The Roundup – episode 13
The fediverse crosses the milestone of 1 billion monthly average posts, new tools, and more!
Documenting a point in time: Mastodon and fediverse naming discussion
A snapshot in time of a debate about names: can you use Mastodon when you mean fediverse? And how should the community approach this debate?
The roundup – episode 12
A two day unconference, a big interview with Eugen Rochko, and more!
Talking fediverse at FediForum
This week was the FediForum unconference, with demos and sessions. I zoom in on the sessions about Trust and Safety, talk about some demos, and more.
Local news on a global network
The Texas Observer is a news outlet that has been active on the fediverse. It almost was shut down, but a successful fundraiser avoided this. What was the role of the fediverse in all of this?
The roundup – episode 11
The weekly roundup of news, interviews, and other things to keep your eyes on.
Mozfest and the fediverse
Mozilla hosted their annual Mozfest festival this week, a virtual event with lots of different sessions and speakers about different subjects. Three sessions were specifically about the fediverse, and I joined them to see what people were talking about.
10 million Mastodon accounts
This Sunday marked a major milestone for Mastodon as it reached 10 million registered accounts. Milestones like this are important to acknowledge and celebrate, highlighting the growth of both Mastodon and the fediverse. But how reliable is this number actually?
The roundup – episode 10
The weekly roundup of news, interviews, and other things to keep your eyes on.
New initiatives around journalism
Two new initiatives around journalism on the fediverse popped up this week. The journalism-focused server Newsie.social launched the verifiedjournalist.org project. It aims to provide an extra level of verification and credibility for journalism. Federated.press, another journalism-themed server, launched a new pilot project to fact check specific posts.