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Why Defederating from Facebook/Meta is So Important ploum.net

cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/400702 > I strongly encourage instance admins to defederate from Facebook/Threads/Meta. > > They aren't some new, bright-eyed group with no track record. They're a borderline Machiavellian megacorporation with a long and continuing history of extremely hostile actions: > * [Helping enhance genocides in countries](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook_content_management_controversies#Incitement_of_human_rights_abuses_in_Myanmar) > * Openly and willingly taking part in political manipulation (see Cambridge Analytica) > * Actively have campaigned against net neutrality and attempted to make "facebook" most of the internet for members of countries with weaker internet infra - directly contributing to their amplification of genocide (see the genocide link for info) > * Using their users as non-consenting subjects to psychological experiments. > * Absolutely ludicrous invasions of privacy - even if they aren't able to do this directly to the Fediverse, it illustrates their attitude. > * Even now, they're on-record of attempting to get instance admins to do backdoor discussions and sign NDAs. > > Yes, I know one of the Mastodon folks have said they're not worried. Frankly, I think they're being laughably naive >.<. Facebook/Meta - and Instagram's CEO - might say pretty words - but words are cheap and from a known-hostile entity like Meta/Facebook they are almost certainly just a manipulation strategy. > > In my view, they should be discarded as entirely irrelevant, or viewed as deliberate lies, given their continued atrocious behaviour and open manipulation of vast swathes of the population. > > Facebook have large amounts of experience on how to attack and astroturf social media communities - hell I would be very unsurprised if they are already doing it, but it's difficult to say without solid evidence \^.\^ > > Why should we believe anything they say, ever? Why should we believe they aren't just trying to destroy a competitor before it gets going properly, or worse, turn it into yet another arm of their sprawling network of services, via Embrace, Extend, Extinguish - or perhaps Embrace, Extend, Consume would be a better term in this case? > > When will we ever learn that openly-manipulative, openly-assimilationist corporations need to be shoved out before they can gain any foothold and subsume our network and relegate it to the annals of history? > > I've seen plenty of arguments claiming that it's "anti-open-source" to defederate, or that it means we aren't "resilient", which is wrong \^.\^: > * Open source isn't about blindly trusting every organisation that participates in a network, especially not one which is known-hostile. Threads can start their own ActivityPub network if they really want or implement the protocol for themselves. It doesn't mean we lose the right to kick them out of most - or all - of our instances \^.\^. > * Defederation is *part of how the fediverse is resilient*. It is the immune system of the network against hostile actors (it can be used in other ways, too, of course). Facebook, I think, is a textbook example of a hostile actor, and has such an unimaginably bad record that *anything they say* should be treated as a form of manipulation.

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And the invation of bots has commenced. How donwe best deal with users like this? https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/c326fb0d-47f8-44f0-a8e8-a39e43a3fdd6.jpeg

Something strange is going on, I don't see this user ![](https://lemmy.intai.tech/pictrs/image/395b6c59-0a32-440f-970d-847b30c740f2.png)

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YSK: Mastodon bots work here too— there IS a remindme bot already!

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/1143350 > Why YSK: I've seen several commenters asking if there were specific bots such as RemindMe > > However, there are so many bots already on mastodon that will federate with us! Check out [botsin.space](https://botsin.space), a masto-instance specifically made for hosting bots > > Just tag ```@remindme@mstdn.social``` and say the time after (I recommend you not do it on this post unless you have an actual reason though as it could spam their servers)

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Is Your Privacy Safe? The Hidden Dangers of Fediverse blog.bloonface.com
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Working on a Fediverse "Welcome Kit"

