Pixelfed Engineering

How it works: servers compare a tiny digest of blocks alongside normal deliveries. If it doesn't match, the receiving server fetches the list and repairs its copy. Privacy first: a block is only ever shared with the server hosting the blocked account, and only over a signed request. Nobody else can fetch it. Removals are extra careful, because wrongly undoing a block is the failure that actually hurts people.

We're putting the finishing touches on our new mobile app. For the Compose screens, we made Alt Text more prominent, and added a rich text autocomplete for mentions and hashtags. We're really proud of how it came together, giving users the visual cue that a username mentioned is valid based on a server side check, similar to banned hashtags really improves the experience. #pixelfed #pixeldev

Phishing emails are getting better. So are we. The new Pixelfed mobile app lets you verify that an email really came from us. It may seem simple. That's the point. Settings -> Manage Account -> Security -> Emails from Pixelfed Shipping soon! #pixelfed #pixeldev #pixelfedApp #shippingSoon

API Documentation is important. We're preparing a new developer API website that will replace https://beta-preview.pixelfed.io with updated API endpoints, resources and more! Launching later this month, stay tuned! #pixelfed #pixeldev #pixelfedAPI #developers #developerDocs