Education centre in Germany which holds workshops, summer schools and conferences all about astronomy and related topics. Operated by the Max Planck Society, and created in partnership with the Klaus Tschira Foundation, the University of Heidelberg and the City of Heidelberg.
Fediverse address (in German and English):
@hausderastronomie@academiccloud.social
Webcam posting regular photos from the UK polar research vessel RRS Sir David Attenborough. (This is the ship famous for nearly being named Boaty McBoatface, and it carries an automated submarine with that name.)
Fediverse address:
@RRSSirDavidAttenborough@stefanbohacek.online
Videos of model railways running through real life gardens.
Fediverse address (videos):
@simonwood@peertube.tv
Classical music blog covering the latest concerts, recordings and other classical news.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@classicalexplorer.com
Blog by Indigenous writer in Canada.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@thousandworlds.ca
Electronic music producer based in Baltimore MD, USA. Genres include electronic and electric, acid hop, drum and bass, bass music/dubstep etc.
Fediverse address:
@zipzapzop@ravenation.club
Cycling magazine and website, covering all aspects of using a bicycle. Based in the US, first published in 1961.
Fediverse address:
@Bicycling@flipboard.com
Discussion group for the Monsterdon film event where people across the Fediverse watch a monster movie together and comment on it.
Fediverse address:
@monsterdon@fedigroups.social
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
Site and newsletter promoting and supporting hopeful climate fiction, connecting its authors and readers. Its aim is to encourage wider political support for fighting climate change.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@climatestorygarden.com
German football news site covering club and international matches, European leagues, men’s and women’s football.
Fediverse address (in German):
@90min_DE@flipboard.com
Independent electronic musician, formerly known as Proffessor Undressor
Fediverse address:
@COMPANDER@ravenation.club
German women’s lifestyle magazine and website covering entertainment, food, health, beauty and fashion.
Fediverse address (in German):
@myselfde@flipboard.com
Hackerspace based in Berlin, Germany, and part of the wider Chaos Computer Club hacker movement.
Fediverse address (in German):
@clubdiscordia@chaos.social
Podcast all about video game music, mainly covering retro gaming but occasionally newer titles too. Includes both computer and console games.
Fediverse address:
@ShujinAcademyVGMClub@mastodon.coffee
Community group for users of the Python programming language in Lyon, France.
Fediverse address:
@python_lyon@piaille.fr
Weather forecast accounts for New Brunswick, Canada. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses (in English & French):
@bathurst__new_brunswick@ca.fedimeteo.com
@campbellton__new_brunswick@ca.fedimeteo.com
@dieppe__new_brunswick@ca.fedimeteo.com
@edmundston__new_brunswick@ca.fedimeteo.com
@fredericton__new_brunswick@ca.fedimeteo.com
@grand_falls__new_brunswick@ca.fedimeteo.com
@miramichi__new_brunswick@ca.fedimeteo.com
@moncton__new_brunswick@ca.fedimeteo.com
@saint_john__new_brunswick@ca.fedimeteo.com
Official account for the University of Limerick in Ireland.
Fediverse address:
@UL@mastodon.ie
Campaign to promote veganism, run by Animal Liberation Victoria in Australia.
Fediverse address:
@veganeasy@veganism.social
UK edition of the independent news site featuring articles written by academics and qualified experts. It’s run by a non-profit organisation, there are no ads and no paywall.
Fediverse address:
@TheConversationUK@newsie.social
German celebrity gossip magazine, first published in 1948.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BUNTE_DE@flipboard.com
Videos by an unconventional artist, crafter, yo-yo expert and musician. Based in San Francisco, USA.
Fediverse address (videos):
@docpop@spectra.video
Unofficial bot posting about earthquakes above magnitude 4, using data from the Japan Meteorological Agency.
Fediverse address:
@japanquake@geodata.nexus
Archive of punk music flyers from Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.
Fediverse address:
@punx@grpunkflyers.notopia.dev
Video game blog created by former staff from Polygon.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@mothership.blog
Podcast all about Star Trek, covering all the different series in the franchise including live action and animation. Fun and irreverent discussion, may contain strong language 🙂
Fediverse address:
@ItsGotStarTrek@tenforward.social
French public body providing a national database of buildings.
Fediverse address (in French):
@bdnb@social.numerique.gouv.fr
Reader-supported local news site for Richmond, California, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@grandviewindependent.com
Designs custom emoji, emotes, icons, stickers etc for use online. Dzuk is also the creator of Mutant Standard, an emoji set that is more inclusive of society and culture.
Fediverse address (main):
@dzuk@weirder.earth
Fediverse address (Mutant Standard):
@mutantstd@weirder.earth
Open access peer-reviewed journal for quantum science and related fields. Non-profit and run by the research community.
Fediverse address:
@quantumjournal@mathstodon.xyz
Making videos about retro computing and retro tech, especially computers from the 1980s and 1990s. The video maker is from Scandinavia, but the videos themselves are in English.
Fediverse address (videos):
@retroscandinavian@video.chasmcity.net
Italian edition of the men’s lifestyle magazine, first published in Italy in 1999.
Fediverse address (in Italian):
@GQItalia@flipboard.com
Hackerspace based in Nijmegen in the Netherlands.
Fediverse address:
@HSN@hsnl.social
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
Extremely bizarre surreal weather account based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Fediverse address:
@WEATHERISHAPPENING@weatherishappening.network
Online and print fashion magazine founded in 1997. Originally based in New Zealand, now with editions around the world.
Fediverse address:
@lucire@fashionsocial.host
The Netherlands Sound & Vision museum. They have a massive archive of thousands of videos available on the Fediverse.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@nisv@peertube.beeldengeluid.nl
Independent blog about pro wrestling, sport and other topics.
Fediverse address (blog):
@hayden@kanefabe.com
Research professor and author on the Middle East and the Islamic world. Has been a professor at a number of institutions across the United States, most recently as visiting scholar at the Center for Middle East Studies, University of California.
Fediverse address:
@Sherifazuhur@sfba.social
Polish-language discussion group about metal music.
Fediverse address (in Polish):
@muzykametalowa@fedigroups.social
Discussion group about neo-classical or modern classical music.
Fediverse address:
@neoclassicalmusic@fedigroups.social
Electronics artist creating LED installations and custom wearables such as masks, jewellery, head pieces etc.
Fediverse address:
@wow_elec_tron@mastodon.social
Long-running blog about crisis management, maintained by a psychologist turned firefighter working in the Amsterdam Fire Brigade in the Netherlands.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@Rizoomes@mastodon.social
Independent professional critic reviewing current television series on a single episode-by-episode basis.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@episodicmedium.tv
Magazine and news site covering business and financial news from the perspective of black Americans. First published in 1970.
Fediverse address:
@BlackEnterp2018@flipboard.com
Satirical comedy TV show on German public broadcaster ZDF. Tackles politics, current affairs and related topics.
Fediverse address (in German):
@zdfmagazin@edi.social
News, reviews, tutorials and videos about Linux and free open source software.
Fediverse address (main):
@9to5linux@floss.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@9to5linux@tilvids.com
Official account of the research department at Deutsche Welle (DW), Germany’s state-owned international broadcaster. It’s an English-language account as it is aimed at an international audience.
Fediverse address:
@dw_innovation@mastodon.social
Independent legal blog covering law-related events in the Inland Empire area of California, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@ielaw.news
Weather forecast accounts for Lakshadweep, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Hindi):
@kavaratti__lakshadweep@in.fedimeteo.com
Cathartic illustrations of birds swearing. No, seriously, they use really strong language!
Fediverse address:
@effinbirds@mastodon.social
Kenyan news site founded in 2015.