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.intai.tech/post/47084 > > This is what I have so far for links > > # Fediverse New User Orientation > > ## Reddit Migration > Here from reddit? Find your new home. > > - [Reddit migration](https://redditmigration.com/) > - [sub.rehab](https://sub.rehab/) > - [Unoffical Subreddit Migration List](https://www.quippd.com/writing/2023/06/15/unofficial-subreddit-migration-list-lemmy-kbin-etc.html) > - [Reddit Megathread](https://lemmy.intai.tech/post/8137) > > ## Fediverse > The "network" of instances that uses [ActivityPub](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ActivityPub) > > - [fediverse.info](https://fediverse.info/) > - [A 5-min Tour of the Fediverse](https://opensource.com/article/23/3/tour-the-fediverse) > - [Fediverse App List](https://lemmy.intai.tech/post/47196) > - [Fediverse Observer](https://lemmy.fediverse.observer/) > - [Fedi DB](https://fedidb.org/) > - [to the Fediverse](https://www.fediverse.to/) > > ## Lemmy > The Reddit-like federated forum app that runs on ActivityPub within the Fediverse > > - [Lemmy Intro](https://join-lemmy.org/docs/index.html) > - [Guide to finding Lemmy Communities](https://tech.michaelaltfield.net/2023/06/11/lemmy-migration-find-subreddits-communities/) > - [Lemmymap](https://lemmymap.feddit.de/) > - [Lemmyverse Explorer](https://lemmyverse.net/) > - [lemmy the-federation.info](https://the-federation.info/platform/73) > - [Lemmy Community Browser](https://browse.feddit.de/) > - [Lemmy/Fediverse Mod Openings](https://lemmy.intai.tech/c/mod_recruit@lemmy.world) > > ## Instance Lists > Lists of Instances > - [Topical Instances](https://lemmy.intai.tech/post/3511) > - [Awesome Lemmy Instances](https://github.com/maltfield/awesome-lemmy-instances) > > ## Communities > Communities for getting started in the fediverse > - [!communitysearchtips@lemmy.ninja](https://lemmy.ninja/c/communitysearchtips) > - [!newcommunities@lemmy.world](https://lemmy.world/c/newcommunities) > > ## For instance Admins > Tools and info for admins and admins-to-be > - [Lemmy Easy Deploy](https://github.com/ubergeek77/Lemmy-Easy-Deploy) > - [Lemmy ansible playbook](https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-ansible) > - [instance block check](https://fba.ryona.agency/) > > ## For Devs > Building or contributing? > - [awesome-lemmy for devs](https://github.com/dbeley/awesome-lemmy) > - [lemmy source](https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy) > > > [The Fediverse Could be Awesome (If We Don't Screw it Up)](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/11/fediverse-could-be-awesome-if-we-dont-screw-it) > any others I should add? Any suggestions for copy/organization? list is maintained [here](https://lemmy.intai.tech/post/30829)

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The Fediverse Could Be Awesome (If We Don’t Screw It Up) www.eff.org
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Thoughts on allowing user to create communities?

This is mainly a topical server and I know we haven't hit 1/2 the possible topics. I also respect that people using this as a home server might want a few other communities as well. Thus far integrated ai has been a highly curated community, who is interested in being moderators or starting thier own communities here?

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What is the etiquette on shamelessly stealing from Reddit to post here?

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/681066 > By "here" I mean all of the Fediverse, but more specifically sh.itjust.works; I don't want to cause any bad vibes in my new home instance. > > I don't NORMALLY post, and I'm limiting my access to Reddit in favor of Lemmy, but if stealing from the rich is acceptable, I'm happy to occasionally Robin Hood content over; I just prefer my theft to be within prevailing ethical guidelines. > > Thanks!

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Peertube users, what is your PeerTube app of choice?

cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/414527 > I think apps become really relevant in the federated world, as it allows to manage multiple accounts at the same time, in the same place, allowing for quick switching, etc, while simplifying so much workflow (and making server requests lighter too!). > > On F-Droid, tho, I see Peertube apps basically being frozen in time. No updates since a long time ago, but Peertube itself keeps getting better and better, so what's up? > > Also, don't link NewPipe, I know it allows Peertube videos, but you cannot log in or interact, which is crucial for the survival of the fediverse.

