Adam @adam@librem.one

I see a lot of people talking about how Mastodon "Feels like the Internet I remember from 20 years ago."

That's no accident. That's Federation. That's UseNet, IRC, Email, Message Boards, etc. What do they all have in common?

Federation: Users congregating around watering holes of common interest, but still being a part of a larger whole.

THIS IS HOW THE INTERNET WAS DESIGNED TO BE. And I am HERE for it.

This explainer is just so well written

Mastodon and Twitter can coexist. Mastodon is for smart content, Twitter is for watching Elon Musk own himself.

At the end of the world the only way to protect your human rights and privacy is Open Source and Free Sofware. #Nextcloud

I KEEP JOINING CENTRALIZED SERVICES AND THEY KEEP BETRAYING ME HOW DO I BREAK THIS CYCLE

@rysiek @nickmurison

The notion that the "decentralized nature of the 'fediverse' ... makes it vulnerable to break and crumble at any time" makes me suddenly rather worried that the Internet [1] could break and crumble any time... ;)

[1] https://www.rand.org/about/history/baran.html

Do you like the ​ mark? Here you have it listed next to about 1000 others - https://emojos.in/infosec.exchange?show_all=true&show_animated=true

If you are new to Mastodon and coming from the Twitter tide, here’s a few amazing Mastodon features that are NOT ON TWITTER. Enjoy! 🐘​

1. Content Warnings CW ⚠️​

It allows you to display a warning but hides the content of your post. Here’s a short guide I wrote about it: https://infosec.exchange/@Em0nM4stodon/109282181601490676

2. Slow Mode 😌

In Preferences > Appearance, you can select the option “Slow mode” to hide automatic feed updates. You will then have to click at the top of the timelines to see new posts (ex: “10 new items”).

3. Custom Emojis ​

When you write a post (called a toot here), you can select emojis that are custom to your server (called an instance here). In the toot field, click on the 😂 button in the upper right corner to see what’s available there. Some are really neat! ​

4. Mastodon is different ​

There is no suggestion algorithms here, no promotion, no ads. This is a community. You can be more of your true complex and unique self. Engage with others genuinely. Follow others you like no matter their followers count. Describe yourself and what interests you in your bio, you are not as limited by characters count here.

Be yourself. Leave the toxicity out, it is not valued here. Respect others. Be a kind human. Share what you love. Make friends ​

https://pruvisto.org/debirdify is much more effective at finding Twitter followers that have a Mastodon account than https://twitodon.com/

Yeah okay, mstdn.social is now blocked in #China

No problem! We got a fully working #Tor address: https://c6usaa6obkiahck7rkn2phbffb3strd375pfpxmawuexnmectjizyjad.onion/about

🐦 🔐 Secure Private 📩 Email Series Part II: Onionmail Thunderbird + PGP + Torification (Now Public)

#Blog #email #security #encryption #crypto #communication #e2ee #PGP #onionmail #Tor #proxy #encrypted #infosec #cybersecurity #thunderbird #tutorial
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/politictech/secure-private-email-part-ii-thunderbird-setup-pgp-encryption

Note that if you're on a server with multiple columns, and want a simpler style feed experience, look for "Enable advanced web interface" in Preferences and uncheck the box.

(checkbox check equals columns)

Alternatively if you currently do not have the columns style (and want columns to get the most of the web browser's window in full screen, for example), then check the box :-)

"settings/preferences/appearance"

#mastodon

Did you know you can add #fediverse account feeds to your #RSS reader? #Mastodon101

As an example, here is a URL for my account: https://mastodon.sdf.org/@cosullivan.rss

Model: Https://[instanceDomain]/[@username].rss

I read this elsewhere: If trusted news outlets would start offering #Mastodon instances to their staff, that would bring some sort of verification and visibility. Think social.nytimes.com, social.heise.de etc. I'd love to read more from trusted journalists on the #fediverse and this could greatly help. (Again, not my idea but couldn't find the original author.) Boosts for visibility would be great. Reminder: Favorites don't help as on this other platform.

Facebook has a hidden tool to delete your phone number, email

Link: https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-has-hidden-tool-to-delete-your-phone-number-email-2022-10
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33427004

#facebook

Want to cross-verify your identity on Mastodon but don't have your own website?

If you're on GitHub, you can set up something similar with GitHub Pages

1. Add simple index.html file to GitHub repo
2. Enable GitHub Pages in Settings
3. Link in Mastodon profile
4. Voila

#feditips