There is a new setting for server operators in #Mastodon 4.4, under Administration -> Server Settings -> Discovery, called "Allow external sites to see your Mastodon server as a traffic source". If you're running a server for a larger group of people there is no privacy downside to enabling this, and it will help make the fediverse more visible as a traffic source to the rest of the web.
Don’t fall for this again, hundreds of millions of people. https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/07/threads-is-nearing-xs-daily-app-users-new-data-shows/
#PostOffice & #Fujitsu 'employees knew the #Horizon IT system was deeply flawed but “maintained the fiction” that it could not produce errors when prosecuting innocent sub-postmasters, a public inquiry has found.'
13 postmasters committed suicide 🤮
https://www.ft.com/content/0695206e-60f8-4565-a46f-c7158639f61c
Mastodon’s latest update readies the app for Quote Posts, revamps design https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/08/mastodons-latest-update-readies-the-app-for-quote-posts-revamps-design/
We’re excited to announce that Mastodon 4.4 is now generally available as an upgrade for all Mastodon servers. The update brings improvements to profiles, navigation, list management, media controls, server moderation notes, and more.
Miso taking me for a walk around “his” neighborhood #cats #catsofmastodon
This is a war crime. Israel just bombed a prison ward where trans people were kept locked up. Hundreds of trans people exterminated. There is no rational explanation for this.
Israel called the bombing "symbolic".
The detention center in Florida easily fits the definition of concentration camp. “This facility’s purpose fits the classic model, and its existence points to serious dangers ahead for the country.” Alligator Auschwitz. https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/immigration-alligator-alcatraz-concentration-camp-rcna216874