FediFollows

@FediFollows@social.growyourown.services

Highlighting interesting accounts to follow on Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌐

For recommendations organised by topic, see my website at https://fedi.directory

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Maintained by https://tech.lgbt/@FediThing

🎂 Account originally joined mastodon.online on 11th June 2020

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FediFollows, to random

Sorry for delay in doing picks of the day last couple of days, am catching up behind the scenes!

Brendanjones, to fediverse
@Brendanjones@fosstodon.org avatar

Does anybody have info on how many followers each person on the fediverse has? I'm curious what the distribution of follows per person looks like here, and what that means for how information propagates here.

Especially in comparison to the other site. I suspect the follows-per-person distribution is far more egalitarian here. Which is a good thing.

FediFollows,

@NatureMC @Brendanjones @mastodonmigration

The numbers don't tell the whole story either, there tends to be a better quality of reply on here, more thoughtful interaction.

ezra, to random

ok twitter is becoming unusable with the number of ads it is giving me (plus, you know, everything else) so I am going to see if I can give Mastodon a try...

Who are the people from I should be following? Are there any DM groups I should be in? What else should I know?

FediFollows,

@simeon @ezra

Hey there Ezra, welcome! You can find tips here on how to discover people to follow: https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-find-accounts-to-follow-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-how-do-i-find-my-friends/

Also, here are some cycling accounts you might want to follow: https://fedi.directory/tag/cycling/

GregStolze, to random
@GregStolze@mastodon.social avatar

Waiting for @FediFollows to do a "random weird jokes" day.

FediFollows,

@GregStolze

You might find some accounts along those lines at https://fedi.directory/tag/fun-and-humour/

AriGreve, to random
@AriGreve@vivaldi.net avatar

Hey Vivaldi community! I'm looking to expand my network and discover some awesome accounts to follow.
What are your favorite recommendations for interesting and engaging Mastodon users? Whether it's artists, writers, tech enthusiasts, or any other fascinating individuals like @ruario✨, I'd love to hear your suggestions.

FediFollows,

@ruari @AriGreve

Thank you :)

These tips might also help you discover people to follow: https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-find-accounts-to-follow-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-how-do-i-find-my-friends/

FediFollows, to fediverse

Just a reminder of a couple of things:

FediFollows, (edited )

@dpscifi

Umm... no one has to memorise anything? All they do is browse and if they see what they want they follow it. The point of a directory is so that people don't have to memorise, they can look stuff up.

"people don't function this way"

People have been using directories, dictionaries and encyclopedias of various kinds for centuries. Wikipedia is a kind of directory.

"or store them in a list of useful stuff"

...that's what bookmarks are?

FediFollows, (edited )

@dpscifi

Social media is full of people posting lists of recommended follows, the idea here is similar.

If you prefer algorithms that's your choice, but the reason they tend to be shunned on here is that they tend to be opaque and reflective of the biases of their creator.

Algorithms which prioritise engagement can end up promoting some of the most horrible things humanity has ever seen:

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/09/myanmar-facebooks-systems-promoted-violence-against-rohingya-meta-owes-reparations-new-report/

It makes you wonder what algos in the 1930s would have promoted.

FediFollows, to cooperatives

picks of the day:

➡️ @institutcoop - Canadian institute promoting research & discussion of co-ops

➡️ @weareopencoop - Co-op helping charities, businesses, public bodies adopt open digital policy

➡️ @autonomic - Worker-owned co-operative providing hosting & tech services

➡️ @coopcloud - Organisation helping co-ops create their own clouds using FOSS

➡️ @thegazettecoop - Local newspaper for Leicester, UK run by a co-op

➡️ @mellium - Co-op creating Go resources for XMPP

FediFollows, (edited ) to random

& picks of the day:

(All of these are FOSS and self-hostable)

➡️ @nextcloud - Host your own personal cloud, with lots of built-in services/apps you can install

➡️ @yunohost - Linux distro which lets you install self-hosting services through a graphic interface

➡️ @freedomboxfndn - Version of Linux designed to make self-hosting services easier

➡️ @homegrown - Site helping non-technical people use managed hosting to run their own online services

1/5

FediFollows,

& picks of the day (continued):

➡️ @adminforge - German-language site with tutorials for self-hosting

➡️ @unifiedpush - Push notifications for your mobile apps

➡️ @wallabag - Article-saving service, alternative to Pocket

➡️ @linkstack - Link sharing service, alternative to Linktree

➡️ @veloren - Multiplayer open world voxel RPG

➡️ @Minetest - Voxel-based online multiplayer game engine

➡️ @karrot - Platform for organising community activism

2/5

FediFollows,

& picks of the day (continued):

