Just published a deep look at where open social networks stand in 2025: Mastodon’s leadership change, Bluesky’s trajectory, AT Protocol, ActivityPub, cross-network tools, and more. For newsrooms and public service orgs, this moment really matters. https://werd.io/the-state-of-the-open-social-web/

@Gargron Eugen you've been a personal inspiration to me and offered me and so many others a viable digital space grounded in civil society values, I am incredibly grateful for everything you've done to build and nurture this space. Whatever else comes next, you've had a significant impact on […]

RE: https://mastodon.social/@mellifluousbox/115569615176946969 I am passing the torch to @mellifluousbox, who will be the new Executive Director. Felix has been involved with #mastodon since 2020 and has been instrumental in evolving the organization, raising funds, and growing the team to get […]

Today I am stepping down from my role as the CEO of #mastodon. Though this has been in the works for a while, I can't say I've fully processed how I feel about it. There is a bittersweet part to it, and I think I will miss it, but it also felt necessary. It feels like a goodbye, but it isn't—I […]

RE: https://mastodon.social/@mellifluousbox/115569669020807811 Access to a non-billionaire owned and authoritarian-proof social network is self-defence. Today Mastodon became one of the open source projects I donate to. They're simply that important.

Hi! Today is my first official day as the Executive Director of Mastodon, replacing @[email protected] as CEO. I joined the Mastodon team more than 5 years ago, mostly working for Mastodon in the evenings on top of a 120% day job. I was the driving force behind the incorporation of the […]

RE: https://mastodon.social/@MastodonEngineering/115531491817897878 The latest engineering (and whole team) update is here 👀

Its 10pm where I am and the #Defaidodon posts are still rolling in, thank you everyone for making this #defaidodonday a success. Keep 'em coming!

Non è assurdo che #sfscon non abbia account mastodon o friendica o altro linkati sul loro sito, ma solo #facebook e #twitter? Wtf? #sfscon25

The #fediverse track at #sfscon in Bolzano, Italy, that we've organized is starting in 24 hours. We have a Signal back channel for attendees. DM for an invite if you are attending. https://www.sfscon.it/tracks/fediverse-track-2025/

> And – at least to a wonkish community of experts – there would still be the internet. There are self-hosted blogs, after all, and decentralised social platforms such as Mastodon, and niche domains including “.io”, for the British Indian Ocean, and “.is” for Iceland. Not the best description […]

At a discussion on women journalists in conflict at #IPIWoCo25.

Another good panel titled "Digital independence: Building alternatives to Big Tech" together with @correctiv_org by @globalfreemedia at IPI World Congress -- #ipiwoco25 #vienna

RE: https://mastodon.social/@mellifluousbox/114584069202055904 Looks like this is number two with @markus_netzpolitik and @bjoernsta @Sablowski 👏 -- https://www.gruene-bundestag.de/veranstaltungen/veranstaltung/gemeinwohlorientierte-soziale-medien-huerden-und-loesungen/

Good panel at "Healthy Online Info Spaces" by invitation of OSCE RFoM. Thanks @Nhelberger for your remark during Q&A. We should connect with @manfredzielinski @marleenstikker @koen @wsslmn next time we're in the Netherlands -- #osce #vienna #netherlands #austria

Diese Woche finden zwei Veranstaltungen rund um das Thema offenes Internet in #innsbruck statt: DO, 16.10. Die Zukunft des Internets: Dezentral, demokratisch, unabhängig: https://www.uibk.ac.at/de/wuv/programm/wintersemester-2526/wikimedia/ 🎯 19:00 Uhr, Stadtbibliothek Innsbruck FR, 17.10. 73 […]

If we were to do a regular online Fediverse meeting — (Maybe once a month.) WHAT DAYS OF THE WEEK WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO ATTEND? A regular (online) meeting for Fediverse developers, for those who care about the Fediverse as a social movement, and for those who care about the success of the […]

We're excited to announce that @altstore has joined the fediverse! Their innovative implementation of ActivityPub allows you to follow updates from your favorite apps, demonstrating a new way to bring more apps to the open social web. We extend our heartfelt gratitude for their generous […]

Herzlichen Glückwunsch @Gargron, @Mastodon und das gesamte #fediverse zum #grimmeonlineaward #goa25

L’attualità ha occupato le strade, le piazze e i teatri di Ferrara dal 3 al 5 ottobre in occasione della 19ª edizione del festival di Internazionale: 190 ospiti hanno dato vita a incontri, dibattiti, workshop e proiezioni. Guarda le foto: intern.az/1OiX

RE: https://mastodon.social/@mariafarrell/115333913079023817 Well this is admirably concise and direct by Germany's justice ministry. "Chat control without cause must be taboo in a state governed by the rule of law. Private communication must never be under general suspicion." THANK YOU […]

Between expanding worldwide and adding Fediverse integration, the next year will be an incredibly exciting time for AltStore! Alternative app marketplaces are needed more than ever now, and we’ll continue to do our best to open up the iOS app ecosystem as much as possible. For much more […]

Yes it’s true, AltStore is joining the Fediverse 🥳 Developers can now federate apps, updates, and news alerts to the open social web via our custom Mastodon server, and all likes, boosts, and comments will appear natively in AltStore. We plan to release this officially soon — but you can check […]

With my #fediforum attendee hat on, rather than the organizer hat on, here are some things I want to discuss with you all: Upcoming legal requirements for social media interop (utah, other us states, eu dma revision etc) – how does this impact our community? From millions to billions – what is […]

Wenn ihr in Berlin seid: kommt da gerne mal rum, mein Vortrag wird hoffentlich unterhaltsam. Und provokant. Aber auch konstruktiv! Also das Übliche. #fediverse #fediday @digiges https://chaos.social/@digiges/115292634610884739

Good morning! If you’re on mastodon.social (or another server running nightly builds) you can begin quoting posts in your posts (quooting?) starting today. Remember, you control whether you can be quoted, and call always retract your post from a specific quote. And you can quote me on that!

Ich gebe einen Talk auf dem #FediDay in Berlin! **Am 4. Oktober 2025 um 17:30 Uhr** findet man mich in der Mainhall der @cbase an und Ich spreche über Moderationserfahrungen und weitere Geschichten welche einem als Administrator von troet.cafe, mastodon.de und […] [Original post on mastodon.de]

@jaz @tommi @j12t @pfefferle @melaniebartos Anyone going to be at #sfscon this year? Before I decide, could we bring them to the Fediverse first? 😅

Today, we’re ready to show you the upcoming quote posts feature in more detail. We’ve put together a blog post with examples of how quote posts will work on Mastodon, ahead of early access on our own servers next week 💬 Full launch to come, in Mastodon v4.5 […]

"Sideloading" is the rentseeker word for "being able to run software of your choosing on a computing device you purchased". There is no reasonable case for an operating system developer having a say over what programs you run on your hardware. #android #google

A good coat is a good coat, no matter who is wearing it.

Their numbers grow… Because I receive the batch production samples for quality control. #plushtodon

Listening to @Karlitschek talk about the critical value of federation at the heart of @nextcloud #froscon - I may have more to add on this topic in my keynote tomorrow!