0. The first line of moderation should not be the instance admin. Each user account should be able to moderate mentions of their ID, or replies to their comments.

1. The top poster of a comment thread should be able to moderate all reply comments under that thread.

2. Instance admins should only delete posts that are clearly designed to offend, hurt, or viciously attack, bully, harass, gaslight, annoy etc. but should never delete a post simply on ideological grounds or heated but honest disagreement or debate. Telling the difference is very simple in almost all cases: tone and mindless repetition being the biggest giveaways of the respondent's intent. If it becomes an unwanted or unproductive argument the top poster should be able to quash replies.

3. Users should be able to click a button to block and entire thread regardless of who posts to it.

These things are not a major problem for me since I'm on a simple instance and I can add users to my personal blacklist via CLI. It would be nice to see this kind of stuff as standard, basic button functions in activitypub and fediverse since not everyone wants to run an instance and use CLI scripts to moderate.

#mastodon #fediverse #moderation #postDeletion #activitypub #social

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Actually, here’s what I really think is lacking: a hide post moderation option in Mastodon.

Instead of deleting posts, moderators should be able to hide posts.

Posts that are hidden by moderators should keep their place in the timeline but state publicly that they were hidden by moderators.

(Servers other than the originating server must treat hidden posts as otherwise deleted and remove their local cache of the content. This is no different to the existing social contact for federated deletes.)

The server should also clearly communicate to the person in question (this can be automated) that their post has been hidden and that they can challenge the decision via regular channels by filing an appeal. (And, if they don’t like the moderation, they can move to a different server, etc., as per usual.)

That would feel much better to me than deleting a post outright and it can be combined with a moderation policy that promises not to delete or edit other people’s posts.

It would also allow for an appeal process and the possible reinstatement of a post should it be found that a moderation error has occurred.

CC @staff @haubles

#mastodon #moderation #fediverse #postDeletion #postHiding #authorship #censorship #ownership

So I hasn’t realised that Mastodon GmbH (mastodon.social) also runs mastodon.online.

This is troubling, to say the least.

#mastodon #fediverse #federation #censorship #mastodonOnline #mastodonSocial #mastodonGmbH

Right, fediverse, let me know what you think. Long-form comments also welcome.

Mastodon instance moderators should…

#mastodon #fediverse #moderation #postDeletion

…Not least of all because the same company that runs the largest Mastodon instance runs more than one instance (why?)

But also the moderation policy that allows for the deletion of people’s posts. (Not even limiting the account or suspending it and asking the person who wrote the post to delete it but moderators outright deleting other people’s posts themselves. That sets a very dangerous precedent.)

#mastodon #fediverse #federation #censorship #mastodonOnline #mastodonSocial #mastodonGmbH

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Signup now: https://gardenstate.social/auth/sign_up

Boost this post to help grow smaller instances and distribute users across the fediverse.

#findAServer #mastodonlol #NewJersey #fediverse #mastodon #joinMastodon #nj

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Good news :)

The European Commission @EUCommission now lists #Mastodon as first social media channel in their page footer [1] (The Twitter/X logo is now gone ;). And on the EU website you can now filter for Mastodon social media accounts [2].

#ThanksEU

[1] https://commission.europa.eu/index_en
[2] https://european-union.europa.eu/contact-eu/social-media-channels_en

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Screenshot from the page footer on EU Commission webpages. It shows Mastodon, LinkedIn, BlueSky, Facebook and Youtube links with their respective logos.

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Social Media channels search page from the EU, allowing to filter for Mastodon accounts.

Excited to announce that the @EUCommission has updated it's follow buttons on the website footer!
What's that first platform there? Could that be #Mastodon?
And where did the link to #X go?
All the posts and comments here on Mastodon calling for this, trust me we read them!

