#decentralisation — Public Fediverse posts

Peerseek. Good or bad?
#Peertube is brilliant. I’ve been running an instance on the Undead Network for many years. https://media.undeadnetwork.de/ With #Peerseek, it seems there’s now a search engine that works well. But a centralised search engine is, once again, a gatekeeper, just as #Google is for the rest of the internet.
Don’t get me wrong. A #search engine for Peertube is wonderful. But #decentralisation is even more wonderful and must be fought for constantly. In the meantime, give it a go. And stay vigilant as always! You can spot (NATO) propaganda, can’t you? https://peerseek.video/

I have written a sample letter that you can use to invite organizations to join the #Fediverse.

The letter is shared under a #CC0 license. Feel free to copy, adapt and send it to organizations that still rely on #BigTech.

Thanks to @danie1 for the English translation.

Replies to this post will also appear as comments under the blog post.

https://bammerlaan.nl/posts/Example_letter_Fediverse

#OpenSource #SocialMedia #mastodon #decentralisation #PublicSpaces #x #threads #bluesky #DigitalSovereignty #ActivityPub #AntiTrust

I have written a sample letter that you can use to invite organizations to join the #Fediverse.

The letter is shared under a #CC0 license. Feel free to copy, adapt and send it to organizations that still rely on #BigTech.

Thanks to @danie1 for the English translation.

Replies to this post will also appear as comments under the blog post.

https://bammerlaan.nl/posts/Example_letter_Fediverse

#OpenSource #SocialMedia #mastodon #decentralisation #PublicSpaces #x #threads #bluesky #DigitalSovereignty #ActivityPub #AntiTrust

I have written a sample letter that you can use to invite organizations to join the #Fediverse.

The letter is shared under a #CC0 license. Feel free to copy, adapt and send it to organizations that still rely on #BigTech.

Thanks to @danie1 for the English translation.

Replies to this post will also appear as comments under the blog post.

https://bammerlaan.nl/posts/Example_letter_Fediverse

#OpenSource #SocialMedia #mastodon #decentralisation #PublicSpaces #x #threads #bluesky #DigitalSovereignty #ActivityPub #AntiTrust

I have written a sample letter that you can use to invite organizations to join the #Fediverse.

The letter is shared under a #CC0 license. Feel free to copy, adapt and send it to organizations that still rely on #BigTech.

Thanks to @danie1 for the English translation.

Replies to this post will also appear as comments under the blog post.

https://bammerlaan.nl/posts/Example_letter_Fediverse

#OpenSource #SocialMedia #mastodon #decentralisation #PublicSpaces #x #threads #bluesky #DigitalSovereignty #ActivityPub #AntiTrust

I have written a sample letter that you can use to invite organizations to join the #Fediverse.

The letter is shared under a #CC0 license. Feel free to copy, adapt and send it to organizations that still rely on #BigTech.

Thanks to @danie1 for the English translation.

Replies to this post will also appear as comments under the blog post.

https://bammerlaan.nl/posts/Example_letter_Fediverse

#OpenSource #SocialMedia #mastodon #decentralisation #PublicSpaces #x #threads #bluesky #DigitalSovereignty #ActivityPub #AntiTrust

Le Matracom M05 (Matra) incarne une autre vision du numérique :
✔ réseau X.25 (Transpac)
✔ terminaux homogènes
✔ services centralisés
Une architecture radicalement différente de l’Internet actuel.

As-tu laissé des fortunes sur le 36 15 ?

#Minitel #Decentralisation #RetroComputing #X25 #DigitalHistory

Gee, the +50 year old Decentralisation flag has been restitched and run up the flag pole in 2026.

Cookie will be winning votes in the regions now. The LNP may as well go Green.

With all the $$$ sloshing round WA now, and the housing crisis ongoing, it's imaginable that some of these cities will actually be grown.

But the chances of them getting a fair go from the Perthlings politically is less than slim.