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Reddit Sync Revanced patch

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/911114 > Hi All, > > If anyone still wants to use Reddit Sync there was a post up on the Reddit page for the Revanced patch. In case you might want to stick to Sync till the Lemmy app launches. > > Here is the tutorial shared by the creator, u/KobeW50 > > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wHvqQwCYdJrQg4BKlGIVDLksPN0KpOnJWniT6PbZSrI/preview?pli=1 > > I tried it and it worked. You can try it on Sync Pro if you have the apk. > > I am pasting u/hihowareyou0_0's simple guide. > > Go to https://www.reddit.com/prefs/apps > Click on "Are you a developer? create an app..." > Give it any name. > Set it as "installed app." > **IMPORTANT**: Set " redirect uri " to http://redditsync/auth > create the app. > **TAKE NOTE OF THE CLIENT SECRET** (the gibberish text and numbers below the Name) > Go to any Text editor (I use an app called "just notes") > Copy + paste the client secret. (And nothing else.) > Save the file and call it " reddit_client_id_revanced.txt " > MAKE SURE TO NOT SAVE IT ON ANY Folder, JUST THE INTERNAL STORAGE/ROOT > Download (not install) this sync for reddit apk > Install & open Revanced Manager > Make sure all permissions are enabled (Especially " All files access ") > Go to the "settings" tab. > Enable "experimental patches support." > Restart revanced manager > Go to the "Patcher" tab. > Click on " Select an application. " > Then CLICK ON "Storage" and select the .apk we downloaded. > Click on "select a patch." > Select " Change Oauth Client ID" (and optionally "disable ads") > click on done. > Then finally click on "patch." > Now wait for it to patch and install the patched apk! > If it asks you to update, **DON'T.** (just a warning) >

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PSA: Let’s fill Kbin/Lemmy with content to attract and KEEP new users

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/615669 > We’re about to enter another Reddit mass migration phase starting tonight. We’ve already attracted the users most actively engaged with the protests and Reddit’s changes—users who are driven enough to put in the effort to grow the Fediverse. > > Now we need to make it feel like home to casual users and lurkers. Not just attract them for a few visits, but keep it interesting enough that they *stay* here in the coming weeks/months. > > Major kudos to all the developers working day and night to bring us familiar-feeling apps and interfaces on insanely short timelines. But what can the rest of us do to make Kbin and Lemmy feel like home to all the new Reddit refugees? Populate Lemmy and Kbin with as much quality content as you can find! > > Over the next few weeks, fill your magazines/communities with as much good the content as you can. Post comments and subscribe to things. Click that upvote button on content or comments you like. > > Not sure where to find good content? Ironically, check out your favorite subreddits for ideas. Make sure we have the best of the content you can find on Reddit. See a good article or link? Post it here! Don’t be shy about posting to interactive communities like Ask Lemmy- we’re after volume. > > For OC Reddit posts, see if there’s a non-Reddit page to post here. I don’t know whether it’s acceptable to copy text posts, but if you do, make sure you at least give credit/copy a link to the original post. > > Basically, do everything you can to engage over the next few weeks and avoid lurking. Show off the Fediverse and welcome the next group of Reddit refugees to their new home.

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Fidelity deepens valuation cut for Reddit and Discord techcrunch.com
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List Open Source Alternatives to Proprietary Software www.opensourcealternative.to

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.nbsp.one/post/1245 > A good site that helps me find great alternatives to non-oss that I have grown accustomed to.

