that some attention such as this can help raise awareness and pique some curiosities.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/41627279

See here for examples:

• https://bsky.app/profile/unitedkingdom.feddit.uk.ap.brid.gy
• https://retrolemmy.com/post/31790836/17287584

There is still more testing and development needed, check the issue for more details.

A post from 2 days ago presented a graph that showed an important variation in the active userbase: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/52565659

Using the daily rather than monthly view on https://lemmy.fediverse.observer/dailystats&days=120 shows a much stable line (especially if you take into account Piefed's growth: https://piefed.fediverse.observer/dailystats&days=120 )

Going through the comments in the other posts, a few recommendations that can help with the overall experience

• use different feeds: either using different Lemmy/Mbin accounts (one account per type of content), or Piefed personal feeds, but being able to browse different feeds such as "Good news", "Hobbies", "Art", "Life advice" help to see more content than politics and tech

• discover communities: subscribe to !communitypromo@lemmy.ca, !fedigrow@lemmy.zip and !newcommunities@lemmy.world to add active communities to your feeds

• go to general communities rather than specific ones: the current user base only allows so much specialization. Your favorite city builder community may not exist, but !citybuilders@sh.itjust.works does. !stationery@lemmy.world and !pen_and_paper@lemmy.world may be inactive, but !journaling@sh.itjust.works is not.

• use a client that allows for comments consolidation: I don't remember which mobile apps does it (Sync, I think?), Piefed has that feature built-in too. It allows to see all comments on a cross-post in the same view: https://piefed.zip/c/privacy/p/928874/worst-in-show-ces-products-include-ai-refrigerators-ai-companions-and-ai-doorbells#post_replies

• report toxic users and avoid communities that do not handle your reports: quite a few comments mentioned that issue in the other thread. Mods can't see everything, reporting helps to keep the atmosphere of a community enjoyable.

• use a client that implements keyword filters: quite a few mobile apps and alternative Lemmy front-ends do, Piefed has it built in. It can really help avoid the "doom and gloom" overwhelming your feed.

Finally, a few communities recommendations for lighthearted communities

• !casualconversation@piefed.social
• !goodnewseveryone@piefed.social
• !wholesome@reddthat.com
• !nicememes@sopuli.xyz
• !dullsters@dullsters.net / !dull_mens_club@lemmy.world
• !twogoobers@lemmy.zip

cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/c/piefed_meta/p/1653370/piefed-1-5-is-released-move-posts-upload-video-files-better-chat-and-more

Big deals, omg

• Mods can move a post, with replies and votes, to another community. The change federates to other instances (except Lemmy, for now. I've been in discussion with devs from NodeBB and Lemmy about how this will work, they are on board).
• Upload video files while creating a video post - no external host needed. Admin setting to limit who can do this (to save space).
• Realtime chat - conversation immediately updates on screen when a new PM arrives.

More good stuff

• Author-deleted posts are still visible to them and anyone with the url. No more loss of high-value comments with the OP deletes.
• Search filters - nsfw and minimum post score
• Improve speed of cross-posting form on mobile
• Emoji tokens like :blush: can be used in post or comment body. No GUI support yet.
• Admin setting to disable local copies of remote images - good for single-user instances
• Replying to a comment marks associated inbox item as read
• Updated HPT-Fruits theme
• 196 no longer excluded from default community import
• Remove unused community rating feature
• Remove unused instance vote weight feature
• Remove ineffective þ to 'th' replacement
• Improved accessibility - better contrast, fixed many incorrectly-used aria-labels
• Updated translations - Basque, Chinese, Japanese

API:

• Admins can ban/unban users through the API. piefed.world was maintaining custom code for this, hopefully it'll make their version upgrades faster.

Bugs fixed

• PMs
• Markdown parsing
• Speed up loading of profile pages for admin users
• Friendica post parsing
• Passkeys login UX tweak

To upgrade

To upgrade from 1.4.x:

git pull  
git checkout v1.5.x  
./deploy.sh or ./deploy-docker.sh  

I've been one of the people saying "we don't need more users. we need quality over quantity" and i was wrong.

the way it's going, lemmy needs active users who post content sothat the network stays relevant. networks like the fediverse benefit from network effects and that means that if we have more users, that improves the value and quality of the fediverse overall.

