Blogger, product consultant, perhaps best known as the inventor of the hashtag on social networks. Also co-creator of ActivityStrea.ms, which led to the creation of the ActivityPub Fediverse.
Fediverse address:
@chrismessina@mastodon.xyz
Tagged: Internet
Heather Flanagan
Consultant specialising in digital identity and internet standards, also posts about women in technology and cybersecurity. Based near Seattle in the United States.
Fediverse address:
@sphcow@mastodon.social
Mozilla
Free open source software organisation, probably best known for the Firefox web browser and many other libre projects.
Fediverse address:
@mozilla@mozilla.social
The Tor Project
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
Internet. Czas działać! (“Internet. Time to act!”)
Polish-language group of activists promoting privacy and user rights on the internet. They also run a podcast and provide lectures and workshops on these topics.
Fediverse address (main, in Polish):
@icd@mastodon.internet-czas-dzialac.pl
Fediverse address (videos, in Polish):
@icd@video.internet-czas-dzialac.pl
Have I Been Pwned
Useful site which lets you check if you are the victim of a security breach.
Fediverse address:
@haveibeenpwned@infosec.exchange
CatSalad
InfoSec expert, privacy advocate, malware analyst and practitioner of corny humour.
Fediverse address:
@catsalad@infosec.exchange
Elk
Free open source alternative web client for Mastodon servers. Currently in Alpha testing.
Fediverse address:
@elk@webtoo.ls
The Internet Archive
Massive non-profit archive website which includes digital copies of vast amounts of printed, audiovisual and interactive media. Perhaps most famous for its Wayback Machine which allows people to look at older versions of almost any website.
Fediverse address:
@internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org
adminForge
German language site featuring tutorials for self-hosting your own free open source services, and the same site also provides a number of libre online services.
Fediverse address (in German):
@adminforge@kanoa.de
Wikipedia
Official account for Wikipedia, the free open collaboratively-written online encyclopaedia.
Fediverse address:
@wikipedia@wikis.world
Esther Payne
Computer scientist campaigning for online privacy, also part of the Librecast project which aims to bring multicast technology to the internet.
Fediverse address:
@onepict@chaos.social
WikiResearch
Newsletter covering the latest academic research about Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikimedia.
Fediverse address:
@wikiresearch@mastodon.social
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
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
Taggart
Information Security blogger, live streamer and educator, runs the Infosec blog Taggart Tech.
Fediverse address:
@mttaggart@fosstodon.org
OONI – The Open Observatory of Network Interference
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
Rysiekúr Memesson
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
Let’s Encrypt
Authority which provides HTTPS security certificates to websites free of charge. Run by the Internet Security Research Group, a US-based non-profit organisation. Let’s Encrypt certificates currently secure over 300 million websites.
Fediverse address:
@letsencrypt@infosec.exchange
Jane Manchun Wong
Technology blogger and freelance security researcher based in Hong Kong. Wong has had a string of famous scoops, and been the first person to uncover many hidden features, security bugs and unannounced products from big tech companies.
Fediverse address:
@wongmjane@macaw.social
darth™
not the darth u are looking for
Fediverse address:
@darth@mastodon.online
Smashing Magazine
Online magazine for designers and web developers, includes lots of tutorials, guides and features.
Fediverse address:
@smashingmag@mastodon.social
Vivaldi
Chromium-based web browser made by an independent company based in Norway and Iceland, founded by people who previously worked on Opera. Vivaldi includes built-in extra features such as an ad blocker, RSS feed reader, language translator, email etc. It’s available for Linux, Mac, Windows and Android.
Fediverse address:
@Vivaldi@vivaldi.net
Wikidata
Free open knowledge base, available for anyone to use on any project. It is collboratively edited like Wikipedia, and its contents is public domain.
Fediverse address:
@wikidata@wikis.world
Molly White / Web3 is going just great
Creator of the excellently sarcastic “Web3 is going just great” project which posts the latest news about cryptocurrency/NFT scams, disasters and collapses.
Fediverse address (White’s account):
@molly0xfff@hachyderm.io
Fediverse address (Web3 is going just great account):
@web3isgreat@indieweb.social
Wladimir Palant
Security researcher and software developer, runs a blog about Infosec.
Fediverse address:
@WPalant@infosec.exchange
Wireshark
Free open source packet analyser software, used for network troubleshooting and development.