#Perth #WesternAustralia #WA #RogerCook #Decentralisation #HousingCrisis #JessicaPage

Okay mastodon.social seems to be hit by a DDoS Attack. But in contrast to Bluesky, where whole network is down when the main instance has a hiccup,  the impact for me is limited. Thats the strength of real decentralisation!
#ddos #mastodonsocial #decentralisation #fediverse

Deux salles, deux ambiances.
Et bizarrement on n'entends plus les bandeurs du «Modèle Allemand» là, ils ont piscine (piscine privée bien sûr, chez leurs potes commerciaux de chez Micro$lop)

#Politique
#Informatique
#Tech
#GAFAM
#Souveraineté
#Décentralisation
#Interopérabilité

i was thinking that we need a term for proprietary/centralized software
"prisonware" came to mind, and was reinforced when i saw a post describing google as a prison 🗝️

most people don't know what proprietary, or centralized mean in terms of software, much less that they are bad 🤷‍♀️

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#FOSS #FLOSS #FreedomTech #FreeSoftware #Privacy #Decentralisation #Decentralization #Prisonware

Passend zum heutigen #DigitalIndependenceDay:

Dieser etwas längere, aber dafür inhaltlich umso reichhaltigere Artikel aus #Noema zieht Parallelen von Plantagen, #Massentierhaltung und der autogerechten top-down #Stadtplanung zur monopolistischen Struktur des Internets und schlägt analog zum #Rewilding von Naturgebieten ein Rewilding des Internets vor.

"The story of German scientific forestry transmits a timeless truth: When we simplify complex systems, we destroy them, and the devastating consequences sometimes aren’t obvious until it’s too late. …

Internet infrastructure is a degraded ecosystem, but it’s also a built environment, like a city. Its unpredictability makes it generative, worthwhile and deeply human. In 1961, #JaneJacobs, an American-Canadian activist and author of “The Death and Life of Great American Cities,” argued that mixed-use neighborhoods were safer, happier, more prosperous, and more livable than the sterile, highly controlling designs of urban planners like New York’s #RobertMoses."

"Technologists are great at incremental fixes, but to regenerate entire habitats, we need to learn from ecologists who take a whole-systems view. Ecologists also know how to keep going when others first ignore you and then say it’s too late, how to mobilize and work collectively, and how to build pockets of diversity and resilience that will outlast them, creating possibilities for an abundant future they can imagine but never control. We don’t need to repair the internet’s infrastructure. We need to rewild it."

https://www.noemamag.com/we-need-to-rewild-the-internet/

#DIDay #DigitalIndependence #RewildTheInternet #systemsthinking #systemdynamics #complexsystems #Decentralisation #Interoperability #Portability #OpenSource #Resilience #Longread #Enshittification #Broligarchy #NoOligarchy #NoKings #StopTheBillionaireTakeover

At this point we’re coming out of the concept development phase, moving into prototyping. Last week we met in Amsterdam, hosted by the @internetarchiveeurope working together with the @dweb team to prepare together for the #DWebCamp in Berlin. This is really exciting, and we’re changing gears! We now have our view at the gathering in Berlin in July, where we’ll be joining some 700 people to rebuild the internet in a decentralised, cooperative solidarity economy basis. This is #commoning!

#dweb #commons #decentralisation

Last Saturday’s Mesh Networks Workshop at La Générale. Thx all for this first successful event. Presentation by @joachim Photos by @glvn
Slides in french on Joachim’s blog https://fourbi.eu/billet/2026-02-07-notes-d-exploration-lora-no4
<3 #pnode for the idea and to be such an important community node.
#mesh #meshnetworks #LoRa #meshtastic #meshcore #decentralisation #radio #lagenerale #pnode

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i really hope that in 100 years, it will be just as common and just as serious to say "i believe in Free+Decentralized Software" as it is now to say "i believe in free speech"

people are starting to understand, but only partly or for the wrong reasons (privacy, microslop, cost, etc)

#FreeSoftware #FOSS #FLOSS #OpenSource #Decentralization #Decentralisation #FreedomTech #FreeDecentralizedSoftware

#XMPP @ #FOSDEM

Our booth is so well-crowed we cannot find it anymore 😬

Be brave and keep trying to find us at #ULB, AW, Building, Level 1!

#jabber #chat #opensource #messaging #federation #Brussels, #Belgium #opensource #rtc #e2ee #decentralisation

"Element expects that a Dutch government investment in Matrix peer-to-peer technology could now support this quest. The goal is to develop a version of Element that can operate on a mesh network without requiring an internet server."

#ChiaraCastro, 2025

https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/we-need-to-go-beyond-signal-how-todays-aws-outage-shows-the-weaknesses-of-centralized-apps

Ooh, that's exciting! @matrix folks have been working on p2p matrix for a while, but progress has depended on volunteer devs;

https://arewep2pyet.com/

#decentralisation #MeshNetworks #matrix #TechFunding #Netherlands

Bitcoin often moves when sentiment is weak and confidence is fractured. That is exactly where we are right now.

Macro pressure is shifting, liquidity is changing, and Bitcoin is quietly setting up. If this move happens, it will catch most people off guard.

