Fediverse
cross-posted from: https://discuss.online/post/12273255 I've only been on Lemmy a few days and I've already witnessed a lot of thinly veiled transphobia, anything from people dismissing the existence of trans people, to trying to claim we are predators. I've also seen people downvoted in the general communities for expressing trans support, or seemingly for no reason other than simply being openly trans or visibly queer. I know it's an ongoing effort to moderate transphobia on Lemmy, and the fediverse as a whole. We have to also address mentions of thinly veiled transphobia and transphobic users. Transphobia isn't just a differing opinion, it is a dangerous hateful sentiment which causes harm to vulnerable people and it needs to be addressed, at the instance and community level. We need to put in the effort to identify transphobic dogwhistles and language used by transphobes to eradicate this type of behavior from our communities and servers alike. Some people will argue that the light stuff isn't something to worry about, but that's not true. This is a tactic they use to blend in with normies and make them think that nothing they are doing or saying is wrong. It's what transphobic right-wing YouTubers and Facebook users do to avoid being banned for hate speech. We are better than these corporations though, Fediverse is run by communities and for the users, we should not let these things slide as easily as Corporations do, they're in it to make money, we... We're in it to create a community for the users. Part of that means kicking out those who don't have all our best interests at heart.
dbzer0.com
> From the first moment I first went online in 1996, forums were the main place to hang out. In fact the very first thing I did was join an online forum run by the Greek magazine “PC Master” so I could directly to my favourite game reviewers (for me it was Tsourinakis, for those old enough to remember).
techcrunch.com
> Threads users can now see who follows them and likes their posts from other fediverse servers, such as Mastodon and Pixelfed.
wedistribute.org
> Mastodon Engineering has announced a new network-wide effort to create a framework for service providers offering a variety of capabilities.
techcrunch.com
> People participating on the open social web have a problem: it’s not yet possible to reach users on multiple sites like Bluesky, Mastodon, and Threads with a single post.
www.theverge.com
> If you’ve tagged your location on Instagram, Threads’ approach should feel familiar.
wedistribute.org
> A new organization emerges to help tackle some of the challenges the Fediverse faces, from advocacy and policy to training and tooling.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/20509588 Here is an update that explains what we have been working on recently (apologies for not having these for a few months, summer vacations and all that). This should allow average users to keep up with development, without reading Github comments or knowing how to program. @privacyguard added [Single-Sign-On (SSO) support to lemmy](https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/pull/4881) (this still needs some UI work and testing, but the bulk of the work is done). Special thanks to [Privacy Portal](http://privacyportal.org) for working on this! @carlos-cabello added a [way to filter posts by title only (and not body) when searching.](https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/pull/5015) @Freakazoid182 added [custom emoji and tagline views](https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/pull/4580). @nothing4u [made our scheduled cleanup job delete denied users](https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/pull/4907). @sunaurus made a few [image proxy fixes](https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/pull/4871). @sleepless has been working hard on [lemmy-ui-leptos](https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-ui-leptos), which may eventually replace lemmy-ui. He made [improvements to how posts are displayed](https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-ui-leptos/pull/135); made [SI formatting](https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-ui-leptos/pull/124) consistent with how the current UI handles it; added [translations](https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-ui-leptos/pull/114); added [post content actions, creator, and community listings](https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-ui-leptos/pull/107); and made some [plugins for `markdown-it`](https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-markdown-it-plugins). @nutomic cleaned up the issue tracker by closing invalid issues and adding tags like [good first issue](https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/labels/extra%3A%20good%20first%20issue). He also made some simple improvements, like [adding a category to RSS feeds](https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/pull/5030), [fixing an issue with activitypub ids](https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/pull/5022), and removing the [enable_nsfw setting](https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/pull/5017) in favor of `content_warning`. @dessalines integrated [a new rust clearurls library into lemmy](https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/pull/5018) that will remove tracking params for any post or comment text (Much thanks to @jendrikw for creating this library), [increased the bio max length from 300 to 1000](https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/pull/5014), [removes lemmy's reliance on openssl](https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/pull/4976), [made the list logins response more uniform](https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/pull/4888), added the [ability to restore content on an unban](https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/pull/4845), added a [default comment sort type for both the local site, and your user](https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/pull/4469). ### Support development @dessalines and @nutomic are working full-time on Lemmy to integrate community contributions, fix bugs, optimize performance and much more. This work is funded exclusively through donations. If you like using Lemmy, and want to make sure that we will always be available to work full time building it, consider [donating to support its development](https://join-lemmy.org/donate). Recurring donations are ideal because they allow for long-term planning. But also one-time donations of any amount help us. - [Liberapay](https://liberapay.com/Lemmy) (preferred option) - [Open Collective](https://opencollective.com/lemmy) - [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/dessalines) - [Cryptocurrency](https://join-lemmy.org/crypto)
PeerTube playlist: https://spectra.video/w/p/q1BXeNF5PWFipFy5f44v9h
blog.everythingbagel.me
> With the announcement of the new author bylines feature Highlighting journalism on Mastodon which uses the new OpenGraph tag property which was previously approval-only.
techcrunch.com
> Users will be able to download their data or migrate their account to another Mastodon instance, if they choose.
jlai.lu
Organized by @inlandempire@jlai.lu ***Welcome to Lemmyvision's summer edition, Sunnyvision!*** Lemmyvision song contest is where communities and instances of Lemmy submit a song and vote on their favorites! With the aim of promoting different languages and cultures from around the world, to share more between our online communities across Lemmy, and discover songs from lesser known artists. For this 'lighter' edition, the goal is to celebrate the last week of summer, with some summer related tunes. You do not need to bring your instance/community, everyone can share a song, no matter what instance they're on, as long as they can federate here! It's a fun way to celebrate summer, and discover new music, details below. ***To participate*** - Go to https://jlai.lu/post/10574876 post on !lemmyvision@jlai.lu and in the comments, post a song that was released in summer of any year. - Next week, you'll be able to vote for your favorite song from the songs posted there. Spread the word if you can, and I hope you have fun, and that everyone can discover new music!
wedistribute.org
> A new startup in Fediverse space offers a unique way for people to support their favorite creatives and builders on the network.
> FediForum is back for its September 2024 session! Come join us and hang out as we cover the event in real-time!
> We’re excited to present the Open Science Network initiative, a first step towards open and federated digital spaces designed to push the boundaries of open science and scholarly communication.
wedistribute.org
> BandWagon is a new music experience for Fediverse musicians, and offers much of what they're looking for from Bandcamp.
werd.io
> Yesterday the Internet Archive lost its appeal in the digital lending case it’s been fighting for the last few years.
wedistribute.org
> How do you create an icon for a network that no one individually controls? Here's a showcase of many different attempts for the Fediverse.
> Emacs lisp for blogging with comments via Mastodon
> On Mastodon there are now > 333 verified accounts from news organizations in > 21 languages and on > 111 instances. > > 189 were active today. > > Some accounts, that were active today are > - @NEBylines@mastodon.social (ENG) > - @eulemagazin@mastodon.social (GER) > - @unusual_whales@masto.ai (ENG) > - @macandi@social.heise.de (GER) > - @uebermedien@mastodon.social (GER) > > Find the whole list on: > ➡️ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ixsccIFQ4uD2HFlf92Ag7VS3rNOGwa97wFsSb3JxCwo/edit#gid=876665327 > > Built by @mho@social.heise.de
lotide - A federated forum / link aggregator using ActivityPub. Source code: https://sr.ht/~vpzom/lotide/