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Independent Federated Trust and Safety - We support the people making the Fediverse safer by convening and creating best practice, resources and services that […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://mastodon.iftas.org/@iftas, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
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FediForum @fediforum.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15h
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.

And to be notified of the next online FediForum […]
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IFTAS @iftas.mastodon.iftas.org.ap.brid.gy · 3d
⚠️ SW-ISAC Advisory

A pro-Russian propaganda network, possibly related to the Portal Kombat network, is active on numerous ActivityPub services.

We are directly contacting affected services, but all admins should check for the accounts listed below, likely created after September 8.

Based on […]
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IFTAS @iftas.mastodon.iftas.org.ap.brid.gy · 1d
Update:

Spam accounts continue to be created and volunteers are flagging them as we find them.

Roughly 80% of observed accounts have been taken down, and the observed usernames list is being updated daily (see above for link).

If you see a report for an account you believe to be a false […]
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Newsmast Foundation @newsmast.newsmast.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d
FediForum begins later today!

We're so excited to see all the cool things happening in the Fediverse and the wider Social Web.

If you're going to be showing off what you're working on, we wish you the best of luck. If not, we hope you have fun 🕺

#fediforum #fediverse #socialweb #mastodon
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Mastodon @mastodon.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d
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
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FediForum @fediforum.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d
Babette Knauer (@babetteknauer) is coming to FediForum and says:

I’d love to discuss (and/or host a session on) digital sovereignty in academic organizations and the role the fediverse can play.

FediForum starts tomorrow! But you can still sign up: https://fediforum.org
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IFTAS @iftas.mastodon.iftas.org.ap.brid.gy · 3d
@bedirthan We observed three associated accounts on three different Mastodon services with a BBC username, and one associated account with a France24 username.

They have all been suspended.
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IFTAS @iftas.mastodon.iftas.org.ap.brid.gy · 3d
@bedirthan if the additional indicators listed on that page are also there (recently registered, throwaway domain used for registration, links to Telegram channels) they may be.

The username is a starting point for investigation, but should not be considered in and of itself proof of […]
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IFTAS @iftas.mastodon.iftas.org.ap.brid.gy · 3d
related references:

https://bsky.app/profile/antibot4navalny.bsky.social/post/3m22256476k25

https://www.sgdsn.gouv.fr/files/files/20240212_NP_SGDSN_VIGINUM_PORTAL-KOMBAT-NETWORK_ENG_VF.pdf

https://checkfirst.network/pravda-network-worldwide-expansion-and-llm-wikipedia-pollution/
“Pravda” Network: Worldwide Expansion and LLM, Wikipedia Pollution - CheckFirst
CheckFirst, in partnership with DFRLab, shows how the Russian propaganda and disinformation “Pravda” network extended its coverage and aims (and succeeds) at polluting large language models (LLMs) and Wikipedia. Lastly, we demonstrate the inability of X’s Community notes to aptly address the spread of “Pravda” content on the platform.
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IFTAS @iftas.mastodon.iftas.org.ap.brid.gy · 3d
⚠️ SW-ISAC Advisory

A pro-Russian propaganda network, possibly related to the Portal Kombat network, is active on numerous ActivityPub services.

We are directly contacting affected services, but all admins should check for the accounts listed below, likely created after September 8.

Based on […]
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Bonfire @bonfire.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy · 5d
🔥 Bonfire now supports post imports when migrating instances.

You can bring your posts (+ optionally replies) with you when moving to a Bonfire instance from another instance or platform. Imported posts keep their original dates and URIs. Threads are preserved, as are like/boost counts. It […]
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FediForum @fediforum.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 7d
Jaz-Michael King (@jaz) is coming to FediForum and wants to talk about:

Open social trust and safety

Join us Tuesday and Wednesday? https://fediforum.org
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Bluesky @bsky.app · 7d
Bluesky runs on open protocols with open source code. Today we’re taking an additional step and making a patent non-aggression pledge to ensure that everyone can build confidently on our work.

Learn more and read the pledge in our blog post: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
Bluesky's Patent Non-Aggression Pledge - Bluesky
Bluesky develops open protocols. We're taking a short and simple patent non-aggression pledge to ensure that everybody feels confident building on them.
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FediForum @fediforum.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 7d
Alexis Bushnell (@alexisbushnell), who invented #fediforumfriday at the last #fediforum is again coming to FediForum next week and wants to talk about:

* building community on the open social web - something around making it more community focused than trying to replicated mainstream platforms […]
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FediForum @fediforum.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 6d
The schedule and sessions proposed so far has been updated for next week's online FediForum. Check it out!

