@Mastodon@mastodon.social
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May 06, 2026
Mastodon
@Mastodon@mastodon.social
Our mission is to connect the world through thriving online communities. This is the primary account for the Mastodon project. For technical software updates, follow @MastodonEngineering For news and updates on the Mastodon servers that we operate (like this one!), follow @staff
mastodon.social
We’re kicking off a new series: Community Spotlights.
Through these stories, we celebrate the people who make the #SocialWeb a wonderful place to connect.
Our first subjects are @Tzipporah@turtleisland.social & @Yehuda@turtleisland.social, the grandfather & grandkid duo that admin #TurtleIsland, a server focused on building community with Native/Indigenous people, other BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) people, and allies.
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/05/community-spotlight-tzipporah-and-yehuda-of-turtle-island-social/
#Mastodon #Fediverse
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@haubles@hachyderm.io
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May 05, 2026
hannah aubry
@haubles@hachyderm.io
@Mastodon community director / fediforum advisory board ☞ certified goof ♡ loves birds ☆ importantly, earnest ♓︎ she/they - I used to be on fosstodon
hachyderm.io
It has been an honor and delight getting to know @Tzipporah@turtleisland.social and @Yehuda@turtleisland.social over the past few months.
If you haven’t met them, they’re the grandfather & grandkid duo that co-admin #TurtleIsland, a server focused on building community with Native/Indigenous people, other BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) people, and allies. To me, their story perfectly encapsulates the best thing about the fediverse and Mastodon: People coming together to build a place for themselves.
Read their beautiful story: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/05/community-spotlight-tzipporah-and-yehuda-of-turtle-island-social/
#Mastodon #Fediverse #SocialWeb
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@newsmast@backend.newsmast.org
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Apr 30, 2026
Newsmast Foundation
@newsmast@backend.newsmast.org
We're the Newsmast Foundation, the UK’s top decentralised social focused charity. We’re a group of former media people, scientists and technologists supporting open social media for the growth of knowledge 🔭 Say hi 👋 Our small team is here for the 09:00-17:00, Monday to Friday GMT
backend.newsmast.org
Community is an overused word.
That's because it's something we all desire to be a part of, with no simple solution.
No one can build the community you want to see for you. It takes action and effort.
We want to see more and more communities grow. Not just in person, but digitally too. That's why we're working hard to provide social technology to community leaders, giving them the platform to make a difference.
#SocialWeb #Community #SocialMedia #AppsForChange
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@Mastodon@mastodon.social
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Apr 29, 2026
Mastodon
@Mastodon@mastodon.social
Our mission is to connect the world through thriving online communities. This is the primary account for the Mastodon project. For technical software updates, follow @MastodonEngineering For news and updates on the Mastodon servers that we operate (like this one!), follow @staff
mastodon.social
You heard it here first: Mastodon 5.0 (eta Fall 2026) will introduce major improvements to the core user experience. We're making Mastodon the most human-centred software on the #SocialWeb.
That’s where you come in.
Discovery Week 🗓️ 11-15 May 2026
Join our Head of Design @imanijoy@mastodon.social for a jam-packed 5 day sprint inviting stakeholders from within and beyond Mastodon to weigh in on the future of the product.
See how you can get involved and contribute: https://app.hi.events/events/6360/mastodon-design-team
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@newsmast@backend.newsmast.org
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Apr 28, 2026
Newsmast Foundation
@newsmast@backend.newsmast.org
We're the Newsmast Foundation, the UK’s top decentralised social focused charity. We’re a group of former media people, scientists and technologists supporting open social media for the growth of knowledge 🔭 Say hi 👋 Our small team is here for the 09:00-17:00, Monday to Friday GMT
backend.newsmast.org
We'll be in Hamburg next week for 2MR!
2MR is a festival that focuses on democracy-strengthening social media and we're sponsoring it 🧡
Alongside a list of great speakers, you can catch Saskia from the Newsmast Foundation in a panel before lunch and Michael is closing out the day with the reveal of a new declaration across social networks and protocols 👀
If you're around, we'd love to see you there!
https://2mr.social/
#SocialWeb #SocialMedia #Fediverse #Mastodon #2MR
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@newsmast@backend.newsmast.org
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Apr 23, 2026
Newsmast Foundation
@newsmast@backend.newsmast.org
We're the Newsmast Foundation, the UK’s top decentralised social focused charity. We’re a group of former media people, scientists and technologists supporting open social media for the growth of knowledge 🔭 Say hi 👋 Our small team is here for the 09:00-17:00, Monday to Friday GMT
backend.newsmast.org
On May 5th, join a TechSoup Connect webinar with @michael@backend.newsmast.org for a session on our Apps for Change programme!
We'll be exploring how Apps for Change can provide an escape from Big Tech and unlock deeper connection to community.
