Hannah Aubry
@haubl.es
Mastodon community director ☞ certified goof ♡ loves birds ☆ importantly, earnest
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If you have any intersection with software and how it is built and designed, this brilliant talk by @jenson.org is worth your time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fZT...
Are we stuck with the same Desktop UX forever? | Ubuntu Summit 25.10
YouTube video by Canonical Ubuntu
www.youtube.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
If you have any intersection with software and how it is built and designed, this brilliant talk by @jenson.org is worth your time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fZT...
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Elon Musk and X are once again proving why institutions should never rely on corporate-owned, centrally-controlled social media platforms to reach their people.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0589g0dqq7o
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0589g0dqq7o
December 9, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Elon Musk and X are once again proving why institutions should never rely on corporate-owned, centrally-controlled social media platforms to reach their people.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0589g0dqq7o
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0589g0dqq7o
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New_ Public announced its new community platform is being co-developed with five local US communities - and there's a lot more to come. werd.io/introducing-...
Introducing Roundabout
New_ Public announced its new community platform is being co-developed with five local US communities - and there's a lot more to come.
werd.io
December 2, 2025 at 1:11 AM
New_ Public announced its new community platform is being co-developed with five local US communities - and there's a lot more to come. werd.io/introducing-...
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A mini follow-up to this mini-launch: bridged Bluesky/Blacksky/any ATProto users can now use all of Bridgy Fed's blocking features right from our settings page!
Check it out here: fed.brid.gy/settings
Check it out here: fed.brid.gy/settings
November 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
A mini follow-up to this mini-launch: bridged Bluesky/Blacksky/any ATProto users can now use all of Bridgy Fed's blocking features right from our settings page!
Check it out here: fed.brid.gy/settings
Check it out here: fed.brid.gy/settings
What's something you wish social media helped you do?
November 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
What's something you wish social media helped you do?
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BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
Whenever I get started on a new project, I like to go look at the first blog post the project ever wrote.
Here's Eugen's first post - it rings as true today as it did back in 2017.
Here's Eugen's first post - it rings as true today as it did back in 2017.
The power to build communities
Mark Zuckerberg’s manifesto might be well-spirited, but one thing in it is fundamentally wrong:
In times like these, the most important thing we at Facebook can do is develop the social infrastructure to give people the power to build a global community that works for all of us.
Facebook isn’t, and can never be, a platform where people have the power to build anything. Facebook doesn’t even have the pretense of a non-profit like Wikipedia or Mozilla; there is no doubt about the company’s main focus — extracting as much as possible from you — by analyzing your data and showing you ads in exchange for advertiser’s money. A future where Facebook is the global social infrastructure, is a future with no refuge from advertising and number crunching.
blog.joinmastodon.org
November 24, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Whenever I get started on a new project, I like to go look at the first blog post the project ever wrote.
Here's Eugen's first post - it rings as true today as it did back in 2017.
Here's Eugen's first post - it rings as true today as it did back in 2017.
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In an era filled with tech dipshits who never developed emotionally past the age of 13 & use their wealth to become odious monsters ...
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
November 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
In an era filled with tech dipshits who never developed emotionally past the age of 13 & use their wealth to become odious monsters ...
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
Why do you use social media?
November 21, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Why do you use social media?
You know what I want to see in the world?
Fewer people pointing out problems, and more people suggesting solutions. And then doing the work to implement them.
Thats the world I want.
Fewer people pointing out problems, and more people suggesting solutions. And then doing the work to implement them.
Thats the world I want.
November 21, 2025 at 12:19 PM
You know what I want to see in the world?
Fewer people pointing out problems, and more people suggesting solutions. And then doing the work to implement them.
Thats the world I want.
Fewer people pointing out problems, and more people suggesting solutions. And then doing the work to implement them.
Thats the world I want.
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Today I am stepping down from my role as the CEO of #mastodon. Though this has been in the works for a while, I can't say I've fully processed how I feel about it. There is a bittersweet part to it, and I think I will miss it, but it also felt necessary. It feels like a goodbye, but it isn't—I […]
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mastodon.social
November 18, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Today I am stepping down from my role as the CEO of #mastodon. Though this has been in the works for a while, I can't say I've fully processed how I feel about it. There is a bittersweet part to it, and I think I will miss it, but it also felt necessary. It feels like a goodbye, but it isn't—I […]
I am thrilled to share the news that I joined the @mastodon.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy leadership team as Community Director alongside Felix Hlatky, our new Executive Director, and Renaud Chaput, our Technical Director.
blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/the-...
blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/the-...
