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What existing platforms do you wish were federated?

Wholesome community has heated argument over dog breed safety (lemmy.world)

lemmy.world/post/14769946...

Would Lemmy Benefit from Implementing Polls? (slrpnk.net)

A popular way of dealing with discussions, and familiar to most people, I assume. As far as I see it, adding a poll system to Lemmy is a good way to enhance user engagement. I’m not really aware if this has been a topic before or not, tried looking it up but didn’t see much juice on the topic, so thought I’d spark it up....

Jack Dorsey says he quit Bluesky because it was becoming another Twitter (www.businessinsider.com)

PSA for reporting best practices (lemmy.cafe)

Created using feedback from lemmy.cafe/post/4823550. Maybe this can be useful....

The countries with the most Fediverse servers are rich and former/current colonial powers. One of the best true barometers of the success of the Fediverse is how quickly we can turn that on its head. (sopuli.xyz)

In the end I don’t think internet users in rich powerful countries are the users most likely to benefit and invest their time into in the fediverse. They might be the ones with the most free time, money and privilege around computers which makes being on the leading edge of niche technologies far easier, but I don’t think...

Is anyone using PixelFed? How is your experience so far?

Please Don’t Share Our Links on Mastodon: Here’s Why! | itsfoss.com (mastodon.social)

Is Mastodon's Link-Previewing Overloading Servers ? (news.itsfoss.com)

The blog Its FOSS has 15,000 followers for its Mastodon account — which they think is causing problems:...

Are there any innovative platforms in the Fediverse?

I’ve explored a few platforms within the Fediverse, but most of them seem to be inspired by and mimic existing mainstream social media platforms like Twitter, Reddit, and Facebook. While this familiarity can be comforting, I can’t help but wonder if there are any truly innovative and original platforms out there that offer a...

Mods, what tips or etiquette do you recommend for reporting?

With recent events hilighting the value of quality moderation, it got me to consider: How can we help you out?...

EU : Our commitment to the fediverse is here to stay. (social.network.europa.eu)

EU :...

is there a search engine for the fediverse?

Since big part of the web is drowning in AI junk, including Reddit, is there a good search engine to find answers in the fediverse?

Lemmy instances die twice

“They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time.”...

The Slow Fedi Movement: Toward a Green, Independent, and Equitable Fediverse (thedabbler.patatas.ca)

The Fediverse - especially the microblogging side of it - has deep issues when it comes to environmental sustainability....

For discussing Fediverse accessibility, where would you recommend me to go? Or stay here?

I’m asking because it is really difficult to find a place for discussing accessibility in Fediverse posts beyond the limits of any one Fediverse server application....

Ideas to build a federated StackExchange alternative (ioc.exchange)

Codeberg was asking about this. The linked toot by a commenter points to :...

Bluesky backs a project that would let Mastodon apps, like Ivory, work with its network (techcrunch.com)

The Trouble with Forking Mastodon (wedistribute.org)

A lot of people have talked about the possibility of forking Mastodon to get the many improvements their communities need. Making such an effort successful is another discussion entirely.

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.

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