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Connecting threads across the web. We Distribute is an independent news publication dedicated to user empowerment, decentralized communication, and the future of the Internet.

You can actually follow our publication directly at @news !

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It's now possible to connect and accounts together, and talk across a bridge! We get into the nuts and bolts of how it works, and what you can do to get started!

https://wedistribute.org/2024/05/fediverse-bluesky-bridge/

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@hello do you prefer engagement on threads or fediverse?

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@ReRockman Either is great! We run a bunch of different accounts in different places, and are trying to engage on each of them.

Since you're here, though, you're welcome to hit us with any questions or comments you've got.

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

https://wedistribute.org/2024/05/forking-mastodon/

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For our first article on , we wrote a crash course guide on the protocol and the network, along with what it is, how it works, and how you can get started.

https://wedistribute.org/2024/05/nostr-crash-course/

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The beloved annual music contest of the has started, and the window is open to submit your entry!

https://wedistribute.org/2024/05/fedivision-2024-has-begun/

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Jack Dorsey has been somewhat distant from the platform for a while, but turned some heads by confirming that he is no longer part of the Board of Directors.

https://wedistribute.org/2024/05/bluesky-jack-dorsey/

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Do you want to help support musicians, like the ones you hear on @radiofreefedi? We are looking to increase our coverage, starting with more Mixtapes. But, we need your help!

We are looking for volunteers interested in helping us make more Mixtapes, with the ultimate goal of releasing a new one every Friday. Don't worry - we'll be using a round robin so that different people take turns.

If you'd like to help out with this, send us a message!

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You can check out our existing archive here: https://wedistribute.org/category/people/culture/the-mixtape/

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Secure Encryption has long been discussed as a possibility in the . Now, one of ActivityPub's co-authors is looking into making it happen.

https://wedistribute.org/2024/05/encrypted-dms-activitypub/

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The has, not one, but two streaming platforms. Both of them are great. Both of them work with OBS Studio. Here's how to get started with @peertube and @owncast!

https://wedistribute.org/2024/05/streaming-obs-studio/

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Great to see another interview with @snarfed! 🎉

Ryan is doing awesome work, and brings a wonderful attitude to the Fediverse and IndieWeb alike. Definitely worth a listen!

RE: https://flipboard.video/videos/watch/0e0180b3-81e7-47b9-9853-a06ae4484d27

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In a surprise move, now operates as a US entity! Featuring a new board of directors, and a 501c3 status, it's a new milestone for the project.

https://wedistribute.org/2024/04/mastodon-us-nonprofit/

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We officially have Publisher status on @Flipboard :flipboard: ! 🎉

If is your preferred way of reading articles, you can follow us over there! We're splitting our articles into several different magazines, based on the different networks we're covering.

https://flipboard.com/@WeDistribute

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@soaproot Hey, thanks for asking! I don't think all of @Flipboard 's magazines federate yet. It seems like they're gradually federating more of them in order to make changes before opening the floodgates completely.

For example, this magazine has a Fediverse handle in the bottom right corner of the header: https://flipboard.com/@tech/the-fediverse-1rf274uiz

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What if Canada was federated? 🤔

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/6/24122765/canadians-are-asking-their-government-to-federate

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@rbos I mean, good for them. But, if Canada really wants to take off as a project, they should really consider ActivityPub.

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@cnx we were mostly just playing with words 😅

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The ecosystem is evolving at a rapid pace. One project, , is making an ambitious effort to combine the Fediverse with the power of .

https://wedistribute.org/2024/04/activitypods-federated-solid-pods/

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You might soon be following your favorite publications and newsletters on the ! We can't wait to see Ghost on the network.

(Big shout-out to @quillmatiq on his first We Distribute article! 🎉 )

https://wedistribute.org/2024/04/ghost-implements-activitypub/

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Does dansup ever fuckin' finish anything.

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@nigel Yes.

https://pixelfed.org/
https://fedidb.org/
https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed-rn
https://github.com/pixelfed/recovery

He's constantly dabbling with a bunch of different side projects, some of which hit blockers or get delayed. But, the guy absolutely ships, and works on a ton of cool stuff.

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We Distribute is looking to expand its team! Check out the volunteer positions we currently have available, and if you feel like we're a good fit, come work with us!

We're looking to expand our reporting for the , polish up our site, and secure funding to pay our contributors!

https://wedistribute.org/about/jobs/

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Emissary is a revolutionary next-gen Web platform that lets you tinker with every little bit of it. It works with the , is built on principles, and looks incredible.

https://wedistribute.org/2024/04/emissary-social-web/

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@HugoHeagren It's still a relatively new project, but their main site runs on it!

https://emissary.dev/

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Pixelfed's second project sees the light of day: It's PubKit, a suite of debugging utilities for people building platforms!

https://wedistribute.org/2024/04/pubkit-closed-beta/

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For this Friday, we dug deep to find a series of nostalgic bangers from musicians! Enjoy!

https://wedistribute.org/2024/04/the-mixtape-5-canned-nostalgia/

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@ozdreaming Thank you for listening! 😁 Feel free to check out our other ones: https://wedistribute.org/category/people/culture/the-mixtape/

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Quick Poll! 📊

Our site is integrated with , and can be followed at @news

For a long time, we've been federating our articles using the Article activity type, in the hopes that federated blogging platforms might take off and adopt it.

