There have been account hijackings on Mastodon lately. Make sure you have two-factor authentication set up. For our instance users, here's the direct link: https://mementomori.social/settings/two_factor_authentication_methods

For users on other Mastodon instances, you'll find it under "Account" settings.

#Mastodon #Security #MementomoriSocial

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Two-factor Auth settings screenshot

"Donald Trump ousts election commission members in latest push to reshape US voting process" - WABE 7/10/2026

"Trump's Response to Chinese Election Meddling 'We Do Things Too'" - Newsweek 7/21/2026

"Trump allies discuss martial law ahead of midterms" - NewsWeek 10/17/26

#Mastodon #Saturday #elections #Interference #Trump #taco

How do I find the most interesting posts in the Fediverse? I use the "For you" feed.

Still experimental, still controversial.

About: https://help.mementomori.social/mementomori.social/instance-features#ranked-for-you--feed
Source: https://github.com/mementomori-social/mastodon/pull/4

#Mastodon #ForYouFeed #Algorithms #Fediverse

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A screenshot of ranked feed in Mastodon

Signups on az.social are now disabled ... bots go away ...

somewhere along the line I guess I stopped getting email notifications of new user registration requests and now I clearly have a bot problem ...

Have others devised scripts or anything for harvesting IPs to ban?

#fediverse #fediadmin #mastodon #mastodonadmin #mastoadmin

I have very noob #Mastodon / #IceCubes question: Where is the “report” button? Don’t tell me I can’t report spam / scam accounts around here?

@octothorpe has graciously allowed me to use his amazing post as my first #NoContextFedi post.

I often laugh (sometimes even out loud) at decontextualized content in my #mastodon feed. Mostly it's replies to conversations I don't know about. Maybe it's not everyone's idea of funny but that's OK with me.

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CM Harrington @octotorpe This time, I labelled them!

This is how the Retro Gaiden website looks to logged-in users.

It uses default Mastodon software with a heavy amount of custom CSS. The result is an appearance that's unlike anything else on the Fediverse.

#Mastodon #Fediverse #WebDesign

Pretty spammy day in #mastodon today. I don't see any recent CVEs, so I assume this is a large project of using pwned accounts. #infosec

I've banned 3 remote accounts today for this spam. PLEASE, if you get one of these posts, report it, and don't click anything, or your computer will no longer be under your control.

#Mastodon #spam

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Post that simply has a google docs link and about 50 DMed accounts

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Are those trolls, who you wanted to please, paying the bills?

I am not here to try to single out poor @stux. As I said, I think they're awesome! I think they deeply care about the Fediverse, and I think they deeply wish to be seen as a positive force within the Fediverse — as much as I try to be, someone who helps fund several Fedi sites.

No, my point is more of a cautionary tale.

In your efforts to please everyone and in your efforts to have a few lulz, you may be alienating the people who currently have the means to support your community.

This goes for all Fedi Admins. You're all so quick to hit that ban button at the smallest hiccup. Many of you do not even read the content on which you judge, and likely do not even read any appeals.

Recently, I was finally vindicated. But better late than never, I suppose.

But during this whole ordeal, I have not broken any rule, promoted zero hate speech, zero homophobia, zero transphobia, zero illegal content, and funded several Fediverse sites while being a moderator and administrator on a few more.

The one shortcoming I see, even among the best of us, is that some of you give in far too easily to please the mob, even when the mob is wrong!

So I ask again: Are those trolls funding your community?

NO, I do not believe funding a community should give you entitlement. All I am saying is that the lulz do not pay bills. And perhaps some of you should not be so quick to hit that ban button.

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#Fediverse #ActivityPub #MastoAdmin #FediAdmin #Mastodon #Misskey #PixelFed #PeerTube #Administator #Admin #Moderator #Mod #PayPal #Donate

@USSJoshuaNorton
Good call. I was surprised to find how many old versions of apps and apps I'd tried that turned out to be erm... not what I was looking for were still lurking in that list.
All now revoked apart from the ones currently in use 👍
#Mastodon #AuthorizedApps

The need of the hour of AI implementation is that the platforms users should be able to communicate to their bots to start or stop interested topics.

