DOES THAT MEAN I CAN ONLY INTERACT WITH PEOPLE ON MY MASTODON SERVER?

NOPE!

[I'm not shouting. Well, I guess I'm shouting...]

All servers interact with each other behind the scenes. The only noticeable difference is that people have different servers at the end of their account addresses.

Mashable: All of your burning Mastodon questions, answered: The server thing isn't as complicated as it seems. >>> https://mashable.com/article/mastodon-guide-everything-you-need-to-know

#twittermigration #matodontips #feditips #NewUser #servers

Big rumblings in the expansion of the #Fediverse have been happening recently.

#Tumblr has already promised to implement #ActivityPub (the protocol Mastodon uses), which will mean you can follow Tumblr accounts from here and vice versa. And today we a learning that #Flickr is also considering it!

This will be a massive expansion, which obviously carries some uncertainties, but I, for one, welcome our new federation partners.

This is the way the internet is supposed to work.