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Daniel Supernault
Ads are coming to Threads—and therefore something that has (somewhat) enabled ActivityPub.

This is a good opportunity to tell people you can go ad-free on Mastodon, Akkoma, Sharkey, GoToSocial, etc.

https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/24/threads-is-testing-ads-in-the-u-s-and-japan/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Ads are coming to Threads—and therefore something that has (somewhat) enabled ActivityPub.

This is a good opportunity to tell people you can go ad-free on Mastodon, Akkoma, Sharkey, GoToSocial, etc.
Daniel Supernault

As foretold! Spritely Goblins 0.15.0 is OUT... Goblins in the browser!!! spritely.institute/news/sprite

You can even try a real little running mini chatroom using Goblins and OCapN, right in the blogpost!

This has been SUCH a major effort from the whole Spritely team! Goblins + Hoot! Horray!

Spritely Goblins mascot riding on the Spritely Hoot mascot's back, flying in the air! Onwards and upwards!
Christine Lemmer-Webber

As a side note, I am really proud of the release art on both this and the recent Hoot release: spritely.institute/news/guile-

I started the release art last Friday for this one, it was a lot of work! If you want to watch the livestreams of this, they're here: youtube.com/watch?v=nCmqxmqdaI youtube.com/watch?v=BKkqCN9kcb

This one was done in Blender + Grease Pencil, here's the .blend: files.spritely.institute/image

And a 4k wallpaper version: files.spritely.institute/image

As a side note, I am really proud of the release art on both this and the recent Hoot release: spritely.institute/news/guile-

I started the release art last Friday for this one, it was a lot of work! If you want to watch the livestreams of this, they're here: youtube.com/watch?v=nCmqxmqdaI youtube.com/watch?v=BKkqCN9kcb

arisunz

@cwebber holy crap this is HUGE, congrats to everyone involved 💜

Daniel Supernault

The banning of TikTok in the U.S. and the changes of Meta / Instagram / Facebook / Threads ToS brought a new wave of users joining the Fediverse.

And in particular, joining Pixelfed and Loops!

But, did you know that there is a Kickstarter for @pixelfed and @loops happening right now‽

kickstarter.com/projects/pixel

Let's help @dansup continue the development of Pixelfed, Loops, and more

I backed Pixelfed & Loops on Kickstarter.

And, you should, too.

#DeSo #Fediverse #FediFunding #Loops #Pixelfed

The banning of TikTok in the U.S. and the changes of Meta / Instagram / Facebook / Threads ToS brought a new wave of users joining the Fediverse.

And in particular, joining Pixelfed and Loops!

But, did you know that there is a Kickstarter for @pixelfed and @loops happening right now‽

kickstarter.com/projects/pixel

sb

@reiver @pixelfed @loops @dansup
You couldn't pay me a million dollars to use loops with it's current license in place. Anyone who uses it is being played for a fool.

READ. THE. LICENSE.

Daniel Supernault

FediDB Server Directory is now ordered by MAU count, as that is the most relevant metric of activity.

fedidb.org/network

#fediDB

Dr. Quadragon ❌

@dansup's thought bubble: {And it also puts pixelfed.social on a higher shelf, so that's a perk}

Daniel Supernault

pixelfed.social database server has been upgraded, and the service should now be much faster!

Nevarro

@dansup Can you give some information on what hardware Pixelfed.social runs on?

Chris Wood

@dansup can confirm, it’s waaaaay faster! Thank you!

Daniel Supernault

Out of the most active instances, 2 of 6 are Pixelfed, and one is Loops.

fediverse.observer/list

#pixelfed #loops #mastodon

Server Uptime Signups ActiveUsers ~~, Country Software
mastodon.social 99.77 true 361188 United States mastodon
pixelfed.social 98.89 true 180930 Private pixelfed
baraag.net 99.23 false 43315 Private mastodon
pawoo.net 99.41 true 30641 Japan mastodon
loops.video 99.58 true 21519 Private loops
pixelfed.de 99.73 true 18934 Germany pixelfed
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B O

@dansup where are Pixelfed.social servers located?

Brilliantcrank

Looks like some of us need to look for a new instance and help spread the load.

Daniel Supernault

🎥 officially entering pre-production for my video series about the #Fediverse 🎬

THANK YOU for encouraging me to do this. It feels really energizing ❤️

I’m often thinking about this brilliant quote by filmmaker Ava DuVernay: “If your dream is only about you, it’s too small.”

My dream / lofty goal: for everyone to know about the #Fediverse and why / how to join it.

Striving to create an easy to follow, persuasive video explainer.

