The Open Source Programme Office (OSPO)

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

Tusky

Free open source Mastodon app for Android phones, available through F-Droid and Google Play. Can also be used by other Fediverse platforms that use the Mastodon API such as PixelFed and GoToSocial. One of the very earliest apps for Mastodon, first released in 2017.

Fediverse address:
@Tusky@mastodon.social

FediMeteo Italy

Weather accounts for cities and towns in Italy. Follow an account to see its forecasts in Italian.

Fediverse addresses (in Italian):
@agrigento@it.fedimeteo.com
@alessandria@it.fedimeteo.com
@ancona@it.fedimeteo.com
@aosta@it.fedimeteo.com
@arezzo@it.fedimeteo.com
@ascoli_piceno@it.fedimeteo.com
@asti@it.fedimeteo.com
@avellino@it.fedimeteo.com
@bari@it.fedimeteo.com
@barletta@it.fedimeteo.com
@belluno@it.fedimeteo.com
@benevento@it.fedimeteo.com
@bergamo@it.fedimeteo.com
@biella@it.fedimeteo.com
@bologna@it.fedimeteo.com
@bolzano@it.fedimeteo.com
@brescia@it.fedimeteo.com
@brindisi@it.fedimeteo.com
@cagliari@it.fedimeteo.com
@caltanissetta@it.fedimeteo.com
@campobasso@it.fedimeteo.com
@carbonia@it.fedimeteo.com
@caserta@it.fedimeteo.com
@catania@it.fedimeteo.com
@catanzaro@it.fedimeteo.com
@chieti@it.fedimeteo.com
@como@it.fedimeteo.com
@cosenza@it.fedimeteo.com
@cremona@it.fedimeteo.com
@crotone@it.fedimeteo.com
@cuneo@it.fedimeteo.com
@enna@it.fedimeteo.com
@fano@it.fedimeteo.com
@fermo@it.fedimeteo.com
@ferrara@it.fedimeteo.com
@firenze@it.fedimeteo.com
@foggia@it.fedimeteo.com
@forli@it.fedimeteo.com
@frosinone@it.fedimeteo.com
@genova@it.fedimeteo.com
@gorizia@it.fedimeteo.com
@grosseto@it.fedimeteo.com
@imperia@it.fedimeteo.com
@isernia@it.fedimeteo.com
@l_aquila@it.fedimeteo.com
@la_spezia@it.fedimeteo.com
@latina@it.fedimeteo.com
@lecce@it.fedimeteo.com
@lecco@it.fedimeteo.com
@livorno@it.fedimeteo.com
@lodi@it.fedimeteo.com
@lucca@it.fedimeteo.com
@macerata@it.fedimeteo.com
@mantova@it.fedimeteo.com
@martinsicuro@it.fedimeteo.com
@massa_carrara@it.fedimeteo.com
@matera@it.fedimeteo.com
@messina@it.fedimeteo.com
@milano@it.fedimeteo.com
@modena@it.fedimeteo.com
@monza@it.fedimeteo.com
@napoli@it.fedimeteo.com
@novara@it.fedimeteo.com
@nuoro@it.fedimeteo.com
@oristano@it.fedimeteo.com
@padova@it.fedimeteo.com
@palermo@it.fedimeteo.com
@parma@it.fedimeteo.com
@pavia@it.fedimeteo.com
@perugia@it.fedimeteo.com
@pesaro@it.fedimeteo.com
@pescara@it.fedimeteo.com
@peschiera_del_garda@it.fedimeteo.com
@piacenza@it.fedimeteo.com
@pisa@it.fedimeteo.com
@pistoia@it.fedimeteo.com
@pordenone@it.fedimeteo.com
@potenza@it.fedimeteo.com
@prato@it.fedimeteo.com
@ragusa@it.fedimeteo.com
@ravenna@it.fedimeteo.com
@reggio_calabria@it.fedimeteo.com
@reggio_emilia@it.fedimeteo.com
@rieti@it.fedimeteo.com
@rimini@it.fedimeteo.com
@roma@it.fedimeteo.com
@rovigo@it.fedimeteo.com
@salerno@it.fedimeteo.com
@sassari@it.fedimeteo.com
@savona@it.fedimeteo.com
@senigallia@it.fedimeteo.com
@siena@it.fedimeteo.com
@siracusa@it.fedimeteo.com
@sondrio@it.fedimeteo.com
@taranto@it.fedimeteo.com
@teramo@it.fedimeteo.com
@terni@it.fedimeteo.com
@torino@it.fedimeteo.com
@trapani@it.fedimeteo.com
@trento@it.fedimeteo.com
@treviso@it.fedimeteo.com
@trieste@it.fedimeteo.com
@udine@it.fedimeteo.com
@urbino@it.fedimeteo.com
@varese@it.fedimeteo.com
@venezia@it.fedimeteo.com
@verbania@it.fedimeteo.com
@vercelli@it.fedimeteo.com
@verona@it.fedimeteo.com
@vibo_valentia@it.fedimeteo.com
@vicenza@it.fedimeteo.com
@villasimius@it.fedimeteo.com
@viterbo@it.fedimeteo.com

Professor Dr Wolfgang Cramer

Ecologist and geographer at the CNRS (Centre national de la recherche scientifique) in France, whose main aim is to do everything possible to mitigate the climate crisis, and help other scientists to do so as well. Works with the IPCC and MedECC, and supports non-violent climate activism.

