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Flipboard<a href="https://mastodon.social/@mmasnick" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@mmasnick</a>'s latest piece for <a href="https://web.brid.gy/r/https://techdirt.com/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@techdirt.com</a> is an absolute must-read if you're interested in democracy, technology, and the possibility of a better future. "The solution isn’t building better platforms — it’s making platforms an obsolete concept. Platforms concentrate power; protocols distribute it. Platforms extract value from users; protocols enable users to create value for themselves. Most importantly: platforms can be captured by bad actors, but protocols resist capture by design."<a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/05/take-back-our-digital-infrastructure-to-save-democracy/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/05/take-back-our-digital-infrastructure-to-save-democracy/</a><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Technology</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/PeopleNotPlatforms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PeopleNotPlatforms</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/ActivityPub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ActivityPub</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bluesky</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/ATProto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ATProto</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/OpenSocial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenSocial</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/OpenSocialWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenSocialWeb</a>

marius<a href="https://cosocial.ca/@evan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@evan</a> do you know is there an agreed upon opinion in the <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/ActivityPub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ActivityPub</a> working group (or in in the fediverse at large) if `Dislike` activities should be added to an object's likes collection?<a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/fedidev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fedidev</a>

Fedizen ⁂ Fediverse News»Substack rival Ghost connects to the open social web with its latest public release« <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/05/substack-rival-ghost-connects-to-the-open-social-web-with-its-latest-public-release/?Fedizen.EU" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/05/substack-rival-ghost-connects-to-the-open-social-web-with-its-latest-public-release/?Fedizen.EU</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fedizen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fedizen</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ActivityPub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ActivityPub</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#News</a>

mbajurIs there anything like <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/foursquare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#foursquare</a> or, let's call it, micro place reviews app based on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/activitypub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#activitypub</a> ?<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fediverse</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fedidev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fedidev</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/needhelp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#needhelp</a>

Jeff SikesLots of talk about Ghost today, and rightly so, but don’t forget that a little open source framework <a href="https://hollo.social/@fedify" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@fedify</a> made the ActivityPub plugin possible. Support open source!<a href="https://ghost.org/changelog/6/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ghost.org/changelog/6/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ActivityPub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ActivityPub</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FediDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FediDev</a>

David O'BrienUse ghost.ioThat's it. That's the toot.Also, the most recent version (6.0) includes <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ActivityPub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ActivityPub</a> by default, so it's instantly federated.<a href="https://front-end.social/@melanie/114972558786696429" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://front-end.social/@melanie/114972558786696429</a>

Paul Chambers🚧As a self-hosting Mastodon instance, with just a couple user accounts, I wished there was a "preview card" creating mode that recognized when any user was viewing a timeline, whether home, a list, federated, etc, and ONLY created link previews when that was occurring. Also, if it is not already done, wished it would save link data in the database for previews created and when any user shared that link in a new post, reply, etc, it would search the database for the preview image and data without doing it again. I'm not sure if Mastodon already does this or not.I'm getting gigabytes of images and making untold server calls to other websites for content my instance will never see yet it retains it.<a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mastodon</a> <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/MastoAdmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MastoAdmin</a> <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/selfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#selfHosting</a> <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/ActivityPub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ActivityPub</a> .

Rocky HetheringtonLooks like <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/Ghost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ghost</a> has released version 6.0 earlier today, now with <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/ActivityPub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ActivityPub</a> support.I've been using Ghost in a container for my blog for several years now, so will definitely be looking to upgrade sometime soon.<a href="https://ghost.org/6/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ghost.org/6/</a>

