The most popular accounts on Mastodon.
Lesley Carhart
@[email protected]
I am eminently qualified to speak from experience about a variety of dumpster fires.
ICS cybersecurity person, @pancakescon organizer, martial artist, marksman, humanist, level 14 Neutral Good rogue, USAF retired. Speaker available for gigs.
Gin connoisseur. Rodent parent. Some dipshit from Chicago. Now an immigrant in Melbourne.
I post *very serious* things about infosec. Thoughts are entirely my own.
'they/them' 🏳️🌈

Elena Rossini 🌈
@[email protected]Italian filmmaker, photographer and writer based in Paris, France who ❤️ #FOSS
🎬 Director of: The Illusionists documentary + a Fediverse promotional video (https://blog.elenarossini.com/fediverse-video/)
💌 #TheFutureIsFederated
📝 blog: @ele
👩💻 self-hosting aficionada: @elena
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ ally
Pronouns: she/her
Languages: English, French, Italian
Note: my posts are set to auto-delete* after 1 week ⏳
*unless I bookmark them
David Revoy
@[email protected]🍄 Webcomic Artist • Fantasy humor
🌱 Weekly comic strips (Wed) • Longer series brewing in background
🎨 Only use Free/Libre & Open Source tools • CC-licensed • No AI
F-Droid
@[email protected]F-Droid is an installable catalogue of FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) applications for the Android platform.
It's FOSS
@[email protected]World's leading Linux and Open Source web portal.
https://itsfoss.com/
BrianKrebs
@[email protected]Independent investigative journalist. Covers cybercrime, security, privacy. Author of 'Spam Nation,' a NYT bestseller. Former Washington Post reporter, '95-'09. Signal: briankrebs.07
krebsonsecurity @ gmail .com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bkrebs
nixCraft 🐧
@[email protected]Enjoy Linux & Unix-like systems, open-source software, and programming? Into Sysadmin & DevOps? Follow us to make the most of your IT career! Discover new tools, IT news, and apps daily, plus a dose of humor.
ploum
@[email protected]Joue de la machine à écrire dans un one-man-band pour défendre la liberté et l’imaginaire. Auteur de #Bikepunk.
Write SF and #cyberpunk books, free software and texts about freedom.
Pédale. Plonge dans l’eau froide.
Also on Gemini: gemini://ploum.net
Linux Magazine
@[email protected]Linux Magazine is your guide to the world of Linux and open source. Founded in 2000, Linux Magazine focuses on real-life, practical techniques and delivers a premium blend of insightful technical information through tutorials, in-depth articles on trending topics, troubleshooting and optimization tips, and more!
Customers in Europe or the United Kingdom (EUR/GBP):
https://shop.sparkhausmedia.com/shop
Customers in All Other Countries (USD):
https://shop.linuxnewmedia.com/shop
Brent Simmons
@[email protected]Writes NetNewsWire, a free and open source RSS reader for Mac and iOS.
He/him.
Matthias Kirschner
@[email protected]The @fsfe 's President
. Working for #FreeSoftware (also known as #OpenSource), so every individual in our society can self-determined use, study, share, and improve software ➡ #SoftwareFreedom
Author of the book "Ada & #Zangemann - A tale of software, skateboards, and raspberry ice cream".
Public Money? #PublicCode ! #DeviceNeutrality #RouterFreedom #ilovefs #YH4F #REUSE #DigitalRights #TechnicalDistributionOfPower #Democracy
evacide
@[email protected]Director of Cybersecurity
@EFF
/ Co-founder of
@stopstalkerware
/ These are my opinions, not my employers’ / I did a TED talk once
European Commission
@[email protected]News and information from the European Commission. A project to foster our presence in the fediverse and support our commitment to European social media platforms based on open source technology. 🇪🇺 Official Mastodon account as verified by the official EU domain in our server’s address (https://europa.eu).
The Calyx Institute
@[email protected]Our mission is to educate the public about privacy in digital communications and to develop tools that anyone can use. By embracing "privacy by design," we help make digital security and privacy more accessible to everyone. Help support our nonprofit mission-- become a member and get a hotspot with unlimited wifi or a phone with CalyxOS! https://members.calyxinstitute.org/enroll/membership
LibreOffice
@[email protected]Free, private, open source office suite by @tdforg and a worldwide community. LibreOffice was based on OpenOffice. #foss #opensource
Zack Whittaker
@[email protected]Security editor, TechCrunch
Email: [email protected]
Signal: zackwhittaker.1337
New York, NY
9to5Linux
@[email protected]We provide breaking news for the latest GNU/Linux distribution and Open Source app releases, latest kernel releases, Raspberry Pi news, Linux tutorials and reviews, Linux hardware, and more.
Help keep 9to5Linux alive! Buy us a ☕️ https://ko-fi.com/9to5linux
Grow Your Own Services 🌱
@[email protected]Encouraging non-technical people and organisations to set up their own online services instead of relying on massive corporations.
All the recommended services are free and open source, and available through managed hosting providers. You can find out more on my website at https://growyourown.services
🚫 Completely opposed to LLMs, generative AI, cryptocurrency, "web3", NFTs, blockchain, defi, daos etc. They are financial scams disguised as software tools.
Maintained by @FediThing
Tuta
@[email protected]Tuta is a secure email, calendar and drive provider with quantum-safe encryption. Open source & forever free! 🔒️
Visit us 👉️ http://tuta.com
Made with ❤️ in Europe
Blender 🔶
@[email protected]Official account for the Free and Open Source 3D creation suite. Free to use for any purpose, forever.
TUXEDO
@[email protected]Linux Hardware in a Tailor-made Suit 💻🐧