#SocialMedia #EU #EuropeanCommission #FollowUs

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A screenshot from the European commission website footer. the text "Follow us" is followed by the following icons: - Mastodon - LinkedIn - BlueSky - Facebook - YouTube - Link to more platforms Underneath is says: Report an IT vulnerability Languages on our website Accessibility

RE: https://veganism.social/@Geri/116537676967800066

Folks, just a quick warning: If you’re against Israel’s genocide in Gaza, avoid mastodon.online.

They deleted two of Geri’s posts.

Geri is a wonderful activist and an inspiration from the UK who has braved arrest to shine a light on Israel’s ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people.

Do give her a follow on her new account as she lost quite a few followers during the migration.

Also, to our friends in Gaza, please don’t create accounts on this server.

#mastodon #fediverse #moderation #censorship #mastodonOnline #israel #genocide #ethnicCleansing #apartheid #settlerColonialism #Gaza #GazaVerified #StopIsrael #FreePalestine

Totts (new instance) » 🌐 2026-05-08 / 2026-05-08
@Geri@veganism.social

@aral @david_chisnall mastodon.online - they were criticisms of the the media not mentioning the Muslim being stabbed at that event and thereby framing it exclusively as antisemitism. But hey ho.

I emphasised the abhorrent nature of AS in my post but concluded how further posts may be viewed

Yesterday, we attended the Barclays Annual General Meeting and made a nuisance of ourselves

https://www.instagram.com/stories/palestinesolidarityuk/3891812423648727454?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&igsh=MXgxNGtteTg1bWEzNQ==

is there any "code of conduct / use Protocol" out there ? (that serialise rules a bit like CC does with picto > articles with modularity) ... could it be used to help on federation mod ? (and also to ease users choose a server more easily than reading a long list of text on each) #moderation #mastodon #activitypub

I wonder why nobody ever talks about #Moshidon when it comes to #Android apps for #Mastodon . I have just discovered it while searching for a replacement for the official #MastodonApp after the last update unnecessarily removed the ability to access bookmarks and favourites. Why did they even do that? Also, the official app had already shortened the search history to far too few entries for my taste a while ago, and Moshidon gave me back my huge search history.

I don't know what the official app is trying to achieve with removing functionality. It's always been a minimalistic client, but why the short search history when you can just delete your history if it gets too long for your taste? Why no more bookmarks and favourites? I don't understand the motivation behind those changes.

Taking away my 200 or so most recent searches also took a lot of convenience. I hope Moshidon keeps the long history forever, now I need to populate it.

Some useful videos to help new people getting started on Mastodon and the wider Fediverse:

Mastodon in 180 seconds - https://tilvids.com/w/wx2iLhD3pTipbKFJKLyx5t
What is Mastodon? - https://fedi.video/w/cbQE3NRw76FayQCSdb14TU
Introducing the Fediverse - https://videos.elenarossini.com/w/64VuNCccZNrP4u9MfgbhkN
The Crafter's Guide to the Fediverse - https://makertube.net/w/e0482fe7-2143-443e-9db4-68ae52ac34a7
What is the Fediverse? - https://framatube.org/w/4294a720-f263-4ea4-9392-cf9cea4d5277
Quick Start Guide to the Fediverse - https://tilvids.com/w/7ec57164-aef3-4861-a33b-61dd7629faac
How to use Mastodon - https://tilvids.com/w/82a27416-c154-49e8-8130-2a30c25da1c8

#FediTips #Fediverse #Mastodon

We’re kicking off a new series: Community Spotlights.

Through these stories, we celebrate the people who make the #SocialWeb a wonderful place to connect.

Our first subjects are @Tzipporah & @Yehuda, the grandfather & grandkid duo that admin #TurtleIsland, a server focused on building community with Native/Indigenous people, other BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) people, and allies.

