ChiefGyk3D
ChiefGyk3D  ·  last month
I really think there needs to be an implemention of shared blocklisting where we can federate blocks from sources we choose. Apparently Bluesky has some features related to this, and I think it needs to be revisited to help for some of these spam attacks. This is the second wave of spam attacks. It's still small, but it may amplify and become as problematic as a few months ago.

#mastodon#Fediverse#Fediblockmeta #spam #mastoadmin #serveradmin#Infosec #cybersecurity

Roni Laukkarinen
Roni Laukkarinen  ·  last month
The most frustrating things to get right via CSS only are the micro animations. Because I cannot do them using any files, I have to kinda faux-replace them via CSS by using pseudos, base64 and hacks and animating those. Also because the element size will change depending whether it has a number or not, it's difficult to keep it in place.

This is why I have disabled the boost animation for now. The heart and star animations are staying in place, because they either have less numbers on instances that have numbers or no number at all.

#MastoAdmin#MastodonBirdUI#BirdUI#CSS

Demonstrating the animation
Tim Chambers
Tim Chambers  ·  last month
#Admin#IndiewebSocial#Spam

We have already suspended about a dozen spam acocunts and at least temporarily blocked about 6 servers.

BTW: to all #Fediadmin#Mastoadmin folks out there, @iftas has been an invaluable resource today, and strongly recommend you join and support them. They are in a fund raising window now:

Our server is proud to be one of the early supporters: https://about.iftas.org/first-50/

And you can give to support them here: https://about.iftas.org/donate/

Roni Laukkarinen
Roni Laukkarinen  ·  2 months ago
skull360 We have now successfully upgraded to v4.3.0-beta.2+mementomods-2024-09-17 + Mastodon Bird UI 2.0.0rc50.

The branch is now synced and up-to-date and 79 commits ahead from the last version which was v4.3.0-beta.1+mementomods-2024-09-07.

This is mainly a security patch.

As usual, please tell our admins about any strange things you may encounter with this Mastodon version. We're running bleeding edge after all.

I hope you enjoy your time here. Feel free to send me a message if you have anything in mind. bunhdheart

#MementoMoriSocial#MastoAdmin#Mastodon#BirdUI#MastodonBirdUI

Roni Laukkarinen
Roni Laukkarinen  ·  2 months ago
skull360 We have now successfully upgraded to v4.3.0-beta.1+mementomods-2024-09-07 + Mastodon Bird UI 2.0.0rc49.

The branch is now synced and up-to-date and 167 commits ahead from the last version which was v4.3.0-beta.1+mementomods-2024-08-23.

This version contains some fixes to both Mastodon and Mastodon Bird UI. Our instance has been using the new grouped notifications feature for over a month now, but today on top of that we have the new content warnings UI available in our instance with bunch of other changes and fixes.

We also now have the new Administration and Moderation nav for admins and mods. The support for this has been added to Mastodon Bird UI nightly version.

As usual, please tell me about any strange things you may encounter with this Mastodon version. We're running bleeding edge after all.

I hope you enjoy your time here. Feel free to send me a message if you have anything in mind. bunhdheart

#MementoMoriSocial#MastoAdmin#Mastodon#BirdUI#MastodonBirdUI

IFTAS
IFTAS  ·  3 months ago
📢 We’re in the middle of conducting our annual needs assessment where we ask Fediverse admins and moderators what they need to make their lives easier.

Last year over 130 responses led to a wide range of resources and activities, and we need your collective input to guide us going forward.

We want to hear from everyone involved in moderating content on federated platforms of all shapes and sizes.

Learn more at https://about.iftas.org/moderator-needs-assessment/

#Fedimods#FediAdmins#MastoMods#MastoAdmin @moderation

IFTAS
IFTAS  ·  2 months ago
To say thank you for participating, we’re offering fifty $20 reward cards in a random draw to those completing our Needs Assessment (anonymous responses will be excluded).

Fill in the survey here: https://about.iftas.org/2024/05/29/iftas-connect-a-community-for-fediverse-moderators/

Please boost so more Fediverse admins and moderators can have their voices heard. Single-person and small instances are welcome to participate.

