Dug into the ActivityPub platforms beyond Mastodon with current FediDB numbers (June 2026): Misskey and its fork family, Pleroma and Akkoma, Friendica, GoToSocial, and the Threadiverse. Misskey's custom emoji culture runs deeper than it sounds. Instances […] [Original post on techhub.social]

New post: Nostr and the protocol bridges. Three independently designed protocols. one emerging open social layer. Did you know Vine is being revived as a nostr app called diVine? And that it is going to federate with Loops/ActivityPub? Find out more: New […] [Original post on techhub.social]

Meta promised fediverse federation. They delivered it. Then went quiet. As of early 2025: 25,900 Threads accounts had opted in — out of 200 million users. Only ~800 had actually followed a Mastodon account. The bridge is real. The crossing is optional. New […] [Original post on techhub.social]

Ghost is reporting issues with posting and updating pages: https://ghoststatus.org/incidents/01KT1RMYSQQX35X59G899Q160W #ghostcms #fediverse

Some of you remember the 2024 Bridgy Fed consent dust‑up; others (like me) arrived later or were hanging out in other corners of the fediverse. We just published a piece that tries to lay out the whole thing in one place: how AT Protocol and ActivityPub are […] [Original post on techhub.social]

Just a recap of our "Exploring Mastodon" mini-series that wrapped up last week: 4 posts on how the open social web actually works — from what federation even means to the governance mechanics that determine what you see and who you can reach. → What the #$*! […] [Original post on techhub.social]

A PeerTube instance rejected my account application recently. Reason: they're "highly opposed to AI, including education on how to use AI-assisted tooling and selfhosting." Last line: "you might want to try a different instance." I'm now on spectra.video […] [Original post on techhub.social]

I wrote what Mastodon actually feels like from the inside of a specific community — not the structural case (that was part 1), but what shared context does to what you can write. some of it is easy to show: → a post on mastodon.scot about independence referendum discourse doesn't explain what […]

federated mind is launching: a publication about AI tools, open protocols, and creator economics. thesis: creators should monetize where the reach is today (mainstream platforms) while building real ownership on the open web. both are real. we cover: AI […] [Original post on techhub.social]