RSVP now to ensure you get in: https://events.techsoup.org/events/details/techsoup-techsoup-connect-canada-chapter-presents-apps-for-change-building-community-owned-spaces-in-a-big-tech-world/
#TechForGood #SocialWeb #AppsForChange #Newsmast #Fediverse #TechSoup
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@newsmast@backend.newsmast.org
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Apr 21, 2026
Newsmast Foundation
@newsmast@backend.newsmast.org
We're the Newsmast Foundation, the UK’s top decentralised social focused charity. We’re a group of former media people, scientists and technologists supporting open social media for the growth of knowledge 🔭 Say hi 👋 Our small team is here for the 09:00-17:00, Monday to Friday GMT
backend.newsmast.org
We promised that, if we returned to Perugia for the International Journalism Festival this year, we'd go all or nothing.
We chose all and it paid off! ⚡️
What an amazing couple of days, meeting new people, co-hosting a hugely successful lunch event (in a stunning venue), and, most importantly, having fun as a team.
Huge congratulations to @bjoernsta@eimsbuettel.social @mellifluousbox@mastodon.social @PaulNemitz@eupolicy.social and @rose.bsky.team for getting on stage and advocating for the Social Web 🪐
#SocialWeb #IJF26
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@newsmast@backend.newsmast.org
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Apr 16, 2026
Newsmast Foundation
@newsmast@backend.newsmast.org
We're the Newsmast Foundation, the UK’s top decentralised social focused charity. We’re a group of former media people, scientists and technologists supporting open social media for the growth of knowledge 🔭 Say hi 👋 Our small team is here for the 09:00-17:00, Monday to Friday GMT
backend.newsmast.org
We're in Perugia and having a great time today at the first full day of the International Journalism Festival!
@michael@backend.newsmast.org @saskia@backend.newsmast.org @mariana_b@backend.newsmast.org @benparker@backend.newsmast.org
#IJF26 #Journalism #SocialWeb
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@newsmast@backend.newsmast.org
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Apr 15, 2026
Newsmast Foundation
@newsmast@backend.newsmast.org
We're the Newsmast Foundation, the UK’s top decentralised social focused charity. We’re a group of former media people, scientists and technologists supporting open social media for the growth of knowledge 🔭 Say hi 👋 Our small team is here for the 09:00-17:00, Monday to Friday GMT
backend.newsmast.org
We're jumping on a plane and heading to Perugia for #IJF26
This year, we're looking forward to talking to even more people in the world of journalism who believe in community and protecting news values. We hope that they can see the future of the Social Web is a solution for journalists.
At our lunch event, we'll be highlighting combined efforts across the Open Social Web, including both AP and ATProto. We hope it's a success!
#Journalism #News #SocialWeb #NewsMedia
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@newsmast@backend.newsmast.org
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Apr 14, 2026
Newsmast Foundation
@newsmast@backend.newsmast.org
We're the Newsmast Foundation, the UK’s top decentralised social focused charity. We’re a group of former media people, scientists and technologists supporting open social media for the growth of knowledge 🔭 Say hi 👋 Our small team is here for the 09:00-17:00, Monday to Friday GMT
backend.newsmast.org
In case you missed it, check out the latest Building in Public blog post from @michael@backend.newsmast.org 🌌
🍎 Journalism
🍍 Content Creators
🍓 Community
🍊 Professional Networks
Four flavours of our Apps for Change offering are now live or in testing. With Build-an-App on the horizon... 🔭
Read more in the link below and don't forget to subscribe! 👇
https://www.blog-pat.ch/apps-for-change/
#SocialWeb #BuildInPublic #SocialMedia #Newsmast #Mastodon #Fediverse
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@smallcircles@social.coop
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Apr 13, 2026
🫧 socialcoding..
@smallcircles@social.coop
Welcome social coder, To this self benefit center, Where we earn #socialweb. Concept is simple.. Bring something of value, Others make it grow, You self-benefit, Our synergies flow.. Commons 💕 unite! Participate in our channels, Reach out, embrace others, Follow passions and dreams, #Dreamwalk bright future, To realize them.. Invest in #SX now! Gift one 🪙 of #humanity, Earn 🪙🪙 cts of #freedom.. 💃🕺 #peopleverse shall rise! CC BY-NC-SA, Humane tech community.
social.coop
#AntiPatterned™
Do NOT create out-of-bound custom and app-centric mechanisms that define new and expected behavior on protocol level.
https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fediverse-ideas/issues/33
#SX #SocialCoding #SocialWeb #ActivityPub #ProtocolDecay #Botiquette
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@newsmast@backend.newsmast.org
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Apr 09, 2026
Newsmast Foundation
@newsmast@backend.newsmast.org
We're the Newsmast Foundation, the UK’s top decentralised social focused charity. We’re a group of former media people, scientists and technologists supporting open social media for the growth of knowledge 🔭 Say hi 👋 Our small team is here for the 09:00-17:00, Monday to Friday GMT
backend.newsmast.org
Brilliant to see such a thoughtful report, backed by @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu reference the power of decentralised social networks as we move towards digital sovereignty in the EU!
