Facebook snooped on users' Snapchat traffic in secret project, documents reveal ( techcrunch.com )
Bluesky and Mastodon users are having a fight that could shape the next generation of social media ( techcrunch.com )
Quick video demonstrating that lemmy.world sends every activity out twice ( i.imgur.com )
I realise this is a known issue and that lemmy.world isn't the only instance that does this. Also, I'm aware that there are other things affecting federation. But I'm seeing some things not federate, and can't help thinking that things would be going smoother if all the output from the biggest lemmy instance wasn't 50% spam....
Flipboard just brought over 1,000 of its social magazines to Mastodon and the fediverse ( techcrunch.com )
Mastodon forms new U.S. non-profit ( blog.joinmastodon.org )
Lemmy's Image Problem (Updated 02-06-2024) ( wedistribute.org )
Highlighting the recent report of users and admins being unable to delete images, and how Trust & Safety tooling is currently lacking.
The Verge - The fediverse, explained ( www.theverge.com )
Reddit exodus - Using Lemmy from my existing Mastodon ( vijayprema.com )
Happy Cake Day, Lemmy.World!
Woo-hoo today's my cake-day on Lemmy.world.. actually I'm the first here but many will follow the next days. Happy cake day to you all!
Maker Naomi Wu is Silenced by Chinese Authorities (And Why I Blame Elon Musk) ( skepchick.org )
Lemmy community discoverability is not user-friendly and can be improved App side
I've introduced two of my friends (not into tech) to Lemmy. Since they're not into tech this is their first web forum....
To give perspective on the 48k monthly active users on Lemmy, and the 4.5k on kbin+mbin, Discuit has 6787 registered users
Link to their post: https://discuit.net/DiscuitMeta/post/5ZiPe34m...
It's been a year since I joined the Fediverse
A year ago today I made my Lemmy account...
Anyone else notice the fediverse is quite close knit?
I keep seeing the same names popping up. I think it's rather cute!
The fediverse Goodreads alternative: Bookwyrm ( bookwyrm.world )
If you are interested in sharing book recommendations with other, or just manage your books, then bookwyrm is great for that! The .world team also has a bookwyrm instance up and running at bookwyrm.world with a community here on lemmy as well at !bookwyrm. Read Ruuds original post about it here: https://lemmy.world/post/5904792...
Mastodon security update: every version prior to today's is vulnerable to remote user impersonation and takeover ( github.com )
If your instance is not up to date (see footer), you can pass this along to your admins to check
Wafrn is a tumblr clone that connects to the fediverse ( app.wafrn.net )
if this counts as spam sorry not sorry. I created a tumblr clone two years ago. And then I conected it to the fedi like a year ago. its been hard, its buggy and its fun. Did a big redesign during christmas
Why publishers are preparing to federate their sites - Digiday ( digiday.com )
The Verge and 404 Media are building out new functions that would allow them to distribute posts on their sites and on federated platforms – like Threads, Mastodon and Bluesky – at the same time. Replies to those posts on those platforms become comments on their sites.
Public Broadcasters of Europe, Let's All Join Mastodon! ( www.ebu.ch )
One thing I hope to see in the Fediverse is people engaging with old content
This is a thought I had mostly to do with Lemmy but I feel likes it's relevant elsewhere in Fediverse....
Is Lemmy growing or shrinking?
How is the size of Lemmy's userbase changing? Is it growing or shrinking? How diverse is it? What do the current trendlines look like as we approach a year since Rexxit?...
Announcement of Sublinks ( discuss.online )
cross-posted from: https://discuss.online/post/4522403...
Modernized, streamlined, and fediverse-friendly: OpenSource.org is fully migrated and ready to connect! ( opensource.org )
Queer.af is Shutting Down, Due to Taliban ( wedistribute.org )
When registering a country code domain, keep in mind where the domain is being registered. A shift in government or geopolitics can have serious consequences.