Post B2qR6PCGhofgX2Daim by Mastodon@mastodon.social
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(DIR) Post #B2qR6EqdBPQCR21Abg by Mastodon@mastodon.social
2026-01-31T12:51:49Z
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We are excited to share that we are beginning work on a new onboarding experiment for #Mastodon: Default Server Recommendations.Our intent for this experiment is to recommend the closest server geographically that is in the correct language during the sign-up flow. We will be running this experiment on our iOS and Android apps only to start. 1/6
(DIR) Post #B2qR6KKEol4jQIuNwu by Mastodon@mastodon.social
2026-01-31T12:51:54Z
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(The reason we’re starting with the apps and not the web is because the necessary data to run this experiment is already provided through the app store. It is more complicated to do this right for the web, and we want to think carefully about how to do this in a way that respects privacy.)2/6
(DIR) Post #B2qR6PCGhofgX2Daim by Mastodon@mastodon.social
2026-01-31T12:52:00Z
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The experiment will be designed to ensure that server admins remain in control: meaning they will have the power opt-in and opt-out as needed, or reduce the percentage of sign-ups flowing their way.3/6
(DIR) Post #B2qR6UTT5IOstpItiy by Mastodon@mastodon.social
2026-01-31T12:52:05Z
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Starting now, we’re recruiting general purpose servers with open sign-ups. To be eligible, servers must: - Run default Mastodon (for now)- Agree to the Server Covenant- Have existed for 1+ year- Have shut-down & disaster plans4/6
(DIR) Post #B2qR6ZVmM8DgWRQJWK by Mastodon@mastodon.social
2026-01-31T12:52:11Z
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If you’re interested in participating in this experiment, please let us know by filling out this form.(sorry it’s in Google docs)https://forms.gle/7uRui5VnMPfEYAgq85/6
(DIR) Post #B2qR6eKyPjXzUNPFs8 by Mastodon@mastodon.social
2026-01-31T12:52:17Z
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The Default Server Recommendations experiment is a first step in reimagining how Mastodon onboarding & server discovery work. Our team’s intent is to work with the community to build new onboarding pathways that support the entire network. We can’t wait to get started 💜6/6
(DIR) Post #B2qRnQp8X5Rm1tun4q by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2026-01-31T13:13:10Z
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@Mastodon This is a link to the server covenant:https://joinmastodon.org/covenantOne important question – and one we’ve discussed together – is which definition of antisemitism are you going with? Crucially, is it one that conflates opposition to Zionism, Israel, and the ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people with being bigoted against Jewish people or not? This is key in knowing whether only Zionist, pro-Israel, pro-genocide Mastodon servers will be featured in recommendations or not.
(DIR) Post #B2qTLRtDB0sJ8QbbPc by potatoes_fall@miscreants.party
2026-01-31T13:30:23Z
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@aralI feel like by asking this question you're — inadvertently — legitimizing zionism by implying that the conflation of antisemitism with antizionism is a credible definition of that word.Personally, I assume that antisemitism means antisemitism unless I have reason to believe otherwise.
(DIR) Post #B2qTk3MLW3JAIOxu2y by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2026-01-31T13:34:53Z
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@potatoes_fall It’s not a credible definition of the word but it is a *legally accepted* one in certain jurisdictions and it is essential that we know what is meant by a term that is so widely and so willfully misunderstood.
(DIR) Post #B2qUCQtpaWGBPd9ywy by rzeta0@mathstodon.xyz
2026-01-31T13:39:58Z
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@aral @potatoes_fall Yes 100%, this issue has been troublesome in reality, not just theoreticallyI wonder if users should be prompted so they are placed in a suitable jurisdiction?And majority of users would be unaware of this issue, so a positive outcome is them becoming aware.
(DIR) Post #B2qUGl08nAY2uoAnzc by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2026-01-31T13:40:14Z
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@potatoes_fall Also see this follow-up: https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral/115989944734933868
(DIR) Post #B2qUVE4PVlwf7o4NgO by sunnythesheep@mastodon.social
2026-01-31T13:43:12Z
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@aral 🙄🙄🙄@Mastodon
(DIR) Post #B2qpdGDHWdjT7qtKwy by Stomata@procial.tchncs.de
2026-01-31T17:40:46.371Z
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@Mastodon@mastodon.social finally!
(DIR) Post #B2qrCA5CPT7ECbJiTI by Jain@blob.cat
2026-01-31T17:58:10.459253Z
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Oh hell no, years ago i would have signed up myself but nowdays blob.cat shouldnt be a big instance and i bet gargron wouldnt even suggest *oma even tho its compatible
(DIR) Post #B2qrJtd7StrVUVs4LQ by Jain@blob.cat
2026-01-31T17:59:37.781071Z
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And most instances are not geographically related anyway so thats bs
(DIR) Post #B2sDNpiiKsTEfnjL8q by Jain@blob.cat
2026-02-01T09:41:33.197327Z
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@xarvos @aetios well yes, but i rather interpret it differently, like how instances represent themself geographically and not the location where the servers are
(DIR) Post #B2yJxykW0af5m5x1yy by Zergling_man@sacred.harpy.faith
2026-02-04T08:23:20.505303Z
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@Mastodon >1/6When are you going to fix that?
(DIR) Post #B2yKbOIKxsIuIRZ2NE by Zergling_man@sacred.harpy.faith
2026-02-04T08:30:27.387637Z
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@Mastodon A better solution is to just encourage servers to report their location as accurately as they please, and point people to ~~fedi.place~~ and fedilist.com (and bug those two into scraping that info).In the process of trying to figure out what that network visualiser was called, I discovered that fediverse.observer already does exactly what you want.
(DIR) Post #B2yKeD5z3lP8Qo88um by Zergling_man@sacred.harpy.faith
2026-02-04T08:31:08.153125Z
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@Mastodon Now to figure out how to add myself to this list
(DIR) Post #B2yLCc64bxrpolZpgm by Zergling_man@sacred.harpy.faith
2026-02-04T08:37:10.696157Z
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@Mastodon It works with DNS very cool
(DIR) Post #B36QFlC3IkJrvyNAkC by beachbum1972@echoingdusk.social
2026-01-31T20:14:43Z
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@haubles @admin @Mastodon This is awesome! I would be happy to host more folks on my server. I just need some guidance on how to reduce the cost a bit. I am not sure how to get images, videos, etc, to less expensive storage on Digital Ocean. Anyone out there that could point me in the right direction?
(DIR) Post #B36QFmJt76BJQZ2wb2 by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2026-02-08T06:11:39Z
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@beachbum1972@echoingdusk.> I would be happy to host more folks on my server. I just need some guidance on how to reduce the cost a bitIs your server auto-deleting media after it hasn't been looked at for a while (3 months, a year, whatever)?@haubles @admin @Mastodon