Is there an account you follow that boosts other people too much? Do you like reading their own posts, but you don't want to see their boosts?

In Mastodon you can hide an account's boosts by doing the following:

1. Go to their profile page
2. Click the ⋯ button on their profile
3. Select "Hide boosts"

You will still see their posts, it will only hide boosts. If you change your mind, go to ⋯ and select "Show boosts".

They will never know you have hidden their boosts 🙂

#FediTips #Mastodon

Did you know you can subscribe to PeerTube channels on ordinary podcasting apps such as AntennaPod, Apple Podcasts etc? Here's how:

1. Go to the PeerTube channel
2. Click "Subscribe"
3. Long-press or right-click "Subscribe via RSS" and select "Copy link"
4. Paste this link into your podcast app's section for following podcasts through URLs (for example on Apple Podcasts this is at Library > ⋯ > Follow show by URL)

There's lots more info at:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-to-subscribe-to-peertube-channels-through-podcasting-apps

#FediTips #PeerTube

How to subscribe to PeerTube channels through podcast apps | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse

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@Friendica Support

Hi there,
I'm wondering about tweaking the #frio UI from the standard user backend, the standard admin backend and also "under the hood" in files themselfs if possible.

Are there some references to conversations, or links to tutorials or special hints and #fediTips?

#fediTips

Hi there @utopiarte,
I'm observing this #poll question on the #friendica @helpers #group from over here on a #mastodon instance and can't like, only fav, yet actually I'd like to be against this proposal as it is very dangerous!

I wouldn't put my name on the line in this internet for poll's by name vote, #democracy or even post an opinion.

That's way to dangerous in the actually #zeitGeist of #neoLiberalFascist's having the thumb on LLM's to hunt us down.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxNZduzm6B8

Grüss mir die Genossen

Provided to YouTube by WM GermanyGrüss mir die Genossen · WesternhagenMit Pfefferminz bin ich dein Prinz℗ 1978 WEA RECORDS / WARNER MUSIC GERMANYDrums: Jean ...

^YouTube

Wow! The #fediverse compatible and #selfhosted #podcasting platform #castopod has it's own index which will allow you to follow/comment/be alerted to new episodes from right here😀

*please boost for reach!

https://index.castopod.org/top50.html

Find a show, follow and enter your #mastodon or other fedi account and voila you will be alerted every time they post an episode. Thanks to #activitypub you can also interact! #feditips

https://castopod.com/en

https://blog.castopod.org/exploring-podcasting-2-0-made-easy-introducing-castopod-index/

@Castopod@podlibre.social
@castopod@podlibre.video

If you know someone who wants help using this place, feel free to ask, I can answer their questions directly. This account aims to be an unofficial help desk, especially for new or non-technical people.

If they're having trouble signing up, they can email me at email@fedi.tips

Also, please tell new people about the website at https://fedi.tips (especially the Quick Start section at the top). This has lots of non-technical advice for beginners and will help them get started.

#FediTips

Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse

^fedi.tips

#fediAdmin #fediTips #fediVerse

To begin with I wonder what happens if our sites and profiles display CC-BY-SA-NC as #copyright notice. Any use by #AI scrapers should become illegal and indemnisation inforcable.
Also if you search for #robotsTXT in google, this is what you get.

> Ignoring robots.txt instructions can result in your scraping activities being considered unethical or even illegal.

@maxschrems
@markus_netzpolitik
@ankedb

Hey there 👋

If you have any questions about how to use Mastodon or the rest of the Fediverse, it is totally fine to ask! I'm an actual human being here, and I'll try to help answer any questions if I can!

I didn't set up this account to be one-directional or mass audience, it's meant to be about helping people directly. 🙂

#FediTips #Fediverse #Mastodon

It can be really useful to know when a post was written, so that you know whether the information is current or not. You can see this on any post by looking at its "timestamp".

If you're browsing posts in a timeline, the timestamp will be in a post's top right corner. Recent posts will show minutes, hours or days since publication, older posts will show a date.

If you click on a post, the timestamp will be shown as a full date and time along the bottom of the post.

#FediTips

I won't go into details because they aren't mine to share, but a fash publication dropped dox (real name, location, years of internet history) on an antifascist member of the #fediverse today, based in large part on their activity on @kolektiva dot social and elsewhere on #Mastodon.

Just a reminder that the enemy is aware that we are gathered here and is watching us, and as we head into these dangerous times it's important to remember that. Think twice before posting anything here you wouldn't want linked to you in a court of law, for example. #SocialMedia #fascism #antifa #SecurityCulture #feditips

A follow-up post regarding the Mastodon search tips:

If the search options don't work, the reason might be that your Mastodon instance maintainer hasn't implemented Elasticsearch.