Worth watching closely.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUkXZ4k6Gec

#Bitcoin #BTC #Crypto #Decentralisation #SoundMoney #SelfCustody

Stablecoins matter more than ever in 2026. They power real payments, protect people from currency collapse, and offer an alternative to fragile banking systems.

This is less about hype and more about financial access and resilience.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GLnvGGxM3Uo

#Stablecoins #Crypto #DigitalFinance #Decentralisation #FinancialFreedom

@BeAware I think we can use the Fediverse for two-way media. We can contribute to the internet, not just from the media providers themselves. Two-way. You can come back here to the Fediverse if you feel like creating content without the need for elites claiming the data is theirs or their products! 😄☀️

#Fediverse #DecentralisedWeb #DigitalRights #OwnYourData #NoAlgorithms #OpenWeb #UserControl #EthicalTech #DataOwnership #SocialMediaRevolution #Decentralisation #PrivacyMatters #Web3

Seriously, stop listening to Warren Buffett on Bitcoin.

Buffett mastered a financial system built on intermediaries, inflation, and trust in institutions. Bitcoin exists because that system is broken.

Different era. Different rules. Different game.

Watch with perspective, not authority:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEVoX4HzWbE

#Bitcoin #SoundMoney #Decentralisation #SelfCustody #OptOut

[Opinion] Sovereignty was once exclusive to the powerful—governments, billionaires, and elites controlling the rules. Add "Social" and everything shifts.

https://kalvin.my/the-manifesto-of-social-sovereignty-beyond-the-elites

#SocialSovereignty #Fediverse #ActivityPub #DigitalRights #HumaneTech #Decentralisation #Web3 #InternetFreedom #DataSovereignty #Activism #SovereignRightToExit #DigitalColonialism #CommunityDefense #SelfHosting #Privacy #kalvin0x58c

[Summary] Why Mastodon and the Fediverse are essential for "Social Sovereignty." We must reclaim our digital identities from centralised corporate control.

https://1312blogs.org/kalvin0x58c/the-world-needs-social-sovereignty-mastodon-blog

#SocialSovereignty #Mastodon #Fediverse #DigitalRights #HumaneTech #Decentralisation #InternetFreedom #DataSovereignty #Activism #OpenSource #TechEthics #CorporateControl #DigitalIdentity #SelfHosting #Privacy #Community #Web3 #Foss #kalvin0x58c #1312blogs

My manifesto challenges the capitalist pursuit of extrinsic value, which feels like a maze. True freedom lies in defining our worth through connection and authenticity, not money or continuous exponential growth.

https://the-kalvin-weblog.pikapod.net/the-mirror-and-the-maze-a-manifesto-for-intrinsic-value-in-an-extrinsic-world/

#IntrinsicValue #Capitalism #HumaneTech #DigitalSovereignty #Neurodiversity #Activism #Economics #Crypto #Decentralisation #Finance #Philosophy #SelfHosting #Survival #Value #Resistance #Genuineness #Malaysia #MYR #OpenSource #Technology #Weblog

In Sabah politics, the conflict is fundamental: 🩵 local parties fight for MA63 rights and state autonomy against 💜 federalist coalitions whose priorities often align with Peninsular interests rather than Sabahan sovereignty.

#sabahpolitics #sabah #ma63 #regionalism #federalism #grs #warisan #malaysia #autonomy #borneo #localpower #politicaldynamics #ge17sabah #identity #rights #elections #cameronmovement #decentralisation #election #elections #generalelection #democracy #government

In Sabah politics, the conflict is fundamental: 🩵 local parties fight for MA63 rights and state autonomy against 💜 federalist coalitions whose priorities often align with Peninsular interests rather than Sabahan sovereignty.

#sabahpolitics #sabah #ma63 #regionalism #federalism #grs #warisan #malaysia #autonomy #borneo #localpower #politicaldynamics #ge17sabah #identity #rights #elections #cameronmovement #decentralisation #election #elections #generalelection #democracy #government

In Sabah politics, the conflict is fundamental: 🩵 local parties fight for MA63 rights and state autonomy against 💜 federalist coalitions whose priorities often align with Peninsular interests rather than Sabahan sovereignty.

#sabahpolitics #sabah #ma63 #regionalism #federalism #grs #warisan #malaysia #autonomy #borneo #localpower #politicaldynamics #ge17sabah #identity #rights #elections #cameronmovement #decentralisation #election #elections #generalelection #democracy #government

In Sabah politics, the conflict is fundamental: 🩵 local parties fight for MA63 rights and state autonomy against 💜 federalist coalitions whose priorities often align with Peninsular interests rather than Sabahan sovereignty.

