@andypiper (or anybody else ...)
Somebody working with a non-profit that is considering starting up a Mastodon instance to use as part of an activism campaign asked me for a rough estimate of how time consuming it is to administer a mastodon instance. Good question! Is there a good wrteeup of this I can point them to?
#mastoadmin #fediblock #fediblockmeta
TAKE ACTION NOW
Between 5:12am and 6:15am UTC mstdn.plus was hit with 111 registrations that are suspected to be part of the Japanese-language spam. (They have been intercepted and no spam was resulted.)
1. The accounts have "$USERNAME@chitthi.in" as email.
2. They appear to be using Tor exit nodes. Some IPs involved (number of accounts):
- 185.220.101.0/24 (33)
- 192.42.116.0/24 (30)
- 185.220.100.0/24 (8)
Frantech IPs also observed.
TAKE ACTION NOW
as:Public will support (one-way) bridging to #BlueSky in a future release, along with account search (they both require that I add the concept of accounts)
As always, collection of statuses occurs from public firehose feeds, so instance blocks will not affect collection or bridging.
The amount of bullying I'm seeing towards the developers of an already-existing bridge is simply unacceptable. One of the primary goals behind the #asPublic project is to show that this sort of antisocial behavior is not how one gets what they want.
Mastodon 再次发布紧急安全更新。
请站长立刻更新。
更新描述为
安全性：修正对远端贴文的检查不足。
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tags/v4.2.7
目前暂时没有公开的安全告知：
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/security/advisories/GHSA-jhrq-qvrm-qr36
#Mastodon #MastoAdmin #Security
@board @board@a.gup.pe
RE: https://tech.lgbt/users/ShadowJonathan/statuses/111940983829390502
Owners of public Mastodon servers, you might want to set your signups to approval mode to prevent spammers:
1. Log in on your server's website
2. Go to Preferences
3. Go to Administration
4. Go to Server Settings
5. Click the Registrations tab at the top
6. In the "Who can sign up" menu select "Approval required for sign-up" (optionally also tick the box for requiring a reason)
7. Click "Save Changes" button
Spammers can exploit servers with instant signups.
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#FediAlgo v1.1.19 is deployed. Minor bugfixes and improvements to the customizable timeline algorithm / filtering system for your Mastodon feed.
* Link: https://michelcrypt4d4mus.github.io/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed/
* Code: https://github.com/michelcrypt4d4mus/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed
* Video of FediAlgo in action (slightly out of date): https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/114395249311910522
#activitypub #algorithm #algorithmicFeed #algorithmicTimeline #Fedi #FediTips #FediTools #Fediverse #Feed #FOSS #GoToSocial #hashtag #hashtags #MastoAdmin #Mastodon #MastodonApi #mastohelp #mastojs #nodejs #nod #opensource #socialmedia #SocialWeb #timeline #TL #typescript #webdev
What’s people’s thoughts about big brands coming to mastodon/fediverse? #mastoadmin #mastodon please boost for more opinions.
We just released Mastodon 4.4.6, 4.3.14, and 4.2.27.
These versions contain security fixes, as well as a few other bugfixes mostly related to handling of quote posts.
Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub releases page.
The first beta release of Mastodon 4.5.0 is ready for testing!
Quote posts are finally here, as well as automated fetching of remote replies and a lot of other improvements.
For server moderators, there is also a way to block registrations based on keywords appearing in usernames.
Please test it out and provide feedback 💬
If all goes well, we plan to release the final 4.5.0 version within the next 3 weeks.
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.5.0-beta.1
We just released Mastodon 4.4.5, 4.3.13, and 4.2.26.
These versions contain a few bugfixes, notably related to quote posts display in 4.4.
Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub releases page.
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#FediAlgo (the customizable timeline algorithm / filtering system for your Mastodon feed) v1.2.2 is deployed now. Has a switch that makes sure any #hashtags / users / etc. that you follow are displayed as filter options even if they don't meet the minimum number of recent toots threshold.
Also a bunch of bug fixes and small improvements.
* Try it here: https://michelcrypt4d4mus.github.io/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed/
* Code: https://github.com/michelcrypt4d4mus/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed
* Video of FediAlgo in action (slightly outdated): https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/114395249311910522
#activitypub #algorithm #algorithmicFeed #algorithmicTimeline #Fedi #FediTips #FediTools #Fediverse #Feed #FOSS #GoToSocial #hashtag #hashtags #javascript #MastoAdmin #Mastodon #MastodonApi #mastohelp #mastojs #node #nodejs #opensource #socialmedia #SocialWeb #timeline #TL #typescript #webdev
- Are you the admin on a public Fediverse server which has sign-ups open?
- Would you like your server listed on https://fedi.garden ?
