@bitbonk how is it added complexity for users, when they won't see it if they don't explicitly request it?

@helge @nlnet I wrote something up in my comment to the Mastodon issue https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/11013#issuecomment-3447834033I'm not sure if it's sufficient as a starting point, though.

Two very interesting things I noticed about this post by #Bluesky (which I discovered via @solimaniac_). Bluesky is differentiating themselves from the #Fediverse (which is primarily built on #ActivityPub) by referring to what they are creating as the #Atmosphere Bluesky admits what they have built thus far is not truly decentralized as they want to embrace “hard decentralization” Protocol Check-in (Fall 2025) https://docs.bsky.app/blog/protocol-checkin-fall-2025

Andrew Kay (novaTopFlex) is currently in multiple ongoing philosophical arguments involving Alexander Kingsbury, Mojo, and MrLee on Mastodon, all under a common core of shared beliefs for—or against—capitalism. While novaTopFlex fears infinite growth and the criminalization of genuine friendship and authenticity as well as forced conformity to traditional roles in society, Kingsbury claims that capitalism contains no demands for infinite growth nor for related concerns. In addition, Mojo and MrLee have identified common concerns regarding the erosion of community and empathy in a society that prides wealth accumulation as “success.”

I’m setting up the ActivityPub Fuzzer. What’s not clear to me is whether or not this thing can run over localhost on two different ports or whether a proxy is required.#activitypub

It would be one thing if I had no proof. If I were just a random making wild claims without any documentation, of course, that would be nonsense.But I have proof. I have seen this first hand and even took the risk of sharing things from work to back up. This place is supposed to be better than Blue Sky, Twitter, Facebook, and Reddit --- Right?If so, why embrace and protect scammers as if they were a protected class of people?#Scam #Fraud #Fediverse #ActivityPub

“Unfortunately, the administrator at social.tchncs.de is acting like a coward.Pointing out a confirmed scammer is not racism, sexism, or any kind of discrimination.What is happening in Gaza is horrific. I have never doubted this. What Israel has done to these innocent people is a crime against humanity.But a scam that hides itself as support is also wrong. That, too, is an injustice.I need a platform that does not give weight to false reports. Especially when there is clear evidence — photos and videos — that a scam exists, it should be acknowledged and addressed.If Reddit, Facebook, and Twitter can recognize such scams with proof, surely the Fediverse can do the same.#Fediverse #ActivityPub #Mastodon #Misskey #Scam #Fraud #Reddit #Twitter #Facebook

Unfortunately, the administrator at social.tchncs.de is a coward. It is not racism or sexism or discrimination of any kind to call out a confirmed scammer.What is happening is Gaza is awful. I have never wavered on this fact. What Israel has done to these poor people is a crime against humanity.But so is a scam trying to mask itself as support. That too is an injustice.I need a site that will ignore such false reports. Especially when there are photos and videos proving there is a scam, and it is not just a wild claim, it should be upheld.If Reddit, Facebook, and Twitter can recognize this as a scam (with proof). Surely, so can the Fediverse. #Fediverse #ActivityPub #Mastodon #Misskey #Scam #Fraud #Reddit #Twitter #Facebook

Unfortunately, the administrator at social.tchncs.de is a coward. It is not racism or sexism or discrimination of any kind to call out a confirmed scammer.What is happening is Gaza is awful. I have never wavered on this fact. What Israel has done to these poor people is a crime against humanity.But so is a scam trying to mask itself as support. That too is an injustice.I need a site that will ignore such nonsense. When there are photos and videos proving there is a scam, and it is not just a wild claim, it should be upheld.If Reddit, Facebook, and Twitter can recognize this as a scam (with proof). Surely, so can the Fediverse. #Fediverse #ActivityPub #Mastodon #Misskey #Scam #Fraud

Unfortunately, the administrator at social.tchncs.de is a coward. It is not racism or sexism or discrimination of any kind to call out a confirmed scammer.What is happening is Gaza is awful. I have never wavered on this fact. What Israel has done to these poor people is a crime against humanity.But so is a scam trying to make itself as support. That too is an injustice.I need a site that will ignore such nonsense. When there are photos and videos proving there is a scam, and it is not just a wild claim, it should be upheld.If Reddit, Facebook, and Twitter can recognize this as a scam (with proof). Surely, so can the Fediverse. #Fediverse #ActivityPub #Mastodon #Misskey #Scam #Fraud

@helge thank you very much, that's an interesting project. You're absolutely right about the issues about a multilingual posts, but I don't think they are unsolvable, and even a provisionally inadequate solution would be a better starting point than no support For example: an indicator could be shown that other languages are available for a post, and allow switching to a different one (compare with the Edited feature), and users could choose the languages to show by priority, if missing, etc

Another great topic by @fedihost regarding #algorithms ... not the bad kind;) That could make the #fediverse an easier transition to newcomers and established users alike.https://video.fedihost.co/videos/watch/a1522517-704e-44a3-aa0e-5c4e7d49e7d1And don't forget if you want to get their videos right in you timeline, and have the ability to comment and like directly just follow the account above From that point on, you'll see all their new videos thanks to #activitypub #peertube

@thisismissem I read up on Interaction Policies. They're a great idea, but it looks like these are requests that only work if other servers enforce them.I'm suspicious of things like this that can't be enforced beyond my own server because (as we've seen too many times) only the good guys will follow the rules, leaving the bad guys with an unfair advantage.

