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This magazine is dedicated to discussions on the federated social networking ecosystem, which includes decentralized and open-source social media platforms. Whether you are a user, developer, or simply interested in the concept of decentralized social media, this is the place for you. Here you can share your knowledge, ask questions, and engage in discussions on topics such as the benefits and challenges of decentralized social media, new and existing federated platforms, and more. From the latest developments and trends to ethical considerations and the future of federated social media, this category covers a wide range of topics related to the Fediverse.

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The Fediverse is a wide place with many different platforms, many of which are compatible with each other. (lemmy.fbxl.net)
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The Fediverse is a massive place with many different software platforms that have different goals but share their support of the ActivityPub protocol.

Twitter Clone

  • mastodon
  • pleroma
  • soapbox

Youtube Clone

  • peertube

Instagram Clone

  • pixelfed

Facebook Clone -Friendica

Blogging Platforms

  • writefreely
  • wordpress

Book sites

  • bookwyrm

Music sites

  • funkwhale

and if you're really stretching the definition then perhaps chat services like matrix (though matrix doesn't use activitypub).

According to one of my favorite sources on the matter, https://the-federation.info/ the fediverse has about 2M active users.

The "threadiverse" consists mostly of the reddit clones. It includes lemmy and kbin, and in more limited extents lotide (It fits the bill but has challenges with federation) and parts of friendica as well as possibly a.gup.pe.

This is just a small taste of all the different projects out there. For a lot of people they might not like one thing but they might like others. Decentralization is strength on the fediverse.

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[โ€“] Varyag@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, good that you guys are making such lists. It took me a few days to truly understand the "threadiverse" but now, as in right now, I am stumped trying to understand how does everyone integrate with Mastodon (which I understand to be not-Twitter) and then what do all of the other platforms even do! What is Misskey and how is it different from Calckey or Akkoma or Friendica.... And how do they interact between each other. I am very confused but also very excited.

[โ€“] Emperor@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago

If we're making a curated list of good equivalents:

Blogging platforms:

LinkedIn:

Linktree:

Some directories of Fediverse projects: