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   FediTips has moved! (feditips@mstdn.social)'s status on Sunday, 16-Oct-2022 02:19:53 JST FediTips has moved!

   There's a new type of Fediverse server called GoToSocial which is currently under development and in public alpha testing.

   The official account is at @gotosocial and website at https://docs.gotosocial.org

   GoToSocial emphasises user safety. Its servers can federate through allowlists as well as the more traditional blocklists. Allowlists mean servers can automatically block all other servers except those they actively choose to allow, which offers users the maximum amount of protection against trolls and hateful people. (The downside is that it is more difficult to discover new servers when using allowlists.)

   Unlike most Fediverse servers, there is no official web version of GoToSocial, so you have to use it entirely through third party apps. It's compatible with the Mastodon API though, so there are plenty of apps available such as Tusky, Fedilab, Pinafore etc.

   The default character limit is 5000 and can be adjusted by the server admin.

   #Fediverse #GoToSocial #ActivityPub

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     FediTips has moved! (feditips@mstdn.social)'s status on Monday, 17-Oct-2022 02:52:00 JST FediTips has moved!

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     • Émilie Fecteau ?

     @thebiologist837

     No, it's just a blocklist.

     As far as I know, GoToSocial is the first Fedi platform to have allowlists as an option? (I'm sure someone will correct me on this! ? )

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     Émilie Fecteau ? (thebiologist837@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 17-Oct-2022 02:52:01 JST Émilie Fecteau ?

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     @feditips Does Mastodon have an allowlist mode?