Co-founder of the Dutch science communication association SciCom NL, and works at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Blogs about SciComm.
Fediverse address:
@RoyMeijer@scicomm.xyz
Co-founder of the Dutch science communication association SciCom NL, and works at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Blogs about SciComm.
Fediverse address:
@RoyMeijer@scicomm.xyz
Professor of Anthropology and Social Informatics at Indiana University South Bend. Principal Investigator at Digital Index of North American Archaeology. Interested in GIS/Geospatial, open data, and a more humane and equitable approach to data and systems.
Fediverse address:
@josh@fediscience.org
German-language music blog about indie and electronica.
Fediverse address (in German):
@nicorola@mastodon.social
Tabletop RPG editor, writer, designer and publisher, including Level Up A5E, DnD 5E.
Fediverse address:
@Homebrewandhacking@mastodon.ie
Popular US magazine and website about geography, history, nature etc around the world. Originally founded in 1888 as an academic journal, nowadays it is aimed at a mainstream audience.
Fediverse address:
@NationalGeographic@flipboard.com
Blogger, product consultant, perhaps best known as the inventor of the hashtag on social networks. Also co-creator of ActivityStrea.ms, which led to the creation of the ActivityPub Fediverse.
Fediverse address:
@chrismessina@mastodon.xyz
Mathematical physicist at the University of California, Riverside, and a keen science communicator who posts lots of stuff of interest to maths fans.
Fediverse address:
@johncarlosbaez@mathstodon.xyz
Free open source XMPP/Jabber app for Linux which includes support for end to end encrypted messaging, voice/video calls and conferencing.
Fediverse address:
@dino@fosstodon.org
Multidisciplinary research laboratory including geophysicists, geologists, and astronomers, based in the Côte d’Azur, France.
Fediverse address (in French):
@umrGeoazur@social.numerique.gouv.fr
News feed from the Maine Beacon, a local news service from the progressive group Maine People’s Alliance.
Fediverse address:
@mainebeacon.com@rss-parrot.net
Indie music blogger and radio show host, broadcasting on Phoenix FM in East London, UK.
Fediverse address:
@paulgolder@mastodon.social
Local news site for Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@brweeklypress.com
Non-profit digital magazine dedicated to behavioural science news. Based in the USA.
Fediverse address:
@Behscientist@flipboard.com
Comic artist, graphic designer and illustrator based in Glasgow, Scotland. Comics include range of genres and styles including sci-fi, young adult fiction, retro tributes and experimental works.
Fediverse address:
@chrisbaldie@mastodon.scot
Videos about urban planning, transport, cycling and related topics. Based in Montreal, Canada, but covers how these issues are handled around the world.
Fediverse address (videos):
@ohtheurbanity@video.canadiancivil.com
Archaeologist based in southeastern USA, posting about archaeology, history, botany, geology and other topics.
Fediverse address:
@archeaids@mastodon.online
Posting about prominent women and the history of women’s rights.
Fediverse address:
@CarveHerName@mstdn.social
Lightweight and secure Linux distribution based on musl libc and busybox.
Fediverse address:
@alpinelinux@fosstodon.org
Blog about Apple, computing history, space and other topics.
Fediverse address:
@512pixels@eworld.social
Unofficial news and review site all about the D&D tabletop RPG including game books, accessories, updates and related topics.
Fediverse address:
@DnDFanatics@dice.camp
Unofficial news and service updates about the UK rail network.
Fediverse address:
@trainwatch@area51.social
Free open source third party web client for Mastodon, an unofficial alternative to the official web interface.
Fediverse address:
@phanpy@hachyderm.io
Official account of the Town Hall Theatre in Galway, Ireland. Posting news about latest events including plays, comedy, music etc.
Fediverse address:
@tht@mastodon.ie
Author of scenarios and adventures for tabletop RPGs in modern and historic times, often set in Scotland. Currently working on an original TTRPG, The Aether Throne, which features a pulp steampunk setting.
Fediverse address:
@KeithDEdinburgh@dice.camp
Retro technology and electronics enthusiast, making videos of vintage tech teardowns and repairs.
Fediverse address (videos):
@keri_szafir@makertube.net
Unofficial news and rumours about Apple products including the Mac, iPhone, iPad, Watch etc. Also features an extensive forum on its website. Founded in 2000, based in USA.
Fediverse address:
@macrumors@mastodon.social
Amateur entomologist in Ireland particularly interested in bees and wasps. Posts include close-up photos and details about the different species.
Fediverse address:
@entospace@mastodon.ie
Worldwide free open source software community which creates all kinds of popular useful projects such as the Plasma desktop, Kdenlive, Krita and lots more.
Fediverse address (main):
@kde@floss.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@kde_community@tube.kockatoo.org
Fediverse address (conference videos):
@kde@conf.tube
Fediverse address (Spanish language community):
@kde_espana@floss.social
Official account for the Parliament of the German state of Hesse.
Fediverse address (in German):
@HessischerLandtag@social.bund.de
Illustrator who creates memorable artwork including strange, Hieronymous Bosch-like works inspired by medieval originals.
Fediverse address:
@hannahcomb@mastodon.art
Local news site for Montreal and Quebec, Canada, also including coverage of events, venues and restaurants. Founded in 2012.
Fediverse address:
@MTLBlog@flipboard.com
Project aiming to combine an open source hardware device with FOSS federated social networks to allow you to physically control your own data, and to operate offline too if you want.
Fediverse address:
@bonfire@indieweb.social
German film and television news site and online community.
Fediverse address (in German):
@moviepilot@flipboard.com
Photographer and bird enthusiast, also posts about wildlife, plants, and other topics. Based in Illinois, USA.
Fediverse address:
@loren@flipping.rocks
Science magazine aimed at a general audience, covering stories from all fields of science. Based in the US, first published in 1980.
Fediverse address:
@DiscoverMag@flipboard.com
Computer scientist campaigning for online privacy, also part of the Librecast project which aims to bring multicast technology to the internet.
Fediverse address:
@onepict@chaos.social
Newspaper and news site based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Founded in either 1868 (Constitution) and 1883 (Journal).
Fediverse address:
@ajcnews@flipboard.com
Multidisciplinary artist who mixes together traditional drawing, painting, photography and digital art.
Fediverse address:
@eylul@social.eyluldogruel.com
Non-profit organisation and publication looking at architecture and historic preservation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Also covers urbanism, photography, public art, city life etc.
Fediverse address:
@HiddenCityPhila@flipboard.com
Artist with background in computer science creating kinetic sculptures and public art installations, based in Seattle USA.
Fediverse address:
@attoparsec@clacks.link
US political news site run by pro-democracy conservatives horrified by Trump and the anti-democratic nature of the US Republican party. Founded in 2018.
Fediverse address:
@TheBulwark@flipboard.com
News feed from the BTA news agency in Bulgaria.
Fediverse address (in Bulgarian):
@www.bta.bg.bg.rss.free@rss-parrot.net
Bot posting random meadows made of grass and flower emoji.
Fediverse address:
@EmojiMeadow@mas.to
UK-based non-profit LGBTQIA+ news and publishing, aiming to support queer creatives.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@wearequeeraf.com
France’s biggest non-profit organisation promoting free open source software. They have created many libre online projects including the Fediverse’s PeerTube, Mobilizon and the “Frama” series of servers.
Fediverse address (in French):
@Framasoft@framapiaf.org
US-based non-profit news collective covering stories related to social injustice, racism, environmental damage, authoritarianism and far right groups. The collective was founded by environmental and social activists, its stories often cover protests.
Fediverse address:
@UnicornRiot@mastodon.social
Street photography from Belfast, Northern Ireland. Covers everyday scenes of ordinary life as well as signs of politics from all traditions and communities.
Fediverse address:
@belfastviewfinder@mastodon.ie
Free open source self-hostable wiki software, with emphasis on simplicity and ease of use.
Fediverse address:
@bookstack@fosstodon.org
Creative writing events at the University of Iowa, USA.
Fediverse address:
@IowaWritersWksp@mastodon.social
Gardening magazine and website featuring urban and rural gardens, advice for gardeners, reviews of gardening equipment etc. Based in the UK.
