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Rianamator 🦇🎃👻 @riana.bsky.social · 20d

One week left until the Trust & Safety Research Conference hosted by @stanfordcyber.bsky.social! The final agenda is now available: fsi9-prod.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/...

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Jaz 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @jaz.co.uk · 29d

18 months by my count (Feb 24).

Some 2018 AP stats for context: davepeck.org/2018/05/03/m...

Mastodon, not all AP, but still, at roughly the same timeframe. The network was a looong way from the decentralised stats that can be pointed to today.

Quote: toot.wales/@jaz/1151517...

davepeck.org

Dave Peck's home on the web. Dave is an independent software developer, investor, and civic technologist.

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Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · Sep 3

Please provide your input on @blackskyweb.xyz Community Guidelines (use of the feed, moderation, app, as well as developer/network services).

Anyone using our feeds, subscribed to our mod service, on the PDS/relay

Provide input via the following link 🗳️: assembly.blacksky.community/6carwc4nzj

Blacksky People's Assembly

Blacksky People's Assembly – a space for public deliberation and collective decision-making.

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Jaz 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @jaz.co.uk · Aug 14

New blog post:

jaz.co.uk/2025/08/14/t...

There is One Fediverse. There are a Million Fediverses

A visual representation of fediverse servers clustered by language or topic and their connectivity to each. Source: www.comeetie.fr/galerie/mapstodon Over the past several years, I’ve listene…

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Jaz 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @jaz.co.uk · Jul 2

New blog post:

jaz.co.uk/2025/07/01/d...

Digital Belonging: Why Language and Locality Matter

I grew up in Wales during a time when our language and culture were under pressure. That experience shaped my belief in the importance of digital spaces where people can speak their own language, c…

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jaz :twt: :wales_flag: @jaz.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · Jul 1

Whoops, pressed save before I edited the working title.

Anyway, new blog post:

https://jaz.co.uk/2025/07/01/digital-equity/

Digital Belonging: Why Language and Locality Matter

I grew up in Wales during a time when our language and culture were under pressure. That experience shaped my belief in the importance of digital spaces where people can speak their own language, c…

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Jaz 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @jaz.co.uk · Mar 27

Did you know there are three custom feeds for #Cymru / #Wales?

bsky.app/profile/jaz.... (New)
bsky.app/profile/jaz.... (Hot)
bsky.app/profile/jaz.... (Trending)

I love feedback, but you'll need to @ me on Mastodon - so follow @ap.brid.gy if you haven't alrdy, then msg @jaz.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy

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Jaz 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @jaz.co.uk · Mar 20

I appreciate the follows here, but I am 99% next door. We're on the same street but you need to poke your head over the fence.

You'll need to follow @ap.brid.gy to open the side gate, and then @jaz.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy to see me (and me you :o)

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Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · Mar 3

I'm building a prototype of an atproto app with "local-only" posting and sharing options. Catalyst of it is a potential client need but will make it open source (of course). Just wanted to check if anyone's done this yet. Inspo is ActivityPub's Hometown
github.com/hometown-for...

Local only posting

A supported fork of Mastodon that provides local posting and a wider range of content types. - hometown-fork/hometown

github.com

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Jaz 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @jaz.co.uk · Mar 5

Reminder: if you follow
@ap.brid.gy
then your posts can travel to other parts of the Fediverse (like toot.wales)

Nodyn atgoffa: os dilynwch
@ap.brid.gy yna efallai y bydd eich postiadau yn teithio i rannau eraill o’r Ffedysawd (fel toot.cymru)

Tŵt Cymru | Toot Wales

We are the Mastodon social network for Wales and the Welsh, at home and abroad! Y rhwydwaith cymdeithasol annibynnol i Gymru, wedi'i bweru gan Mastodon!

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Ben Werdmuller @werd.io · Jan 13

Mastodon is transferring ownership to a new non-profit, which will also be based in Europe. I'm very curious to see what happens next. #Fediverse

The people should own the town square

It is more important than ever that the social web is not controlled by corporations. Today, Mastodon is taking another step towards its founding ideals: independence and non-profit ownership. We're transferring...

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · Jan 13

Big news from Mastodon.

