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  • Re: Mastodon - wich serve

    From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to poindexter FORTRAN on Thursday, January 15, 2026 18:44:00
    Re: Re: Mastodon - wich server to
    By: poindexter FORTRAN to Adovka on Thu Jan 15 2026 08:15 am

    of people's posts?

    I want a social network that shows a chronological list of posts
    from people I choose to follow. Is that so hard?

    people don't find that fun and they dont get to see new things.
    people dont want what you want.
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  • From Khronos@VERT/CWSHACK to poindexter FORTRAN on Saturday, January 24, 2026 14:18:00
    I have thought about running a Mastodon server myself, but it seems the
    system you need to run one of those things needs to be more than I'd
    like to pay for.
    Also everything I've seen filtering happens server side as to what posts
    to show / communicate with.


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  • From phigan@VERT/TACOPRON to poindexter FORTRAN on Saturday, January 24, 2026 13:17:00
    Re: Re: Mastodon - wich server to
    By: poindexter FORTRAN to Arelor on Sat Jan 24 2026 09:59 am

    How does the software root uncensored servers out, exactly?

    I'm not a professional developer or anything, but I'm going to go out on a limb and say:

    if (defined_server == "server.i.dont.like") then {
    defined_server = "";
    }

    Or something like that :)

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  • From Arelor@VERT/PALANTIR to poindexter FORTRAN on Saturday, January 24, 2026 14:01:00
    Re: Re: Mastodon - wich server to
    By: poindexter FORTRAN to Arelor on Sat Jan 24 2026 09:59 am


    I've *never* seen a Mastodon client that had a hardcoded list. I'bve
    played with several under Android, and there's a field to specify the
    user name with server name in there, not a pull-down or otherwise
    limited list.


    There was certainly a lot of drama with the F-Droid team because they were debating wether clients with hardcoded blacklists were acceptable, and it was triggered by the submission of a particular client.

    That is how the software can censor instances. The clients ship with a list of domains that are not allowed so when you try to join any server on the list you get a warning or you are prevented from joining through that client.


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  • From Arelor@VERT/PALANTIR to poindexter FORTRAN on Saturday, January 31, 2026 13:41:00
    Re: Re: Mastodon - wich server to
    By: poindexter FORTRAN to phigan on Sun Jan 25 2026 10:40 am

    Or something like that :)

    True, but if that's in the code the network uses, someone would surely notice that. If you're thinking of a local kill file, people certainly
    have the right to self-censor.

    They are not hiding they are doing it, they are quite open about it. Again they are open enough that they brough the subject up at places such as F-Droid.


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