:BoostOK: Because DMs are not end-to-end encrypted on Mastodon or on any Fediverse social media platform, your instance admin can read your DMs, and so will any unauthorized individuals if the DMs gets leaked.
If you send a DM to anyone on the Fediverse, make sure it's something you wouldn't mind if it ever gets leaked. If you DO mind, use a privacy-respecting end-to-end encrypted platform like Signal, Session, or Matrix.
Alternatively, you can encrypt your messages using PGP if they list their PGP key in their bio and send them via DMs on the Fediverse. Even better, you can use PGP to send your Signal, Session or Matrix address via DMs.
