🚨🚨 BREAKING: Microsoft Edge to kill uBlock Origin for good 🚨🚨

Time to switch to #private #browser #alternatives

Which one do you use? 👇️

- Firefox
- LibreWolf
- DuckDuckGo Browser
- Tor Browser
- GNU IceCat
- Hyphanet
- Helium

Recommendation by the Tuta Team:

tuta.com/blog/best-private-bro…

If you're into photography, there is a free open Flickr-style photography platform which you can host yourself called Vernissage. It also has Fediverse compatibility so people can follow Vernissage accounts from Mastodon, Pixelfed etc. More info at:

🌱 joinvernissage.org

You can follow at:

🌱 @vernissage

For techy people who want to install their own Vernissage manually, docs are at:

🌱 docs.joinvernissage.org/docume…

#SelfHosting #Fediverse #ActivityPub #Flickr #Alternatives #Photography

FitPub is a new fitness tracking platform for the Fediverse, sort of an alternative to Strava. You can follow their official account for more news:

➡️ @fitpub

There are also more details on FitPub's Codeberg page:

➡️ codeberg.org/fitpub/fitpub

(To avoid confusion, FitPub is a totally separate project to the Fediverse trail and journey tracker Wanderer, which you can find out more about at wanderer.to )

#Fitness #FitnessTracker #Fediverse #ActivityPub #FitPub #Strava #Alternatives

If you're interested in using the Fediverse's reading platform BookWyrm, you can import your existing data from Goodreads, LibraryThing, StoryGraph, OpenLibrary or Calibre. More info on how to do the import into BookWyrm in this guide:

➡️ fedi.tips/importing-your-data-…

If you want to find out more about BookWyrm, there's a general guide to it here:

➡️ fedi.tips/bookwyrm-a-social-ne…

#FediTips #BookWyrm #Books #Reading #Goodreads #LibraryThing #StoryGraph #OpenLibrary #Alternatives #Fediverse

OwnCast is a Twitch-style livestreaming and chat platform on the Fediverse. You can follow OwnCast accounts from Mastodon etc to see when their streams go live. Lots more info and questions answered at:

➡️ fedi.tips/owncast-live-streami…

If you want to discover OwnCast streams that are live right now, there's an official directory:

➡️ owncast.directory

The official website is at:

➡️ owncast.online

The developers' account is:

➡️ @owncast

#FediTips #OwnCast #Twitch #Alternatives

The free open source Fediverse photo platform Vernissage is now fully available in the iOS app store:

➡️ apps.apple.com/app/vernissage-…

Vernissage users can also follow Mastodon, Pixelfed etc accounts.

Vernissage is a Flickr-style platform mainly aimed at photographers, whereas Pixelfed is more of an Instagram-style social network.

You can follow the official account at:

➡️ @vernissage

The official website is:

➡️ joinvernissage.org

#Vernissage #Fediverse #Flickr #Alternatives #Photography

3D printing people! There is a Fediverse platform just for you which lets you upload and share 3D print models:

➡️ manyfold.app

You can follow the official account at:

➡️ @manyfold

There's a public server you can join at:

➡️ 3dprint.social (Click "Sign In" and then "Create Account" to sign up)

If you just want to try it, there's a demo server at:

➡️ try.manyfold.app

#Fediverse #3DPrinting #Thingiverse #Printables #Makerworld #Alternatives

There is a Fediverse alternative to Substack called Ghost. It allows you to host blogs and newsletters in a very similar way to Substack, but it has much less problematic management and you can host your own Ghost-powered site if you want to.

Lots more info about Ghost in the guide at:

➡️ fedi.tips/ghost-blogs-and-news…

Would also highly recommend the article by @molly0xfff which outlines the advantages of Ghost over Substack:

➡️ citationneeded.news/substack-t…

#FediTips #Ghost #Substack #Alternatives

Wanderer is a Strava-style Fediverse platform for recording and sharing your journeys and trails. You can find out more at:

➡️ wanderer.to

There is a list of public servers where you can sign up at:

➡️ wanderer.to/servers

To sign up on a server, click "Login" and then "Don't have an account? Make one".

If you just want to try it, there's a demo server at:

➡️ demo.wanderer.to

NOTE: The demo server regularly deletes its data.

#Wanderer #Fediverse #Strava #Alternatives

Der große Wechsel von amerikanischen zu alternativen Produkten aus der "normalen" westlichen Welt.

#unplugtrump #unplugusa #leavex #leavemeta #leaveUSA #fediverse #mastodon #alternatives #news #europa #eu #EuropaUnited #europeunited #madeineurope #boykottusa #boykotttrump #boykotttesla #unplugtrump

Nice. How to leave #X / #Twitter and #Instagram? In the edition of tomorrow‘s newspaper Augsburger Allgemeine offers valuable tips and highlights alternatives in the #Fediverse, such as #Mastodon and #Pixelfed.

A must-read especially for @Gargron from @Mastodon and @dansup from @PixelFed and of course @helpers / @admins

📖 Read more here in german language: augsburger-allgemeine.de/geld-…

#SocialMedia #Privacy #Alternatives #Mastodon #Pixelfed #Fediverse

Nice. How to leave #X / #Twitter and #Instagram? In the edition of tomorrow‘s newspaper Augsburger Allgemeine offers valuable tips and highlights alternatives in the #Fediverse, such as #Mastodon and #Pixelfed.

A must-read especially for @Gargron from @Mastodon and @dansup from @pixelfed

📖 Read more here in german language: augsburger-allgemeine.de/geld-…

#SocialMedia #Privacy #Alternatives #Mastodon #Pixelfed #Fediverse

The Great Fediverse Exodus: What's Really Happening?

Yes, you read that right. While the overall numbers might suggest growth, a deeper look reveals a worrying trend: the monthly active users on the Fediverse have plummeted to half of what they once were. Even the big profiles are feeling the pinch with dwindling interactions. Could it be that the Fediverse honeymoon is over?

Meanwhile, Twitter/X is seeing a resurgence. More and more users are flocking back, reigniting the platform with a surge of interactions. Is this the beginning of the end for the Fediverse, or just a bump in the road?

Let’s hear your thoughts!

#Fediverse #Mastodon #Federated #socialmedia #Twitter #X #Posting #Interactions #MAU #monthlyactiveusers #social #socialising #tech #techbubble #alternatives

What is your alternative to Unity Game Engine?

Please share your #game #developer experience.

Boost is very appreciated.

Comments available below.

#Unity #Alternatives #FreeSoftware #Godot #GDevelop #Ogre3D #Cube2 #Solarus #Poll

• Godot Engine (94%, 32 votes)
• GDevelop (2%, 1 vote)
• OGRE 3D (0%, 0 votes)
• Cube 2 FPS, Solarus RPG, Spring RTS or other (2%, 1 vote)

Compilation of Game Engine Alternatives to Unity

Boost is very appreciated.

0 A.D. Pyrogenesis play0ad.com/community/particip…

Cube 2 sauerbraten.org

Darkplaces icculus.org/twilight/darkplace…

GDevelop gdevelop.io

Godot godotengine.org

Libre Game Wiki libregamewiki.org/List_of_free…

Love 2D love2d.org

OGRE 3D ogre3d.org

OpenRA openra.net

Spring RTS springrts.com

#Compilation #Game #Unity #Alternatives #FreeSoftware #Godot #Ogre3D