Regarding the new #QuotePosts functionality for #Mastodon :

Is it possible to use this for posts from #FediVerse systems other than Mastodon, or can it only be used for Mastodon posts which explicitly give permission to quote post them? #FediHelp

This is absolutely ridiculous. She should have the right to express her opinion however she wants as long as no names are mentioned. Don’t the elderly and disabled communities deserve to be treated with respect? Even if it is something as simple as a edible meal?#Fediverse #Elderly #Disabled #Respect. https://mastodon.social/@Wheels1990/115210526565673256

A #WhiteHouse "crackdown" on "liberal groups" will mean a #crackdown on #socialmedia including the #Fediverse. This is a full on assault on digital freedom, information freedom, and privacy.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/us/politics/jd-vance-charlie-kirk-show.html

Very happy to welcome Hachyderm.io to the list of servers that are safe spaces for Palestinians:

https://gaza-verified.org/guide/

https://hachyderm.io/@hachyderm/115196080318035844

If you’re the admin of a Mastodon server that is a safe space for Palestinians, please reply to this post and let us know and we’ll add you to the list.

💕

#fediverse #PalestiniansWelcome #Gaza #Hachyderm #Mastodon #FreePalestine

If I follow an account on #peertube from my account here on #mastodon their stuff should eventually show up in my feed here, right? How long should that take? Or is it better to treat peertube as a separate thing? #activitypub #fediverse

Wir bereiten aktuell eine Flohmarkt Instanz für burningboard.net vor.

Quasi wie Kleinanzeigen, nur föderiert im Fediverse.

Das ganze bereitgestellt unter FreeBSD in einem Jail auf einem energie-sparenden ARM VPS :)

#flohmarkt #fediverse #activitypub #freebsd #arm #vps @tux

Preview: https://flohmarkt.burningboard.net

#flohmarkt #fediverse #activitypub #freebsd #arm #vps @tux

Since we're dealing with trolling "gotcha" posts this morning, let's pick on the UK for a moment. 👀

> "If you have a visitor, user, or customer from the UK, that means you're subject to UK laws!"

No.

If I walked into a tea shop in Taiwan, Japan, or South Korea and demanded they serve me English tea — claiming it was my right as a UK citizen — they’d correctly point out that I’m not in the UK.

Now, if that same tea shop started selling digital photos of teacups (PNG or JPEG files), and I visited their website and bought one, the shop — and its owner — does not suddenly become a UK citizen or fall under UK jurisdiction. Your demand for "a photo of English tea" is nonsense. You chose to visit their site and chose to make a digital purchase. That doesn’t make them answerable to your home country's laws.

Yes, the UK may pass laws claiming they govern the world — but they don’t. No country does. China, Russia, and others also pass laws asserting global jurisdiction, and we laugh. When the UK does the same, you should laugh too.

No one on the Fediverse — running a Fedi site or any other website — who is outside the UK, not hosted in the UK, and not using a UK domain name, needs to worry about UK laws.

You are not required to comply with their nonsense. That means you don’t have to verify every visitor to your “tea shop” (website), and you don’t have to block the doorway either.

#UK #UnitedKingdom #Verification #IdLaw #Fediverse #Website

Einen wundervollen Restsonntag, Ihr Lieben. #Hund Jimmy und #Mensch Basti schicken Grüße aus dem Remstal ins #Fediverse.

(Linux news in original post)

FOSS NEWS

Mastodon plans to roll out post quoting with protection options in version 4.5, will be available on mastodon.online and mastodon.social next week:
https://betanews.com/2025/09/12/mastodon-to-roll-out-post-quoting-with-powerful-protection-options/

PeerTube Adds Live Stream Scheduling Option in Latest Release:
https://news.itsfoss.com/peertube-7-3/

Bluesky launches a new private bookmarks feature:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/9/bluesky-launches-a-new-private-bookmarks-feature/

Firefox 143 will include Google Lens integration, more search integrations (e.g. for stock market data), offline AI model (Page Buddy):
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/firefox-google-lens-stock-market-ai-page-buddy-features
(Yeah more Google spyware! More garbage for LibreWolf devs to remove...)

