US-based non-partisan non-profit organisation trying to fight misinformation and disinformation, and help people distinguish between credible and non-credible news. Founded by the Pulitzer-winning investigative reporter Alan C. Miller in 2008.
Fediverse address:
@NewsLitProject@flipboard.com
Artist working with watercolours, ink, pastels and acrylic. Paints warm colourful pictures, often of animals and nature.
Fediverse address:
@KarenKasparArt@socel.net
Engineer and photographer who posts about space and especially the exploration of Mars.
Fediverse address:
@tom30519@fosstodon.org
Independent non-profit news site based in Vancouver BC, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@thetyee@mstdn.ca
Music news site about metal music including news, reviews and interviews.
Fediverse address (blog):
@news@themetalverse.net
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
Reader-supported local news site for Liverpool in the UK.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@livpost.co.uk
Independent local news magazine for Bloomington, Indiana, USA. Founded in 2015.
Fediverse address:
@index@limestonepost.org
News feed from KCCI, a television station based in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. Affiliate of CBS, founded in 1955.
Fediverse address:
@www.kcci.com@rss-parrot.net
Astrophysicist at Harvard and the Smithsonian, currently working on NASA’s Chandra x-ray observatory.
Fediverse address:
@thomasconnor@mstdn.social
The world’s oldest digital library, distributing public domain books as free digital files in open formats.
Fediverse address (main account):
@gutenberg_org@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (official bot posting latest titles):
@gutenberg_new@mastodon.social
German federal authority responsible for essential electric, gas, telecoms and postal infrastructure.
Fediverse address (main account, in German):
@BNetzA@social.bund.de
Fediverse address (power grid account, in German):
@Netzausbau@social.bund.de
Canadian newspaper and news site covering national and international news, first published in 1844.
Fediverse address:
@globeandmail@flipboard.com
Magazine and website based in Texas, USA, covering local and national news, food, travel, art, music etc. Founded in 1973.
Fediverse address:
@TexasMonthly@flipboard.com
Amateur space artist, amateur astrophotographer and astronomy enthusiast.
Fediverse address:
@marwellaspaceart@astrodon.social
Blåhaj who likes to swim in the Atlantic ocean and eat fish.
Fediverse address:
@shork@blahaj.social
Office of Technology Assessment at the German Bundestag, independent scientific institution advising Parliament and its committees.
Fediverse address (in German):
@TABundestag@social.bund.de
Academic/science account that discusses interesting microbiology papers in an informal weekly livestream.
Fediverse address:
@MicrobioJC@scicomm.xyz
News site featuring tips and articles about Ubuntu, Linux, free open source software and related topics.
Fediverse address:
@omgubuntu@floss.social
Netherlands-based organisation campaigning for more government open data and transparency.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@openstate@mastodon.nl
Repair cafe in Bordeaux, France.
Fediverse address (in French):
@repaircafebordeaux@toot.aquilenet.fr
US edition of the womens’ lifestyle magazine and website, coveering entertainment, style, beauty and culture. First published as a print magazine in 1939.
Fediverse address:
@GLAMOUR@flipboard.com
Newspaper based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@VancouverSun@flipboard.com
KDE project creating MauiKit, a free open source modular front end UI framework.
Fediverse address:
@mauiproject@floss.social
Independent worker-owned video game news site, created by former staff from Polygon. Features gaming news, guides, podcasts etc.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@rogue.site
Road safety advocates tracking road crashes in Indianpolis, Indiana, USA. Especially covering crashes involving vulnerable road users like pedestrians and cyclists.
Fediverse address:
@SafeStreetsIndy@hoosier.social
User group for Linux users in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Online meetings, in-person meetings, mailing list etc.
Fediverse address:
@PLUG@fosstodon.org
Makes works of art from items of technology, combining functioning devices with other materials to create sculptures and art installations.
Fediverse address:
@combs@mastodon.art
Independent sports news site covering the Denver Broncos, an American Football team based in Colorado, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@thebroncosblitz.com
Spanish free newspaper and news site, covering national and international news.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@20Minutos@flipboard.com
US-based sports news site and podcast covering football (soccer), including MLS, USL and USMNT.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@backheeled.com
Geographic Information Systems and Geospatial expert, mapping enthusiast, sharer of map-related memes.
Fediverse address:
@pokateo@mapstodon.space
English-language Indian newspaper founded in 1838.
Fediverse address:
@TimesofIndia_@flipboard.com
Writing about experiences with mathematics, particularly anxiety. Working on holding conference in US to connect mathematics communicators. Encouraging STEM people to make content for the general public.
Fediverse address:
@suzza@mathstodon.xyz
Artist and crafter. Creates handmade works of art through pyrography on wood, also keen on crochet.
Fediverse address:
@UnseenCrafts@mastodon.world
Bot highlighting interesting typography links.
Fediverse address:
@typoweekly@typo.social
Feed from the website of the Arkansas Advocate, a non-profit news service for Arkansas, USA. Part of the States Newsroom network.
Fediverse address:
@arkansasadvocate.com@rss-parrot.net
Wildlife photographer in Singapore who takes lots of interesting photos of nature including birds and insects.
Fediverse address:
@sohkamyung@photog.social
(Note that this a locked account, but owner is fine with people sending follow requests as long as they have profile bio text filled in and at least one public post.)
A series of social events aimed at mesh networking fans.
Fediverse address:
@battlemesh@toot.aquilenet.fr
Italian news agency founded in 1950.
Fediverse address (in Italian):
@Agenzia_Italia@flipboard.com
US sports news website, mainly focused on college football and basketball.
Fediverse address:
@247Sports@flipboard.com
Bot posting about Sega Master System games including a text description and animated GIF.
Fediverse address:
@dailysms@retro-gaiden.com
Posting videos of bike rides and cycling in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@deathbydenim@spectra.video
News site for food co-ops across the United States, run by a co-operative based in Washington DC.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@garlicandroses.coop
Technology reviewer doing videos about all kinds of gadgets, services and related topics.
Fediverse address:
@lonseidman@indieweb.social
Version of Linux for smartphones, based on the Alpine Linux distro.
Fediverse address:
@postmarketOS@treehouse.systems
Independent blog about pro wrestling, sport and other topics.
Fediverse address (blog):
@hayden@kanefabe.com
Marine ecologist making wonderful videos about nature, gardening, the environment and life in the ocean.
Fediverse address (videos):
@kate@video.katehildenbrand.com
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
Host of podcast about computational biology, bioinformatics and next generation sequencing.
Fediverse address:
@bioinfochat@scicomm.xyz
US-based technology news site, founded in 2005.
Fediverse address:
@TechCrunch@mstdn.social
Video game news site with reviews, videos, features etc. Independent and based in the UK.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@gamefriend.co.uk
Official account for the university library at UPD in the Philippines.
Fediverse address:
@updlibrary@mastodon.social
Discussion group about Formula One car racing.
Fediverse address:
@f1@fedigroups.social
Independent publishing house focusing on programming, computing, hacking, STEM etc. Based in San Francisco, USA.
Fediverse address:
@nostarch@mastodon.social
Artist and graphic designer who creates finely-crafted illustrations.
Fediverse address:
@margodeweerdt@mastodon.social
News feed from the Estonian newspaper Lääne Elu, founded in 1989.
