Connecting many threads in a federated web. We Distribute is an independent news publication dedicated to the Fediverse, its development, and its people.wedistribute.org The FediverseJoined November 2010
After a brief demo at FediCon 2025, a new, open source fundraising system for the #Fediverse has been released to the public. It's native to the network, and you sign in using your own Fediverse account.
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Is a large corporate entity scraping a community-run open social network to train AI models for profit? @DropSiteNews claims to have received a leak, and the list contains a significant amount of #Fediverse instances.
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An open source, self-hostable music platform will soon allow people on the #Fediverse to buy music and support artists. Here's why it's a big deal.
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In light of recent controversy and its handling, the twice-a-year #Fediverse unconference for April 1st and 2nd has been canceled by its organizer.
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We tested out the new #Fediverse beta in @Ghost, and wrote about our initial thoughts. There's a huge amount of potential, and it's already taking great shape.
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An interesting experiment is taking place within the #Fediverse: the development of small intentional communities that only connect to one another, and no one else. wedistribute.org/2025/03/websit…
Independent Federated Trust and Safety (IFTAS), the organization behind critical pieces of Trust & Safety infrastructure in the #Fediverse, is struggling to make ends meet. Here's what's going on, what the road ahead looks like, and how to help.
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Sad to hear the "firesky for the fediverse" has been turned off
Seems the best part of making things for social platforms is connecting people, and the worst part of making things for social platforms is also connecting people
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Radio Free Fedi was one of the greatest artist projects to ever hit the #Fediverse.
With an unprecedented ethos and a fanatical approach to building and supporting the music community, it became an institution. Today, we remember and honor RFF.
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Today, we get into the nitty-gritty details of Surf, a new project by @Flipboard! It's a feed reader with #Fediverse social features, where you can build your own community newsfeeds. Check it out!
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Loops is an open source Tiktok alternative for the #Fediverse, from the creator of @PixelFed. We've been experimenting with some tools and techniques for creating Loops videos, with some suggestions on how to get started!
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Loops aims to be an open #Fediverse alternative to TikTok, Snapchat, and Vine. We take an early look at the app, and talk about what it's like!
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Earlier this month, the @joinmastodon project announced a new initiative funded by NGI Search: #Fediverse Discovery Providers! It aims to build a resource framework for different kinds of services that can work with potentially any instance or platform.
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Check it out! @Flipboard has officially announced a new milestone in their embrace of the #Fediverse - now, any Flipboard user can follow a Fediverse account in their feed. We're one step closer to greater publishing and curation across the network!
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Within the last few years, publishing within the #Fediverse has started to take off. This week's opinion piece focuses on some of the current hurdles this network has, when it comes to user experience, and proposes ideas and a vision of what's possible.
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We have a small gift for you today: we've been building an icon font for decentralized social apps and protocols within the space. It's an ongoing effort, and we're happy to release our initial version. It's like Font Awesome, but for the Social Web!
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