Fediverse address:
@GdnsIllustrated@flipboard.com
Hesse (also known as Hessen or Hessia) has a population of 6 million, with its largest city being Frankfurt.
Fediverse address (in German):
@HessischerLandtag@social.bund.de
Sports news site, featuring articles and videos from the perspectives of the sportspeople themselves. Based in America, founded in 2014.
Fediverse address:
@PlayersTribune@flipboard.com
Repository of software for the Python programming language.
Fediverse address:
@pypi@fosstodon.org
Online magazine and site covering LGBTQIA+ news in Canada. Originally founded as a print newspaper in Toronto in 1984.
Fediverse address:
@XtraMagazine@flipboard.com
News and social media curation service, presenting articles in a magazine-like visual format on the web, and also on iPhone/iPad and Android apps.
Fediverse address:
@Flipboard@flipboard.social
News feed from the Oregon Capital Chronicle, a non-profit news service in Oregon USA founded in 2021.
Fediverse address:
@oregoncapitalchronicle.com@rss-parrot.net
Freelance digital artist and illustrator based in Romania, creates eyecatching works by mixing cute imagery with a more disturbing edge.
Fediverse address:
@galactixy_illustrations@socel.net
Linux-based operating system for personal home computers, with the desktop environment Budgie specially created for it (Solus is also available with many other desktops too).
Fediverse address:
@getsolus@floss.social
UK television and online news service, covering national and international news on UK commercial television since 1955. Originally known as ITN.
Fediverse address:
@ITVNews@flipboard.com
Weekly hashtag chat event on the Fediverse dedicated to Star Trek, focusing on a specific episode each week. Times and time zones are posted on the account.
Fediverse address:
@StarTrekHour@tenforward.social
News feed from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel local newspapers in Maine, USA.
Fediverse address:
@www.centralmaine.com@rss-parrot.net
Telescope and astrophotography enthusiast, sci-fi author, software developer and wind tunnel engineer. Runs a video channel all about telescopes including buying, using, repairing etc.
Fediverse address:
@jjdreese@c.im
Science fiction and fantasy novelist and short story writer, winner of Hugo and Nebula awards. Author of “The Kuiper Belt Job”, “Arabella of Mars” trilogy and over fifty SFF stories.
Fediverse address:
@daviddlevine@wandering.shop
Newspaper based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@Star_Phoenix@flipboard.com
Spanish edition of the magazine about geography, history, nature and culture around the world.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@NatGeoEsp@flipboard.com
Discussion group about the long-term effects of COVID-19 infection.
Fediverse address:
@longcovid@fedigroups.social
Streaming platform for PBS public broadcasting television stations in the USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@localpublic.tv
Canadian trade union based in London, Ontario. Affiliated with Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) and Canadian Labour Congress (CLC).
Fediverse address:
@londonlabourcouncil@union.place
French musician who creates modern folk and electronic music.
Fediverse address (in French):
@merle@mastodon.art
Account devoted to Bob Dylan, his music, his tours and his lyrics, including keeping track of alternative lyrics that he sometimes uses.
Fediverse address:
@dylyricus@universeodon.com
Scottish university founded in 1495, covering a diverse range of fields and associated with five Nobel laureates.
Fediverse address:
@uniofaberdeen@mastodon.scot
Non-profit US news organisation covering education news in many different cities across America. It currently has bureaus in Chicago, Colorado, Detroit, Indiana, Newark, New York City, Philadelphia and Tennessee.
Fediverse address:
@Chalkbeat@flipboard.com
Archaeologist and prehistorian, Assistant Professor at Leiden University in the Netherlands. Interested in the relationship between animals and humans throughout history.
Fediverse address:
@brusgaard@archaeo.social
Condensed matter physicist and science blogger, physics professor at Rice University in the United States.
Fediverse address:
@Nanoscale@sciencemastodon.com
Weather forecast accounts for the union territory of Delhi, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Hindi):
@delhi__delhi@in.fedimeteo.com
Sports news site about women’s ice hockey.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@theicegarden.com
Technology, science and science fiction news site. Based in the US, founded in 2002.
Fediverse address:
@Gizmodo@flipboard.com
Bot posting latest Rust releases.
Fediverse address:
@whatrustisit@social.berline.rs
Soft fork of the Firefox web browser, emphasising privacy. The default settings and included security software prioritise protecting the user from being tracked.
Fediverse address:
@librewolf@chaos.social
Blog and newsletter about the security and foreign policy of Europe, especially the threat from Putin. Written by the former foreign minister of Lithuania.
Fediverse address (blog):
@gabrielius@landsbergis.com
Videos of urban cycling in Halifax, Canada. Highlights dangers to cyclists from cars.
Fediverse address (videos):
@sflkirk@urbanists.video
In-depth articles on climate change from an Indian perspective.
Fediverse address (blog):
@rajesh@climaterubik.com
Independent crowdsourced hiking trail maps and guides for the United States.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@hikingamerica.com
Cartoonist and illustrator, artist behind the World Of Moose website, and published in UK magazines such as Private Eye and The Literary Review.
Fediverse address:
@MooseAllain@mas.to
Posting and sharing cool stuff about Nintendo’s Game Boy handheld consoles, including info on games, hardware and accessories. Has a special focus on homebrew development.
Fediverse address:
@gameboyscene@mastodon.gamedev.place
Regular meetings of people enthusiastic about the Godot FOSS game engine, based in hacker spaces in Berlin, Germany.
Fediverse address:
@GodotUserGroupBerlin@mastodon.gamedev.place
Discussion group about cycling, featuring a weekly question and answer session.
Fediverse address:
@bikenite@fedigroups.social
News feed from the Bulgarian national newspaper founded in 1992.
Fediverse address (in Bulgarian):
@www.standartnews.com@rss-parrot.net
Weather accounts for cities and towns in Norway. Follow an account to see its forecasts in Norwegian.
Fediverse addresses (in Norwegian):
@alesund@no.fedimeteo.com
@alta@no.fedimeteo.com
@arendal@no.fedimeteo.com
@bergen@no.fedimeteo.com
@bodo@no.fedimeteo.com
@drammen@no.fedimeteo.com
@fagernes@no.fedimeteo.com
@flam@no.fedimeteo.com
@fredrikstad@no.fedimeteo.com
@gardermoen@no.fedimeteo.com
@gjovik@no.fedimeteo.com
@hammerfest@no.fedimeteo.com
@harstad@no.fedimeteo.com
@haugesund@no.fedimeteo.com
@horten@no.fedimeteo.com
@kirkenes@no.fedimeteo.com
@kongsberg@no.fedimeteo.com
@kristiansand@no.fedimeteo.com
@larvik@no.fedimeteo.com
@lillehammer@no.fedimeteo.com
@molde@no.fedimeteo.com
@moss@no.fedimeteo.com
@narvik@no.fedimeteo.com
@oslo@no.fedimeteo.com
@porsgrunn@no.fedimeteo.com
@sandefjord@no.fedimeteo.com
@sandnes@no.fedimeteo.com
@skien@no.fedimeteo.com
@stavanger@no.fedimeteo.com
@tonsberg@no.fedimeteo.com
@tromso@no.fedimeteo.com
@trondheim@no.fedimeteo.com
@voss@no.fedimeteo.com
Aims to provide a next generation internet with better privacy, more decentralisation, less spam and better energy efficiency by using “multicast”.
Fediverse address:
@librecast@chaos.social
Engineer and composer who creates experimental musical instruments, for example a cello made of a stick of bamboo
Fediverse address:
@AceArsenault@fosstodon.org
News site about health and medicine, based in the United States. Owned by Boston Globe Media Partners.
Fediverse address:
@STAT@newsie.social
The German government’s cybersecurity authority, providing IT security standards, support and advice for the government, businesses and consumers.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bsi@social.bund.de
Pixel artist and low poly artist, also does music. Often makes cute drawings of cats and other animals.
Fediverse address:
@anubiarts@sunny.garden
In-depth videos on classic retro tech such as record players, camcorders, old computers, cassette players etc.
