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I'm Arnold Schrijver (he/him). Social coder. #FOSS, #HumaneTech and #SocialWeb advocate.

I help foster #Solutions that improve #Wellbeing, #Freedom and #Society

Let's #ReimagineSocial and envision a #Peopleverse where archipelagos, built by the #Commons, unfold the #HumanWeb. Delightful Realms of Creation, where only our dreams may hold us back.

Previously at: @humanetech

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MrBerard , to Random
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Hey Mastodon,

I'm looking for a well put together written case for institutions (academic, professional) to set up their own Mastodon instance.

Something that not only highlights the obvious benefits, but also that the technical costs are within the capacity of most places that have a decent IT department.

Please do not make the case here, I'm looking for links. 😜

Boost for visibility, plz?

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mbajur , to Random
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Any ideas for a fun tiny website i could implement to demonstrate the rails activitypub library I’m working on? :)

julian , to Random
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I'm happy to announce that I have tagged the latest commit in the activitypub branch as v4.0.0-alpha. That designation means (mostly symbolically) that we have moved past the "proof-of-concept" stage of ActivityPub research and development, and into the alpha phase.

This release has been a long time in coming. Work on the ActivityPub integration back in late 2023, although work accelerated around February of this year. The initial idea was to create a proof-of-concept build of NodeBB that could communicate with other fediverse apps, and federate local content outwards for other applications to consume.

As it turns out, it is difficult to temper your expectations when using a protocol with implementations that expect richer compatibility than one can provide! It seemed like a disservice to only offer a minimal subset of expected features, and so we started a deeper integration into ActivityPub with the aims of providing full user-to-user following, notifications, and two-way communication.

In the interim, FediForum happened, causing us to once again re-evaluate our short-to-medium term plans. Devs from NodeBB and Discourse, along with many other interested parties, formed the SWICG Forum and Threaded Discussions Task Force, which aims to promote the use and broader acceptance of threaded discussions as a modality of communication, as opposed to the expected "microblogging" format.

What this release contains

The alpha build contains a fully-capable ActivityPub server instance, including:

  • Two-way follow relationships between local and remote users
  • Two-way communication with fediverse content
  • A dedicated page (/world) to view remote content that is not organized into local categories
  • Categories followable from the fediverse (via FEP 1b12)
  • Integration with local flagging tools (reports sent to originating server)
  • Server-wide domain blocks (allow/deny list capability)

What this release does not contain

  • Support for emoji (images are federated out, which are sometimes stripped)
  • Support for non-public notes, as NodeBB does not currently have the facility to maintain or display them. Research on this problem is ongoing.

Roadmap

Now that the alpha has been tagged and released, I will be making our working roadmap public → you can take a look at it here

I will be starting a new backlog/roadmap for beta items, and existing backlogged items will be carried over.

Final Thoughts

We wouldn't have even thought to implement ActivityPub if it were not for the funding granted to us by the NLNet foundation. They allowed us the runway to pursue the necessary R&D work, and we're pleased that everything has been pointing positively so far!

This entire time, it has been particularly satisfying to continually see the integration working on this instance (the NodeBB support forum). Expanding the reach of NodeBB beyond the confines of the "local" mindset and into the "global fediverse" mindset has been daunting, but is well worth the price of admission.

I'm happy to also say that now that we've proceeded to the alpha stage, it signifies a commitment toward a beta phase, then an RC, and then towards the release of NodeBB v4. ActivityPub has legs, and we're invested in making it work!

weekinfediverse , to Random
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Week in Fediverse 2024-06-21

Servers

Clients

Tools and Plugins

Articles

Previous edition: https://mitra.social/objects/0190181b-34fd-984c-3ed6-b06b56913fe3

owa , to Random
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BREAKING 🚨: Is Apple compliant with the Digital Markets Act with respect to browsers and Web Apps?

OWA's full 118 page report is out today.

