Last Week in Fediverse #103

Detail in the city of Gouda

This week I’m zooming in on the culture of the fediverse, prompted by the Superbowl halftime show. IFTAS announces they’ll run out of funding soon, indicating the challenges with funding Trust & Safety in the network.

Fediverse Report – #102

Detail in the city of Gouda

Large interest for the fediverse at FOSDEM, more conversations about data usage and consent, and multi-platform client Openvibe gets 800k in funding.

Fediverse Report #101

frozen water on a small pond

Its another massive week for Pixelfed, growing by another 100k active users and doubling their Kickstarter goal, raising over 100k CAD. Tumblr confirms they still intend to join the fediverse.

Last Week in Fediverse – ep 100

Frozen leaves of a bramble bush

Pixelfed sees massive growth, NodeBB officially launches ActivityPub support, and Threads will not commit to a timeline on account portability.

Last Week in Fediverse – ep 99

Tree trunk with small round holes

A major news for governance this week on the open social web, with Mastodon shaking up their organisational structure and more. The News Mastodon published plans for their new governance structure, with control of Mastodon moving to a new non-profit organisation, and moving ownership away from CEO Eugen Rochko. Mastodon will set up a new […]

Last Week in Fediverse – ep 98

the canopy of a birch tree against a blue sky

Mastodon’s 2023 Annual Report with more insights into the organisation, Surf is a new browser for the social web, and some considerations about the federation between Mastodon and Misskey

Last Week in Fediverse – ep 97

green moss on a tree trunk

A new non-profit for governance of Bridgy Fed, PeerTube releases their yearly update with a complete redesign, and the organisation behind Mammoth and sub.club winds down due to a lack of funding.