@Tim Chambers
Technologist, writer, who is fascinated by how new politics impacts technology and vice versa. #fedi22 #indieweb #fediverse
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Like this Tim Berners-Lee quote in this article. It applies to the web, the social web and now #theagenticweb:
"Today, I look at my invention and I am forced to ask: is the web still free today? No, ...
…certainly does not fit with my vision for a free web. On many platforms, we are no longer the customers, but instead have become the product. Our data, even if anonymised, is sold on to actors we never intended it to reach, who can then target us with content and advertising. This includes deliberately harmful content that leads to real-world violence, spreads misinformation, wreaks havoc on our psychological wellbeing and seeks to undermine social cohesion." 🧵 2/3
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Like this Tim Berners-Lee quote in this article. It applies to the web, the social web and now #theagenticweb:
"Today, I look at my invention and I am forced to ask: is the web still free today? No, not all of it. We see a handful of large platforms harvesting users’ private data to share with commercial brokers or even repressive governments. We see ubiquitous algorithms that are addictive by design and damaging to our teenagers’ mental health. Trading personal data for use… 🧵 1/3
"Today, I look at my invention and I am forced to ask: is the web still free today? No, not all of it. We see a handful of large platforms harvesting users’ private data to share with commercial brokers or even repressive governments. We see ubiquitous algorithms that are addictive by design and damaging to our teenagers’ mental health. Trading personal data for use… 🧵 1/3
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Good to hear: Kagi keeps coming up as the one people stick with. I’m still comparing options but it’s on my short list. Not sure how any of them compare in total index size, think many of them license Bing data but add to it.
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I know that in some quarters of both the Bluesky and Fediverse side of the #OpenSocialWeb there is a justifiably allergic reaction to AI. I get it and share it. But I'm becoming more convinced than ever at this: if we in the open social web space don't build our own healthy, safe and fair versions of #AgenticWeb interactions here, it will be defined and done for and to us. The big platforms are already building agentic features: social enabled agents that read your feed, draft your… 🧵 1/3
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🔥 Calling all bot builders & #Python devs! 🤖
I have a feature request/idea for an "Invite Bot" specifically for our instance, @indeweb.social.
The Idea: A user sends a private mention to the bot, and the bot automatically replies with a valid server invite link that the user can copy/paste to invite their friends.
Since it's single-server, it could probably use a pre-generated pool of links or the admin API if config allows.
#Fediverse #MastodonAdmin #BotDev #IndieWeb #FediDevs #bots
I have a feature request/idea for an "Invite Bot" specifically for our instance, @indeweb.social.
The Idea: A user sends a private mention to the bot, and the bot automatically replies with a valid server invite link that the user can copy/paste to invite their friends.
Since it's single-server, it could probably use a pre-generated pool of links or the admin API if config allows.
#Fediverse #MastodonAdmin #BotDev #IndieWeb #FediDevs #bots
This is a big milestone for the folks at Automatic and the WordPress.com (http://wordpress.com/) reader just became a great deal more connected and integrated to the open social web:
"The plugin...
Also a big deal:
"For a long time, the plugin has spoken the server-to-server half of ActivityPub fluently, which is how your posts reach Mastodon, Pixelfed, and the rest. With 8.1.0, the plugin now also exposes an ActivityPub API, an implementation of the Client-to-Server (C2S) half of the protocol. In plain language: third-party Fediverse apps can now create, edit, and delete posts on your blog directly, the same way they would on a Mastodon account."
"For a long time, the plugin has spoken the server-to-server half of ActivityPub fluently, which is how your posts reach Mastodon, Pixelfed, and the rest. With 8.1.0, the plugin now also exposes an ActivityPub API, an implementation of the Client-to-Server (C2S) half of the protocol. In plain language: third-party Fediverse apps can now create, edit, and delete posts on your blog directly, the same way they would on a Mastodon account."
This is a big milestone for the folks at Automatic and the WordPress.com (http://wordpress.com/) reader just became a great deal more connected and integrated to the open social web:
"The plugin’s ActivityPub API (https://activitypub.blog/2026/04/22/8-1-0-by-the-numbers/) now powers its first real production client: the WordPress.com (http://wordpress.com/) Reader. As a WordPress.com (http://wordpress.com/) user, you can now read, follow, and post across the Fediverse through your… 🧵 1/3
"The plugin’s ActivityPub API (https://activitypub.blog/2026/04/22/8-1-0-by-the-numbers/) now powers its first real production client: the WordPress.com (http://wordpress.com/) Reader. As a WordPress.com (http://wordpress.com/) user, you can now read, follow, and post across the Fediverse through your… 🧵 1/3
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Hey #OpenSocialWeb fans this... https://www.theverge.com/tech/935674/let-me-get-this-straight-i-post-it-here-and-it-goes-everywhere
Is a big... https://indieweb.social/@[email protected]/116614596638802210
Big... https://indieweb.social/@[email protected]/116614596638802210
Big... https://www.threads.com/@imdavidpierce/post/DYnV8NJFBXa
...Effin' deal. We are all #TheVerge now. David continues: "This is just the beginning, too: our team is already… 🧵 1/2
Is a big... https://indieweb.social/@[email protected]/116614596638802210
Big... https://indieweb.social/@[email protected]/116614596638802210
Big... https://www.threads.com/@imdavidpierce/post/DYnV8NJFBXa
...Effin' deal. We are all #TheVerge now. David continues: "This is just the beginning, too: our team is already… 🧵 1/2
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@nprofile1q... Thank you! So that will be someting like the next point release of Mastodon server 4.6?
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Hmmm. Is there any public documentation of exactly what an account or a server must to to support #collections that are now acive on Mastodon.social in test form?
I think my account, to use an example, is fully open to most discovery. Does it require a specific Mastodon server version atthe moment?
I think my account, to use an example, is fully open to most discovery. Does it require a specific Mastodon server version atthe moment?
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This from #FindOutMedia is really important. It's another example of the #findoutMediaPodcast folks building their following directly on the open social web: a network they own, that can't be taken away by Zuckerberg,Musk or by Google's or YouTube's latest algorithm. They just launched their own fedi server, and dedicated mobile apps, and each new account joining there is automatically bridged over to BlueSky. This is the model to keep an eye on. Everyone else with… 🧵 1/3 https://findout.media/public/local