Fediverse address (videos):
@vwestlife_makertube@makertube.net
Official account of the Environment Ministry in the German State of Hesse, handling the environment, climate protection, agriculture and consumer protection.
Fediverse address (in German):
@umwelthessen@social.hessen.de
In-depth tutorial videos and livestreams about software development with many different programming languages and platforms, including Rust, Lisp, Python, JavaScript, Java, Ruby, Android etc.
Fediverse address (videos):
@andybalaam@video.infosec.exchange
Fediverse address (livestream):
@andy@andybalaam.uk.to
German open-access academic journal of critical urban research.
Fediverse address (in German):
@sub_urban@urbanists.social
Award-winning Chemistry blog featuring infographic posters about chemistry and related topics.
Fediverse address:
@compoundchem@mstdn.social
All about homebrewing beer, usually Belgian ales made in Sweden.
Fediverse address:
@gustav@mastodon.beer
Conference for users of the Python programming language in midwest Brazil.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@pythoncerrado@pynews.com.br
Lifestyle magazine and website mainly about the home, interior decoration and gardening. Based in the US, first published in 1987.
Fediverse address:
@VerandaMag@flipboard.com
Magazine and website all about cycling, including advice for cyclists, reviews of cycling equipment and coverage of cycling as a sport.
Fediverse address:
@cdncyclingmag@flipboard.com
Weather enthusiast and licensed amateur radio operator, runs a weather station in Dorset, England. Also publishes images directly received from weather satellites.
Fediverse address:
@wessexweather@mastodonapp.uk
Official site for GB Studio Dev, the free open source game development tool for the Nintendo Game Boy. Features news, articles and guides about making new Game Boy games.
Fediverse address:
@gbstudiocentral@pocketpixels.club
French national online geospatial service to locate particular addresses, using map data from OpenStreetMap.
Fediverse address (in French):
@adressedatagouv@social.numerique.gouv.fr
Department of the British Library dealing with its digital collections, including digitising material and offering support to those researching the collections.
Fediverse address:
@BL_DigiSchol@techhub.social
Discussion group for Fediverse users in Portland, Oregon, USA.
Fediverse address:
@pdxfedi@fedigroups.social
Series of history books written by Irish academics John Breslin and Sarah-Anne Buckley, featuring colourisations of black-and-white historical photographs by Breslin along with historical context and captions written by Buckley.
Fediverse address:
@oldirelandincolour@mastodon.social
RSS feed of the news service of Japan’s public broadcaster.
Fediverse address (in Japanese):
@www3.nhk.or.jp.news@rss-parrot.net
American music and entertainment magazine, covering independent music, film, television etc. Originally a website founded in 1998, then a print magazine in 2002 and now a digital-only publication.
Fediverse address:
@PasteMagazine@flipboard.com
Photographer and videographer, takes spectacular landscape and cityscape photos.
Fediverse address (in French):
@raph@pixelfed.fr
Discussion group about the comics, films and other works by Marvel.
Fediverse address:
@marvel@fedigroups.social
Official account for the Swift free open source programming language.
Fediverse address:
@swiftlang@mastodon.social
Free open source personal financial management software.
Fediverse address:
@ff3@fosstodon.org
English-language non-profit news site about Vietnam, run by activists and journalists concerned about human rights in the country.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@thevietnamese.org
Free open source fork of the Python Imaging Library, taking over after PIL was discontinued.
Fediverse address:
@pillow@fosstodon.org
Private pilot, photographer, former aviation journalist, flight sim enthusiast. Based in Oregon, USA.
Fediverse address:
@Av8rdan@mytransponder.com
Non-profit news organisation covering state politics and policies in California, USA. Founded in 2015.
Fediverse address:
@CALMatters@flipboard.com
Research data repository at the University of Arizona, USA.
Fediverse address:
@redata@mastodon.social
Associate Professor of Psychology at University of Oslo in Norway. Investigating role of the oxytocin system in health and wellbeing, also some psychophysiology and metascience research.
Fediverse address:
@dsquintana@mastodon.social
Weather forecast accounts for Delaware, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses:
@bethany_beach__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@bridgeville__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@camden__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@delmar__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@dover__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@elsmere__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@georgetown__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@harrington__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@laurel__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@lewes__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@middletown__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@milford__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@millsboro__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@new_castle__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@newark__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@rehoboth_beach__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@seaford__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@selbyville__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@smyrna__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@wilmington__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
Emergency planning consultant, planning officer for Upshur County Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, assistant professor teaching strategic leadership at the University of Charleston, West Virginia, USA.
Fediverse address:
@Find_Jeffness@ohai.social
Paleontology student and Lego builder with an interest in Science Communication, creates lots of wonderful Lego dinosaurs.
Fediverse address:
@TheDinosaurDave@sauropods.win
Boosting interesting Italian-language Android posts and articles.
Fediverse address (in Italian):
@android@mastodon.uno
Works at 3D graphics company Simplygon which is widely used by major game studios. Tingvall also creates indie titles through their own company Catalope Games, such as “Skeletal Dance Party” and “Scrap Galaxy”.
Fediverse address:
@JesperTingvall@mastodon.gamedev.place
Unofficial bot posting information and warnings from the South Australian County Fire Service’s current incidents RSS feed.
Fediverse address:
@CFSAlerts@mastodon.online
Discussion group about the XMPP / Jabber messaging platform.
Fediverse address:
@xmpp@fedigroups.social
Official account of the Austrian government’s open data initiative.
Fediverse address (in German):
@datagvat@mastodon.social
EPS is a non-profit organisation promoting physics and physicists in Europe through events, publications, prizes etc. Founded in 1968, based in Mulhouse, France.
Fediverse address:
@europeanphysicalsociety@mastodon.social
Austrian environmental pressure group, with a membership mainly consisting of retired people and senior citizens.
Fediverse address (in German):
@seniorsforfuture@social.anoxinon.de
Musician who also runs a band called the Capharnaum County Magicians Society. The music is mainly 19th/20th Century banjo pieces.
Fediverse address (main):
@mayor@banjo.town
Fediverse address (band):
@magicians@banjo.town
Creators of a podcast series covering the history of Ancient Rome, they also use the account to share interesting news and images about ancient history.
Fediverse address:
@phistorians@kolektiva.social
German travel news site featuring places to visit around the world and tips for travelling.
Fediverse address (in German):
@reisereporter@flipboard.com
Sports news from the American newspaper USA Today.
Fediverse address:
@usatodaysports@flipboard.com
Second-hand and vintage bookshop in Thurles, Ireland. Also runs an online bookshop.
Fediverse address:
@bookshopIE@mastodon.ie
Weather forecasts and severe weather alerts for Virginia, Maryland and Washington DC, USA. Also posts about climate change.
Fediverse address:
@rvaweather@dmv.community
Privacy-friendly smartphone operating system based on Android.
Fediverse address:
@calyxos@fosstodon.org
News site about digital media and marketing, aimed at those working in the industry. Based in New York, USA, and founded in 2008.
Fediverse address:
@Digiday@flipboard.com
French judicial body responsible for investigating serious economic and financial crime, founded in 2014.
Fediverse address (in French):
@pnf@social.numerique.gouv.fr
Preserving curated Pico-8 TweetCarts to prevent them being permanently lost.
Fediverse address:
@Pico8TweetCarts@mastodon.gamedev.place
Free open source online form system. The developers offer form services hosted on their own website, or you can self-host the software if you prefer.
Fediverse address:
@liberaforms@fosstodon.org
The most popular free open source office suite, it includes a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation software etc. It’s very widely used by businesses, governments, organisations and individuals, and is available for Linux, Mac and Windows.
Fediverse address:
@libreoffice@fosstodon.org
There are also user groups on the Fediverse:
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@LibreOfficeEs@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (in French):
@LaMouetteODF@framapiaf.org
Grassroots initiative based in Scotland that organises workshops, user groups, hack events etc to promote open data and libre technology as forces for public good.
Fediverse address:
@ctc@mastodon.me.uk
News feed from JTechLog, a Hungarian blog about the Java programming language.