Firefox launches a new AI-powered 'shake to summarize' feature for iOS devices:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/9/firefox-launches-a-new-ai-powered-shake-to-summarize-feature-for-ios-devices/

Mullvad VPN adds QUIC obfuscation for WireGuard to bypass censorship:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/9/mullvad-vpn-adds-quic-obfuscation-for-wireguard-to-bypass-censorship/

Signal Introduces Paid Features (e.g. paid storage options):
https://news.itsfoss.com/signal-secure-backups-feature/

Spotube 5.0 released with plugin-based support for music metadata services (MusicBrainz and ListenBrainz), playback and performance improvements, etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/9/spotube-5-0-adds-plugin-powered-metadata-playback-and-performance-upgrades-and-much-more/

Immich 1.141 improves beta timeline, adds similar photo search & DigitalOcean deployment:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/9/immich-1-141-improves-beta-timeline-adds-similar-photo-search-and-digitalocean-deployment/

Redox OS plans for multiple editions, better hardware and software support, expanding programming language and build system support, COSMIC desktop and Wayland support, etc.:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Redox-OS-2026-Plans

#WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #OpenSourceNews #FOSS #Firefox #Mastodon #PeerTube #Bluesky #MullvadVPN #Mullvad #Signal #Spotube #Immich #RedoxOS #OS #SocialMedia #Browser #WebBrowser #Fediverse #Fedi #FosseryTech

#Bluesky has begun requiring users in South Dakota and Wyoming to verify their age in response to new state-level online safety laws.

@bsky.app the #freespeech #decentralized platform.

#censorship #privacy #fediverse #mastodon

https://reclaimthenet.org/bluesky-age-verification-south-dakota-wyoming-kids-web-services

Many of us #hackers have grown Up with the internet and are now seeing multiple horrible things come to roost. This is a great summary about the #ChsrlieKirk assassination and how being terminally online contributes to that. (Vid by Aiden.Ectetera): https://x.com/citizengatsby/status/1966995382703190074/

#fediverse #mastodon

Does anybody have any suggestions for the next #Fediverse albums of the year #Blog post?

So far we’ve done 1984, 1979, 1985, 1999 and 1990.

We are currently preparing a Flohmarkt instance for burningboard.net.

It's like classified ads, but federated in the Fediverse.

The whole thing is hosted on FreeBSD in a jail on an energy-saving ARM VPS :)

#flohmarkt #fediverse #activitypub #freebsd #arm #vps @tux

On #Mastodon there are now
412 verified accounts from #news organizations in
21 languages and on
122 instances.

192 were active today.

Some accounts, that were active today are
@watson_news (GER)
@appgefahren (GER)
@liberoreporter (ITA)
@blaetter (GER)
@ieeespectrum (ENG)

Find the whole list on:
➡️ https://fingolas.eu/fediverse/overview.html

Built by @mho

#MastodonMigration #SocialMedia #Fediverse #Media #Press #Newspaper #TwitterMigration #Newstodon

If you want to subscribe my writing directly on the fediverse, go follow these profiles:

@ben@werd.io - Writing at the intersection of technology, journalism, and community

@stories - Science fiction, short stories, other art

#fediverse #writing #technology #sciencefiction

Good late morning friends. What we have going on for today?

#GoodMorning #Fediverse

I love how thoughtful the Mastodon blog post about introducing quote posting is. A really interesting way the team could be even more impactful on the open social web would be to share their research findings and the thinking that went into these sorts of features - that's the sort of body of knowledge everyone could learn from. https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/09/introducing-quote-posts/

#mastodon #fediverse

I have a #Music #Video #Request for all the #People out there in the #Fediverse:

Does #Anyone of you #Good people a #Copy of #KatyPerry's #2013 #Original video of #Roar?

The one where the #Lyrics were made like a #Smartphone #Chat by different people?

I really loved that, and then they decided to go with the one of her half naked in the jungle...🙄

I really hope someone out there has still a copy.