Fediverse address (in Estonian):
@online.le.ee@rss-parrot.net
Community workshop and makerspace with tools and machines, based in York, UK.
Fediverse address:
@yorkhackspace@mastodonapp.uk
Interior design and furnishings magazine and website, US edition of the Elle Decoration franchise.
Fediverse address:
@elledecor@flipboard.com
8-bit retro computing enthusiast, particularly keen on Acorn computers like the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron.
Fediverse address:
@8bitTim@mastodonapp.uk
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
Free open source app that lets you add an end-to-end encrypted folder to your existing cloud service. It works with popular cloud services such as Nextcloud, DropBox, Google Drive, One Drive, iCloud etc. There are apps for Linux, Mac, Windows, iPhone/iPad and Android.
Fediverse address:
@cryptomator@mastodon.online
Bot posting details of random restaurants in Athens, Greece.
Fediverse address:
@eat_athens@kafeneio.social
News feed from non-profit organisation providing public broadcasting on radio and television in Alaska, USA. Affiliate of NPR and PBS, founded in 1972.
Fediverse address:
@www.ktoo.org@rss-parrot.net
Podcast directory featuring all kinds of podcasts from Australia.
Fediverse address:
@cheryanne@aus.social
Works at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, is a professor of Sustainability Science at Humbolt University, and also advises the German government on environmental issues.
Fediverse address:
@W_Lucht@mstdn.social
Podcast and forum about old MS-DOS computer games from the 1980s and 1990s.
Fediverse address:
@dosgameclub@dosgame.club
The hosts also post lots of retro computing stuff:
Fediverse address (Rnlf):
@rnlf@dosgame.club
Fediverse address (Tijn):
@Tijn@dosgame.club
Online radio station playing unusual music including comedy, oddities, parodies, mashups, offbeat etc.
Fediverse address:
@funhouseradio@mastodon.world
One of the best and longest-running accounts on the Fediverse, Westin writes single post works of microfiction, mainly with sci-fi and fantasy themes.
Fediverse address:
@MicroSFF@mastodon.art
Organisation based in Vancouver, Canada for women who use the Python programming language.
Fediverse address:
@pyladies_vancouver@fosstodon.org
English-language news site covering Mozambique, particularly business and industry including oil, gas and minerals.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@zitamar.com
American national newspaper and news site, first published in 1982.
Fediverse address:
@USAToday@flipboard.com
Community hackerspace based in Oslo, Norway.
Fediverse address:
@hackeriet@chaos.social
Chess Grandmaster, author of “The Silicon Road to Chess Improvement”, makes videos about computer chess engines, human games and opening analysis.
Fediverse address:
@gmmds@mastodonapp.uk
Developing the next generation of Fediverse platforms, led by Christine Lemmer-Webber who co-authored the ActivityPub technical standard which the current Fediverse is built upon. (Previously known as the Spritely Project.)
Fediverse address:
@spritely@social.coop
Non-profit local news and investigative journalism in South Dakota, USA. Founded in 2018.
Fediverse address (blog):
@sdnewswatch@sdnewswatch.org
Weather forecast accounts for Tamaulipas, Mexico. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Spanish):
@ciudad_victoria__tamaulipas@mx.fedimeteo.com
@nuevo_laredo__tamaulipas@mx.fedimeteo.com
@tampico__tamaulipas@mx.fedimeteo.com
Psychologist researching behavioural addiction, including gaming and social media addiction.
Fediverse address:
@DrHalleyPontes@metalhead.club
Academic librarian at Bodleian in Oxford, UK. Posting about open access, open science, open scholarship.
Fediverse address:
@SarahHLib@mastodonapp.uk
Covering public transport, cycling, urban planning and land use in Minnesota, USA.
Fediverse address (main):
@streetsmn@mstdn.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@ianrbuck@urbanists.video
Creates beautiful art with words and letters, through calligraphy, lettercutting and carving.
Fediverse address:
@Paracelsian@mas.to
Professional community manager and Blender enthusiast. Founder of BlenderNation, owner/manager of Blender Artists, head of community at Sketchfab.
Fediverse address:
@BartV@mastodon.social
Blog about culture and lifestyle in Mississippi and the Southeastern USA, named after a Mississippi magazine that ran from 1963-1969. Covers blues, jazz, coffee, travel, restaurants, art, folklore etc.
Fediverse address:
@thedeltareview@mastodon.social
Weather forecast accounts for cities in Switzerland. Follow your city to receive its weather forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses:
@altdorf@ch.fedimeteo.com
@basel@ch.fedimeteo.com
@bern@ch.fedimeteo.com
@biel@ch.fedimeteo.com
@chur@ch.fedimeteo.com
@fribourg@ch.fedimeteo.com
@geneva@ch.fedimeteo.com
@koniz@ch.fedimeteo.com
@la_chaux_de_fonds@ch.fedimeteo.com
@lausanne@ch.fedimeteo.com
@lucerne@ch.fedimeteo.com
@lugano@ch.fedimeteo.com
@montreux@ch.fedimeteo.com
@neuchatel@ch.fedimeteo.com
@schaffhausen@ch.fedimeteo.com
@sion@ch.fedimeteo.com
@solothurn@ch.fedimeteo.com
@st_gallen@ch.fedimeteo.com
@thun@ch.fedimeteo.com
@vernier@ch.fedimeteo.com
@winterthur@ch.fedimeteo.com
@yverdon@ch.fedimeteo.com
@zollikon@ch.fedimeteo.com
@zurich@ch.fedimeteo.com
Cooking and recipe community site, also featuring articles about food and drink. Based in the US, founded in 1997.
Fediverse address:
@Allrecipes@flipboard.com
Weather forecast accounts for the union territory of Puducherry, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses:
@pondicherry__puducherry@in.fedimeteo.com
German art magazine and website mainly focused on contemporary art, also featuring design, architecture, fashion etc. First published in 2004.
Fediverse address (in German):
@monopol_online@flipboard.com
Linux distribution highly focused on security and privacy, with several different versions available based on more conventional Linux distros.
Fediverse address:
@QubesOS@mastodon.social
Videos of model railways running through real life gardens.
Fediverse address (videos):
@simonwood@peertube.tv
A Luanti (Minetest) server co-run by a contributor to the Luanti project.
Fediverse address:
@aes@peoplemaking.games
Food and cookery blog, especially grilled and barbecued food.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@slothstradamus.com
Non-profit for people connected to type and typography, organising typography conferences, workshops and promoting innovation in the field. Based in the United States, but has an international membership.
Fediverse address:
@atypi@typo.social
Fashion blog from the author of “The Anti-Capitalist Book of Fashion”.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@tansyhoskins.org
Hackerspace based in Coburg, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@Hackzogtum@chaos.social
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
Information about LGBTQIA+ pride events in France.
Fediverse address (in French):
@GayPride@framapiaf.org
Articles about horror-themed video games from the entertainment news site GamesRadar+.
Fediverse address:
@horror-games-GamesRadar@flipboard.com
Hackerspace based in Braunschweig, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@stratum0@chaos.social
Cologne, Germany branch of the R-Ladies organisation, promoting gender diversity in the R community.
