#independentweb — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #independentweb, aggregated by home.social.
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What Is Gemini and Why Would Anyone Use It?
Gemini is a small Internet protocol for people who want reading, linking, and publishing without dragging the whole modern web along with it.https://deadparrotbbs.com/what-is-gemini-and-why-would-anyone-use-it/
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Another big shout out to Gemcities users!
I started GemCities at the beginning of March 2026. A mere five months ago. I had started really getting into the whole Gemini protocol/small-web thing and decided that it would be cool if there was a simple way to test the waters without actually having to stand up a server to publish, while still being in total control of your capsule. The idea came to me from the past, the exact vibe that the small-web encompasses, in the form of the classic GeoCities. Simple, easy to use, no hassles with […]https://offgridholdout.org/journal/another-big-shout-out-to-gemcities-users/
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Thoughts on the web, small-web and federation
I've actually been thinking about this for a while... a couple of years probably. But I ran across a post on mastodon.social that made me stop and pause and think, "OK, what is really the status of things right now, in mid-2026?" The post read: As attempts to lock down "the #internet" grow, alongside it will grow the rebirth of an age of #zines, #BBS, #mixtapes, #burnedCDs, and other hand-to-hand media. People will bypass restrictions, even if it's by paper and #sneakernet or #CB radios in […]https://offgridholdout.org/journal/thoughts-on-the-web-small-web-and-federation/
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RE: https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission/116005974914964322
Let's take social media back from the platform owners and give it back to its true owners, the communities.
The community sets the rules, and the community manages. No one's data has to be a resource for someone else.
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Tuesday night
@RyanChartier : I think I'd like to program an alternative webhost so people don't have to rely on Microsoft tech.
Me: Oh that sounds really cool!
Him: I'm going to try to get a demo together by the end of July.Thursday afternoon
Him: So, I have a working demo now...
#opensource #WebHosting #programming #WebsiteCreation #SiteHosting #IndependentWeb #Jekyll
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« I am an American citizen and founder of the Florida company Travel Lemming LLC. Travel Lemming runs a website, TravelLemming[dot]com, that provides online travel advice.
In this letter I will explain how #Google censored my travel website – and thousands of small and #IndependentWeb publishers like me – all so that it can use #AI to control the flow of information online. »
Nate HAKE
› https://travellemming.com/perspectives/ftc-letter-google-censors-indie-publishers-with-ai/
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#SupportYourLocalInstance #Mapstodon #MastoAdmin #Mastodon #Liberapay #DIY #IndependentWeb