Fediverse address:
@TUKOcoke@mastodon.social
The Information Systems and Knowledge Management Lab (ISLab) at the University of Milan in Italy. Posts in English and Italian about research from Computational Linguistics to Computational Humanities.
Fediverse address (in English & Italian):
@IslabUnimi@fediscience.org
Non-profit MeshCore-based emergency communications network run by volunteers in the Black Forest region of Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@blackforestmesh@freiburg.social
Parenting magazine and website covering all stages from pregnancy to raising children. Based in the US, originally a print magazine first published in 1926.
Fediverse address:
@parents@flipboard.com
Free open source federated blogging platform. The interface and options are minimalist, with the focus on reading text with as few distractions as possible. It’s part of the Fediverse, so you can follow WriteFreely blogs from Mastodon etc. You can host a WriteFreely server yourself, or sign up on an existing server.
Fediverse address (main):
@writefreely@writing.exchange
Fediverse address (blog):
@writefreely@blog.writefreely.org
Local environmental group for residents of West Northamptonshire in the UK. Main focus is on fighting climate change and pressuring the government into taking action.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@exchange.ca-wn.org
Shop making and selling nerdy maths things including dice, shapes, puzzles, games, books etc. Based in the UK.
Fediverse address:
@mathsgear@mathstodon.xyz
Developing an ebook creation platform, which includes an open markup language and free open source tools.
Fediverse address:
@nantucketlit@mastodon.social
Online radio station playing mostly underground hip hop 24 hours a day, with a live show (in German) every month.
Fediverse address (in German):
@feierabendbeatz@social.tchncs.de
Technology reviewer doing videos about all kinds of gadgets, services and related topics.
Fediverse address:
@lonseidman@indieweb.social
UK newspaper published since 1903.
Fediverse address:
@TheMirror@flipboard.com
Theoretical particle physicist at CERN with main research focus on out-of-equilibrium situations.
Fediverse address:
@thermalization@sciencemastodon.com
Spanish edition of the travel and holiday news site.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@CNTravelerSpain@flipboard.com
Canadian news site focused on the climate crisis, energy, politics and social issues. Founded in 2015.
Fediverse address:
@NatObserver@flipboard.com
Weather forecast accounts for Morelos, Mexico. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Spanish):
@cuernavaca__morelos@mx.fedimeteo.com
Committee made up of data protection officials from the German Federal Government and German State Governments.
Fediverse address (in German):
@dsk@social.bund.de
Runs their own observatory and teaches astronomy at a local observatory, enthusiastic astrophotographer with many publishing credits. Currently based in Texas in the US.
Fediverse address:
@philo@astronomy.city
Discussion group about historical events involving battles and armed forces.
Fediverse address:
@militaryhistory@fedigroups.social
Local branch of the Open Worldwide Application Security Project for Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Encouraging better security on web apps and other software.
Fediverse address:
@owaspboston@infosec.exchange
Well-performed public domain audiobooks uploaded to PeerTube.
Fediverse address (audio):
@audiobooks@fedi.video
Makerspace and hackerspace based in San Francisco, California, USA. Includes a wood and textile workshop, 3D printers, a laser cutter, and supplies for electronics, crafts and fine arts.
Fediverse address:
@sequoiafabrica@sfba.social
Knitting fan posting about projects they are working on. Also many pictures of cats.
Fediverse address:
@exclusivecats@mastodon.ie
Software and game development company using the Rust programming language.
Fediverse address:
@rustunit@mastodon.social
Free open source podcast player for Android devices. The app lets you listen to podcasts, keep track of episodes and manage your podcast subscriptions through open standards like RSS.
Fediverse account:
@AntennaPod@fosstodon.org
Popular long-established Linux distribution first released in 2003, sponsored by the US software company Red Hat.
Fediverse address:
@fedora@fosstodon.org
Spanish-language website all about Sonic the Hedgehog and its related media.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@sonicparadise@mastodon.world
Physician and medical data scientist specialising in clinical decision support systems (CDSS). Enthusiastic about open science.
Fediverse address:
@danielsteinbach@fediscience.org
Pixel artist and 2D animator, creates video game art and atmospheric multilayered backgrounds.
Fediverse address:
@PlusPixels@mastodon.social
Three bots posting chiptune music tracks from the C64, ZX Spectrum and Atari ST.
Fediverse address (C64 music, posts every 4 hours):
@SIDMusicBot@retrochat.online
Fediverse address (ZX Spectrum music, posts every 4 hours):
@AYMusicBot@retrochat.online
Fediverse address (Atari ST music, posts once a day):
@STMusicBot@retrochat.online
Posts about lighthouses in Wales and elsewhere by a local history author from Anglesey.
Fediverse address:
@LighthouseWales@toot.wales
Local news site for Sheffield, UK. Founded in 2021.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@sheffieldtribune.co.uk
Video game blog looking at the cultural significance of games, for example in relation to politics, religion, sexuality etc.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@stopcar.ing
Independent local newspaper for Dublin, Ireland. Funded by reader subscriptions.
Fediverse address:
@dublininquirer@mastodon.ie
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@dublininquirer.com
Local branch of Greenpeace in Münster, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@greenpeace_muenster@bewegung.social
Blog all about board games and strategy games, featuring reviews, articles, unboxings and session reports.
Fediverse address:
@theboardgameschronicle@wargamers.social
Pixel artist with a fun, colourful cartoon-like style.
Fediverse address:
@pixelsnorf@mastodon.social
Pixel artist and professional game artist.
Fediverse address:
@DaaWeeD@mastodon.art
Preserving curated Pico-8 TweetCarts to prevent them being permanently lost.
Fediverse address:
@Pico8TweetCarts@mastodon.gamedev.place
Gameplay videos from the Linux versions of popular video games, so people can see what the Linux versions are actually like. The distro used is Debian, so that it is representative of how the game will run on many other distros too.
Fediverse address:
@lnklnx@pt.lnklnx.com
Foundation for “remembrance, responsibility and the future”, created in connection with reparation payments to victims of Nazi forced labour and other Nazi atrocities.
Fediverse address (in German):
@evzfoundation@social.bund.de
Photographer and videographer based in Anchorage Alaska, USA. Runs the “Eye On Alaska” website featuring photos of the state.
Fediverse address:
@EyeOnAlaska@alaskan.social
Repair cafe in Gröbenzell, Bavaria, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@repaircafe_g_zell@muenchen.social
Organisation advocating for LGBTQIA+ rights in Orléans, France.
Fediverse address (in French):
@actuqueer_orleans@piaille.fr
Hackerspace and makerspace based in Flensburg, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@chaos_fl@chaos.social
Weather forecast accounts for Virginia, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses:
@alexandria__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@blacksburg__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@bristol__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@chesapeake__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@culpeper__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@danville__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@fredericksburg__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@hampton__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@harrisonburg__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@hopewell__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@leesburg__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@lynchburg__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@manassas__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@newport_news__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@norfolk__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@petersburg__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@portsmouth__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@radford__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@richmond__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@roanoke__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@staunton__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@suffolk__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@virginia_beach__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@waynesboro__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@winchester__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
Local news for the Southport & Mersey regions in England.
Fediverse address:
@MerseyReporter@newsie.social
Bot posting image of the day from astrophotography site Astrobin.
Fediverse address:
@astrobin_iotd@fedi.stfn.pl
Newspaper publishing group which owns many local newspapers across Canada. Their account shares stories from these local papers.
Fediverse address:
@BlackPressMedia@flipboard.com
Family in Ireland documenting their eco-friendly sustainably maintained garden.
Fediverse address:
@gardeningwell@mastodon.ie
German edition of the football news site covering club and international games.