Fediverse address (in Hungarian):
@www.jtechlog.hu@rss-parrot.net
History site all about baseball in the Pacific Northwest region of North America, from the beginnings of baseball to the present day.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@nwbaseballhistory.com
The oldest Linux gaming site in the world that is still operating, Holarse was founded in 2000. German-language website which also provides a variety of libre services including XMPP chat, a Matrix room and Luanti (formerly Minetest) servers.
Fediverse address (in German):
@holarse@mastodon.social
Botanist and plant curator at the Natural History Museum in London. Also a fan of fungi.
Fediverse address:
@dr_norb@fediscience.org
Independent reader-supported investigative journalism site, mainly focusing on cybersecurity, technology, consumer rights, privacy and related topics.
Fediverse address (main):
@404mediaco@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (blog):
@feed@404media.co
Community organisation for black developers using the Python programming language.
Fediverse address:
@blackpythondevs@fosstodon.org
Long-time music fan based in the UK, often posting about records from their youth in the 1960s and 1970s.
Fediverse address:
@OldBumpy@mastodonapp.uk
Free open source statistics software for Linux, Mac and Windows. Allows both classical and Bayesian analyses.
Fediverse address:
@JASPStats@fosstodon.org
Newsletter about journalistic freedom and whistleblowers in the United States.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@thedissenter.org
News feed of television station in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. Affiliate of NBC, founded in 1956.
Fediverse address:
@www.wbir.com@rss-parrot.net
Website about typefaces, type books, fonts and typographical design. Founded in 2002.
Fediverse address:
@typographica@typo.social
A Fediverse video sharing and livestreaming, platform, sort of like YouTube but federated onto lots of independent servers. Because it’s part of the Fediverse, you can follow PeerTube accounts from Mastodon etc. PeerTube accounts can also be followed through RSS.
Fediverse address:
@peertube@framapiaf.org
Weather forecast accounts for Telangana, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Hindi):
@hyderabad__telangana@in.fedimeteo.com
Hackerspace based in Hamburg, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@ccchh@chaos.social
Unofficial feed of NASA’s popular service highlighting interesting pictures from space.
Fediverse address:
@apod@reentry.codl.fr
Bot posting weather info from an automated weather station in Oakville, Missouri, USA.
Fediverse address:
@OakvilleWX@wx.social
Independent local newspaper for Leicester, England, UK. Run by a non-profit co-operative.
Fediverse address (blog):
@leicestergazette@leicester.news
Weather forecast accounts for Puebla, Mexico. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Spanish):
@huauchinango__puebla@mx.fedimeteo.com
@puebla__puebla@mx.fedimeteo.com
Online fork of the LibreOffice productivity suite aimed at businesses, including long term tech support, admin tools, smartphone apps and cloud collaboration.
Fediverse address:
@CollaboraOffice@mastodon.social
Its development company, Collabora, is one of the biggest upstream contributors to LibreOffice’s source code, and has a close relationship with the FOSS community.
Fediverse address:
@collabora@floss.social
German edition of the men’s health, fitness and lifestyle magazine.
Fediverse address (in German):
@MensHealth_de@flipboard.com
Nature and wildlife photographer based in Virginia, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@understudy77@blog.shawnthomas.art
Feed from the website of NGO trying to conserve and re-establish wildlife and ecosystems in Argentina.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@www.rewildingargentina.org@rss-parrot.net
Canadian edition of the news site where all articles are written by experts qualified in the topic being discussed. This edition was founded in 2017.
Fediverse address:
@ConversationCA@flipboard.com
Discussion group about podcasts and podcasting, including recommending podcasts, techniques for making podcasts etc.
Fediverse address:
@podcasts@fedigroups.social
Germany’s largest research and universal library, founded in 1558.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bsbmuenchen@openbiblio.social
Bot that posts randomly generated text adventure / interactive fiction scenarios. The scenarios are somewhat interactive, you can type commands as replies and the bot will reply with responses depending on what you do. Inspired by the classic text adventures of the 1980s. New scenarios appear every 4 hours.
Fediverse address:
@xyzzy@mastodon.sandwich.net
Lightweight version of Ubuntu using LXQt desktop instead of GNOME.
Fediverse address:
@LubuntuOfficial@fosstodon.org
Weather forecast accounts for Tamil Nadu, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Hindi):
@chennai__tamil_nadu@in.fedimeteo.com
@coimbatore__tamil_nadu@in.fedimeteo.com
@madurai__tamil_nadu@in.fedimeteo.com
@tiruchirappalli__tamil_nadu@in.fedimeteo.com
Law professor at Cornell Law School and Cornell Tech in the USA. Particularly interested in tech and internet law including software regulations, search engines, digital copyright, online governance, content moderation etc.
Fediverse address:
@jtlg@dads.cool
News feed from the Irish Times, a newspaper based in Ireland first published in 1859.
Fediverse address:
@www.irishtimes.com@rss-parrot.net
Videos of commuting by bicycle in Ottawa, Canada.
Fediverse address (videos):
@jleiper@urbanists.video
Hungarian tech website about Apple products including the iPhone. Founded in 2007.
Fediverse address (in Hungarian):
@szifon@mastodon.social
Takes photographs of wildlife, often macro photos of tiny things such as insects.
Fediverse address (main):
@andabata@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (photos):
@andabata@pixelfed.social
Hackerspace based in the Westerwald area of Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@westwoodlabs@chaos.social
Trade union for workers in the video game industry in France.
Fediverse address (in French):
@STJV@mastodon.gamedev.place
Retro computing and gadget enthusiast, stop motion film-maker. Also hosts a podcast called “The 305” which goes through every LaserDisc release in the Criterion Collection.
Fediverse address:
@bitcrush_io@oldbytes.space
Bot posting historical articles about aviation from the Australian public archive site Trove.
Fediverse address:
@TroveAirBot@mas.to
An academic association promoting critical, interdisciplinary scholarship in the broad area of food systems, including policy, production, distribution, and consumption.
Fediverse address:
@CAFS@mstdn.ca
Bot posting latest news from the Nintendo Switch Online feed.
Fediverse address:
@nintendoswitchonline@mastodon.fancy.org.uk
Emergency communications amateur radio station active in Prince George’s County, Maryland, USA.
Fediverse address:
@wb2ifs@mastodon.hams.social
Free open source transport network simulation game inspired by Transport Tycoon Deluxe.
Fediverse address:
@openttd@mas.to
Research institute in Germany looking at general relativity, quantum gravity, astrophysical relativity and gravitational-wave astronomy.
Fediverse address (in English and German):
@mpi_grav@astrodon.social
Recreates classic video game pixel art as physical paintings using acrylics.
Fediverse address:
@8bitacrylic@mstdn.games
Posting hints and tips on using Mastodon and the Fediverse, featuring tutorials, user news and other helpful posts.
Fediverse address:
@FediTips@social.growyourown.services
Epidemiologist and Professor of Public Health at the University of Southampton in the UK. Interested in Lifecourse Epidemiology and Long Covid.
Fediverse address:
@nisreen@mastodon.online
Non-profit organisation dedicated to speculative poetry including science fiction, fantasy, horror and related areas. Founded in 1978, based in the United States.
Fediverse address:
@sfpoetry@mastodon.world
Executive director at MIT Office of Research Computing & Data, high performance computing expert.
Fediverse address:
@jcuff@mastodon.mit.edu
Hackerspace based in Jena, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@krautspace@chaos.social
Weather forecast accounts for Jharkhand, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Hindi):
@bokaro__jharkhand@in.fedimeteo.com
@ranchi__jharkhand@in.fedimeteo.com
Runs the website SnookerHQ.com which provides coverage of professional snooker. Founded in 2011, it includes match reports, features, interviews, podcasts and quizzes.
Fediverse address:
@snookerhq@newsie.social
Hackerspace based in Bielefeld, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@HSB@chaos.social
UK parenting magazine with emphasis on nature and the environment.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@thegreenparent.co.uk
Assistant professor of Anthropology at Vanderbilt University in the United States, interested in ethnographic and historical research into disruptive protest, grassroots autonomy, state violence and indigenous collective rights in Latin America.