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Fediverse/Lemmy Resources

# Fediverse New User Orientation Welcome to the Fediverse New User Orientation! If you're just starting out on Fediverse or planning to join in from Reddit, here's a rundown of what you need to know and how to navigate this new space. **What is Fediverse?** The Fediverse is a network made up of diverse platforms, such as Lemmy, Mastodon, PeerTube, and several others, that use a common protocol known as ActivityPub. This allows for seamless interaction between users across these platforms. With Fediverse, you have the freedom to join any instance (server) that caters to your interests, and you can interact with users from other instances as well. ## Lemmy The Reddit-like federated forum app that runs on [ActivityPub](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ActivityPub) within the Fediverse Lemmy is one of the platforms within the Fediverse. It shares quite a bit similarity with Reddit, hence it has been referred to as the "Reddit of the Fediverse." It provides users with the opportunity to create communities (like subreddits). The federated forum app runs on ActivityPub, meaning you can follow, comment, and share posts from different Lemmy servers. - [Lemmy Intro](https://join-lemmy.org/docs/index.html) - [Guide to finding Lemmy Communities](https://tech.michaelaltfield.net/2023/06/11/lemmy-migration-find-subreddits-communities/) - [Lemmy Apps Directory](https://lemmyapps.netlify.app/) - [Lemmymap](https://lemmymap.feddit.de/) - [Lemmyverse Explorer](https://lemmyverse.net/) - [lemmy the-federation.info](https://the-federation.info/platform/73) - [Lemmy Community Browser](https://browse.feddit.de/) - [Lemmy/Fediverse Mod Openings](https://lemmy.intai.tech/c/mod_recruit@lemmy.world) ## Reddit Migration Here from reddit? Find your new home. Lookups and mappings of Reddit subs to Fediverse communities including Lemmy. - [Reddit migration](https://redditmigration.com/) - Maps Reddit subs to their equivalent communities on Lemmy. - [sub.rehab](https://sub.rehab/) - Another useful tool for finding Fediverse communities similar to Reddit subits. - [Unoffical Subreddit Migration List](https://www.quippd.com/writing/2023/06/15/unofficial-subreddit-migration-list-lemmy-kbin-etc.html) - A compiled list of subreddits that have been migrated to Lemmy and other Fediverse platforms. - [Reddit Megathread](https://lemmy.intai.tech/post/8137) - Keep up with relevant discussions about migrating from Reddit to Fediverse. ## Fediverse The "network" of instances that uses [ActivityPub](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ActivityPub) These guides should provide you with a more detailed look into the Fediverse and how to make the best use of it: - [A 5-min Tour of the Fediverse](https://opensource.com/article/23/3/tour-the-fediverse) - A quick look into the basic workings of the Fediverse. - [Fediverse Guide](https://static.xtremeownage.com/blog/2023/join-the-fediverse/) - An in-depth guide exploring the nuances of the Fediverse. - [Fediverse App List](https://lemmy.intai.tech/post/47196) - A list of apps that are compatible with the Fediverse, allowing you to get connected and stay connected. # Would you like to know more? ## Fediverse - [fediverse.info](https://fediverse.info/) - [Fediverse Observer](https://lemmy.fediverse.observer/) - [Fedi DB](https://fedidb.org/) - [to the Fediverse](https://www.fediverse.to/) - [A Resource For Figuring Out The Fediverse](https://sethgoldstein.me/fediverse-resources/) ## Instance Lists Lists of Instances - [Topical Instances](https://lemmy.intai.tech/post/3511) - [Awesome Lemmy Instances](https://github.com/maltfield/awesome-lemmy-instances) ## Communities Communities for getting started in the fediverse - [!communitysearchtips@lemmy.ninja](https://lemmy.ninja/c/communitysearchtips) - [!newcommunities@lemmy.world](https://lemmy.world/c/newcommunities) ## Mastodon - [mastodon-lists](https://github.com/seanthegeek/mastodon-lists) # Tools for Communities and Devs If you're interested in building or contributing to communities in the Fediverse, here are some resources: ## For instance Admins Tools and info for admins and admins-to-be - [Lemmy Easy Deploy](https://github.com/ubergeek77/Lemmy-Easy-Deploy) - [Lemmy ansible playbook](https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-ansible) - [instance block check](https://fba.ryona.agency/) ## For Devs Building or contributing? - [awesome-lemmy for devs](https://github.com/dbeley/awesome-lemmy) - [lemmy source](https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy) Remember, the Fediverse is a community-oriented network. Choose your instance wisely, engage with respect, and enjoy the freedom of a decentralized social network. [The Fediverse Could be Awesome (If We Don't Screw it Up)](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/11/fediverse-could-be-awesome-if-we-dont-screw-it)

