Hello Fedi friends!

A routine reminder that Open Source Conference Luxembourg @nprofile1q... has a new track about "Decentralized Technologies for Digital Sovereignty".

⌛ You have until Sunday to apply for a talk. Areas of interest:

- Federated technologies in the public sector
- Decentralized platforms for video, chat, communications, code...
- Self-hosted solutions
- Interoperability for resilience

Apply here:

🔗 : https://pretalx.com/open-source-conference-luxembourg-2026/cfp

And join @nprofile1q... @nprofile1q... & me in Belval on October 7th 🚀

Surprising good news from 🇫🇷 !

"France's Constitutional Council strikes down social media ban for under-15s"

🔗 : https://www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/article/2026/08/14/france-s-constitutional-council-strikes-down-ban-on-social-media-for-under-15s_6756507_13.html

"In its decision, the Constitutional Council raised concerns about the possible impact on privacy from instituting an age-verification system for all users."

Wow! I was not expecting this at all.

#privacy #AgeVerification #France

Shots were fired... in German, because when a mainstream TV station runs a 2 minute commercial for a teeny tiny dormant social network, which is a trojan horse for mandatory age verification, staying silent isn't an option.

🔗 : https://aseachange.com/@elena/statuses/01KZX7EVD20ENF7C7CW1F7W633

If what attracts them to #WSocial is their 24k users, well, #Eurosky has the same but much much livelier activity.

So when is tagesschau planning to cover Eurosky? Or - dare I say - the FEDIVERSE with its millions of accounts?

@nprofile1q... Liebe Tagesschau,
gestern habt ihr einen Beitrag über #WSocial ausgestrahlt, der einige irreführende Informationen über den Stand des Netzwerks enthielt (https://mu.social/profile/ingmar.wsocial.eu/post/3msssn5n4mk2c). Darin hieß es: „Nach Angaben des Unternehmens nutzen bereits 20.000 Menschen das Netzwerk.“ Tatsächlich haben sich zwar 23k Menschen für ein Konto registriert, aber nur 2.072 Personen haben jemals einen Beitrag oder eine Antwort veröffentlicht. 67 % der Konten haben 0 Abonnements, 0 Follower und 0 Beiträge

Good morning Fedi friends!

A routine reminder that @nprofile1q... has a #Fediverse track this year: you can submit your proposals for talks up to August 23rd.

Apply here:

🔗 : https://pretalx.com/open-source-conference-luxembourg-2026/cfp

I'm honored and excited to help organize this with the amazing @nprofile1q... 🦸‍♀️

Come join us! 🚀

📍 Belval, Luxembourg
📆 Wednesday October 7th, 2026

#OSCL26 #DigitalSovereignty

Dear Fedi friends,

I've been quiet lately because I am currently vacationing with family in a remote place.

I have my #mesh gear with me to do experiments... and my computer, so I will publish the second chapter in my guide to #GoToSocial later this week.

My sister-in-law's cat is here with us... Maybe I'll have an entry for this upcoming Caturday 😆

Wishing everyone a fantastic day! 🌞

Experiments with #MeshCore = just an excuse to play with #LEGO (and buy little accessories for my minifigs).