Fediverse address:
@Carwil@mastodon.online
Indie singer-songwriter from Heidelberg in Germany. Sings in English, French and German. Songs are often based on real life mixed with a touch of romance.
Fediverse address:
@ajaynemusic@pixelfed.social
Head of Department in Geography and Environment at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. Urban geographer, interested in place, housing, mobilities and justice.
Fediverse address:
@joepierce@mastodon.scot
Official account of the French National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology, founded in 1967. The institute does theoretical and applied research in computer science.
Fediverse address (in French):
@inria@social.numerique.gouv.fr
Screenwriter, producer and director, comic book writer. Story editor and writer on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”, writer on “Two Sentence Horror Stories”. Working on upcoming feature “Beasts of Prey” for Netflix.
Fediverse address:
@MelodyCooper@mastodon.world
Italian magazine about food and food culture, first published in 1929.
Fediverse address (in Italian):
@CucinaItaliana@flipboard.com
Beekeeper based in Scotland, author of the Apiarist website featuring in-depth articles all about practical beekeeping.
Fediverse address:
@theapiarist@mastodon.scot
Retro game fan and game collector, also makes gorgeous-looking cakes with elaborate decorations.
Fediverse address:
@GaymerGeek@mstdn.games
MCDOT is a local government department which operates local public transport and maintains transport infrastructure in Montgomery County, Maryland, USA.
Fediverse address:
@MontgomeryCountyMDDOT@urbanists.social
Independent non-profit foundation established by the German Federal Government, discussing data policy and making privacy recommendations.
Fediverse address (in German):
@DS_Stiftung@social.bund.de
News feed of newspaper based in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The Tribune was founded in 1991 and presents an African-American perspective on the news.
Fediverse address:
@tntribune.com@rss-parrot.net
Italian-language site about privacy-friendly apps and services, reviews of FOSS games, news about online privacy etc.
Fediverse address (in Italian):
@lealternative@mastodon.uno
Geographic Information Systems and Geospatial expert, mapping enthusiast, sharer of map-related memes.
Fediverse address:
@pokateo@mapstodon.space
Finnish organisation devoted to the academic study of games and gaming, from ancient board games to modern video games.
Fediverse address (in English and Finnish):
@blogi@www.pelitutkimus.fi
Photographer, especially of landscapes and nature in central and northern Europe.
Fediverse address:
@weit_im_westen@nrw.social
Data on the Irish energy grid and the contribution made to it by various sources including renewables.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@currents.greencollective.io
Non-profit online map service using data from OpenStreetMap, based in the European Union.
Fediverse address:
@lokjo@mapstodon.space
Blog about open science and information infrastructure, run by the German National Library of Economics (also known as ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics).
Fediverse address (in English & German):
@ZBW_MediaTalk@openbiblio.social
Account and website dedicated to European trees, and also plants, wildlife and nature in general.
Fediverse address (in English & Dutch):
@bomengidsnl@mastodon.green
Technology and gaming news site covering phones, tablets, computing, video games, streaming services etc. Based in Canada (hence the unusual name!) and founded in 2007.
Fediverse address:
@mobilesyrup@flipboard.com
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy, operating the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope (WSRT), the Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) and building the Square Kilometre Array (SKA).
Fediverse address:
@astron@mastodon.nl
British edition of the men’s lifestyle magazine and website, covering fitness, physical health, mental health, sexual health, fashion and travel. UK edition first published in 1995.
Fediverse address:
@MensHealthUK@flipboard.com
Open data department at the city of Basel in Switzerland.
Fediverse address (in German):
@opendatabs@swiss.social
Non-profit website about astronomy, posts photos of stars, galaxies and other space phenomena. It posts in English but links to articles in Spanish.
Fediverse address:
@umplus@mastodon.online
Non-profit open-access journal for research in the life and biomedical sciences.
Fediverse address:
@eLife@fediscience.org
Video series featuring informal discussion of the history of various Linux distributions and related topics
Fediverse address (videos):
@linuxuserspace@tilvids.com
Annual world summit of KDE, a free non-commercial event organised by the KDE community.
Fediverse address (main):
@akademy@floss.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@akademy@tube.kockatoo.org
Highlighting animations and images made in Blender by members of the Blender Artists Community.
Fediverse address:
@blenderartists@mastodon.art
Screenwriter and comedian based in the US. Creator of TV series “Home Economics”, writer on “Close Enough”, “A Futile and Stupid Gesture”, “Childrens Hospital” and the cinema version of “Penguins of Madagascar”. Also a ham radio enthusiast.
Fediverse address:
@jaboud@indieweb.social
Official account for the Institute for Cultural Anthropology & European Ethnology and Science & Technology Studies at Goethe University Frankfurt.
Fediverse address (in English & German):
@KAEEGoetheUni@assemblag.es
Freelance artist working on animation and gaming, often with a cartoon-like style.
Fediverse address:
@saku_art@mastodon.gamedev.place
Photographer taking pictures of nature and other topics, releasing all photos under CC BY-SA. Citizen science naturalist.
Fediverse address:
@ryanhodnett@mastodon.world
Interdisciplinary science centre at LMU Munich in Germany, promoting open science practices such as open data, open materials, analysis scripts etc. Organises workshops, public talks and original research.
Fediverse address:
@lmu_osc@scicomm.xyz
Bot posting Garfield cartoon strips with random song lyrics replacing the text.
Fediverse address:
@LyricalGarfield@masto.ai
Traveller and beer lover, making videos combining both interests.
Fediverse address (videos):
@martijnk@makertube.net
Monthly real life event for maths enthusiasts, meeting at locations all around the world to discuss mathematical puzzles, games, topics etc.
Fediverse address:
@MathsJam@mathstodon.xyz
Discussion group about all kinds of jazz music.
Fediverse address:
@jazz@fedigroups.social
Website and blog about coffee, espresso, coffee-making equipment, accessories and related topics. Founded in 2001, it was also home to a massive online coffee community, with many community features possibly returning soon.
Fediverse address:
@coffeegeek@flipboard.social
Music equipment news and reviews site for people who make music, including guitarists, drummers, keyboardists, DJs and producers. Founded in 2007.
Fediverse address:
@MusicRadar@flipboard.com
Official account for Marvel, the makers of superhero comics, films, television series, games etc. Founded in 1939.
Fediverse address:
@Marvel@flipboard.com
Spanish edition of the women’s fashion, beauty and lifestyle magazine.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@elle_es@flipboard.com
Local news service for Oklahoma City and the state of Oklahoma, USA. Run by the non-profit organisation the Sustainable Journalism Foundation.
Fediverse address:
@NonDoc@flipboard.com
Podcast directory featuring all kinds of podcasts from Australia.
Fediverse address:
@cheryanne@aus.social
Weather forecast accounts for Ladakh, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Hindi):
@leh__ladakh@in.fedimeteo.com
US-based investigative news site aimed at holding powerful figures accountable.
Fediverse address:
@news@levernews.com
Singer-songwriter creating ballads, vignettes and multipart circle songs in a folk tradition.
Fediverse address:
@jvw@musicians.today
Gives privacy reports on Android apps, listing trackers embedded in each app, and permissions each app seeks.
Fediverse address (in French & English):
@exodus@framapiaf.org
Oslo branch of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions, Norway’s largest trade union umbrella organisation.
Fediverse address (in Norwegian):
@LOiO@oslo.town
Making videos about amateur radio, especially radio using morse code.
Fediverse address (videos):
@pg4i@spectra.video
Artist and graphic designer from Germany, doing colourful digitally painted fantasy and character art often with a gay theme.
Fediverse address:
@Bronzebart@mastodon.art
Rome, Italy branch of the R-Ladies organisation, promoting gender diversity in the R community.
Fediverse address:
@rladiesrome@fosstodon.org
Bicycle enthusiast who posts about cycling and advocates for better cycling infrastructure.
Fediverse address:
@BicycleBen@mas.to
Annual festival for the open science community held in the Netherlands, open to staff and researchers across all disciplines.
Fediverse address:
@OSFNL@social.edu.nl
Website from the creator of Fedi.Directory (that’s me!) which helps non-technical people create their own online services through managed hosting providers, who do all the technical stuff behind the scenes.
