Website League and the Rise of Island Networks
We look at an interesting trend within federated networks where members build smaller insular communities using Open Web technologies.
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Funkwhale Wants to Filter Out Far-Right Music
Funkwhale is building a new mechanism to filtering out music from Nazis and White Supremacists. In doing so, this opens a can of worms.
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How to Launch Your Own Fediverse Community Server
The weekend is coming up. You've been thinking a lot about that online community you want to start. It's time to launch a Fediverse server!
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IFTAS is In a Funding Crisis
The Fediverse’s premiere Trust & Safety organization is struggling to make ends meet, and needs help with meeting its goals.
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Remembering Radio Free Fedi
A beloved community radio station featuring only music by Fediverse artists has closed its doors. This is its legacy.
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Public Firehose Project Shutters After Backlash
In the face of public backlash, a Fediverse developer is forced to shut down a hobby project after people misunderstood what it did.
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Pixelfed Smashes Kickstarter Campaign Goal on Day One
After years of hardcore development, the Pixelfed project is taking a big next step by seeking crowdfunding dollars on Kickstarter.
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The Challenge of Upward Momentum
In order to capitalize on network effects as people shift from old platforms to new ones, we need to think about what's holding people back.
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NodeBB Officially Joins the Fediverse
A popular open source software for forums marks their 4.0 release with ActivityPub support, bringing their message boards to the network.
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Mastodon Announces New EU Non-Profit
The Mastodon project is continuing to grow and evolve. As the organization continues to take shape and raise funds, key members of the project have de…