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This magazine is dedicated to discussions on the federated social networking ecosystem, which includes decentralized and open-source social media platforms. Whether you are a user, developer, or simply interested in the concept of decentralized social media, this is the place for you. Here you can share your knowledge, ask questions, and engage in discussions on topics such as the benefits and challenges of decentralized social media, new and existing federated platforms, and more. From the latest developments and trends to ethical considerations and the future of federated social media, this category covers a wide range of topics related to the Fediverse.

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Federating down-votes? (kglitch.social)

submitted 2 years ago by kglitch@kglitch.social to c/fediverse@kbin.social

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Only up-votes on posts and comments are federated. Is there a technical reason why (limitation of ActivityPub?) or is it a social reason?

My reading of the Activity Streams spec is that while 'Like' (used for upvotes?) is a standard Activity that all clients understand, there is no 'Unlike'. But we can define new types of Activity:

The Activity Vocabulary defines a small number of Activity types that are common to many social Web applications. This specification stops short of defining semantically specific properties for most of these activities. External vocabularies can be used to express additional detail not covered by the Activity Vocabulary.

... implementations are free to introduce new types of Activites beyond those defined by the Activity Vocabulary

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[–] Prouvaire@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

You mean... embrace and extend?