#MastoAdmin#Moderators#MastoMods
https://about.iftas.org/2024/05/29/iftas-connect-a-community-for-fediverse-moderators/

Mastodon Engineering
Mastodon Engineering  ·  3 months ago
We just released Mastodon 4.2.12, fixing a bug introduced in 4.2.11 which caused notifications for mentions from local moderator accounts to be dropped. If you updated to 4.2.11, we strongly recommend you to upgrade to 4.2.12.

Version 4.1.19 is not impacted.

Release notes and upgrade instructions are available on our GitHub Releases page: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases

#mastoadmin

Oliphant
Oliphant  ·  3 months ago

Island Networks aka. "Archipelagos": consentual, cooperative, opt-in social networks; an alternative, or a companion to the fediverse

Note: The Island One Network or "ION" is simply the first of what will be many island networks ("archipelagos"), the intent of the "One" network is to provide a proof of concept and "anchor network" that can provide a sort of index of other available islands, and will eventually spin off into launching other networks.

Quick breakdown: What is an Island network?

An island network model is an opt-in (allowlist or "limited federation") network; contrasted to the current fediverse, which is overwhelmingly an opt-out (denylist) model.

In an island network model, no one controls "the network" because an island network (or "archipelago") is simply a conceptual term for a collaborative block of servers who mutually allowlist each other, rather than relying on blocklists, and agree to abide by at least a core set of common standards.

You can learn more about island networks here which explains things in more detail: That page also links to how to create an island and/or a network. It also explains how you can host your own island for ~$8 or less per month (depending on your hosting provider).

What's an Island?

Islands are fedi servers with a smaller population (recommended 50 or less per island), democratized by being cheap to host ($8/mo or less, depending on hosting provider, easily covered by donations), and configured in allowlist mode (or "limited federation"), with open signups disabled (reviewed signups are fine, or invite-only links), creating a much less porous network. By contrast, mastodon.social is a Continent, and uses denylists, not allowlists, like most fedi servers.

Continents makes it very hard to enforce norms or expectations of behavior due to their style of federation. I don't have to really explain this very much, as this is the water you're swimming in now. It's how you're reading this post.

Island networks themselves have rules, and the rules are "whatever that island network says they are" and by asking to join the network, you agree to follow those rules and help enforce them, along with allowlisting the islands in the network, as they will be allowlisting you back in return.

The best part of all of this is that we don't have to write new code for this. We don't have to wait for any particular dev timetable, this is available now.

This uses all the same existing fediverse software. Your apps will still work (and most support the ability to toggle between multiple accounts.) There can be Mastodon islands, GoToSocial islands (my preference), Akkoma, Catodon, Pixelfed islands, all strung together into a larger archipelago! The only requirements for an island is that the server software has to support allowlist mode, rather than denylist (this is also known by Mastodon as "Limited Federation").

Are there any existing island networks or archipelagos?

Yes, the Island One Network or ION.

Currently, there are now three GoToSocial servers forming the basis of the new ION closed federation network, although the allowlist will only grow over time:

https://uno.1sland.social (Island One)
https://dos.1sland.social (Isla Dos)
https://tres.1sland.social (Isla Tres)

Note about "closed federation": A closed federation island network is unreachable via the wider fediverse, and only federates with other islands on its allowlist. (Open federation networks that allowlist continents can exist, but someone else will have to build that one.)

Signups are open for all three above servers, though space is limited. I'm looking for a couple admins, too, to basically "take over" Isla Dos and Isla Tres as admins and help govern the network. Note that every admin and every moderator have a governing role (and a vote) in a network.

The population needs to expand across servers, rather than creating new monoliths. So, rather than joining one of those servers, for those looking to add their island server to the network, the current server allowlist will always be found here, along with documentation and some (very basic, but important) rules for the network itself:

I'm on the 'Uno' server (@oliphant@uno.1sland.social) as an admin as a means of testing the network via ION.

I would like to prioritize slots for BIPOC willing to join, and invite friends, including those who might have been run off of Mastodon in the past. This is a closed network, meaning it only federates with other islands and does not connect to the rest of the fediverse.

There is no account migration, you create a new account to join an island network. Your island user, as part of your associated island server, may encompass multiple networks.

I encourage you to create your own island, your own networks, and/or join mine.

#IslandNetwork#IslandOneNetwork#ION #fedi #fediverse #Mastodon#MastoAdmin