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Why Lemmy/Kbin are fundamentally broken (and how to fix them) https://dakshg07.github.io/posts/fixing-lemmy/
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A tale of a new Lemmy instance, a bot infestation, the fallout, and how we dealt with it

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ninja/post/30893 > cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ninja/post/30492 > > > > > ## Summary > > > > We started a Lemmy instance on June 13 during the Reddit blackout. While we were configuring the site, we accumulated a few thousand bot accounts, leading some sites to defederate with us. Read on to see how we cleaned up the mess. > > > > > > ## Introduction > > > > Like many of you, we came to Lemmy during the Great Reddit Blackout. @MrEUser started Lemmy.ninja on the 13th, and the rest of us on the site got to work populating some initial rules and content, learning how Lemmy worked, and finding workarounds for bugs and issues in the software. Unfortunately for us, one of the challenges to getting the site up turned out to be getting the email validation to work. So, assuming we were small and beneath notice, we opened our registration for a few days until we could figure out if the problems we were experiencing were configuration related or software bugs. > > > > In that brief time, we were discovered by malicious actors and hundreds of new bot users were being created on the site. Of course we had no idea, since Lemmy provides no user management features. We couldn't see them, and the bots didn't participate in any of our local content. > > > > > > ## Discovering the Bots > > > > Within a couple of days, we discovered some third-party tools that gave us the only insights we had into our user base. [Lemmy Explorer](https://lemmyverse.net/) and [The Federation](https://the-federation.info) were showing us that a huge number of users had registered. It took a while, but we eventually tracked down a post that described how to output a list of users from our Lemmy database. Sure enough, there were thousands of users there. [It took some investigation](https://lemmy.ninja/post/7420), but we were eventually able to see which users were actually registered at lemmy.ninja. There were thousands, just like the third-party tools told us. > > > > > > ## Meanwhile... > > > > While we were figuring this out, [others in Lemmy had noticed](https://lemm.ee/post/197715) a coordinated bot attack, and some were rightly taking steps to cordon off the sites with bots as they began to interact with federated content. Unfortunately for us, this news never made it to us because our site was still young, and young Lemmy servers don't automatically download all federated content right away. (In fact, despite daily efforts to connect lemmy.ninja to as many communities as possible, I didn't even learn about the lemm.ee mitigation efforts until *today*.) > > > > We know now that the bots began to interact with other Mastodon and Lemmy instances at some point, because we learned (again, *today*) that we had been blocked by a few of them. (Again, this required [third-party tools](https://fba.ryona.agency) to even *discover.*) At the time, we were completely unaware of the attack, that we had been blocked, or that the bots were doing anything at all. > > > > > > ## Cleaning Up > > > > The moment we learned that the bots were in our database, we set out to eliminate them. The first step, of course, was to enable a captcha and activate email validation so that no new bots could sign up. [Note: The captcha feature was eliminated in Lemmy 0.18.0.] Then we had to delete the bot users. > > > > Next we made a backup. Always make a backup! > > After that, we asked the database to output all the users so we could manually review the data. After logging into the database docker container, we executed the following command: > > > > --- > > ``` > > select > > p.name, > > p.display_name, > > a.person_id, > > a.email, > > a.email_verified, > > a.accepted_application > > from > > local_user a, > > person p > > where > > a.person_id = p.id; > > ``` > > --- > > > > That showed us that yes, every user after #8 or so was indeed a bot. > > > > Next, we composed a SQL statement to wipe all the bots. > > > > --- > > ``` > > BEGIN; > > CREATE TEMP TABLE temp_ids AS > > SELECT person_id FROM local_user WHERE person_id > 85347; > > DELETE FROM local_user WHERE person_id IN (SELECT person_id FROM temp_ids); > > DELETE FROM person WHERE id IN (SELECT person_id FROM temp_ids); > > DROP TABLE temp_ids; > > COMMIT; > > ``` > > --- > > > > And to finalize the change: > > > > --- > > ``` > > UPDATE site_aggregates SET users = (SELECT count(*) FROM local_user) WHERE site_id = 1; > > ``` > > --- > > > > If you read the code, you'll see that we deleted records whose person_id was > 85347. That's the approach that worked for us. But you could just as easily delete all users who haven't passed email verification, for example. If that's the approach you want to use, try this SQL statement: > > > > --- > > ``` > > BEGIN; > > CREATE TEMP TABLE temp_ids AS > > SELECT person_id FROM local_user WHERE email_verified = 'f'; > > DELETE FROM local_user WHERE person_id IN (SELECT person_id FROM temp_ids); > > DELETE FROM person WHERE id IN (SELECT person_id FROM temp_ids); > > DROP TABLE temp_ids; > > COMMIT; > > ``` > > --- > > > > And to finalize the change: > > > > --- > > ``` > > UPDATE site_aggregates SET users = (SELECT count(*) FROM local_user) WHERE site_id = 1; > > ``` > > --- > > > > Even more aggressive mods could put these commands into a nightly cron job, wiping accounts every day if they don't finish their registration process. We chose not to do that (yet). Our user count has remained stable with email verification on. > > > > After that, the bots were gone. Third party tools reflected the change in about 12 hours. We did some testing to make sure we hadn't destroyed the site, but found that everything worked flawlessly. > > > > > > ## Wrapping Up > > > > We chose to write this up for the rest of the new Lemmy administrators out there who may unwittingly be hosts of bots. Hopefully having all of the details in one place will help speed their discovery and elimination. Feel free to ask questions, but understand that we aren't experts. Hopefully other, more knowledgeable people can respond to your questions in the comments here. > >