Fediverse address (in German):
@goaldeutschland@flipboard.com
Award-winning journalist, currently staff writer at Forbes covering money and politics. Known for investigative reporting on Donald Trump’s use of Trump properties before and during his time in office, particularly the Trump hotel in Washington DC. After the reporting, the Trump DC hotel banned Everson for life.
Fediverse address:
@z_everson@journa.host
British edition of the women’s lifestyle, fashion and beauty magazine, first published in 1988.
Fediverse address:
@MarieClaireUK@flipboard.com
Light-hearted Star Trek podcast series hosted by two Australians, discussing episodes in a uniquely unhinged take on chronological order.
Fediverse address:
@justthepod@tenforward.social
Grassroots volunteer project which livestreams a variety of music-based programmes on the Fediverse every Saturday, accompanied by community chat and various kinds of videos.
Fediverse address:
@jnktn_tv@mastodon.online
The original UK version of the street newspaper sold by homeless people, published since 1991.
Fediverse address:
@BigIssue@flipboard.com
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
Portuguese-language news site about Formula 1 car racing, also covering Indy, MotoGP, Formula E and Stock Car. Based in Brazil.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@f1mania@flipboard.com
British edition of the women’s lifestyle magazine and website, covering fashion, beauty and entertainment. The UK edition was first published in 2005.
Fediverse address:
@GraziaUK@flipboard.com
German edition of the women’s lifestyle magazine and site, covering fashion, beauty, culture and travel.
Fediverse address (in German):
@HarpersBAZAARde@flipboard.com
Polish organisation supporting open science in scientific institutions, providing software tools and legal solutions.
Fediverse address:
@OpenSciPlatform@mastodon.social
Videos about public transport, cycling, urban planning and land use in Minnesota, USA.
Fediverse address (videos):
@ianrbuck@urbanists.video
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
Hiking, skiing and outdoors blog based in the United States.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@where-is-jared.com
French organisation promoting the PHP language and supporting its development. Founded in 2001.
Fediverse address (main, in French):
@afup@mastodon.online
Fediverse address (videos, in French):
@afup_php@phpc.tv
Campsite and accommodation at Deepdale Farm in Norfolk, England. Hosts the Deepdale Music Festival.
Fediverse address:
@DeepdaleCamping@mstdn.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
Hackerspace based in Berlin, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@cbase@chaos.social
American national newspaper and news site, first published in 1982.
Fediverse address:
@USAToday@flipboard.com
News and events in the Belgian Drupal community.
Fediverse address:
@drupalbe@drupal.community
Uploading public domain and creative commons animation videos.
Fediverse address (videos):
@animation@fedi.video
Community organisation helping people to explore creative technologies and crafts. Based in Hitchin in the UK.
Fediverse address:
@hackhitchin@techhub.social
Video maker, FOSS and Linux enthusiast. Especially interested in Linux gaming and the Steam Deck, which feature regularly in their videos.
Fediverse address (main):
@gardiner_bryant@mastodon.online
Fediverse address (videos):
@gbryant@subscribeto.me
Austrian daily newspaper based in Vienna, published in both print and online.
Fediverse address (in German):
@derStandard@derstandard.at
Discussion group about upcycling houses so they become more self-sufficient using renewable energy, open hardware, FOSS etc.
Fediverse address:
@fedihouse@fedigroups.social
Researcher and cultivar registration authority for the Tradescantia (Commelinaceae) wildflower genus.
Fediverse address:
@TradescantiaHub@scicomm.xyz
Assistant Professor for Computer-Aided Organic Synthesis at the Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen in the Netherlands.
Fediverse address:
@robpollice@mstdn.science
Cooking blog featuring recipes from around the world. The recipes are all easy to make and use fresh ingredients, avoiding processed ingredients. The blog’s aim is to encourage as many people as possible to cook at home.
Fediverse address:
@NextGenCookbook@mastodon.social
Non-profit organisation that maintains the Tor network, which allows people to communicate anonymously over the internet thanks to a special network that scrambles any attempts to trace connections. The easiest way to use Tor is with the Tor web browser, which you can download from their website.
Fediverse address:
@torproject@mastodon.social
Canadian publishing company which owns many local newspapers in Atlantic Canada including Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. This account posts stories from these various different local papers.
Fediverse address:
@saltwirenetwork@flipboard.com
Hackerspace based in the Hague in the Netherlands.
Fediverse address:
@revspace@hsnl.social
International conference for PHP users, held in the Netherlands.
Fediverse address (main):
@dutchphpconference@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@dutch_php_conference@phpc.tv
Indie comic news and review site.
Fediverse address:
@lotuslandcomics@mastodon.online
Studying ecological interactions with molecular, chemical and neurobiological techniques. Account posts news about latest research.
Fediverse address:
@MPI_CE@wisskomm.social
Reader-supported local news site for Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA. Main stories are public interest and investigative reporting on local issues.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@berkshireargus.com
News feed of the Australian news network 9News.
Fediverse address:
@www.9news.com.au.rss@rss-parrot.net
Illustrator and concept artist. Draws detailed and sometimes disturbing comic book artwork which features dystopian urban scenes. Often includes a character with a skull instead of a face.
Fediverse address:
@kimhu@peoplemaking.games
Tips and news about MiST FPGA boards (and related boards), which allow hardware level recreation of classic computers and consoles.
Fediverse address:
@mistboard@masto.ai
Academic library at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands.
Fediverse address:
@Bibliothecaris@social.edu.nl
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
Blog by Anthony Gladman, an award-winning professional drinks writer based in London. Mainly covers alcoholic beverages, but also non-alcoholic alternatives.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@anthonygladman.com
Video maker interested in amateur radio, robotics, retro computing, vintage electronics and related topics.
Fediverse address (videos):
@kd8bxp@makertube.net
Dutch-langugage news site about Android smartphones and related topics.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@droidapp@mastodon.nl
Discussion group about all kinds of dogs, doggos and good bois.
Fediverse address:
@dogs@fedigroups.social
Creator of the surreal computer RPGs “The Endless Empty” and “A Chamber of Stars”, including their art and music too.
Fediverse address:
@ErikSheader@sunny.garden
Conference in France for contributors, users and fans of OpenStreetMap.
Fediverse address (in French):
@sotmfr@fr.osm.social
Volunteer project turning public domain books into eBooks, with proofreading tasks distributed amongst the project’s members.
Fediverse address:
@DProofreaders@universeodon.com
Privacy-friendly smartphone operating system based on Android.
Fediverse address:
@calyxos@fosstodon.org
Online women’s magazine focusing on health, fitness, beauty and style. Based in the US, founded in 1979 as a print magazine but nowadays entirely online.
Fediverse address:
@self@flipboard.com
Organisation of open data supporters in Canada, also arranging regular events related to open data.
Fediverse address (in English & French):
@OpenDataSociety@mstdn.ca
Current views from webcams from around Lake Erie in North America.
Fediverse address:
@livelakeerie@mastodon.social
Creates digital paintings of fantasy-themed characters, often from famous games or other fiction.
Fediverse address:
@Amymja@mastodon.art
Weather forecast accounts for cities in Belgium. Follow your city to receive weather forecasts in Dutch and French in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Dutch & French):
@antwerpen@be.fedimeteo.com
@arlon@be.fedimeteo.com
@brugge@be.fedimeteo.com
@bruxelles@be.fedimeteo.com
@charleroi@be.fedimeteo.com
@dinant@be.fedimeteo.com
@doornik@be.fedimeteo.com
@gent@be.fedimeteo.com
@hasselt@be.fedimeteo.com
@ieper@be.fedimeteo.com
@leuven@be.fedimeteo.com
@liege@be.fedimeteo.com
@mons@be.fedimeteo.com
@namur@be.fedimeteo.com
@ottignies_louvain_la_neuve@be.fedimeteo.com
Official account for the Data Protection Commissioner of Berlin, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BlnBDI@social.bund.de
Online concert site which streams live gigs through its own PeerTube server. It features a mixture of English and French language singers/bands. It’s all free, though donations are welcome, and there are no ads or any data collection.
