@dtm No problem!

@GrumpusNation

I just want to thank everyone who continues to invest their time, money, and other resources into keeping the fediverse alive.

Here's to everyone, from admins and mods, who keep us safe, to shitposters, who keep us entertained, and everyone in-between, connecting with one another.

Grateful and happy to be part of this community!

A new @iftas report brings insights from fediverse moderators, administrators, and community managers: worsening mod-to-user ratio, spam, burnout, lack of tools.

"Moderators are the backbone of a safer social web – but most are unpaid, under-supported, and under constant strain. If we want a future for decentralised platforms that respects user agency, civil speech, and community autonomy, we need to support the infrastructure that keeps it safe."

https://about.iftas.org/2026/01/08/the-2025-social-web-trust-safety-report-is-here/

#fediverse #FediAdmin #MastoAdmin #SocialMedia #IFTAS

@dtm Not sure how up-to-date this is, but the documentation says:

"preview cards will not be refetched unless the link is reposted after 2 weeks from last time"

https://docs.joinmastodon.org/admin/tootctl/#preview_cards

@GrumpusNation

@uc Ahh, interesting idea!

@uc Hmm, I'm not sure I understand how this would work, mind elaborating?

@kycm_ancy Yep.

And I don't want to speculate either, but --

https://stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/110254051709008742

@kycm_ancy Perhaps. But I am curious to see what happens when Bluesky's money runs out.

@cyberlyra I'm sorry, I am not involved with Mastodon's team, or this request. But I do hope that after we speak out enough, this will get the prioritization it deserves, for the sake of fediverse's diversity.

@informapirata

@thenexusofprivacy @evan Ah, yes, this does sound familiar, thank you both for reminding me!

@evan Sorry, not sure I'm following. Are you saying AP already supports this, but fediverse platforms (other than maybe goToSocial) haven't implemented it?

@Wraithe

Interesting, thank you!

@dec23k @USelaine

@mathias Well, I appreciate you taking the time to re-read the article, and I don't think I will push more on this, as we can't seem to agree.

To me, reply controls make sense. It is a feature that is widely requested. I guess we'll have to see which direction the fediverse will take.

@mathias

"I do not wish to (have to) "block things I don't like"."

Yes, because we're two white dudes, nobody's going to harass us off this platform.

Highly recommend reading this:

https://privacy.thenexus.today/start-making-the-fediverse-less-toxic/

@mathias I guess the bottom line, for me is:

1. Limiting replies is the most thumbs-upped issue on Mastodon's GitHub: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3Aopen%20sort%3Areactions-%2B1-desc

2. If the fediverse won't add tools that will empower people to feel safe here, the will continue to leave.

@graue Yeah, I've said this on a few occasions, but I wish they prioritized this over post quotes. But not my call to make, I suppose.

@mathias I think the lines between social media, websites, blogs, etc, can get pretty blurry. What if you don't have comments enabled on your blog, but then you add the ActivityPub plugin? Shouldn't replies be then disabled as well?

If you don't like seeing accounts that only broadcast, or broadcast to a specific audience that you are not part of, you can ignore them.

If they spread misinformation, you can report them and block them.

Really don't see much of an issue to let people enjoy the (social) web the way they want.

@fabio Right, anyone can write a reply or send a reaction, but surely I am not obligated to display them on my own blog, should I ever decide to enable webmentions?

@mathias I love Google+'s concept of Circles and definitely hope we'll see that implemented in the fediverse!

Here's what I said, though, about having to choose between wider audience and safety: https://stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/115840476056722953

RE: "If we only control who can reply to otherwise public posts we could end up getting people broadcasting (as opposed to discussing), no?"

You can always ignore people who use social media this way, or report them if they're spreading misinformation.

I don't have comments enabled on my blog. I don't owe anyone an audience, and I don't want to do comment moderation for free.

@8124 Yeah, I don't want to speak for people who need these tools and features the most, but I think I'd be pretty happy with the replies not showing under my posts and not being notified. These harassers mostly just want people's attention, and if they're ignored, they'll get bored and move on, I'd think.