Thanking the @letsencrypt folks for the excellent work they do, and especially for their upcoming support for security certificates for IP addresses which is nothing short of revolutionary for the future of the (Small) Web.
https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/getting-ready-to-issue-ip-address-certificates/238777/22
Introducing Web Numbers
Domains? Where we’re going, we don’t need domains!
Get ready for an exciting new (old?) way to address (small) web sites in 2026.
https://ar.al/2025/06/25/web-numbers/
(Thanks to @letsencrypt.)
The Fediverse, a network of independently run servers using the ActivityPub protocol, is #segmented by #serverblocks.
These #blocks, often based on imported #blocklists, create #echochambers and hinder message threads.
While #decentralisation is a goal, the Fediverse’s current state, with heavy-handed #moderation and #serverblocking, undermines this principle.
https://battlepenguin.com/tech/the-broken-fediverse?Fedizen.EU #Fedizen #Fediverse #ActivityPub #News
Addressing fear, uncertainty and doubt thrown at Element and Matrix, https://element.io/blog/addressing-fear-uncertainty-and-doubt-thrown-at-element-and-matrix/.
Some people are spreading misinformation and lies about Element and Matrix. This is the factual response from Element.
The Matrix.org Foundation has published an article too, Dispelling myths and misinformation, https://matrix.org/blog/2025/06/dispelling-myths/.
I don’t know why people are doing this. The lies are so big & obvious, it’s… I’m disappointed.
Just discovered a second podcast called Decentered (the name of the @wedistribute podcast). Listening to their fantastic interview with @rabble from Nos.social. Where he talks a lot less about the history of Titter, and a lot more about the history of Indymedia, and his more recent work with decentralised social media;
https://decentered.co.uk/building-participatory-media-with-evan-henshaw-plath-aka-rabble/
#podcasts #Decentered #TechHistory #Indymedia #IndependentMedia #decentralisation
At the upcoming #NGIForum, @KarinLammers will speak during our #NGICommons session on building #DigitalSovereignty.
A key contributor to the #DigitalCommons TaskForce + events, Karin will explore digital commons when proprietary alternatives often appear more convenient or straightforward?"
Don't miss this voice of experience and insight.
https://commons.ngi.eu/event/ngi-forum-2025/
#FOSS #OpenSource #Decentralisation #PublicTech
@martelinnovate
@OpenForumEurope
@linuxfoundation
@openfuture
@cnrs
@EC_NGI
Stepping outside the algorithm
“The idea that billions of people should gather, speak and be governed under one algorithmic roof has already proven to be not only dangerous but unsustainable.”
---> This article was produced thanks to the contributions of several APC members, particularly from the global South:
https://www.apc.org/en/news/stepping-outside-algorithm
Mastodon is decentralised.
I have 45,465 followers on my single-person instance.
Of those, 13,180 are on mastodon.social.
So roughly 30% of my followers are on mastodon.social.
Also, I follow 11,392 people.
Of those, 1,864 are on mastodon.social.
If mastodon.social blocks my instance, I lose 30% of my followers and I’m forced to stop following 1,864 people.
If my instance blocks mastodon.social, I lose 30% of my followers and I’m forced to stop following 1,864 people.
Mastodon is decentralised.
GNU Taler 1.0 est désormais disponible : des paiements respectueux de la vie privée, propulsés par les logiciels libres et la communauté FLOSS.
C’est réel. Déjà en ligne en Suisse – essayez la bêta publique dès aujourd’hui !
Version : https://taler.net/en/news/2025-01.html Bêta : https://taler-ops.ch
"…it has become lost that #decentralisation is a description of a network topology, and not an intrinsic Good. Decentralisation is valuable because it enables other properties, such as network resilience…
As an observer of both networks this makes the current situation particularly interesting. [#Atproto] community seems to come to an agreement that one mental framework has lost some of its use, while [#activitypub] has not done so."
@laurenshof.online
https://fediversereport.com/decentralisation-as-a-shifting-mental-framework/
If you’re having trouble visualising the power differentials designed into federated systems, think of this scenario:
You have an instance of 1 person. An instance of 1 million people decides to block your instance.
What have they done?
They’ve blocked 1 million people from interacting with you.
Now let’s reverse the scenario: You, with your instance of 1, decide to block an instance of 1 million.
What have you done?
You’ve blocked 1 million people from interacting with you.
This is the elephant in the room with federation that supports instances of 1 or 1 million. The ones with 1 million become the mini Facebooks with mini Mark Zuckerbergs; infinitely more powerful than the instances of 1 or 100 and unaccountable to anyone but themselves. Decentralisation is about devolution of power. There’s a reason I’m designing the Small Web as a peer-to-peer web with only instances of one.
#SmallWeb #federation #decentralisation #power #equality https://mastodon.social/@rzeta0/114530156734366682
Welcome to this brief yet informative video that delves into the concept of the Fediverse and its functionality.
Produced by Farmasoft, a French organisation dedicated to Free and Open Source Software (FOSS), this video explores the interconnected world of decentralised platforms. Farmasoft is actively developing several open-source projects, including PeerTube, which exemplifies the principles of the Fediverse.
Join us as we unravel the intricacies of this innovative digital landscape and discover how it empowers users to connect and share in a more open and collaborative manner.
https://framatube.org/videos/watch/4294a720-f263-4ea4-9392-cf9cea4d5277
#Fediverse #OpenSource #FOSS #Farmasoft #PeerTube #Decentralisation #DigitalCommunity #TechForGood #SocialMedia #Innovation #OnlinePrivacy #CollaborativePlatforms #DigitalFreedom #CommunityDriven #TechEducation
New interview !
@ThibaultMartin of @matrix.org sat down with @NGICommons to discuss the role Matrix plays in building a privacy-respecting, sustainable digital communication infrastructure.
Read more on our website: https://commons.ngi.eu/2025/05/07/matrix-org-and-the-fight-to-build-sustainable-digital-commons/
#Matrix #DigitalCommons #foss #OpenSource #Decentralisation #Privacy #Sustainability #Fediverse
@OpenForumEurope
@openfuture
@martelinnovate
@cnrs
@linuxfoundation
@ngi
"#Decentralisation & #federation are valued for their impact on #powerstructures, but there are multiple ways to structure power in #opensocialnetworks.
A quick summary:
The conceptual model of #ActivityPub resembles that of email: independent servers sending messages to each other.
The conceptual model of #ATProto resembles that of the web: independent sites publish data, and indexers aggregate this data into different views & apps." @laurenshof (2024)
https://fediversereport.com/a-conceptual-model-of-atproto-and-activitypub/
I’m consolidating my social media posting on #Mastodon. The ability to edit posts and go longer than 300 characters is compelling. The actual, existing #decentralisation is even better. You can follow my account there directly (@1br0wn@eupolicy.social) or here: @1br0wn.eupolicy.social.ap.brid.gy
I hear from a lot of people that app overload puts them off using apps for decentralised networks like jabber, the fediverse, matrix, and nostr. What if they could install apps for all these networks, but redirect notifications from them into one? So they could check all their messages in their preferred messaging app, and tapping on a message from another app would open that app at that message.
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