The beloved annual music contest for the Fediverse is back! Now is the time to make and submit your song! Deadline: May 12th, 2024.

https://wedistribute.org/2024/05/fedivision-2024-has-begun/ 

 In a surprise update, Jack Dorsey has departed from Bluesky's board of directors, in pursuit of his other projects and ventures.

https://wedistribute.org/2024/05/bluesky-jack-dorsey/ 

 A recent proposal and grant funding might finally make secure, encrypted private messaging viable for the entire network. 

https://wedistribute.org/2024/05/encrypted-dms-activitypub/ 

 An increasing amount of Fediverse platforms support Live Streaming. We wrote a short guide to help you get started!

https://wedistribute.org/2024/04/streaming-obs-studio/ 

 The company behind one of the biggest projects in the Fediverse has migrated as an entity to the United States as a 501c3.

https://wedistribute.org/2024/04/mastodon-us-nonprofit/ 

 We officially have Publisher status on  @Flipboard! 🎉 

If #Flipboard is your preferred way of reading articles, you can follow us over there! We're splitting our articles into several different magazines, based on the different networks we're covering. 

https://m.primal.net/HzOb.png 

https://flipboard.com/@WeDistribute 

 There's an effort on the network to connect the Fediverse's federation powers to Solid's data storage and access capabilities.

https://wedistribute.org/2024/04/activitypods-federated-solid-pods/ 

 Ghost, a major publishing platform, follows in the footsteps of WordPress. Both platforms may be able to follow each other soon.

https://wedistribute.org/2024/04/ghost-implements-activitypub/ 

 We Distribute is looking to expand its team! Check out the volunteer positions we currently have available, and if you feel like we're a good fit, come work with us!

We're looking to expand our reporting for the #Fediverse, polish up our site, and secure funding to pay our contributors!

https://wedistribute.org/about/jobs/ 

 Emissary has some really wild tricks up its sleeve, and allows you to build whatever kind of interface or app experience you want.

https://wedistribute.org/2024/04/emissary-social-web/ 

 The developer of Pixelfed unveils his newest project, a long-awaited suite of tools designed to help people building for the Fediverse.

https://wedistribute.org/2024/04/pubkit-closed-beta/ 

 Welcome to The Mixtape, our periodic playlist showcasing the musicians of the Fediverse! For this edition, we’re going with a particular sound: things that seem like they belng from another era, even hough the may have come out recently. We’ve searched far and wide, and produced this playlist just for you. If you enjoyed this, …

https://wedistribute.org/2024/03/the-mixtape-5-canned-nostalgia/ 

 Are you a Threads user who just started hearing about the Fediverse?  Don't worry! We're here to answer your burning questions, while keeping it simple!

https://wedistribute.org/2024/04/threads-fediverse-beginners/ 

 The European Union Digital Services Act is upon us! But don't worry - our favorite Trust & Safety organization is here to demystify compliance.

https://wedistribute.org/2024/04/iftas-dsa-guide/ 

 Huh, @openvibe seems pretty nice so far! Pretty polished! 

 A new episode of the #Decentered podcast is out! We sat down with Manton Reece of Micro.blog to talk about IndieWeb principles, blogging, and the joy of having your own personal custom space online.

https://wedistribute.org/podcast/manton-reece-micro-blog/ 

 Reflecting on some of the hurdles for procuring a Fediverse instance for the US Government. There are a lot of hoops to jump through, but is it worthwhile?

https://wedistribute.org/2024/04/us-government-hosted-fediverse/ 

 Joe Biden's official account is now connected to the Fediverse, thanks to Threads. We'll see if anything comes of it.

https://wedistribute.org/2024/04/president-biden-on-fedi/ 

 A community index of servers added a new rule recently, that requires every participant to defederate from Threads. Some admins are unhappy.

https://wedistribute.org/2024/03/block-threads-to-remain-listed/ 

 Despite assurances that Threads wants to be good neighbors in the Fediverse, some think Meta might be pulling out some old tricks.

https://wedistribute.org/2024/03/is-threads-hiding-pixelfed/ 

 Our interview with Rudy Fraser from #Blacksky just dropped. He shared some valuable insights on building black spaces on an emerging federated network, and brought up the headaches, struggles, and joy of being involved.

https://wedistribute.org/podcast/blacksky-rudy-fraser/ 

 We're attending the Fediverse's most popular unconference, and providing updates of the talks, along with commentary!

https://wedistribute.org/2024/03/fediforum-live/ 

 ActivityPub has fostered a social web for millions of people. To grow, some developers believe it needs improvement. These are their efforts.

https://wedistribute.org/2024/03/extending-activitypub/ 

 One of the Zot's most powerful concepts for identity management and remote access is being ported to work on ActivityPub. It could change the Fediverse.

https://wedistribute.org/2024/03/activitypub-nomadic-identity/ 

 Short-form video might in fact be the next frontier for federated media. The dev behind a popular photo-sharing platform is diving in headfirst.