Fediverse address (in French):
@liveitlive@social.jesuislibre.net
Discussion group about any kind of audio fiction including audio dramas, audiobooks, radio dramas etc.
Fediverse address:
@audiofiction@fedigroups.social
Professor of computational mathematics at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Fediverse address:
@andrejbauer@mathstodon.xyz
Creates beautiful art with words and letters, through calligraphy, lettercutting and carving.
Fediverse address:
@Paracelsian@mas.to
Award-winning investigative journalism, based in the United States. The first online news outlet to win a Pulitzer.
Fediverse address:
@ProPublica@newsie.social
Online user group for PHP users, currently holding online events for people in North America.
Fediverse address:
@merge@phpc.social
Official account of the Dwingeloo Radio Observatory in the Netherlands. It was built in 1956 and is nowadays a protected heritage site.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@radiotelescoop@mastodon.nl
Discussion group where people post three good things that have happened to them recently.
Fediverse address:
@3goodthings@fedigroups.social
French edition of the magazine covering travel, nature, history and the environment. First published in France in 1979.
Fediverse address (in French):
@GEO_France@flipboard.com
Family posting videos about fun projects that involve electronics, programming, physics, maths and all kinds of interesting stuff.
Fediverse address:
@GurgleApps@mastodon.social
Data visualisation coder, interested in open data and data science. Works with governance on UK railway IT and European regulations.
Fediverse address:
@wnd@fosstodon.org
News about dance, music, theatre and the visual arts at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA.
Fediverse address:
@ArtsAtUMBC@mstdn.social
Free open source fork of the Python Imaging Library, taking over after PIL was discontinued.
Fediverse address:
@pillow@fosstodon.org
Bot posting random paintings from the United States Department of Agriculture’s pomological watercolor collection.
Fediverse address:
@pomological@tech.intersects.art
Branch of the environmental campaign group in Bochum, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@greenpeace_bo@ruhr.social
Technology and gadget videos covering phones, audio equipment, computers etc.
Fediverse address:
@macbla@makertube.net
Theatre magazine based in New York USA, distributed as physical copies at plays and musicals. First published in 1884.
Fediverse address:
@Playbill@flipboard.com
Official account for the Netherlands Tax & Customs Administration, part of the Ministry of Finance.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@belastingdienst@social.overheid.nl
Hackerspace based in Łódź, Poland. Themes of the group include free software, electronics, amateur radio and more.
Fediverse address (in Polish):
@hslodz@mas.to
Friendly internet radio station with live human presenters playing a wide variety of music from the 1950s to the present day. Live shows can be interacted with, and can also be listened to later on demand.
Fediverse address:
@PhoenixRadio1208@phoenixradio1208.com
UK-based non-profit LGBTQIA+ news and publishing, aiming to support queer creatives.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@wearequeeraf.com
Community-owned, community-run Linux distro which is binary compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Fediverse address:
@almalinux@fosstodon.org
Amateur Egyptologist fascinated with the ancient world.
Fediverse address (in Dutch and English):
@pierre@waag.social
Independent news site covering city council and school board meetings in Clayton, Missouri, USA.
Fediverse address:
@index@claytonledger.com
Videos by scientist and engineer working on energy conversion and storage.
Fediverse address (videos):
@kirk@spectra.video
Video account for artist combining knitting and drawing to create unique works of art.
Fediverse address (videos):
@dartilyartstudio@makertube.net
Italian edition of the technology magazine. First published in Italy in 2009.
Fediverse address (in Italian):
@WiredItalia@flipboard.com
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
Conference in the UK about the Python programming language.
Fediverse address:
@PyConUK@fosstodon.org
Independent quilt and fabric designer, currently living off-grid in a forest.
Fediverse address:
@BenitaSkinner@mastodon.social
Local news feed from Hawaii Tribune-Herald newspaper.
Fediverse address:
@www.hawaiitribune-herald.com.category.hawaii-news@rss-parrot.net
American actor, activist and author, perhaps best known for playing Sulu on “Star Trek”. Currently performing in the musical “Allegiance”, which deals with his experiences of internment by the US government during the Second World War.
Fediverse address:
@georgetakei@universeodon.com
Newsletter recommending classic songs and occasionally about how to create a good hi-fi setup.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@seekhifi.com
Print and digital magazine for people interested in languages and linguistics.
Fediverse address:
@babel@masto.ai
News feed from the Jackson Advocate, an award-winning Black-owned newspaper based in Jackson, Mississippi, USA. Founded in 1938.
Fediverse address:
@jacksonadvocateonline.com@rss-parrot.net
UK edition of the HuffPost news site (formerly known as the Huffington Post).
Fediverse address:
@huffpostuk@flipboard.com
Automated account posting historical photos from Taiwan.
Fediverse address:
@TaiwaninMchrome@mastodon.world
Free open source software which allows classic adventure games, graphic adventures and RPGs to run on modern, old and unusual hardware.
Fediverse address:
@scummvm@manitu.social
Hackerspace based in Ballarat, Australia. The space includes 3D printers, electronics equipment, soldering stations etc.
Fediverse address:
@ballarat@hackerspace.au
News and announcements from the University of Pennsylvania Department of Linguistics.
Fediverse address:
@UPennLinguistics@lingo.lol
Bot automatically posting the latest channel updates to the United Kingdom’s digital terrestrial television platform Freeview.
Fediverse address:
@dvbtscanner@feddit.uk
Electronics technician who does fun colourful videos about electronics projects, 3D printing and plays self-written music on self-built synthesisers. Also does knitting, woodwork and assorted other stuff.
Fediverse address (main):
@blitzcitydiy@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@liz@makertube.net
Non-profit magazine based in Washington DC, USA, mainly covering US politics and government. Founded in 1969.
Fediverse address:
@WAMonthly@flipboard.com
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
Non-profit hosting service for FOSS projects, their source code and their development. Powered by the self-hostable FOSS forge software Forgejo (which Codeberg helped to fork from Gitea).
Fediverse address:
@Codeberg@social.anoxinon.de
Discussion group about paddleboarding, paddleboards and related topics.
Fediverse address:
@paddleboarding@fedigroups.social
Farming and agriculture magazine and news site. Based in the US, first published in 1902.
Fediverse address:
@SuccessfulFarm@flipboard.com
Blog and website about beer founded in 2007, based in England. Includes news, guides and articles about beers, pubs and lots of related topics.
Fediverse address:
@boakandbailey@mastodon.online
Independent news site based in Australia focusing on how the media is failing to accurately cover the rise of fascism and far right groups.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@lamestream.com.au
Version of Linux for smartphones, based on the Alpine Linux distro.
Fediverse address:
@postmarketOS@treehouse.systems
Wildlife photography, especially macro shots of small animals like insects, arachnids etc.
Fediverse address:
@mgerique@c.im
Independent music journalism site with reviews, features and news.
Fediverse address (blog):
@feed@hearingthings.co
Physical Commodore 64 fanzine published in colour A5 format, based in the UK and available worldwide.
Fediverse address:
@FREEZE64@mastodon.world
Independent local news site covering Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
Fediverse address:
@whatsupnewp.com@rss-parrot.net
UK trade union for workers in the technology field, part of the CWU.
Fediverse address:
@utaw@union.place
Free open source physics-based 2.5D sandbox game featuring electronics, robotics and scripting. Lets you build intricate machines, puzzles and Rube Goldberg / Heath Robinson setups.
Fediverse address (main):
@Principia@hachyderm.io
Fediverse address (videos):
@rollerozxa@tube.fediverse.games
Free open source modular framework for creating OpenWrt-based firmwares for wireless mesh nodes.
