Mastodawn

@Tamtam @_elena Brazil had some leadership on open source matters several years ago. It faded away somehow.

I left the country ten years ago, but it would be interesting to understand why the Fediverse use is so weak.

Lots of people from my non profit bubble in Brazil preferred to migrate to BlueSky.

As an example, in my field, open government data, the Open Government Partnership started in Brazil.

Tagging, in case some Brazilian living there could have a more sound opinion: #Brazil #Fediverse #Mastodon #SoftwareLivre #Brasil

Ideas, @josemurilo ?

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Ecologia Digital Feb 28

@everton137

In my view, there are some aspects to mention:

1) By the time of Dilma's coup in 2016, we had a significant migration from Twitter, specially among digital culture activists. I've managed a Mastodon instance (ecodigital.social), and many colleagues and friends were invited to participate, but we were not ready to understand what was at stake at the time. I believe many who had that experience think Mastodon has already failed, and don't deserve another chance, then Bluesky.

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Ecologia Digital Feb 28

@everton137

2) Brazilian progressive digital media — the ones who could grasp the political opportunity of exploring organic engagement in the Fediverse — struggle to make ends meet, relying heavily on ad-tech bounties as a financial safety net. They fear taking the risk of supporting alternatives that might jeopardize these crucial resources.

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Ecologia Digital

@everton137
3) Since 2016, #opensource has not been a priority for Brazil's gov, and people in charge for digital policy don't see opportunities in the Fediverse. We try to change that with #Tainacan—an open source, flexible & powerful repository platform for creating digital archives in #WordPress. We think Digital Collections from public universities, research institutes, museums, archives & libraries may turn to be a crucial corner to be activated in the Fediverse.
https://josemurilo.com/2025/12/05/museums-in-the-fediverse-experiments-with-tainacan-activitypub-and-websocial/