{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mathstodon.xyz/@suzza/117062144250984452",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://defcon.social/@riverpunk\">@<span>riverpunk</span></a></span> You can follow the <a href=\"https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> hashtag if you aren't already. But there is quite the movement to return to the old days of blogs and rss feeds. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to find all the places that I've bookmarked. But you could start here. <a href=\"https://indieweb.org/\"><span>https://</span><span>indieweb.org/</span><span></span></a></p>",
        "text": "@riverpunk You can follow the #indieweb hashtag if you aren't already. But there is quite the movement to return to the old days of blogs and rss feeds. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to find all the places that I've bookmarked. But you could start here. https://indieweb.org/"
    },
    "published": "2026-08-08T22:02:46+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "49176931",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://defcon.social/@riverpunk/117062108630976924",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Do y'all remember when the internet used to be made up of blogs? When people had the attention span and the space in their day to just read things? The internet used to still feel magical enough that people would just spend time in their day, clicking around to various websites and reading the blogs and articles produced by everyday, regular people.</p><p>Not highly refined content made by people who turned the internet into their jobs. Just regular people, spitting out writing that had typos and was basically just okay. But for all the professional things that it *wasn't*, the one thing that it *was* is human. It was human. It wasn't corporate or professional. It wasn't designed like TV, to fill a void in your heart.</p><p>It was just something really interesting, and you could nourish your brain with.</p><p>I wasn't involved in the blog scene when it was really happening, I was too young, but I've witnessed those sites since then, the ones that are still around. I really think it would be cool if we could find a way to return to that kind of culture. Reading things, interacting, referencing the websites of other individuals. I want that indie culture of the internet back. Why is everyone I follow some giant celebrity who does content creation as their full-time job? Where's the authentic humanity in that?</p><p>If you run a blog, or know any good blogs that you follow, feel free to link them below. Specifically ones run by individuals that aren't some marketing funnel for a side gig.</p><p><a href=\"https://defcon.social/tags/blog\">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href=\"https://defcon.social/tags/enshittification\">#<span>enshittification</span></a> <a href=\"https://defcon.social/tags/attentionSpan\">#<span>attentionSpan</span></a> <a href=\"https://defcon.social/tags/newGoodInternet\">#<span>newGoodInternet</span></a> <a href=\"https://defcon.social/tags/indieWeb\">#<span>indieWeb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Do y'all remember when the internet used to be made up of blogs? When people had the attention span and the space in their day to just read things? The internet used to still feel magical enough that people would just spend time in their day, clicking around to various websites and reading the blogs and articles produced by everyday, regular people.\n\nNot highly refined content made by people who turned the internet into their jobs. Just regular people, spitting out writing that had typos and was basically just okay. But for all the professional things that it *wasn't*, the one thing that it *was* is human. It was human. It wasn't corporate or professional. It wasn't designed like TV, to fill a void in your heart.\n\nIt was just something really interesting, and you could nourish your brain with.\n\nI wasn't involved in the blog scene when it was really happening, I was too young, but I've witnessed those sites since then, the ones that are still around. I really think it would be cool if we could find a way to return to that kind of culture. Reading things, interacting, referencing the websites of other individuals. I want that indie culture of the internet back. Why is everyone I follow some giant celebrity who does content creation as their full-time job? Where's the authentic humanity in that?\n\nIf you run a blog, or know any good blogs that you follow, feel free to link them below. Specifically ones run by individuals that aren't some marketing funnel for a side gig.\n\n#blog #enshittification #attentionSpan #newGoodInternet #indieWeb"
    },
    "published": "2026-08-08T21:53:42+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "49176932",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://social.rossabaker.com/@ross/117061724044758210",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>For HTML Day 2026: a tasting menu, assembling as wide an array of HTML elements as practical into a single page.  Intended as a test bed for your base CSS rules.</p><p><a href=\"https://tasting-menu.rossabaker.com/\"><span>https://</span><span>tasting-menu.rossabaker.com/</span><span></span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://social.rossabaker.com/tags/HtmlDay\">#<span>HtmlDay</span></a> <a href=\"https://social.rossabaker.com/tags/Html\">#<span>Html</span></a> <a href=\"https://social.rossabaker.com/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "For HTML Day 2026: a tasting menu, assembling as wide an array of HTML elements as practical into a single page.  Intended as a test bed for your base CSS rules.\n\nhttps://tasting-menu.rossabaker.com/\n\n#HtmlDay #Html #IndieWeb"