#sabahpolitics #sabah #ma63 #regionalism #federalism #grs #warisan #malaysia #autonomy #borneo #localpower #politicaldynamics #ge17sabah #identity #rights #elections #cameronmovement #decentralisation #election #elections #generalelection #democracy #government

The "Social Web" marks the essential shift from passive consumption (Web 1.0) to active, two-way communication and community building. This is the foundation of modern digital life.

https://weblog.kalvin.my/understanding-the-social-web-from-one-way-to-two-way-interaction/

#socialweb #web2 #communication #internet #technology #evolution #interaction #community #digital #tech #decentralisation #media #content #learning #innovation #web #philosophy #dialogue #platform #usercontrol

I just tried Openvibe, a proprietary app that aggregates multiple platforms into one "social web" feed. Crucially, it curates the "for you" content based on my chosen interests (AIs, tech) rather than surveillance, bringing back a genuine, non-coercive form of social media nostalgia.

https://weblog.kalvin.my/openvibe-the-nostalgic-non-surveillance-for-you-feed/

#openvibe #fediverse #mastodon #bluesky #threads #nostr #rss #socialweb #humantech #privacy #algorithm #nostalgia #tech #appreview #curation #nontracking #internet #newapp #decentralisation #proprietary

[Edited] My past blog entry snippet is a crucial reminder for the fedizens: The idea that having different political choices equals being "divided" is a harmful label. True stability comes from acknowledging and navigating a healthy, functioning, diverse political landscape.

> But here is where the political spin becomes harmful: The politician does not focus on systemic failures; he blames the victims.

> Having different political choices is not being "divided"—it is the definition of a healthy, functioning democracy.

https://kalvin.my/enough-with-the-divisive-labels-why-sabah-deserves-better-than-race-politics/

#democracy #politics #fediverse #pluralism #diversity #politicalchoice #activism #humantech #sabah #malaysianpolitics #socialjustice #debate #decentralisation #community #governance #opinion #rights #freedom #thought #sociology

[Corrected] IPv4 addresses are scarce nowadays. When we apply for a static IP address from the ISP, they will certainly persuade us to choose IPv6-only services. If you want to get a server or an IP address of IPv6-only, will you try to do it and adapt to this evolving world? Or do you want to still make your infrastructure compatible with IPv4 by acquiring that as well?

#ipv4 #ipv6 #networking #selfhosting #tech #internet #decentralisation #humantech #accessibility #futureproofing #costsaving #sysadmin #vps #dualstack #networkengineering #webdev #techdebate #internetaccess #cloud #opensource

My next goal is to maintain my Fediverse server for at least 24 hours. Achieving 24 hours of stable uptime on my self-hosted Fediverse server is the next milestone. This requires consistent monitoring and resource management, but it's a crucial step towards a reliable, humane online presence.

#fediverse #selfhosting #mastodon #yunohost #vps #serveradmin #uptime #it #techgoal #challenge #linux #sysadmin #webdev #decentralisation #humantech #project #coding #stability #digitalrights #openweb

Because of Mitra on my YunoHost being too manual (command-line method) to handle, which causes me to have different familiarity issues, I will switch back to Mastodon. See you guys there!

#mastodon #fediverse #yunohost #selfhosting #humane_tech #activitypub #openweb #socialmedia #techswitch #decentralisation #microblogging #software #technology #itstudent #foss #linux #openstandards #userexperience #digitalautonomy #community #online

@ati1 @linmob Depends what the user wants from a personal device, how they use it and what their priorities are. If someone's priorities are a modern camera, running proprietary Android apps and their money is held hostage by banks requiring #Duopoly apps, they should check back later, perhaps when the Librem 5 "Fir" model is released.

On the other hand, if #FreeSoftware, #privacy, #modularity, #repairability, #ecofriendliness, #decentralisation, #digitalindependence, etc. are valued above other things, the Librem 5 and the higher-spec model, the #LibertyPhone, can absolutely work in 2025 and beyond.

I am daily driving a #Librem5 with #postmarketOS and everything important to me works: VoLTE calls and SMS (although I avoid them due to #SaltTyphoon), 4G data, Wi-Fi, camera with OK quality photos (see: #ShotOnLibrem5), GPS with #PureMaps, web browsing with #FirefoxESR, web apps (including banking) using #GNOMEWeb and #BraveBrowser, email using #Geary and #DeltaChat, audio calls on #SignalMessenger, #Matrix ( #ElementMessenger), #XMPP ( #DinoIM), #JitsiMeet, etc.

