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Trunk & Tidbits, December 2025

A look back at what the team was working on last month, and what's coming next.

Mastodon Blog
Behind the Blog: The 'View From Nowhere'

This week, we discuss viewing terrible images online and giving out zines at a benefit show.

404 Media
»A beginner’s guide to Mastodon, the open source Twitter alternative« https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/01/what-is-mastodon/?Fedizen.EU #Fedizen #Fediverse #ActivityPub #News
A beginner's guide to Mastodon, the open source Twitter alternative | TechCrunch

Mastodon has almost doubled its userbase since Elon Musk took control of Twitter last month. Here's what you need to know about the platform.

TechCrunch
#NewYorkState will require #socialmedia platforms to display #warninglabels about potential harm to young users’ #mentalhealth when users interact with features deemed addictive. The law, signed by Governor Hochul, applies to platforms with #infinitescrolling, #autoplay, #likecounts, or #algorithmicfeeds. https://www.engadget.com/social-media/new-york-state-will-require-warning-labels-on-social-media-platforms-210306716.html?eicker.news #tech #media #news
New York State will require warning labels on social media platforms

New York will require warning labels on social media.

Engadget
Annual Report 2024

Our detailed report on Mastodon project progress, operations and finances for 2024 is now available.

Mastodon Blog
#COTSI tracks real-time #prices for #fakeaccount #verifications on over 500 online #platforms: The index reveals a thriving #undergroundmarket for #fakeaccounts, with prices varying by country due to factors like #SIMcard #costs and #regulations. The research highlights the need for #SIMcardregulation and suggests that platforms should label #accountorigins to combat online #manipulation. https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/price-bot-army-global-index?eicker.news #tech #media #news
Price of a bot army revealed across hundreds of online platforms worldwide

The first global index tracking real-time prices for buying fake account verifications on 500+ online platforms in every country has been launched by a team at the University of Cambridge.

University of Cambridge
Trunk & Tidbits, November 2025

Our monthly report on engineering progress. 20k commits! Also, team news, and a round-up of some community projects.

Mastodon Blog
The world needs social sovereignty

The world needs to log off corporate-owned, centrally-controlled social media platforms and log on to a better way of being online. The world needs an open social web through the fediverse and Mastodon.

Mastodon Blog
WordPress's vibe-coding experiment, Telex, has already been put to real-world use | TechCrunch

Though WordPress's Telex is still an experiment, the vibe-coding software has already been used to help build real-world websites.

TechCrunch

#CoryDoctorow’s book, “#Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It,” explores how the #internet, once a #democratising force, has become dominated by #monopolies prioritising #profit over #userexperience.

💡 #Doctorow proposes #competition, #regulation, #interoperability, and #techworkerpower as solutions to reclaim the internet’s potential.

👉 https://theconversation.com/how-the-internet-became-enshittified-and-how-we-might-be-able-to-deshittify-it-269376?Fedizen.EU #Fedizen #Fediverse #ActivityPub #News

How the internet became enshittified – and how we might be able to deshittify it

The internet offered a world of connection and cooperation. What we got was a world of ruthless monopolies and oligarchs.

The Conversation