Colin DevroeThe <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ActivityPub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ActivityPub</a> plugin for WordPress hasn't worked for several version updates on my site and I don't have time to debug the issue. If you're following <a href="https://cdevroe.com/@colin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@colin</a> (you’ve likely missed some posts) I recommend subscribing to my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RSS</a> feed instead. I may deactivate the ActivityPub plugin in the near future unless an update fixes the issue. <a href="https://cdevroe.com/subscribe" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://cdevroe.com/subscribe</a>

just small circles 🕊<a href="https://sociale.network/@oblomov" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@oblomov</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/@pukkamustard" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@pukkamustard</a> did some interesting experiments in this area, when migrating CPub from <a href="https://social.coop/tags/ActivityPub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ActivityPub</a> to <a href="https://social.coop/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#XMPP</a> + <a href="https://social.coop/tags/RDF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RDF</a> and supporting <a href="https://social.coop/tags/ActivityStreams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ActivityStreams</a> vocabulary, in the openEngiadina project.See: <a href="https://inqlab.net/2022-04-14-geopub-datalog-rdf-and-indexeddb.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://inqlab.net/2022-04-14-geopub-datalog-rdf-and-indexeddb.html</a>

Oblomov(Fun fact: had <a href="https://sociale.network/tags/ActivityPub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ActivityPub</a> been designed around an <a href="https://sociale.network/tags/XML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#XML</a> representation of linked data instead of <a href="https://sociale.network/tags/JSON" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JSON</a>, most of the <a href="https://sociale.network/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a> could be presented on the web via <a href="https://sociale.network/tags/XSLT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#XSLT</a>, without requiring <a href="https://sociale.network/tags/JavaScript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JavaScript</a>, directly from the source objects.)

Elena Rossini on GoToSocial ⁂🏕️ my adventures in <a href="https://aseachange.com/tags/selfhosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#selfhosting</a>: day 230 (disconnected edition) 🏝️a micro blog post that celebrates the release of <a href="https://aseachange.com/tags/ghost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ghost</a> v6 - and laments the fact I can’t upgrade to it at the moment (stranded in a remote place with spotty internet).🔗: <a href="https://news.elenarossini.com/my-so-called-sudo-life/my-adventures-in-self-hosting-day-230-disconnected-edition/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://news.elenarossini.com/my-so-called-sudo-life/my-adventures-in-self-hosting-day-230-disconnected-edition/</a>HUGE congratulations to <a href="https://activitypub.ghost.org/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@index</a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/@johnonolan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@johnonolan</a> and the whole Ghost team 🥳I’m starting a countdown and hope I can type “ghost update” in Terminal in 12-13 days or so.<a href="https://aseachange.com/tags/mysocalledsudolife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MySoCalledSudoLife</a> <a href="https://aseachange.com/tags/mysocalledsudolifeinterrupted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MySoCalledSudoLifeInterrupted</a> <a href="https://aseachange.com/tags/selfhosted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#selfhosted</a> <a href="https://aseachange.com/tags/activitypub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ActivityPub</a>

100%/0% TAX ✅ ✅2. mastodon.social (Q112059294)founded by = Eugen Rochko (Q64876086) 0 references(sadly this is common in Wikidata)mirrors data from = mastodon.onlinethe above statement about mirroring data is probably false. 0 refs: right...'the usual Wikidata'This is probably a misunderstanding of how ActivityPub works...what they mean is probably "federating with" or something.terms of service URL = (https://)mastodon.social/privacy-policy<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Wikidata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wikidata</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ActivityPub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ActivityPub</a>

Simon Brooke<a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/@valpackett" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@valpackett</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/@hazelweakly" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@hazelweakly</a> it was hoped that <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/pgp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pgp</a>/ <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/gpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gpg</a> would allow the development of 'Webs of Trust' which could be a key building block for this idea, but so far no one has built a user interface which would make that accessible to most people.That UI is a hard problem to solve well, but some mashup between <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ActivityPub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ActivityPub</a> and a web of trust -- a <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mastodon</a>-like system where all posts are encrypted but all posts by people who trusted you are decryptable -- is possible.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_of_trust" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_of_trust</a>

