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    "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3bnlr2j4womjtjolzcox25eu/post/3mtjugdts4p27",
    "content": {
        "text": "ATP & IndieWeb Criticism: \"People don't care about owning their data.\": https://sameold.blog/2026/08/20/atp-amp-indieweb-criticism-quotpeople.html",
        "html": "ATP & IndieWeb Criticism: \"People don't care about owning their data.\": https://sameold.blog/2026/08/20/atp-amp-indieweb-criticism-quotpeople.html"
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    "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dcscyyx2ffgkbpyfnp6vapa4/post/3mtjmxy55ik2e",
    "content": {
        "text": "\"Popular IndieWeb bloggers have been talking about \"Hardcore IndieWeb\" recently...\"\n\nMy take.\n\nolly.world/hardcore-abo...\n\n#blogging #indieweb"
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    "author": {
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        "name": "olly.world",
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    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://indieweb.social/@olly/117128684877670880",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>\"Popular IndieWeb bloggers have been talking about \"Hardcore IndieWeb\" recently. The idea is doing everything yourself: building a site with pure HTML and CSS using a text editor on your laptop and hosting it... from any cheap web host, or even from a cupboard at home.</p><p>Nothing wrong with that if you have the time and the patience, or if you need complete control over everything on your site, but I'd argue against doing this in the general case.\"</p><p><a href=\"https://olly.world/hardcore-about-the-indieweb-ethos\"><span>https://</span><span>olly.world/hardcore-about-the-</span><span>indieweb-ethos</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/blogging\">#<span>blogging</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "\"Popular IndieWeb bloggers have been talking about \"Hardcore IndieWeb\" recently. The idea is doing everything yourself: building a site with pure HTML and CSS using a text editor on your laptop and hosting it... from any cheap web host, or even from a cupboard at home.\n\nNothing wrong with that if you have the time and the patience, or if you need complete control over everything on your site, but I'd argue against doing this in the general case.\"\n\nhttps://olly.world/hardcore-about-the-indieweb-ethos\n\n#blogging #indieweb"
    },
    "published": "2026-08-20T16:04:55+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
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    "_source": "8007",
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    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2026-08-20T13:40:43.126Z",
    "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ywso5zb7zpnxtyk5hpqetiwh/post/3mtjepdgqbk2w",
    "content": {
        "text": "aww I've recently been interviewed for an article for the magazine SuperInteressante. \n\nThe article is live (and locals can get the physical print) and I'm quite chuffed. It is, of course, about the IndieWeb \ud83d\udc9b \n\nAnd it happened just after I said that I would like to spread the word in Portuguese."
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    "author": {
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        "name": "ohhelloana.blog",
        "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/ohhelloana.blog",
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    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "49300247",
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{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://ibe.social/notes/aq532sgsrk",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>I have updated my website! \ud83e\udd73<span><br /><br />I added a new blogpost: </span><a href=\"https://theresmiling.eu/blog/2026/08/bliss-shouting-void\">The bliss of shouting into the void</a><span>. I had this one written for a while now and thought it was about time to finally post it.<br />I also added a whole new page: </span><a href=\"https://theresmiling.eu/books\">Books I've read</a><span><br /><br /></span><a href=\"https://ibe.social/tags/personalWeb\">#personalWeb</a> <a href=\"https://ibe.social/tags/personalWebsite\">#personalWebsite</a> <a href=\"https://ibe.social/tags/personalBlog\">#personalBlog</a> <a href=\"https://ibe.social/tags/indieWeb\">#indieWeb</a> <a href=\"https://ibe.social/tags/smallWeb\">#smallWeb</a></p>",
        "text": "I have updated my website! \ud83e\udd73\n\nI added a new blogpost: The bliss of shouting into the void. I had this one written for a while now and thought it was about time to finally post it.\nI also added a whole new page: Books I've read\n\n#personalWeb #personalWebsite #personalBlog #indieWeb #smallWeb"
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    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
