你好 #Mastodon！我是 smallweb 上漫游已久的 Lok，很高兴来到希奇！
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Evidently, I ruffled some feathers of a certain sort of people on a "Quiet Public" discussion by saying something that's not even that crazy.
They're reporting me en masse, even reporting posts that are completely unrelated to that discussion. They're seething because they can't accept that not everyone is going to have the same opinion on the Fediverse.
They want an echo chamber. Don't let them have it. Stand for digital freedom. 
ISSO NÃO É UM TESTE
Saiu a versão 4.4 do Mastodon!
https://mastodon.social/@mastodon_releases/114818058810302485
cc @fediadminbr
实例升级到了 Mastodon 4.4.0 Glitch-Soc
Docker 部署的实例，大版本升级一定要注意阅读升级指南：
docker compose down
docker compose pull
docker compose run --rm -e SKIP_POST_DEPLOYMENT_MIGRATIONS=true web bundle exec rails db:migrate
docker compose up -d
docker-compose run --rm web bundle exec rails db:migrate
docker-compose run --rm web bin/tootctl search deploy --only-mapping --only=accounts
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.4.0
https://github.com/glitch-soc/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.4.0
Mograph.social is a Mastodon server for the motion design community, including 3D graphics, VFX artists, animators, designers and artists interested in moving images.
You can find out more at https://mograph.social/about or contact the admin @MographAdmin
#FeaturedServer #3DGraphics #CGI #VFX #VisualEffects #Animation #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse
Besides the dozens of #mastodon apps on the #AppStore I've found seven #lemmy apps, four #pixelfed apps, and two #neodb apps!
https://codeberg.org/technicat/lemmy-ios
https://codeberg.org/technicat/pixelfed-ios
https://codeberg.org/technicat/neodb-ios
Tiny Mastodon Tip About Quote Posts 
📢
If your instance is already running the newly released version Mastodon 4.4,
Know that in preparation for the full implementation, the team has included a consent setting for the upcoming Quote Post feature.
While quoting a post will not
be available as a native feature until Mastodon 4.5 later this year, it's wonderful that you can adjust if you want in or not before it even arrives! 
HOW TO❓
1. From the web interface, go to "Preferences" on the right-side menu. Then click on "Other" under the "Preferences" section 
2. If your instance was newly updated, you should now see an option in "Posting Defaults" for "Who can quote" (see image below) 👇
Note: If the option isn't there, your instance has not updated to the version including it yet. Be patient, it will likely be added in the weeks to come.
3. From the "Who can quote" drop-menu, you can choose either "Everyone", "Followers and mentioned users", or "Only mentioned users" 
4. Once the next version is released, you will be ready for Quote Posts! No matter your choices 💪
5. Enjoy the freedom of choosing the features you wish to participate in (or not)! 😌✨
For more information on Quote Posts, you can read Mastodon's announcement blog about it here: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/02/bringing-quote-posts-to-mastodon/
✅ Só li ese post hoje e ele não está errado.
✅ Esse negócio de entrar num perfil e não ver os posts é muito comum aqui.
✅ Esse amadorismo dos administradores de instâncias acontece muito aqui no Brasil também.
✅ Falta de caixa de entrada para mensagens é mesmo um problema.
✅ A migração é realmente limitada. Também acho que deveria trazer o conteúdo.
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⭕ Entendo a decepção, mas não acho que o administrador da instância esteja errado em limitar os bots. Creio que ele deveria ter escolhido uma instância própria para isso.
⭕ E minha experiência no Bluesky foi tão ruim que já exclui minha conta (agora só tenho um clone do Mastodon lá).
🔗 Original: https://v.cx/2025/04/mastodon-exit-interview
🔗 Traduzido: https://manualdousuario.net/mastodon-comentarios-problemas/
Edited 87d ago
🆕 Out now: our study on #academic staff engagement on #Mastodon
🔗 Summary
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15582839
💡 While Mastodon is valued for its ethical positioning, continued engagement hinges more on social and institutional dynamics than on technical features alone
➡️Ethical concerns drive adoption
➡️Peer presence matters more for staying than joining
➡️Academic institutions could be game-changers by leading adoption instead of waiting for grassroots growth
Corteximplant.com is an international cyberpunk’ish LGBTQIA+ friendly Glitch Mastodon server for edgerunners, netrunners and cyberpunks and all who want to become one.
This server has a post size of up to 2077 characters.
You can find out more at https://corteximplant.com/about or contact the admin @lucy
cc @cyberpunk
#FeaturedServer #Cyberpunk #LGBTQIA #Netrunners #Glitch #Mastodon #GlitchMastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse
TheBlower.au is a general Mastodon server based in Australia. Do you need to sort it out? Get on The Blower, a public social network site that’s part of a global federation! You don’t have to be Australian to post here, but it helps.