Fediverse address:
@rladies_cologne@fosstodon.org
Photographer and videographer based in Anchorage Alaska, USA. Runs the “Eye On Alaska” website featuring photos of the state.
Fediverse address:
@EyeOnAlaska@alaskan.social
Contemporary art museum based in Eupen, Belgium featuring works by artists from around the world. Founded in 1993, originally named the International Art Centre of East Belgium.
Fediverse address:
@ikob@mastodon.social
Third party Mastodon app for Android devices.
Fediverse address:
@rodentapp@mastodon.social
Expert on urban planning and design, campaigning for more public transport, cycling and walking in urban areas. Founder of the Seattle Neighborhood Greenways project.
Fediverse address:
@CathyTuttle@social.ridetrans.it
Computing history museum in the Netherlands, featuring interactive exhibits. Posts in English.
Fediverse address:
@homecomputermuseum@computermuseum.social
News site about computing and technology, originally founded in 1997 to cover operating systems.
Fediverse address:
@osnews@mstdn.social
Italian financial and business newspaper, first published in 1965.
Fediverse address (in Italian):
@IlSole24Ore@flipboard.com
Human-curated bot posting news, screenshots and links about the Commodore 64 computer.
Fediverse address:
@c64@techhub.social
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
Data on the Irish energy grid and the contribution made to it by various sources including renewables.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@currents.greencollective.io
Independent film journalist’s site, includes film news, reviews, articles. The author is disabled and also writes articles on disabilities in the film world.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@thefilmmaven.com
Hackerspace based in São Paulo, Brazil.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@garoa@fosstodon.org
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
Blog and video channel all about comic books, with a focus on mainstream titles from Marvel and DC etc.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@mycomiccrate.com
Discussion group about any kind of audio fiction including audio dramas, audiobooks, radio dramas etc.
Fediverse address:
@audiofiction@fedigroups.social
International standards organisation deciding upon specifications for the World Wide Web. It was founded and is led by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the Web.
Fediverse address:
@w3c@w3c.social
International church denomination in the USA and Latin America, based in Augusta, Georgia, USA. Emphasis is on welcoming marginalised people including migrants, LGBTQIA+ people, women and BIPOC.
Fediverse address:
@myocci@mastodon.myocci.social
Non-profit organisation campaigning for high speed rail connecting the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The suggested plan would connect British Columbia, Oregon and Washington State.
Fediverse address:
@CascadiaRail@social.ridetrans.it
Independent non-profit investigative journalism covering the Midwest of the United States, especially focusing on agribusiness. (Previously known as the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting)
Fediverse address:
@IMidwest@flipboard.com
America’s second-oldest hackerspace, based in Washington DC.
Fediverse address:
@hacdc@infosec.exchange
Hackerspace based in Berlin, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@cbase@chaos.social
Weekly newsletter about embedded software and hardware, published since 2013.
Fediverse address:
@embedsys@mastodon.social
Philosophy department at the University of Groningen, Netherlands.
Fediverse address (in Dutch & English):
@facultyofphilosophygroningen@social.edu.nl
Posting illustrations, paintings and images from public domain books.
Fediverse address:
@oldbookillustrations@mastodon.social
News and status updates from the operations team at OpenStreetMap.
Fediverse address:
@osm_tech@en.osm.town
IT expert, software developer, good guy hacker, long-time Fediverse user. Fighting for privacy rights, libre software and ethical tech. Did information security and infrastructure for Panama Papers journalists, amongst others.
Fediverse address:
@rysiek@mstdn.social
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
Non-profit initiative to promote open science and open data by creating software tools and infrastructure based on the R programming language.
Fediverse address:
@rOpenSci@hachyderm.io
Artist creating paintings of nature, landscapes, portraits etc. Makes detailed timelapse videos of how the paintings were created, showing each step of the process.
Fediverse address (videos):
@helenmclaughlin@makertube.net
Art and crafts fan, especially crochet, also knitting, cross stitching, cricut, watercolours, photography etc.
Fediverse address:
@mellie2991@mast.solarisfire.com
Weather accounts for cities and towns in Malta. Follow an account to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses:
@attard@mt.fedimeteo.com
@birkirkara@mt.fedimeteo.com
@birzebbuga@mt.fedimeteo.com
@bugibba@mt.fedimeteo.com
@ghaxaq@mt.fedimeteo.com
@gzira@mt.fedimeteo.com
@marsaskala@mt.fedimeteo.com
@mellieha@mt.fedimeteo.com
@mosta@mt.fedimeteo.com
@naxxar@mt.fedimeteo.com
@paola@mt.fedimeteo.com
@qormi@mt.fedimeteo.com
@san_gwann@mt.fedimeteo.com
@siggiewi@mt.fedimeteo.com
@sliema@mt.fedimeteo.com
@st_julians@mt.fedimeteo.com
@valletta@mt.fedimeteo.com
@victoria@mt.fedimeteo.com
@zabbar@mt.fedimeteo.com
@zurrieq@mt.fedimeteo.com
Motorsport news site covering many classes including Formula 1, MotoGP, IndyCar etc. Founded in 2020.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@the-race.com
Fan blog covering news about the Toronto Maple Leafs ice hockey team.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@pensionplanpuppets.com
Lifestyle website for families focusing on homes, food and toys. Based in the US, founded in 2020.
Fediverse address:
@CubbyatHome@flipboard.com
UK-based non-profit news site covering British and international news, with an emphasis on questioning those in power and promoting liberal democracy.
Fediverse address:
@openDemocracy@opendemocracy.net
Uploading public domain and creative commons documentaries to PeerTube.
Fediverse address (videos):
@documentaries@fedi.video
Latin American online platform dedicated to science and technology, including social responsibility and inclusivity.
Fediverse address (in Spanish and Portuguese):
@equipo@red.niboe.info
Artist creating sculptures, paintings, comics and more. Often features dragons and fantasy themes.
Fediverse address:
@rivalmit@meow.social
Street art in Belfast, Northern Ireland, including murals, graffiti etc. Includes art by all traditions and communities in the city, both political and non-political.
Fediverse address:
@extramuralactivity@mastodon.ie
Promotes open access to science, former director of the Harvard Office for Scholarly Communication. Author of the book “Open Access” which describes how easy and beneficial it is to release works under libre licences.
Fediverse address:
@petersuber@fediscience.org
Research data repository at the University of Arizona, USA.
Fediverse address:
@redata@mastodon.social
Well-performed public domain audiobooks uploaded to PeerTube.
Fediverse address (audio):
@audiobooks@fedi.video
Interdisciplinary scientific research institute based in Würzburg, Germany. Looking at RNA as a diagnostic molecule, target and drug to combat infectious disease.
Fediverse address:
@Helmholtz_HIRI@helmholtz.social
Creates new Nintendo NES games and pixel graphics, using clever tricks to make them look much better than you’d expect for the hardware.
Fediverse address:
@FrankenGraphics@mastodon.art
Theatrical composer and organic gardener, often posting about gardening, plants and homegrown food.
Fediverse address:
@jblue@mastodon.world
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
Annual conference about the Go programming language. Based in Italy, first held in 2015.
Fediverse address:
@golab@mastodon.uno
Long-running website, archive and blog dedicated to the life and times of silent film star Louise Brooks, perhaps best known as Lulu from G.W. Pabst’s classic “Pandora’s Box”.
