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* 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. | * 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. | * 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. | ||
== How do I get an account? == | == How do I get an account? == | ||