BookWyrm is an open-source social reading platform that lets you track books, write reviews, and discover new reads without relying on Goodreads.

You can host it yourself, connect with other readers, and even interact across the Fediverse thanks to ActivityPub support.

A great choice for book lovers who value openness, ownership, and privacy.

👉 https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=bookwyrm

#OpenSource #BookWyrm #Fediverse #ActivityPub #Books #Privacy #FOSS

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BookWyrm project page showing information about the open-source social reading platform, including release details and a description of its reading, review, and social features.

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BookWyrm book discovery interface displaying a grid of book covers from various genres, highlighting browsing and recommendation features for readers.

Just discovered the existence of the #snac #ActivityPub server. Looks very interesting, appealing to my #smolweb sensibilities very much, and seems even smoler than #GoToSocial, which I've been using very happily for a few years now. Could be time for me to try another flavour, as Adam Ant might say. And, I'm very very down with the acronym. Yep, Social Networks Are Crap.

Friends, if you haven't already, it would be a big favour to me if you could enable tags.pub to boost your public tagged posts.

Just search for @_followback in your Mastodon UI. Click the follow button there. (Don't try to follow from the profile page; it doesn't work yet.)

It will follow you back, and when you make a post with a hashtag in it, the server will boost your post from the appropriate hashtag.

#tagspub #hashtags #activitypub

You, the people, and NLnet, have funded a fully open TikTok alternative with web and mobile clients, ActivityPub federation and an opt-out For You feed algorithm that is privacy friendly.

Anyone can start their own Loops community, and we're working on an official hosting service to help fund development.

Join 🚀: https://joinloops.org/join-the-beta

Roadmap ✨: https://joinloops.org/roadmap

Donate 🙏: https://joinloops.org/donate

Source 🤖: http://github.com/joinloops

#Loops #TikTok #ActivityPub

You know what's pretty cool?

@rabble, the developer of https://divine.video sent a pull request to Loops to improve federation between Divine and Loops.

This is the magic of the open social web.

Collaboration and connection, no matter where you are.

You love to see it ❤️

https://github.com/joinloops/loops-server/commit/fdb5cffd28e24e14221690331d63b41d561ebc5b

#Loops #Divine #ActivityPub #Collaboration

Lovely #fediverse does anybody have a list of all the known user-agents for #activitypub software ?

I have some WAF rules to write to make sure my server can be seen behind a frontend that is only meant to battle AI crawlers and I rather not (knowingly) leave endpoints open to OpenAI

I love watching the https://rel.re #activitypub #relay stats lol. They continously increase. At fresh start they are at like 1 inbox and 100 deliveries per second, now at 100 inbox and 8337 deliveries per second after running for a while, it really needs to warm up. Still not sure how it chills at like 1-10% cpu usage of one 4ghz core and 100MB RAM. I always thought rust was very performant aswell but they apparently cant beat goroutines. On aoderelay i would be using at least 3 cores 100% by now, possibly because the error handling is not the "yeah you failed 5 times, go to the ignore bench for a couple minutes" way like i handle it with the stale mechanism.

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Relre activitypub relay stats, 543 subscribers, 251 stale, 101.6 inbox/s and 8337.0 deliver/s

#mastoadmin #tip use an #activitypub #relay like https://rel.re because relre supports relaying to and from #tor #onion instances.

Looking for a high performance #ActivityPub #relay ? Look no further: https://rel.re it is using our own golang relay software #relre, designed for maximum performance and reliability. Hosted in Switzerland.

@emily Test received! Is this a Hugo module you are using? I'm using Bridgy to get my #11ty site to Mastodon which is an imperfect compromise.

I have previously built a work blog in Hugo and considered that when I fled WordPress like it was on fire. It has largely been satisfying but Hugo had more mind-share and it was a bit easier to find pre-packaged solutions and how-tos for fringe use cases.

If I could fine a one file full #ActivityPub implementation in PHP that I could just add to my static site and have it handle everything, I'd be delighted. I didn't find one the last time I looked, which was at least a year ago.

This profile will be deleted soon as I move over to using the #activitypub plugin in #WordPress.

I will initiate a transfer in a week or so but that is not always successful for everyone so my new profile, if you wish to follow it, is:

https://mark.hysted.com/author/mark/

Building #HolosSocial is by far my most ambitious project. It might only attract a niche of users, though at first it could seem strange to run an #ActivityPub server on a device.
But Holos' purpose is more than that: helping everyone have their own identity, host their media, and not depend on a server admin. Make everything accessible with views depending on your mood. One app, one identity, with all that the fediverse can offer.
That's the beginning, the way is still long but not unreachable.

@Niall @phil_stevens
There is already #flohmarkt (German for 'flea market'), which is an #ActivityPub based private ads system.

https://codeberg.org/flohmarkt/flohmarkt

Now ... the problem is to get critical mass. Like the RNZ piece describes, Facebook is already quite embedded in many people's daily lives ...