Fediverse address:
@libremesh@social.freifunk.net
Canadian non-profit news organisation, whose aim is to hold the rich and powerful accountable through investigative journalism. Founded by the Broadbent Institute.
Fediverse address:
@pressprogress@mastodon.online
Hungarian-language blog exploring selected films and television series, and recommending the good ones.
Fediverse address (in Hungarian):
@filmtro@mastodon.social
Blog combining maps with geography and other topics such as language, history, art etc. to produce interesting presentations of information.
Fediverse address:
@mapologies@mastodon.social
Independent interdisciplinary research and education institute in Germany researching and documenting the history of Nazi mass crimes, particularly the Holocaust, and their impact on the present world.
Fediverse address (in German):
@FritzBauerInstitut@bildung.social
German government body for dealing with matters relating to the elderly.
Fediverse address (in German):
@DZA@social.bund.de
Landscape photographer based in the UK, with a wide range of styles from spectacular to atmospheric to fine art.
Fediverse address:
@kiers@mastodon.social
Version of Linux which makes it as easy as possible to install and maintain your own self-hosted online services. There’s a really easy graphical interface, it works on home servers or remote ones, and it supports older and lower powered computers too.
Fediverse address:
@yunohost@toot.aquilenet.fr
Antiquarian who collects rare books, maintains a private library and blogs about this and related topics in Dutch.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@Perkamentus@mastodon.social
Travel guidebook series and website, originally founded in 1957.
Fediverse address:
@FrommersMag@flipboard.com
Weather accounts for cities and towns in Greece. Follow an account to see its forecasts in Greek.
Fediverse addresses (in Greek):
@agrinio@gr.fedimeteo.com
@alexandroupoli@gr.fedimeteo.com
@andros@gr.fedimeteo.com
@argostoli@gr.fedimeteo.com
@athens@gr.fedimeteo.com
@chalkida@gr.fedimeteo.com
@chania@gr.fedimeteo.com
@corfu@gr.fedimeteo.com
@edessa@gr.fedimeteo.com
@florina@gr.fedimeteo.com
@heraklion@gr.fedimeteo.com
@ioannina@gr.fedimeteo.com
@kalamata@gr.fedimeteo.com
@kalymnos@gr.fedimeteo.com
@kastoria@gr.fedimeteo.com
@kavala@gr.fedimeteo.com
@komotini@gr.fedimeteo.com
@kos@gr.fedimeteo.com
@kozani@gr.fedimeteo.com
@lamia@gr.fedimeteo.com
@larissa@gr.fedimeteo.com
@mykonos@gr.fedimeteo.com
@nafplio@gr.fedimeteo.com
@naxos@gr.fedimeteo.com
@paros@gr.fedimeteo.com
@patras@gr.fedimeteo.com
@pirgos@gr.fedimeteo.com
@preveza@gr.fedimeteo.com
@rethymno@gr.fedimeteo.com
@rhodes@gr.fedimeteo.com
@santorini@gr.fedimeteo.com
@serres@gr.fedimeteo.com
@skiathos@gr.fedimeteo.com
@skopelos@gr.fedimeteo.com
@sparti@gr.fedimeteo.com
@syros@gr.fedimeteo.com
@thessaloniki@gr.fedimeteo.com
@thiva@gr.fedimeteo.com
@tinos@gr.fedimeteo.com
@trikala@gr.fedimeteo.com
@veria@gr.fedimeteo.com
@volos@gr.fedimeteo.com
@xanthi@gr.fedimeteo.com
@zakynthos@gr.fedimeteo.com
Set of specifications and free open source tools to help users get more control over how their phone’s (or computers’s) notifications are handled. There are options for self-hosting notification systems if needed.
Fediverse address:
@unifiedpush@fosstodon.org
Making gaming videos, especially 1990s games and how to access glitches in them.
Fediverse address (videos):
@arceus_i_gaming@video.gamerstavern.online
Free open source transport network simulation, somewhat inspired by Transport Tycoon. It can be played online through public or private servers, and includes lots of support for mods.
Fediverse address:
@simutrans@fosstodon.org
Discussion group about building and running your own homelab.
Fediverse address:
@homelab@fedigroups.social
Public domain and creative commons videos about space and space exploration.
Fediverse address:
@space@fedi.video
News feed of non-profit news service founded in 2020 to provide coverage of government and politics in the state of Kansas, USA.
Fediverse address:
@kansasreflector.com@rss-parrot.net
Worker-owned co-operative that provides internet hosting and other tech services.
Fediverse address:
@autonomic@sunbeam.city
Print and digital indie games magazine, helping people find good indie titles to play and looking at the development teams behind them.
Fediverse address:
@debugorg@mastodon.social
Interdisciplinary research institute in Freiburg, Germany. Conducts research on immunobiology, developmental biology and epigenetics.
Fediverse address (in German & English):
@mpi_ie@mastodon.social
Brazilian online portal providing news, sport, lifestyle, entertainment etc articles. Founded in 1996.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@UOL@flipboard.com
Wildlife photographer based in Germany who takes wonderful close-ups of animals and plants.
Fediverse address:
@truecolour@photog.social
Weather forecast accounts for British Columbia, Canada. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses (in English & French):
@abbotsford__british_columbia@ca.fedimeteo.com
@burnaby__british_columbia@ca.fedimeteo.com
@chilliwack__british_columbia@ca.fedimeteo.com
@courtenay__british_columbia@ca.fedimeteo.com
@cranbrook__british_columbia@ca.fedimeteo.com
@dawson_creek__british_columbia@ca.fedimeteo.com
@fort_st_john__british_columbia@ca.fedimeteo.com
@kamloops__british_columbia@ca.fedimeteo.com
@kelowna__british_columbia@ca.fedimeteo.com
@nanaimo__british_columbia@ca.fedimeteo.com
@powell_river__british_columbia@ca.fedimeteo.com
@prince_george__british_columbia@ca.fedimeteo.com
@quesnel__british_columbia@ca.fedimeteo.com
@surrey__british_columbia@ca.fedimeteo.com
@terrace__british_columbia@ca.fedimeteo.com
@vancouver__british_columbia@ca.fedimeteo.com
@victoria__british_columbia@ca.fedimeteo.com
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
Weather forecast accounts for Chiapas, Mexico. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Spanish):
@tuxtla_gutierrez__chiapas@mx.fedimeteo.com
The most popular part of the Fediverse, there are thousands of Mastodon servers with millions of registered users. Mastodon is a microblogging platform where people can post up to 500 characters of text as well as attach images, audio and video.
Fediverse address:
@Mastodon@mastodon.social
Non-profit glass arts studio and education centre based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Founded in 2009.
Fediverse address:
@focimcga@mastodon.social
Sports news and articles from the US broadcaster NBC.
Fediverse address:
@NBCSports@flipboard.com
Theatrical composer and organic gardener, often posting about gardening, plants and homegrown food.
Fediverse address:
@jblue@mastodon.world
Unofficial bot posting info for St. Louis Missouri from the National Weather Service. (NOTE: This is an unofficial bot, so please do not rely on it for safety-critical weather reports.)
Fediverse address:
@nws_lsx@social.edist.ro
Local news site covering Syracuse and central New York state, USA.
Fediverse address:
@Syracusecom@flipboard.com
LGBTQIA+ staff organisation at Leeds City Council in the United Kingdom.
Fediverse address:
@LCCLGBT@mastodonapp.uk
Indie music blogger and radio show host, broadcasting on Phoenix FM in East London, UK.
Fediverse address:
@paulgolder@mastodon.social
Gardening fan and carnivorous plant enthusiast. Also interested in insects and arachnids. Creator of a colouring book themed around carnivorous plants.