Anything sound interesting? Join us: https://fediforum.org/2025-10/

Or are we missing something important? Join us, too, and run the session you want to see! FediForum is an #unconference!
FediForum | Topics for October 2025
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Connected Places @fediversereport.com · 6d
Fediverse Report 136 - This week's #fediverse news

- @newsmast takes a new direction with a white-label app for news organisations that also offers fediverse integration
- a paper by @inquiline on targeted harassment on Mastodon
- #activitypub Fuzzer is a new tool that helps devs with […]
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IFTAS @iftas.mastodon.iftas.org.ap.brid.gy · 7d
About MCP: https://modelcontextprotocol.io/docs/getting-started/intro

Python script to block software at server level:
https://mastodon.scot/@gunchleoc/115298568414802052

Note: There is also a FediBlockBot at fediblock[.]manalejandro[.]com
What is the Model Context Protocol (MCP)? - Model Context Protocol
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IFTAS @iftas.mastodon.iftas.org.ap.brid.gy · 7d
⚠️ SW-ISAC Advisory

Be advised: domain manalejandro[.]com is operating an MCP service to connect ActivityPub to a Large Language Model (LLM) at mcp[.]manalejandro[.]com

If your federation policy restricts or prohibits proxy-based automation, AI integration, or indirect access to ActivityPub […]
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IFTAS @iftas.mastodon.iftas.org.ap.brid.gy · 12d
We have over 110 responses to the Annual Fediverse Survey, thank you to everyone who participated!

The survey is always open, but we will use these responses for the 2025 report. Your input helps us better understand the needs, challenges, and perspectives of those building and moderating […]
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Fediverse Report 135 - This week's #fediverse news

- @Mastodon launches paid hosting service for institutions
- Gaza Verified is a grassroots initiative to verify Palestinians on Mastodon who need aid, and who have recently completed a 22k USD fundraiser […]
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IFTAS @iftas.mastodon.iftas.org.ap.brid.gy · 20d
@talksina Excellent! Thank you for reviewing. Here is the full version of the survey with all 37 questions:

https://about.iftas.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/full_IFTAS_form.txt

You can email the final version to: [email protected]

Thank you so much!
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IFTAS @iftas.mastodon.iftas.org.ap.brid.gy · 21d
⏳ The IFTAS Moderator Needs Assessment closes soon! This is your last chance to make your needs count and tell your story. Take the survey now:
https://about.iftas.org/moderator-needs-assessment/
Moderator Needs Assessment
## 2024 Fediverse Needs Assessment Last year we had over 130 responses representing over 200 servers. We’d love to hear from many more of you this year! Even if you are a one-person instance, your experience administering and moderating content is valuable information we can use to guide our resources and prioritise what we work on. The survey takes a few minutes, all answers are optional, only tell us what you’re comfortable sharing. **Take the 2024 Needs Assessment Survey**. ## 2023 Report Our work is directed by the needs of the communities we serve, and we conduct an open survey of administrators, moderators, and community managers to ascertain their needs and priorities. Read the latest IFTAS Moderator Needs Assessment Report (external link) Sign up to be notified of our next Needs Assessment Survey (external link)
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IFTAS @iftas.mastodon.iftas.org.ap.brid.gy · 21d
@talksina hi Elena. I have constructed a partial form to test if this is usable or not. I've numbered the questions and written out either the optional answers or written a line for you to type in your answer.

If you don't mind, try this text file, tell me if I should continue or make any […]
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IFTAS @iftas.mastodon.iftas.org.ap.brid.gy · 22d
@talksina many years ago I was on the W3 web content accessibility workgroup, and have endeavoured to be as accessible as possible in all my work. I understand your frustration and am more than happy to make a text version, I'm really glad you asked. I will take care of this later today.
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IFTAS @iftas.mastodon.iftas.org.ap.brid.gy · 22d
@talksina I'd be happy to transpose the form to a text document and you can write in the answers and selections, I can then fill the form on your behalf. If that's helpful, let me know if a text file would work.