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* 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.
* 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.
* 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>
See below which software emulates which other social media platform:
{| class="wikitable"
|
! Traditional social media
! Fediverse replacement
|-
! Microblogging
|Twitter
|[[What is Mastodon? | Mastodon]], [[What is Ecko? | Ecko]], [[What is Pleroma? | Pleroma]], [[What is GNU Social? | GNU Social]], [[What is Misskey? | Misskey]]
|-
!Social network
|Facebook
|[[What is Friendica? | Friendica]], [[What is Diaspora? | Diaspora]]
|-
!Events & groups
|Facebook
|[[What is Mobilizon? | Mobilizon]]
|-
!Photoblogging
|Instagram
|[[What is Pixelfed? | Pixelfed]]
|-
!Videohosting
|Youtube
|[[What is PeerTube? | PeerTube]]
|-
!Blogging
|Blogger
|[[What is WriteFreely? | WriteFreely]], [[What is Plume? | Plume]], (Wordpress)
|-
!Book cataloguing
|Goodreads
|[[What is Bookwyrm? | Bookwyrm]]
|-
!Audiohosting
|Spotify, Bandcamp, Soundcloud, ...
|[[What is Funkwhale? | Funkwhale]]
|-
!Link aggregation
|reddit
|[[What is Lemmy? | Lemmy]]
|}


== 3 things you should know about the Fediverse ==
== 3 things you should know about the Fediverse ==
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