#Mastodon 4.6 is here! It's been a long time in the works, but it's finally ready. In this release, we're introducing Collections—a way to share curated collections of profiles to help old and new users discover more of the #Fediverse. We're also updating the look of profiles, alongside many quality of life and accessibility improvements. Read more here:

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/06/mastodon-4.6/

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We've released #PeerTube 8.2.1!

This release fixes several bugs, improves compatibility with the #Fediverse and addresses a security vulnerability.

⚠️ Please update your platform as soon as possible.

You can find more details here: https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/releases/tag/v8.2.1

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#nowplayong #Mirlo

Under the Surface
by Nameless Ghost

https://mirlo.space/nameless-ghost/release/under-the-surface

#music #fedimusic #fediverse #alternative #rock #90s #indie #indierock #dreampop #lofi #folkrock #pop #postgrunge #singersongwriter #slowcore #toronto

Here are some very decent Mastodon instances:

Gamer Plus | Harry Larry is a workhorse!
-- https://gamerplus.org

Vivaldi
-- https://social.vivaldi.net/

InfoSec Exchange
-- https://infosec.exchange/

#Fediverse #Mastodon #Instances #Social

“My fear is that W Social is just another for-profit Big Tech startup that happens to be based in the EU. We don’t need that. We don’t need more European surveillance capitalists and people farmers. We need ethical alternatives working for the common good.”

– Yours truly, in @_elena’s excellent exposé on W Social.

https://blog.elenarossini.com/w-social-public-institutions-and-the-theater-of-european-digital-sovereignty/

Do read the article to the end, especially noting the bit about the composition of their board of advisors, which includes an ex-Google AI lead and an ex-Paypal Chief [Violate Your] Privacy Officer who now works at Tools for Humanity (Sam Altman’s “Sci-fi dystopia? Hold my beer…” identity farming startup that wants to scan your eyeballs).

#WSocial #EuropeWashing #PrivacyWashing #BigTech #peopleFarming #surveillance #capitalism #EU #ATProto #fediverse

#TrackoftheDay

Machines
by Solar Phasing
https://solarphasing.bandcamp.com/album/machines

#music #fedimusic #fediverse #electronicmusic #experimentalmusic #ambient #spacemusic #soundscape #atmospheric #scifi #sciencefiction #berlinschool #synth #modular #modularsynth #experimental #avantgarde #noise #bandcamp

@ExperimentalMusic
@electronicmusic

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RE: https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/116761115364860358

A good resource for those who may, through need or want, be looking for a new instance.

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#nowplaying #bandcamp

Gazing From The Bed
by Saskia

https://saskiagm.bandcamp.com/track/gazing-from-the-bed

#music #fedimusic #fediverse #acoustic #folk #pop #singersongwriter #singer #songwritter #London

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If I'm following a person, their post will show up for sure, but sometimes not the post it's replying to. In this case I can still follow a link back to the original instance. (Which is a way of "getting around" in and of itself.)

I think part of this might be because snac is conservative in terms of caching, whereas Mastodon is apparently very aggressive about it. So while snac is very lightweight (which is its main point) on Mastodon it would feel less insular. Hashtags on a semi-large Mastodon instance can be used to see a lot of posts from people you don't follow, but on this snac instance it's almost pointless to filter by hashtag.
Conversely, I have no idea who might be able to see this post here, just because they follow the Fediverse hashtag or so...?

I assume one way to get more input might be to follow more people. But then the feed would be way too busy. So perhaps an alternative would be to create a separate account on the same instance that follows a ton of people, which would cause the snac server to retrieve their posts (or know about the server?), and then I guess that should improve things somewhat even on this account, making hashtags more usable and seeing more replies or reply parent-posts.

As I said, I'd love if anyone with more knowledge about the Fediverse or Activity Pub etc. could enlighten me a bit.

#fedi #snac #activitypub #mastodon

With the worldwide wave of social media bans on major platforms aka digital verification, I wonder if we'll see an influx of people to the #Fediverse? 🤞🤞🤞 here is hoping <3 #SocialMedia #News #Privacy

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