Fediverse address:
@tippitiwichet@mastodon.social
Creates beautiful, intricate works of handmade embroidered art.
Fediverse address:
@virtuosew@mathstodon.xyz
Biology research institute in Dresden, Germany. Areas of study include molecular biology, cell biology, developmental biology, biophysics and systems biology.
Fediverse address:
@mpicbg@wisskomm.social
American non-profit news agency founded in 1846, producing news content distributed to most major US commercial broadcasters and publications.
Fediverse address:
@AssociatedPress@flipboard.com
Travel magazine and website, covering travel news and trip ideas from an LGBTQIA+ perspective. Based in the US, originally published as a standalone magazine in 2003 and now published as a supplement in Out Magazine.
Fediverse address:
@OutTraveler@flipboard.com
Music podcast and newsletter about rap and hip-hop.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@cabbageshiphop.com
Discussion group for anime bloggers.
Fediverse address:
@animeblogging@fedigroups.social
Award-winning Chemistry blog featuring infographic posters about chemistry and related topics.
Fediverse address:
@compoundchem@mstdn.social
Site and blog about fly fishing, including fishing tips and equipment reviews.
Fediverse address (blog):
@nick@currentflowstate.com
Founder and Executive Director at the DAIR Institute, researching AI from an ethical starting point, encouraging safety processes to be built into AI from beginning to end, and bringing more diverse participation into AI research.
Fediverse address:
@timnitGebru@dair-community.social
American website about backpacking, hiking and the outdoors. (Originally also a print magazine published from 1973 – 2022, it’s now just the website.)
Fediverse address:
@BackpackerMag@flipboard.com
Creators of the free open source forum software which is compatible with the Fediverse.
Fediverse address:
@Discourse@mastodon.social
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
Conference about free open source software held annually at the Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences in Sankt Augustin, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German & English):
@FrOSCon@bonn.social
Local news site for Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@brweeklypress.com
Gaming video essays, podcasts, reviews etc, mainly about indie titles but also mainstream releases. Run by former game journalists and developers.
Fediverse address:
@pixelsforbreakfast@mstdn.games
Non-profit based in Vancouver, Canada, advocating for electric cars and other vehicles. Founded in 1988.
Fediverse address:
@vevabc@mstdn.ca
Author, screenwriter and journalist. Creator of the 2013 TV series “Dracula”, author of “Psalms for the End of the World”, writer of the Dark Horse graphic novel “The Strange Case of Mr Hyde”.
Fediverse address:
@colehaddon@mastodon.social
Toxic-free gaming community for European “Call of Duty” players.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@callof.monster
Paints beautiful and intricate miniature figures, often based on fantasy themes.
Fediverse address:
@DrunkOnTea@wargamers.social
Podcast about Android news, reviews, hardware, apps etc.
Fediverse address:
@androidfaithful@androiddev.social
Based in the North East of Scotland, takes spectacular photos and videos of the landscapes, nature and wildlife.
Fediverse address (main):
@jimfrost@mastodon.scot
Fediverse address (videos):
@jim_frost@makertube.net
Independent local news site covering Tillamook Forest in Oregon, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@salmonberrytrail.com
Entertainment news magazine and website covering television, films, music, celebrities etc. Based in the US, first published in 1990.
Fediverse address:
@ew@flipboard.com
Non-profit open-access journal for research in the life and biomedical sciences.
Fediverse address:
@eLife@fediscience.org
Posting photos and stories from dining cars on trains around the world, especially in Europe and Austria.
Fediverse address:
@diningcar@rail.chat
US-based organisation promoting research, education and use of maps and geographic information systems. Member of the International Cartographic Association.
Fediverse address:
@CaGIS@mapstodon.space
News articles related to global warming, written by qualified experts in the field being discussed. Run by a non-profit, there are no ads or paywalls.
Fediverse address:
@TheConversationClimate@newsie.social
User group for the Ruby programming language in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
Fediverse address:
@kcruby@ruby.social
Free open source web browser forked from Firefox, founded in 2024.
Fediverse address;
@zenbrowser@floss.social
Superhero comics, TV and pop culture review, features and interviews site, especially Power Rangers. Based in the US.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@hero-club.com
Independent gaming news site about MMORPGs and also selected other online multiplayer games. Founded in 2015 as the spiritual successor to massively.com.
Fediverse address:
@massivelyop@mastodon.social
Repair cafe in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Fediverse address (in English & Dutch):
@unrepaircafe@post.lurk.org
Artist recreating scenes from films and popular culture using miniature models and practical effects in great detail.
Fediverse address:
@robotwig@socel.net
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
Non-commercial grassroots semiconductor and analytical chemistry lab based in Munich, Germany. Contributing to DIY semiconductor research, often with a humorous touch.
Fediverse address:
@fafo@fa-fo.de
German technology news site and online community.
Fediverse address (in German):
@Golemde@flipboard.com
Football news site founded in 2014, sharing footie articles from around the internet.
Fediverse address:
@footiebuzz@mastodon.social
Security researcher and software developer, runs a blog about Infosec.
Fediverse address:
@WPalant@infosec.exchange
Academic/science account that discusses interesting microbiology papers in an informal weekly livestream.
Fediverse address:
@MicrobioJC@scicomm.xyz
BSD group posting videos from BSD conferences in the US and Canada. Account is run by members of a New York BSD group.
Fediverse address (videos):
@tpid98@toobnix.org
Weather forecast accounts for Tlaxcala, Mexico. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Spanish):
@tlaxcala__tlaxcala@mx.fedimeteo.com
Freelance journalist focusing particularly on Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa. Amnesty International prize nominee.
Fediverse address:
@ZekuZelalem@dair-community.social
Discussion group about free open source software for home automation.
Fediverse address:
@homeassistant@fedigroups.social
Art collective that releases a new music mixtape podcast curated by a surprise guest each week.
Fediverse address:
@mailtape@masto.mtcrew.org
Free open source Fediverse platform for 3D printing enthusiasts, lets you upload and share 3D models for prints. It’s intended as a Fediverse alternative to Printables, Makerworld and Thingiverse.
Fediverse address (main):
@manyfold@3dp.chat
Fediverse address (videos):
@manyfold@makertube.net
Nature lover and photographer of birds, lichen, moss, mushrooms and wildlife. Based in Ontario, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@Hagukh@mas.to
Non-profit organisation promoting the reading, writing and study of Scottish literature, publishing newsletters, holding conferences etc. Founded in 1970.
Fediverse address:
@scotlit@mastodon.scot
Bot generating 6 second trailer GIFs for every new game release on Steam.
Fediverse address:
@microtrailers@mastodon.social
UK-based culture, art, activism and sport magazine covering stories around the world, with emphasis on subcultures and countercultures. First published in 2006.
Fediverse address:
@HuckMagazine@flipboard.com
Institute promoting research, discussion and development of co-operatives and related fields. Founded in 1975 as part of the HEC Montréal public business school in Canada.
Fediverse address (in English & French):
@institutcoop@mstdn.ca
Newspaper in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Founded in 1872, it covers local, national and international news.
Fediverse address:
@winnipegfreepress@journa.host
Organisation of doctors, nurses and citizens advocating for public health in Alberta, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@PopAlberta@mstdn.ca
Medical doctor, disaster responder, amateur radio operator, weather enthusiast.
Fediverse address:
@AE4WX@mas.to
Recreates classic video game pixel art as physical paintings using acrylics.
Fediverse address:
@8bitacrylic@mstdn.games
Volunteer group holding regular sessions to repair textiles, appliances, computers, phones, gadgets etc free of charge, in order to reduce the environmental impact of throwing things away and buying new replacements. The group is based on the Isle of Wight in the south of England.
