History of the Fediverse

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Year Notable new software New protocol Websites General news Other
2008 OStatus
2009
2010
2011
2012
  • Red (forked from Friendica; later re-named Red Matrix)
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019 Gab forked Mastodon
2020
  • Mistpark 2020, also known as Misty (most likely forked from Zap)
  • Osada (III) (forked from Zap or Misty)
  • Redmatrix 2020 (most likely forked from Osada (III))
2021
  • Ecko
  • Roadhouse (probably forked from Zap or Redmatrix 2020)
Truth Social forked Mastodon
2022
  • Elon Musk buys Twitter and there is a mass exodus to the Fediverse
  • Tumblr and Flickr announce plans to join the Fediverse
  • 2022-12-31: End of life for the Zotlabs projects Osada, Zap, Redmatrix 2020, Misty and Roadhouse
2023