julianFinal thoughts re: FediCon 2025 As I write this, I'm sitting on an airplane flying over the Canadian prairies on my way home from Vancouver, BC. What an amazing group of individuals, who took the time out of their extraordinarily busy lives to see, hear, and learn about the fediverse! The connections made and ideas discussed were so important, and you could feel the energy in the air. You'd think after a solid six hours a day in a lecture hall would be enough, but at every opportunity in between, there were lively discussions about ActivityPub and the fediverse. It turns out when you get all of us in a group together we can talk and continue to talk about the open social web for ages. I now have a to-do list about a kilometer long, they all need to get done ASAP! Thank you to <a href="https://mastodon.social/@reiver" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@reiver@mastodon.social</a> for organizing this conference, all of those who helped out and participated, and all those who attended. From now on, whenever someone points a camera to me, I'll picture <a href="https://toot.wales/@jaz" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@jaz@toot.wales</a> saying "say FEEEEEEDIVERSE". <a href="https://community.nodebb.org/post/105359" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://community.nodebb.org/post/105359</a>

Sean TilleyNodeBB’s embrace of <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.wedistribute.org/tag/activitypub" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ActivityPub</a> has given it the capability for members on individual message boards to subscribe to sections of other forums. Architecturally, forum sections work very similarly to how Lemmy communities do.<a class="hashtag" href="https://social.wedistribute.org/tag/fedicon" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FediCon</a>

Oliver⚡I've just updated my <a href="https://microhive.social?t=snac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Snac</a> instance to version 2.81 👍 🎉 You don't know Snac? But you should: <a href="https://codeberg.org/grunfink/snac2" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://codeberg.org/grunfink/snac2</a> A simple, minimalistic and well documented <a href="https://microhive.social?t=activitypub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ActivityPub</a> instance server written in C, no database needed, totally JavaScript-free, no cookies either, not much bullshit. <a href="https://microhive.social?t=snac2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#snac2</a> <a href="https://microhive.social?t=fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fediverse</a> <a href="https://microhive.social?t=frugalfediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#frugalfediverse</a>