Fediverse address:
@repaircafeiow@masto.ai
Regular conferences for software developers in Washington DC, USA.
Fediverse address:
@devopsdaysdc@hachyderm.io
Weather forecast accounts for Nagaland, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Hindi):
@kohima__nagaland@in.fedimeteo.com
Annual 24-hour online community event focused on inclusive design and accessibility in technology and beyond.
Fediverse address:
@inclusivedesign24@indieweb.social
Vegan restaurant based in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@Satoshi@foodhisattva.com
Physics professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the USA. Interested in optical physics, runs the blog “Skulls in the Stars” about physics, optics, pulp fantasy, horror fiction and the intersections of all these.
Fediverse address:
@drskyskull@mastodon.social
Weather forecast accounts for South Carolina, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses:
@aiken__south_carolina@us.fedimeteo.com
@anderson__south_carolina@us.fedimeteo.com
@beaufort__south_carolina@us.fedimeteo.com
@charleston__south_carolina@us.fedimeteo.com
@columbia__south_carolina@us.fedimeteo.com
@conway__south_carolina@us.fedimeteo.com
@easley__south_carolina@us.fedimeteo.com
@florence__south_carolina@us.fedimeteo.com
@goose_creek__south_carolina@us.fedimeteo.com
@greenville__south_carolina@us.fedimeteo.com
@greenwood__south_carolina@us.fedimeteo.com
@greer__south_carolina@us.fedimeteo.com
@hilton_head_island__south_carolina@us.fedimeteo.com
@lexington__south_carolina@us.fedimeteo.com
@mauldin__south_carolina@us.fedimeteo.com
@mount_pleasant__south_carolina@us.fedimeteo.com
@myrtle_beach__south_carolina@us.fedimeteo.com
@newberry__south_carolina@us.fedimeteo.com
@north_augusta__south_carolina@us.fedimeteo.com
@north_charleston__south_carolina@us.fedimeteo.com
@orangeburg__south_carolina@us.fedimeteo.com
@rock_hill__south_carolina@us.fedimeteo.com
@spartanburg__south_carolina@us.fedimeteo.com
@summerville__south_carolina@us.fedimeteo.com
@sumter__south_carolina@us.fedimeteo.com
Pop culture entertainment news site, especially concerned with sci-fi, fantasy, comics and geeky topics.
Fediverse address:
@Cosmiccircus@universeodon.com
Artist creating graphic novel / manga type illustrations with epic vivid scenes and psychedelic colours and shapes.
Fediverse address:
@harriorrihar@mas.to
Hacking event (in the non-criminal sense) held annually in Quebec City, Canada.
Fediverse address (in English & French):
@hackfest@infosec.exchange
UK-based travel magazine and website about holidays at home and abroad. First published in 1997.
Fediverse address:
@cntraveller@flipboard.com
Student magazine at Auckland University in New Zealand / Aotearoa.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@craccum.co.nz
Weather forecast accounts for Utah, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses:
@bountiful__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@cedar_city__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@clearfield__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@draper__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@eagle_mountain__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@herriman__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@layton__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@lehi__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@logan__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@murray__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@ogden__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@orem__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@provo__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@riverton__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@salt_lake_city__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@sandy__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@south_jordan__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@spanish_fork__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@springville__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@st_george__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@taylorsville__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@tooele__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@washington__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@west_jordan__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@west_valley_city__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
Non-profit organisation of developers trying to protect the open web from restrictions imposed by tech giants.
Fediverse address:
@owa@mastodon.social
AFAR is a travel magazine and website, based in San Francisco USA but covering travel worldwide. Founded 2009.
Fediverse address:
@AfarMedia@flipboard.com
Free open source 2.5D data-driven game development engine.
Fediverse address (videos):
@orx@peertube.stream
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
Geek culture and pop culture news and review site covering film, television, games, gadgets, comics etc. Includes air dates for TV series.
Fediverse address:
@geektown@mastodonapp.uk
Official account of academic library unit at Indiana University Indianapolis, USA.
Fediverse address:
@DigitalScholarshipIUI@hcommons.social
French edition of the home decor, design, architecture and landscaping magazine. (Its full title is Architectural Digest France, but its main focus nowadays is interior design.)
Fediverse address (in French):
@ADmagazinefr@flipboard.com
Historical fashion and sewing for the modern person, with a partial degree in dressmaking and tailoring. Also cats, art and chronic illness.
Fediverse address:
@sinituulia@eldritch.cafe
Free open source media server suite. Lets you create your own self-hosted streaming services, which can be accessed from computers, mobile apps, TVs etc.
Fediverse address:
@jellyfin@mastodon.online
Meetup and events group for PHP users in Dresden, Germany.
Fediverse address:
@phpugdd@phpc.social
Retro gaming news blog and newsletter, also makers of protective cases for game collectors.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@retroshell.com
Independent local newspaper for Leicester, England, UK. Run by a non-profit co-operative.
Fediverse address (blog):
@leicestergazette@leicester.news
French newspaper featuring curated translated articles from hundreds of newspapers around the world. Published since 1990.
Fediverse address (in French):
@CourrierInter@flipboard.com
News feed from Estonia’s oldest newspaper Postimees, founded in 1857. The feed is available in Estonian and English language versions.
Fediverse address (in Estonian):
@www.postimees.ee@rss-parrot.net
Fediverse address (in English):
@news.postimees.ee@rss-parrot.net
Singer-songwriter creating ballads, vignettes and multipart circle songs in a folk tradition.
Fediverse address:
@jvw@musicians.today
Covering cultural news and events in New York, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@untappedcities.com
OpenStreetMap group organising regular meetups in Richmond, Virginia, USA.
Fediverse address:
@maprva@en.osm.town
Italian magazine about current affairs, culture, fashion and lifestyle news. Founded in 2011.
Fediverse address (in Italian):
@RivistaStudio@flipboard.com
Unofficial forum for Synology NAS owners and enthusiasts
Fediverse address:
@synoforum@mastodon.social
US-based anti-war journal written by military veterans of wars. Encourages American veterans to stand up for their own beliefs rather than be used as props by politicians.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@soldiersforthecause.org
Spanish national radio station featuring news, speech, sport and music.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@OndaCero@flipboard.com
Indie game development team based in Poland, releasing on all major computer, console and mobile platforms. Creators of “Oozi”, “I, Zombie”, “Yet Another Zombie Defense”, “Fury Unleashed” and “Yet Another Zombie Survivors”.
Fediverse address:
@awgs@mas.to
Non-profit organisation developing free open source software related to videos and other types of media. Its most famous software is the media player VLC (VideoLAN Client).
Fediverse address:
@videolan@floss.social
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
Independent German software developers best known for the X series of space simulation games.
Fediverse address:
@egosoft@mastodon.social
Entertainment news site and magazine, particularly focused on Hollywood film and television. Based in the US, founded in 1930.
Fediverse address:
@THR@flipboard.com
Free open source online platform for organising community activism and volunteer initiatives such as food sharing etc. Anyone can set up their own Karrot site, or join an existing site.
Fediverse address:
@karrot@fosstodon.org
Brazilian cookery and food website, featuring recipes for all kinds of dishes and cooking types.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@TudodeReceitas@flipboard.com
Hackerspace based in Aachen, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German & English):
@cccac@chaos.social
Splatoon 3 map rotations, Salmon Run schedules, SplatNet gear etc.
Fediverse address:
@splatoon3ink@splatoon3.ink
Online radio station featuring music, spoken word and other audio made entirely by people on the Fediverse. There are two versions of the station, normal and comfy, with comfy focusing on more relaxing content.
Fediverse address:
@radiofreefedi@musician.social
All about hiking in New Hampshire, California and other parts of the United States, including trail maps, route maps and rail trails.