    },
    "published": "2026-08-08T20:15:54+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "49176346",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

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    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2026-08-08T20:15:54.000Z",
    "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rqwdw5u7f5r7cd3fpi5ldwnv/post/3mslv73dk3da2",
    "content": {
        "text": "For HTML Day 2026: a tasting menu, assembling as wide an array of HTML elements as practical into a single page. Intended as a test bed for your base CSS rules.\n\nhttps://tasting-menu.rossabaker.com/\n\n#HtmlDay #Html #IndieWeb"
    },
    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "rossabaker.com",
        "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/rossabaker.com",
        "photo": null
    },
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "49176275",
    "_source": "9305",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2015-04-02T20:21:29.000Z",
    "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ug27jry5yq3ljscgvodxnic5/post/3mhwihdrntssv",
    "content": {
        "text": "IndieWeb \u2013 Die Daten sind wir!\n\nMein erster Titelthema Artikel :) ...\u00fcber ein Thema das mich gerade sehr besch\u00e4ftigt: Die IndieWeb-Bewegung hat gerade in den letzten Jahren enorm an Popularit\u00e4t gewonnen. Kein Wunder: Posterous wurde von...\n\nhttps://notiz.blog/2015/04/02/indieweb-die-daten-sind-wir/"
    },
    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "pfefferle.org",
        "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/pfefferle.org",
        "photo": null
    },
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "49176018",
    "_source": "9305",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mastodon.social/@readbeanicecream/117061472690288092",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>RSS Wranglin\u2019 in the Age of AI</p><p>AI has changed how I approach and interact with the internet including my RSS subscriptions. My heavily curated archive of RSS feeds are now being corralled and prioritized (or often deprioritized) based on AI.</p><p><a href=\"https://readbeanicecream.codeberg.page/posts/2026-08-08.html\"><span>https://</span><span>readbeanicecream.codeberg.page</span><span>/posts/2026-08-08.html</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/AI\">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/RSS\">#<span>RSS</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "RSS Wranglin\u2019 in the Age of AI\n\nAI has changed how I approach and interact with the internet including my RSS subscriptions. My heavily curated archive of RSS feeds are now being corralled and prioritized (or often deprioritized) based on AI.\n\nhttps://readbeanicecream.codeberg.page/posts/2026-08-08.html\n\n#AI #RSS #IndieWeb"
    },
    "published": "2026-08-08T19:11:59+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "49175891",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://aus.social/@mzungu/117061113394146855",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>via <a href=\"https://brennan.day/five-interesting-indie-platforms-you-might-not-have-heard-of/\"><span>https://</span><span>brennan.day/five-interesting-i</span><span>ndie-platforms-you-might-not-have-heard-of/</span></a> old school web 1.0:</p><p>- hosting <a href=\"https://web1.0hosting.net/\"><span>https://</span><span>web1.0hosting.net/</span><span></span></a> <br />- ftping <a href=\"https://web1.0hosting.net/net2ftp/index.php\"><span>https://</span><span>web1.0hosting.net/net2ftp/inde</span><span>x.php</span></a><br />- webmailing <a href=\"https://mail.w10.host/src/login.php\"><span>https://</span><span>mail.w10.host/src/login.php</span><span></span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://aus.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "via https://brennan.day/five-interesting-indie-platforms-you-might-not-have-heard-of/ old school web 1.0:\n\n- hosting https://web1.0hosting.net/ \n- ftping https://web1.0hosting.net/net2ftp/index.php\n- webmailing https://mail.w10.host/src/login.php\n\n#indieweb"
    },
    "published": "2026-08-08T17:40:36+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "49175347",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mastodon.social/@Muuted/117060826944549295",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>You pick the sources. You mute the words you are done hearing about. Every story Muuted hides lands in a list with the exact reason it was caught, so nothing disappears on you quietly.</p><p>No algorithm. Nothing built to keep you scrolling. It tells you when you are caught up.</p><p>Free account: 50 sources, 20 muted words. Pro is $4/mo or $36/yr, and the first 50 accounts get 6 months of Pro free \u2014 33 seats left.</p><p>muuted.com</p><p><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/RSS\">#<span>RSS</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/buildinpublic\">#<span>buildinpublic</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "You pick the sources. You mute the words you are done hearing about. Every story Muuted hides lands in a list with the exact reason it was caught, so nothing disappears on you quietly.\n\nNo algorithm. Nothing built to keep you scrolling. It tells you when you are caught up.\n\nFree account: 50 sources, 20 muted words. Pro is $4/mo or $36/yr, and the first 50 accounts get 6 months of Pro free \u2014 33 seats left.\n\nmuuted.com\n\n#RSS #buildinpublic #indieweb"
