@iftas The moderators at @moderators are amazing! I've had the chance to meet some of them and also have been aware of situations they have handled with calm, good judgement, and yes firmness where needed (fortunately, mostly situations I heard about secondhand).

A gentle reminder: much like tech support, moderation is most visible when something goes wrong. The vast majority of moderation work - unseen, unpaid, and often unacknowledged - quietly contributes to a safer, more welcoming experience for everyone. There is no justification for careless or […]

I'm seeing a lot of conversation around usernames and the implementation of reserved words or profanity/harmful language filters. This ties in to to a soon-to-be-available feature in Mastodon that will enable rules to proactively moderate account usernames. The IFTAS Community Library has a […]

⚠️ SW-ISAC Advisory The daily data for the Russian Telegram channel spam network will no longer be updated. The actor in question has now created over 750 accounts on 180 servers, and shows no sign of slowing down. All activity appears to be manual, but automation of new accounts could quickly […]

RE: https://actu.blois.fr/@villedeblois/115486831898803392 Welcome, @villedeblois! We are happy to help, and work with more cities or other civic organisations that want to join the Fediverse!

IFTAS Connect is being decommissioned today 😢 I want to say a huge thank you to everyone who participated, contributed resources, and helped build a shared understanding of moderation and safety in federated systems. I am still full-time, IFTAS isn't […] [Original post on mastodon.iftas.org]

Fediverse Report 141 - this week's #fediverse news Mastodon is working towards making one of the longstanding pain points of the fediverse a thing of the past, with the new ability to show all replies to a post. Bonfire is making strides with their Open Science Network platform, and Ghost is […]

Launching http://xodus.online ! Building a movement away from toxic social media, towards alternative social media (open social web) - the why, the where-to and the how! Please support our launch ! https://xodus.online/2025/10/30/launching-xodus-online/ #mastodonmigration

for this week's atproto news I'm comparing todays Dutch election result with how active the politicians are on Bluesky and in other news: - GreenEarth is building personalised algos on atproto, with 300k in funding - more interop between publishing platforms - polls on leaflet […]

There is a need for better moderation systems on the fediverse. But getting people to coordinate to build and adopt such systems is proving to be a challenge. https://connectedplaces.online/on-the-coordination-for-better-moderation-systems/

Looking forward to a great panel tomorrow at the @parispeaceforum.bsky.social Forum, hosted by ROOST President, @camillefrancois.bsky.social. Stay tuned for more! #onlinesafety #AI #AItransparency #opensource #trustandsafety #techforgood

Less than 10 days until SFSCon and the Fediverse track we are organizing there. Looking forward to many interesting presentations from technology to public policy, from community building to the future of the Open Social Web. See you in Bolzano? https://fediforum.org

⚠️ SW-ISAC Advisory The following domain(s) have been added to the IFTAS Abandoned/Unmanaged List mstdn[.]gunma[.]jp silverbay[.]space truthsocial[.]co[.]in https://about.iftas.org/library/iftas-abandoned-and-unmanaged-domain-list/ #sw_isac_advisory

⚠️ SW-ISAC Advisory The following domain(s) have been added to the IFTAS DNI List merovingian[.]club nationalist[.]social noauthority[.]social ravergram[.]club https://about.iftas.org/library/iftas-dni-list/ #sw_isac_advisory

I am incredibly delighted and impressed to see the domain access subscription feature in #gotosocial - allowing admins to subscribe to a domain list for allowing or denying domains, and - more importantly - processing retractions when those lists remove an entry 💯 If you are building federated […]

Any #Wordpress experts able to help me figure out how to change the og:image for the IFTAS blog? I'm using the Nook theme, I have a Site Logo set in the site editor, Jetpack is enabled (.com business plan). I have a 1200x630 image ready to use, but […] [Original post on mastodon.iftas.org]

⚠️ SW-ISAC Advisory As part of the ongoing monitoring of a coordinated Russian spam campaign, we have identified a number of open registration servers that are either unwilling to act on known spam and coordinated inauthentic behaviour; or are clearly abandoned. We may make an importable CSV […]

