FabricStabberNov 15, 2022
Tani Aura

Another reminder, since we got a lot of new people!

Please assume all messages you send on any mastodon instance are not private. While we have no interest in reading your private messages, they are not encrypted in sending or receiving instances, and we cannot guarantee your privacy, especially when they cross instance boundaries.

If you have something private and sensitive to say, take it to another, more privacy-oriented system.

Thank you and happy tooting!

Nov 13, 2022 at 2:35amWeb
Show threadMark Codes the WebNov 13, 2022
@Taniwha this is good to know. I was assuming since it was decentralized that my information would be more secure.
Show threadＲｙūｋｅｎ Nov 13, 2022
@MarkCodesTheWeb It was also the case on Twitter, even if your profile was set to private, the people who worked at Twitter could still read your DMs, there was no privacy at all. The difference here is that the admins of the various instances don't hide it and are honest about it.
Show threadMike Wooldridge Nov 13, 2022
@Taniwha Also worth being aware that unlike Twitter if you @ someone who isn’t in a private message it’ll drag them right into the message (as DMs here are basically just ‘private to those tagged’ wrapped in a DM-style interface) which might be undesired!
Show threadJustin YoungNov 15, 2022
@Taniwha Are toots and favorites the same thing?
Show threadTani AuraNov 16, 2022

@RunningFaster a toot is a message on mastodon like the one you just sent. Since you are asking, your favorites are not private either.

Just assume that everything you do on mastodon is public and you’ll have a much better experience.

Show threadJustin YoungNov 16, 2022
@Taniwha So toots(publishes) are posts and favorites are likes (or are they bookmarks)?
Show threadTani AuraNov 18, 2022

@RunningFaster bookmarks are separte from each other.

Toots are definitely toots (posts). :)

Show threadStoryGirlNov 29, 2022
@Taniwha ...TXS for the tip Tani