That hasn't happened yet, and posts regularly look weird on most platforms. What should we do? We're leaning towards the third option, but open to input!

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In case you haven't heard: did you know that the has an online radio station, featuring artists and music exclusively from this network?

Check out @radiofreefedi if you have a chance!

https://radiofreefedi.net/

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@iftas, the dedicated Trust & Safety organization for the , recently published a report on the EU's Digital Services Act, along with suggestions on what admins can do.

https://wedistribute.org/2024/04/iftas-dsa-guide/

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This is honestly a huge, huge deal. The DSA is still somewhat poorly understood by a lot of people – having concrete, actionable guidelines really helps out instance operators.

RE: https://mastodon.social/users/box464/statuses/112249766262773206

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Question for fedi experts. What are the benefits of hosting your own instance?

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@janettespeyer The main benefits we've seen are two-fold: self-reliance, and control.

Broadly speaking, relying on other people to administrate a server can be a bit of a compromise. You might have a great admin team, with dedicated moderators, tremendous uptime, and clear community policies. Or, you might not have any of those things.

The main critique of joining a community instance vs self-hosting can be summed up as the following question: how comfortable are you in having someone else make decisions on your behalf?

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@janettespeyer Not sure if you had seen this piece, but we've put some thought into the subject: https://wedistribute.org/2024/04/us-government-hosted-fediverse/

It's definitely doable, a big chunk of EU political bureaus and offices are on government-hosted Mastodon instances. The biggest challenge is probably going to be finding a quality vendor that understands compliance, competent moderators to run the service, and onboarding resources and training for social media teams.

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@m3t00 @janettespeyer Yeah, customization is a big positive. A lot of people have created themes as well as custom frontends for Mastodon, and a variety of other Fediverse platforms.

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In response to @potus enabling federation via the other day, a number of people asked: why can't the White House self-host their own server?

Our writer @deadsuperhero dives in with some thoughts on the current hurdles

https://wedistribute.org/2024/04/us-government-hosted-fediverse/

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Hey @greg it looks like your Women's Basketball Daily account on Flipboard Social randomly boosts our articles. Not that we necessarily mind, but it's probably not relevant to that audience!

https://flipboard.social/@wbbdaily

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It's now possible to follow President Biden and the White House on the . Both accounts have enabled the integration via .

https://wedistribute.org/2024/04/president-biden-on-fedi/

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@blake It would be nice to see the US Government do something similar to the EU!

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@trex It's real!

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We are pivoting from niche journalism to a shipping and distribution company!

https://www.wedistribute.com/

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Another test post, pretending to say something very nasty to @jdp23

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@jdp23 Talk about a taboo symbol, Jon! Tsk, tsk.

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Server indexes of places for newcomers to join can be instrumental for adoption. However, sudden rule changes can leave some admins feeling pressure to change policies and remain listed.

https://wedistribute.org/2024/03/block-threads-to-remain-listed/

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It may be that this is little more than an extremely unfortunate glitch, but it's really unfortunate timing for . The thing is, companies like Meta don't have a great history with projects.

https://wedistribute.org/2024/03/is-threads-hiding-pixelfed/

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This has ended! Check out our notes and coverage throughout the day. This was a really fun experiment on our part, and we hope to come back with even bigger improvements next time around!

https://wedistribute.org/2024/03/fediforum-live/

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That's a wrap for day one of this !

Absolutely incredible event, you can check out our notes on the liveblog here: https://wedistribute.org/2024/03/fediforum-live/

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We're trying something new: live coverage of the 2024 Event! It's a first-ever experiment for us, come check out our coverage!

https://wedistribute.org/2024/03/fediforum-live/

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has remained the dominant protocol over the past few years. In that time, many bright ideas have come on how to improve the spec. Here's where those efforts are today.

https://wedistribute.org/2024/03/extending-activitypub/

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Special thanks to @evan and @J12t and @ilja for offering quotes and insights!

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What is We Distribute, exactly? 🤔

We Distribute is a CC-licensed open media project. It serves as a people-focused tech publication, with the goal of informing and educating people about three things:

  1. Decentralized Communications
  2. User empowerment
  3. The future of the Internet

Most of what we do involves reporting on the day-to-day developments of the . In fact, our articles are ActivityPub-enabled, and integrate directly into the network.

However, the Social Web / Decentralized Social movement involves far more efforts and technologies that we think are also worth reporting on: , , , , , and all bring interesting pieces to the puzzle.

Our ultimate goal is to showcase the ongoing efforts to change the shape and form of the Internet itself, at a grassroots level. Join us on this exciting journey.

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Pardon me. This program is too stupid to glean your desire from such a wonderfully crafted sentence. Please try something else.

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