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<h2 id="how-it-works">How it works</h2> <p>The features offered by Mobilizon at the time of the beta launch in October 2019 were:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> </p> <ul><li>creation of accounts through an email and a password</li> <li>notifications by email</li> <li>creating and managing multiple identities with the same account</li> <li>creating, modifying or deleting events <ul><li>from the identity you used to create the event</li> <li>with the possibility to create, keep, modify (and delete) events in draft mode</li> <li>with the possibility to manually validate (or refuse) participation requests</li> <li>that you can easily share on your networks or by email</li> <li>that you can add to your calendar</li></ul></li> <li>registering an event by choosing one of your identities;</li> <li>reporting problematic content to the moderator of the Mobilizon instance</li> <li>managing reports of problematic content as a moderator</li></ul> <p>Some instances aim at specific cultural and social impact with the support for multi-lingual communities like the Swiss instance supporting German, French, English, Swiss High German, and Italian language.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>On May 14, 2019, the <a href="/facts/Framasoft/P6E9WfYI">Framasoft</a> association launched a <a href="/facts/Crowdfunding/u9gwrlYI">crowdfunding</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> campaign in order, on the one hand, to verify the interest of the community for the project, and on the other hand to ensure the financing itself. At the end of the campaign, on July 10, 2019, the participation goal was reached with more than €58,000 collected.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> </p><p>A test platform was put online on October 15, 2019, to allow people supporting the project to discover the tool and get first impressions from the general public.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> </p><p>The first version is scheduled for the first half of 2020.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> </p><p>On June 22, 2020, when Beta3 is released, Version 1 is pushed back to Fall 2020.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> </p><p>On October 27, 2020, the first version is officially launched.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a> </p><p>As of February 7, 2025, there are 79 Mobilizon instances located worldwide, with cumulatively 4,188 groups that created 376,753 events.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="technologies">Technologies</h2> <p>The software is written in the <a href="/facts/Elixir_(language)/vX1J3cgf">Elixir</a> programming language with <a href="/facts/Phoenix_(web_framework)/7RDeFI7S">Phoenix</a>, a lightweight <a href="/facts/Architecture_framework/61nbJQP0">framework</a> leveraging Elixir.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a> </p><p>The user interface is built with the <a href="/facts/Vue.js/AojblWPD">VueJS</a> framework. </p><p>Mobilizon is not a giant platform, but a multitude of interconnected Mobilizon websites, called instances, able to communicate with each other using the <a href="/facts/ActivityPub/EAPMvEAF">ActivityPub</a> protocol. This also allows Mobilizon to interact with other software composing the <a href="/facts/Fediverse/fIBCh4ya">fediverse</a> such as <a href="/facts/Mastodon_(social_network)/paYlaPlI">Mastodon</a> and <a href="/facts/Pleroma_(software)/0vlsqorD">Pleroma</a>. </p> <ul> <li>Internet portal</li><li>Free Software portal</li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Mastodon_(social_network)/paYlaPlI">Mastodon</a> – <a href="/facts/Microblog/f0QJUHt9">microblog</a> using ActivityPub</li> <li><a href="/facts/PeerTube/JMe6evI4">PeerTube</a> – Video broadcasting using <a href="/facts/ActivityPub/EAPMvEAF">ActivityPub</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Pixelfed/LwNANI38">Pixelfed</a> – Image broadcasting</li> <li><a href="/facts/Framasoft/P6E9WfYI">Framasoft</a> – Association of popular education in digital issues and promotion of free software and culture</li> <li><a href="/facts/Fediverse/fIBCh4ya">Fediverse</a> – Federation of decentralized services to which Mobilizon belongs</li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://mobilizon.org/">Mobilizon.org</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Mobilizon. Vos événements. Vos groupes. Vos données". Framablog (in French). 