Fediverse address:
@wolfgangcramer@fediscience.org

Collabora Office

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

kottke.org

One of the oldest blogs on the internet, founded in 1998. Posts an eclectic mixture of news items, curiosities, art, technology and more. (Technically this is a bot account, but it’s also the blog’s official account.)

Fediverse address:
@kottke@mastodon.social

Snikket

XMPP-based free open federated messenger project. It aims to make XMPP into a more viable alternative to Whatsapp etc by providing consistency in design and terminology, while still maintaining compatibility with other XMPP apps and servers. (It’s a similar plan to how Mastodon made ActivityPub more mainstream while still being compatible with other ActivityPub server types.)

Fediverse address:
@snikket_im@fosstodon.org

Ian Betteridge

Blogger, veteran tech journalist, used to edit the UK magazine MacUser and is well known for accidentally coining Betteridge’s Law of Headlines: If a news headline poses a question then the answer is almost always “no”.

Fediverse address:
@ianb@well.com

FediMeteo Quebec

Weather forecast accounts for Quebec, Canada. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.

Fediverse addresses (in English & French):
@amos__quebec@ca.fedimeteo.com
@baie_comeau__quebec@ca.fedimeteo.com
@drummondville__quebec@ca.fedimeteo.com
@gaspe__quebec@ca.fedimeteo.com
@gatineau__quebec@ca.fedimeteo.com
@granby__quebec@ca.fedimeteo.com
@laval__quebec@ca.fedimeteo.com
@mont_tremblant__quebec@ca.fedimeteo.com
@montreal__quebec@ca.fedimeteo.com
@quebec_city__quebec@ca.fedimeteo.com
@rimouski__quebec@ca.fedimeteo.com
@rouyn_noranda__quebec@ca.fedimeteo.com
@saguenay__quebec@ca.fedimeteo.com
@saint_jean_sur_richelieu__quebec@ca.fedimeteo.com
@sept_iles__quebec@ca.fedimeteo.com
@sherbrooke__quebec@ca.fedimeteo.com
@trois_rivieres__quebec@ca.fedimeteo.com
@val_d_or__quebec@ca.fedimeteo.com

FediMeteo New Jersey

Weather forecast accounts for New Jersey, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.

Fediverse addresses:
@atlantic_city__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@bayonne__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@bridgeton__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@camden__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@clifton__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@east_orange__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@elizabeth__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@garfield__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@hackensack__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@hoboken__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@jersey_city__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@long_branch__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@millville__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@new_brunswick__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@newark__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@passaic__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@paterson__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@perth_amboy__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@plainfield__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@rahway__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@summit__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@trenton__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@union_city__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@vineland__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@west_new_york__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com

Adam S. Smith

Palaeontologist and curator at the Nottingham Natural History Museum, Wollaton Hall, in the UK. Especially interested in plesiosaurs and other Mesozoic marine reptiles. Author of the children’s books “The Plesiosaur’s Neck” and “The Tyrannosaur’s Feathers”, founder of the Dinosaur Toy Blog, Animal Toy Blog and Plesiosaur Directory sites.

Fediverse address (main):
@AdamStuartSmith@sauropods.win

Fediverse address (blog):
@dinotoyblog@dinotoyblog.com

Fediverse address (videos):
@dinotoyblog@makertube.net

FediMeteo Ireland

Weather forecast accounts for cities in Ireland. Follow your city to receive its weather forecasts in your timeline.

Fediverse addresses:
@athlone@ie.fedimeteo.com
@ballina@ie.fedimeteo.com
@banagher@ie.fedimeteo.com
@birr@ie.fedimeteo.com
@bray@ie.fedimeteo.com
@buncrana@ie.fedimeteo.com
@carlow@ie.fedimeteo.com
@carrick_on_shannon@ie.fedimeteo.com
@castlebar@ie.fedimeteo.com
@cavan@ie.fedimeteo.com
@clonmel@ie.fedimeteo.com
@cork@ie.fedimeteo.com
@drogheda@ie.fedimeteo.com
@dublin@ie.fedimeteo.com
@dundalk@ie.fedimeteo.com
@enfield@ie.fedimeteo.com
@galway@ie.fedimeteo.com
@greystones@ie.fedimeteo.com
@inis@ie.fedimeteo.com
@kilkee@ie.fedimeteo.com
@kilkenny@ie.fedimeteo.com
@letterkenny@ie.fedimeteo.com
@limerick@ie.fedimeteo.com
@longford@ie.fedimeteo.com
@maynooth@ie.fedimeteo.com
@monaghan@ie.fedimeteo.com
@mullingar@ie.fedimeteo.com
@naas@ie.fedimeteo.com
@navan@ie.fedimeteo.com
@newbridge@ie.fedimeteo.com
@portlaoise@ie.fedimeteo.com
@roscommon@ie.fedimeteo.com
@skerries@ie.fedimeteo.com
@swords@ie.fedimeteo.com
@thurles@ie.fedimeteo.com
@tipperary@ie.fedimeteo.com
@tralee@ie.fedimeteo.com
@tullamore@ie.fedimeteo.com
@waterford@ie.fedimeteo.com
@wexford@ie.fedimeteo.com

Bits & Bäume (“Bits & Trees”)

German campaign group which aims to build bridges between technology fans and environmentalists.