Also important: do not use capitals anywhere in the search conditions. E.g.: "From:me" doesn't work.

Further reading:

https://mstdn.social/@DeltaWye/111280982761530295

and

https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-search-for-stuff-on-mastodon/

#mastodon #MastoTips #FediTips #tip #tips #information #knowledge #fediverse

How do I search for stuff on Mastodon? How do I use hashtags? | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse

^fedi.tips

#fediTips
@tutorial

Summing up tests "activating" and "deactivating" @[Mentioned people only] on #mastodon. Apparently there have been some changes.
(from v3 to v4?)

You can't add more people into already existing posts. They won't be able to display it nore get notifications.
(if that ever existed)

You can deactivate/delete mentions, the profile won't get notifications of updates but still can see or search those toots.
note:
still awaiting confirmation of behaviour on #friendica

@helpers

Das #Fediverse gilt als datenschutzfreundliche Alternative zu anderen Social-Media-Angeboten. Wir haben #Mastodon 🐘 genauer untersucht und einen #Datenschutz-Leitfaden für den Betrieb von #Instanzen veröffentlicht 🎉

„Datenschutz bei Mastodon. Leitfaden für den Instanz-Betrieb im dezentralen Netzwerk“
https://sds-links.de/mastodon-leitfaden

➡️ Gern an die Admins eurer Instanzen weitergeben.

Vielen Dank an die Autorinnen @qbi, @malteengeler und @resieguen!

#MastodonDatenschutz #FediTips

There has been a lot of interest in PeerTube lately, so here are a couple of guides to help you use it.

➡️ How to watch and discover PeerTube, how to follow PeerTube accounts from Mastodon - https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-use-peertube-how-do-i-follow-peertube-accounts-from-mastodon/

➡️ How to upload your own videos to PeerTube - https://fedi.tips/how-to-publish-videos-and-audio-on-peertube/

Also a reminder you can browse/search lots of nice PeerTube videos at https://fedi.video

#PeerTube #FediTips

How do I use PeerTube? How do I follow PeerTube accounts from Mastodon? | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse

^fedi.tips

If you follow someone who boosts way too often, and you want to see their posts but not their boosts, you can do this:

1. Go to their profile page
2. Click on the menu button ︙
3. Select "Hide boosts from..."

If you change your mind later, go back to their profile and select "Show boosts from..." instead.

#FediTips #MastoTips #Mastodon

News orgs on Mastodon/in the Fediverse (NOT bots).
Several posts long. Expand to see whole thread.
(Suggestions appreciated.)

INTERNATIONAL NEWS (English)
@ArcticToday
@euractiv@masto.ai
@dw_innovation@mastodon.social
@globalvoices
@mondoweiss (Palestine & world)
@newlinesmag
@openDemocracy
@rferl (Radio Free Europe)
@thecontinent (African continent)
@TheConversationAfrica (Africa)
@thenation (US & world)
@VOANews (Voice of America)

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#MastodonHelp
#MastodonTips
#FediHelp
#FediTips

Review time again! Here's a concise look at the third party app Fedilab:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/fedilab-for-android

You can use it with Mastodon accounts (including forks like Glitch), PeerTube accounts, Pixelfed accounts and many other types of Fediverse account.

It's got a really nice array of options if you dig down into the settings menus, it does a lot of things that the official apps don't do. I've tried to summarise the good stuff in the review.

#FediTips #Fediverse #Fedilab #Apps #Mastodon #PeerTube

Fedilab for Android | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse

^fedi.tips

If you have ever worked with Deluxe Paint or heard about it, be sure to check out PyDPainter, a great and free resurrection of the legendary DPaint pixel editor.

https://github.com/mriale/PyDPainter

#pixel #PixelArt #graphics #GameDev #RetroComputing #tool #editor #tip #FediTips #Commodore #Amiga #MSDOS #retro

Czy wiesz, że... tworząc post z konta Friendica możesz prosto dodać lokalizację ?
W oknie tworzenia nowego postu, w polu lokalizacji możesz wpisać adres, nazwę obiektu, współrzędne, swoją lokalizację - cokolwiek co potrafi znaleźć na mapie #OpenStreetMap wyszukiwarka #nominatim . W opublikowanym poście wybrana lokalizacja będzie widoczna pod nazwą konta, które publikuje a link wskaże właśnie na serwis nominatim. Dlatego warto sprawdzić przed publikacją, na podglądzie, czy faktycznie link do wskazanego obiektu/adresu będzie znaleziony na mapie.

#feditips #friendica

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