Fedify: an ActivityPub server frameworkWe're thrilled to highlight five outstanding contributions from the Korean Open Source Contribution Academy (<a class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://hollo.social/tags/OSSCA" target="_blank">#OSSCA</a>) program participants who have been working on <a class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://hollo.social/tags/Fedify" target="_blank">#Fedify</a>! Their dedication and effort have significantly enhanced our <a class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://hollo.social/tags/ActivityPub" target="_blank">#ActivityPub</a> server framework.First up is <a translate="no" class="h-card u-url mention" href="https://hackers.pub/@nyeong" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@nyeong</a> with his monumental <a href="https://github.com/fedify-dev/fedify/pull/318" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#318 PR</a>, implementing a SQLite-based key–value store to address <a href="https://github.com/fedify-dev/fedify/issues/274" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#274</a>. This contribution adds the <code>SqliteKvStore</code> class with full cross-runtime support for Node.js, Deno, and Bun through the new <code>@fedify/sqlite</code> package. His implementation includes atomic operations, TTL support, comprehensive test coverage, and careful attention to SQL injection prevention. This enables developers to use SQLite as a persistent storage backend while maintaining compatibility with Fedify's existing <code>KvStore</code> API—a crucial feature for production deployments!Next, <a translate="no" class="h-card u-url mention" href="https://hackers.pub/@crohasang" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@crohasang</a> delivered an excellent quality-of-life improvement with <a href="https://github.com/fedify-dev/fedify/pull/341" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#341 PR</a>, fixing <a href="https://github.com/fedify-dev/fedify/issues/257" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#257</a>. He enhanced the CLI to properly respect TTY status and the <code>NO_COLOR</code> environment variable, implementing intelligent color control across all CLI commands. The solution involved switching from <code>@cliffy/ansi/colors</code> to <code>@std/fmt/colors</code>, creating a helper function using <code>Deno.inspect()</code> to handle object formatting, and ensuring colors are correctly disabled when output is redirected to files. This makes the CLI much more pipe-friendly and suitable for automated workflows!<a translate="no" class="h-card u-url mention" href="https://hackers.pub/@menele" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@menele</a> contributed a thoughtful enhancement with <a href="https://github.com/fedify-dev/fedify/pull/342" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#342 PR</a>, addressing <a href="https://github.com/fedify-dev/fedify/issues/191" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#191</a>. She updated the <code>fedify inbox</code> command to display not just the activity type, but also the type of object contained within each activity—transforming output like "Create" into the more informative "Create(Note)" or "Undo" into "Undo(Follow)". This seemingly simple change required making the display function asynchronous to fetch the enclosed objects, significantly improving the debugging experience for developers!<a translate="no" class="h-card u-url mention" href="https://hackers.pub/@woaol" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@woaol</a> tackled an important developer experience issue with <a href="https://github.com/fedify-dev/fedify/pull/329" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#329 PR</a>, solving <a href="https://github.com/fedify-dev/fedify/issues/306" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#306</a>. Previously, the <code>fedify init</code> command would often install outdated versions of Fedify packages like <code>@fedify/redis</code> because version numbers were hardcoded in the CLI. They created a <code>getLatestVersion()</code> function that dynamically retrieves package versions from local metadata files, ensuring that developers always get the latest versions of all Fedify packages when initializing a new project. This improvement includes comprehensive test coverage and eliminates the frustration of starting a project with outdated dependencies!Finally, <a translate="no" class="h-card u-url mention" href="https://hackers.pub/@kodingwarrior" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@kodingwarrior</a> made a significant contribution with <a href="https://github.com/fedify-dev/fedify/pull/309" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#309 PR</a>, implementing <a href="https://github.com/fedify-dev/fedify/issues/269" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#269</a>—NestJS integration! They created the <code>@fedify/nestjs</code> package with a <code>FedifyModule</code> that seamlessly integrates Fedify into NestJS applications. This includes proper middleware implementation, dependency injection support through NestJS's module system, and compatibility with both CommonJS and ESM environments. This opens up Fedify to the large NestJS developer community, making it easier than ever to build ActivityPub-enabled applications with this popular enterprise framework!These contributions showcase the incredible talent and dedication of the OSSCA participants. From core infrastructure improvements to developer experience enhancements, each contribution makes Fedify better for the entire community. Thank you all for your hard work and welcome to the Fedify contributor family! 🚀We're looking forward to seeing more amazing contributions from the OSSCA program and the broader community. If you're interested in contributing to Fedify, check out our <a href="https://github.com/fedify-dev/fedify" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">GitHub repository</a> and join us in building the future of federated social web! 🌟<a class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://hollo.social/tags/opensource" target="_blank">#opensource</a> <a class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://hollo.social/tags/fedidev" target="_blank">#fedidev</a> <a class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://hollo.social/tags/fediverse" target="_blank">#fediverse</a>

northcapeLooking for some technical suggestions (as I have no idea what I am doing) with <a href="https://linernotes.club/tags/wordpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wordpress</a> <a href="https://linernotes.club/tags/activitypub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#activitypub</a> plugin as it's not working for me. I have a wordpress site (hosted by hostinger) where I use the address <a href="https://www.northcapemusic.co.uk/blog/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.northcapemusic.co.uk/blog/</a> for posts about my music. It's been dormant for a while, but i recently made a new post and it didn't show up on the fediverse profile here. <a href="https://www.northcapemusic.co.uk/@northcapemusic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@northcapemusic</a> You can see I added a few random images via the ActivityPub plugin that worked (as I had 'supported post types > media' turned on, now turned off so only 'posts' is selected) , but the posts don't appear. Any ideas greatly appreciated!

Sean Tilley“I am excited about the power of client side innovation.”Another subtle plug for the <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.wedistribute.org/tag/activitypub" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ActivityPub</a> C2S API from <a class="u-url mention" href="https://cosocial.ca/@evan" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@evan</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.wedistribute.org/tag/fedicon" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FediCon</a>

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