The Future is Ours to Build - Together
We’re pleased to introduce Mastodon’s new leadership team, and to share some other important updates.
blog.joinmastodon.org
November 18, 2025 at 9:21 AM
I am thrilled to share the news that I joined the @mastodon.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy leadership team as Community Director alongside Felix Hlatky, our new Executive Director, and Renaud Chaput, our Technical Director.
blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/the-...
blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/the-...
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The world runs on open-source software that lots of people contribute to. There are occasional security problems but they are made up for by lots of people touching the code and heavy review/testing processes.
Most of our browsers have been reliant on Chromium for over a decade.
Most of our browsers have been reliant on Chromium for over a decade.
October 22, 2025 at 1:10 AM
The world runs on open-source software that lots of people contribute to. There are occasional security problems but they are made up for by lots of people touching the code and heavy review/testing processes.
Most of our browsers have been reliant on Chromium for over a decade.
Most of our browsers have been reliant on Chromium for over a decade.
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Normies absolutely have no idea that there are any of the concerns or negative externalities with the major AI platforms, because media absolutely refuse to cover the topic.
having returned to the workplace and being around the general public recently has shown me that there are a vast number of people who are completely unaware of the problems with using generative AI, or even the fact that there are problems with it
October 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Normies absolutely have no idea that there are any of the concerns or negative externalities with the major AI platforms, because media absolutely refuse to cover the topic.
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"The Stakes Are Real: Why the Open Social Web Matters Now."
Amazing keynote from @werd.io at last week's #FediForum, reminding us all that what we are building here is critical for the world at this moment in time, and also some good advice on how to solve right problems.
Amazing keynote from @werd.io at last week's #FediForum, reminding us all that what we are building here is critical for the world at this moment in time, and also some good advice on how to solve right problems.
FediForum Keynote: Ben Werdmuller
Keynote by Ben Werdmuller (@[email protected], @werd.io, https://werd.io) at FediForum October 2025. More info: https://fediforum.org/2025-10
spectra.video
October 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
"The Stakes Are Real: Why the Open Social Web Matters Now."
Amazing keynote from @werd.io at last week's #FediForum, reminding us all that what we are building here is critical for the world at this moment in time, and also some good advice on how to solve right problems.
Amazing keynote from @werd.io at last week's #FediForum, reminding us all that what we are building here is critical for the world at this moment in time, and also some good advice on how to solve right problems.
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It's a wrap for FediForum Day 2, and the entire October 2025 FediForum. We had a blast, and attendees have told us the same.
Next: meet in-person in South Tyrol in Northern Italy in about a month at sfscon.it.
1/2
Next: meet in-person in South Tyrol in Northern Italy in about a month at sfscon.it.
1/2
October 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
It's a wrap for FediForum Day 2, and the entire October 2025 FediForum. We had a blast, and attendees have told us the same.
Next: meet in-person in South Tyrol in Northern Italy in about a month at sfscon.it.
1/2
Next: meet in-person in South Tyrol in Northern Italy in about a month at sfscon.it.
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We’re thrilled to be bringing you a upcoming feature to help you find your people on Mastodon: Packs. (Or something… we’re still figuring out the name.)
As always, we want to build this important feature for the community WITH the community.
Read this blog post about our approach and let us know […]
As always, we want to build this important feature for the community WITH the community.
Read this blog post about our approach and let us know […]
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mastodon.social
October 8, 2025 at 8:44 AM
We’re thrilled to be bringing you a upcoming feature to help you find your people on Mastodon: Packs. (Or something… we’re still figuring out the name.)
As always, we want to build this important feature for the community WITH the community.
Read this blog post about our approach and let us know […]
As always, we want to build this important feature for the community WITH the community.
Read this blog post about our approach and let us know […]
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Welcome to the fediverse and the open social web, @altstore.io! Let's keep breaking down those walls! 💪🏻
📣 We have some exciting news — AltStore is officially joining the open social web!
We’re also:
💰 Donating $500,000 to various Fediverse-related projects
🌏 Launching PAL in several more countries this year
👥 Expanding the team!
