Last Week in Fediverse – ep 40

Snapshot from Brussels

Three stories that all relate to governance, in their own different ways. Mbin is a new fork of Kbin, due to governance issues at Kbin. A research paper on that gives some structure to how different Mastodon servers organise their rules. And Owncast runs into issues with how Apple governs access to the App Store.

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.

Last Week in the Fediverse – episode 27

ivy-leaved toadflax on an old brick wall

The feverish news regarding the launch of Threads the previous week has died down somewhat. The Dutch government has officially launched their Mastodon server. Lemmy experiences a critical vulnerability. And some mixed messages regarding Tumblr adding ActivityPub support at some point in the future.

Last Week in the Fediverse – episode 26

Snapshot from Brussels

Threads has launched to massive interest. Mastodon grows it’s active users by 50% in a week. The Dutch government is in the process of launching a Mastodon server.

Last Week in the Fediverse – episode 24

Snapshot from Brussels

An eventful week in the fediverse, filled with discourse and drama about Meta’s new microblogging platform. A summary of events and a separation of the different topics that were talked about. Beyond that, WeDistribute, a blog with a long history and legacy talking about decentralized social networks is back!

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.

The Roundup – episode 21

Snapshot from Brussels

The fediverse keeps expanding in different and new directions. The Japanese Misskey community continues to grow rapidly. Link aggregators such as Lemmy and Kbin are getting more popular, and much other news!