De Witte Haas, Schiermonnikoog

De Witte Haas (“The White Hare”) is a photographer and guide on Schiermonnikoog, a small Dutch island in the North Sea which is also a national park of the Netherlands. They post wonderful photos and news about the plants and wildlife on the island.

Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@dewittehaas@mastodon.social

FediMeteo Bulgaria

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

Fediverse addresses (in Bulgarian):
@bansko@bg.fedimeteo.com
@blagoevgrad@bg.fedimeteo.com
@burgas@bg.fedimeteo.com
@chirpan@bg.fedimeteo.com
@dobrich@bg.fedimeteo.com
@gabrovo@bg.fedimeteo.com
@gotse_delchev@bg.fedimeteo.com
@haskovo@bg.fedimeteo.com
@kardzhali@bg.fedimeteo.com
@kazanlak@bg.fedimeteo.com
@kyustendil@bg.fedimeteo.com
@lom@bg.fedimeteo.com
@lovech@bg.fedimeteo.com
@montana@bg.fedimeteo.com
@pazardzhik@bg.fedimeteo.com
@pernik@bg.fedimeteo.com
@pleven@bg.fedimeteo.com
@plovdiv@bg.fedimeteo.com
@razgrad@bg.fedimeteo.com
@ruse@bg.fedimeteo.com
@samokov@bg.fedimeteo.com
@sandanski@bg.fedimeteo.com
@sevlievo@bg.fedimeteo.com
@shumen@bg.fedimeteo.com
@silistra@bg.fedimeteo.com
@sliven@bg.fedimeteo.com
@smolyan@bg.fedimeteo.com
@sofia@bg.fedimeteo.com
@stara_zagora@bg.fedimeteo.com
@svishtov@bg.fedimeteo.com
@targovishte@bg.fedimeteo.com
@troyan@bg.fedimeteo.com
@varna@bg.fedimeteo.com
@veliko_tarnovo@bg.fedimeteo.com
@vidin@bg.fedimeteo.com
@vratsa@bg.fedimeteo.com
@yambol@bg.fedimeteo.com

Dr Robert Minchin

Astronomer at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in the United States, and previously at (amongst others) the famous Arecibo in Puerto Rico, and the flying telescope SOFIA.

Fediverse address:
@Robminchin@mastodon.online

Radio Regentrude

German-language online music radio station. The station is non-profit, non-commercial, legally licensed, and funded by the people who run it. The music is international, programmes are mainly in German, but with some shows in English.

Fediverse address (in German):
@Radio_Regentrude@troet.cafe

FediMeteo Arizona

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

Fediverse addresses:
@avondale__arizona@us.fedimeteo.com
@casa_grande__arizona@us.fedimeteo.com
@chandler__arizona@us.fedimeteo.com
@flagstaff__arizona@us.fedimeteo.com
@gilbert__arizona@us.fedimeteo.com
@glendale__arizona@us.fedimeteo.com
@goodyear__arizona@us.fedimeteo.com
@kingman__arizona@us.fedimeteo.com
@lake_havasu_city__arizona@us.fedimeteo.com
@marana__arizona@us.fedimeteo.com
@mesa__arizona@us.fedimeteo.com
@peoria__arizona@us.fedimeteo.com
@phoenix__arizona@us.fedimeteo.com
@prescott__arizona@us.fedimeteo.com
@scottsdale__arizona@us.fedimeteo.com
@sierra_vista__arizona@us.fedimeteo.com
@surprise__arizona@us.fedimeteo.com
@tempe__arizona@us.fedimeteo.com
@tucson__arizona@us.fedimeteo.com
@yuma__arizona@us.fedimeteo.com

Bits & Bäume (“Bits & Trees”)

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

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

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

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

The Open Source Programme Office (OSPO)

Part of a European Union initiative to transition to free open source software, OSPO handles the commission’s relationships with the libre software community. This account is not just a feed, they do actually interact, boost, reply, follow etc.

Fediverse address:
@EC_OSPO@ec.social-network.europa.eu

FediMeteo Greece

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

Snikket

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

Fediverse address:
@snikket_im@fosstodon.org

Chest Bot

Interactive game run by a bot which lets you open loot chests which may contain treasure. The treasure can be saved in an account and spent on imaginary items. (NOTE: This is all just for fun, you don’t actually get any kind of loot! 😃)

Fediverse address (main):
@chest_bot@mastodon.social

Fediverse address (save your loot):
@chest_bot_atm@mastodon.social

Fediverse address (spend your loot):
@chest_bot_shop@mastodon.social

Matthias Pfefferle

Creator of the “ActivityPub for WordPress” plug-in which turns WordPress blogs into Fediverse servers. When it’s active, people will be able to follow your WordPress account from Mastodon etc, and when you post a new blog entry it will appear as a post on the Fediverse.

Fediverse address (in English and German)
@pfefferle@mastodon.social

KDE

Worldwide free open source software community which creates all kinds of popular useful projects such as the Plasma desktop, Kdenlive, Krita and lots more.

Fediverse address (main):
@kde@floss.social

Fediverse address (videos):
@kde_community@tube.kockatoo.org

Fediverse address (conference videos):
@kde@conf.tube

Fediverse address (Spanish language community):
@kde_espana@floss.social

Universität der Bundeswehr München / University of the Bundeswehr Munich

University in Munich, Germany. Originally founded to provide education for members of the German armed forces, nowadays also includes civilian and international students.

Fediverse address (in German):
@unibwm@social.bund.de

MPS Göttingen (Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research)

Research establishment in Göttingen, Germany which studies all the bodies that make up our solar system including the Sun, the planets, the asteroids etc. The Institute develops scientific instruments that are sent into space on ESA and NASA missions.

Fediverse address (in English & German):
@mpsgoettingen@academiccloud.social

FediMeteo Nunavut

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

Fediverse addresses (in English & French):
@arctic_bay__nunavut@ca.fedimeteo.com
@arviat__nunavut@ca.fedimeteo.com
@baker_lake__nunavut@ca.fedimeteo.com
@cambridge_bay__nunavut@ca.fedimeteo.com
@cape_dorset__nunavut@ca.fedimeteo.com
@iqaluit__nunavut@ca.fedimeteo.com
@pond_inlet__nunavut@ca.fedimeteo.com
@rankin_inlet__nunavut@ca.fedimeteo.com

Manyverse

A new kind of social network which works peer-to-peer, and all personal data is stored locally on your computer or phone. It’s part of the Scuttlebutt network, but has a user-friendly interface, features and branding that are aimed at a more mainstream audience. There are free open source apps for iOS, Android, Linux, Mac and Windows.

Fediverse address:
@manyver_se@fosstodon.org

DataRequests.org / Datenanfragen.de

Non-profit organisation which is promoting people’s right to privacy, and making people more aware of their privacy rights.

Fediverse address (main account, in English):
@datarequestsorg@mastodon.social

Fediverse address (main account, in German):
@datenanfragende@mastodon.social

Fediverse address (technical account, in English):
@dev_at_datarequestsORG@chaos.social

Robert W. Gehl

Ontario Research Chair of Digital Governance for Social Justice at York University in Canada. Researches network cultures and technologies, alternative social media and manipulative communication. Author of “Reverse Engineering Social Networks”, “Weaving the Dark Web” and “Social Engineering”.

Fediverse address:
@robertwgehl@scholar.social