So please, everyone, when you can, make advertisement for the fediverse in your personal area. Go talk to friends, make attractive stickers and put them everywhere, stuff like that. We would all benefit from it.

edit: source for the graph

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/58435569

We will be closing the census this week, on January 15th, 2026.

Link: https://survey.fedecan.ca//s/cmjcnqzgd0002th01dh6naqm6

A lot has changed since our last census in 2023! We would like to take another opportunity to learn about our growing community.

Everyone is welcome to fill out this survey! While this census is being run by the admins of lemmy.ca, sh.itjust.works, piefed.ca, and pixelfed.ca, you do not need to have an account on these instances, and you do not need to be located in Canada. If you do have an account on one of our instances, you can indicate that on the census to be included in those separate graphs/visualizations.

No question is mandatory. You may skip any question by either selecting “no answer (skip this question)”, or by leaving the question blank.

Some questions will be hidden depending on your selections. For example, the Pixelfed specific questions will be hidden if you don't select that as one of the platforms you use.

Sections:

• Section 1: Location
• Section 2: Demographics
• Section 3a: Instance Usage (Forum/Threadiverse)
• Section 3b: Instance Usage (Pixelfed)
• Section 4: Feedback / Closing questions

When results are ready, we will share them on our website and with posts on the main/meta communities in our instances.

The questions were created with help from @Dave@lemmy.nz, based on the questions from their census this year. The banner image was made with icons from flaticon.com.

Due to some issues with the survey platform, you won't be able to click on external URLs while completing the census. You can access those links here:

• Speed test: https://fast.com/
• Ethnicity options: https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/ref/dict/app/index-eng.cfm?ID=a2_5
• Education options: https://canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/settle-canada/education/school-types/post-secondary.html

check out my poetry page, https://gifsartidote.life/poetry

i have been working on my website to get properly ready for blog subscriptions & sending an occasional 'gif's artidote with no guaranteed cure' for free subscribers, amongst other maintenance & updates.

here's a little poem for you, about my toxic relationship with my ex & disgraced father of my son.

I'm looking for android, but I suppose iOS welcome for those with iPhones.

I've been using Fedilab, but I have a bad habit of not checking super often and so Fedilab reaches a point where it won't say "load more" and leaves gaps in my feed, which I'd like to fix. Also was using it for pixelfed, but since that acct was deleted for inactivity I'm not using the multi-service function anymore, but multi-mastodon-acct support is still needed. Used Tusky previously but don't remember why I switched (like two years ago).

Been a couple years, so I figured I'd see what people like using these days and try out a few.

Our present version of the internet is arguably the worst it’s ever been. Which means – any shot at changing things, even an unlikely one – is worth trying out.

Fediverse Report #148: X is not a just platform problem anymore, it's a power problem, and why you cannot compete as platforms with power.

Jon Henshaw interviews Mastodon creator Eugen Rochko about how he got started in software development, what led him to create Mastodon, why Threads interoperability with Mastodon fell flat, what it'll take to get people to switch to the fediverse, why he views Mastodon as a network and not a media platform, and why Mastodon chose ActivityPub.

The following is a copypaste from a Mastodon post by @frida@camp.smolnet.org that I've linked above.

The EU is working on what is in essence a new Open Source strategy for Europe, and the call for evidence is now open. This is our cue to provide feedback and input to the strategy!

If you are involved in the Open Source community in any way, if you benefit (or could benefit) in any way from Open Source, or if you're simply interested in questions about digital sovereignty, please visit https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/16213-European-Open-Digital-Ecosystems_en for details on how to contribute.

i lost my password for lemmy.blahaj.zone and found out there's no option to change password to login on another device.

can anyone tell me how i can solve this? i am new on this platform and struggle to navigate it all.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/41384718

Previously, I made a post about Crowdbucks, but I just had a random (most likely stupid) follow-up thought.

What if the issue isn’t which currency to use — but the assumption that it needs to be “real” currency at all?

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What if, instead of money, there was something like FediCoin / FediBucks / credits / points (name doesn’t matter), NOT crypto, and NOT blockchain — more like how platforms such as Wattpad operate?