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/05/community-spotlight-tzipporah-and-yehuda-of-turtle-island-social/

#Mastodon #Fediverse

@nick #snac2 looks really cool. I wonder if it has sufficient #Mastodon api support for account migration. Also I think it would be even cooler if it was a CGI binary or an inetd activated service ^^

I sincerely love you weirdos. <3

#Fediverse #Mastodon #GoToSocial #snac #snac2 #honk #meme #AVIF

Edit: added transparency to image. Scratch that, GtS seems to not like transparency in AVIF, so I restored the original and uploaded a black background variant as well

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"X all the Y" guy: I want an amazing community of noble-minded people to study ethics with and change the world!! Pawn Stars with the faces of the fediverse logo, the mastodon logo, and the logos for snac2 GoToSocial, and Honk in the background: Best we can do is a bunch of cool weirdos with similar nerdy interests "X all the Y" guy's reply: I'll take it!!! (light background)

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"X all the Y" guy: I want an amazing community of noble-minded people to study ethics with and change the world!! Pawn Stars with the faces of the fediverse logo, the mastodon logo, and the logos for snac2 GoToSocial, and Honk in the background: Best we can do is a bunch of cool weirdos with similar nerdy interests "X all the Y" guy's reply: I'll take it!!! (dark background)

The man has a plethora of talent.

(It's #HootinTootinTuesday again! Post some jokes or funny memes under this hashtag today, and bring lots of smiles to #Mastodon.)

#Humor #Humour #FunnyMeme #DadJoke #ThreeAmigos #TheThreeAmigos #ElGuapo #AlfonsoArau #CincoDeMayo #Plethora

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A photo of a smiling and jovial "El Guapo" (played by the incredibly talented actor Alfonso Arau) from the movie "Three Amigos." Meme text reads, "If you don't know who this historic Mexican leader is, then you have no business celebrating Cinco de Mayo."

It has been an honor and delight getting to know @Tzipporah and @Yehuda over the past few months.

If you haven’t met them, they’re the grandfather & grandkid duo that co-admin #TurtleIsland, a server focused on building community with Native/Indigenous people, other BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) people, and allies. To me, their story perfectly encapsulates the best thing about the fediverse and Mastodon: People coming together to build a place for themselves.

Read their beautiful story: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/05/community-spotlight-tzipporah-and-yehuda-of-turtle-island-social/

#Mastodon #Fediverse #SocialWeb

Good morning #mastodon family
Hopefully everyone is alright.
I am here to share awareness to everyone about #Greenyouthmovement work being done in #agriculture and environmental conservation.
We are training young people from #school and #commumity to be positive change makers of our planet through #eco-friendly food production.
We believe that we can everyone free from #hunger problems if everyone participates in #foodproduction everywhere.
#photography #linux #fediverse #environment #gardening

I'm hosting @Mastodon's first ever Discovery Week in just a few days. It's a chance for the public to weigh in on the future of online communities.

We'll be discussing topics like user-controlled algorithms, trust & safety, creator tools, and more. Your input will help steer Mastodon towards a more inclusive and impactful roadmap. Non-technical folks strongly encouraged to attend, and there's an async option if you can't make the live sessions!

https://app.hi.events/event/7599/mastodon-discovery-week-2026

#mastodon

Introducing Elefeed, a clean, privacy-first Mastodon client with organized, tidy feeds that runs entirely in your browser.

No servers. No tracking. Just your feeds, your way.

Available at: https://elefeed.app
Android app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stonedonkey.elefeed

Built for the fediverse.

(1/3)

#Mastodon #Fediverse #OpenSource #Elefeed #mastodonapps #androidapps #pwa

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Elefeed mobile screen dark green theme. News view.

Retro Gaiden server update!

The 'About' page now shows the current server storage usage. There is also a new support tier called "⭐Superstar⭐" that is available on both Patreon and Odysee. This support tier is $10 a month.