Fediverse address:
@LouiseBrooksSociety@sfba.social
Toxic-free gaming community for European “Call of Duty” players.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@callof.monster
Weather forecast accounts for West Bengal, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses:
@kolkata__west_bengal@in.fedimeteo.com
Excellent artist who paints and draws figures and scenes in a classical style, both traditionally and digitally, often with a fantasy theme and intricate detail.
Fediverse account (main):
@brandkopf@mastodon.art
Fediverse account (videos):
@brandkopf@makertube.net
Official account for the French government’s ministry of higher education and research.
Fediverse address (in French):
@sup_recherche@social.numerique.gouv.fr
Independent community-run local news site covering Staten Island in New York City, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@pleaforthefifth.com
German NGO campaigning to protect rainforests around the world. Founded in 1986.
Fediverse address:
@rainforestrescue@mastodon.social
Toy enthusiast based in Belgium, making videos about restoring diecast toys, especially toy cars. The videos and account are in English.
Fediverse address (main):
@belgiandiecastrestorations@mstdn.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@belgiandiecastrestorations@makertube.net
Magazine, website and TV channel about cottages and topics related to them. Covers buying rural cottages, maintaining and building them, and exploring the outdoors around them. Based in Canada, first published in 1988.
Fediverse address:
@CottageLife2018@flipboard.com
Business and financial newspaper, available online and in print. Based in London, UK, founded in 2005.
Fediverse address:
@CityAM@flipboard.com
Small independent gaming blog covering video game news including indie games and mainstream titles.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@moonpiesanctuary.com
Community for mapping the Pyrénées-Orientales department of France on OpenStreetMap.
Fediverse address (in French):
@OpenStreetMap66@en.osm.town
Newspaper and news site based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. First published in 1883.
Fediverse address:
@calgaryherald@flipboard.com
International society organising free online conferences, round tables and seminars to discuss animal behaviour and question our academic practices.
Fediverse address:
@animalbehaviourlive@ecoevo.social
Football (soccer) news site covering the game around the world, including leagues, tournaments, men’s and women’s games.
Fediverse address:
@90min@flipboard.com
Award-winning cartoonist and creator of the FoxTrot comic strip, widely syndicated in newspapers across the United States. Amend has also guested on other strips including XKCD and Penny Arcade.
Fediverse address:
@billamend@sfba.social
News feed from WAPT, a television station based in Jackson, Mississippi, USA. Affiliated with ABC, founded in 1970.
Fediverse address:
@www.wapt.com@rss-parrot.net
Conference about the Python programming language in New Zealand.
Fediverse address:
@kiwipycon@mastodon.social
Official account for the BBC’s research & development department, exploring and creating new technologies for use in public service broadcasting and online services.
Fediverse address:
@BBCRD@social.bbc
Podcast app for iPhone and iPad.
Fediverse address:
@overcastfm@mastodon.social
Comic book podcast about weird comic moments and how they relate to pop culture and history, with a queer-friendly feminist viewpoint. May contain strong language.
Fediverse address:
@tencenttakes@retro.pizza
Hackerspace in Montpellier, France, for people interested in technology, computing, art etc.
Fediverse address (in French):
@lebib@social.bim.land
News site for New York, USA, covering news, events, culture etc. Run by the non-profit public broadcaster New York Public Radio.
Fediverse address:
@Gothamist@flipboard.com
Independent crowdsourced hiking trail maps and guides for the United States.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@hikingamerica.com
French language website dedicated to Sega, covering both retro and current releases.
Fediverse address (in French):
@segamag@mamot.fr
Weather accounts for cities and towns in Romania. Follow an account to see its forecasts in Romanian.
Fediverse addresses (in Romanian):
@alba_iulia@ro.fedimeteo.com
@alexandria@ro.fedimeteo.com
@arad@ro.fedimeteo.com
@bacau@ro.fedimeteo.com
@baia_mare@ro.fedimeteo.com
@botosani@ro.fedimeteo.com
@braila@ro.fedimeteo.com
@brasov@ro.fedimeteo.com
@bucuresti@ro.fedimeteo.com
@buzau@ro.fedimeteo.com
@calarasi@ro.fedimeteo.com
@campina@ro.fedimeteo.com
@campulung@ro.fedimeteo.com
@cluj_napoca@ro.fedimeteo.com
@constanta@ro.fedimeteo.com
@craiova@ro.fedimeteo.com
@deva@ro.fedimeteo.com
@drobeta_turnu_severin@ro.fedimeteo.com
@focsani@ro.fedimeteo.com
@galati@ro.fedimeteo.com
@giurgiu@ro.fedimeteo.com
@iasi@ro.fedimeteo.com
@lupeni@ro.fedimeteo.com
@medgidia@ro.fedimeteo.com
@mioveni@ro.fedimeteo.com
@odorheiu_secuiesc@ro.fedimeteo.com
@oradea@ro.fedimeteo.com
@petrosani@ro.fedimeteo.com
@pitesti@ro.fedimeteo.com
@ploiesti@ro.fedimeteo.com
@ramnicu_valcea@ro.fedimeteo.com
@resita@ro.fedimeteo.com
@roman@ro.fedimeteo.com
@satu_mare@ro.fedimeteo.com
@sfantu_gheorghe@ro.fedimeteo.com
@sibiu@ro.fedimeteo.com
@slatina@ro.fedimeteo.com
@slobozia@ro.fedimeteo.com
@suceava@ro.fedimeteo.com
@targu_jiu@ro.fedimeteo.com
@targu_mures@ro.fedimeteo.com
@timisoara@ro.fedimeteo.com
@tulcea@ro.fedimeteo.com
@turda@ro.fedimeteo.com
@vaslui@ro.fedimeteo.com
@voluntari@ro.fedimeteo.com
@zalau@ro.fedimeteo.com
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
Regular cycling activism events in San Francisco, California, USA.
Fediverse address:
@sfcriticalmass@sfba.social
Non-profit organisation campaigning for better public transport in Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1976.
Fediverse address:
@ptua@mastodon.social
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
Independent local news site for Henrico County, Virginia, USA. Founded in 2001.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@henricocitizen.com
German government body for dealing with matters relating to the elderly.
Fediverse address (in German):
@DZA@social.bund.de
Videos about camping, bushcraft and cooking in the wild. The videos are calm and without any commentary.
Fediverse address:
@devran_ay@lone.earth
Discussion group about multichannel music and 3D audio.
Fediverse address:
@MultichannelMusic@fedigroups.social
Film and television reviews and essays from an independent blogger.
Fediverse address (blog):
@kristen@thekulturalist.com
Hackerspace based in Stuttgart, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German & English):
@shackspace@mastodon.social
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
Posts videos of songs he’s working on, some of them rather silly in a good way.
Fediverse address:
@guyjantic@tube.tchncs.de
Poet, birder and college lecturer on tech writing and first-year composition. Keen bird photographer, based in Oregon USA.
Fediverse address:
@handmade_ghost@sunny.garden
Discussion group about crochet and for crocheters.
Fediverse address:
@crochet@fedigroups.social
Unofficial news site about the Jacksonville Jaguars, an American football team based in Florida, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@duval22.com
Educational version of Ubuntu Linux, designed for schools and students of all ages.
