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Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026
@j12t > I'm trying to make a list of all the websites that list ActivityPub 1) software 2) instances and whose content isn't too out of date; Necroposting I know, but there may some helpful stuff in here; codeberg.org/fediverse/fediparty/wi… […]
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Terence Eden @edent.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026
🆕 blog! “Some quick thoughts on Unit Testing ActivityPub” I'll be radically honest here - I never really got the idea of "Test Driven Development". I'm much more of a "telnet into production and damn the consequences" kind of guy. Look, it's much more fun and my cardiologist recommends severe […]
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Carlos Cámara @ccamara.bonfire.cim.warwick.ac.uk.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026
Very excited to officially kickstart our @Bonfire@bonfire.cafe server at Warwick and to be able to codesign it with fellow researchers! #Bonfire #ActivityPub #OpenScience #Codesign bonfire.cim.warwick.ac.uk/pu...
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Jon Henshaw @henshaw.social · 06/04/2026
When I interviewed @Gargron he said that education was key to @Mastodon and the fediverse growing. That, along with the algorithm-free approach of most ActivityPub-supporting platforms, inspired me to create algo.free It covers the benefits of going algo-free, provides […]
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Fabio Manganiello @fabio.manganiello.eu.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026
@fabio support for live streams now available in #Songhive. Spin up your instance, upload your songs, create an HTTP stream mount point, queue your songs there from the Web player, and share a link so friends can tune in to your radio. manganiello.music/streams Or, if you want to directly […]
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Evan Prodromou 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇬🇷🇵🇸 @evan.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026
@dansup @hongminhee I made a PR that I think captures all the errors you two reported. codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/pulls/943 I thought I'd be able to slip it into the original PR, but @FenTiger landed the original really quickly. 🙏🏼 #FEP #ActivityPub #CreativeCommons #licensing
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FEP-6757: syntax errors and identifiers
This patch fixes a number of syntax errors and identifier typos reported by @dansup and others and summarized by @hongminhee in https://codeberg.org/evanp/fep/issues/52 - -> - ->
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Evan Prodromou 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇬🇷🇵🇸 @evan.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026
I finally created a #FEP for using #CreativeCommons licenses (and other licenses) in #ActivityPub. codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/pulls/939
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FEP-6757: Content License Metadata in ActivityPub
An explicit copyright license on ActivityPub content objects makes it easier to re-use and re-distribute content. This FEP describes properties for content objects that identify the license for that object, and a property for actors to define their preferred license. It uses a term from metadata ...
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Fabio Manganiello @fabio.manganiello.eu.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026
In today’s session of #IMadeAThing: #Songhive This is a project that has taken me quite some work in the past months and it’s finally ready to be announced. Imagine a fully federated (compatible with #ActivityPub and #Webmentions) social network built on top of your music collection. Not […]
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Daniel Supernault @dansup.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026
Wrote and submitted my first FEP! FEP-070c: Block synchronization across servers Just wrapping up the implementation in Pixelfed as we speak. github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/pull/7… #pixelfed #blockSync #fep #activityPub
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Add Block Sync + Incoming & Outgoing Block Activities (FEP-070c) by dansup · Pull Request #7583 · pixelfed/pixelfed
This PR adds support for incoming and outgoing Block activities, and a mechanism to sync blocks across supported servers, based on the Follower Sync FEP. Review FEP-070c here
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Fireside Fedi @firesidefedi.btfree.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/02/2026
Fireside Fedi 76 - FediVariety Show: Public Code Curtains Up Special thank you to the team at @FediVariety@mastodon.social ** **! FediVariety is a European collective of digital activists and researchers dedicated to harnessing (Free) Open Source Software —(F)OSS— for public administration […]
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Sal Rahman @manlycoffee.techhub.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026
Can someone explain to me why was Pixelfed, Loops, and Dansup being singled out for AI use? There's no shortage of Fediverse software that are either built with AI assistance (including vibe coding), or welcomes AI contribution, but I'm not seeing the same level of outrage. Did Pixelfed, Loops […]
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Carlos Solís @csolisr.hub.azkware.net.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026
On one hand: one of the few apps that support both #ActivityPub, Threadiverse groups _and_ #RSS natively. On the other: it's the fork of an existing active web app and seems to be heavily vibe-coded. My search for a successor to #Friendica continues, I suppose. codefloe.com/catodon/catodon
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Sal Rahman @manlycoffee.techhub.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026
RE: techhub.social/@manlycoffee/1173449… I decided to donate €527.04 to GoToSocial (€509.66 is going to GoToSocial, and €17.38 in processing fees), lump sum. #Fediverse #ActivityPub #GoToSocial
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Julian Fietkau @fietkau.me · 26/09/2026
RE: berlin.social/@berlinfediday/117337… Yep, here's my presentation at Berlin FediDay 2026, where I talked about SciOp and its federation plans. 🙂 That was a really nice environment and audience for this exchange. Good Q&A too. I'm looking forward to the recording of the […]