@sl007 @yala @ddlyh Thank you! Watching now.And just when I thought I'd learned enough ActivityPub, too...

This should integrate WITH @mobilizon very nicely. I'll need to verify, but Emissary should be able to index events in Mobilizon easily - if the server owner chooses. I think this is probably what you mean?On a technology level, this uses a completely different technology and language that can't just be written into an existing app like Mobilizon.Fortunately, the PROTOCOL matters, not the LANGUAGE, so we should be able to work together over ActivityPub.@nelfan @yala @mobilizon

Summer/Autumn 2025: Little coding, but lots of socializing and planningAt the first October weekend I (@linos) was attending the Berlin FediDay 2025. It was a meetup of the Berlin and German community, developers of Fediverse applications, and representatives of German speaking media institutions. It was great to see old friends again and meet some online contacts for the first time. We were discussing the future and the role of the Fediverse, which was super motivating. #FediDayTwo weeks later, I travelled to Sofia, Bulgaria, to attend this year’s OpenFest, give a talk and lead a workshop on how the Fediverse can help announce and discover events. Unfortunately, the talk didn’t attract much attention, as LLMs are currently drawing more of an audience. But the discussions with those in attendance were very interesting. The workshop was mainly about trying out #Gancio, #WordPress and #Mastodon and learning about the possibilities for local communities by trying out the applications themselves. I simply provided real test instances, created a list of tasks, including minor pitfalls, and, of course, answered all the questions that came up – and there were quite a few! And a big thank you to the crew and the organizing team, who were so friendly and simply wonderful throughout. #OpenFestYesterday, I had an awesome online meeting with the incredibly cool folks behind LAUTI, a free and open-source software for hosting small event calendars. #LAUTI is aimed at small and medium-sized communities and has a big focus on social, cultural and activist stuff. The instance for the Stuttgart area, run by the collective that develops it (@klasse_methode@chaos.social), can be found at https://einftopf.info. The developers are in the process of exploring the potential of #ActivityPub and the #Fediverse. I’m very excited and think this could be really great! In case you’ve been wondering: I see LAUTI kind of in between #Mobilizon and #Gancio. In my opinion, it would not be a competitor to them, but it could be a great addition to the Fediverse by filling this gap.I will be at the #SFSCON in Bolzano, Italy, in two weeks. There will be a whole afternoon focusing on the Fediverse! So in case you’re there you’re invited to join my short talk about Interoperability of Events in the Fediverse: status quo and vision. Or you’re welcome any time to say hello and let’s have a chat.After that, it’s time to sit down and get back to programming. But it’s very important to me to continually evaluate and understand what the priorities are, and to remind myself why it’s so important that we all continue our work in this area.#ActivityPub #FediDay #Fediverse #Gancio #Lauti #Mastodon #Mobilizon #OpenFest #SFSCON #WordPress

@thisismissem Thanks for the suggestion, Emelia! Yeah, this looks pretty close to what I imagine.Another user shared your repo https://github.com/ThisIsMissEm/activitypds, does this have a similar goal or does it focus more on the auth side of things?

Someone once asked for proof that Sharkey Development tried to dox me and even leaked my information.It’s been nearly two years since Sharkey scammed a bunch of people—tricking them into giving money for what turned out to be their personal computer, not the server they claimed it was for. The promised website never materialized either, until two years later, when they finally launched it just to list their friends’ sites.That said, the screenshots are from a chain email I keep getting included in because they did, in fact, share my information. And now, some idiot in their little group seems to be upset with others, and I keep getting dragged into it through that same email list.#Sharkey #Fediverse #ActivityPub

thisismissem I feel like this can be extended to utilising accounts on separate services (e.g. posting to a NodeBB from a Mastodon account)... Having a separate PDS-like store for account data is a nice to have but the underlying tech should apply... cc reiver@mastodon.social

I love the excitement for new #ActivityPub based projects. Maybe i'm wrong but 'loops will do for the fediverse what the iPhone did for smartphones' seems a bit out of touch.Nothing wrong with being excited, but seeing how few people know of or care about Pixelfed still outside of Mastodon users who many have bailed for Bluesky, I think maybe, just maybe, the fedi is a hopeful echo chamber in a bubble sometimes. #Reality #Fediverse #Mastodon #Loops #Pixelfed #TikTok #Instagram