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The Fediverse is a giant Network of social media platforms.
There are platforms for microblogging, blogging, photoblogging, videohosting and much more and they are all interconnected or federated.
So you only need one account to follow users on any of the platforms.

Imagine

Imagine Twitter, Facebook, Instagram & Co were all part of one giant network. That's basically what the Fediverse is, except the parts are less well known, free software & federated replacements to those.

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 "Blogger" blogs, take part in "Reddit" discussions and more.

How does it compare to traditional social media?

Features

The Fediverse and its projects let you make your own social media part of a bigger network.

It has many advantages over traditional social media like Twitter and Instagram. Due to its decentralized nature it's possible to create circles of more tiny social media with users to hang out with. Hosting your own instance lets you make your own rules. Most instance owners maintain an instance with their own money for the sake of having their own platform and not for making money from you by serving ads as an example.

The Fediverse innovates on what has worked before and adds many new features. A commonly supported feature is custom emojis. Similarly to Discord, it lets administrators add their own (even animated) emoji. The Fediverse also lets you decide who gets to see your posts: with so called scopes, you can decide whether only the users you mention, your followers or the public gets to see them.

Morals

Traditional social media is neither social nor media. It is not made for you, it is made to exploit you and it is full of misleading ads and fake news.
This is because the aim of traditional social media is to make a whole lot of money.
The aim of the Fediverse is to benefit the people.
The aim of traditional social media is to control and steer the users.
The aim of the Fediverse is to empower the users to control the Fediverse.

Terminology

Your account or identity has a unique address called a handle 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 its 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 projects yet.
The Fediverse (federated universe) is the sum of all accounts, on all instances using any software, communicating with any protocol.
The Fediverse includes more than just social media projects. Any software that federates using one of the protocols is part of the Fediverse.
@PaulaToThePeople@ClimateJustice.social is an example for a handle. ClimateJustice.social is the instance the account is on. The software it uses is Mastodon. Thanks to the ActivityPub protocol it can follow accounts on other instances that use e.g. Mastodon, GNU Social or Pixelfed software.

How do I get an account?

Main article: How do I get an account?

If you just want to get to know the Fediverse experience you can start by creating a profile on mastodon.social or mastodon.online.
You can later move instances or create accounts on different instances and projects.
For more info on finding the right instance and creating an account click the link above.

External Links

Main article: Fediverse weblinks

Fediverse Town The forum for questions about the Fediverse

Fediverse Guides

The Fediverse: the distributed social network
Guide to the Fediverse
DE: Fediverse – So geht gutes Social Media
DE: Das Fediverse
DE: Das Fediverse – die bessere Social-Media-Welt?