#Boosts of this request are very welcome and highly appreciated!
👍

Habe die Tage auch wieder gemerkt, wie weit sich die Debatten im #Internet von den RL-Dialogen entfernt haben: Während in antisozialen Medien der Mord an #CharlieKirk in den #USA dualistisch wild spekulierend instrumentalisiert und gedeutet wurde, interessierten sich die meisten Menschen im persönlichen Gespräch für Sachthemen, lehnten politische Gewalt & unregulierten Waffenbesitz grundsätzlich ab.

Das #Internet verzerrt & verändert Wahrnehmungen, leider auch manchmal bis ins #Fediverse …

Warum Likes hier einfach wieder Spaß machen

Es gibt etwas wun­der­bar Befrei­en­des an Mast­o­don: Ich kann wie­der ein­fach liken. Kein Algo­rith­mus, der mir danach wochen­lang ähn­li­che Inhal­te unter­ju­belt. Kein „Oh nein, wenn ich das jetzt ankli­cke, denkt die Platt­form, ich will nur noch Kat­zen­vi­de­os und poli­ti­sche Debat­ten sehen!“ – obwohl ich eigent­lich nur die Per­son unter­stüt­zen oder dem The­ma kurz Bei­fall klat­schen wollte.

👉 https://kaffeeringe.de/2025/09/12/warum-likes-hier-einfach-wieder-spass-machen/

#Fediverse #Mastodon #Pixelfed #SocialMedia #SocialWeb #YouTube

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Fröhliche junge Frau zeigt zwei Daumen nach oben.

As #bluesky engages in another round of conservative-biased moderating excesses, banning people for displaying wrongthink about Charlie Kirk, I wonder if this is going to be the moment they realize the #fediverse has been here all along.

New Pixelfed Post: https://pixelfed.social/p/midtsveen/872231883676601466

#Pixelfed #Fediverse #Nature #Relaxing #Zen #Hippie #Mindfulness #Wellness #Forest #SelfCare #Grounding #Serenity #MentalHealth

Where are you scrolling Mastodon from right now? 🐘✨

#Mastodon #Poll #Fediverse

Where are you scrolling Mastodon from right now? 🐘✨

#Mastodon #Poll #Fediverse

In the #Fediverse there are now
564 media accounts federated by @Flipboard.
477 were active today.

Some accounts, that were active today are
@MorningBrew
@WMagazine
@MetrolandMedia
@EATCLUB2021
@Yardbarker

Find the whole list on:
➡️ https://fingolas.eu/fediverse/overview.html

Built by @mho

#MastodonMigration #SocialMedia #Mastodon #Media #Press #Newspaper #TwitterMigration #Newstodon

Is it #FollowFriday already? Time flies!

Be sure to check out these people while you're at it:
@knix
@libreleah
@mashapotempa
@TheRealKat
@FruAleydis
@nat
@breadandcircuses
@hmm_cook
@cybervegan
@praveen

Wishing you a wonderful weekend! 💖

#Friday #Weekend #Fediverse #Mastodon #Follow

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A red panda sleeps curled up on a tree branch, surrounded by pine needles. The scene conveys tranquility and the natural beauty of the animal's habitat.

#BostonWeekend 32x Follow the tag #BostonWeekend to keep in touch - following #Boston, #Massachusetts, and your closest city/towns are wise too.
I often tag posts with interest areas in the format #Boston{x}, like #BostonGeek or #BostonTheatre. And, #Bostodon is for planning local meetups! Mark your calendar, 9/19 and 9/21 this month for some end of summer #fedimeetup action #Fediverse

Well it looks as if I am going to have to build up my following on this account back up from the 1.4k that I had on my @beardedtechguy account. It looks like they are just not migrating over for some reason. 😭

#Mastodon #Fediverse #MastoAccount #MastoMigration

#BostonWeekend 14x The weekly thread compiles #Boston area events worth the trip - enjoy, enjoy our northeastern Americas! Knowing that folks like you look forward to our work keeps us making this ad-free, human-curated project. Please, help get the word out to your friends and activate them on the #fediverse: boost the events you like & the first post of the thread. I enjoy knowing when you've went to these things, lmk? #Massachusetts #NewEngland

Who should work on compatibility with other #Fediverse software?