For more info, check out our blog post: rileytestut.com/blog/2025/10...
We’re also:
💰 Donating $500,000 to various Fediverse-related projects
🌏 Launching PAL in several more countries this year
👥 Expanding the team!
For more info, check out our blog post: rileytestut.com/blog/2025/10...
Evolving AltStore PAL
In April of last year, we launched AltStore PAL in the European Union as one of the first official alternative app marketplaces on iOS thanks to the Digital Markets Act. We launched with just 2 apps —...
rileytestut.com
October 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Welcome to the fediverse and the open social web, @altstore.io! Let's keep breaking down those walls! 💪🏻
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Yes it's true, AltStore is joining the Fediverse 🥳
Developers can now federate apps, updates, and news alerts to the open social web via our custom Mastodon server!
We plan to release this natively in AltStore soon — but you can check out a beta version TODAY at explore.alt.store
Developers can now federate apps, updates, and news alerts to the open social web via our custom Mastodon server!
We plan to release this natively in AltStore soon — but you can check out a beta version TODAY at explore.alt.store
October 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Yes it's true, AltStore is joining the Fediverse 🥳
Developers can now federate apps, updates, and news alerts to the open social web via our custom Mastodon server!
We plan to release this natively in AltStore soon — but you can check out a beta version TODAY at explore.alt.store
Developers can now federate apps, updates, and news alerts to the open social web via our custom Mastodon server!
We plan to release this natively in AltStore soon — but you can check out a beta version TODAY at explore.alt.store
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We appreciate that certain politicians have recently admitted their naivete in entrusting the voices of their governments to corporate / for-profit social media.
To these politicians, we say: https://joinmastodon.org/hosting
To these politicians, we say: https://joinmastodon.org/hosting
Managed Mastodon
joinmastodon.org
October 6, 2025 at 3:12 PM
We appreciate that certain politicians have recently admitted their naivete in entrusting the voices of their governments to corporate / for-profit social media.
To these politicians, we say: https://joinmastodon.org/hosting
To these politicians, we say: https://joinmastodon.org/hosting
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In June, we proposed new Terms of Service for registered users of on our mastodon.social and mastodon.online servers. We did not do enough to consider the full impact of the terms, and the community was very clear that we needed to reconsider.
We've done that over the past few months. Today […]
We've done that over the past few months. Today […]
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mastodon.social
October 6, 2025 at 4:51 PM
In June, we proposed new Terms of Service for registered users of on our mastodon.social and mastodon.online servers. We did not do enough to consider the full impact of the terms, and the community was very clear that we needed to reconsider.
We've done that over the past few months. Today […]
We've done that over the past few months. Today […]
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We are proud to announce: the keynote at the October FediForum will be:
The Stakes Are Real: Why the Open Social Web Matters Now.
By Ben Werdmuller, senior director of technology at ProPublica.
More details and registration: https://fediforum.org/2025-10/
The Stakes Are Real: Why the Open Social Web Matters Now.
By Ben Werdmuller, senior director of technology at ProPublica.
More details and registration: https://fediforum.org/2025-10/
FediForum | Topics for October 2025
fediforum.org
September 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
We are proud to announce: the keynote at the October FediForum will be:
The Stakes Are Real: Why the Open Social Web Matters Now.
By Ben Werdmuller, senior director of technology at ProPublica.
More details and registration: https://fediforum.org/2025-10/
The Stakes Are Real: Why the Open Social Web Matters Now.
By Ben Werdmuller, senior director of technology at ProPublica.
More details and registration: https://fediforum.org/2025-10/
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Why isn’t every local news broadcast opening with, “What are the ‘Groypers’, and how do you know the signs of your son is part of the deadly gang?”
September 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Why isn’t every local news broadcast opening with, “What are the ‘Groypers’, and how do you know the signs of your son is part of the deadly gang?”
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Today, we’re ready to show you the upcoming quote posts feature in more detail. We’ve put together a blog post with examples of how quote posts will work on Mastodon, ahead of early access on our own servers next week 💬 Full launch to come, in Mastodon v4.5 […]
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mastodon.social
September 11, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Today, we’re ready to show you the upcoming quote posts feature in more detail. We’ve put together a blog post with examples of how quote posts will work on Mastodon, ahead of early access on our own servers next week 💬 Full launch to come, in Mastodon v4.5 […]