toot.wales is one of the many independent Mastodon servers you can use to participate in the fediverse.
We are the Open Social network for Wales and the Welsh, at home and abroad! Y rhwydwaith cymdeithasol annibynnol i Gymru, wedi'i bweru gan Mastodon!

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Navigating the UK Online Safety Act

What Fediverse Service Providers Need to Know

The Online Safety Act (OSA) is now in force in the United Kingdom. Enforced by Ofcom, the UK’s communications regulator, the Act introduces a new set of legal duties for online services. Its stated purpose is to reduce online harm, particularly exposure to illegal content and material harmful to children, while safeguarding users’ rights to express themselves freely and access legal content.

If you operate a decentralised platform, the OSA […]

about.iftas.org/2025/07/30/nav

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Fediverse Report #127

Something different this week, where I take an overview of all the clients in the fediverse ecosystem and which ones stand out to me. There are a huge amount of great clients and apps for the fediverse available, so I'm giving an overview of the clients I pay the most attention to.

Feel I missed some? I'd love to hear!

connectedplaces.online/reports

connectedplaces.online · Fediverse Report – #127
More from Laurens Hof
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:fediverse: Fediverse community experiment (2): Here are four storyboarded versions of my favourites final panel ideas! Thank you all for participating ❤️ !
I'll color and polish my fav somewhere next week. What's your favorite one? (↓ Poll in the replies.)

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Happy Monday, y'all.

I see the new King of Scotland has been holding court today.

That's nice!

Anyway, here's something orange that is always a pleasure to watch. 😊🧡

This is Lilium lancifolium Farrer's Form.

It is a slightly more intense orange than the usual version and with marginally thicker and more well-behaved curling petals.

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Flipping.rocks is a Hometown Mastodon server for people who appreciate arthropods, amphibians, reptiles, fungi, etc. If you want a general Fediverse home, that’s okay too.

This server has a post size of up to 5000 characters, and has been operating since 2022.

:Fediverse: flipping.rocks

You can find out more at flipping.rocks/about or contact the admin @a

Hometown hosted on flipping.rocksflipping.rocksA cozy online home for arthropod enthusiasts, fungi fans, herpers, and other lovers of weird little creatures.
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Years ago, on another social media site, I used to run what I called a . I pitch up at a classic red phone box and invite folk to call.
It's getting harder to find locations, let alone iconic ones.
So imagine my delight in finding one (the only?) working red on Orkney.
And where? In Twatt, of course.
It's 4pm BST and I'm standing by.
01856771203.