Mastodon, the open source, decentralized alternative to X (formerly Twitter), is today rolling out a new feature meant to make the app more appealing to those who use […]
The ‘vote Trump’ spam that hit Bluesky in May came from decentralized rival Nostr
Decentralized social networks aren’t immune to botnet-driven spam, as a recent spam attack on Bluesky demonstrates. Earlier this month, a flood of posts reading “remember to always vote […]
Why Meta is looking to the fediverse as the future for social media
Meta’s move into the open social web, also known as the fediverse, is puzzling. Does the Facebook owner see open protocols as the future? Will it embrace the […]
Look out Substack, Ghost will join the fediverse this year
Joining the likes of Mastodon, Flipboard, and Wordpress, Ghost is coming to the fediverse in 2024.
Substack rival Ghost confirms it will join the fediverse in 2024
Ghost, an open-source rival to Substack’s newsletter platform, has confirmed it will this year officially join the fediverse — or the open social network of interconnected servers that […]
Open-source Substack rival Ghost may join the fediverse
Ghost, the open-source alternative to Substack’s newsletter platform, is considering joining the fediverse, the social network of interconnected servers that includes apps like Mastodon, Pixelfed, PeerTube, Flipboard and, more […]
Flipboard deepens its ties to the open source social web (aka the fediverse)
Flipboard, a Web 2.0-era social magazine app that is reinventing itself to capitalize on the renewed push towards an open social web, is deepening its ties to the […]
Newsmast brings curated ‘communities’ to the open source Twitter/X alternative Mastodon
An organization called Newsmast is introducing a new approach to decentralized social media with the launch of an updated version of its Mastodon mobile app that now integrates […]
Threads will allow you to follow Mastodon users by year-end, according to Meta meeting details
Threads’ roadmap for integrations with the fediverse, aka the network of decentralized apps that includes Twitter/X rival Mastodon and others, has been revealed. A new blog post by […]
As Twitter/X rivals explode, news aggregator SmartNews struggles to retain users
News aggregator app SmartNews had a tough 2023, beginning with widespread layoffs in January and wrapping up with a leadership change that saw co-founder Kaisei Hamamoto assume the role […]