Read. Share. Help save the future of the web!
https://open-web-advocacy.org/apple-dma-review/

chartgerink , to Random
@chartgerink@akademienl.social avatar

Proton is transitioning towards a non-profit structure | Proton https://proton.me/blog/proton-non-profit-foundation

danilo , to Random
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I don't want to have a fight on the internet.

I know that's rich, coming from me, if you have even a little backstory—

such backstory being I parlayed a strange hobby beefing with rich guys into a job at a unicorn as the last cycle heated up

—but I'm almost 40 years old, man.

I don't have the energy to carry all this beef in my heart. I survived the absolute rollercoaster terror of 2020.

I want a nice time talking to reasonable people about interesting things. That is my social desire.

danilo OP ,
@danilo@hachyderm.io avatar

It's a crime because Mastodon is a beautiful thing.

A miracle, some ways, BOTH technological and social. The successful federation, the macro-moderation it enables, the thriving volume of instances.

The fact that as a truly evil plutocrat bought a commons and then began deplatforming its journalists, Mastodon could provide a truly workable alternative.

Extraordinary.

BUT: Mastodon is its own worst enemy.

Its querulous, joyless norms will set a ceiling on its impact.

Maybe they can fix it?

dangillmor , to Random
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I'll wait for the experts to weigh in on this, but it's hard to keep trusting Mozilla when it buys an advertising company that claims -- contrary to essentially all available history of the genre -- to protect user privacy.

https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/mozilla-anonym-raising-the-bar-for-privacy-preserving-digital-advertising/

I'm not saying it's impossible. I'm saying that I have reason to doubt this promise.

I would hate to abandon Firefox, and would hope that Ublock Origin and other plugins will keep working.

But this is, at best, a worrisome development.

alcinnz ,
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@rzeta0 @dangillmor As an amateur browserengine dev I recommend webdevs avoid relying on JavaScript so its easier to develop alternative engines. Seemingly a tough sell...

Keep an eye on Dillo, Netsurf, LadyBird, & Servo. Or I'm developing my own. Or there's several commandline options!

But still keep Safari or Firefox (even if you don't like Mozilla's actions) on hand in case a site needs it!

josh , to Random
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Do you care about FLOSS, privacy, security, digital sovereignty, decentralization, and building the tools that help us break with the Big Tech status quo?

Then you'll probably want to join us, or even submit a proposal to speak, at The Matrix Conference! :matrix:

CFP is open through June 26th: https://2024.matrix.org

Join us in Berlin, Germany this September 19-22. Tix on sale now!

protonprivacy , to Random
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"The fact that the EU interior ministers want to exempt police officers, soldiers, intelligence officers and even themselves from chat control scanning proves that they know exactly just how unreliable and dangerous the snooping algorithms are that they want to unleash on us citizens."

https://www.eureporter.co/business/data/mass-surveillance-data/2024/04/15/leak-eu-interior-ministers-want-to-exempt-themselves-from-chat-control-bulk-scanning-of-private-messages/

rigo , to Random
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The EU patting their own shoulder via Gartner. Meanwhile, the W3C Data Exchange WG is drying out because the claimed support is not arriving there. But EVERYONE is using DCAT without supporting its development and maintenance. Which is a very European thing to do.

While NGI is a really nice & useful programme "a liaison" is NOT contributing to ActivityPub dear Gartner!

I still fully support NGI, but invite projects to really go into WGs.

https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/257ae66f-23c7-11ef-a195-01aa75ed71a1/language-en/format-PDF/source-324755022

mbajur , to Random Polish
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🚨 INTRODUCING: a new in-progress engine that aims to make it able to add AP features to any Rails app.

It's still a work in progress but i would really love to hear your feedback and ideas on that! Feel free to message me here or open a discussion on github repo.