#TradeMe #eBay #alternatives

Multi-device support is progressing well for #HolosSocial. The tricky part: each device runs its own #ActivityPub server, with its own local data, signing its own activities. Keeping several servers in sync both ways, without duplicating everything, without losing actions on the way, and without two of them handling the same activity at the same time, was the main problem to solve. It also had to stay reliable when a device goes offline for hours or days.
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#HolosSocial isn't bringing something new to the #Fediverse, especially not to #ActivityPub. It builds on what exists, without mimicking any platform.
Every social network has been given its fediverse clone. Asking people to hold a separate account on each is taking the problem backwards.
If the fediverse keeps mirroring the GAFAM, it loses. The point was never to rebuild their world, but to offer something else: one identity across every content.
HolosSocial is simply a try. But we can do it.

I've been working on improving Loops federation in preparation to reuse it and it's powerful builder/handler/validation pattern for Pixelfed!

This will solve many federation issues in Pixelfed, like missing comment threading, mentions, blocks and unblocks and much more.

Then I will abstract it into a reusable Laravel package, so any laravel project can easily add federation support in minutes

I also submitted a NLnet grant application for this 🤞

https://github.com/dansup/laravel-activitypub

#ActivityPub #Laravel

#Holos is a new social network working with #ActivityPub. This is not an app where you can connect your Mastodon, Pixelfed or PeerTube account.
There is no web version and no API because the ActivityPub server runs on the device itself. That's the whole challenge behind this project.
If there is more engagement, I plan to build a desktop version and even sync between different devices.

The official account for all announcements is @HolosSocial

More: https://holos.social/how-it-works

#HolosSocial

@evan @jalcine @reiver

I feel like as a huge proponent, and old time senior software engineer, i should be more cognizant of #ActivityPub. I need to fix this.

Changed default: for newly created instances, disable_inbox_collection is set to true (see snac(8) for more information). The reason is because it seems to be used for harrasing people.

Changed default: for newly created instances, disable_history is set to true (see snac(8) for more information). The reason is because archived history files don't reflect reality after posts are deleted or modified (they always have been an ugly kludge).

Changed default: in previous versions, posts with a scope of unlisted were shown in public pages and RSS feeds. Now, they are no longer shown. If you want to get back to previous behaviour, use a new toggle in the User Settings section (see snac(1) for more information).

New admin configuration option: if the purge_static value is set to true in server.json, each user's static directory is explored and those files there that are no longer attached to any post or referenced anywhere are deleted. See snac(8) for more information about those cases where you may not want to enable this option.

Allow serving files from subdirectories of the static/ subdirectory (contributed by la_ninpre).

Minor tweak to webfinger code to handle Hubzilla's peculiarities.

Fixed a search case where URLs to GotoSocial statuses were misidentified as accounts.

Accounts that follow you are now marked with a thumb-up emoji, because followers are adorable people.

Fixed some account export errors.

Fixed an incorrect hash in post links.

Show an account's location link in the people page, if they have one.

Mastodon API: Fixed hashtags loosing the link after editing a post, minor tweak in access token processing (contributed by trondd555).

Drop usage of PATH_MAX (contributed by sergiodj).

New Polish translation (contributed by kpm).

Updated German and Czech translations (contributed by zen and pmjv).

https://comam.es/what-is-snac

If you find #snac useful, please consider buying grunfink a coffee or contributing via LiberaPay.

#snacAnnounces #FrugalFediverse

0. The first line of moderation should not be the instance admin. Each user account should be able to moderate mentions of their ID, or replies to their comments.

1. The top poster of a comment thread should be able to moderate all reply comments under that thread.

2. Instance admins should only delete posts that are clearly designed to offend, hurt, or viciously attack, bully, harass, gaslight, annoy etc. but should never delete a post simply on ideological grounds or heated but honest disagreement or debate. Telling the difference is very simple in almost all cases: tone and mindless repetition being the biggest giveaways of the respondent's intent. If it becomes an unwanted or unproductive argument the top poster should be able to quash replies.

3. Users should be able to click a button to block and entire thread regardless of who posts to it.

These things are not a major problem for me since I'm on a simple instance and I can add users to my personal blacklist via CLI. It would be nice to see this kind of stuff as standard, basic button functions in activitypub and fediverse since not everyone wants to run an instance and use CLI scripts to moderate.

#mastodon #fediverse #moderation #postDeletion #activitypub #social

After having a post go "fedi-viral" (100+ boosts), I can better empathize with what @veronica and @TechConnectify have been complaining about WRT behavior on #fedi.

I've mostly gotten positive comments from people I already knew. One or two replies were a bit odd. One was seriously bonkers: bad enough to make me report, mute the entire instance, and block.

That's rare for me. I'm very much a live-and-let-live kind of guy (that's a privilege, I know), and I happily interact with people whom I disagree with sharply on some issues, and I have mutuals that honestly hate each others' guts. 😄

The #fediverse still has a moderation problem, and the fact that 99% of its users may not encounter it doesn't mean it's not there.

