ericjmorey@beehaw.org to Chat@beehaw.orgEnglish · 10 months agoI'm looking for a new Mastodon instance. I'm not satisfied with the moderation on fosstodon. Does anyone have any recommendations?message-squaremessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up128arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up128arrow-down1message-squareI'm looking for a new Mastodon instance. I'm not satisfied with the moderation on fosstodon. Does anyone have any recommendations?ericjmorey@beehaw.org to Chat@beehaw.orgEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square33fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareGil (he/they)@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 months agoIt does work that way, but Mastodon and some other microblogging software like Firefish (fka Calckey), Pleroma, etc. can also use relays to populate their federated timelines.
minus-squareVentraSqwal@links.dartboard.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoOh right, I remember hearing about relays. Is that something the admin of the instance controls?
minus-squareGil (he/they)@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoYup! If the software supports it, instance admins can usually add relays from their control panel.
It does work that way, but Mastodon and some other microblogging software like Firefish (fka Calckey), Pleroma, etc. can also use relays to populate their federated timelines.
Oh right, I remember hearing about relays. Is that something the admin of the instance controls?
Yup! If the software supports it, instance admins can usually add relays from their control panel.