Fediverse address:
@homegrown@social.growyourown.services
Hackerspace based in Nuremberg, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@k4cg@chaos.social
Sports news site covering American Football and Basketball in Utah, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@theaggship.com
Sculptor of glass, neon, electronics etc. Interested in society’s unsustainability and commercialism, creating bright subversive advert-like works.
Fediverse address:
@JamesAkers@expressional.social
News, analysis and intelligence about the international railway industry
Fediverse address:
@RailwayGazette@mastodon.world
Hosting provider offering fully managed hosting of wide range of FOSS platforms including Nextcloud, Mastodon, PeerTube and many others.
Fediverse address:
@Cloud68@fosstodon.org
Bot posting events that happened today in fiction from film, TV, games, comics etc.
Fediverse address:
@todayonscreen@xoxo.zone
Podcast about Android news, reviews, hardware, apps etc.
Fediverse address:
@androidfaithful@androiddev.social
Research division for transformative action at the French government’s research institute for food, agriculture and the environment.
Fediverse address (in English & French):
@INRAE_ACT@social.numerique.gouv.fr
German travel blog focusing on slow travel and food abroad.
Fediverse address (in German):
@sansanberlin@flipboard.com
Posts a random picture of a cuddly toy every three hours.
Fediverse address:
@plush_bot@plush.city
Free open source 3D game engine, for creating Minecraft-style games and worlds. There’s a large range of game modes and mods available, including online multiplayer. It’s available for Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Android.
Fediverse address:
@Luanti@floss.social
Entertainment industry news magazine and website, covering film, television, music etc. Based in the US, founded in 1905 to cover the theatre business.
Fediverse address:
@Variety@flipboard.com
Long-running podcast all about Nintendo news, with informal chat and answering listeners’ questions.
Fediverse address:
@rfnpodcast@mastodon.social
Free open source decentralised online identity platform. It helps you prove who you are across multiple sites without storing any personal data about you.
Fediverse address:
@keyoxide@fosstodon.org
Non-profit news organisation based in Honolulu, Hawaii, founded in 2010. It was a finalist in the 2024 Pulitzers for breaking news reporting.
Fediverse address:
@HonoluluCivil@flipboard.com
Unofficial bot posting links to latest papers about evolutionary developmental biology (evo-devo).
Fediverse address:
@evodevo_papers@biologists.social
News feed of the Australian satirical news site The Shovel.
Fediverse address:
@theshovel.com.au@rss-parrot.net
Popular free open source multiplatform game engine for 3D and 2D games.
Fediverse address (main):
@godotengine@mastodon.gamedev.place
Fediverse address (conference):
@godotcon@mastodon.gamedev.place
Fediverse address (asset store):
@godotassetstore@mastodon.gamedev.place
Fediverse address (foundation):
@godotfoundation@mastodon.gamedev.place
Posting informally about interesting bits of Scottish history through the ages, including forgotten stories, science, language, art, people, poetry.
Fediverse address:
@WeirdScotland@mastodon.scot
Photo account that posts pictures of interesting chess boards, chess pieces and other chess-related images.
Fediverse address:
@Chess@pixelfed.social
Freelance journalist based in Calgary, Canada, with a focus on housing, cities and real estate.
Fediverse address:
@ximenaka@mastodon.online
Lifestyle magazine and website covering fashion, culture, entertainment and beauty. Based in the USA, first published in 1972.
Fediverse address:
@WMagazine@flipboard.com
News feed of HRT, Croatia’s public broadcaster on television and radio. Founded in 1926.
Fediverse address (in Croatian):
@vijesti.hrt.hr@rss-parrot.net
Hosts free public lectures in Amsterdam about experimentation, innovation and research in type. Founded in 2018.
Fediverse address:
@lttrspc@typo.social
Hungarian-language blog exploring selected films and television series, and recommending the good ones.
Fediverse address (in Hungarian):
@filmtro@mastodon.social
Marine ecologist making wonderful videos about nature, gardening, the environment and life in the ocean.
Fediverse address:
@kate@video.katehildenbrand.com
Bot that posts automatically generated autostereograms (aka “Magic Eye”), where you have to focus your eyes behind the 2D image to see the 3D image. It can take a while to do this if you aren’t used to the technique, but once it succeeds you will definitely know it has worked.
Fediverse address:
@magic_aye@mastodon.social
Interdisciplinary research institute studying the Solar System, planetary sciences, astrophysics, cosmology, astrobiology and Earth sciences. Based in Switzerland, founded in 1995.
Fediverse address (videos):
@issi_media@solarsystem.video
Scientist, writer, cartoonist. Blogs about metascience (the study of science itself) and epidemiology. Regularly publishes updates on the latest COVID-19 vaccines.
Fediverse address:
@hildabast@mastodon.online
Videos looking at classic home computers of the 1980s and 1990s, especially about repairing their electronics. Machines covered include the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore Amiga etc and many accessories of the period.
Fediverse address:
@noel_llopis@makertube.net
Italian edition of the magazine about current affairs, popular culture and fashion.
Fediverse address (in Italian):
@VanityFairItaly@flipboard.com
US magazine and website about the advertising industry.
Fediverse address:
@Adweek@flipboard.com
Vancouver-based non-profit society and comic publisher, dedicated to supporting local comic artists and developing the BC comics community.
Fediverse address:
@CloudscapeComics@mastodon.social
Travel blog exploring the world, by a veteran American photojournalist.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@thedocumentarian.org
The popular free open source desktop email app, available for Linux, Mac and Windows. As well as email, it also works as an RSS news reader, XMPP client and IRC client.
Fediverse account (main):
@thunderbird@mastodon.online
Fediverse account (videos):
@thunderbird@tilvids.com
Discussion group for people who write books or are interested in the writing process.
Fediverse address:
@writingbooks@fedigroups.social
Cycling blog based in the UK covering cycling trails and rides in the countryside.
Fediverse address (blog):
@rossa@asphaltandearth.co.uk
Free open source chess server, with no paywall, no tracking and no ads.
Fediverse address:
@lichess@mastodon.online
Weather forecast accounts for Karnataka, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Hindi):
@bengaluru__karnataka@in.fedimeteo.com
@hubballi__karnataka@in.fedimeteo.com
The original French version of the women’s lifestyle, fashion and beauty magazine, first published in 1945.
Fediverse address (in French):
@ellefrance@flipboard.com
Creating in-depth video tutorials for using Blender, covering a range of different skill levels.
Fediverse address (videos):
@chrisfastmedia@makertube.net
Conference in Japan for the Ruby programming language.
Fediverse address:
@rubykaigi@ruby.social
Weather forecast accounts for Manipur, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Hindi):
@imphal__manipur@in.fedimeteo.com
The German Federal Government’s supervisory authority for data protection, monitoring and enforcing laws in this area.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bfdi@social.bund.de
Tabletop RPG writer, illustrator and designer. Creator of the post-apocalyptic western RPG “We deal in lead” and the Norse fantasy RPG “Runecairn”.
Fediverse address:
@byodinsbeardrpg@dice.camp
Makes lovely crochet figures based on free open source projects, well known game characters and other subjects.
Fediverse address (main, in French):
@doomyflo@framapiaf.org
Fediverse address (photos, in French):
@Doomyflocrochet@pix.diaspodon.fr
Artist creating striking oil paintings in a pop art style featuring pop culture, astronauts, dinosaurs and social commentary.
Fediverse address:
@scottlistfield@mastodon.social
Tlingit artist based in Alaska, creating bold colourful paintings, carvings and murals in an Indigenous style.
Fediverse address:
@robert_davis_hoffmann@mastodon.social
Brazilian car news and review site, also covers motorcycles.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@AutoPapo@flipboard.com
Covering cultural news and events in New York, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@untappedcities.com
Weekly trivia podcast running since 2005, possibly the longest-running trivia podcast in the world.
Fediverse address:
@podquiz@mas.to
British edition of the celebrity gossip magazine, often featuring stories about the royal family. UK edition first published in 1988.