- Is your server compatible with all seven points at https://fedi.garden/about-this-site ?
If so, please message me 🙂
(NOTE: It can be Mastodon or it can be other types of Fediverse server such as PeerTube, GoToSocial, Pixelfed etc.)
Every morning, I open the only proactive moderation tool available to #MastoAdmin folks, and every morning, I wish we had better tools. 
The fact these accounts all use the username "J" and yet there is no way to search for that and only that? It's infuriating how little the leaders of this project care for the people keeping our servers online.
These problems are getting worse every month. Queer instance admins are growing especially exhausted. GIVE US TOOLS THAT WORK!
We just released Mastodon 4.3.7 and 4.2.20 and 4.1.25. They contain a few minor bug fixes.
Note that this will most likely be the last Mastodon 4.1 release, and 4.1 will be unsupported in 6 days, so we highly advise you to update if you run it.
Full release notes and update instructions are available on our GitHub release page: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/
Fedi admins, be aware that a lot of people who report abuse don't forward it to its original server because the official Mastodon app doesn't include this option.
If you're running a public Fedi server and you receive a report about a bad post, you might also want to report the bad post to yourself and make sure you've selected the option to forward it to the original server.
If the original server never receives a report, the spammer/abuser/etc will keep posting.
Updated my test mastodon instance to 4.5.0-beta-1
Lessons learned:
* Ruby Version update must use the exact command listed in the upgrade docs.
* UPDATE: Read replies, it works! ~~Tangerine Theme isn't 4.5 compatible, so removed it.~~
* UPDATE: Read replies! ~~Had to run this to reset every user to default theme. (SCARY)~~
```
User.find_each do |user|
next if user.settings['theme'] == 'default'
user.settings['theme'] = 'default'
user.save
end
```
Mastodon's moderation could be greatly improved by a system to automatically flag posts containing certain words, phrases or links.
It would allow admins to instantly see problematic content (abuse, spam, etc) without having to wait for reports from users. It doesn't have to automatically take action, just flag it.
There's an existing issue in Mastodon's Github. If you are comfortable using Github, give it a thumbs up if you want this feature: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/21306
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WAKE UP EVERYONE we got a new masto.nyc banner that just dropped- Halloween edition! 🎃
Credit as always goes to @MK (now on the fediverse!) for the awesome work!
Something that could make Mastodon safer and more pleasant to use would be reply controls.
This would optionally allow users to specify who can reply to their posts, so that people who experience abusive replies from bigots, trolls etc can pre-emptively prevent that happening.
It would also give people a middle option between follower-only posts and public posts.
If you're comfortable using Github, you can vote for this by giving a thumbs up at https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/14762
Mastodon Bird UI support for Mastodon v4.6.0 with CSS properties is coming soon. The theme will also be modularized using SCSS partials to match Mastodon's new style infrastructure.
The build process will include npm scripts and Parcel, making the theme ultra-portable for any Mastodon instance, whether added through the Custom CSS textarea or directly by a Mastodon admin.
I'll also create a simple bash script for Mastodon admins to enable the theme as a selectable option more easily than the current fork-and-cut method.
This is no easy feat, but definitely worth it.
GitHub: https://github.com/ronilaukkarinen/mastodon-bird-ui
Progress in the nightly branch.
#MastodonBirdUI #CSS #OpenSource #MastoAdmin #Theming #BirdUI #Mastodon #BuildInPublic
If your Mastodon server is being very slow today, it may be due to a DDoS attack on one of the biggest hosting providers.
They are aware of the situation and they're taking action against the attack.
This attack doesn't affect servers running on different hosting providers.
EDIT: Okay, looks like the attack is over, servers seem to be getting back to normal. If you are still having problems ask your server admin, if you are an admin ask your hosting provider.
We just released Mastodon 4.4.8 and the second 4.5.0 beta release.
These versions fix a security issue allowing quote controls to be bypassed.
Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub release page.
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.4.8
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.5.0-beta.2
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#FediAlgo, the customizable timeline algorithm / filtering system for your Mastodon feed, is now deployed on Github Pages and can be used from your web browser.
* Link: https://michelcrypt4d4mus.github.io/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed/
* Code: https://github.com/michelcrypt4d4mus/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed
* Video of FediAlgo in action: https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/114395249311910522
#activitypub #algorithm #algorithmicFeed #algorithmicTimeline #Fedi #FediTips #FediTools #Fediverse #Feed #FOSS #Masto #MastoAdmin #Mastodon #mastohelp #MastoJS #nodejs #nod #opensource #SocialWeb #timeline #TL #webdev
We just released Mastodon 4.5.3, 4.4.10 and 4.3.16 and 4.2.28.
These versions contain various bug fixes, including a fix for a minor security issue.
Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub releases page.