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RSS Feeds for Lemmy

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/214231 > So I've noticed while using an RSS feed app alongside Jebora, that while original post from other users of the same instance appear in full and with photos, like so: > > ![](https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/pictrs/image/d2f71ef3-fa39-4e76-819a-ad5fed8275a8.png) > > However if a user is from another instance, the OP content is not visble at all, as so: > > > ![](https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/pictrs/image/143092b9-2cc3-441f-8a39-afaaea701190.png) > > Other than that, RSS works great as a notification system for Communities. Figured id leave this here to help out anyone looking for a notification style system for new posts.

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Topical Instances

# Technology - [Integrated AI](https://lemmy.intai.tech/) - [Programming.dev](https://programming.dev/) - [Divisions by Zero](https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/)

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"Initials" by "Florian Körner", licensed under "CC0 1.0". / Remix of the original. - Created with dicebear.comInitialsFlorian Körnerhttps://github.com/dicebear/dicebearME
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ML Community Web

# intai.tech Communities - !nev@lemmy.intai.tech - news and events - !nlprog@lemmy.intai.tech - prompting, chatgpt - !guide@lemmy.intai.tech - Guides and HowTo's - !dev@lemmy.intai.tech - Developer discussion and resources - !promo@lemmy.intai.tech - Show off your Projects - !mltheory@lemmy.intai.tech- Usable Research papers - !train@lemmy.intai.tech - model training - !models@lemmy.intai.tech - Models - !aiapps@lemmy.intai.tech - AI apps and tools - !elp@lemmy.intai.tech - Ethics and Law - !appsec@lemmy.intai.tech - Application Security and Jailbreak/anti-Jailbreak - !gentech@lemmy.intai.tech- Generative Content, StableDiffusion, MidJourney, etc - !huggingface@lemmy.intai.tech - HuggingFace - !botgallery@lemmy.intai.tech - AI Bot Gallery - !aimadeathing@lemmy.intai.tech - AI Made Things digital or otherwise - !meme@lemmy.intai.tech - AI memes and AI made memes - !imageai@sh.itjust.works - Image Gen # Fediverse Communities ### ChatGPT / Bots - !chat@lemmy.one (en) - !chatgpt@lemmy.world (en) ### Generative Art - !stable_diffusion@lemmy.dbzer0.com (en) - !botart@lemmy.dbzer0.com (en) - !generated_ai_imagery@derpzilla.net (en) - !deepdream@lemmy.ml (en) - !generative_ai@links.hackliberty.org (en) ### AI Discussion - !learnmachinelearning@sh.itjust.works (en) - !machinelearning@compuverse.uk (en) - !intelligence@exploding-heads.com (en) - !ai4revolution@lemmy.ml (en) - !artificial@lemm.ee (en) - !aitech@feddit.it (it) - !gai@sopuli.xyz (en) - !singularity@lemmy.fmhy.ml (?) - !auai@programming.dev (en) # Web - [Duck AI](https://duckai.org/) # Discord - [OpenAgent](https://discord.gg/CSf6rccBWy) - [Integrated AI](https://discord.gg/rRm7kwJ7td) - [Integro Labs](https://discord.gg/k4ey9nd4cg) - [HomoScripter](https://discord.gg/9C5ec9Eysk) - [High-quality AI](https://twitter.com/i/lists/1656461564319535105) - [LocalLLaMA](https://discord.gg/Y8H8uUtxc3) - [suno](https://discord.gg/suno-1069381916492562582) # Twitter Lists - [Integrated AI](https://twitter.com/i/lists/1661246989927960579) - [AI / ML](https://twitter.com/i/lists/1590958109073162241) - [Ai Agents & Bots](https://twitter.com/i/lists/1643856283928502273) - [Generative AI](https://twitter.com/i/lists/1649315100527046658) # Other - [Chirper.ai](https://chirper.ai/)

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"Initials" by "Florian Körner", licensed under "CC0 1.0". / Remix of the original. - Created with dicebear.comInitialsFlorian Körnerhttps://github.com/dicebear/dicebearME
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Looking for cool communities?

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.one/post/1600 > Some people have been asking which communities they should join first, so I posted some remote communities you can subscribe to on the sidebar on the homepage :) > > Tech → [!technology@beehaw.org](https://lemmy.one/c/technology@beehaw.org) > News → [!news@beehaw.org](https://lemmy.one/c/news@beehaw.org) > Gaming → [!gaming@beehaw.org](https://lemmy.one/c/gaming@beehaw.org) > Memes → [!memes@sopuli.xyz](https://lemmy.one/c/memes@sopuli.xyz) > Privacy → [!privacy@lemmy.ca](https://lemmy.one/c/privacy@lemmy.ca) > FOSS → [!foss@beehaw.org](https://lemmy.one/c/foss@beehaw.org) > Monero → [!main@monero.house](https://lemmy.one/c/main@monero.house) > Music → [!music@beehaw.org](https://lemmy.one/c/music@beehaw.org) > Books → [!literature@beehaw.org](https://lemmy.one/c/literature@beehaw.org) > LGBT → [!lgbtq_plus@beehaw.org](https://lemmy.one/c/lgbtq_plus@beehaw.org) > Nature → [!greenspace@beehaw.org](https://lemmy.one/c/greenspace@beehaw.org) > Sports → [!sports@beehaw.org](https://lemmy.one/c/sports@beehaw.org) > Programming → [!programming@beehaw.org](https://lemmy.one/c/programming@beehaw.org) > > Find another cool community? Leave a comment :) > > There's also [this universal community search tool](https://browse.feddit.de/) you can try using. If you find a community, just copy its URL and paste it in [/search](/search) to subscribe to it here. This just goes to show that while there might not be many local communities here on lemmy.one *yet*, the beauty of the fediverse means that doesn't matter!

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