Fediverse address:
@HELLOMagazine@flipboard.com
News site about Linux and free open source software.
Fediverse address (main):
@itsfoss@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@itsfoss.com
Artist and crafter. Creates handmade works of art through pyrography on wood, also keen on crochet.
Fediverse address:
@UnseenCrafts@mastodon.world
Photographer from Poland, who takes many kinds of pictures including portraits, landscapes and more.
Fediverse address:
@arkadiusz@pixelfed.social
Worker-owned newsroom for Bay Area of San Francisco, California, USA. Covers local news and culture.
Fediverse address:
@COYOTEMedia@flipboard.com
Weather forecast accounts for Bihar, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Hindi):
@patna__bihar@in.fedimeteo.com
Pixel artist and fan of wrestling and other sports. Often creates pixel art of classic wrestlers and sports people.
Fediverse address:
@AlCreed@mastodon.social
Non-profit citizen journalist news site for North East England (including Durham, Northumberland, Teesside, Tyneside and Wearside). Part of the Bylines network.
Fediverse address:
@NEBylines@mastodon.social
Conference about the Python programming language, based in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. Founded in 2018.
Fediverse address:
@pycascades@hachyderm.io
Annual technical conference for people working on and with BSD-based operating systems and related projects. Held in Ottawa, Canada, since 2004.
Fediverse address:
@bsdcan@bsd.network
Project helping students talk to astronauts on the International Space Station via amateur radio equipment, hopefully inspiring them to pursue a career in STEM subjects. There are also repeaters for ham radio fans to take part.
Fediverse address:
@ARISS_Intl@mastodon.hams.social
Award-winning freelance journalist and blogger focusing on plants and gardening, including organic gardening, flowers and vegetables. Member of the Garden Media Guild and the Professional Garden Photographers Association. Based in the Cotswolds in England, UK.
Fediverse address:
@thechattygardener@mastodon.online
Online security expert and creator of the popular “Have I been pwned” tool. Microsoft Regional Director and MVP.
Fediverse address:
@troyhunt@infosec.exchange
German-language discussion about bread and breadmaking.
Fediverse address (in German):
@brotbacken@fedigroups.social
Health and fitness newsletter trying to prioritise straightforward discussion over dubious pseudoscience, by science writer Casey Johnston.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@shesabeast.co
Creates digital oil paintings and other forms of visual art.
Fediverse address:
@GrumpyMark@mastodon.art
Amateur radio enthusiast who runs the mastodon.radio server for other ham radio fans. M0YNG shares lots of posts by amateur radio fans looking for followers, so following him is a good way to meet others in this field.
Fediverse address:
@M0YNG@mastodon.radio
French online magazine covering international news, politics, economics, culture etc. Founded in 2009, it was originally based on the American news site of the same name but is now a separate entity.
Fediverse address (in French):
@Slatefr@flipboard.com
Feed of a blog posting articles about Star Wars action figures from Kenner and Hasbro.
Fediverse address:
@figureoftheday.blogspot.com@rss-parrot.net
Third party Mastodon app for iPhone, iPad and Mac.
Fediverse address:
@MonaApp@mastodon.social
Non-profit organisation of developers trying to protect the open web from restrictions imposed by tech giants.
Fediverse address:
@owa@mastodon.social
Grassroots initiative organising video game speedruns to support LGBTQIA+ charities.
Fediverse address:
@PowerUpWithPride@kind.social
Film and television reviews and essays from an independent blogger.
Fediverse address (blog):
@kristen@thekulturalist.com
Local news site for Michigan, USA, publishing articles from MLive-owned newspapers in the state such as the Ann Arbor News, Bay City Times, Flint Journal, Grand Rapids Press, Jackson Citizen Patriot etc.
Fediverse address:
@MLivecom@flipboard.com
Weather forecast accounts for Arkansas USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses:
@benton__arkansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@bentonville__arkansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@bryant__arkansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@camden__arkansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@conway__arkansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@fayetteville__arkansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@fort_smith__arkansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@hot_springs__arkansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@jonesboro__arkansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@little_rock__arkansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@north_little_rock__arkansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@paragould__arkansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@pine_bluff__arkansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@rogers__arkansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@russellville__arkansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@sherwood__arkansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@siloam_springs__arkansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@springdale__arkansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@texarkana__arkansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@west_memphis__arkansas@us.fedimeteo.com
Research group using data from satellites to monitor sea ice in the polar regions (the Arctic and Antarctica).
Fediverse address:
@PolarBremen@mas.to
Cybersecurity conference based in Germany, run by a group of enthusiastic professionals. Uses an open space format to provide a more informal experience for participants.
Fediverse address:
@OSCo@infosec.exchange
Professor of Behavioural Science at the University of Bath, Visiting Fellow in Psychology at the University of Lincoln, both in the UK.
Fediverse address:
@davidellis@fosstodon.org
Posting videos of bike rides and cycling in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@deathbydenim@spectra.video
Free open source alternative web client for Mastodon servers. Currently in Alpha testing.
Fediverse address:
@elk@webtoo.ls
Daily newspaper based in Chicago, USA. Run by a non-profit, winner of eight Pulitzer prizes, first published in 1948.
Fediverse address:
@ChicagoSunTimes@flipboard.com
Brazilian gaming and tech news site covering consoles and PCs.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@Adrenalinebr@flipboard.com
Artist who specialises in drawing comic book style works, often featuring mecha such as characters from Transformers.
Fediverse address:
@llicorish@mastodon.art
The original American edition of the fashion, beauty and culture magazine founded in 1892.
Fediverse address:
@Vogue@flipboard.com
Highlighting maps that exist in the physical world, such as signs, posters, objects, works of art, graffiti etc.
Fediverse address:
@mappery@mapstodon.space
Free open source geographic information system software for Linux, Mac, Windows and Android. Allows viewing, editing, printing and analysis of geospatial data.
Fediverse address:
@qgis@fosstodon.org
Official account of the The French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies, an independent French public body created by the French government.
Fediverse address (in French):
@InseeFr@social.numerique.gouv.fr
Initiative by a Kenyan teacher to help educate some of the poorest kids in the world.
Fediverse address:
@Jonathan@schoolforafrica.org
It’s run by Fediverse user Jonathan Mburugu, who posts interesting perspectives from Kenya and Africa on his personal account at:
@JonathanMBR@mstdn.social
European campaign group which defends people’s privacy. Noyb’s focus is on fighting privacy violations by companies and corporations. (In case you’re wondering, the name stands for None Of Your Business!)
Fediverse address:
@noybeu@mastodon.social
Blog all about beer and beer history, maintained by a beer enthusiast who has written five books on the subject.
Fediverse address:
@agoodbeerblog@mstdn.social
Rolling release Linux distro based on Arch Linux, includes extra features for gamers.
Fediverse address:
@garuda@garudalinux.org
Systems engineer at NASA JPL, working on Europa Clipper probe to Jupiter’s moon Europa, Perseverance and Curiosity rovers on Mars.
Fediverse address:
@astroptere@masto.ai
Weather accounts for Vermont, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses:
@barre__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@bennington__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@brattleboro__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@burlington__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@essex_junction__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@hartford__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@middlebury__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@milton__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@montpelier__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@morristown__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@newport__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@northfield__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@rutland__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@south_burlington__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@springfield__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@st_albans__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@st_johnsbury__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@waterbury__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@williston__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@winooski__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
Italian edition of the technology magazine. First published in Italy in 2009.
Fediverse address (in Italian):
@WiredItalia@flipboard.com
Grassroots initiative to help people fix electrical, electronic and other devices instead of throwing them away. The project helps organise Restart Parties all around the world, where volunteers show how to fix broken gadgets and machines.
Fediverse address:
@restartproject@mastodon.green
German satirist, activist and television host.
Fediverse address (in German):
@janboehm@edi.social
Canadian luxury lifestyle magazine covering design, culture, travel, art, fashion and wines. Founded in 1998.
Fediverse address:
@NUVOMagazine@flipboard.com
Astrophysics laboratory in Toulouse, France. Founded in 2011, operated jointly by CNRS (the French National Centre for Scientific Research) and Paul Sabatier University.
