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In the Fediverse you can use your "Twitter" account to interact with "Facebook" users, share "Instagram" posts, comment under "Youtube" videos, listen to "Bandcamp" music, follow "Wordpress" blogs, take part in "reddit" discussions and more. | In the Fediverse you can use your "Twitter" account to interact with "Facebook" users, share "Instagram" posts, comment under "Youtube" videos, listen to "Bandcamp" music, follow "Wordpress" blogs, take part in "reddit" discussions and more. | ||
== What are Fediverse projects? == | == Terminology== | ||
* An '''identity''' is basically your profile. It has a unique address and is hosted on one of the many servers, also called instances. | |||
* An '''instance''' is basically a small social network hosted on one server. Each instance can have it's own set of rules as for what content is allowed. You can also host your own instance. Each instance runs one software. | |||
* The '''software''' used on an instance is essential for the user experience and possibilities. | |||
* Many software projects use the same '''protocol''' which enables instances to communicate with each other. Most software projects use Activity Pub. Some projects might not have full federation with other pojects yet. | |||
* The '''Fediverse''' (federated universe) is the sum of all '''identities''', on all '''instances''' using any '''software''', communicating with any '''protocol'''. <br> To be exact the Fediverse doesn't even include just Social Media projects. Any software that federates using one of the protocols is part f the Fediverse. | |||
* an example for an identity is [https://climatejustice.social/@PaulaToThePeople @PaulaToThePeople@ClimateJustice.social]. [https://climatejustice.social/ ClimateJustice.social] is the instance the identity is on. The software it uses is Mastodon. Thanks to the ActivityPub protocol it can follow identities on other instances that use e.g. Mastodon, GNU Social or PixelFed software. | |||
== What are Fediverse software projects? == | |||
Fediverse projects are the different software parts of the Fediverse. Many of them are replacements for more well known Social Media platforms. <br> | Fediverse projects are the different software parts of the Fediverse. Many of them are replacements for more well known Social Media platforms. <br> | ||