Settings are ok, but the above could be dynamic and instantaneous.

#AI #Twitter #Reddit #Bluesky #Favebook #Mastodon #LinkedIn #YouTube #Spotify

Y’all! Please, please, please use appropriate passwords. We’re seeing a big spam campaign across the fediverse, using hacked accounts.

First, change your fediverse password. Especially if it’s reused elsewhere, short/weak, or really old.

Then, here are some simple steps to protect you and your accounts:

1. Never reuse passwords. Use a password manager so you’ll only have to remember one password.

2. Make sure your passwords are secure. They should be 12+ characters with at least one capital letter and one special character. Good password managers have a generator built-in.

3. Set-up multi-factor authentication (MFA/2FA).

4. Use passkeys wherever possible.

If you need help, ask someone. Folks who know will help.

#Passwords #Security #InfoSec #OpSec #2FA #MFA #Mastodon #Fediverse #FediTips #MastodonTips

Let's assume, for the sake of argument, that I have a filter to exclude and not see 'KDE' and I follow 'AlpineLinux', what happens in #mastodon when there's a toot with #alpinelinux and #kde? Does it show in my timeline or not?

Mulla on nyt 401 seuraajaa.

Tarkoitus ei ole retostella, vaan lähinnä tehdä se havainto että Mastodonista kuulee sanottavan, että "ei siellä ole edes ketään".

Onhan täällä. Itsekin seuraan yli 600:tta tiliä.

#some #mastodon #huomenta #lauantai #viikonloppu #huomio #irtimetasta

HCommons.social is a Mastodon server supporting humanities scholars and practitioners around the world.

This server has a post size of up to 1000 characters.

https://hcommons.social

You can find out more at https://hcommons.social/about or contact the admin account @hello

#FeaturedServer #Humanities #Academic #Academia #Scholars #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

Hey y'all. Does the follower count matter to you ? And do you use it as a measurement of how trustworthy someone is here on Mastodon?

I'm just curious. I know I can look it up but I like having additional source of info.

Boosts aren't mandatory but appreciated. Besides I'll make my own conclusions eventually...

#askfedi #mastodon #askfedi #fediverse #poll #polls

moving my universeodon talk-about-anything account to this instance, finding the #feditips doc more complete than the #mastodon doc

https://fedi.tips/transferring-your-mastodon-account-to-another-server/

Hey everyone,

@casey and @aseelfromgz had the honour of speaking to one family from Gaza today and we’d like to welcome them to Gaza Verified.

They are:

• aseel (@aseelgaza)

Please give them a warm welcome to Mastodon and to the fediverse, follow their account, and donate to their fundraiser if you can (and please share this so others can do the same).

Also, remember that you can find all our families who have fundraisers listed at the following page, ordered by those who have received the least in donations over the last week (on a rolling basis):

https://gaza-verified.org/donate/

Thank you for making Mastodon and the fediverse a safe space for our friends in Gaza and for your support.

💕

#Gaza #Palestine #GazaVerified #Mastodon #fediverse #newMembers #verification

Gamepad.Club is a Mastodon server with a video games focus, but we’re open to all forms of gaming from tabletop RPGs to trading card games. Hosted in the UK and EU but everyone is welcome!

https://gamepad.club

You can find out more at https://gamepad.club/about or contact the admin account @Gazimoff

#FeaturedServer #Games #Gaming #VideoGames #TTRPG #RPG #CardGames #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

#Loops has entered #beta with #ActivityPub support, allowing users to connect with creators across the #fediverse. This means users can follow and interact with creators on platforms like #Mastodon and #Pixelfed, and vice versa. Loops has implemented several technical features to ensure smooth federation, including a shared inbox, HTTP signatures, and smart content representation. https://blog.joinloops.org/loops-joins-the-fediverse/?Fedizen.EU #Fedizen #Fediverse #ActivityPub #News