I have, once again, expanded my list of domain extensions I would recommend:

.am (Armenia)
.at (Austria)
.be (Belgium)
.bz (Belize)
.cc (Cocos Islands)
.ch (Switzerland)
.co (Colombia)
.cz (Czech Republic)
.dk (Denmark)
.fi (Finland)
.ge (Georgia)
.is (Iceland)
.li (Liechtenstein)
.me (Montenegro)
.nl (Netherlands)
.nu (Niue)
.se (Sweden)
.to (Tonga)
.tv (Tuvalu)
.tw (Taiwan)
.ws (Samoa)

All of these countries have strong protections for freedom of speech, including speech that defends and promotes minority rights — such as LGBTQ+ rights. Domain registration is open to everyone... You don’t need to be a citizen or own a business in any of these countries.

#Fediverse #ActivityPub#Mastodon#Misskey #PeerTube#PexelFed#LGBTQ

I have, once again, expanded my list of domain extensions I would recommend:

.am (Armenia)
.at (Austria)
.be (Belgium)
.bz (Belize)
.cc (Cocos Islands)
.ch (Switzerland)
.co (Colombia)
.cz (Czech Republic)
.dk (Denmark)
.fi (Finland)
.ge (Georgia)
.is (Iceland)
.li (Liechtenstein)
.me (Montenegro)
.nl (Netherlands)
.nu (Niue)
.se (Sweden)
.to (Tonga)
.tv (Tuvalu)
.tw (Taiwan)
.ws (Samoa)

All of these countries have strong protections for freedom of speech, including speech that defends and promotes minority rights — such as LGBTQ+ rights. Domain registration is open to everyone... You don’t need to be a citizen or own a business in any of these countries.

#Fediverse #ActivityPub#Mastodon#Misskey #PeerTube#PexelFed#LGBTQ

Occasionally, during my free time, I have been generating a list of Fedi sites, that use non-US domain names.

https://codeberg.org/Linux-Is-Best/The_Fediverse_Outside_United_States/src/branch/main/Index.md

Generally speaking, assuming they're wise enough to also use non-US hosting (as everyone should), that can place them outside U.S. Jurisdiction.

#Fedi#Fediverse#Mastodon#Misskey #PeerTube#PixelFed #ActivityPub

Occasionally, during my free time, I have been generating a list of Fedi sites, that use non-US domain names.

https://codeberg.org/Linux-Is-Best/The_Fediverse_Outside_United_States/src/branch/main/Index.md

Generally speaking, assuming they're wise enough to also use non-US hosting (as everyone should), that can place them outside U.S. Jurisdiction.

#Fedi#Fediverse#Mastodon#Misskey #PeerTube#PixelFed #ActivityPub

I have expanded my list of domain extensions I would recommend:

.be (Belgium)

.nl (Netherlands)

.is (Iceland)

.ch (Switzerland)

.at (Austria)

.tw (Taiwan)

.fi (Finland)

.se (Sweden)

.li (Liechtenstein)

.cz (Czech Republic)

All of these countries have strong protections for freedom of speech, including speech that defends and promotes minority rights — such as LGBTQ+ rights. Domain registration is open to everyone... You don’t need to be a citizen or own a business in any of these countries.

I would also add an optional, alternative:

.de (Germany, with registrar help * )

* Germany technically allows anyone with verified contact details within the country to register a domain. Many registrars offer this as a service. However, you should ensure your domain registrar is located outside U.S. jurisdiction.

#Fediverse #ActivityPub#Mastodon#Misskey #PeerTube#PexelFed#LGBTQ

I have expanded my list of domain extensions I would recommend:

.be (Belgium)

.nl (Netherlands)

.is (Iceland)

.ch (Switzerland)

.at (Austria)

.tw (Taiwan)

.fi (Finland)

.se (Sweden)

.li (Liechtenstein)

.cz (Czech Republic)

All of these countries have strong protections for freedom of speech, including speech that defends and promotes minority rights — such as LGBTQ+ rights. Domain registration is open to everyone... You don’t need to be a citizen or own a business in any of these countries.

I would also add an optional, alternative:

.de (Germany, with registrar help * )

* Germany technically allows anyone with verified contact details within the country to register a domain. Many registrars offer this as a service. However, you should ensure your domain registrar is located outside U.S. jurisdiction.

