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Andy Piper

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Head of Communications @Mastodon joinmastodon.org, communities person 💗💜💙 technologist & #PenPlotter artist. I do things with code, & tinker with gadgets … all-in […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://macaw.social/@andypiper, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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Andy Piper @andypiper.org · 2d

Hey! I'm talking about Mastodon and the Fediverse at #empoderalive on Wednesday. Sadly, I do not speak Spanish, and I'm not very familiar with Spanish-language Fedi spaces. Can you lovely people recommend me some servers to look up & suggest to folks? Gracias!

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Andy Piper @andypiper.org · 4h

@tchambers maybe what we should do is a 3 or 4 regional #fediforum and a global one as well.

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Andy Piper @andypiper.org · 9h

@ozoned where there any talks on how to operate a multiversal space/time videophone?

Andy Piper @andypiper.org · 11h

“You don’t need to have millions of followers to be valuable…” says Solana Larsen <- THIS! 👏🏻 #empoderalive

Andy Piper @andypiper.org · 11h

Listening to Solana Larsen talking about how communities need to have more control over their data and be more empowered through this. #empoderalive

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Mastodon @mastodon.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14h

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 […]

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Andy Piper @andypiper.org · 11h

@Floppy @pikesley CatTube?

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Mastodon Engineering @mastodonengineering.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12h

Our monthly #trunkandtidbits engineering update is out!

In September we polished the quote post feature, improved many bits of the UI and worked on some deeper technical changes to unlock future features. Read more on our blog to see what the team has been working on 👀 […]

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Andy Piper @andypiper.org · 12h

I’ll be on stage #empoderalive in 10 minutes or so at 12.15 CEST https://empodera.org/

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Andy Piper @andypiper.org · 13h

“…people don’t want to be educated, they want to be influenced. Not manipulated, influenced.” @[email protected] #empoderalive is absolutely owning the discussion here. Fantastic.

Andy Piper @andypiper.org · 15h

Wednesday feels like Friday…

Andy Piper @andypiper.org · 15h

I call this the Berlin #fediday effect 😯

A line graph displaying follower count over the last 30 days. The x-axis marks dates from September 11 to October 6, 2025. The line is a gradual increase, but jumps up sharply towards the right side around the start of October.

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FediForum @fediforum.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Is #fediforum only for geeks?

Not at all! Users have come. Moderators. Artists. Public policy people. Media people. Creators. And many more, because the Open Social Web matters to all of them, and to all of us, around the world.

So join us online in just a bit! https://fediforum.org

FediForum

FediForum: moving the Open Social Web forward

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Andy Piper @andypiper.org · 1d

@Floppy i can’t have that eat into your short time with such frippery and shenanigans! You’re excused.

Andy Piper @andypiper.org · 1d

I am not currently at #fediforum because I am at #empoderalive - I delegate @Floppy to say hello to everyone from me.

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Tim Chambers @tchambers.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy · 1d

This is a really important moment at pushing big tech to enable "credible exit" to more open social platforms. A great paper here on what that might mean. #fediforum

https://indieweb.social/@dazzle/115333367335905837

Dazzle Labs Inc (@[email protected])

At #FediForum today, we are launching our white paper: "Impact of the Digital Choice Act on Social Media Services". It analyzes what commercial and open-source social media services have to do, to conform with the data portability, interoperability and data synchronization requirements of the Digital Choice Act which goes into effect next summer in Utah. We'll run a session to discuss later today, and if you can't make it, leave your contact info to discuss later: https://dazzlelabs.net/whitepapers/impact-digital-choice-act-on-social-media-services/

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Alexis Bushnell (she/her) @alexisbushnell.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 1d

The keynote from @ben at #fediforum was incredible!

Andy Piper @andypiper.org · 1d

Pretty excited to realise that #firesidefedi is coming up to episode 50!

Who else thinks that @ozoned should interview HIMSELF (or, invite someone else to interview him) as a special celebration of the milestone?

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Andy Piper @andypiper.org · 1d

… mind you, maybe it’s actually a clever marketing tie-in to @pluralistic new book release? 🤭

Andy Piper @andypiper.org · 1d

@stefan typo to be fixed in that, 2025 😬

Andy Piper @andypiper.org · 1d

today is day one of #fediforum online, so expect a lot of #FediNews about lots of things...

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Stefan Bohacek @stefan.stefanbohacek.online.ap.brid.gy · 1d

"We believe that these kinds of user-generated, curated collections could help people to find their tribe more quickly when they join the Fediverse.

At the same time, envisioning a similar feature that prioritises user consent, and works across a constellation of independent servers, is no […]

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Andy Piper @andypiper.org · 1d

@julian @ricmac we appreciate the input and support 🫶🏻

Andy Piper @andypiper.org · 1d

I’m hearing “Telegram” and “TikTok” mentioned at #empoderalive and a relative lack of knowledge (on a sample size of the people I have talked to) of e.g. Signal. Also I see X and LinkedIn profiles linked on the profile slides / pages. 😒

Andy Piper @andypiper.org · 1d

The (human!) live audio translation at #empoderalive is top-notch. Extremely grateful to the two professional interpreters for helping me and others to participate more fully.

Andy Piper @andypiper.org · 1d

Well, I cannot say I’m delighted by the #arduino news.