Fediverse address:
@trailspotting@mas.to
Hackerspace based in Backnang, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@ctbk@chaos.social
German federal government department providing health education and promoting healthy lifestyles.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bioeg@social.bund.de
US-based popular science magazine published since 1845. Past contributors include Albert Einstein and Nikola Tesla.
Fediverse address:
@SciAm@flipboard.com
Artist creating sculptures, paintings, comics and more. Often features dragons and fantasy themes.
Fediverse address:
@rivalmit@meow.social
Academic librarian, head of the Open Science Lab at TIB, the Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology in Hannover, Germany.
Fediverse address (in English and German):
@Lambo@openbiblio.social
Probably best known on the Fediverse as lead developer of the excellent Mastodon app Tusky, but did you know they’re also a talented painter?
Fediverse address:
@connyduck@pixelfed.social
Posting random pictures of keyboards from old and modern computers, once every four hours.
Fediverse address:
@keyboards@mastodon.social
Weather site producing forecasts for Winnipeg and Southern Manitoba.
Fediverse address:
@aweathermoment@www.aweathermoment.com
Italian sports magazine covering mainly football (soccer) but also tennis, formula 1 and other sports.
Fediverse address (in Italian):
@RivistaUndici@flipboard.com
Highlighting lots of nice animated short films, including a wide range of animation styles.
Fediverse address:
@AnimatedShortOfTheDay@socel.net
Print and digital magazine dedicated to the Commodore Amiga computer, with retrospective articles and news from the retro scene.
Fediverse address:
@amigaaddict@mastodon.social
Unofficial bot posting XKCD web comics, often featuring stick figures discussing science, technology or other topics.
(NOTE: I don’t normally list unofficial bots like this, but XKCD is licensed under Creative Commons by its creator, and non-commercial distribution like this is exactly what the creator of XKCD is trying to encourage.)
Fediverse address:
@xkcd@mastodon.xyz
Website about all the characters that make up the Unicode standard.
Fediverse address:
@codepoints@typo.social
Website listing audio fiction series that are now complete and ready to be binge-listened. Covers fiction podcasts, audio dramas etc.
Fediverse address:
@theendupdates@podvibes.co
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
RSS feed of the news service of Japan’s public broadcaster.
Fediverse address (in Japanese):
@www3.nhk.or.jp.news@rss-parrot.net
Campaigning against traffic deaths and injuries in Oakland, California, USA.
Fediverse address (main):
@RapidResponseTeam@sfba.social
Fediverse address (blog):
@web@oakrapidresponse.org
US magazine and website about the advertising industry.
Fediverse address:
@Adweek@flipboard.com
Discussion group about Wuppertal in Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@wuppertal@fedigroups.social
Free open source minimalist web browser for older computers and low-power systems. Maintained since 1999.
Fediverse address:
@dillo@fosstodon.org
Network of public radio stations in Montana, USA, providing news, arts programmes and music. MPR is affiliated with NPR, and was founded in 1965.
Fediverse address:
@MTPR@flipboard.com
Official account for the Netherlands government’s Standardisation Forum, which advises the public sector on the use of open standards in technology.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@forumstandaardisatie@social.overheid.nl
Independent reader-supported website covering women’s ice hockey.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@victorypress.org
Automated account posting planets from the Star Wars universe.
Fediverse address:
@StarWarsPlanets@imperialba.se
UK charity promoting software skills in research as well as collaboration between researchers and software experts. Founded in 2019.
Fediverse address:
@ResearchSoftEng@mastodon.social
Repair cafe in Friedberg, Hesse, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@repaircafe@hessen.social
Weather forecast accounts for Meghalaya, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Hindi):
@shillong__meghalaya@in.fedimeteo.com
Internet platform allowing officially licensed online play of popular TTRPGs including D&D, Savage Worlds, Pathfinder, Traveller, Call of Cthulhu etc.
Fediverse address:
@FantasyGrounds@mastodon.social
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
Free open source cross-platform toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces.
Fediverse address:
@GTK@floss.social
Basque internet radio station playing punk music.
Fediverse address (in Basque & English):
@punkirratia@mastodon.social
Geoscientific competence network based in Berlin and Potsdam, Germany. Network integrates universities and non-university research institutions.
Fediverse address (videos):
@geo.x_media@solarsystem.video
Weather forecast accounts for Guerrero, Mexico. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Spanish):
@acapulco__guerrero@mx.fedimeteo.com
@chilpancingo__guerrero@mx.fedimeteo.com
Daily newspaper based in Chicago, USA, first published in 1847. Run by a for-profit company and currently owned by a hedge fund.
Fediverse address:
@chicagotribune@flipboard.com
Retro photos, adverts and images from American popular culture covering many decades.
Fediverse address:
@LibrarianRA@worldkey.io
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
Independent news site based in Maine, USA, published by the non-profit Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting.
Fediverse address:
@MaineMonitor@flipboard.com
American fashion magazine and website, first published in 1867.
Fediverse address:
@HarpersBAZAAR@flipboard.com
An artists’ initiative based in the Netherlands and Germany which helps organise exhibitions of new and experimental art.
Fediverse address (in English, Dutch and German): @womeinesonnescheint@mstdn.social
Easy to use free open source wiki software that works without a database.
Fediverse address:
@dokuwiki@phpc.social
News feed of top stories from the television station WYFF in Greenville, South Carolina, USA. Affiliate of NBC, founded in 1953.
Fediverse address:
@www.wyff4.com@rss-parrot.net
Public archive of typography indexed by typeface, format, industry and period. Founded in 2010.
Fediverse address:
@FontsInUse@typo.social
French language site about Nintendo featuring news, articles and podcasts.
Fediverse address (in French):
@nintendojofr@m.nintendojo.fr
Weather forecast accounts for Idaho, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse address:
@ammon__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@blackfoot__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@boise__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@burley__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@caldwell__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@chubbuck__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@coeur_d_alene__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@eagle__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@hailey__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@idaho_falls__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@lewistown__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@meridian__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@moscow__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@mountain_home__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@nampa__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@pocatello__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@post_falls__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@rexburg__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@sandpoint__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@twin_falls__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
Veteran programmer and game developer who has worked on many famous projects including the legendary SCUMM game engine at Lucasfilm/LucasArts.
Fediverse address:
@lardratboy@corteximplant.com
Podcast which builds film plots around random everyday objects.
Fediverse address:
@almostplausible@mastodon.social
Automated account highlighting new domain names registered by the United States government on the .gov top level domain.
Fediverse address:
@botgov@mastodon.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
Photographer who takes pictures of nature, birds and other wildlife.
Fediverse address:
@Picturavis@pixelfed.de
The Institute of Scientific and Technical Information, part of the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS). Collects, processes and distributes scientific and technical research results.
Fediverse address (in French):
@InistCNRS@social.numerique.gouv.fr
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
Canadian psytrance/psytech DJs and producers, doing sets of trance, house, techno etc.
Fediverse address (videos):
@cosmicbabies@makertube.net
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
America’s second-oldest hackerspace, based in Washington DC.
Fediverse address:
@hacdc@infosec.exchange
Map historian and geographer, Osher Professor in history of cartography at the University of Southern Maine, Director of History of Cartography Project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the USA. Runs the “Mapping As A Process” blog.
Fediverse address:
@mhedney@historians.social
Academic journal about the links between philosophy and psychology.
Fediverse address:
@PhilosophicalPsychology@fediscience.org
Widely used free open source professional painting application, also suited to drawing, illustration and 2D animation work.
Fediverse address (main):
@Krita@mastodon.art
Fediverse address (videos):
@krita@tube.kockatoo.org
Fediverse address (community):
@krita_artists@mastodon.art