Fediverse address:
@wireshark@ioc.exchange
The Small Technology Foundation
Researches, develops and promotes online services designed for human beings rather than corporate profits.
Fediverse address (live streaming):
@fedi@owncast.small-web.org
Fediverse address (co-founder Laura Kalbag):
@laura@mastodon.laurakalbag.com
Fediverse address (co-founder Aral Balkan):
@aral@mastodon.ar.al
Fedi.Tips
Posting hints and tips on using Mastodon and the Fediverse, featuring tutorials, user news and other helpful posts.
Fediverse address:
@feditips@mstdn.social
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
Mailbox.org
Independent privacy-friendly email provider, based in Germany.
Fediverse address:
@mailbox_org@mastodon.social
Interpeer Project
Research and development project to develop next generation technologies that put users first, to protect them from exploitation and privacy invasion by online service providers. Partly funded by the European Union.
Fediverse address:
@interpeer@chaos.social
Avoid The Hack!
US-based website encouraging people to protect their privacy online, and offering suggestions on how to protect themselves.
Fediverse address:
@avoidthehack@mastodon.social
WWWTXT
WWWTXT is a hand-curated selection of public internet posts from 1980-1994.
Fediverse address:
@wwwtxt@mastodon.social
Fastmail
Independent privacy-friendly email provider, based in Australia.
Fediverse address:
@fastmail@mastodon.social
Next Generation Internet (NGI)
European Union initiative which is helping to fund free open decentralised social media like Mastodon and PeerTube, as well as many other libre online projects.
Fediverse address:
@EC_NGI@social.network.europa.eu
Steve Bellovin
Computer science professor and affiliate law professor at Columbia University in New York, USA. Interested in privacy and legal issues, also well known as one of the creators of USENET.
Fediverse address:
@SteveBellovin@mastodon.lawprofs.org
kottke.org
One of the oldest blogs on the internet, founded in 1998. Posts an eclectic mixture of news items, curiosities, art, technology and more. (Technically this is a bot account, but it’s also the blog’s official account.)
Fediverse address:
@kottke@botsin.space
European Alternatives
Website listing digital and technology services based within the European Union.
Fediverse address:
@european_alternatives@mastodon.social
Troy Hunt
Online security expert and creator of the popular “Have I been pwned” tool. Microsoft Regional Director and MVP.
Fediverse address:
@troyhunt@infosec.exchange
Pwnallthethings
Account commenting on foreign policy, infosec and national security. Maintained by Matt Tait, a former specialist from British intelligence and now working for a cybersecurity company.
Fediverse address:
@Pwnallthethings@mastodon.social
Dzuk
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
Link of the Day
Human-curated bot posting an interesting website to visit once a day. You can suggest sites to be featured, instructions are in the bot’s profile.
Fediverse address:
@linkoftheweek@botsin.space
LibreCast
Aims to provide a next generation internet with better privacy, more decentralisation, less spam and better energy efficiency by using “multicast”.
Fediverse address:
@librecast@chaos.social
Flipboard Tech Desk
Tech news curated by actual human beings, covering the internet, computing, apps, social media, AI etc. Based in the United States.
Fediverse address:
@TechDesk@flipboard.social
LittleLink-Custom
Free open source alternative to Linktree, which helps people publish links to all their profiles and sites on a single page.
Fediverse address:
@littlelink_custom@mstdn.social
TBlock
Free open source platform-independent ad-blocker, which can also block trackers, malware etc.
Fediverse address:
@tblock@fosstodon.org
Mailo
Email service run by a small independent company in France.
Fediverse address:
@hellomailo@mastodon.social
Lon Seidman / Lon.TV
Technology reviewer doing videos about all kinds of gadgets, services and related topics.
Fediverse address:
@lonseidman@indieweb.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
Botwiki
Website packed with all kinds of information about online bots, including catalogues of bots and guides on how to make a bot.
Fediverse address:
@botwiki@mastodon.social
Privacy International
Long-established charity and campaign group that has fought for the right to privacy since 1990.
Fediverse address (main):
@privacyint@mastodon.xyz
Fediverse address (videos):
@privacyint@media.privacyinternational.org
Heise Online
German language technology news site founded in 1996, covering IT, the internet and other tech stories.
Fediverse address (in German):
@heiseonline@social.heise.de
Fediverse Report
Blog all about the Fediverse, featuring news items and analysis
Fediverse address:
@fediversereport@mastodon.social