Fediverse, the open-source universe for those who want to protect their data
What is the Fediverse and why should you know about it? Are you tired of social media platforms that invade your privacy, flood you with ads, or decide what you see with their algorithms? Then it's time to discover the fediverse. The fediverse (a portmanteau of "federated" and "universe") is an ecosystem of decentralized social networks that, although located on different servers, can communicate with each other thanks to open standards like ActivityPub. Imagine something like email: you can have an account on one server and talk to someone on another. It works like this! Some fediverse platforms: Mastodon: an alternative to Twitter/X, without algorithms or ads. Pixelfed: similar to Instagram, but without selling your data. PeerTube: a decentralized alternative to YouTube. Pleroma: a lightweight and flexible network. Funkwhale: Perfect for sharing and discovering music. Why is it different? Decentralization: No single company controls everything. Interopera...