- Option A: Most used software should make sure they are compatible with everyone (one-sided effort)

- Option B: Less used software should make sure they are compatible with everyone (one-sided effort)

- Option C: Both software should make sure they are compatible with each other (equal/shared effort)

#poll #polls #software #SocialWeb #OpenSocialWeb

https://mstdn.social/@rootsandcalluses/115191646521934434

#FediHelp #Mastodon #Fediverse

Now that I’ve preordered the iPhone 17 Pro Max in Cosmic Orange, I’m brainstorming names for it while I patiently await next Friday.

I’d love to hear some of your suggestions!

#iPhoneProMax #Apple #Tech #Fediverse

Zoinks! #BostonWeekend time - your b*llionaire-free #Boston calendar stays #fediverse-only & DIY - Please Boost when you see this! #Bostodon meetups: NEXT Weekend (19th&21st); We're vending at #FLUFFFESTIVAL in #SomervilleMA Sat 9/20, but this weekend (12th-14th) our corner of #NewEngland hosts: the rare triple super: #Superchunk, #Supergrass, #BlackMothSuperRainbow; #Hackers 30th anniv with cast plus live music/party before/after, #XMortis old school #goth night, #PrincessBride x #BSO, #BrianJonestownMassacre, #GilmanSquare festival, #Thai Market Fair in #Harvard Square, #SilentSky play, #RedSox/Yankees at Fenway, and #WetLeg - Wet Leg's new album is great! A thread: (1/?)

In the #Fediverse there are now
564 media accounts federated by @Flipboard.
479 were active today.

Some accounts, that were active today are
@Autoweek2019
@OttawaCititzen
@PasteMagazine
@TheManual
@VirginiaMercury

Find the whole list on:
➡️ https://fingolas.eu/fediverse/overview.html

Built by @mho

#MastodonMigration #SocialMedia #Mastodon #Media #Press #Newspaper #TwitterMigration #Newstodon

Good mid-morning to all my #Fediverse friends! Hope you’re having a great day so far.

What things have you done so far or have planned to do?

I’ll be going back to the office tomorrow after being out since last Thursday with pneumonia. I’m finally starting to feel better but I can feel it trying to hang on. I’m still a bit slow in the morning and moving around takes a bit out of me. Today I’m taking to get amongst the living so to say and get ready to go back tomorrow.

#GoodMorning #HappyFriday

Hello #Fediverse it’s New Music Friday and time for #FletchsFridayReleases so let’s strap in for some riffs. It’s also Bandcamp Friday so if you find something you like please consider supporting the artist if you are in a position to. #Metal #HeavyMetal #DeathMetal #ThrashMetal #BlackMetal #DoomMetal #NewMusic

https://hailsandales.club/weekly-release-roundup-38/

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Apocalyptic Society - death - USA Ritual Mass - death - USA Shellshock - death - USA Useless Spaceship - death/grind - UK Before the Dawn - melodeath - Finland Sublime Eyes - melodeath - Norway Bent Sea - grindcore - Belgium/UK Nailed to Obscurity - doom/death - Germany Falling Leaves - doom/death - Jordan Final Error - death/thrash - Germany Blood Offer - death/thrash - Italy Progeny of Sun - black/death - Finland Cult Burial - black/death/doom - UK Tine - black/death/symphonic - USA Imperialist - black - USA Absolutum - black - Germany Esoctrilihum - black - France Autrest - black - Brazil Pestilential Shadows - black - Australia Gjallahorn's Wrath - black/symphonic - Canada/Poland Hasard - black/avant garde - France Jord - black/doom - Sweden Trypanon - black/sludge - Finland Ristinnaulitseminen - black/shoegaze - Finland/Russia Korp - black/thrash - Sweden Ambush - heavy metal - Sweden The Rods - heavy metal - USA Steelpreacher - heavy metal - Germany