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-El Fediverso es una gran red de plataformas de redes sociales. <br>
+The Fediverse is a giant Network of social media platforms. <br>
-Existen plataformas para microblogging, blogging, fotos, videos y mucho más y están todas interconectadas o ''federadas''.<br>
+There are platforms for microblogging, blogging, photoblogging, videohosting and much more and they are all interconnected or ''federated''.<br>
-Así que sólo necesitas una cuenta para seguir usuarixs en cualquiera de las plataformas disponibles.
+So you only need one account to follow users on any of the platforms.
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-== Imagina ==
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+== Imagine ==
+</div>
-Imagina Twitter, Facebook, Instagram y otras fueran parte de una sola red. Eso es básicamente el Fediverso, sólo que las partes son menos conocidas, diseñadas con[[What is free software?/es | software libre]] y reemplazan a las mencionadas.
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+Imagine Twitter, Facebook, Instagram & Co were all part of one giant network. That's basically what the Fediverse is, except the parts are less well known,[[What is free software? | free software]] & federated replacements to those.
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-En el Fediverso puedes usar tu cuenta de "Twitter" para interactuar con usuarixs de "Facebook", compartir fotos de "Instagram", comentar videos de "Youtube", escuchar música de "Bandcamp", seguir blogs de "Blogger", participar en discusiones de "Reddit" y más. ¡Todo con una sola cuenta!
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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 "Blogger" blogs, take part in "Reddit" discussions and more.
+</div>
-== ¿Cómo se compara con las redes sociales tradicionales? ==
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+== How does it compare to traditional social media? ==
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-==== Capacidades ====
+<div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">
+==== Features ====
+</div>
-El Fediverso y sus proyectos te permiten apropiarte de lo que publicas en un conjunto de redes sociales interconectadas.
+<div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">
+The Fediverse and its projects let you make your own social media part of a bigger network.
+</div>
-Tiene muchas ventajas sobre las redes sociales tradicionales como Twitter e Instagram. Debido a su naturaleza descentralizada, es posible crear círculos sociales más pequeños con usuarixs con los que compartir. Hospedar tu propia instancia (servidor) te permite crear tus propias reglas. La mayoría de lxs administradorxs de instancias las mantienen con sus propios recursos, por el mero fin de tener su propia plataforma social y no con el fin de hacer dinero mostrando publicidad, por ejemplo.
+<div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">
+It has many advantages over traditional social media like Twitter and Instagram. Due to its decentralized nature it's possible to create circles of more tiny social media with users to hang out with. Hosting your own instance lets you make your own rules. Most instance owners maintain an instance with their own money for the sake of having their own platform and not for making money from you by serving ads as an example.
+</div>
-El Fediverso está en constante innovación y cada vez se agregan más capacidades. Una de las características más común es el uso de emojis personalizados. Similar a Discord, lxs administradorxs pueden agregar emojis (incluso animados) por sí mismos. El Fediverso también te permite decidir quién ve tus publicaciones: Con los llamados "alcances", puedes decidir si tus publicaciones serán visibles para lxs usuarixs que mencionas, para tus seguidorxs o públicas.
+<div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">
+The Fediverse innovates on what has worked before and adds many new features. A commonly supported feature is custom emojis. Similarly to Discord, it lets administrators add their own (even animated) emoji. The Fediverse also lets you decide who gets to see your posts: with so called scopes, you can decide whether only the users you mention, your followers or the public gets to see them.
+</div>
-==== Aspecto moral ====
+<div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">
+==== Morals ====
+</div>
-Las redes sociales tradicionales no son ni sociales, ni redes. No son hechas para ti, son hechas para explotarte y están llenas de publicidad y noticias falsas. <br>
+<div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">
-Esto es así porque las redes sociales tradicionales están diseñadas para hacer dinero. <br>
+Traditional social media is neither social nor media. It is not made for you, it is made to exploit you and it is full of misleading ads and fake news. <br>
-El objetivo del Fediverso es beneficiar a la gente como tú. <br>
+This is because the aim of traditional social media is to make a whole lot of money. <br>
-EL objetivo de las redes sociales tradicionales es controlar y dirigir a sus usuarixs. <br>
+The aim of the Fediverse is to benefit the people. <br>
-EL objetivo del Fediverso es empoderar a los usuarixs.
+The aim of traditional social media is to control and steer the users. <br>
+The aim of the Fediverse is to empower the users to control the Fediverse.
+</div>
-== Terminología==
+<div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">
+== Terminology==
+</div>
-* Tu '''identidad''' tiene una única dirección llamada '''cuenta''' y está hospedada en uno de los muchos servidores, también llamados instancias.
+<div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">
