Proposed schema for a .well-known/fursona JSON document.

We are a collection of furry instances on the Fediverse, which is just a fancy way of saying we are a bunch of servers that federate together allowing furries to join the wider Fediverse. To ease the confusion, Fediverse just means a collection of servers that all communicate with each other. Matodon, Pleroma, Pixelfed, and more are all software that speak Activity Pub which is the protocol the Fediverse runs on.

tl;dr - It's bullshit. This describes how and why.

These links are not meant to be scary - they are meant to be strictly informative. These things are not at all exclusive to furries - but are seen throughout the internet and in real life. These guides are made to make the fandom a safer place and to make people more aware of issues they otherwise may not know about.

While this is primarily for use in the Furry Fandom it applies to everyone online, minor or not. This is just a guide to help people spot signs of abuse. Please know that some of these alone do not mean anything - however if there is a pattern please ask a trusted friend or family member about what you are experiencing. Please pass this on to people who you feel may be suffering from abuse. Feel free to repost as this is a community resource.

The International Anthropomorphic Research Project’s (IARP’s) public information hub, studying Furries and their fandom, increasing understanding and decreasing stigma.