Fediverse Report 139 - this week's #fediverse news: - on how the environment and context in which the fediverse, bluesky and the open social web exist is changing and getting more intertwined with politics - some thoughts on the recent FediForum keynote by @ben#fediverse- new #activitypub projects being […]

In preparation for the IFTAS Connect sunset, all Community Library articles have been relocated to https://about.iftas.org/trust-safety-services/iftas-community-library/ There will also be an archive available shortly for folks who have requested a copy. The articles will still contain some […]

Thank you again to @jaz for joining me on Fireside Fedi. Please check out Jaz and @iftas . Jaz's work in #trust and #safety on the #fediverse is absolutely vital. #peertube #vod - https://video.firesidefedi.live/w/rfCpqU15ifB59eiaeovpKk #castopod #fedicast - […]

The Open Social Web is for far more than just social media. In this #FediForum demo, @rileytestut#fediforumshows AltStore, an alternative app store for iOS, and how it connects developers, apps, users and their feedback in new ways that open up so many possibilities […]

IFTAS Advisory The following domain(s) have been reviewed and are now listed on the IFTAS Do Not Interact list. Domain | Label(s) rassilni[.]com | hate-speech;spam DNI List: https://about.iftas.org/trust-safety-services/iftas-do-not-interact-dni-list/ Label Definitions […]

Good day all! Coming up this week on Fireside Fedi! (All times are UTC-4) 10-21 1300 - @jaz Executive Director of @iftas - #iftas is a #charity dedicated to supporting the thousands of #admins, #moderators and #community #managers nurturing a safe, open web - and building #bettersocialmedia for […]

⚠️ SW-ISAC Advisory We are seeing the account "invoicetempleapp" creating mirror accounts on numerous open registration servers. This activity appears to be part of a coordinated SEO spam campaign designed to artificially boost search engine rankings through mass link posting. If your server […]

Social media does not have to be on a public town square, or manipulate you. Here's @jesseplusplus's demo at #fediforum showing off Frequency Social, a federated, privacy-first social networking app. https://spectra.video/w/1ubnyBJFWZTwQfXaVDz619

"The Stakes Are Real: Why the Open Social Web Matters Now." Amazing keynote from @ben at last week's #fediforum, reminding us all that what we are building here is critical for the world at this moment in time, and also some good advice on how to solve the right problems […]

The keynote and demo recordings, as well as session notes, from FediForum October 2025 are now online. Checkout our website https://fediforum.org, which also has links to our PeerTube and YouTube channels.

Fediverse Report 138 - this week's #fediverse news - a closer look at the Tumblr-like platform Wafrn, which connects to both #activitypub and #atproto. Their latest update allows people to migrate their #bluesky account to wafrn, joining the fediverse while staying connected to their bluesky […]

We just released Mastodon 4.4.6, 4.3.14, and 4.2.27. These versions contain security fixes, as well as a few other bugfixes mostly related to handling of quote posts. Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub releases page […]

Very nice writeup by @ricmac for The New Stack on what happened at #fediforum this week, and why the Open Social Web (should) matter to #developers. https://thenewstack.io/everything-big-starts-small-building-open-social-web-apps/

Yesterday, we attended The Bristol Cable’s AGM to announce our exciting new partnership and demo our Cable news app 👀 We’re helping the Cable understand the importance of digital community by building them a social app 📲 The Bristol Cable is a co-op, 100% […] [Original post on newsmast.social]

Fediverse Report 137 - this week's #fediverse news - @altstore joins the fediverse, and you can interact with apps on the alternative iOS app store now via your fediverse accounts. Altstore also made a 500k USD donation to various fediverse platforms - @Mastodon#fediverseis getting Starter Packs, with […]

It's a wrap for FediForum Day 2, and the entire October 2025 FediForum. We had a blast, and attendees have told us the same. Next: meet in-person in South Tyrol in Northern Italy in about a month at sfscon.it. And to be notified of the next online FediForum […]