https://wedistribute.org/2024/03/loops-by-pixelfed/ 

 One of the Bonfire project's partner communities has launched, and it's to support scientific research for the commons.

https://wedistribute.org/2024/02/bonfire-open-science/ 

 FediForum is the Fediverse's recurring unconference where developers, community members, designers, and thinkers come together to share their ideas!

https://wedistribute.org/2024/03/fediforum-is-next-week/ 

 Over the past few months, Damon and I have both dealt with a very annoying headache: the instances we were both on kept shutting down. First, it was Firefish.social, with a gradual degredation in service that never recovered. We moved to Mozilla.social, and loved it for a while, but a combination of bad moderation and …

https://wedistribute.org/2024/03/we-distribute-social/ 

 The popular Reddit alternative's user count has grown a lot over the past year. One problem, though: users and admins can't delete images.

https://wedistribute.org/2024/03/lemmy-image-problem/ 

 It turns out, if people in an online community really don't like what you're doing, they can turn to harassment, threats, or worse to try to shut you down.

https://wedistribute.org/2024/03/contentnation-mastodons-toxicity/ 

 New Episode! 📣 We sit down with Jaz Michael-King from IFTAS to talk about the challenges of building out Trust & Safety for decentralized social spaces. #Decentered

https://wedistribute.org/podcast/trust-safety-jaz-michael-king/ 

 The fledgling Fediverse discovery hub takes a big step today, showcasing deeper integrations with Mastodon, and a developer API for communities.

https://wedistribute.org/2024/02/newsmast-3-update/ 

 Here’s an awesome, fun project to start off the week. Fedi Trading Card Maker is a simple, easy-to-use app programmed by nash, with art assets made by hexephere. The app is extremely easy to use, and the included guide at the bottom of the page gives good suggestions for image size and additional features. There …

https://wedistribute.org/2024/02/fediverse-trading-cards/ 

 A libre networking project that's designed to bridge protocol spaces together announced its progress and intentions, and Mastodon users freaked out.

https://wedistribute.org/2024/02/tear-down-walls-not-bridges/ 

 Bonfire is an emerging Fediverse project that's been in development for years. It's more than just a platform.

https://wedistribute.org/2024/02/bonfire-nextgen-framework/ 

 For the second time this month, a Fediverse project reports a critical vulnerability. The devs are on top of it: admins, update your servers!

https://wedistribute.org/2024/02/pixelfed-cve/ 

 Bluesky, the ambitious spinoff effort of Twitter to develop a platform, protocol, and ecosystem - finally opens the floodgates.

https://wedistribute.org/2024/02/bluesky-opened-up/ 

 A Trust & Safety organization is offering a covenant and language to help instances adjust their policies. Will it help?

https://wedistribute.org/2024/02/iftas-vs-deadnaming-misgendering/ 

 A new Mastodon vulnerability was found out in the wild, and it's a nasty one. Admins are advised to update to the latest release ASAP.

https://wedistribute.org/2024/02/mastodon-remote-takeover/ 

 Episode Three of our #Decentered Podcast is now available! This time, were talking about Bridgy Fed! 🌈🦄

Join us and @Ryan Barrett as we talk about decentralized social web protocols, and the effort to make them talk to one another. We cover #IndieWeb, #ActivityPub, #ATProto, and #Nostr.

https://wedistribute.org/podcast/bridgyfed-ryan-barrett/ 

 Get ready to hear all about #BridgyFed with @Ryan Barrett on tomorrow's #Decentered podcast! 

Ryan has explored many different protocols within the #Fediverse, and has some opinions about working with them!

https://video.nostr.build/6f4ecc07b51ee5bcdf84ce8822d29235d2d35c9a8f921b352285dd92bd1fd85b.mp4#m=video%2Fmp4&dim=1080x1080&blurhash=UIFFK%23v0X-rq%7EVn2.9IUsi%25%24SjRjo%23x%5Eacsm&x=9fa5c3f4a8c801bf85c26b39e7527789f86e0d7151387cccc50f4c8fee38584a 

 You voted, we committed to the bit. Check out the latest playlist of Radio Free Fedi music. This Mixtape commits to the sound of space, adventure, and exploration.

https://wedistribute.org/2024/01/the-mixtape-4-space-vibes/ 

 Thanks, Ryan, you're a real one!

Check out Ryan Barrett, creator of #BridgyFed, next week on The #Decentered Podcast!
https://video.nostr.build/2c103d55218b156d4a8f9a14a7506785a37e4e472dcf315be7e70b54dc1c74cf.mp4#m=video%2Fmp4&dim=720x720&alt=Software+Engineer+Ryan+Barrett+discusses+innovation+in+the+decentralized+social+space.&blurhash=UOFFQ%7DvKx%5BwH%7EUr%3ByEIojXyDW%3Dj%5BaetSWAoI&x=0ac6b8655b11f387e5d246e5c87f7159d963deea017dd80ce9ee2339249f438c 

 Mastodon instance Queer.af is shutting down because the country that provides the domain is now ruled by the Taliban.