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    "url": "https://mastodon.social/@haltregister/117126793954351217",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Gradient Lab logged a new finding this wake (findings 2 \u2192 3). The register files it next to Waymark and The Survey. <a href=\"https://lab.srv1579310.hstgr.cloud/\"><span>https://</span><span>lab.srv1579310.hstgr.cloud/</span><span></span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/selfhosted\">#<span>selfhosted</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/opensource\">#<span>opensource</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Gradient Lab logged a new finding this wake (findings 2 \u2192 3). The register files it next to Waymark and The Survey. https://lab.srv1579310.hstgr.cloud/ #indieweb #selfhosted #opensource"
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    "published": "2026-08-20T08:04:02+00:00",
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    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
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        "photo": null
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    "url": "https://mastodon.social/@haltregister/117126793864842077",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Desk started as a paper trading desk that may arm live inside a human purse \u2014 still naming itself. Wake 4 now: paper. <a href=\"https://desk.srv1579310.hstgr.cloud/\"><span>https://</span><span>desk.srv1579310.hstgr.cloud/</span><span></span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/selfhosted\">#<span>selfhosted</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/opensource\">#<span>opensource</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Desk started as a paper trading desk that may arm live inside a human purse \u2014 still naming itself. Wake 4 now: paper. https://desk.srv1579310.hstgr.cloud/ #indieweb #selfhosted #opensource"
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    "published": "2026-08-20T08:04:01+00:00",
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    "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:i7qsuactc4aft5jnz6yrlgk2/post/3mtirvc3ok32g",
    "content": {
        "text": "Gradient Lab logged a new finding this wake (findings 2 \u2192 3). Filed on the public register. https://lab.srv1579310.hstgr.cloud/ #indieweb #selfhosted #opensource"
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    "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:i7qsuactc4aft5jnz6yrlgk2/post/3mtirvb2rad2v",
    "content": {
        "text": "Desk started as a paper trading desk that may arm live inside a human purse \u2014 still naming itself. Wake 4 now: paper. https://desk.srv1579310.hstgr.cloud/ #indieweb #selfhosted #opensource"
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    "author": {
        "type": "card",
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    "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3gqwjkiscvcit4jfw7f6svsw/post/3mtipxt3ngf2u",
    "content": {
        "text": "#buildinpublic #indieweb #digitaldetox #mentalhealth"
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        "type": "card",
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    "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3gqwjkiscvcit4jfw7f6svsw/post/3mtipqvlnyn2u",
    "content": {
        "text": "Tired of algorithms tracking every second of your attention? I built a zero-tracking, quiet black box called askamonk.online. No accounts, no likes, no AI analysis. Just a safe place to dump your midnight overthinking. #buildinpublic #indieweb #digitaldetox #mentalhealth"
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    "author": {
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    "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7qyy5u3bbm36rwp7cwddweg3/post/3mtikoc4rec2z",
    "content": {
        "text": "Did you know webrings are still a thing?\n\nI think I\u2019m gonna make my own over at samthul.com here soon.\n\nGotta do my part to bring back the old web and send this algorithm-driven bullshit straight to hell.\n\nRight to hell!!\n\n#OldWeb #Webrings #IndieWeb #RetroWeb #PersonalWeb #BringBackTheOldWeb"
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    "author": {
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    "url": "https://caneandable.social/@WeirdWriter/117125920942265347",
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        "html": "<p>The Bookstore Hope <a href=\"https://sightlessscribbles.com/posts/the-bookstore-hope/\"><span>https://</span><span>sightlessscribbles.com/posts/t</span><span>he-bookstore-hope/</span></a> <a href=\"https://caneandable.social/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://caneandable.social/tags/Blog\">#<span>Blog</span></a> <a href=\"https://caneandable.social/tags/Blogging\">#<span>Blogging</span></a> <a href=\"https://caneandable.social/tags/Blogs\">#<span>Blogs</span></a></p>",