There are occasional bugs and quirks, and the device itself has limitations but nothing that I can't work around.

Not sure if I missed anything. Let me know if you have a specific use case that you absolutely require and I'll see if I can test...

#TIL that you can use #Libravatar instead of Gravatar with a community-hosted GitLab service;

https://docs.gitlab.com/administration/libravatar/

#Gravatar #GitLab #avatars #decentralisation #OpenProtocols

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

#SmallWeb #security #IPAddresses #WebNumbers #LetsEncrypt #SmallTech #decentralisation #peerToPeerWeb #findability

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.)

#WebNumbers #SmallWeb #domainNames #IPAddresses #TLS #HTTPS #LetsEncrypt #web #decentralisation #SmallTech

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

Rebooting the #openweb in a good way

https://hamishcampbell.com/rebooting-the-openweb-in-a-good-way/

#linux

Linux est un système d’exploitation open-source qui a révolutionné le monde de l’informatique depuis sa création en 1991 par Linus Torvalds. Contrairement aux systèmes d’exploitation propriétaires comme Windows ou macOS, Linux est développé par une communauté mondiale de développeurs et est disponible gratuitement.

https://project4geeks.org/linux/

#Matrix

Le protocole Matrix est un standard ouvert pour la communication en temps réel, offrant des conversations sécurisées et décentralisées. Il permet l’interopérabilité entre différentes applications et assure la confidentialité grâce au chiffrement de bout en bout. Matrix est utilisé par des communautés et entreprises pour des échanges sécurisés.

https://project4geeks.org/matrix/

#XMPP

https://project4geeks.org/xmpp/

The one thing that annoys me about Mastodon is the loading times. I have a fibreoptic internet connection routed via two proxy servers in order to keep my communications secure and, even so, my internet speed is barely touched by this setup because the servers are also of very good integrity. I guess what I am getting at is that I think some of these server admins are being a little cheap regarding the money spent on their hosting. So, my creative mind gets to going and wonders if there is a way to balance the load between all servers in a manner similar to IPFS so that when one is lagging, another picks up the slack 🤔

https://ipfs.tech/

#CheapIsExpensive #Sysadmin #Admin #Admins #ServerAdmins #Speedtest #Ookla #Mastodon #Fundraising #Decentralisation #Teamwork #Decentralization #Decentralized #IPFS

I can't possibly be the first one to mention this, but when I look at all the folks flocking to #Bluesky, I get a bit sad. Bluesky is based on venture capital and it will eventually disappoint them all (after harvesting their details, which it has already started doing).

The only real barrier that stops people coming to #Mastodon instead is the need to pick a server and the fact that the app isn't called the same thing as the platform.

I know a lot of you would like Mastodon to stay niche, but I think we need to offer the world an alternative to the corporate internet, just like the Linux universe and developments like #LibreOffice are offering people a way out of the MicroSoft monopoly.

Is someone working on an app that has Mastodon in the name and that helps you to pick a server? Not a 'how to' page but an app that just gets you up and running like the corporate apps? If we make the sign up process easy, they will come.

#fediverse #easeofuse #FOSS #decentralisation

@mpfpr in partnership with #UnitedNations Mission in South Sudan, and supported by the #EuropeanUnion 🇪🇺 , conducted a workshop on ‘#Federalism and Power Sharing’ for the #NCRC members in #Juba, 🇸🇸. The workshop explored federalism, #decentralisation, and global models, supporting #SouthSudan ’s ongoing #constitution-making process.
#MPFPR #RuleofLaw #SSOT

Read more⬇️
https://www.mpfpr.de/2024/09/17/workshop-on-federalism-for-the-ncrc-juba-southsudan/

#HX thought; In online platforms, specialisation requires decentralisation.

In decentralised networks, each app is a garden available to anyone in the network to visit. So they are free to focus on doing one set of things well.

Walled gardens must compete with each other by imitation. Trying to be all things to all people, so they don't lose them to competitors.

#decentralisation #specialisation #HXThoughts

Finally caught up on @mike’s #dotsocial podcast episode with @Gargron on the state of the #fediverse.

Loved this quote from Mike:
“You’ve managed to achieve a paradigm shift in how social media works that is inescapable.”

Worth a listen if you haven’t yet!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Oc1sz7K9L3NjeDvLotkuH

#mastodon #activitypub #threadsapp #meta #socialmedia #decentralisation