This post is not only to try finding the best Mastodon instance/server but I also wanted to express about the Mastodon instances. Most of Mastodon servers are apparently harsh about other instances that include things they don’t like and are quite serious about getting those Internet points putting how the place isn’t...
My instance (toot.community) has decided not to block threads. Any recommended instances that are cool that have blocked threads that I could switch to?
When I look at Mastodon posts, I see a decent amount of replies and boosts for popular posts, but not very many stars (see example image). I assumed a star is the same as a like, but I feel not a lot of people star a post, whereas I did see a lot of hearts/likes on Twitter posts. Are they not equivalent?
As far as I know, one of the headline features of microblogging networks is searching and following hashtags. On top of that, Mastodon (like Lemmy) tells users that it’s not important what server/instance you join, because of federation....
Maybe it's outdated information but researching on my own I read that it's through CSS, something that doesn't bother me but I thought it would have a graphical interface or something like that.
I set up a personal instance using masto.host. It’s a small operation that I believe is run by one person. Hugo has been great about responding to my questions....
Why does Mastodon censor people worse than Twitter over hurt feelings? It seems multiple servers or instances prefer to ban account for using a bad word, rather than be an adult and let each person decide if they want to engage or not. Even going so far as ban an entire instance from other servers for not being nice....
Ever wondered why some links you add to a Mastodon post generate a nice preview card (image + description) and other’s don’t? Or why a SoundCloud link produces an embedded audio player but Spotify doesn’t? This article goes deep into why that occurs....