Loops Beta 12 Is Here

The biggest Loops release yet. Starter Kits that talk to Mastodon, real creator analytics, multi-account, video embeds, and a long list of things you asked for.

Loops Official Blog
Trunk & Tidbits, April 2026

The latest updates on engineering work from the Mastodon team

Mastodon Blog
Indigo brings the open social web to one app | TechCrunch

Indigo's new social app lets you cross-post to the open social web, including Mastodon and Bluesky, and browse a unified timeline.

TechCrunch
Community Spotlight: Tzipporah and Yehuda of Turtle Island Social

Spotlighting Tzipporah and Yehuda of the Native/Indigenous-focused Turtle Island Social server

Mastodon Blog

@Torithom

On another account I was once informed by a fedizen(fediverse citizen?) that there is a social media platform that is sort of "independent" from the ActivityPub protocol. That ActivityPub can be turned off and on at will or something like that.

Sounded interesting but at the time I was not ready to try new things so it remains a mystery to me to this day.

I'm not exactly searching for a "Mastodon Alternative" but somethiing that complements

#fediverse #MastodonAlternative #fedizen

#Platform #operators of the #decentralised #socialweb, like #Mastodon and #Bluesky, can limit #copyrightliability by following the #DMCA #safeharbour provisions. This includes designating a contact for infringement notices, responding promptly to notices and counter-notices, having a repeat infringer policy, not ignoring known infringement, and avoiding encouraging infringement. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/copyright-and-dmca-best-practices-fediverse-operators?Fedizen.EU #Fedizen #Fediverse #ActivityPub #News
Copyright and DMCA Best Practices for Fediverse Operators

People building the future of the social web—interoperable and decentralized—need to protect themselves against copyright liability. This post gives an overview of the steps to take. It’s meant for operators of Mastodon and other ActivityPub servers, Bluesky hosts, RSS mirrors, and other decentralized social media protocols, and developers of apps for those protocols—but it will apply to other hosts as well.

Electronic Frontier Foundation
Mastodon says its flagship server was hit by a DDoS attack | TechCrunch

The DDoS attack against Mastodon's flagship server comes less than a week after Bluesky was targeted with junk web traffic.

TechCrunch
#Mastodon will receive €614K from the #SovereignTechAgency to implement five new features, including #endtoendencryption for #privatemessages. The funding aims to strengthen the fediverse ecosystem and improve safety and resilience. https://coywolf.com/news/social-media/mastodon-to-get-end-to-end-encryption-and-other-features-thanks-to-sovereign-tech-agency/?Fedizen.EU #Fedizen #Fediverse #ActivityPub #News
Mastodon will get end-to-end encryption for private messages thanks to Sovereign Tech Agency

The Sovereign Tech Agency, commissioned by Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, has awarded hundreds of thousands of Euros to Mastodon to address key infrastructure challenges faced within the fediverse ecosystem.

Coywolf
Someone planted backdoors in dozens of WordPress plug-ins used in thousands of websites | TechCrunch

Dozens of WordPress plug-ins were allegedly hijacked to push malware after they were sold to a new corporate owner.

TechCrunch
Sovereign Tech Agency funding

Announcing a service agreement for new work to improve Mastodon and the broader ecosystem.

Mastodon Blog