Starting on my next livestream, I will once again list the names of all supporters in a scrolling marquee.

https://retro-gaiden.com/about

#Mastodon #RetroGaming

wild that the band MASTODON
isn't on the website MASTODON

#mastodon #fedi #fediverse #HeavyMetal

A Bridge to Somewhere: How to Link Your #Mastodon, #Bluesky, or Other Federated Accounts

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/bridge-somewhere-how-link-your-mastodon-bluesky-or-other-federated-accounts

#privacy #FOSS #SocialMedia

I have a #GoToSocial instance (https://jws.social) and a #Mastodon instance (https://toot.works). The GTS instance is just for me and the Mastodon instance was open for new sign-ups for anyone for years. The Mastodon instance costs 4x what the GTS instance costs but I consider it worth the cost.

So #Vine is coming back, this time as #DiVine!
Does anyone know anyone who can get me an invite code? I want in!
The App is coming back with no #AI allowed, and will allow people to own their own content.

For the geeks: it's built on the #OpenSocial protocol #Nostr, and apparently they're experimenting with integrating the #ATProtocol, future integration with #ActivityPub, the protocol behind #Mastodon and #Flipboard.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUGnNIh60-0

We're sharing that Andy Piper has decided to move on from #Mastodon after three years. We’re grateful for the impact Andy had; his numerous contributions will not be forgotten.

@andypiper joined as DevRel Lead and later became Head of Comms. Andy was integral promoting our mission on stages all over the world and helped lay the groundwork for key areas like developer relations and public relations at Mastodon. Thank you for being part of our team, Andy, and we wish you all the best!

"The feeling of becoming and emergence is what I love about decentralised social networks." - @michael

ICYMI, check out the latest blog post from our Co-Founder below 👇

https://www.blog-pat.ch/moving-sideways-paths-to-growth/

#SocialWeb #Fediverse #ProtocolWars #Tech #Blog #Mastodon

Big ups to the legions of Mastodonians linking to their vetted sources.

Protect and nourish our information ecosystems!

#Mastodon #media #journalism #science #knowledge #democracy

@David
It is a very alarming article from @eff. I just don't see how it is relevant for me in Europe using #Mastodon. Maybe they can elaborate on that a little more?

@alsje
Vandaar als de wiedeweerga weg bij (Amerikaans) big tech.

Gelukkig is de #fediverse en #mastodon dusdanig volwassenen dat overstappen voor iedereen mogelijk is.
@SWdigitaal

@SWdigitaal
Welkom op #Mastodon. Een gefedereerd platform waarbij niet één persoon de eigenaar is.

Echt heel jammer dat #Meta zoveel waardevolle accounts zonder pardon verwijderd. Naar ik aanneem is er jaren werk in gaan zitten om een online community op te bouwen en het vertrouwen van mensen te winnen. Nu de accounts weg zijn is niet meteen al dat werk verloren. Er is echter wel degelijk schade toegebracht en het zal even duren voor die schade weer is hersteld.

Veel succes toegewenst!

Good morning! I feel quesy and there's no barf #emoji available. Also, it is a gray, rainy day in Carolina. A good day to stay in bed, methinks, although there is also no shrug emoji available.

Is there a way to find or use better emojis on #Mastodon? I'm looking at you, @Jerry 😆 or is that a client thing? I'm looking at YOU, #Moshidon !

#rainydaysandmondaysalwaysgetmedown

The only ‘verification’ #Mastodon has is your email when you signup

That’s it, after that we would never ever ask you to verify ever again

Sooo if you see a DM or post that says otherwise it’s a scam, always!

Again, we do not verify anything nor would we ask for this!

💔 Can anyone live for 3 years in a torn tent like this?
Cold, storms, burning sun… no safety from dogs or rats.
This is our reality every day.
A whole family in a tent not fit for living.
🚨 We urgently need $300 to fix it or find shelter.
🙏 Please help or share before it falls apart.
https://gofund.me/d0cc0587
#Gaza #Palestine #Donate #HelpGaza #GazaVerified #Mastodon #newMembers #verification #Hope
@Gardenia
@sister_ratched

Today is my Fediversary! ✨

I cannot tell you enough how much the Fediverse and Mastodon changed my life positively.