    },
    "published": "2026-08-08T16:27:45+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "49174785",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://fosstodon.org/@eclecticpassions/117060741339822709",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>My <a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/tags/HTMLday\">#<span>HTMLday</span></a> creation!</p><p> \u27a1\ufe0f <a href=\"https://burgeonlab.com/html-day-2026.html\"><span>https://</span><span>burgeonlab.com/html-day-2026.h</span><span>tml</span></a></p><p>It was very freeing to write from scratch compared to using a <a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/tags/SSG\">#<span>SSG</span></a>. I ought to do it more often! </p><p>PS. Had a horrid time trying to publish a plain HTML page bypassing <a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/tags/Hugo\">#<span>Hugo</span></a> templates/layout lookup order. It works in `hugo server` but not when running `hugo`. I resorted to just putting the HTML in the static folder.</p><p><a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/tags/HTMLDay2026\">#<span>HTMLDay2026</span></a> <a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/tags/webdev\">#<span>webdev</span></a> <a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/tags/website\">#<span>website</span></a> <a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/tags/poetry\">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/tags/CreativeWriting\">#<span>CreativeWriting</span></a> <a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/tags/writingcommunity\">#<span>writingcommunity</span></a> <a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/tags/smallweb\">#<span>smallweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/tags/BurgeonLab\">#<span>BurgeonLab</span></a></p>",
        "text": "My #HTMLday creation!\n\n \u27a1\ufe0f https://burgeonlab.com/html-day-2026.html\n\nIt was very freeing to write from scratch compared to using a #SSG. I ought to do it more often! \n\nPS. Had a horrid time trying to publish a plain HTML page bypassing #Hugo templates/layout lookup order. It works in `hugo server` but not when running `hugo`. I resorted to just putting the HTML in the static folder.\n\n#HTMLDay2026 #webdev #website #poetry #CreativeWriting #writingcommunity #smallweb #indieweb #BurgeonLab"
    },
    "published": "2026-08-08T16:05:59+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "49174648",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mementomori.social/@david_bardos/117060702666732588",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>The hardships of having a date with old dogs:</p><p>\ud83c\udf10 <a href=\"https://blog.gridranger.dev/date-day\"><span>https://</span><span>blog.gridranger.dev/date-day</span><span></span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://mementomori.social/tags/blog\">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href=\"https://mementomori.social/tags/post\">#<span>post</span></a> <a href=\"https://mementomori.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mementomori.social/tags/dogs\">#<span>dogs</span></a> <a href=\"https://mementomori.social/tags/date\">#<span>date</span></a> <a href=\"https://mementomori.social/tags/ruotiartdesign\">#<span>ruotiartdesign</span></a></p>",
        "text": "The hardships of having a date with old dogs:\n\n\ud83c\udf10 https://blog.gridranger.dev/date-day\n\n#blog #post #indieweb #dogs #date #ruotiartdesign"
    },
    "published": "2026-08-08T15:56:09+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
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    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

Manton Reece www.manton.org

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    "url": "https://www.manton.org/2026/08/08/ricardo-mendes-sometimes-im-wondering.html",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p><a href=\"https://rmendes.net/notes/2026/08/08/61f2f/\">Ricardo Mendes</a>:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Sometimes I\u2019m wondering, what would be the cost of stopping supporting the Mastodon API layer and instead work towards proper implementation of client to servers opening the route for a universal mobile app for #fedify based AP implementation.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>The Mastodon API is a dead-end. It\u2019s too specific to Mastodon. Client apps should be using either Micropub or ActivityPub client-to-server API, both W3C standards.</p>",
        "text": "Ricardo Mendes:\n\nSometimes I\u2019m wondering, what would be the cost of stopping supporting the Mastodon API layer and instead work towards proper implementation of client to servers opening the route for a universal mobile app for #fedify based AP implementation.\n\nThe Mastodon API is a dead-end. It\u2019s too specific to Mastodon. Client apps should be using either Micropub or ActivityPub client-to-server API, both W3C standards."