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Evan Prodromou 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇬🇷🇵🇸 @evan.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026
@gabboman Hey, friend. We've got some question marks about you in the #ActivityPub coverage matrix for #RFC9421. Does #wafrn accept RFC 9421 signatures? Does it send them (harder)? swicg.github.io/activitypub-http-si…
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RFC 9421 Adoption
Repository for a SocialCG report on how HTTP Signature is used with ActivityPub
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Flipboard @flipboard.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/01/2026
“I feel like we're rebooting to the last version of the Internet that I felt uncomplicated joy about.” @Casey, @kevin and @pj on why they set up their Forkiverse fediverse server. www.searchengine.show/the-fediverse… #Fediverse #Federation #ActivityPub #Forkiverse […]
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dimidodiano @modiano.sueden.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026
Ok, people of #Mastodon, can anyone explain to me why it is not possible to somehow connect #ActivityPub and #ATProto. It seems a bit ridiculous to me that we have #alternatives to #BigTech that seem to work against each other. Links to posts or blogs that explain the problem a bit further would […]
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Daniel Supernault @dansup.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026
Laravel + PHP gains a batteries included package for ActivityPub support, with both draft-cavage and RFC 9421 HTTP Sig support and the ability to extend every aspect, with before() and after() hooks for easy custom processing. It's quite amazing. I'll be […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
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babble encat @babble-endanger.freeradical.zone.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026
Is #Pleroma good? I need to admin a small social media instance for say 10 non-techie people so we can publish photos and text posts. Just for outreach and reminders and event flyers Mastodon looks heavier and I want something #ActivityPub so it can syndicate across the #Fediverse and bridge […]
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Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026
I just added a new watchlist to the fediverse.party wiki, for CMS that have ActivityPub plugins; codeberg.org/fediverse/fediparty/wi… As always, if you see any gaps or errors, sing out! #FediverseParty #ActivityPub #Plugins #CMS
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CMS with ActivityPub plugins - watchlist
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Evan Prodromou 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇬🇷🇵🇸 @evan.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026
Anyone who is interested in the #Fediverse and #ActivityPub is welcome to join the Social Web Community Group #SocialCG at the #w3c. It's the group that develops and advances the social standards that make this network go. It's open to anyone. If you have specific interests, we have task forces […]
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Marek S. Ł. @marek.m5l.eu.ap.brid.gy · 02/09/2026
I think I remember seeing a post somewhere on the #fedi about an #ActivityPub server that lets each user choose whether they show a text (Mastodon-like) feed on their profile, or image tiles (Pixelfed-like). But I can't find it now, ¿maybe it was a planned feature?
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wakest ⁂ @fedi.wake.st · 08/09/2026
Right after @berlinfediday is over, I am hosting another edition of Berlin Federated Network Exploration Circle / #BFNEC Sept 13th at 7pm at @offline ✸ pukkamustard will talk about their work on ERIS and give us the backstory on their initiation of the […] [Original post on social.wake.st]
Berlin Federated Network Exploration Circle
a cosy meeting of humans who want to discuss this strange networked world together


September 13th, 2026 (7pm) at Offline
✸ pukkamustard will talk about their work on ERIS and give us the backstory on their initiation of the fediverse's FEP process.

❋ f will discuss his work on Sutty, a platform aimed at giving organizations and collectives the means to publish and host more secure websites. He will also talk about how they recently added ActivityPub federation.

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Fireside Fedi @firesidefedi.btfree.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/08/2026
MOBILIZE WITHOUT MONOPOLIES: Federated Event Organizing Beyond Big Tech — Mobilizon — E97 Special thank you to @mobilizon@framapiaf.org 🚀 #VOD tubefree.org/w/dgzcoWWwtaCqt... **Never miss an episode!** 🔎 #Follow @ozoned@tubefree.org 📡 #RSS tubefree.org/feeds/videos.xml?videoChannelId=5934 […]
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The Nexus of Privacy @thenexusofprivacy.gotosocial.thenexus.today.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2026
Early results are encouraging: experiences organizing against the surveillance-industrial complex in the ATmosphere and the fediverses -- Part 3 of _The Time is Right_ thenexusofprivacy.net/early-results… @general
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Early results are encouraging: experiences organizing against the surveillance-industrial complex in the ATmosphere and the fediverses
Part 3 of The time is right
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洪 民憙 (Hong Minhee) :nonbinary: @hongminhee.hollo.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2026
@evan Thanks for all the detail, this is really helpful context. I didn't realize the CfC process on the mailing list carried that much weight, that alone changes how I'd describe the participation options to people here. I'm happy to read over the Korean version for style, though depending on […]
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洪 民憙 (Hong Minhee) :nonbinary: @hongminhee.hollo.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/08/2026
@evan I think the language barrier is the first thing to tackle. Live video calls are the hardest format for non-native speakers, so shifting more of the work to written communication would help a lot, and every meeting really needs minutes, even rough ones, since at least those can be run […]
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Evan Prodromou 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇬🇷🇵🇸 @evan.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 27/08/2026
@hongminhee how can we get more East Asian #ActivityPub developers involved in the #W3C #SocialCG and #SocialWG?
