Today #Mozilla announced that Mozilla Social is closing on 2024-12-17. #DidYouKnow that this was their 2nd public #Fediverse instance?
#Trivia #History
Seriously, stop blaming the network/platform/software/protocol if you are not seeing the content you want to see, or seeing content you don't want to see.
Every #SNS, or #SocialMedia network, is based on (1) who you follow; and (2) who you and the people you follow interact with.
In other words, what you see and don't see was based on your how you're growing your own network. That is your personal "observable network".
It gets worse in platforms with algorithms because they push far more similar content you wouldn't normally see if you don't have any connection path to those (again, who the people you're following are interacting with).
In platforms without an algorithm, like most #Fediverse software, the closest you can get to something similar is your "Instance timeline/feed" and "Fediverse timeline/feed", which are generally 'hidden' behind another tab/section. Not like in, for example, #Threads, "For You" is the default. ("For You" is currently like the "Instance timeline/feed" but with algorithms.)
If you're seeing too much tech mumbo jumbo, you're probably following a couple of tech accounts. Or, maybe, you're just following one techie account but they're far too active in this type of content.
You want to see more art content, you have to find and follow them. Use hashtags and see who else are using it and follow those accounts you like. Or, if you like things being fed to you through an algorithm, you have to keep feeding that algorithm with keywords so it will learn what you want (again, like in Threads).
What you see and don't see is based on how you're growing your network. It's no different from your offline life, you see and hear only the things people that surrounds you are sharing.
It is not the fault of the software/platform/protocol/instance/algorithm (or lack thereof). It's all about #YOU, you are center of your "observable network". Just like how planet Earth is the center of its own "observable universe".
Done with my rounds. Went through 20 pages of accounts, so that's 800 accounts manually checked this evening. ^_~
#moderation #Fediverse #DontMe
The network based on #ActivityPub (f. OStatus; OpenMicroBlogging) is called the #Fediverse (not #Mastodon )
#diaspora protocol is #TheFederation
While that running on #Nostr is #NOSTRich
And #ATproto is #TheATmosphere / #ATmosphere (not #Bluesky )
Now you know!
Like it or not, #Mastodon successfully did an #EEE of the #Fediverse as far as API is concerned.
Non-Mastodon software with Mastodon API implemented can be connected to third-party services like brid.gy and fedica.com, to mention a few.
It is rare to see third-party services implement any support for non-Mastodon software using their respective API. #Fedica recently added #Pixelfed support; and a few other alt #frontends support either #Misskey or #Pleroma.
So… yeah, there's no doubt the “competition” is over as far as this particular usage is concerned. Mastodon won, got what it wants. Either implement it and allow your users to use other third-party software… or don't and wait for other developers to support your platform.
Not good, but we have to face the reality sooner rather than later, so we can move forward. Maybe make it part of #ActivityPub 2.0 and finally have a universal fediverse API that all can agree with and use.
This rant/reaction stemmed from this thread: https://makai.chaotic.ninja/notes/9xs35rslyb || https://c.im/@youronlyone/113082194085637021
“A Brief History of the Fediverse Symbol” by Sean Tilley
https://wedistribute.org/2024/09/history-fediverse-symbol/
#Fediverse #Logo #Symbol #History #SocialWeb #OpenSocialWeb #DDFON #MycelialWeb #MyceliumNetwork #OpenSocial #ActivityPub
I updated the Federated #SNS Historical Timeline to cover the entire #MycelialWeb or #DDFON (Decentralized, Distributed, Federated, Open Network).
https://codeberg.org/ddfon/federated-sns
Enjoy!
#SocialMedia #SocialWeb #OpenSocialWeb #Fediverse #ATmosphere #NOSTRich
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