Fediverse address:
@edubuntu@ubuntu.social
Weather forecast accounts for Tabasco, Mexico. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Spanish):
@tenosique__tabasco@mx.fedimeteo.com
@villahermosa__tabasco@mx.fedimeteo.com
British edition of the men’s lifestyle magazine and website covering fashion, grooming, culture etc. UK edition first published in 1991.
Fediverse address:
@EsquireUK@flipboard.com
American sports news site, originally a print magazine first published in 1886.
Fediverse address:
@SportingNews@flipboard.com
Independent US-based news site reporting on reproductive rights and bodily autonomy issues including abortion, contraception and gender affirmation.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@autonomynews.co
Sharing interesting pictures and links about cats from throughout history.
Fediverse address:
@CatsOfYore@mastodon.social
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
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
Repair cafe in Friedberg, Hesse, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@repaircafe@hessen.social
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
American edition of the non-profit news outlet where qualified experts analyse topical news stories. There are no ads or paywalls, and all text is released under a Creative Commons licence.
Fediverse address:
@TheConversationUS@newsie.social
Co-operative donation platform, sort of like a more democratic alternative to Patreon. Because it’s a co-op, everyone who uses the platform has a say in how it is run.
Fediverse address:
@comradery@social.coop
Research project of the University Hospital Leipzig, Germany, about clinical decision support. The main areas of focus are laboratory based rules and machine learning models to improve patient safety.
Fediverse address:
@AMPEL@med-mastodon.com
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
Independent news site based in Maine, USA, published by the non-profit Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting.
Fediverse address:
@MaineMonitor@flipboard.com
Unofficial feed from the UK government’s Food Standards Agency of food items that have had safety alerts or recalls issued.
Fediverse address:
@FSA_Alerts@social.chatty.monster
Indie game developers creating a village-building simulation strategy with lots of detail, including people, animals, plants, regions, economics, trade etc.
Fediverse address:
@Kerzoven@mastodon.social
Official account for the non-profit organisation founded by the R core team.
Fediverse address:
@R_Foundation@fosstodon.org
The National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, in Nebraska USA. Tracks drought conditions in the United States.
Fediverse address:
@droughtcenter@mastodon.world
Weather forecast accounts for Kerala, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses:
@kochi__kerala@in.fedimeteo.com
@kottayam__kerala@in.fedimeteo.com
@thiruvananthapuram__kerala@in.fedimeteo.com
Discussion group about photography, for photographers or those who appreciate photographs.
Fediverse address:
@photography@fedigroups.social
Makerspace combining arts and technology crafts in Urbana, Illinois, USA.
Fediverse address:
@makerspace_urbana@tech.lgbt
Free open source chess server, with no paywall, no tracking and no ads.
Fediverse address:
@lichess@mastodon.online
Brazilian edition of the magazine and website about music, politics and popular culture.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@RollingStoneBR@flipboard.com
Hackerspace based in Zwickau, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@zLabor@chaos.social
US-based business and financial magazine, founded in 1917.
Fediverse address:
@Forbes@newsie.social
UK-based science and technology magazine, available in print and digital versions. (UK-based title originally known as Focus and BBC Focus.)
Fediverse address:
@sciencefocus@flipboard.com
Independent non-profit local news site for Kensington, Fairhill, Harrowgate, Norris Square, and Port Richmond in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@kensingtonvoice.com
Geopolitician and cartographer, creates thematic maps and infographics.
Fediverse address (in English & French):
@cartodata@mapstodon.space
Discussion group for fans of Korean pop music.
Fediverse address:
@kpop@fedigroups.social
Game developer creating 1980s-style retro PC games for MS-DOS, featuring CGA graphics. Also interested in the ZX Spectrum and Psion handhelds.
Fediverse address:
@cyningstan@mastodon.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
Free open source non-profit platform for making recurring donations to projects or people. It’s like a libre alternative to Patreon. The project is funded entirely by donations made through its own platform.
Fediverse address:
@Liberapay@mastodon.xyz
Discussion group where people post three good things that have happened to them recently.
Fediverse address:
@3goodthings@fedigroups.social
Unofficial bot posting details of the latest games released on Steam.
Fediverse address:
@steamreleasebot@mastodon.rip
A digital library of primary and secondary sources for the history of the British Isles. BHO is part of the Institute of Historial Research, a UK educational organisation founded in 1921.
Fediverse address:
@bho@hcommons.social
German lifestyle blog featuring recipes, beauty, fashion, travel and other topics.
Fediverse address (in German):
@Castlemaker@flipboard.com
Bot posting latest releases of vinyl records as sourced from store websites, subreddits, discords etc.
Fediverse address:
@VinylReleases@cupoftea.social
Develops and maintains the XMPP standard for instant messaging and voice and video calls. It’s a free open federated standard, so anyone can set up their own server or write their own app. (XMPP used to be known as Jabber.)
Fediverse address:
@xmpp@fosstodon.org
General purpose Linux distribution which is shipped as a minimal base system by default, letting the user add what they need.
Fediverse address:
@archlinux@fosstodon.org
News feed from the website of Autism Europe, a non-profit advocating for the rights of autistic people.
Fediverse address:
@www.autismeurope.org.news-publications@rss-parrot.net
Rock climbing magazine and website, based in the US and first published in 1970.
Fediverse address:
@Climbing@flipboard.com
American wine magazine and website featuring wine reviews, news and culture, as well as food and restaurants. First published in 1976.
Fediverse address:
@WineSpectat2018@flipboard.com
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
Car news site featuring reviews and buying guides. Founded in 2004.
Fediverse address:
@Autoblog@flipboard.com
Articles about horror-themed PC games from the magazine PC Gamer.
Fediverse address:
@horror-pc-games-PC_Gamer_@flipboard.com
Second-hand and vintage bookshop in Thurles, Ireland. Also runs an online bookshop.
Fediverse address:
@bookshopIE@mastodon.ie
Non-profit organisation helping planetary scientists and software developers to share and improve planetary data and tools.
Fediverse address (videos):
@openplanetary_media@solarsystem.video
Travel news and articles, also covering food, drink and entertainment. Based in the US, founded in 2004.
Fediverse address:
@thrillist@flipboard.com
Organising meetups in Switzerland for people interested in the Laravel framework, PHP and web development.
Fediverse address:
@swiss_laravel_association@phpc.social
Makes videos about retro adventure games, especially those made by Sierra in the 1980s and 1990s. Note that the videos often feature quite a lot of swearing and adult humour.
Fediverse address (main):
@sqhistorian@dosgame.club
Fediverse address (videos):
@sqhistorian@spectra.video
Karate school based in New York, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@gojukarate.com
German food magazine and website featuring recipes, cookery and baking.
Fediverse address (in German):
@Lecker_de@flipboard.com
News about Saskatoon and Saskatchewan, Canada, from CTV.
Fediverse address:
@saskatoon-CTVNews@flipboard.com
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
Fanzine for the handheld games console Playdate, available as a digital download or physical magazine.
Fediverse address:
@UncrankdPD@mastodon.social
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
Lifestyle and entertainment website aimed at young women. Based in the US, founded in 2005.
Fediverse address:
@Refinery29@flipboard.com
Brazilian technology news site covering the internet, phones, computers, gaming and other tech topics.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@TecMundo@flipboard.com
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!