    },
    "published": "2026-08-08T10:21:16-05:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "49174489",
    "_source": "12",
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}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/08/brennan-day-free-speech-and-the-indieweb/",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Brennan Day: Free Speech and the IndieWeb. \u201cA couple days ago, I wrote the blog post titled \u2018Five Interesting Indie Platforms You Might Not Have Heard Of\u2019. I was really happy with it\u2014being able to share the work of others that deserve support and can help foster digital indie communities. But, regrettably, I had to rescind one of my recommendations. Let me explain.\u201d</p>\n\n\n<a href=\"https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/08/brennan-day-free-speech-and-the-indieweb/\">https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/08/brennan-day-free-speech-and-the-indieweb/</a>",
        "text": "Brennan Day: Free Speech and the IndieWeb. \u201cA couple days ago, I wrote the blog post titled \u2018Five Interesting Indie Platforms You Might Not Have Heard Of\u2019. I was really happy with it\u2014being able to share the work of others that deserve support and can help foster digital indie communities. But, regrettably, I had to rescind one of my recommendations. Let me explain.\u201d\n\n\nhttps://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/08/brennan-day-free-speech-and-the-indieweb/"
    },
    "published": "2026-08-08T13:36:41+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "49173255",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2026-08-08T13:34:10.310Z",
    "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:obte2ojuazzbn27pmwxox53v/post/3msl6qlbwvk2q",
    "content": {
        "text": "Ho scritto un pezzo su 3D Workers Island (l'opera di @mryes.bsky.social, creatore di #Petscop): un viaggio tra solitudine digitale, bias di conferma e su come, dentro quel rettangolo di vetro, alla fine ci vediamo solo noi stessi.\n\n#ARG #unfiction #AnalogHorror #InternetLore #IndieWeb #BlogITA"
    },
    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "superourobros.bsky.social",
        "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/superourobros.bsky.social",
        "photo": null
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    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "49173207",
    "_source": "9305",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://cyberplace.social/@khleedril/117060053826514262",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://tantek.com/\">@<span>tantek.com</span></a></span> Question: is a web site free if you have to register to leave a comment?</p><p><a href=\"https://cyberplace.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "@tantek.com Question: is a web site free if you have to register to leave a comment?\n\n#indieweb"
    },
    "published": "2026-08-08T13:11:08+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "49173173",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://caneandable.social/@WeirdWriter/117059950314426234",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>This is stunning. This is what peak privilege looks like on the internet---the fact that a blogger would never even think for a second everyone wouldn't be nice in a chat box. Man, privilege is one hell of a drug. My hope is that maybe he will empathize with marginalized users more, but it rarely happens because they get a taste of what is every Tuesday for us. It also harkens back to the comment discourse on the IndieWeb. If you have so much privilege that you can enable comments on a blog, amazing. Stunning. I will never know what that is like. <a href=\"https://en.andros.dev/blog/b6c32a90/i-added-a-real-time-chat-to-my-blog-people-used-it-to-attack-me/\"><span>https://</span><span>en.andros.dev/blog/b6c32a90/i-</span><span>added-a-real-time-chat-to-my-blog-people-used-it-to-attack-me/</span></a> <a href=\"https://caneandable.social/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://caneandable.social/tags/Internet\">#<span>Internet</span></a> <a href=\"https://caneandable.social/tags/Bully\">#<span>Bully</span></a> <a href=\"https://caneandable.social/tags/Harassment\">#<span>Harassment</span></a></p>",
        "text": "This is stunning. This is what peak privilege looks like on the internet---the fact that a blogger would never even think for a second everyone wouldn't be nice in a chat box. Man, privilege is one hell of a drug. My hope is that maybe he will empathize with marginalized users more, but it rarely happens because they get a taste of what is every Tuesday for us. It also harkens back to the comment discourse on the IndieWeb. If you have so much privilege that you can enable comments on a blog, amazing. Stunning. I will never know what that is like. https://en.andros.dev/blog/b6c32a90/i-added-a-real-time-chat-to-my-blog-people-used-it-to-attack-me/ #IndieWeb #Internet #Bully #Harassment"
    },
    "published": "2026-08-08T12:44:49+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "49172950",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

Tantek Çelik tantek.com

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    "published": "2026-08-07 22:20-0700",
    "url": "http://tantek.com/2026/219/t1/open-web-free-content",
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        "html": "<p>No algorithmic profile, no Web Wander account, no endless feed. Web Wander stores settings locally and sends each click toward an original corner of the web. Nearly two dozen sources, 50+ categories, Chrome + Firefox.</p><p><a href=\"https://bigo.ooo/web-wander/\"><span>https://</span><span>bigo.ooo/web-wander/</span><span></span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenWeb\">#<span>OpenWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Privacy\">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a></p>",
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        "text": "The web gets wonderfully strange once you leave the feed. Web Wander is a one-click browser extension for discovering original sites across 50+ categories\u2014no Web Wander account required. Free for Chrome + Firefox: bigo.ooo/web-wander/ #IndieWeb #OpenWeb"
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        "html": "<p>The internet used to be* fun \u2022 Kwon.nyc <a href=\"https://kwon.nyc/internet/\"><span>https://</span><span>kwon.nyc/internet/</span><span></span></a> <a href=\"https://caneandable.social/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://caneandable.social/tags/Internet\">#<span>Internet</span></a></p>",
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