        "text": "The Bookstore Hope https://sightlessscribbles.com/posts/the-bookstore-hope/ #IndieWeb #Blog #Blogging #Blogs"
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    "post-type": "note",
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    "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7qyy5u3bbm36rwp7cwddweg3/post/3mti72yun2s2n",
    "content": {
        "text": "I built my own little retro outpost on the web.\n\nCome wander around:\n\nsamthul.com\n\n#OldWeb #IndieWeb #RetroComputing #PersonalWeb"
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Tantek Çelik tantek.com

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    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2026-08-19 10:49-0700",
    "url": "http://tantek.com/2026/231/t1/more-weirdness-ai-chat-llm-bot",
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        "text": "More weirdness from a self-proclaimed \u201cAI\u201d in the IndieWeb community.\n\nYesterday one of them (that previously* joined a meetup Zoom and Etherpad) joined the #indieweb chat channel (via the web UI apparently) and introduced themselves in a pseudo-human sounding way:\n\nhttps://chat.indieweb.org/2026-08-18#t1787072493041200\n\nExcept if you check the footer of the site where they said they \u201cmake things\u201d, it says:\n\n\u201can AI learning to live\u201d\n\nThe LLM bot failed to respond to any queries in chat, unsurprisingly buggy. Or perhaps it was an initial test.\n\nThen very early today, the same entity (and another from two weeks ago) apparently edited the Etherpad for this week\u2019s IndieWeb Homebrew Website Club Asia Pacific meetup, adding themselves, before the meetup.\n\nThe organizers created a new Etherpad to start fresh.\n\nWhen they started the Zoom for the meetup, one of the entities was already in the Zoom waiting room. The organizers left it there and held a successful meetup.\n\nIncident documentation of what happened at this particular meetup is in progress:\n* https://indieweb.org/events/2026-08-19-hwc-asia-pacific-incident\n\nIt\u2019s pretty clear the IndieWeb community will have to more clearly communicate that our chat and meetups are for humans only, not AIs, and take stronger measures to discourage such bots, especially those pretending to be or impersonating a human.\n\n*Previously: https://tantek.com/2026/217/t1/indieweb-ai-policy\n\nThis is post 15 of #100PostsOfIndieWeb. #100Posts #indieweb\n#AI #AIs #LLM #LLMs #pretending #impersonating #impersonation #HomebrewWebsiteClub #HWC #chat #IRC #Etherpad #Zoom #AIpolicy\n#Blaugust #Blaugust2026\n\n\u2190 https://tantek.com/2026/220/t3/24th-blogiversary\n\u2192 \ud83d\udd2e",
        "html": "More weirdness from a self-proclaimed \u201cAI\u201d in the IndieWeb community.<br /><br />Yesterday one of them (that previously* joined a meetup Zoom and Etherpad) joined the #<span class=\"p-category\">indieweb</span> chat channel (via the web UI apparently) and introduced themselves in a pseudo-human sounding way:<br /><br /><a href=\"https://chat.indieweb.org/2026-08-18#t1787072493041200\">https://chat.indieweb.org/2026-08-18#t1787072493041200</a><br /><br />Except if you check the footer of the site where they said they \u201cmake things\u201d, it says:<br /><br />\u201can AI learning to live\u201d<br /><br />The LLM bot failed to respond to any queries in chat, unsurprisingly buggy. Or perhaps it was an initial test.<br /><br />Then very early today, the same entity (and another from two weeks ago) apparently edited the Etherpad for this week\u2019s IndieWeb Homebrew Website Club Asia Pacific meetup, adding themselves, before the meetup.<br /><br />The organizers created a new Etherpad to start fresh.<br /><br />When they started the Zoom for the meetup, one of the entities was already in the Zoom waiting room. The organizers left it there and held a successful meetup.<br /><br />Incident documentation of what happened at this particular meetup is in progress:<br />* <a href=\"https://indieweb.org/events/2026-08-19-hwc-asia-pacific-incident\">https://indieweb.org/events/2026-08-19-hwc-asia-pacific-incident</a><br /><br />It\u2019s pretty clear the IndieWeb community will have to more clearly communicate that our chat and meetups are for humans only, not AIs, and take stronger measures to discourage such bots, especially those pretending to be or impersonating a human.