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Continue reading →: IFTAS Response to the European Commission’s Call for Evidence “Towards European open digital ecosystems”
IFTAS welcomes this initiative and strongly supports the Commission’s recognition of open-source software as a strategic component of digital sovereignty, security, and innovation. The EU open-source sector benefits from a rich and diverse developer community, with strong alignment to European values – particularly data protection, human rights, and participatory governance.…
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The 2025 Social Web Trust & Safety Report Is Here
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Continue reading →: The 2025 Social Web Trust & Safety Report Is HereNew insights into the people, pressures, and infrastructure shaping decentralised platforms Published by IFTAS, this report draws on detailed surveys and community feedback from volunteer moderators, administrators, and community managers across the decentralised social web. It offers our most comprehensive picture yet of the trust and safety landscape across projects…
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Advertorials and Auto Boosting Account Creation
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Continue reading →: Advertorials and Auto Boosting Account Creationsocial[dot]5th[dot]ro is a “free speech”/minimal moderation site and SEO advertorial farming operation, connected to a WordPress plugin that offers “Auto Boosting” to its customers – a system that relies on third-party service accounts. Be alert for accounts being registered on behalf of this bot network on your service. These may…
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Continue reading →: Coordinated Pro-Russian Propaganda Network Targeting ActivityPub and ATProto Services
Indicators of compromise (IOCs) that identify accounts as likely being part of the network include: The accounts are created and left alone for a short period, and will have no posts for up to week, sometimes more. Messages will often be posted in the predominant language of the local service.…
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Sunsetting IFTAS Connect
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Continue reading →: Sunsetting IFTAS ConnectIn May 2024, we launched IFTAS Connect as a community platform to support volunteer moderators, administrators, and safety advocates across the decentralised web. Our vision was to provide a central space for collaboration, resource sharing, and mutual support, especially for those working in independent and often under-resourced environments. Despite several…
IFTAS is a non-profit organisation committed to advocating for independent, sovereign technology, empowering and supporting the people who keep decentralised social platforms safe, fair, and inclusive..