From the amazing community,
to a new connected social life free from big tech's authoritarianism, I will forever be grateful for what I found here 💚

If you want to give me a gift for my Fediversary, please send a donation to my incredible instance Infosec Exchange, generously administrated by @jerry

🎁 https://liberapay.com/Infosec.exchange/

On each of our Fediversary,
let's take a moment to appreciate all the people who kindly give their time to manage an instance for free, to do the hard work of moderation to protect us all, to contribute with code, documentation, art, and more. Without them, you and I wouldn't be here.

Thank you everyone for being part of this community

Long live the Fediverse!

#Fediversary #Fediverse #Mastodon

@Saorsa @gazaverified @casey @rania40 @saja @sharifgaza All those accounts are public and Israel already has fine grained surveillance data spanning decades on every Palestinian.

This is a means for people who are using the fediverse as one of their last lifelines to get support from the outside world without being dismissed as fake/scammers.

#gaza #palestine #gazaverified #mastodon #fediverse #newmembers #verification, #cybersecurity, #opsec, #privacy.

#Mastodon says its flagship server was hit by a #DDoS attack

https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/20/mastodon-says-its-flagship-server-was-hit-by-a-ddos-attack/

#cybersecurity #FOSS

@Gardenia @deuza42 @daliarezk @gomli @gazaverified Solène, a few points:

1. This isn’t about you, it’s about our friends in Gaza.

2. Our friends in Gaza are adults like us who can make their own decisions about things like whether they show their faces or share their photos on Mastodon, just like we do.

3. We can inform our friends in Gaza about privacy issues but we cannot tell them to do anything. We are not their parents. And they are not children. That’s a very paternalistic and, dare I say, colonial view.

4. By making it appear that they shouldn’t be sharing any photos of themselves, etc., there’s a very real danger of getting them to auto-erase themselves online while Israel is already trying to do that. There is a balance here that I believe you are missing. Their survival also depends on making genuine connections with people in the outside world. Your constant attempts to get them to stop sharing photos of their lives and experiences is pushing them to use AI-generated images, for example, which is making their accounts look like scammers. They are starting to make their accounts and posts look inauthentic, and helping contribute to their erasure. Which is what the Zionists want.

5. Our friends in Palestine have been living their entire lives under surveillance and know the risks better than we do. Privacy is about threat models. It’s an area I know a thing or two about myself having worked for a third of my life in it. Your efforts, while well meaning, are having a negative effect. Not least of all on our tiny team of volunteers whose limited time is spent dealing with your constant displeasure instead of helping our friends in Gaza.

Personally, I will be muting you as I do not have the time to function as your personal support department. We will also make it very clear that no one has the right to dictate how our Palestinian friends use Mastodon or the fediverse and that any advice is just that: advice.

And for anyone from the West reading this, please be careful not paternalise our friends in Gaza.

We do not know better than they do and we do not have the right to dictate a separate set of rules for them. We can advise them of existing rules and norms if violating them can have a negative impact on them and their accounts and we can try and help if they are persecuted for who they are but we do not get to tell them how to use Mastodon or the fediverse any more than we get to tell anyone from the West.

Gaza Verified simply verifies, via video calls where one of our volunteers from Gaza is present, that they are Palestinian from Gaza. And, if their account is limited or suspended for who they are, we will advocate on their behalf or help them move to a server that isn’t complicit in genocide. That’s it. That’s all we can do with a tiny team of volunteers. Verification is not a character reference. We are not their parents. And it is not our job, or anyone else’s, to tell them how they should be using Mastodon or the fediverse.

CC @fedipourgaza @fabio @casey @joynewacc @aseelfromgz @rania40

#GazaVerified #private #public #paternalism #Gaza #Palestine #mastodon #fediverse

Oh Wow! Since February 25th, mastodon.social, the massive mothership instance, has been having problems. I wasn't aware they were struggling so.

#Mastodon

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Shows mastodon.social status over the past 90 days. Solid red for streaming, web, and background queues beginning February 25th.