"Unlike commercial social media algorithmically vying for users’ attention, Mastodon does not push posts into a user’s view. (This feature even leads some frustrated users to mistakenly conclude the network is empty, if they do not understand that they need to follow other accounts or navigate to feeds to see posts.)
“hashtag activism”
The hashtag is a uniquely important tool in Mastodon"
@inquiline really enjoyed this, in so many ways! Great to have an analysis of, and a term for; #LossyDistribution. And the case study works brilliantly. As does the auto ethnographic approach!
It’s really important to discuss how #HashtagActivism is curtailed here; as well as how different hashtags in general fare here. Thinking also about the #ClimateDiary project. It frustrates me that - as I only realised about a year in - that I can’t see all posts. 1/2