You can find out more at https://theblower.au/about or contact the admins @geton, @mike, @s0, @shug
#FeaturedServer #Australia #Australian #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse
We've released the second beta of #Mastodon 4.4 - including some UI fine tuning and new updates, additional integration for Fediverse Auxiliary Service Providers, and more progress on support for incoming quote posts. Please give it a try on your instance, if you can - we appreciate feedback. 🪧
Next up will be a Release Candidate, and then the full release itself 🤞🏻
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.4.0-beta.2
I created some #Mastodon inspired #DigitalArt using #OpenSource software - Krita.
Check them out:
https://krita.org/en/
Follow them:
@Krita
Free for public usage, with credit ✌️
This took me about 4 hours to create.
#Artists #VisualArt #Creatives #MyArt #DisabledArtists #Art #mammal #NewArt #Fediverse #MastoArt
Edited 232d ago
Fediverse is still the most lively social network I have ever used, since MySpace in 2003. It is better than Twitter or any commercial social media platform ever was. Absolutely love being here.
The most profound thing about it is the international coverage. After the first wave of enshittification in 2010, algorithms took over, and suddenly as a polyglot I was labeled as Finnish. No more visible international posts, people only saw the Finnish ones.
I've noticed the same effect in commercial AI. It ignores the fact that I use English online 99% of the time and still replies to me in Finnish despite all instructions. Algorithms and AI label you. They assign you a language, a status, a certain type of person. There's no changing that.
The Fediverse and Mastodon are delightfully mine, yours, and truly open source - respecting privacy. Nobody's machine can tell you, "You are this, and this is why we do that."
Fuck labelers and the fog machines. Let me be me. Here, on my own server, I can embrace my weirdness and post however I want, how often I want, whenever I want, in whatever language I choose - without constantly worrying about how my identity will be perceived by a machine.
Updating Mastodon: 20 minutes
Updating snac2: 2 minutes
We will be updating our #Mastodon instances to 4.4.1 shortly.
There may be a short downtime of your instance while the update is ongoing. This is due to some special migrations that are required for this new version.
Learn more about all the new features:
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/07/mastodon-4.4/
Not that this will affect anyone but me and @elliot , but I have imported the GardenFence Mastodon blocklist for spammy servers - https://github.com/gardenfence/blocklist/blob/main/gardenfence-mastodon.csv bar some such as bird.makeup (Twitter accounts), mostr.pub (nostr bridge) and one that is just scanning ActivityPub instances
just noticed today that #Mastodon 4.4 added optional about, privacy, and tos links in instance info
Xab hai rotto con tutti questi account
Lo so, lo so, perdonatemi!
Per ora qui sto giusto sperimentando, l'account principale al momento resta @Xabacadabra e qui sto prendendo le misure per un eventuale futuro:
Intanto, mi sconvolge poter scrivere quanto voglio senza dover spezzare in mille post un thread (anche se a parte questo post mi terrò sempre sui soliti 500 caratteri con un post nel blog per cose più lunghe)
Poi trovo bello mantenere il discorso Mastodon senza usare Mastodon (software che da tempo mi pare problematico per l'accentramento che occupa nel fediverso e la vecchia questione threads )
L'altro aspetto interessante è che sto scoprendo di più riguardo il protocollo #activityPub che tiene in piedi tutta la baracca 
Musicians.today is a Mastodon server for musicians of all levels, instruments, regions, languages, and genres. You don’t have to be a professional musician to join, but you should at least play an instrument or sing as a hobby.
You can find out more at https://musicians.today/about or contact the admin @cambraca
#FeaturedServer #Music #Musicians #Bands #Instruments #Singers #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse
My latest blog post: Migrating my Mastodon server to Masto.host
https://mikecoats.com/migrating-to-masto-host/
I migrated my Mastodon server from a self-hosted DigitalOcean droplet to an instance provided by Masto.host. The process was straightforward and took less than an hour.
If you're only using Mastodon through the official mobile apps, you're missing out on many of its features such as pinned posts, temporary mutes, scheduled posts, different poll types, account redirects and more.
If you want the complete Mastodon experience, you might want to try using your server's website, third party apps, web apps, desktop apps etc.
More info on all the different ways of accessing Mastodon in the guide here:
➡️ https://fedi.tips/which-apps-can-i-use-should-i-use-the-official-app-or-a-third-party-app
Y’all. Mastodon has a new Terms of Service that’s problematic. I’m hoping and cautiously optimistic that they’ll sort it out. But for now it’s not good.
@mcc wrote one of the best GitHub issues I’ve ever seen. It explains everything in great detail. Check it out if you want a full picture on the situation.
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/35086
🧵 1/2
(UPDATE: our crowd-sourced concern has them pausing on this. https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/114709820512537821)
Edited 84d ago
Big shout out to @stux and mstdn.social for both, a successful server migration AND update to Mastodon 4.4! Looking good!
Remember y’all! This stuff ain’t free. Pay your local admins!
Here’s stux’s:
paypal.me/stuxOS
https://patreon.com/mstdn
https://ko-fi.com/mstdn
https://bunq.me/stuxhost
https://stux.me/donate
https://liberapay.com/mstdn