-* Una '''instancia''' es básicamente una red social pequeña hospedada en un servidor. Cada instancia puede tener sus propias reglas y su tipo de contenido permitido. También puedes hospedar tu propia instancia. Cada instancia está configurada con un software específico.
+* Your '''account''' or '''identity''' has a unique address called a '''handle''' and is hosted on one of the many servers, also called instances.
-* El '''software''' usado en una instancia es esencial para la experiencia de usuario y las funciones disponibles en la misma.
+* An '''instance''' is basically a small social network hosted on one server. Each instance can have its own set of rules as for what content is allowed. You can also host your own instance. Each instance runs one software.
-* Muchos proyectos de software usan el mismo protocolo, el cual hace posible que las instancias se comuniquen entre ellas. La mayoría de los proyectos usan el protocolo ActivityPub. Algunos proyectos podrían no federarse completamente con otros proyectos aún.
+* The '''software''' used on an instance is essential for the user experience and possibilities.
-* El '''Fediverso''' (universo federado) es la suma de todas las '''cuentas''', en todas las '''instancias''' usando diferente software, las cuales se comunican mediante diferentes protocolos. <br> El fediverso incluye más que sólo proyectos de redes sociales. Cualquier software que se federe usando cualquiera de los protocolos disponibles es parte del Fediverso.
+* 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 projects yet.
-* [https://climatejustice.social/@PaulaToThePeople @PaulaToThePeople@ClimateJustice.social] es un ejemplo de una cuenta. [https://climatejustice.social/ ClimateJustice.social] es la instancia en donde esta cuenta está registrada. El software usado en este caso es Mastodon. Gracias al protocolo ActivityPub, esta cuenta puede seguir otras en otras instancias que usan, por ejemplo, software Mastodon, GNU Social o Pixelfed.
+* The '''Fediverse''' (federated universe) is the sum of all '''accounts''', on all '''instances''' using any '''software''', communicating with any '''protocol'''. <br> The Fediverse includes more than just social media projects. Any software that federates using one of the protocols is part of the Fediverse.
+* [https://climatejustice.social/@PaulaToThePeople @PaulaToThePeople@ClimateJustice.social] is an example for a handle. [https://climatejustice.social/ ClimateJustice.social] is the instance the account is on. The software it uses is Mastodon. Thanks to the ActivityPub protocol it can follow accounts on other instances that use e.g. Mastodon, GNU Social or Pixelfed software.
+</div>
-== ¿Cómo puedo crear una cuenta? ==
+<div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">
-''Main article: [[How do I get an account?/es]]''
+== How do I get an account? ==
+''Main article: [[How do I get an account?]]''
+</div>
-Si quieres probar la experiencia de ser parte del Fediverso, puedes crear una cuenta en [https://mastodon.social mastodon.social] o [https://mastodon.online mastodon.online]. <br>
+<div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">
-Luego puedes[[Moving instances/es | migrar]] o crear cuentas en diferentes instancias y/o proyectos. <br>
+If you just want to get to know the Fediverse experience you can start by creating a profile on [https://mastodon.social mastodon.social] or [https://mastodon.online mastodon.online]. <br>
-Para más información relacionada con las distintas instancias y crear una cuenta, haz clic en el enlace más arriba. <br>
+You can later[[Moving instances | move instances]] or create accounts on different instances and projects. <br>
+For more info on finding the right instance and creating an account click the link above. <br>
+</div>
-== Más información ==
+<div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">
+== Further Reading ==
+</div>
-[[What are Fediverse projects?/es]] <br>
+<div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">
-[[What people usually tell you about the Fediverse/es]] <br>
+[[What are Fediverse projects?]] <br>
-[[Getting started with your Fediverse account/es]] <br>
+[[What people usually tell you about the Fediverse]] <br>
-[[Mobile apps/es]] <br>
+[[Getting started with your Fediverse account]] <br>
-[[Best practices/es]] <br>
+[[Mobile apps]] <br>
-[[Fediverse/es]] - la página avanzada sobre el Fediverso
+[[Best practices]] <br>
+[[Fediverse]] - the advanced page on the Fediverse
-== Enlaces externos ==
+</div>
+<div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">
+== External Links ==
 ''Main article: [[Fediverse weblinks]]''
+</div>
-[https://fediverse.town/ Fediverse Town] Forum de discusión sobre el Fediverso (en inglés)
+<div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">
+[https://fediverse.town/ Fediverse Town] The forum for questions about the Fediverse
+</div>
-'''Guías del fediverso'''
+<div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">
+'''Fediverse Guides'''
+</div>
+<div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">
 [https://kambing.neocities.org/pages/fediverse/ The Fediverse: the distributed social network] <br>
 [https://torresjrjr.com/archive/2020-07-19-guide-to-the-fediverse Guide to the Fediverse] <br>
+DE: [https://digitalcourage.de/digitale-selbstverteidigung/fediverse Fediverse – So geht gutes Social Media] <br>
+DE: [https://schwarzerpfeil.de/2021/02/10/das-fediverse/ Das Fediverse] <br>
+DE: [https://mobilsicher.de/ratgeber/das-fediverse-die-bessere-social-media-welt Das Fediverse – die bessere Social-Media-Welt?]
+</div>
+<div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">
-[[Category:What is/es]]
+[[Category:What is]] [[Category:Fediverse]] [[Category:Beginners guide]]
-[[Category:Fediverse/es]]
+</div>
-[[Category:Beginners guide/es]]