Fediverse address (in French):
@irap@social.numerique.gouv.fr
Digital type foundry founded in 1994. Specialises in custom fonts for multilingual publishing and computing.
Fediverse address:
@TiroTypeworks@typo.social
Part of a European Union initiative to transition to free open source software, OSPO handles the commission’s relationships with the libre software community. This account is not just a feed, they do actually interact, boost, reply, follow etc.
Fediverse address:
@EC_OSPO@ec.social-network.europa.eu
Video blogger who covers FOSS, community projects, Linux and other related tech stuff.
Fediverse address:
@geotechdigital@tilvids.com
Posts extensively about fishing and fly fishing, the outdoors and walking in the countryside. Day job is as a scientist studying DNA at Drexel University in Philadelphia, USA.
Fediverse address:
@enog@masto.ai
Collection Development Manager at a public library, Graphic Novel Selector for a library vendor. Interested in connecting libraries and comics.
Fediverse address:
@comicslibrarian@mastodon.world
Non-profit citizen journalism in Scotland. Part of the Bylines network of similar news sites.
Fediverse address:
@BylinesScotland@mastodon.social
Weather forecast accounts for Coahuila, Mexico. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Spanish):
@saltillo__coahuila@mx.fedimeteo.com
Independent non-profit news organisation providing news for the state of Virginia, USA. Founded in 2018, affiliate of the States Newsroom network.
Fediverse address:
@VirginiaMercury@flipboard.com
Edmonton, Canada branch of the worldwide Fancy Women Bike Ride event, a cycling tour in many cities around the planet which draws attention to the need for women-friendly bicycle infrastructure.
Fediverse address:
@FWBR_yeg@yeg.bike
Indie game developer of adventure “Comet” for the Playdate games console.
Fediverse address:
@Guv_Bubbs@mastodon.gamedev.place
Weather forecast accounts for Nayarit, Mexico. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Spanish):
@tepic__nayarit@mx.fedimeteo.com
Environmental organisation based in Montreal, Canada.
Fediverse address (in French):
@socenv@mstdn.ca
Discussion group about audio production topics including mixing, recording, miking, mastering etc.
Fediverse address:
@AudioPro@fedigroups.social
News site about games that run on Linux PCs and the Steam Deck. One of the longest-running accounts on the Fediverse.
Fediverse address:
@gamingonlinux@mastodon.social
Automated account posting weather observations in Glenwood, Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@glenwood_pws@mstdn.ca
Non-profit community hackerspace and makerspace based in Landau, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@ztl@rheinneckar.social
Researcher posting about satellite communications, space, astronomy and related topics.
Fediverse address:
@AkaSci@fosstodon.org
Independent local newspaper for Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia. Founded in 1888.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@hawkesburygazette.com
German edition of the famous fashion, beauty and lifestyle magazine, first published in 1928 and then relaunched in 1979.
Fediverse address (in German):
@VOGUE_Germany@flipboard.com
Posting and podcasting about all kinds of board games, as well as occasional random tangents.
Fediverse address:
@ofdiceandmen@tabletop.social
Hackerspace based in the city of Le Mans in France.
Fediverse address (in French):
@HauM@piaille.fr
Upcoming free open source UI/UX design tool for Linux. Aimed at web designers and graphic designers, and is currently in alpha testing.
Fediverse address:
@akiraux@fosstodon.org
Popular free open source GameCube / Wii emulator.
Fediverse address:
@dolphin@dolphin-emu.org
Interior design and furnishings magazine and website, US edition of the Elle Decoration franchise.
Fediverse address:
@elledecor@flipboard.com
Artist and retro computing fan, also runs a video account and photo account dedicated to retro computing / retro gaming topics. Particularly interested in the Commodore Amiga.
Fediverse address (main):
@TopazRabbit@oldbytes.space
Fediverse address (videos):
@topazrabbit@makertube.net
German Federal Government’s office for regulating, licensing and supervising the disposal, storage, handling and transport of high-level radioactive waste.
Fediverse address (in German):
@base@social.bund.de
Website and blog based in Canada, all about living self-sufficiently in a rural area. Particularly keen on food self-sufficiency including recipes, long term storage, foraging etc.
Fediverse address:
@AnOffGridLife@flipboard.com
One of the internet’s longest-running news sites about free open source software and software development. Originally founded in 1998 when “LWN” stood for “Linux Weekly News”, but they now cover much more than that, with new items appearing daily.
Fediverse address:
@lwn@lwn.net
Wonderful and atmospheric photos, mainly of beautiful landscapes.
Fediverse address:
@jett1oeil@pixelfed.social
Programmer, hacker, solarpunk enthusiast, educator, activist and writer. Co-author of the Solarpunk Prompts podcast.
Fediverse address (in Polish & English):
@alxd@writing.exchange
Fediverse address (videos):
@alxd@tube.tchncs.de
Free open source Android app providing an alternative frontend for YouTube.
Fediverse address:
@libretube@fosstodon.org
Online music label for experimental, electronic, noise, ambient, free jazz and other outsider music. Founded in 2012, with over 500 digital-only releases.
Fediverse address:
@MuteAn_Sounds@mastodon.sdf.org
Independent professional critic reviewing current television series on a single episode-by-episode basis.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@episodicmedium.tv
Dendrochronologist, woodland heritage specialist and environmental archaeologist in Scotland.
Fediverse address:
@Dendrochronicle@mastodon.scot
Food and drink news site with a pop culture food slant, covering fast food, home cooking, groceries, restaurants, recipes, kitchen equipment etc. Based in the US, founded in 2016.
Fediverse address:
@TheTakeout@flipboard.com
Blogger and columnist often covering technology, has written for the New York Times magazine, Wired, Smithsonian magazine and more. Author of “Coders: the Making of a New Tribe and the Remaking of the World”.
Fediverse address:
@clive@saturation.social
News magazine about current affairs, geopolitics and international policy. Available online and in print, based in Washington DC, USA, founded in 1970.
Fediverse address:
@foreignpolicy@mastodon.world
Free open source customisable map of the world, deployable as a single static file. Allows anyone to easily self-host vector map tiles of the entire planet.
Fediverse address:
@protomaps@mapstodon.space
Brazilian sports news site covering football (soccer) in Brazil.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@VamoFutebol@flipboard.com
Former professional photographer taking lots of lovely pictures of birds, often including descriptions of where the birds are and what they have been doing.
Fediverse address:
@mikestewart@mastodonapp.uk
Community-run cybersecurity event in Montreal, Canada. Held annually since 2013.
Fediverse address (in English & French):
@NorthSec@infosec.exchange
Spanish edition of the famous fashion magazine, first published in 1981.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@VogueSpain@flipboard.com
Music news site about metal music including news, reviews and interviews.
Fediverse address (blog):
@news@themetalverse.net
Hackerspace based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Fediverse address:
@sandbox@kolektiva.social
Hackerspace based in Graz, Austria.
Fediverse address (in German & English):
@realraum@chaos.social
Discussion group for people unhappy with the current economic system.
Fediverse address:
@economics_that_works@fedigroups.social
Professional theatre reviewer running their own video channel and website covering UK theatre. Previously reviewed for The Guardian and The Stage.
Fediverse address:
@TheatreReviews@mastodonapp.uk
US-based reader-supported news agency covering labour relations and trade unions. Founded in 2016.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@paydayreport.com
Videos devoted to the Linux OS, software for Linux, Linux-based phones, FOSS, de-Googlising and related topics. The videos include news items, reviews, features and tutorials aimed at a wide range of skill levels.
Fediverse address (main):
@thelinuxEXP@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@thelinuxexperiment@tilvids.com
Bot account boosting law-related posts from across the Fediverse, usually those related to US law. The selections are made by an algorithm, the details of which are posted on the bot’s website.
Fediverse address:
@icymi_law@esq.social
Research institute in Germany devoted to astrophysics, focusing on cosmic magnetic fields, extragalactic astrophysics and development of research technologies in spectroscopy, robotic telescopes and e-science.
Fediverse address (in English and German):
@AIP_Potsdam@astrodon.social