Or like how carnivals and fairs work: You exchange real money at a booth, and in return you get tokens or fake currency that are only usable inside that ecosystem.

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Some comparisons:

Wattpad coins

App “credits” or points

Forum reputation systems with unlocks

Arcade tokens

Fair/carnival tickets

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In a Fediverse context, this could hypothetically be used for things like:

Supporting instance costs

Boosting posts or creators (opt-in), which could then potentially be exchanged for real currency (maybe, idk)

Unlocking cosmetic or convenience features

Community rewards instead of ads

Again, not crypto, not speculation, not “number go up.” More like an internal exchange or contribution system that stays inside the Fediverse.

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So my questions are:

Is this fundamentally incompatible with Fediverse values, or just unexplored?

Would this be more acceptable than direct monetization or ads?

Could something like this remain optional and non-extractive?

Has anyone already experimented with something similar?

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I don’t have the time, energy, or technical knowledge to build something like this — just curious whether this idea is interesting, terrible, or already solved.

Would love to hear thoughts from people more familiar with Fediverse economics and culture.

EDIT:

It gives off Japanese Pachinko vibes.

https://immigrationnewscanada.ca/the-bizarre-world-of-japanese-pachinko-gambling-without-technically-gambling/

https://www.chenlawjournal.org/pachinko/

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/41287350

Lately, on Reddit, I’ve been seeing a lot of posts about Amino shutting down or ceasing operations, which got me thinking.

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For anyone unfamiliar: Amino is/was a mobile-first platform built around interest-based communities (fandoms, hobbies, media franchises, etc.). Each “Amino” functioned like its own mini-social network with:

Dedicated community spaces

User profiles

Posts, blogs, polls, and comments

Group chats & DMs

A strong emphasis on fandom and niche interests

It filled a space somewhere between forums, Discord, and social media — especially popular with fandoms and younger communities.

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After seeing so many shutdown posts, I had a random thought:

What if there were a Fediverse-based alternative (or answer) to Amino?

Something like:

Federated, interest-specific communities

Community autonomy/moderation

Profiles that persist across instances

Discovery of niche fandoms without being locked into one corporate platform

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I know that platforms like Mastodon, Lemmy, Kbin, Misskey, Friendica, etc. already exist, but none of them seem to directly replicate Amino’s “many micro-communities under one umbrella” vibe — especially with a mobile-friendly, fandom-first focus.

Personally, I’d love to help something like this exist — but realistically, I don’t have the time, energy, or technical knowledge to build or maintain such a project. This is more of a “thought experiment + community question” than a proposal.

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So I’m curious what the Fediverse crowd thinks:

Does a Fediverse alternative to Amino already exist and I’ve just missed it?

Is the Fediverse even a good fit for that kind of community structure?

What challenges would something like this face (moderation, UX, onboarding, federation)?

Do you think displaced Amino communities would actually migrate to the Fediverse?

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Interested to hear thoughts from people more familiar with Fediverse architecture and community dynamics.

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Link to the Amino Subreddit

There's also apparently a spiritual successor in Kyodo

https://devlog.kyodo.app/blog/trick-or-treat-v2-circles

For example, for me, here are some things I wish to see (or would implement in my design) :

• design around ease of self-hosting. A non technical user must be able to self host easily and at a very low cost.
• Embrace content sorting and filtering algorithms, but on the client side, with optional control by the user.
• Standardize tags on all content. So many of the different ways different platforms classify or organize content can be implemented as tags, which increases interoperability between them.
• Abandon obsession with real-time-first implementations for use cases that don't explicitly need it.
• Transferable user identity (between instances)
• User identity and authentication as separate service from social network instance

Would love to hear yours!

What culture workers are in the fediverse, and what are their handles? I want to make a list and a starter pack with authors, filmmakers, musicians, etc! I've only found myself, so far! 😆

Account is less than 24 hrs old.

Is posting from #Mastodon to a #Lemmy community a good idea or will this just confuse everyone?

Comments on Mastodon tag the users in the thread while comments in Lemmy somehow work without this. Comments on Lemmy are for everyone while replies on Mastodon are only shown to followers of the OP.

@fediverse #Fediverse