indieweb.social
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indieweb.social is a Mastodon instance founded by community member Timothy Chambers, and currently administered by the Newsmast Foundation, a charity supporting the use of social media for good.
indieweb.social has (semi?)open sign-ups , and was started with the intent of adding and enabling IndieWeb standards as proof of how Mastodon could federate with sites in general, beyond other Mastodon sites.
Contact:
Longevity
Purpose and longevity intention: https://indieweb.social/@tchambers/109876159635662116
"#Admin #IndieWebSocial A thread: 🧵 With a few significant mid-level Mastodon servers shutting down (Mastodon.lol) - or just narrowly averting a shutdown (Mastodon.au) - I thought it was necessary to make this note, which we sent to this server's patrons: "Indieweb.Social has been operational since 2019 and is a labor of love meant to be a lifeboat and incubator for the creation of a better social media ecosystem than what we have all experienced in recent years....1 of X" @tchambers
How can I support it
If you use indieweb.social (especially with an account!) consider supporting its Patreon:
History
- 2025-03-28 Timothy Chambers: The Next Stage for Indieweb.Social
As of April, IndieWeb.social will be owned and managed by the Newsmast Foundation, while they move its governance to a user-managed direction. So as of the end of March 2025, I will move from being an admin here to being a user—and an ongoing supporter of this Indieweb.social via Patreon.
FAQ
- Got questions? Ask Tim Chambers in chat (@Tim Chambers in Slack)
Is this associated with IndieWeb
Q: Is https://indieweb.social/ on Mastodon associated with the IndieWeb community?
A: indieweb.social is maintained by the Newsmast Foundation, which is independent of the IndieWeb community.
Will it block Threads
Even before Threads launched as such, Tim provided an answer for whether IndieWeb.social would block it: https://indieweb.social/@tchambers/110568723404841278
"➡️ #Admin #Indiewebsocial With news of the probable launch of Meta's #Project92 I wanted to make clear this servers policy:"Don't preemptively strike meta w/ a fediblock, but stay vigilant with eyes wide open and a finger on the block button." The same as we do for all servers.They can be blocked instantly if they violate our terms of use, and as admins are in a far stronger position if we do so than vs before.I hope all #fediadmins to consider taking this same policy. 1 of X 🧵" @tchambers
More FAQs at Newsmast website
See https://www.newsmastfoundation.org/faqs/ for answers to more FAQs, e.g.:
- Has the IndieWeb.social server moved?
- Who will moderate IndieWeb.social?
- Will my Patreon donations continue to support IndieWeb.social?
- Will I still be able to use my IndieWeb.social account?
- Have the Newsmast Foundation bought IndieWeb.social?
- Does the Newsmast Foundation plan on making any changes to IndieWeb.social?
- You said you’re open source, are you published on GitHub?