The #Fediverse (#ActivityPub) has surpassed 5 mio users!
For the first time, all #SocialMedia that are connected by Activitypub are at 5,082,029 mio users (1.6 mio active six months, 0.6 mio monthly active). Thanks to #Mastodon 4.2 mio users, #PeerTube 0.3 mio, #Pixelfed 97k , #Pleroma 88k, #WriteFreely 55k #Lemmy 49k, #Plume 21k, #Friendica 17k, #Mobilizon 12k and many more.
@gerald_leppert this is an accomplishment. Thanks a lot for sharing.
@gerald_leppert very cool to see Immers Space in @thefederation . Only recently added NodeInfo - nice work finding us
https://the-federation.info/immers%20space
@gerald_leppert 0,6 Millionen MAU, das ist das einzig Relevante hier. Da geht noch mehr!
@gerald_leppert it's nice but if the vast majority are not active, the real accomplishments are still ahead.
@threalist abbreviation for million. you are right, in English mio is rarely used, but rather m.
@gerald_leppert I only hope it doesn't become like the bird site. Once it does get bigger, because just switching from one social median to another doesn't change the person. 🤷♂️
@loveisgrief Yes, that's a risk, indeed. On the other hand, persons tend to act according to their environment. Same people might behave differently, depending on where they are. E.g. people who are aggressive on Twitter might behave normal in real life. Thus, there is a chance, that the Fediverse will not become toxic if more people join. 🤔
@gerald_leppert indeed, that's possible. Although, because of federation, people might also end up stuck in bubbles e.g conspiracy servers might all be blocked from the rest of the fediverse and their users will be sequestered. Good or bad, I don't know
The #FeDiverse always consisted of several bubbles. Heck every medium humans use for social interaction goes that route.
The difference over here is, here are no algos in place to give any particular bubble any publicity.
So they're on their own in their tiny isle on the #fediverse ;)
@hackbyte
I agree a bit, but believe that echo chambers aren't good either. It's good to be exposed to different opinions and learn how to interact respectfully when presented with them.
But decades on the internet have taught me that respect is just a word to most people on the web.
We'll wee what happens
But not when they are forced upon you by algos for monetary and outreach reasons. ;)
So, i still get my healthy dose of different opinons and even news i never would have bothered to look for in the first place.... But because peers in my bubble share that to my bubble..... Not algos. ;)
> But not when they are forced upon you by algos for monetary and outreach reasons. ;)
That, I agree with
@gerald_leppert "These counts do not include the whole network due to the opt-in nature of the statistics."