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FediForum September 2023

The polish abstract series
Fediforum is a virtual unconference about the fediverse that saw the second edition this week. It showcased many demos, and interesting sessions. But to really move forward, the major projects need to be present as well.

The multiple meanings of fediverse

The polish abstract series
The term fediverse can mean multiple different things, with different boundaries of the network, depending on your frame and perspective. In this piece I take a look at the fediverse as a community, as an implementation of the ActivityPub protocol, and as an interoperable social network.

Meet NLnet, the foundation supporting many fediverse projects

The polish abstract series
The NLnet foundation has played a significant role in the fediverse, with their financial support for most major projects. In this piece I meet some of the people behind NLnet, and get to know the foundation.

Misskey and the Japanese fediverse

The polish abstract series
Misskey and the Japanese side of the fediverse continue to grow and be its own thing. An update on Misskey incorporating, and misskey.io restricting signups to Japan.

Lemmy ask you anything

The polish abstract series
The developers of Lemmy held an extensive AMA. Here are some of the highlights and themes of the things they talked about.

Making sense of Threads and regulation

Snapshot from Brussels
The launch of Threads, with its promise of adding ActivityPub support in the future, is hotly debated. I take a look at 3 upcoming pieces of legislation, the DMA, DSA and the Canadian Online News Act, to see how this potentially impacts Threads decision to federate in the future.

Dutch government officially launches Mastodon server

Snapshot from Brussels
The Dutch government has officially launched their own Mastodon server. In an accompanying letter, the State Secretary explains how this relates to the government strategy of supporting digital common goods.

Lemmy and Kbin

Snapshot from Brussels
The rapid rise of Lemmy and Kbin, dubbed the 'threadiverse', have altered the dynamic in the fediverse. A look at how this changes the structure and the dynamic of the fediverse at large.

Defederation

Buttercup flowes in a meadow
The fediverse used to have a culture of seeing defederation as a tool to deal with unwanted situations around search and spam. New developments have changed that calculus. At the same time, Bluesky's ATproto and Meta's new microblogging platform raise new questions regarding (de)federation.

Trends in fediverse structure

rhododendron leaves
Below the surface, structural changes are happening in the fediverse. Advocacy for publically owned digital spaces has long term implications for the fediverse. Meanwhile, Mastodon is entering a new phase in it's life as an organisation, and facing new competition.

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