So thankful for the vigilant, too-often-thankless (or worse) work of instance admins and some of the more clever fedi clients in keeping the amount of craziness down.

I like the fact that @pachli has an option to warn or hide posts from new accounts. I think that should be a feature of all #fedi server software. I'd also like to see less of a trust-by-default model for federation. It would be neat to have some kind of a credit score for instances, and the ability to share those scores, such that a highly-rated instance rating another instance as being very poor would have a heavier weight than a new or poorly-rated instance giving that same instance a high rating.

All that is way beyond what #ActivityPub was intended to do initially, I'm sure. I'm hoping the fedi can grow towards being a safer place for all, and I'm certain that's what nearly everybody wants. It's just a question of how to do so. And that's not a five dollar question. ;)

Edit: updated Veronica's mention to her new account.

New from me: Federation Has a European Legal Problem

on what the recent Russmedia ruling means for open social protocols like #ActivityPub and #atproto

warning: do not read if you value your sanity

https://connectedplaces.online/federation-has-a-european-legal-problem/

So #Vine is coming back, this time as #DiVine!
Does anyone know anyone who can get me an invite code? I want in!
The App is coming back with no #AI allowed, and will allow people to own their own content.

For the geeks: it's built on the #OpenSocial protocol #Nostr, and apparently they're experimenting with integrating the #ATProtocol, future integration with #ActivityPub, the protocol behind #Mastodon and #Flipboard.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUGnNIh60-0

Apparently mastodon.social is undergoing a massive #DDoS that brought it down, which may or may not be related to the disservice experienced by #BlueSky last week. Of course, this being the #Fediverse, the only measurable effect for the majority of Fedizens will be some reduction of traffic on their timelines, depending on which fraction of their followings are on that instance.

And this is why #ActivityPub, with all its deficiencies, is still better than #ATProto.

Mastodon gets €614k from the Sovereign Tech Fund to improve Fediverse infrastructure, including blocklists, media storage, and E2EE messaging. 🌐
€90k funds interoperable FOSS, with open protocols, admin control, and transparent data processing across decentralized platforms. 🔍

@Mastodon

🔗 https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/04/sovereign-tech-agency-funding/

#TechNews #Mastodon #Fediverse #SovereignTechFund #OpenSource #ActivityPub #E2EE #Decentralization #Privacy #Interoperability #FOSS #Transparency #Security #OpenWeb #DigitalRights

Sovereign Tech Agency funding

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/04/sovereign-tech-agency-funding/

#FOSS #privacy #cybersecurity #Mastodon #Fediverse #ActivityPub

@haubles @stux

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I’m looking for a little help about dealing with the seemingly mass attack of Russian bots. What's the best way of handling this?

I report this Russian propaganda as 'Something Else' and bookmark a post, so that I can later see if the account is still running, then I block the account. I also leave the checkbox on, for the server itself to receive my report

Many accounts are not suspended

#Mastodon #Fediverse #Spam #Propaganda #ActivityPub #Russia #Putin #Ukraine #EU

@anjara

*How To Use #WordPress + #ActivityPub for #ContentCreation #Fediverse #Blogging

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"...Sign up for free #Anjara account. Get secure email, blog, hosting & more. No credit card required. Start in 2 minutes."

#Fediverse #Blogging #WordPress #ActivityPub #ContentCreation
#Italy #italia "

[Translation from Italian with DeepL.com]

👉My question would be a central one to all Fediverse users:
how about content migration and local backup, in the case of account cancellation etc? 👈

@anjara

*How To Use #WordPress + #ActivityPub for #ContentCreation #Fediverse #Blogging

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- Full #WordPress customization

- Custom domain support (paid plans)

**Prices:**

- Free: 1GB blog storage

- €7/month: 10GB (Basic)

- €12/month: 25GB (Pro)

**No setup fees. No hidden costs. Delete when you want.**
This is how blogging in the Fediverse should work.

Try it out: https://www.anjara.org/registrazione
Questions? 👇

The #AnjaraProject
Register - Create Your Free #Anjara Account...

@anjara

Great idea, in principal:

*How To Use #WordPress + #ActivityPub for #ContentCreation #Fediverse #Blogging

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1. Create free #Anjara account

2. Activate #WordPress blog (included for free)

3. Write posts, just as usual

4. **Your posts appear in #Mastodon timelines**.
Your followers don't have to visit your blog.

Your content comes to them, in their feed."

"**In addition you get: **

- Email (@anjara.org)

- Cloud storage (#Nextcloud)

...

MAU are tanking across every major platform and nobody wants to say what's obvious — the corporate social media model is broken.

People are sick of being fed algorithmic garbage and influencer ads disguised as content.

The fediverse is what social media was supposed to be.

Human connections.
No gamification.
No bullshit.

GotoSocial, Loops and Piefed aren't just part of the next chapter — we're writing it.

🚀

#ActivityPub #SocialMedia #GotoSocial #Loops #PieFed