If you're looking for some interesting reading, check it out 👇
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC144603
#SocialWeb #Fediverse #EU #Decentralised #DigitalSovereignty #Research #Decentralized
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@newsmast@backend.newsmast.org
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Apr 09, 2026
Newsmast Foundation
@newsmast@backend.newsmast.org
We're the Newsmast Foundation, the UK’s top decentralised social focused charity. We’re a group of former media people, scientists and technologists supporting open social media for the growth of knowledge 🔭 Say hi 👋 Our small team is here for the 09:00-17:00, Monday to Friday GMT
backend.newsmast.org
This time next week we'll be in Perugia, Italy for the International Journalism Festival!
Whilst we're there, we'll be hosting a lunch alongside @bjoernsta@eimsbuettel.social from Save Social for anyone and everyone interested in combining efforts to make the #SocialWeb a new home for journalism.
This will be a great opportunity to showcase the Social Web to the people who could benefit most which we hope will build some weight behind the Social Web movement.
#Journalism #IJF26
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@newsmast@backend.newsmast.org
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Apr 07, 2026
Newsmast Foundation
@newsmast@backend.newsmast.org
We're the Newsmast Foundation, the UK’s top decentralised social focused charity. We’re a group of former media people, scientists and technologists supporting open social media for the growth of knowledge 🔭 Say hi 👋 Our small team is here for the 09:00-17:00, Monday to Friday GMT
backend.newsmast.org
We're excited to announce that Mariana has joined the Newsmast Foundation team 🧡
If you've supported Newsmast since the beginning, you might recognise Mariana as one of the amazing team who helped us launch. Now, Mariana's management experience will help us better coordinate projects and support community initiatives.
We're delighted that Mariana has chosen us for the next step in her career and we can't wait to see how her experience helps us improve.
#Welcome #Newsmast #SocialWeb
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Surf is going to
#AtmosphereConf! Don't miss @mike@flipboard.social's "Feeds are the new websites" lightning talk at 3.10pm on Saturday, March 28 — we can't wait to see you there!
https://atmosphereconf.org/event/81Xovjr
#OpenSocial #ATProto #SocialWeb
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@newsmast@backend.newsmast.org
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Mar 10, 2026
Newsmast Foundation
@newsmast@backend.newsmast.org
We're the Newsmast Foundation, the UK’s top decentralised social focused charity. We’re a group of former media people, scientists and technologists supporting open social media for the growth of knowledge 🔭 Say hi 👋 Our small team is here for the 09:00-17:00, Monday to Friday GMT
backend.newsmast.org
Our co-founder @michael@backend.newsmast.org represented the Newsmast Foundation last week at Rebuild, an event bringing together 60 European social platforms to take back control of social media.
There's a lot of work to do, but we're so proud to be part of a long overdue European movement calling for commitment to European social platforms.
You can see and sign the letter here: https://letter.rebuild.net/
#SocialWeb #EU #SocialMedia #Rebuild
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ICYMI, @fediforum@mastodon.social's Growing the Open Social Web unworkshop took place today. Catch up on everything that happened via
@tchambers@indieweb.social's FediForum Surf feed.
https://surf.social/feed/surf%2Fcustom%2F01jvprse7ptd6b9gccy3m9g547
#FediForum #OpenSocial #SocialWeb #Fediverse #ActivityPub #SurfFeeds
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Less than a week till @fediforum@mastodon.social's Growing the Social Web unworkshop! Get all the latest from @tchambers@indieweb.social's Surf feed:
https://surf.social/feed/surf%2Fcustom%2F01jvprse7ptd6b9gccy3m9g547
#FediForum #SurfFeeds #ActivityPub #Decentralization #SocialWeb
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@Mastodon__dup_14191@mastodon.social
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Feb 19, 2026
Mastodon
@Mastodon__dup_14191@mastodon.social
Our mission is to connect the world through thriving online communities. This is the primary account for the Mastodon project. For technical software updates, follow @MastodonEngineering For news and updates on the Mastodon servers that we operate (like this one!), follow @staff
mastodon.social
The third in our blog post series is by @haubles@hachyderm.io - sharing our work and ideas around how to grow and nurture the community, for everyone. #Mastodon #Fediverse #SocialWeb
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/02/mastodon-is-for-the-people/
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@andypiper__dup_2941@macaw.social
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Feb 02, 2026
Andy Piper
@andypiper__dup_2941@macaw.social
communities person 💗💜💙 technologist & #PenPlotter artist. I do things with code, & tinker with gadgets all-in on open social web #Fediverse Head of Communications @Mastodon one-third of a weekly #Podcast 🎧 @gamesatwork_biz part of #Maker meetup 🛠️ @hackwimbledon #3DPrinting #MicroPython #PlotterArt #LEGO #OpenSource #DoctorWho #fedi22
macaw.social
The #FOSDEM talk from @haubles@hachyderm.io and myself about Mastodon’s upcoming community governance plans; our vision, mission and values; and updates to the server recommendations, is now available to watch. I was honoured to be asked to co-present this session
More to come on all of these topics over the coming weeks, on our blog and on the main project account.
I’ll be posting about the other sessions from the #SocialWeb Devroom over the next few weeks, as well.
https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/HJYRFF-tending-the-herd/
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