The instance has been updated to the latest version of the code. For the next few hours, there might be issues with communication in the fediverse. We are working on it, and everything should return to normal shortly. I'll keep you updated.
https://kbin.social/m/kbinDevlog/t/613299/kbin-RTR-8-The-update-of-kbin-social-and-plans-for-the
Here's what I could find from ernest's devlog and the codeberg commit history:
Threads about the same article in multiple magazines are grouped together
Users can apply to be mods
Abandoned magazines can be taken over
Global/instance moderators
Accounts can be temporarily suspended
Magazine deletion
Comment textbox is at the top by default and can be moved
Magazine CSS can be disabled
Edited posts and comments are marked like on Reddit
API
Blocked magazines are filtered out of the dropdown when creating a new thread
Microblog posts can be pinned
Maximum character limits are displayed
Show Password button
The 'boost' text is colored when active
Account deletion button is more clear and obvious
Federation page listing defederated instances
Removed the "how to use the editor" button as it wasn't doing anything
Users can request their account activation email be resent
Users can customize the site's CSS in their settings
New option to disable avatars in comments
Improved email styling
Robots.txt (policy for search engine crawlers and chatgpt)
Logged out users cannot initiate federation with new users and magazines anymore
2FA
Clearer wording for the direct link copy options
edit: New "open original url" option to directly open the url in a new tab rather than just copying the link
new: Optional Turbo mode, which changes the site so it has the speed of a single-page web application
Thank you. From the post at first I thought it was a maintenance patch, it is strange to receive appreciable new features but without even an announcement with a brief summary of the most notable ones.