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Chasing Demons - heavy metal - Norway Fury - heavy/thrash - UK Hunger - heavy/speed - Spain Crypt Monarch - stoner/doom - Costa Rica Fister - doom/sludge - USA Piece - stoner/sludge/doom - Germany Alligator Rodeo - stoner/sludge - Germany Coltaine - doom/sludge/post - Germany Faetooth - doom/sludge/post - USA Void Sinker - sludge/doom/drone - Italy Assault Brigade - thrash - Spain Eternal Returns - thrash - India Violator - thrash - Brazil Condition Critical - thrash - USA Dark Angel - thrash - USA Electrocutioner - thrash - USA Speed Queen - speed - Belgium Primal Fear - speed/power - Germany Skywings - power - Japan Erosion - crust/punk/grind/sludge - Canada Svartsot - folk - Denmark Green Carnation - prog - Norway Alicia Cordisco - prog - USA Inhuman Architects - deathcore - Portugal Lethernal Utopia - metalcore - France Hold Me Down - Industrial - USA Electric Jaguar Baby - fuzz rock - France Black Moon Cult - psychedelic rock - USA

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EPs: Aftershock Overdrive - death/slam - Canada Marche Funèbre - doom/death - Belgium Eleine - symphonic - Sweden Unpunished - metalcore - Canada Anti Ritual - hardcore - Denmark

Hallo #fediverse :
Wir sollen ein altes #telefon aus den 1980er Jahren an einen Modernen Anschluss bringen.
Allerdings verfügt das Telefon über einen #TAE 16 Stecker, auch #Ado16 genannt.

Kennt Sich jemand mit dem Stecker aus
(mehr als das was in Wikipedia steht)
und hat, das wäre der Knaller,
viellecht noch jemand eine #TAE16 bzw. Ados 16 Buchse rumliegen und will sie uns verkaufen?

Die Kundin möchte unbedingt, dass der #Stecker erhalten bleibt.
Im zweifel bauen wir die #buchse für TAE 16 einfach selbst.

Wir sind für jegliche Unterstützung dankbar.

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Ein TAE-16 oder auch Ado 16 benannter 16 poliger Telefon Anschluss Stecker

On #Mastodon there are now
412 verified accounts from #news organizations in
21 languages and on
122 instances.

256 were active today.

Some accounts, that were active today are
@ct_Magazin (GER)
@lupa (CZE)
@tecnoblog (POR)
@heiseonline_TopNews (GER)
@kulturagoiena (BAQ)

Find the whole list on:
➡️ https://fingolas.eu/fediverse/overview.html

Built by @mho

#MastodonMigration #SocialMedia #Fediverse #Media #Press #Newspaper #TwitterMigration #Newstodon

Corporate social media broke the internet 😭

@taylorlorenz.bsky.social and @chaykak.bsky.social perfectly capture how algorithmic feeds and corporate surveillance have stifled the joy of casual posting. When every post is engineered for engagement, interactions feel performative, and platforms are designed to keep you endlessly scrolling, the internet loses its personal touch. Corporate social media has commodified connection, turned spontaneity into strategy, and reduced authenticity to performance.

But there's a way out: FOSS and the Fediverse. By embracing open-source software and decentralized platforms, you're not just avoiding surveillance—you're reclaiming control. You dictate what happens to your data, curate your own feed, and shape your online experience.

Envision an internet where you can share a silly thought, a random photo, or a half-baked idea without worrying about it being algorithmically buried or monetized. That's the promise of the Fediverse. It's not a utopia, but it's a significant step forward.

https://youtu.be/fQ274ieBfcE

#FOSS #Fediverse #SurveillanceCapitalism #ReclaimYourData #FediverseCulture #CasualPosting #HumanCenteredTech #Decentralize #ReclaimTheInternet #OpenSource #Decentralization #DigitalRights #twitter #facebook

Dear Mastodon instance admins,

Palestinians are facing genocide and famine.

If there is a Palestinian account from Gaza on your instance and it is *not* exhibiting bot-like behaviour PLEASE AT LEAST CONTACT ME before limiting/suspending it so @joynewacc and I can attempt to verify them by having a video chat with them on Signal and adding them to Gaza Verified:

https://gaza-verified.org

Blocking the accounts of Palestinians in Gaza on the fediverse is like repeatedly slamming the door in the face of Anne Frank.