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2022-12-25. <a href="https://framablog.org/2020/10/27/mobilizon-vos-evenements-vos-groupes-vos-donnees/" target="_blank">https://framablog.org/2020/10/27/mobilizon-vos-evenements-vos-groupes-vos-donnees/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>#LeBrief (2019-05-15). "Framasoft présente Mobilizon, une alternative libre aux événements Facebook". www.nextinpact.com (in French). Retrieved 2023-01-02. <a href="https://www.nextinpact.com/lebrief/38934/8675-framasoft-presente-mobilizon--une-alternative-libre-aux-evenements-facebook" target="_blank">https://www.nextinpact.com/lebrief/38934/8675-framasoft-presente-mobilizon--une-alternative-libre-aux-evenements-facebook</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>https://lecourrier.ch/2019/10/30/kittens-for-an-ethical-internet-a-human-scale/ <a href="https://lecourrier.ch/2019/10/30/kittens-for-an-ethical-internet-a-human-scale/" target="_blank">https://lecourrier.ch/2019/10/30/kittens-for-an-ethical-internet-a-human-scale/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Berlin, let's take back control of our events!". av.tib.eu. Retrieved 2023-01-01. <a href="https://av.tib.eu/media/52067" target="_blank">https://av.tib.eu/media/52067</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Need a Twitter Alternative? Try Mastodon or One of These Other Social Media Networks". PCMAG. Retrieved 2023-01-01. <a href="https://www.pcmag.com/picks/quitting-twitter-try-these-alternative-social-media-networks" target="_blank">https://www.pcmag.com/picks/quitting-twitter-try-these-alternative-social-media-networks</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>https://framablog.org/2019/10/15/mobilizon-on-lifting-le -voile-sur-la-beta/ <a href="https://framablog.org/2019/10/15/mobilizon-on-lifting-le" target="_blank">https://framablog.org/2019/10/15/mobilizon-on-lifting-le</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>https://radio.picasoft.net/co/2019-11-01.html <a href="https://radio.picasoft.net/co/2019-11-01.html" target="_blank">https://radio.picasoft.net/co/2019-11-01.html</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"SwissEvents - Mobilizon". events.open-society.ch. Retrieved 2022-12-25. <a href="https://events.open-society.ch/" target="_blank">https://events.open-society.ch/</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>#LeBrief (2019-05-15). "Framasoft présente Mobilizon, une alternative libre aux événements Facebook". www.nextinpact.com (in French). Retrieved 2023-01-02. <a href="https://www.nextinpact.com/lebrief/38934/8675-framasoft-presente-mobilizon--une-alternative-libre-aux-evenements-facebook" target="_blank">https://www.nextinpact.com/lebrief/38934/8675-framasoft-presente-mobilizon--une-alternative-libre-aux-evenements-facebook</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>basicblog. "Facebook est mort, Vive le réseau libre Mobilizon!". Mediapart (in French). Retrieved 2022-12-25. <a href="https://blogs.mediapart.fr/basicblog/blog/120719/facebook-est-mort-vive-le-reseau-libre-mobilizon" target="_blank">https://blogs.mediapart.fr/basicblog/blog/120719/facebook-est-mort-vive-le-reseau-libre-mobilizon</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>https://framablog.org/2019/10/15/mobilizon-on-lifting-le -voile-sur-la-beta/ <a href="https://framablog.org/2019/10/15/mobilizon-on-lifting-le" target="_blank">https://framablog.org/2019/10/15/mobilizon-on-lifting-le</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>https://framablog.org/2019/10/15/mobilizon-on-lifting-le -voile-sur-la-beta/ <a href="https://framablog.org/2019/10/15/mobilizon-on-lifting-le" target="_blank">https://framablog.org/2019/10/15/mobilizon-on-lifting-le</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>Framasoft. "#JoinMobilizon - Quoi de neuf sur Mobilizon ?". joinmobilizon.org (in French). Retrieved 2022-12-25. <a href="https://joinmobilizon.org/fr/news" target="_blank">https://joinmobilizon.org/fr/news</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>"Mobilizon. Vos événements. Vos groupes. Vos données". Framablog (in French). 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2022-12-25. <a href="https://framablog.org/2020/10/27/mobilizon-vos-evenements-vos-groupes-vos-donnees/" target="_blank">https://framablog.org/2020/10/27/mobilizon-vos-evenements-vos-groupes-vos-donnees/</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>"Mobilizon instances". instances.joinmobilizon.org. Retrieved 2025-02-07. <a href="https://instances.joinmobilizon.org/instances" target="_blank">https://instances.joinmobilizon.org/instances</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:16"><p>Pierre (2019-05-13). "Découverte du framework Phoenix". Agilap (in French). Retrieved 2022-12-25. <a href="https://www.agilap.com/decouverte-du-framework-phoenix/" target="_blank">https://www.agilap.com/decouverte-du-framework-phoenix/</a> <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>