Fediverse address:
@scream@bots.robots.rodeo
Regular events promoting cycling in Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German, English, French):
@criticalmassfreiburg@freiburg.social
Views from webcams all around Lake Superior in North America.
Fediverse address:
@Livelakesuperior@mastodon.social
Vinyl record fan posting about their discoveries. Also keen gardener discussing their allotment. Based in the UK.
Fediverse address:
@Tristananthony@mastodonapp.uk
Free open source 3D motor racing simulator for Linux, Mac and Windows, with the emphasis on realistic physics. Speed Dreams is an up-to-date fork of an earlier project, TORCS.
Fediverse address:
@speed_dreams_official@mastodon.social
Small urban farm growing and selling hot peppers in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA.
Fediverse address:
@fatpeppers@mstdn.social
Professional storyteller and author from Hungary, writing about folk tales, folklore, mythology, representation, role-playing games etc.
Fediverse address:
@TarkabarkaHolgy@ohai.social
Organisation promoting good relations between the University of Alberta, Canada, and the wider community it is based in.
Fediverse address:
@friendsofuofa@mstdn.ca
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
Feed of stories from blog promoting tourism in Delaware, USA.
Fediverse address:
@www.visitdelaware.com.blog@rss-parrot.net
Metal musician and artist who posts in German and English.
Fediverse address (in German & English):
@bestiaexmachina@metalhead.club
Author of the Galvanic Century and Shadow Decade book series, indie game developer, also makes videos about retro games and comic books.
Fediverse address (main):
@mcoorlim@mastodon.gamedev.place
Fediverse address (videos):
@mcoorlim@spectra.video
Large community makerspace in southeastern Massachusetts, workshop for local makers and fixers.
Fediverse address:
@millforge@masto.millforge.org
Free open source modular framework for creating OpenWrt-based firmwares for wireless mesh nodes.
Fediverse address:
@libremesh@social.freifunk.net
Bot posting very slightly tongue-in-cheek analysis of spy satellite photos.
Fediverse address:
@weirdsatellite@mastodon.art
History site exploring the history of Newport in Wales, especially the more colourful events and topics. Often features excerpts from local newspaper archives.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@newportcornucopia.co.uk
Bot posting dedication pages of random books.
Fediverse address:
@dedication_bot@stefanbohacek.online
Free open source iOS app for performing advanced DNS queries.
Fediverse address:
@dnsinspector@infosec.exchange
Blog all about whisky / whiskey including whisky news, reviews, culture and more.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@theheartcut.blog
Community-run free series of tech talks on systems programming, held at venues in the Ottawa area in Canada.
Fediverse address:
@ottawasystems@ottawa.place
Motorsport news site covering British, European and American motor racing including F1, rally, endurance etc.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@pitlane-news.com
Streaming music videos by independent artists with their permission, highlighting the best music on the Fediverse. It’s like the old-style MTV but for the Fedi!
Fediverse address:
@TIBtv@tv.theindiebeat.fm
Cycling activism events held in Hanover, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@cmhannover@mastodon.social
Works on the Playdate handheld console and software development at Panic. Based in Oregon, USA.
Fediverse address:
@foozmeat@pdx.social
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
Independent magazine about magic, magicians and magic shows. Based in the US, founded in 1936.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@geniimagic.com
Independent local news site for Georgia, USA.
Fediverse address:
@GeorgiaSun@mastodon.social
American men’s lifestyle magazine and website covering the outdoors, fitness, food and drink, fashion, travel etc. First published in print in 1992.
Fediverse address:
@mensjournal@flipboard.com
Excellent videos all about cycling and bicycles, including cycling tips, city cycling, bike reviews, bike accessories, maintenance, cycling culture etc.
Fediverse address:
@shifter@video.canadiancivil.com
Open Data Portal of the Luxembourg Government.
Fediverse address (in French, German, English & Luxembourgish):
@OpenDataLu@mas.to
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
Blog about a married couple travelling the world by land and sea since 2011.
Fediverse address:
@index@gonewiththewynns.com
Astrophysicist at LESIA, a department of the Paris Observatory in France. Studies cool evolved stars at high angular resolution using adaptive optics and interferometry.
Fediverse address:
@mmontarges@mastodon.obspm.fr
Suggests tips for using the Fediverse and recommends Spanish language accounts and servers on the Fediverse.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@fediverso@red.niboe.info
Electronic musician from Kyiv, Ukraine, creating videos of electronic tracks and music equipment.
Fediverse address (videos):
@oleksiy@v.basspistol.org
Sport fan interested in data visualisation, creates charts and diagrams representing sporting statistics.
Fediverse address:
@kpfssport@mastodonapp.uk
Weather forecast accounts for Sinaloa, Mexico. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Spanish):
@culiacan__sinaloa@mx.fedimeteo.com
@mazatlan__sinaloa@mx.fedimeteo.com
German website curating positive news stories from around the world.
Fediverse address (in German):
@GoodNewsDE@flipboard.com
Independent publisher of sheet music for ukuleles.
Fediverse address:
@theukulelebookshop@social.ukers.eu
US edition of the famous lifestyle magazine and website covering fashion, beauty, culture and politics.
Fediverse address:
@ELLE@flipboard.com
Independent Linux distribution previously known as Serpent OS. Features GNOME desktop and designed for general desktop use.
Fediverse address:
@AerynOS@hachyderm.io
Creating tutorial videos about the free open source animation and effects suite Blender.
Fediverse address (videos):
@spencer_magnusson@tilvids.com
News feed from UK-based charity supporting neurodiverse people, led by neurodiverse people.
Fediverse address:
@www.s4nd.org@rss-parrot.net
News feed of independent non-profit news service for Arizona, USA.
Fediverse address:
@azmirror.com@rss-parrot.net
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
Video game industry newsletter, written by the former editor of Edge magazine.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@newsletter.hitpoints.co
Project creating free open source health information systems for use by hospitals and other medical institutions.
Fediverse address:
@gnuhealth@mastodon.social
Independent non-profit organisation based in Germany, monitoring human rights at home and abroad. Funded by the German Federal Parliament.
Fediverse address (in German):
@DIMR_Berlin@social.bund.de
Artist creating beautiful animated pixel art accompanied by their own musical composition.
Fediverse address:
@nonamenosocks@mastodon.art
OONI monitors network-level blocking of internet access, which is usually by governments or ISPs, and flags up any mass internet blocks or other interference. They also develop FOSS tools for carrying out this monitoring.
Fediverse address:
@ooni@mastodon.social
Palaeontologist, Executive Director at the Western Science Center in California USA. Amongst other things, Dr Dooley is an expert on prehistoric mastodons.
Fediverse address:
@AltonDooley@mstdn.social
Fediverse address (Western Science Center):
@westernsciencecenter@mstdn.social
Discussion group about navigable waterways in the United Kingdom such as canals etc.
Fediverse address:
@ukwaterways@fedigroups.social
News feed from the Bulgarian national newspaper founded in 1992.
Fediverse address (in Bulgarian):
@www.standartnews.com@rss-parrot.net
Senior news editor at Stone Pages, a guide to ancient megalithic monuments in Europe.