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Fabio Manganiello @fabio.manganiello.eu.ap.brid.gy · 10/03/2026
**#ActivityPub support in #Madblog** I am glad to announce that Madblog has now officially joined the #Fediverse family. Madblog has already supported #Webmentions for the past couple of weeks, allowing your blog posts to be mentioned by other sites with Webmentions support (WordPress, Lemmy […]
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Julian Fietkau @fietkau.me · 19/08/2026
Earlier today I attended the #ActivityPub Trust & Safety Taskforce meeting! github.com/swicg/activitypub-trust-… It was my first time popping by, but I had a specific reason, namely a call to work on a specification […]
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Ben Pate 🤘🏻 @benpate.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/08/2025
I'm a software developer working on a bunch of #Fediverse things: #Emissary, #Bandwagon, and bandwagon.fm - with several more in the pipeline. It's a pretty strange mix that doesn't really fit today's Fediverse, but it makes sense when you see the end goal. I got an opportunity at #Fedicon to […]
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Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 20/07/2026
Anyone tried this Matrix<>ActivityPub bridge? "Turns your Matrix server into a fully functioning ActivityPub server. Matrix users can post, follow, reply, react, and DM across the fediverse using ordinary Matrix rooms and clients. No separate account or server needed." […]
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Daniel Supernault @dansup.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/08/2026
My advice to new activitypub devs: - be bold: ship what big tech won't. - consent first: opt in, never opt out. - keep evolving: your v1 federation code will be wrong, and that's fine. - federate the future: interop over lock in, every time. 8 years in and I still come back to these […]
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IFTAS @iftas.mastodon.iftas.org.ap.brid.gy · 09/08/2026
Roro Park (EATI) opens the Fediverse track with governance, especially with questions around interoperation across legal and cultural boundaries. #COSCUP2026 #COSCUP
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IFTAS @iftas.mastodon.iftas.org.ap.brid.gy · 09/08/2026
@jihyeok walks us through two very cool #IndieWeb projects, including oeee.cafe a federated web drawing platform #COSCUP2026 #COSCUP
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IFTAS @iftas.mastodon.iftas.org.ap.brid.gy · 09/08/2026
Time for Aung and Ye from BinaryLab to talk about their lessons learned building Apps For Change #COSCUP #COSCUP2026
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IFTAS @iftas.mastodon.iftas.org.ap.brid.gy · 09/08/2026
Now Haze introduces ActivityPlug, a library and proxy API server that wraps different ActivityPub server APIs behind one consistent interface. #COSCUP2026 #COSCUP
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IFTAS @iftas.mastodon.iftas.org.ap.brid.gy · 09/08/2026
@z9mb1 #Fedify co-maintainer Jiwon up next doing an excellent job on first public speaking! Introducing Feder: a Rust framework for building ActivityPub applications.
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IFTAS @iftas.mastodon.iftas.org.ap.brid.gy · 09/08/2026
@shimon1024 tackles vertical Mongolian script in #Mastodon at SCUP2026 #COSCUP
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IFTAS @iftas.mastodon.iftas.org.ap.brid.gy · 09/08/2026
The prolific @hongminhee talks about how a small typographic itch (annotations) turned into upstream patches, a framework, and two fediverse servers #COSCUP2026 #COSCUP
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IFTAS @iftas.mastodon.iftas.org.ap.brid.gy · 09/08/2026
#COSCUP continues with @evan from @swf talking about #ActivityPub 1.1 #COSCUP2026
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IFTAS @iftas.mastodon.iftas.org.ap.brid.gy · 09/08/2026
@foolfitz closing the #COSCUP Fediverse track with a presentation around ActivityPub, news media, and how to use #Drupal to clear the way for federated media. #COSCUP2026
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IFTAS @iftas.mastodon.iftas.org.ap.brid.gy · 09/08/2026
@jdlh talking globally inclusive fediverse handles #COSCUP2026 #COSCUP
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James Smith 💾 @floppy.org.uk · 08/08/2026
Excited to announce that @fedipub (formerly known as Federails), the Rails engine for #ActivityPub that powers (amongst other things) @manyfold, has been awarded a grant in the latest round from @NGIZero. I’ll be building community, docs, rounding out features, and ideally making it usable in […]
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Terence Eden @edent.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/08/2026
I've just been awarded a grant from @nlnet's NGI0 Commons Fund for one of my open source projects 😃 nlnet.nl/project/ActivityBot
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The Nexus of Privacy @thenexusofprivacy.gotosocial.thenexus.today.ap.brid.gy · 06/08/2026
Activism makes a difference: the SCREEN Act unexpectedly fails in committee! thenexusofprivacy.net/activism-make… But KOSA advances, so we really do need to keep the pressure up. @fight's www.badinternetbills.com is still a good way to contact your Senators […]
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Maho 🦝🍻 @mapache.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 03/05/2026
I just added a new theme to @fediprofile , this time for those of your friends that want to showcase their portfolio of photos, so these are shown as a grid. All the links would continue to be there just not as the main character. #fediverse #activitypub
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