⚠️ SW-ISAC Advisory A pro-Russian propaganda network, possibly related to the Portal Kombat network, is active on numerous ActivityPub services. We are directly contacting affected services, but all admins should check for the accounts listed below, likely created after September 8. Based on […]

FediForum begins later today! We're so excited to see all the cool things happening in the Fediverse and the wider Social Web. If you're going to be showing off what you're working on, we wish you the best of luck. If not, we hope you have fun 🕺 #fediforum #fediverse #socialweb #mastodon

We appreciate that certain politicians have recently admitted their naivete in entrusting the voices of their governments to corporate / for-profit social media. To these politicians, we say: https://joinmastodon.org/hosting

Babette Knauer (@babetteknauer) is coming to FediForum and says: I’d love to discuss (and/or host a session on) digital sovereignty in academic organizations and the role the fediverse can play. FediForum starts tomorrow! But you can still sign up: https://fediforum.org

⚠️ SW-ISAC Advisory A pro-Russian propaganda network, possibly related to the Portal Kombat network, is active on numerous ActivityPub services. We are directly contacting affected services, but all admins should check for the accounts listed below, likely created after September 8. Based on […]

🔥 Bonfire now supports post imports when migrating instances. You can bring your posts (+ optionally replies) with you when moving to a Bonfire instance from another instance or platform. Imported posts keep their original dates and URIs. Threads are preserved, as are like/boost counts. It […]

Jaz-Michael King (@jaz) is coming to FediForum and wants to talk about: Open social trust and safety Join us Tuesday and Wednesday? https://fediforum.org

Bluesky runs on open protocols with open source code. Today we’re taking an additional step and making a patent non-aggression pledge to ensure that everyone can build confidently on our work. Learn more and read the pledge in our blog post: bsky.social/about/blog/1...

Alexis Bushnell (@alexisbushnell), who invented #fediforumfriday at the last #fediforum is again coming to FediForum next week and wants to talk about: * building community on the open social web - something around making it more community focused than trying to replicated mainstream platforms […]

The schedule and sessions proposed so far has been updated for next week's online FediForum. Check it out! Anything sound interesting? Join us: https://fediforum.org/2025-10/ Or are we missing something important? Join us, too, and run the session you want to see! FediForum is an #unconference!

Fediverse Report 136 - This week's #fediverse news - @newsmast#fediversetakes a new direction with a white-label app for news organisations that also offers fediverse integration - a paper by @inquiline on targeted harassment on Mastodon - #activitypub Fuzzer is a new tool that helps devs with […]

⚠️ SW-ISAC Advisory Be advised: domain manalejandro[.]com is operating an MCP service to connect ActivityPub to a Large Language Model (LLM) at mcp[.]manalejandro[.]com If your federation policy restricts or prohibits proxy-based automation, AI integration, or indirect access to ActivityPub […]

We have over 110 responses to the Annual Fediverse Survey, thank you to everyone who participated! The survey is always open, but we will use these responses for the 2025 report. Your input helps us better understand the needs, challenges, and perspectives of those building and moderating […]

Fediverse Report 135 - This week's #fediverse news - @Mastodon#fediverselaunches paid hosting service for institutions - Gaza Verified is a grassroots initiative to verify Palestinians on Mastodon who need aid, and who have recently completed a 22k USD fundraiser […]

⏳ The IFTAS Moderator Needs Assessment closes soon! This is your last chance to make your needs count and tell your story. Take the survey now: https://about.iftas.org/moderator-needs-assessment/

With less than a week to go, let's see which platforms are responding to the Annual Fediverse Survey To help make the graph readable, Mastodon, with 59 entries, is not included in the visual. Any platforms with only one response have been excluded (13 […] [Original post on mastodon.iftas.org]

With less than a week to go, let's see which platforms are responding to the Annual Fediverse Survey To help make the graph readable, Mastodon, with 59 entries, is not included in the visual. Any platforms with only one response have been excluded (13 […] [Original post on mastodon.iftas.org]