➡️ @securedrop - Secure private whistleblowing service, for journalists, NGOs

➡️ @ownclouders - File storage & collaboration platform

➡️ @ONLYOFFICE - Online office suite

➡️ @cryptpad - Privacy-centric online office suite

➡️ @openproject - Online project management software

➡️ @forgejo - Code forge platform, Codeberg's fork of Gitea

➡️ @synoforum - Forum for Synology NAS users

➡️ @hedgedoc - Collaborative online markdown editor

3/5

FediFollows,

& picks of the day (continued):

(These are all Fediverse self-hosting)

➡️ @bonfire - Fediverse server & offline hardware storing your data

➡️ @news - Micro- and macroblogging platform with support for many protocols

➡️ @funkwhale - Music & podcast sharing platform

➡️ @gotosocial - Lightweight and safety-conscious microblogging platform

➡️ @mastohost - Mastodon managed hosting service for non-technical people

➡️ @mobilizon - Events organisation platform

4/5

FediFollows,

& picks of the day (continued):

➡️ @owncast - Live streaming and chat platform, alternative to Twitch

➡️ @peertube - Video sharing platform, alternative to YouTube

➡️ @pixelfed - Photo sharing platform

5/5

FediFollows,

@experiencersinternational

Hey, I've got to mention it when it's the topic 😁

FediFollows,

@experiencersinternational @splatoon @splatoon

Let me know if you want the account address updated :)

FediFollows,

@genofire @CollaboraOffice @ONLYOFFICE

Ooh, good point! I must have forgotten to tag it.

FediFollows, to random

picks of the day:

➡️ @thisismyglasgow - Photographic project documenting Glasgow in Scotland

➡️ @viereck - Photographing surroundings of Kiel in Germany, especially buildings

➡️ @JoseMel - Watercolours of street scenes, landscapes etc

➡️ @ohtani_tani25 - Japanese cityscapes and nature

➡️ @raph - Spectacular landscape and cityscape photos (in French)

➡️ @adibren - Atmospheric photos of city scenes

mlabowicz, to history
@mlabowicz@bigshoulders.city avatar

@FediFollows do you know of any accounts that offer today in posts?

FediFollows,

@mlabowicz

Umm... the nearest I can think of right now is one that offers today in film/TV posts: @todayonscreen

Alternatively, the hashtag is fairly active so you could follow that?

FediFollows, to random

End-to-end Encryption / picks of the day:

(all these are FOSS & E2EE)

➡️ @cryptpad - Online collaborative office suite

➡️ @briar - P2P messaging for activists, journalists etc

➡️ @delta - Encrypted chat system, piggybacks existing email accounts

➡️ @Tutanota - Independent email provider, supports E2EE wherever possible

➡️ @prav - XMPP app & service, developed by co-op in India

➡️ @gajim - XMPP app for Linux, Mac, Win

➡️ @Monal - XMPP app for iOS & Mac

➡️ @kaidan - XMPP app for KDE

FediFollows,

@HugeGameArtGD

Tutanota has an optional built-in E2EE system which you can use by giving a password to the recipient.

So, if you wanted, you could use Tutanota to do E2EE emails, although you would switch it off if you're sending to someone who doesn't want to use it.

FediFollows,

@HugeGameArtGD @avds @Yuvalne

Oxen is a cryptocurrency, I wouldn't recommend platforms that depend on those.

FediFollows, to food

& picks of the day:

➡️ @kitchen - Posts about food, cookery, ovens & cooking gadgets

➡️ @NextGenCookbook - Blog featuring easy recipes from around the world which use fresh ingredients

➡️ @ianmacallen - Food writer, author of “Red Sauce”, Senior Food Correspondent at America Domani

➡️ @martijn - Account dedicated to gardening, homegrown food, (mainly vegetarian) cooking & coffee

➡️ @BRKitchenGarden - Advice on growing your own food in a small urban garden

1/6

FediFollows,

& picks of the day (continued):

The following accounts are groups, follow them to see their posts, @ them to post to a group:

➡️ @Homecooking - Group discussing all kinds of home cooking and baking, including recipes, photos, ingredients etc

➡️ @tea - Group discussing tea

➡️ @coffee - Group discussing coffee

PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS PART OF THE THREAD! Replying to this section of the thread would spam the groups.

More info about groups at https://fedi.tips/how-to-use-groups-on-the-fediverse/

6/6

FediFollows,

@ExcelAnalytics

I have all these suggestions listed in more specific categories on the website at https://fedi.directory

FediFollows, (edited )

@skaphle

If you're looking in the web interface, there's a "Group" label on the group's profile page. Other interfaces and apps may or may not show this label.

Don't worry, you did the right thing by removing the @s from the reply! Thank you! 👍

Really, this is a bug, groups ought not to boost posts by non-members, as people are bound to discuss them without wanting to post to them. This is an issue for the group software developers though.

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