Fediverse address:
@gratefulwolf@archaeo.social
A set of continuously delivered immutable Linux-based OSes using Fedora Atomic Desktop, with flavours for general use, gaming, work and lightweight systems.
Fediverse address:
@UniversalBlue@fosstodon.org
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
Sports blog about ice hockey in North Carolina and South Carolina, USA.
Fediverse address:
@hitc@mstdn.plus
Independent site featuring tool and car part reviews and guides, written by a professional car mechanic.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@mechanicaddicts.com
Assistant Professor for Computer-Aided Organic Synthesis at the Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen in the Netherlands.
Fediverse address:
@robpollice@mstdn.science
Random panels taken from old comics removed from context in a Lichtenstein-esque manner, made weird and amusing due to their inexplicable nature.
Fediverse address:
@ComicContext@mstdn.social
German energy co-operative with emphasis on environmentally friendlier forms of energy. (Previously known as Greenpeace Energy.)
Fediverse address (in German):
@GreenPlanet_nrg@mastodon.green
Discussion group about all topics related to OpenStreetMap.
Fediverse address:
@openstreetmap@fedigroups.social
Hackerspace and activist group in Andalusia, Spain.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@medialab_invisible@xarxa.cloud
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
Newsletter highlighting paid work (including paid internships) available in the clean energy and sustainability fields. Maintained by a US-based energy policy expert.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@edscleanenergysustainabilityjobs.com
Professor of General Psychology at the University of Bergen in Norway. Interested in decision making, also with background in clinical psychology and neuroscience.
Fediverse address:
@satrevik@fediscience.org
US political news site founded in 2000, reporting from a progressive perspective.
Fediverse address:
@TPM@flipboard.com
Botanist and plant curator at the Natural History Museum in London. Also a fan of fungi.
Fediverse address:
@dr_norb@fediscience.org
Free open source audio and video server and user space API for Linux systems.
Fediverse address:
@pipewire@fosstodon.org
Local news site for Massachusetts USA published by the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism.
Fediverse address:
@BINJdotNews@mas.to
Meetups for users of the Ruby programming language in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Fediverse address:
@amsrb@ruby.social
Discussion group about spinning your own yarn, spindle and wheel spinning (including electric wheels).
Fediverse address:
@handspinning@fedigroups.social
Private company which develops free open software for instant messaging through XMPP. They have a number of XMPP projects including server software and apps for MacOS (Beagle), iOS (Siskin) and Android (Stork).
Fediverse address:
@tigase@fosstodon.org
Making let’s play videos without commentary, mostly cosy games but with a few action titles too.
Fediverse address (videos):
@mindless_rakoon@video.hardlimit.com
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
German-language online magazine about classical music.
Fediverse address (in German):
@Orchestergraben@classicalmusic.social
Initiative supported by KDE to certify free open source software as ecologically sustainable.
Fediverse address:
@be4foss@floss.social
Non-profit based in New Brunswick, Canada, developing community trail network and bike park.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@backriver.bike
Video game news and review site based in the US, founded in 1996.
Fediverse address:
@Gamespot@flipboard.com
Official account of the German Federal Fiscal Court.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bundesfinanzhof@social.bund.de
German open-access academic journal of critical urban research.
Fediverse address (in German):
@sub_urban@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
Free open source motion graphics and animation software, including vector and raster animations for web and video.
Fediverse address:
@friction@floss.social
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
German Federal Government body advising other parts of the government on implementation of open data.
Fediverse address (in German):
@opendatabund@social.bund.de
Bot posting US towns with a population under 1000 which need more mapping on OpenStreetMap.
Fediverse address:
@SmallTownUSA@en.osm.town
Official website dedicated to the Parramatta Eels rugby league club in Sydney Australia. Provides exclusive content about the team to members.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@parraplus.com.au
Amateur astronomy magazine and website inspired by the popular BBC television series with Patrick Moore. Includes equipment reviews, advice on viewing the night sky, science features and astronomy news. Based in the UK, first published in 2005.
Fediverse address:
@skyatnightmag@flipboard.com
Sports news site about baseball at the University of Kentucky.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@batcatscentral.com
Group advocating for more housing of all types in Metro Vancouver, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@ahvancouver@mstdn.ca
Blog run by Erin Brockovich, the famous American paralegal, environmentalist and consumer advocate.
Fediverse address:
@ErinBrockovich@flipboard.com
Organisation promoting Australian-rules football in North America. Provides match reports, TV and radio schedules and other resources for those interested in the sport.
Fediverse address:
@AusFbAssocNA@federated.press
Organisation advocating for LGBTQIA+ rights in Orléans, France.
Fediverse address (in French):
@actuqueer_orleans@piaille.fr
Non-profit MeshCore-based emergency communications network run by volunteers in the Black Forest region of Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@blackforestmesh@freiburg.social
Genealogist, blogger and researcher based in Ireland. Also founder of Project Infant, documenting those who died in Irish mother and baby homes.
Fediverse address (main):
@thedanielsgenealogy@genealysis.social
Fediverse address (Project Infant):
@projectinfant@mastodon.ie
Academic journal of economic history and related areas, covering East, South and Southeast Asia to the Pacific coast of the Americas, including Australia and New Zealand. Originally founded in 1960 as the Australian Economic History Review.
Fediverse address:
@APEHR@mastodon.social
Linux distribution based on Ubuntu with emphasis on ease of use. Comes bundled with popular and useful free open source apps.
Fediverse address:
@linuxmint@mastodon.social
Weekly podcast about Linux and Free Open Source Software.
Fediverse address:
@thelinuxcast@fosstodon.org
Local independent news site covering Nashua, New Hampshire, USA.
Fediverse address:
@index@nashuaindependent.com
Organisation that aims to provide free open federated alternatives to sites like CouchSurfing or Warm Showers.
Fediverse address:
@ohn@floss.social
US-based business magazine with a focus on technology and design. Founded in 1995.
Fediverse address:
@FastCompany@flipboard.com
Spanish online newspaper founded in 2001, mainly focused on politics and the economy.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@ElConfidencial@flipboard.com
Musician and Accordion historian, author of the book “Accordion Revolution: A People’s History”.
Fediverse address:
@AccordionBruce@mastodon.social
Independent blog providing information about cultural events in Nagoya, Japan. Especially aimed at foreigners visiting or living in Japan.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@nagoyabuzz.com
Discussion group about aquariums and keeping fish.
Fediverse address:
@aquarium@fedigroups.social
Posts public domain photographs of kitsch American roadside scenery, as taken by John Margolies from 1969 to 2008.
Fediverse address:
@roadside@tech.intersects.art
US branch of the international news agency based in France.
Fediverse address:
@AFP_NEWS_US@flipboard.com
Researcher posting about satellite communications, space, astronomy and related topics.
Fediverse address:
@AkaSci@fosstodon.org
Free open source project to replace the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U online services.
Fediverse address:
@pretendo@pretendo.network
Platform hosting creative commons courses on using GIS software. Courses are available to anyone who wants to use them, without any kind of registration.
Fediverse address:
@gisocw@fosstodon.org
Exciting adventures of a cheerful golden retriever who lives in the Netherlands.
Fediverse address:
@olliedegoudenophaler@mastodon.world
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
News feed from the Jedi Temple Archives website, dedicated to Star Wars toys and collectibles.
