Skyler

So I've noticed new behavior on Masto the last few days that I don't think I'd seen before. It looks like some posts get automatically visually collapsed, even if there's no CW.

As best as I can tell, this applies to posts that either have a lot of hashtags or @-mention other users. I can't exactly nail it down, but I assume it's some kind of anti-spam behavior.

This is definitely behavior that would be harmful to creators and artists on this platform, ESPECIALLY if it is based on hashtags, which we've been repeating over and over to creators how important it is to use.

Jul 13, 2023 at 5:12pmWeb
Show threadSkylerJul 13, 2023

Well, this post also showed up as collapsed on my timeline, and it has no mentions or hashtags, but it does have some images, both with alt-text, and neither marked as a CW. I couldn't find an applicable setting within Mastodon that would control this.

Hmm.

Show threadHerzenpfoten 🩷🐾Jul 13, 2023

@skyler This is from glitch-soc. AFAIK both pawb.fun and furry.engineer have this now.

You should have an App Settings button on the sidebar that has a section just for controlling the behavior of collapsed toots.

Show threadSkylerJul 13, 2023
@herzenschein Aha! That did it! Thank you!