"we are going to transfer ownership of key Mastodon ecosystem and platform components... to a new non-profit organization, affirming the intent that Mastodon should not be owned or controlled by a single individual."

blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/01/the-...

The people should own the town square

It is more important than ever that the social web is not controlled by corporations. Today, Mastodon is taking another step towards its founding ideals: independence and non-profit ownership. We're t...

blog.joinmastodon.org

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Jaz 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @jaz.co.uk · Jan 6

If you follow @ap.brid.gy your posts will be shared across the wider Fediverse, which includes over 15 million additional members. It’s a simple step, and it will enable follows from other indy sites like toot.wales - let me know if you have any questions, I’d be happy to help!

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Jaz 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @jaz.co.uk · Jan 6

If you follow @ap.brid.gy your posts will be shared across the wider Fediverse, which includes over 15 million additional members. It’s a simple step, and it will enable follows from other indy sites like toot.wales - let me know if you have any questions, I’d be happy to help!

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Jaz 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @jaz.co.uk · Jan 6

If you follow @ap.brid.gy your posts will be shared across the wider Fediverse, which includes over 15 million additional members. It’s a simple step, and it will enable follows from other indy sites like toot.wales - let me know if you have any questions, I’d be happy to help!

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Jaz 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @jaz.co.uk · Jan 6

If you follow @ap.brid.gy your posts will be shared across the wider Fediverse, which includes over 15 million additional members. It’s a simple step, and it will enable follows from other indy sites like toot.wales - let me know if you have any questions, I’d be happy to help!

Jaz 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @jaz.co.uk · Dec 13

Croeso/Welcome to the open social web! Please consider bridging your account to the rest of the Fediverse - all you have to do is follow @ap.brid.gy and your account and posts will be visible to another 15 million accounts including for example everyone on mastodon.cymru 👍

Tŵt Cymru | Toot Wales

We are the Mastodon social network for Wales and the Welsh, at home and abroad! Y rhwydwaith cymdeithasol annibynnol i Gymru, wedi'i bweru gan Mastodon!

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IFTAS - Independent Federated Trust & Safety @iftas.org · Dec 13

Not sure what IFTAS connect is? Here are the key features:

1) Crowd-Sourced Library – A growing collection of practical guides, wellness resources, and research curated by moderators for moderators. The library is open to all, no sign-up required: connect.iftas.org/library/ .

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Jaz (IFTAS) @jaz.mastodon.iftas.org.ap.brid.gy · Dec 3

@kissane @iftas Wow! We've had a tremendous show of support today and I cannot thank you all enough 💙

The First 50 is likely filled up but I haven't had a chance to update the page, so I will extend it to accommodate everyone who participates today ✨

As a #givingday treat, FediCheck is now […]

Original post on mastodon.iftas.org

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IFTAS - Independent Federated Trust & Safety @iftas.org · Dec 4

The IFTAS First 50 is now the IFTAS First 67 thanks to #GivingTuesday support ✨

Thanks to my inability to keep the Supporters page updated as fast as the support is rolling in, the IFTAS First 50 page will include everyone who donates today through midnight -12 UTC

about.iftas.org/first-50/

The IFTAS First 50

At Independent Federated Trust & Safety, we believe in the power of community. This page celebrates the commitment and vital role our early supporters have played in our journey. Thank you for …

about.iftas.org

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Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · Nov 28

I'm grateful every day I get to wake up and work on #Blacksky. Deeply grateful for the moderators, the developers helping to make rsky less risky, folks who've offered to work on side projects, anyone saying Blacksky in rooms I'm not in, and anyone that ever asked how I was doing.

Love y'all. 🖤

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Laurens @laurenshof.online · Nov 28

Currently live at www.bnr.nl if you want to hear me talk (in Dutch) about bluesky for the next hour

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Jaz 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @jaz.co.uk · Nov 28

OK keep me posted 🤞

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Jaz 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @jaz.co.uk · Nov 27

Have you bridged your Bluesky account to the full #Fediverse ?

If yes, LMK so I can help promote your account.

If not, why not :o)

Follow @ap.brid.gy to open your profile up to 15 million more users of independent social media on Mastodon and more!

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