Is it just me, or do you see that too? When using the #Mastodon#WebInterface, if you click on a follower the "Follows You" badge at the top left of the profile view (above their avatar) is black text on a nearly-black background?
Apropos of nothing: scrolling through the entire federated timeline on #Mastodon is a LOT more rewarding when you’re on an instance that actively blocks spam, scams and hate before you see it.
I've never had such good engagement on a social media platform before.
I'm not one to care or track this shit either - but damn, it's nice to ask a question or share something and it's not just crickets 🦗 My recent language question got boosted through the roof and received so many helpful replies (Thanks 💚)
This is also proving that solo instances can work - My feed is always buzzing (Added a couple of relays to help there) and my posts seem to be reaching folk.
Dear #Mastodon users and admins, what is the good practice for supporting languages on instances? Is it normal to ask your admin to add more languages if you want to write multilingual posts and tag them correctly? // CC @admin
Threads may seem like it's doing well for now. If I could join it, I still wouldn't. The fact that the EU won't approve it should worry people. The EU has been unable to determine how this app will protect user data privacy. That's a red flag. I'll be sticking to Mastodon for microblogging and might consider BlueSky when it's fully available.
And honestly I could do without another Zuckerberg product.
@broximar In comparison to #twitter where your content is largely dependent on algorithms spoon-feeding it to you, #mastodon relies on its #community to find new people and follow their content.
In that regard, I'd say you're a lot closer here to making a real friend than just 'someone from Mastodon'. 😁
Kommentar: Das Beste an Threads ist, dass man bald ausziehen kann
Threads ist ein Riesenerfolg, Millionen probieren die App aus. Das Beste an der Twitter-Alternative ist aber noch nicht verfügbar, kommentiert Martin Holland.
Well that’s fun learned my #Twitch to #Discord bot wasn’t working for a bit thanks to @karadanvers well good news is I didn’t make that bot but my Twitch to #Mastodon bot is still working wonderfully! There is also a stream later today too we’ll be reinstalling #QubesOS and repairing and modifying my two #Apple#iPod classics #infosec#cybersecurity#raspberrypi
I’ve been making quite a few videos explaining the #fediverse as I’ve talked about it for months on my #tiktok and now that #meta released #threads many in my audience are remembering me talking about it but still don’t understand what it is. So I’ve started making videos and an entire playlist discussing #Mastodon and the fediverse for regular people. Feel free to share or download any videos to explain it to people if it helps the #twittermigration#twitterhttps://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8dBjL1s/
Its funny to see how people really believe the #bluesky hype. Most people I know who are really into it don’t know much about technology I am noticing. Because anyone into tech and social media starts seeing cracks with their approaches. #fediverse#mastodon
If you can't understand how people can escape one corporate social media (#Twitter) just to sign up for the next one (#Bluesky, #Threads,...) and call that an improvement, then you are looking at the wrong thing.
You see a hellhole run by a demon overlord, they see a platform of fresh opportunities, makings them a promise, #Mastodon doesn't: grow here and you can earn money (bring in your friends!). Grow a lot and you can make a living out of it.
@Teri_Kanefield Great post, thank you. I like following you because your posts are informed & dont seek to generate emotional reactions.
The second reason is also why I have stayed on Mastodon after leaving Twitter in Nov 2022. I think my preference now is to not learn news immediately but let things play out and digest them (i.e. less breaking news, more analysis).
Then I feel made fun of by the reviews of the technical press. There it is always said that the #threads registration is so easy, but with #Mastodon you have to choose an instance first, bla bla.
Honestly, you have to compare that with the fact that you first have to create an #Instagram account, so you also first have to enter a phone number, aso...
Pixelfed is adding a Sign In with Mastodon option