#Fediverse #ActivityPub#Mastodon#Misskey #PeerTube#PexelFed#LGBTQ

I loved the article "Protocols Not Platforms" by Mike Masnick. I shared it incessantly.

But I hate that even great outlets like @onthemedia treat it like the origin of the idea of social media by open protocol. Like he came up with the concept in 2019. It was great as an explainer for regular folks, but I assume the Twitter team knew about #ActivityPub for years before they considered rolling out #bluesky.

Can you clarify this @rabble?

https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/articles/silicon-valleys-rightwing-roots-plus-the-ceo-of-bluesky-reimagines-social-media

People often confuse #Mastodon, a microblogging software, with #ActivityPub, which also supports #Pleroma, #WordPress, #Misskey, #PeerTube, #BookWyrm and more. You're not chained to #Mastodon; using other platforms makes the #Fediverse stronger.

People often confuse #Mastodon, a microblogging software, with #ActivityPub, which also supports #Pleroma, #WordPress, #Misskey, #PeerTube, #BookWyrm and more. You're not chained to #Mastodon; using other platforms makes the #Fediverse stronger.

Now you've elaborated, I do seem to remember quite a few people posting about #peertube - and #lemmy to a lesser extent.

I think there may be special issues with the way they use #ActivityPub but I hasten to add, I don't know the ins an outs of it well enough to say for sure.

It's interesting that #friendica works more or less perfectly though, despite being at least as complex as the others you mention.

I wonder if it's because it's far older, so everyone already knows how to allow for its quirks.

It's an interesting topic though - and obviously one I follow :)

Now you've elaborated, I do seem to remember quite a few people posting about #peertube - and #lemmy to a lesser extent.

I think there may be special issues with the way they use #ActivityPub but I hasten to add, I don't know the ins an outs of it well enough to say for sure.

It's interesting that #friendica works more or less perfectly though, despite being at least as complex as the others you mention.

I wonder if it's because it's far older, so everyone already knows how to allow for its quirks.

It's an interesting topic though - and obviously one I follow :)

the best way I saw #ActivityPub explained was as being like email protocols.

On the most basic level, text works, but the more complexity you add the more inconsistency you see.

For example, if you attach large files, some email providers will not deliver it. If you use some css some email services won't format it the same way.

And recently - well about a year ago - some yahoo accounts weren't able to receive some exchange emails.

We're all so used to this we don't even think about, but from what I've read it;'s the same issue at work with the #fediverse.

Because servers get so much freedom in how to operate, it breaks things for some users.

The social media we're used to is more homogeneous, but it wasn't always that way.

We used to have these issues with #nntp servers, where for example some servers refused to encapsulate #yenc messages correctly

It's not that #mastodon is the new way; it's just that we've forgotten the old way :)

Thankfully, I don’t see this behavior often on the Fediverse — not to say that it doesn’t happen, of course.

I can point out that it certainly happens on Facebook. And on Twitter, it definitely used to happen a lot — which is why they added a time limit.

I do think it’s something worth considering for Mastodon and Misskey.

#Mastodon#Misskey#Fediverse #ActivityPub

Thankfully, I don’t see this behavior often on the Fediverse — not to say that it doesn’t happen, of course.

I can point out that it certainly happens on Facebook. And on Twitter, it definitely used to happen a lot — which is why they added a time limit.

I do think it’s something worth considering for Mastodon and Misskey.

#Mastodon#Misskey#Fediverse #ActivityPub

If you're thinking of creating a Fedi site, I strongly recommend avoiding a .com, .net, .org, .info, .us, or .edu domain name.

You want to avoid U.S. jurisdiction entirely, which means choosing a domain name, registrar, and web hosting provider located outside of it.

I personally recommend the following domain extensions: .be (Belgium), .nl (Netherlands), .is (Iceland), .ch (Switzerland), .at (Austria), and finally, .tw (Taiwan).

All of these countries have strong protections for freedom of speech, including speech that defends and promotes minority rights — such as LGBTQ+ rights. Domain registration is open to everyone... You don’t need to be a citizen or own a business in any of these countries.

No solution is 100% perfect, but at this moment, we can say with confidence that the USA, China, and Russia are not ideal choices.

#Fediverse #ActivityPub#Mastodon#Misskey#PerrTube#PixelFed#LGBTQ