Fediverse address (main account, in German):
@bits_und_baeume@mastodon.bits-und-baeume.org

Fediverse address (Berlin branch, in German):
@bitsundbaeume_berlin@mastodon.bits-und-baeume.org

Fediverse address (Dresden branch, in German):
@BitsUndBaeumeDresden@dresden.network

FediMeteo South Dakota

Weather forecast accounts for South Dakota, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city in your timeline.

Fediverse addresses:
@aberdeen__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@belle_fourche__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@brandon__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@brookings__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@chamberlain__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@custer__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@elk_point__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@hot_springs__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@huron__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@lennox__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@madison__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@miller__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@mitchell__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@mobridge__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@pierre__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@rapid_city__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@sioux_falls__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@sisseton__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@spearfish__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@sturgis__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@tea__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@vermilion__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@watertown__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@winner__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@yankton__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com

David Caulfield / Snooker HQ

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

Insatiably Curious

Travel blog by Australian couple who have lived in various countries around the world and are currently restoring a barge in the Netherlands.

Fediverse address (blog):
@index@timbull.com

6502b

Artist creating absolutely stunning miniature scenes and dioramas entirely through intricately made tiny scale models combined with clever lighting, often featuring technological themes. Also a pixel artist and game developer.

Fediverse address:
@6502B@mastodon.social

FediMeteo Wisconsin

Weather forecast accounts for Wisconsin, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.

Fediverse addresses:
@appleton__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@beloit__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@brookfield__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@eau_claire__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@fond_du_lac__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@green_bay__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@greenfield__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@janesville__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@kenosha__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@la_crosse__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@madison__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@manitowoc__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@menomonee_falls__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@milwaukee__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@muskego__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@new_berlin__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@oshkosh__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@racine__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@sheboygan__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@stevens_point__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@waukesha__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@wausau__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@wauwatosa__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@west_allis__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@west_bend__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights

Official account of the Commissioner for Human Rights at the Council of Europe. The Council of Europe is an independent international organisation protecting human rights, democracy and the rule of law in Europe.

Fediverse address:
@commissionerHR@mastodon.social

(NOTE: The Council of Europe is a totally separate organisation from the European Union or the European Council. They just have similar names.)

FediMeteo Japan

Weather forecast accounts for Japan. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.

Fediverse addresses (in Japanese):
@akita@jp.fedimeteo.com
@aomori@jp.fedimeteo.com
@asahikawa@jp.fedimeteo.com
@chiba@jp.fedimeteo.com
@fukui@jp.fedimeteo.com
@fukuoka@jp.fedimeteo.com
@fukushima@jp.fedimeteo.com
@funabashi@jp.fedimeteo.com
@gifu@jp.fedimeteo.com
@hamamatsu@jp.fedimeteo.com
@himeji@jp.fedimeteo.com
@hiroshima@jp.fedimeteo.com
@kagoshima@jp.fedimeteo.com
@kanazawa@jp.fedimeteo.com
@kawasaki@jp.fedimeteo.com
@kitakyushu@jp.fedimeteo.com
@kobe@jp.fedimeteo.com
@kofu@jp.fedimeteo.com
@koriyama@jp.fedimeteo.com
@kumamoto@jp.fedimeteo.com
@kyoto@jp.fedimeteo.com
@matsue@jp.fedimeteo.com
@matsumoto@jp.fedimeteo.com
@matsuyama@jp.fedimeteo.com
@miyazaki@jp.fedimeteo.com
@nagasaki@jp.fedimeteo.com
@nagoya@jp.fedimeteo.com
@naha@jp.fedimeteo.com
@nara@jp.fedimeteo.com
@niigata@jp.fedimeteo.com
@oita@jp.fedimeteo.com
@okayama@jp.fedimeteo.com
@osaka@jp.fedimeteo.com
@sagamihara@jp.fedimeteo.com
@saitama@jp.fedimeteo.com
@sakai@jp.fedimeteo.com
@sapporo@jp.fedimeteo.com
@sendai@jp.fedimeteo.com
@shizuoka@jp.fedimeteo.com
@takamatsu@jp.fedimeteo.com
@takatsuki@jp.fedimeteo.com
@tokushima@jp.fedimeteo.com
@tokyo@jp.fedimeteo.com
@tottori@jp.fedimeteo.com
@toyama@jp.fedimeteo.com
@toyota@jp.fedimeteo.com
@ube@jp.fedimeteo.com
@wakayama@jp.fedimeteo.com
@yamagata@jp.fedimeteo.com
@yamaguchi@jp.fedimeteo.com
@yokohama@jp.fedimeteo.com