See README for more details:

https://github.com/mbajur/activity_pub_app

PS: A new kind of AP service/app will be based on this, more info soon :)

ariadne , to Random
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any proposal to improve ActivityPub/Fediverse security needs to consider the fact that you cannot build safe systems where enforcement of consent is opt-in.

the world does not work this way.

pretending that it does enables the domestic abusers, stalkers, swatters, and other nuisances you are trying to protect users from.

you will get somebody killed with this line of thinking.

netzpolitik_feed , to Random German
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The planned makes the world less secure and more authoritarian, as it is directed against private and encrypted communication. Proponents are using disinformation, lies, and sleight of hand to push through the project. But chat control can still be stopped. A commentary.

https://netzpolitik.org/2024/client-side-scanning-chat-control-is-pure-surveillance-state/

echo_pbreyer , to Random
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🇬🇧 It's up to all of us now. Write a mail to you government. Share the call to action. Call your government during the day. Together we are the resistance. Stop !

https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/council-to-greenlight-chat-control-take-action-now/

martin , to Random
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My talk from the local-first conference is up! In it I discuss the difference between local-first and offline-first, and propose a direction for the community in the coming years https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMq0vncHJvU&list=PL4isNRKAwz2O9FxP97_EbOivIWWwSWt5j&index=2

Tutanota , to Random
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🛑 Chat Control must be stopped! 🛑

We sat down with @echo_pbreyer MEP to discuss the details of this dangerous piece of legislation being pushed by the EU Council.
👉 https://youtu.be/wSEI-dg3Hpo

Get loud and let the EU Council know that we will not accept mass . ✊

hongminhee , to Random
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Version 0.10.0 of , an server framework, has been released! Starting with this release, Fedify, previously distributed under AGPL 3.0, is now distributed under the MIT License to encourage wider adoption. Here are the major changes:

• In addition to RSA-PKCS#1-v1.5, Fedify now supports Ed25519 for signing and verifying the activities.
• FEP-521a: Multiple key pairs can now be registered for an actor.
• FEP-8b32: Implemented Object Integrity Proofs.
• Added Arrive and Question classes.

https://github.com/dahlia/fedify/releases/tag/0.10.0

EUCommission , to Random
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Hatred in all its forms has no space in our societies.

We will do whatever it takes to counter it.

On the International Day for Countering Hate Speech, let’s team up to say online.

In December, we adopted a Communication which calls for a citizen-led discussion on ways to move from hatred and division.

You can also take part in that debate here → https://europa.eu/!BWc4Pq

webmontagkiel , to Random German
@webmontagkiel@norden.social avatar

❌ https://byebyeelon.de/

pixelcode , to Random
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Horrifying: The might vote on implementing already tomorrow!

Basically, they want to scan everyone's chat messages for illegal stuff, which is completely disproportionate and a nightmare.

Chat Control violates fundamental rights (according to the European Data Protection Board), and the German Child Protection Association says it's not suitable to combat child abuse.

Please tell your government to vote against it! I already have.

https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/council-to-greenlight-chat-control-take-action-now/

robin , to Random
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I've tried to take on the question of what it would take to make the internet public interest technology. This took me on a trip through transnational infrastructure, standards, governance, industrial policy, and a whole cast of creative thinkers and next-generation projects.

It's complicated, but I have hope!
https://berjon.com/public-interest-internet/

Mer__edith , to Random
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📣Official statement: the new EU chat controls proposal for mass scanning is the same old surveillance with new branding.

Whether you call it a backdoor, a front door, or “upload moderation” it undermines encryption & creates significant vulnerabilities

https://signal.org/blog/pdfs/upload-moderation.pdf

internetarchive , to Random
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More than 500,000 books have been removed from the Internet Archive's lending library due to the Hachette v. Internet Archive lawsuit, including more than 1,300 banned and challenged titles. 📚 Our patrons have shared powerful stories about how this loss has impacted them, and we need your help to make a change.

Sign our open letter to the publishers urging them to restore access to these books. 📖✍️

👉 https://blog.archive.org/2024/06/17/let-readers-read/

signalapp , to Random
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Official statement from @Mer__edith: the new EU chat controls proposal for mass scanning is the same old surveillance with new branding.

Whether you call it a backdoor, a front door, or “upload moderation” it undermines encryption & creates significant vulnerabilities.

https://signal.org/blog/pdfs/upload-moderation.pdf

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