SocialHub, one of the primary forums to talk about the fediverse and ActivityPub, has been struggling how to continue the operation. Decentralised networks need a coordination layer, but how to build this in a decentralised manner?

On understanding the fediverse as a plurality of places, and how that impacts compliance with age verification laws. In other news, CrowdBucks is a new crowdfunding platform for the fediverse, and Bounce is a new tool to migrate your followers from Bluesky...

Fediverse servers might be scraped by Meta for AI training, the SocialHub ActivityPub forum might shut down and more.

A closer look at ecosystem of clients for the fediverse.

Some practical updates for Connected Places: I’m happy to announce that I’ve gotten a grant from NLnet’s Open Social Fund! The goal of the Open Social Fund is to promote and support the growth of ActivityPub and the fediverse. This is a great fi...

Bluesky and Mastodon have drastically different perception on Age Verification Laws: either just as the Big Tech platforms, or so different to be out of scope for the laws.