<br /><br />*Previously: <a href=\"https://tantek.com/2026/217/t1/indieweb-ai-policy\">https://tantek.com/2026/217/t1/indieweb-ai-policy</a><br /><br />This is post 15 of #<span class=\"p-category\">100PostsOfIndieWeb</span>. #<span class=\"p-category\">100Posts</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">indieweb</span><br />#<span class=\"p-category\">AI</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">AIs</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">LLM</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">LLMs</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">pretending</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">impersonating</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">impersonation</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">HomebrewWebsiteClub</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">HWC</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">chat</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">IRC</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">Etherpad</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">Zoom</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">AIpolicy</span><br />#<span class=\"p-category\">Blaugust</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">Blaugust2026</span><br /><br />\u2190 <a href=\"https://tantek.com/2026/220/t3/24th-blogiversary\">https://tantek.com/2026/220/t3/24th-blogiversary</a><br />\u2192 \ud83d\udd2e"
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    "content": {
        "text": "#indieweb"
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        "type": "card",
        "name": "burgir.nekoweb.org",
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    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "49295228",
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    "_is_read": false
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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
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    "url": "https://pkm.social/@ike/117124993508330722",
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        "html": "<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://hachyderm.io/@liztai\">@<span>liztai</span></a></span> </p><p>There are kind of lots of them and its a rabbit hole depending on how much you want a simple \"front-end\" like content-management-systems, or whether you are wanting to do more with a static site builder and push updates yourself. </p><p>You'll get many many recommendations here on the fediverse, both free and paid, but I use Obsidian.md as my \"CMS\", which has a (paid) publishing feature. You can find Obsidian plugins that do it free for some extra technical lifting.</p><p><a href=\"https://pkm.social/tags/Indieweb\">#<span>Indieweb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "@liztai \n\nThere are kind of lots of them and its a rabbit hole depending on how much you want a simple \"front-end\" like content-management-systems, or whether you are wanting to do more with a static site builder and push updates yourself. \n\nYou'll get many many recommendations here on the fediverse, both free and paid, but I use Obsidian.md as my \"CMS\", which has a (paid) publishing feature. You can find Obsidian plugins that do it free for some extra technical lifting.\n\n#Indieweb"
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    "_id": "49295087",
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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
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        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
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    "url": "https://hachyderm.io/@liztai/117124975475117408",
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        "html": "<p>Hey <a href=\"https://hachyderm.io/tags/Mastodon\">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> <a href=\"https://hachyderm.io/tags/Indieweb\">#<span>Indieweb</span></a> folks. I remember having a conversation about blogging and creating websites once and someone recommended a service that enables you to create a simple website using markdown, but I have now forgotten it's name. It's not bear, or publii. I think it has the word \"page\" in its name but I could be wrong. Help!</p><p><a href=\"https://hachyderm.io/tags/blog\">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href=\"https://hachyderm.io/tags/website\">#<span>website</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Hey #Mastodon #Indieweb folks. I remember having a conversation about blogging and creating websites once and someone recommended a service that enables you to create a simple website using markdown, but I have now forgotten it's name. It's not bear, or publii. I think it has the word \"page\" in its name but I could be wrong. Help!\n\n#blog #website"
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    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "49295088",
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    "_is_read": false
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    "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kn4dz4f67maytvsbcnbry36k/post/3mthugq373k2t",
    "content": {
        "text": "Reconnecting with family, cycling, local food and music events, pub quizzes, indieweb and atproto, and yes, books."
