reminder that all privacy and filtering features on Mastodon are conveniences and deterrents. it is built on a protocol that was not designed with privacy in mind at all, and thus cannot enforce it absolutely. i don't know if this will ever change without, say, OTR crypto extensions.

Mastodon is useful for many of the same reasons Twitter is, but if you would say anything that absolutely requires privacy, please share contact info for other, more private services with your close confidants.