Fediverse address:
@www.jeditemplearchives.com@rss-parrot.net
Group campaigning for better transit, regional and intercity rail in the Greater Northwest region of the United States, from the Great Lakes to the Pacific Northwest.
Fediverse address:
@aanw@rail.chat
Weather forecast accounts for cities in England, using data from Open-Meteo.
Fediverse addresses (organised by city):
@berwick@uk.fedimeteo.com
@birmingham@uk.fedimeteo.com
@blackpool@uk.fedimeteo.com
@bradford@uk.fedimeteo.com
@brighton@uk.fedimeteo.com
@bristol@uk.fedimeteo.com
@cambridge@uk.fedimeteo.com
@canterbury@uk.fedimeteo.com
@carlisle@uk.fedimeteo.com
@chelmsford@uk.fedimeteo.com
@colchester@uk.fedimeteo.com
@coventry@uk.fedimeteo.com
@derby@uk.fedimeteo.com
@exeter@uk.fedimeteo.com
@hugh_town@uk.fedimeteo.com
@hull@uk.fedimeteo.com
@ipswich@uk.fedimeteo.com
@leeds@uk.fedimeteo.com
@leicester@uk.fedimeteo.com
@liverpool@uk.fedimeteo.com
@london@uk.fedimeteo.com
@manchester@uk.fedimeteo.com
@newcastle@uk.fedimeteo.com
@norwich@uk.fedimeteo.com
@nottingham@uk.fedimeteo.com
@oxford@uk.fedimeteo.com
@plymouth@uk.fedimeteo.com
@portsmouth@uk.fedimeteo.com
@reading@uk.fedimeteo.com
@shanklin@uk.fedimeteo.com
@sheffield@uk.fedimeteo.com
@southampton@uk.fedimeteo.com
@stoke_on_trent@uk.fedimeteo.com
@sunderland@uk.fedimeteo.com
@truro@uk.fedimeteo.com
@wakefield@uk.fedimeteo.com
@wolverhampton@uk.fedimeteo.com
Volunteer-run craft beer community based in Washington DC, USA. Includes a podcast, events, beer news etc.
Fediverse address:
@DCBeer@mastodon.beer
British edition of the women’s lifestyle magazine and website, covering entertainment, love & sex, fashion, beauty and health. UK edition first published in 1972.
Fediverse address:
@CosmopolitanUK@flipboard.com
Gossip and entertainment magazine with focus on black celebrities, based in Georgia, USA. Founded in 2006.
Fediverse address:
@Bossip@flipboard.com
Small university radio station broadcasting from the basement of Walker Memorial at MIT in Massachusetts USA. Available on FM radio in the Cambridge and Boston MA area, or online via their website.
Fediverse address:
@wmbr@mastodon.mit.edu
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
Independent local news site for Putnam Valley, New York, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@watchingputnamvalley.com
Hackerspace and makerspace based in Kiel, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German & English):
@toppoint@chaos.social
Discussion group all about ice hockey and the NHL.
Fediverse address:
@hnom@fedigroups.social
Award-winning screenwriter, executive producer and showrunner. Projects include Star Trek: Prodigy, Wizards: Tales of Arcadia, Unikitty!, Trollhunters etc
Fediverse address:
@GoodAaron@mastodon.social
Free open source interface prototyping and design platform. It operates entirely through web browsers using SVG, so it can be used collaboratively and on any OS.
Fediverse address (main):
@penpot@fosstodon.org
Fediverse address (videos):
@penpot_app@peertube.kaleidos.net
Professional concept artist who works with futuristic CGI concepts, but often draws intricate sketches of insects using traditional pen and ink methods.
Fediverse address:
@mooncube@mastodon.art
US-based news agency with emphasis on business and financial perspective. Founded in 1990.
Fediverse address:
@bloomberg@flipboard.com
Long-running magazine which publishes short stories by female writers, especially speculative fiction. Their account also posts quotations from literary women at three hour intervals.
Fediverse address:
@lunastation@wandering.shop
Independent German software developers best known for the X series of space simulation games.
Fediverse address:
@egosoft@mastodon.social
Bot posting random lines from the classic novel “Moby Dick” by Herman Melville.
Fediverse address:
@mobydick@mastodon.art
Tabloid newspaper published in Munich, Germany, founded in 1948.
Fediverse address (in German):
@AZMuenchen@flipboard.com
Creator of the humorous and slightly twisted “Extra Ordinary” web comic.
Fediverse address:
@exocomics@mastodon.world
Artist who specialises in drawing comic book style works, often featuring mecha such as characters from Transformers.
Fediverse address:
@llicorish@mastodon.art
Podcasts and livestreams featuring tabletop RPG sessions, with emphasis on storytelling, comedy and horror.
Fediverse address:
@PenanceRPG@dice.camp
Graduate and professional school at Yale University in the United States, focused on theological studies. Degrees offered include Master of Divinity, Master of Arts in Religion and Master of Sacred Theology.
Fediverse address:
@YaleDivinitySchool@mstdn.social
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
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
German edition of the men’s lifestyle magazine and website covering fashion, entertainment, travel, technology etc.
Fediverse address (in German):
@EsquireGermany@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
Illustrator who draws stylised versions of reality, where familiar things are stretched and folded into interesting shapes.
Fediverse address:
@Strijboll@mastodon.art
Independent reader-supported news organisation covering Alaskan news. Affiliate of the States Newsroom network.
Fediverse address:
@AlaskaBeacon@flipboard.com
Non-profit news site for South Carolina, affiliate of the States Newsroom network of local news sites.
Fediverse address:
@SCdailygazette@flipboard.com
Award-winning technology reporter at the Washington Post. Particularly interested in artificial intelligence and algorithms.
Fediverse address:
@drewharwell@mastodon.social
Map enthusiast and mapmaker, draws intricate maps of both real and fictional worlds, including fantasy maps for role playing games, illustrations of towns and cities, 3d cutaway diagrams, album covers, video game art etc.
Fediverse address:
@chloethecartographer@dice.camp
Evolutionary palaeobiologist, senior lecturer in zoology at the University of Lincoln in the UK. Interested in how biodiversity varies throughout Earth’s history, especially vertebrates including dinosaurs.
Fediverse address:
@drmambobob@ecoevo.social
Unofficial bot sharing Weather Stories from the National Weather Service (NWS) in the United States.
Fediverse address:
@wxstory_bot@m.ai6yr.org
Blog by photographer based in Colorado, USA, mainly focusing on the wilderness and landscapes in the state.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@blog.adamthompsonphoto.com
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
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
Hackerspace based in Mannheim, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@RaumZeitLabor@chaos.social
Discussion group about doing the Coffeeneuring Challenge, where you ride to seven different coffee shops on seven bike rides.
Fediverse address:
@coffeeneuring@fedigroups.social
Independent privacy-friendly email and calendar provider which is ad-free and paid for entirely by their users’ subscriptions. There are free open source apps for Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and Windows. There’s also support for E2EE and 2FA wherever possible.
Fediverse address:
@Tutanota@mastodon.social
Music blog covering all sorts of music and music-related topics, including new and old releases, concerts, news etc.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@ienjoymusic.net
Discussion group about amateur radio and related topics.
Fediverse address:
@hamradio@fedigroups.social