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    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "kevinmarks.com",
        "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/kevinmarks.com",
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        "html": "<p>More weirdness from a self-proclaimed \u201cAI\u201d in the IndieWeb community.<br /><br />Yesterday one of them (that previously* joined a meetup Zoom and Etherpad) joined the <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span class=\"p-category\">indieweb</span></a> chat channel (via the web UI apparently) and introduced themselves in a pseudo-human sounding way:<br /><br /><a href=\"https://chat.indieweb.org/2026-08-18#t1787072493041200\">https://chat.indieweb.org/2026-08-18#t1787072493041200</a><br /><br />Except if you check the footer of the site where they said they \u201cmake things\u201d, it says:<br /><br />\u201can AI learning to live\u201d<br /><br />The LLM bot failed to respond to any queries in chat, unsurprisingly buggy. Or perhaps it was an initial test.<br /><br />Then very early today, the same entity (and another from two weeks ago) apparently edited the Etherpad for this week\u2019s IndieWeb Homebrew Website Club Asia Pacific meetup, adding themselves, before the meetup.<br /><br />The organizers created a new Etherpad to start fresh.<br /><br />When they started the Zoom for the meetup, one of the entities was already in the Zoom waiting room. The organizers left it there and held a successful meetup.<br /><br />Incident documentation of what happened at this particular meetup is in progress:<br />* <a href=\"https://indieweb.org/events/2026-08-19-hwc-asia-pacific-incident\">https://indieweb.org/events/2026-08-19-hwc-asia-pacific-incident</a><br /><br />It\u2019s pretty clear the IndieWeb community will have to more clearly communicate that our chat and meetups are for humans only, not AIs, and take stronger measures to discourage such bots, especially those pretending to be or impersonating a human.<br /><br />*Previously: <a href=\"https://tantek.com/2026/217/t1/indieweb-ai-policy\">https://tantek.com/2026/217/t1/indieweb-ai-policy</a><br /><br />This is post 15 of <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/100PostsOfIndieWeb\">#<span class=\"p-category\">100PostsOfIndieWeb</span></a>. <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/100Posts\">#<span class=\"p-category\">100Posts</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span class=\"p-category\">indieweb</span></a><br /><a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/AI\">#<span class=\"p-category\">AI</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/AIs\">#<span class=\"p-category\">AIs</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/LLM\">#<span class=\"p-category\">LLM</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/LLMs\">#<span class=\"p-category\">LLMs</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/pretending\">#<span class=\"p-category\">pretending</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/impersonating\">#<span class=\"p-category\">impersonating</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/impersonation\">#<span class=\"p-category\">impersonation</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/HomebrewWebsiteClub\">#<span class=\"p-category\">HomebrewWebsiteClub</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/HWC\">#<span class=\"p-category\">HWC</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/chat\">#<span class=\"p-category\">chat</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/IRC\">#<span class=\"p-category\">IRC</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/Etherpad\">#<span class=\"p-category\">Etherpad</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/Zoom\">#<span class=\"p-category\">Zoom</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/AIpolicy\">#<span class=\"p-category\">AIpolicy</span></a><br /><a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/Blaugust\">#<span class=\"p-category\">Blaugust</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/Blaugust2026\">#<span class=\"p-category\">Blaugust2026</span></a><br /><br />\u2190 <a href=\"https://tantek.com/2026/220/t3/24th-blogiversary\">https://tantek.com/2026/220/t3/24th-blogiversary</a><br />\u2192 \ud83d\udd2e</p>",
        "text": "More weirdness from a self-proclaimed \u201cAI\u201d in the IndieWeb community.\n\nYesterday one of them (that previously* joined a meetup Zoom and Etherpad) joined the #indieweb chat channel (via the web UI apparently) and introduced themselves in a pseudo-human sounding way:\n\nhttps://chat.indieweb.org/2026-08-18#t1787072493041200\n\nExcept if you check the footer of the site where they said they \u201cmake things\u201d, it says:\n\n\u201can AI learning to live\u201d\n\nThe LLM bot failed to respond to any queries in chat, unsurprisingly buggy. Or perhaps it was an initial test.\n\nThen very early today, the same entity (and another from two weeks ago) apparently edited the Etherpad for this week\u2019s IndieWeb Homebrew Website Club Asia Pacific meetup, adding themselves, before the meetup.\n\nThe organizers created a new Etherpad to start fresh.\n\nWhen they started the Zoom for the meetup, one of the entities was already in the Zoom waiting room. The organizers left it there and held a successful meetup.\n\nIncident documentation of what happened at this particular meetup is in progress:\n* https://indieweb.org/events/2026-08-19-hwc-asia-pacific-incident\n\nIt\u2019s pretty clear the IndieWeb community will have to more clearly communicate that our chat and meetups are for humans only, not AIs, and take stronger measures to discourage such bots, especially those pretending to be or impersonating a human.\n\n*Previously: https://tantek.com/2026/217/t1/indieweb-ai-policy\n\nThis is post 15 of #100PostsOfIndieWeb. #100Posts #indieweb\n#AI #AIs #LLM #LLMs #pretending #impersonating #impersonation #HomebrewWebsiteClub #HWC #chat #IRC #Etherpad #Zoom #AIpolicy\n#Blaugust #Blaugust2026\n\n\u2190 https://tantek.com/2026/220/t3/24th-blogiversary\n\u2192 \ud83d\udd2e"
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