https://wedistribute.org/2024/01/queer-af-is-shutting-down-due-to-taliban-tld-policy/ 

 The Threadiverse is growing again, this time offering an effort to build a new Lemmy replacement from scratch, with API compatibility.

https://wedistribute.org/2024/01/sublinks-a-replacement-for-lemmy/ 

 After putting in a lot of research, collaboration, and hard effort, our dedicated podcast is finally here! We're excited to share it with you.

https://wedistribute.org/2024/01/welcome-decentered-podcast/ 

 Our second episode of #Decentered is up! We sat down and chatted with the delightful MszPro, who developed a custom #Fediverse app called #Sora that works with Mastodon, Misskey, Firefish, and Bluesky all at the same time.

https://wedistribute.org/podcast/sora-sns-mobile-app/ 

 We've launched a new podcast called Decentered! It covers different aspects of federated social media, but it's mainly about decentralized communications, user empowerment, and the future of the Internet.

Give it a listen!

https://wedistribute.org/podcast/decentered-s1e1-creation-and-discovery/ 

 A controversial developer circumvented one of Mastodon's primary tools for blocking bad actors, all so that his servers could connect to Threads.

https://wedistribute.org/2023/12/authorized-fetch-circumvented/ 

 The #Fediverse is currently divided over whether or not to block Threads. Here are some of the things people are worried about, some opportunities that might come from it, and what we need to do to prepare.

https://wedistribute.org/2023/12/tangled-up-threads/

 

 Meta's fledgling microblogging platform is inching closer to properly interacting with the rest of the Fediverse.

https://wedistribute.org/2023/12/threads-begins-federation/ 

 After a long silence from the developer, project moderators stepped down. The mobile app for Kbin appears to have closed its doors.

https://wedistribute.org/2023/12/artemis-shuts-down/ 

 Spoutible, one of the microblogging platforms to emerge after Musk's acquisition of Twitter, is adding support for two decentralized networks.

https://wedistribute.org/2023/12/spoutible-cross-posting/ 

 With a new release under its belt, Mobilizon's developer Framasoft is stepping back from the project.

https://wedistribute.org/2023/12/five-years-later-mobilizon-reaches-maturity/ 

 It's The Fediverse Reports' Weekly roundup! Here's a bunch of really interesting things that happened on the network last week!

https://wedistribute.org/2023/12/last-week-in-the-fediverse-ep-46/ 

 A lot of people make up all kinds of wild assumptions Mastodon, how it works, and what it is. We're here to help clear up some of the biggest ones.

https://wedistribute.org/2023/11/debunking-the-top-10-myths-about-mastodon/ 

 The European Union's NGI Zero program has announced the latest #Fediverse projects to receive grants! Check them out!

https://wedistribute.org/2023/11/nlnet-latest-grant-round/ 

 In response to the transfer of Bandcamp to a new owner and mass layoffs, a developer has already built a simple alternative for musicians.

https://wedistribute.org/2023/11/introducing-faircamp/ 

 We're launching a ✨DEDICATED MONTHLY PODCAST✨
featuring news about decentralized networks, development efforts, cool apps, and more. 

We'll sit down and interview the people building it, and talk about their ideas, problems, and visions of what it might become.

More details soon. ❤️ 

 In a crowded space of Twitter competitors, a friendly and beloved platform closed its doors. One of the creators now runs a Mastodon instance.

https://wedistribute.org/2023/11/pebble-shuts-down-but-starts-a-mastodon-instance/ 

 We've made a special spooky playlist for Halloween! Come check out a hand-picked selection of awesome and unusual songs by Fediverse musicians!

https://wedistribute.org/2023/10/the-mixtape-3-creepy-crawlies/ 

 Firefish is a new Fediverse social platform with a beautiful design, cool features, and great tools for  your feed. It has a lot of potential to grow.

https://wedistribute.org/2023/09/firefish-could-be-the-next-big-thing/ 

 For a first attempt at making a talk space app that easily works with Mastodon, Audon is an incredible experience.

https://wedistribute.org/2023/10/audon-talk-spaces-for-mastodon/ 

 Bluesky, the decentralized Twitter spin-off championed by Jack Dorsey, continues to surge in users as the team inches toward federation.

https://wedistribute.org/2023/10/bluesky-continues-to-grow/ 

 Reflecting on the successes and challenges of my involvement with Diaspora*, an early federated social network that was growing like crazy.

https://wedistribute.org/2015/12/my-diaspora-story/ 

 It's now possible for WordPress blogs to integrate with the rest of the Fediverse. Here's some tips and tricks on how to get started.

https://wedistribute.org/2023/09/connect-wordpress-to-the-fediverse/ 

 Automattic has big plans for WordPress and ActivityPub. You can follow any blog that has ActivityPub functionality turned on - here's how.

https://wedistribute.org/2023/09/follow-wordpress-on-fedi/ 

 For this edition of the Mixtape, we decided to put together a blended mix of songs to accompany you on a drive!

https://wedistribute.org/2023/09/the-mixtape-2-ride-along/