Self-Host Weekly (22 August 2025)

Teaching moments from @elena, software updates and launches, a spotlight on #OpenArchiver - an #email archiving platform, and more in this week's #newsletter recap!

https://selfh.st/weekly/2025-08-22/

#selfhost #selfhosted #selfhosting #opensource #foss #homelab #homeserver #privacy #development #app #apps #software #fediverse #activitypub

Self-Host Weekly (22 August 2025)

Teaching moments from @elena, software updates and launches, a spotlight on #OpenArchiver - an #email archiving platform, and more in this week's #newsletter recap!

https://selfh.st/weekly/2025-08-22/

#selfhost #selfhosted #selfhosting #opensource #foss #homelab #homeserver #privacy #development #app #apps #software #fediverse #activitypub

joene 🏴🍉
Aral Balkan
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You probably have one of these #apps on your phone right now.

But what if we told you that many of them were developed by former Israeli spies, fueling the occupation, surveillance, and #genocide in #gaza?

#facetune , #mamrai , #IAI , #playtika, #gett , #waze

📲 Video Al Mayadeen EN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enx3syAChWM

The International Furikake Association aims to launch an app in Indonesia by the end of the year to help manage the health of children there and improve their academic performance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/05/japan/furikake-indonesia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #furikake #health #children #apps #manga #kumamoto #indonesia

I perceive 3 fediverses..

fediverse-we-have: Has proven it works, and has delightful #apps to show for it.

fediverse-we-need: The future of #SocialNetworking, where it pervasively serves #people and #society at large.

#fediverse-we-get: Still unknown.

Imho the trajectory of #development of the fediverse-we-have does not lead to fediverse-we-need.

Fediverse-we-get on this path is either a nice #SocialMedia niche for a time, or eventual corporate capture and takeover. A corporate #SocialWeb.

Japan Fair Trade Commission guidelines set to take effect in December will prohibit companies like Google and Apple from excluding other companies' app stores from the platforms. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/30/companies/guidelines-smartphone-apps-it-giants/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #ftc #google #apple #apps #phones