Everyone’s excited about #Mastodon 4.5, and rightly so, but you know what’s REALLY outstanding in #Fediverse news this month?

Mastodon <-> PieFed 😍

With PieFed 1.3, issue 1256 was fixed, meaning that Link posts look great when federated out. This means whenever I publish a blog post, then link to it from a post on my PieFed instance, it federates out to Mastodon et al. beautifully.

This makes #PieFed an *outstanding* choice for content-creator community building! 👏

https://codeberg.org/rimu/pyfedi/issues/1256

Retro.pizza is a nerd culture Mastodon server where we strive to uphold the values of the fictional heroes we admire: to value diversity like the X-Men, to be as kind as the Doctor, to defend the weak like Optimus Prime and fight against fascism like Princess Leia.

https://retro.pizza

You can find out more at https://retro.pizza/about or contact the admin account @trixter

#FeaturedServer #Nerds #Geeks #NerdCulture #GeekCulture #Fandom #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

Ein selbstbestimmter Raum im Internet – Eine Übersicht über das #Fediverse und #Mastodon

Ich gebe bald zwei Kurse zum Fediverse an der @vhsdresden. Kostenlos, aber mit Anmeldung. Der Erste ist bereits am Montag. Kommt gern rum oder schickt Leute vorbei!

17. November 2025, 17:30 Uhr bis 19:00 Uhr (VHS in der Altstadt) https://vhs-dresden.de/kurs/25H45120

1. Dezember 2025, 14:00 Uhr bis 15:30 Uhr (VHS in Gorbitz) https://vhs-dresden.de/kurs/25H45121

#Dresden

Ya quedó actualizada la plataforma a la version v4.5.0 #mastodon #uruguay #undernet

Retro.pizza is a nerd culture Mastodon server where we strive to uphold the values of the fictional heroes we admire: to value diversity like the X-Men, to be as kind as the Doctor, to defend the weak like Optimus Prime and fight against fascism like Princess Leia.

https://retro.pizza

You can find out more at https://retro.pizza/about or contact the admin account @trixter

#FeaturedServer #Nerds #Geeks #NerdCulture #GeekCulture #Fandom #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

No one really talks about how algorithms often separate us by race, ethnicity and nationality.

Only on #Mastodon can a French dude pop up on your feed, and you're like - I wonder what he's talking about *hits translate* oh right on strawberries are rad man

Ein selbstbestimmter Raum im Internet – Eine Übersicht über das #Fediverse und #Mastodon

Ich gebe bald zwei Kurse zum Fediverse an der @vhsdresden. Kostenlos, aber mit Anmeldung. Der Erste ist bereits am Montag. Kommt gern rum oder schickt Leute vorbei!

17. November 2025, 17:30 Uhr bis 19:00 Uhr (VHS in der Altstadt) https://vhs-dresden.de/kurs/25H45120

1. Dezember 2025, 14:00 Uhr bis 15:30 Uhr (VHS in Gorbitz) https://vhs-dresden.de/kurs/25H45121

#Dresden

No one really talks about how algorithms often separate us by race, ethnicity and nationality.

Only on #Mastodon can a French dude pop up on your feed, and you're like - I wonder what he's talking about *hits translate* oh right on strawberries are rad man

People of the #fediverse.

What is the etiquette around boosting your own older posts?

#boost #newhere (ish) #mastodon

@Simon_Ochojna

👋 Hiya Simon!

Great question!

I've seen a variety of perspectives.

Personally, I saw someone post a long while back something along the lines of "Go ahead, give a favorite post of yours a boost. Since things here are [mostly] not driven by an algorithm, and followers may span many, many time zones, it might help get your cool toot in front of someone who appreciates it." And that's been my MO.

Other folk don't care for that practice.

Mastodon lets you control whether or not the boosts of someone you follow show up in your feed (on a per-user basis), fwiw.

CC @TheBreadmonkey , fellow self-booster.

https://todon.eu/@dusk/114502029808671420

#selfBoosting #mastodon

@neil @laura I'm fascinated by the return to the old days - but with newer tech ideas. Goodbye IRC, hello Matrix.

Mastodon+Pixelfed+PeerTube is a nice combo.

Reducing my dependency on big tech for self-hosted NextCloud / Mastodon is so liberating.

#nextcloud #mastodon

@Simon_Ochojna

👋 Hiya Simon!

Great question!

I've seen a variety of perspectives.

Personally, I saw someone post a long while back something along the lines of "Go ahead, give a favorite post of yours a boost. Since things here are [mostly] not driven by an algorithm, and followers may span many, many time zones, it might help get your cool toot in front of someone who appreciates it." And that's been my MO.

Other folk don't care for that practice.

Mastodon lets you control whether or not the boosts of someone you follow show up in your feed (on a per-user basis), fwiw.

CC @TheBreadmonkey , fellow self-booster.

https://todon.eu/@dusk/114502029808671420

#selfBoosting #mastodon

Hello, friends. A morning full of energy and positivity. I listen with love to your kind words in the comments_ they lift our spirits and make us feel better. We are from Gaza, and we love you all. Everyone on Mastodon, we love you, friends.You are our hope, our voice, and the light that will save us from our suffering.
A small request: everyone who sees this post, please share it. That is all I ask—so that everyone can see it.
@aral
@fabio
@joynewacc
#gaza
#masTodon
#mastoadmin
#palestine

Ohey Fediverse. I'm trying all of this out! It's still a foreign concept to me, but I think I'm gonna like it here. I'm both here and at sunie@video.gamerstavern.online. What are some things you wish you knew when you joined the Fediverse? Pitfalls? handy tips? I'd love to hear! #fediverse #helloworld #mastodon #peertube

Hello, friends. A morning full of energy and positivity. I listen with love to your kind words in the comments_ they lift our spirits and make us feel better. We are from Gaza, and we love you all. Everyone on Mastodon, we love you, friends.You are our hope, our voice, and the light that will save us from our suffering.
A small request: everyone who sees this post, please share it. That is all I ask—so that everyone can see it.
@aral
@fabio
@joynewacc
#gaza
#masTodon
#mastoadmin
#palestine

Le #hashtag sur #mastodon ...
- J'ai lu qu'il était bien de mettre les majuscules pour les lecteurs automatiques.
- Certains ont les accents et d'autres par !

Qu'en est-il ?

#Mastonautes #mastodonhelp #Masto

Most businesses create social media accounts, and the reason is obvious: to reach customers and partners.

But imagine living in a world dominated by major tech platforms, walled gardens where millions, sometimes billions, of people interact every day. That’s our current reality, shaped by growing corporate control over our digital lives.

Now think of any small business you know: a bar, a restaurant, a tattoo studio, a local shop, a vet clinic…

If most people are still on traditional platforms, what arguments would you give a small business to convince them to share their content on #Pixelfed or #Mastodon, instead of staying on #Instagram or moving to #Bluesky?

Have you tried already? What were the results?

#SocialMedia #BigTech #Fediverse