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Show threadFLOSS.social 13h ago

 N.B. Current practice for this server's moderation is to, upon discovery, consider use of large language models (LLMs) as presumptive network abuse, absent other mitigating evidence. We encourage everyone to report such usage accordingly and encourage other server operators to take a similar view. (2/2)

#MastoAdmin #FediAdmin #LLM #AI

FLOSS.social 13h ago

đź‘€ FYI: Effective this month, our IP blocks for Anthropic & OpenAI network spaces have been refreshed and updated to minimize those organisations' abilities to interact with content posted here. Please continue to report any cases of susptected network abuse for review and action. (1/2)

#MastoAdmin #FediAdmin

FLOSS.social 13h ago
Emelia 👸🏻4d ago

Friendly reminder: last year I built FediMod FIRES, a protocol and reference server implementation for sharing moderation data.

I haven't yet been able to get anyone to adopt it or even signal intent to adopt. But regularly I see people complaining about the lack of data sharing when it comes to moderation, especially for combating spam, scams, and harassment. The tool is there, please use it!

Whilst I'm not actively working on FediMod FIRES this quarter, I did apply in November for a grant to continue that work, and last I heard a few weeks ago is that the grant made it to the next stage, so I may have some money again to fund development.

It's not 1.0.0 yet, because I decided it needed more work for me to be happy to call it that, but it is usable!

Installation is also super simple for data producers, literally two commands on debian or ubuntu boxes.

Learn more: https://fires.fedimod.org/manuals/reference-server/

#moderation #fediblock #administration

FIRES Reference Server | FediMod FIRES

Fediverse moderation Intelligence Replication Endpoint Server

FediMod FIRES
FLOSS.social 4d ago
Show threadJan Lehnardt 6d ago

@seldo yeah, but also folks feel their consent violated if their posts are going into a place they don’t want them to.

I understand that there is no way to prevent this, but that doesn’t mean these people’s feelings are invalid.

I am fine with my posts being in someone’s search index, but I want absolutely nothing to do with LLM vendors that will do god knows what with my writing.

FLOSS.social Feb 28
Roni Rolle LaukkarinenFeb 24

Server providers are increasing their prices because of higher hardware and energy costs (RAM and SSD prices have jumped by up to 500% since 2025, partly due to the rise of AI). If you're using a free or donation-based Mastodon server, remember that hosting costs are going up. Support your instance if you can.

#Mastodon #MastoAdmin #SupportYourLocal #SupportFreeSoftware

FLOSS.social Nov 8
Fedi.TipsNov 8

In case you missed it buried in the replies, I've done a guide to using Mastodon's new quoting feature:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/why-cant-i-quote-other-posts-in-mastodon

The guide covers how to quote, how to consent to being quoted, how to go back to single-click boosts etc and answers lots more quoting-related questions.

#FediTips #Mastodon

How do I quote posts in Mastodon? | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse

FLOSS.social Nov 6

We're now running Mastodon v.4.5 which introduces "quote posts". Learn more about how to confirm your personal setting preferences here:

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/mastodon-4.5/

Mastodon 4.5

Quote posts, the end of missing replies, new tools for admins and better emojis. All of these and more, in our latest release.

Mastodon Blog
FLOSS.social Sep 2, 2025

UPDATE: Resolved and monitoring.

Our hosting partners at OVH are working to resolve an issue causing slow object storage rendering, which may result in slow performance occasionally today. Details below. Thanks for your patience!

https://public-cloud.status-ovhcloud.com/incidents/8cgynthz83pk

[GRA][Public Cloud] - Keystone API incident notification

Public Cloud's Status Page - [GRA][Public Cloud] - Keystone API incident notification.

Show threadFLOSS.social Aug 9, 2025

đź’ˇ Unlike other #Fediverse servers, we didn't need to "wait and see" before preventing #Meta from using our community's content to train their #LLMs. When corporations show you who they are, believe them.

#Threads #Facebook #FediPact

https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/meta-facebook-tech-copyright-privacy-whistleblower

LEAKED: A New List Reveals Top Websites Meta Is Scraping of Copyrighted Content to Train Its AI

The tech giant is sidestepping guardrails that websites use to prevent being scraped, data show, in a move whistleblowers say is unethical and potentially illegal.

Drop Site News
FLOSS.social Jul 17, 2025
Em Jul 17, 2025

ALERT for Bluesky Bridge Users 🚨 🦋

If you are using a Bluesky bridge on Mastodon, DO NOT TAG Mastodon accounts in your posts without prior informed consent from this person.

This could end up showing a preview of this person's profile picture and bio on Bluesky without their consent.

Additionally, be careful about how the upcoming Quote Post feature could behave with Bluesky bridges.

Some of us don't want our information shared with commercial platforms like Bluesky, and have not consented to this bridge.

This practice can even endanger some Fediverse users.

If you have chosen to share your
own data with commercial platforms, make sure you leave the same choice to others.

This is important.

#Privacy #Mastodon #Bluesky #BlueskyBridge #Fediverse #Consent