Please have some humanity.

Also, if your server is a safe space for Palestinians from Gaza, please respond and let me know and I’ll add you to the list at https://gaza-verified.org/guide/

#mastodon #fediverse #Gaza #Palestine #genocide #famine

are you still on big social or are you completely moved to the #OpenWeb #fedi #fediverse (3 day, multiple choice poll)

Sharing new art - Wood Bear: https://1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/wood-bear-lisa-s-baker.html

Have a good one! 😊

#bear #wood #animals #bears #grizzly #art #arte #artwork #wallart #homedecor #artforhome #artforsale #buyintoart #artprints #canvasprints #mastoart #fediart #fediverse #collage #MixedMedia #woodprints #woodplank #rustic #wordart #text #nature #wildlife #puzzles #cabindecor #forest

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Wood Bear / Animal Art by Lisa S Baker. A bear stands prominently against a backdrop of mountains, surrounded by a collage of vibrant patterns and textures. The word 'BEAR' is creatively spelled out in large, floral-patterned letters, adding a touch of whimsy to the composition. The combination of nature and colorful design elements creates a visually striking piece.

Morgenrunde zum #Tierarzt. Gemein. #Hund Jimmy und #Mensch Basti schicken trotzdem liebste Grüße ins #Fediverse.

Ein Foto von #Hund Jimmy geht noch. Guts Nächtle, Ihr Lieben, schön, dass es Euch und das #Fediverse gibt.

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Das Bild zeigt einen schwarzen Labrador Retriever, der in einem grünen, offenen Feld sitzt. Der Hund trägt eine braune Halsband mit einem grünen Band und einem Halschmuck mit einem Anhänger. Er hat den Kopf leicht nach rechts gedreht und blickt in die Ferne, mit leicht geöffnetem Maul, was auf eine entspannte und glückliche Haltung hinweist. Der Hintergrund zeigt eine klare blaue Himmel und Stromleitungen, die in die Ferne führen. Die Sonne scheint hell, und die Umgebung wirkt ruhig und friedlich. Bereitgestellt von @altbot, privat und lokal generiert mit Ovis2-8B 🌱 Energieverbrauch: 0.185 Wh

Moin liebes #Fediverse 👋🏼☕🌞🍀
Willkommen zum #Bergfest. Habt einen schönen Mittwoch und viel Erfolg bei allem was ihr euch vorgenommen habt.
Ich verbringe jetzt den dritten Tag diese Woche damit, einen Termin bei einem Orthopäden zu bekommen. Besser gesagt erstmal einen Orthopäden zu finden, bei dem ich mal vorbeikommen kann. Entweder müsste ich ein Problem mit einem Kniegelenk haben, mit dem man schnell Geld verdienen kann, oder privat krankenversichert. Dann würde man mich wahrscheinlich noch persönlich abholen.
#arztsuche #orthopaede #schleswigholstein #HenstedtUlzburg #zweiklassenmedizin #gutenmorgentroet

On #Mastodon there are now
412 verified accounts from #news organizations in
21 languages and on
122 instances.

255 were active today.

Some accounts, that were active today are
@elpuntavui (CAT)
@riffreporter (GER)
@tugatech (POR)
@NWBylines (ENG)
@igd_news (ENG)

Find the whole list on:
➡️ https://fingolas.eu/fediverse/overview.html

Built by @mho

#MastodonMigration #SocialMedia #Fediverse #Media #Press #Newspaper #TwitterMigration #Newstodon

Hello and good morning fellow #Fediverse friends.

What are we all up to today and what do we have planned? I’m still home sick until Thursday at least. I’m hoping this gets better now that I have medicine and know what it is. I’ll just be resting and catching up on schoolwork that I’m behind on.

Then I’ll be watching the Apple Event of course.

#GoodMorning #KoffeeWithKyle

Will you be ordering any of the new Apple products that will get announced today?

Please BOOST for maximum exposure to the #Fediverse

Comment with what you hope to be announced and hope to order/purchase.

#Poll #Polls #POTD #Question #Questions #QOTD #Apple #AppleEvent #iPhone #AirPodsPro