P.S.: I changed my bio 👀 (I’m no longer a “filmmaker on hiatus”)

A screenshot showing how my profile appears in the app Ivory. Under my name Elena Rossini, there is this bio: director of The Illusionists documentary. Soon: a Fediverse video series. And then a letter emoji followed by the hashtag The Future is Federated
Daniel Supernault

Seeing #pixelfed photos in my Mastodon feed will never not be cool. Thank you, @dansup, for showing what the fediverse can be.

Daniel Supernault

I'm assembling a team of dreamers and builders who want to shape the next era of social media.

lets chat. email daniel at pixelfed dot org

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Mark Aylward

@dansup yes, I’m in the surgical procedure of cutting Meta, Instagram and Facebook from my ego. But I have a keen interest in helping to build a new world order on Social Media.

Yash Ghelani

@dansup This is so cool. Just sent you an email. Thanks for all your work, Daniel!

Daniel Supernault

IT HAPPENED!!! 😮

#Pixelfed just hit 501,707 users!

It’s only the 3rd Fediverse software distribution to hit 500K accounts!

And it just overtook #Peertube to become the 3rd must used Fediverse distribution too!

https://fedidb.org/software/pixelfed

Pixelfed screenshot showing 501,707 accoounts
Émile Durkheim

@pixelfed just a question before I invest. How do you plan to maintain your ethical approach. What's to say that in a few years time you don't just change direction like openai

mrkreuzer

@pixelfed good luck! Excited to see the platform grow. Curious though, how is the team tackling the challenge of making the platform financially stable and long term independet?

Daniel Supernault

pixelfed.social will hit 300,000 users this weekend!

we have some big improvements coming to make the service more stable and help us grow.

instagram import and account migration will be re-enabled on pixelfed.social once we add more capacity.

such exciting times 🚀

Daniel Supernault

It's nice seeing a non-mastodon account in the top 10 most followed accounts

fedidb.org/popular-fediverse-a

Daniel Supernault
@pixelfed has been making incredible strides over the past few years, and has begun developing a suite of different platforms and services for the #Fediverse. After just one day on Kickstarter, they've already smashed their campaign goal.

But they still need your help!

https://wedistribute.org/2025/01/pixelfed-kickstarter/
@pixelfed has been making incredible strides over the past few years, and has begun developing a suite of different platforms and services for the #Fediverse. After just one day on Kickstarter, they've already smashed their campaign goal.

Daniel Supernault

Michiel Leenaars (our director of strategy) speaks at #FOSDEM about Europe's ambition to increase its digital sovereignty in relation to the #NextGenerationInternet. Despite its contribution to tech sovereignty with over 1300 Free and Open technologies supported, so far #NGI is not in the EU's future plans. Michiel addresses the question: What should our new EU Commissioner for Tech Sovereignty be working on for the next 5 years from the the vantage point of NGI?
https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-6508-next-generation-internet-2025-where-next-/
#FOSS

Michiel Leenaars (our director of strategy) speaks at #FOSDEM about Europe's ambition to increase its digital sovereignty in relation to the #NextGenerationInternet. Despite its contribution to tech sovereignty with over 1300 Free and Open technologies supported, so far #NGI is not in the EU's future plans. Michiel addresses the question: What should our new EU Commissioner for Tech Sovereignty be working on for the next 5 years from the the vantage point of NGI?

Stefane Fermigier (Abilian)

@nlnet euro-stack.com/blog/2024/8/red
The potential defunding of the Next Generation Internet (NGI) initiative in the Horizon Europe working draft for 2025 poses a significant threat to the European open source ecosystem. This post outlines the critical role NGI plays in fostering innovation, ensuring digital sovereignty, and building a thriving European digital economy, and calls for the European Commission to reconsider this decision.
cc @apell @ow2 @eurostack @fsfe @NGIZero @NGICommons@eupolicy.social @NGIcommons@social.ngi.eu

@nlnet euro-stack.com/blog/2024/8/red
The potential defunding of the Next Generation Internet (NGI) initiative in the Horizon Europe working draft for 2025 poses a significant threat to the European open source ecosystem. This post outlines the critical role NGI plays in fostering innovation, ensuring digital sovereignty, and building a thriving European digital economy, and calls for the European Commission to reconsider...

Daniel Supernault

I made some progress on Pixelfed Starter Packs, you will be able to create, join and manage them via our official app.

Your recipients will get a link that either redirects to the app or app store.

From there it's just a few simple steps like picking a username, and they join and auto follow you and whoever else is in the pack.

🚀

Lilie Kitsh

@dansup the app is completely down here, full of bugs...and difficult to changé bio and things like that, thank you for trying .

David Robinson

@dansup did I make a mistake setting up my Pixelfed profile, as I cannot enter a bio or website?

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