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   Eugen Rochko (gargron@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Nov-2024 05:21:04 JST Eugen Rochko

   • かき@GNUsocialJP

   Mastodon is benefitting from the #X exodus (eXodus?) too: The official app downloads are up 47% on iOS and 17% on Android. Sign-ups are up approx. 27% compared to previous month with about 90K new accounts, while the MAU has jumped to 894K (across all Mastodon servers).

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     Francehelder :mastodon:🇧🇷 (francehelder@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Nov-2024 05:22:37 JST Francehelder :mastodon:🇧🇷

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     @Gargron MAU?

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     Conlan Spangler (conlan@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Nov-2024 05:22:53 JST Conlan Spangler

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     @Gargron Keep it going, slow and steady.

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     Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮 (gamingonlinux@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Nov-2024 05:23:56 JST Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮

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     @Gargron Nice to see it's not just Threads and Bluesky, good for the internet as a whole to not stick to one!

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     Eugen Rochko (gargron@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Nov-2024 05:24:40 JST Eugen Rochko

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     • かき@GNUsocialJP

     We may not be the biggest by numbers yet, but Mastodon (and the fediverse) has proven itself to be an effective and reliable communications platform over the course of the last 8 years, and does not depend on venture capital to survive. The #fediverse is the future.

     mekka okereke :verified:, Victorhck and Glyn Moody and 3 others repeated this.
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     Eugen Rochko (gargron@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Nov-2024 05:33:52 JST Eugen Rochko

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     • かき@GNUsocialJP

     I spent 25% of my life working on Mastodon. It's kind of wild when you think about it. When I started, Google+ was still around. We're doing what one of the most resourceful companies in the world couldn't do. It's not easy. It's always easier to just build A Website, then slap some ads on it. But the fediverse is the long game.

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     DamonHD (damonhd@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Nov-2024 05:34:17 JST DamonHD

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     @Gargron Thank you! B^>

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     Evan Minto (vamptvo@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Nov-2024 05:35:52 JST Evan Minto

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     @Gargron Thank you and every contributor for all the work you do to keep Mastodon going (and growing!)

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     Eye (grb090423@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Nov-2024 05:36:23 JST Eye

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     @Gargron

     👏👍

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     West Lawns (westlawns@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Nov-2024 05:39:50 JST West Lawns

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     @Gargron I love it!

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     Dipper (lad_hallo@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Nov-2024 05:41:54 JST Dipper

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     @Gargron Mastodon is the first time that I enjoy Social Media.

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     David Schmidt (individual8@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Nov-2024 05:42:09 JST David Schmidt

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     @Gargron Thx for all your efforts. I was late to the game, but later, I believe, I will still be reognized as an early adopter. More and more people understand what's it all about.

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     wlach (wlach@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Nov-2024 05:47:26 JST wlach

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     @Gargron Thank you for all your efforts.

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     Caerfinon🅰️🆗 (caerfinon@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Nov-2024 05:57:53 JST Caerfinon🅰️🆗

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     @Gargron Thank you for you service 👍🏻

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     Dr. Nancy Wayne ✅ (nancylwayne@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Nov-2024 06:06:20 JST Dr. Nancy Wayne ✅

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     @Gargron Thank you! I am enjoying interacting with people from all over the world on Mastodon. I appreciate what you've created!

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     ytscorp (ytscorp@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Nov-2024 06:11:24 JST ytscorp

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     @Gargron
     And it's a beautiful thing!

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     Chris 🦑 (sturmsucht@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Nov-2024 06:18:48 JST Chris 🦑

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     @Gargron Diggi, du weißt gar nicht wie ich glücklich ich bin, hier zu sein. Danke!

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     Lauren Wu (Kayna on TFT) (laurenwu@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Nov-2024 06:22:49 JST Lauren Wu (Kayna on TFT)

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     @Gargron I'm so impressed with what you've accomplished, especially on a shoestring budget.

     Keep up the great work!

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     Strght (strght@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Nov-2024 06:39:59 JST Strght

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     @Gargron

     👏👏🍀🥂

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     Darwin Woodka (darwinwoodka@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Nov-2024 06:47:06 JST Darwin Woodka

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     @Gargron thank you

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     J. Steven York RESISTS (jstevenyork@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Nov-2024 06:47:57 JST J. Steven York RESISTS

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     @Gargron Thank you for your good work! I've only been here a while, but I've come to believe that Mastodon and the Fediverse are the only hopes for social media as the gathering place for the free exchange of talents and ideas that we idealistically imagined with dial up BBSs back in the 80s. Makes me sad to see people wake up enough to finally leave X and blindly follow the other sheep to Threads and Bluesky. Mastodon is the way.

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     Jenna Lane (lane_ass_jenna@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Nov-2024 07:09:32 JST Jenna Lane

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     @Gargron All I've heard about this week is Bluesky and Threads but nothing about Mastodon, so this is very comforting. I truly wish more people would sign up here and give it a try. Granted I'm told the same thing about the others which I don't have accounts on lol.

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     MJ (wpgne@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Nov-2024 07:12:18 JST MJ

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     @Gargron appreciate your efforts put into the alternative view of what true social media can be. Any update on the #Plushtodon s for the U.S. (North America)?

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     Uwe Neufeld (uweneufeld@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Nov-2024 07:14:58 JST Uwe Neufeld

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     @Gargron Hey bud, keep building.
     We' ll get this sick old man off the White House.
     Watch out!

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     Tauntify (tauntify@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Nov-2024 08:58:55 JST Tauntify

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     @Gargron Can anyone here help me to build my Fediverse. Network. I am trying my best to understand but I really have some questions. Can any one care to answer.

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     ██ 𝙴𝚞𝚋𝚒𝚎 𝙳𝚛𝚎𝚠 ██ （🦣) (eubiedrew@spore.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Nov-2024 09:13:17 JST ██ 𝙴𝚞𝚋𝚒𝚎 𝙳𝚛𝚎𝚠 ██ （🦣)

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     • The Animal and the Machine

     @taatm @Gargron

     "I see this ending with Bluesky switching to Mastodon standards and just becoming another federated server."

     One can dream, but that feels like the tail wagging the dog. I like #Bluesky because I can reach the world and sentimental feelings for Twitter circa 2009.

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     The Animal and the Machine (taatm@mathstodon.xyz)'s status on Saturday, 16-Nov-2024 09:13:18 JST The Animal and the Machine

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     @Gargron
     Mastodon is a rock. A Giants’ Causeway of a rock. Thank you.

     It is said that people always do the right thing… after trying everything else first. I wish everyone well on Bluesky, although to me it feels like they secured their AOL Keyword and not their domain.

     I see this ending with Bluesky switching to Mastodon standards and just becoming another federated server.

     ██ 𝙴𝚞𝚋𝚒𝚎 𝙳𝚛𝚎𝚠 ██ （🦣) repeated this.
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     underflo (underflo@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Nov-2024 09:14:18 JST underflo

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     @Gargron I never liked Bluesky. It just seemed too spammy.

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     Keith 🏳️‍🌈 (nerdykeith@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Nov-2024 09:48:33 JST Keith 🏳️‍🌈

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     @Gargron sounds very promising

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     Bellison22 (bellison22@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Nov-2024 10:59:51 JST Bellison22

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     @Gargron I am grateful for Mastodon.... it's my sanctuary city

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     Ianto Jones (ianto_jones@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Nov-2024 11:08:09 JST Ianto Jones

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     @Gargron just get Stephen King.

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     A.K. Tan (aktan001@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Nov-2024 12:08:30 JST A.K. Tan

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     @Gargron Glad to see it. The internet should go back to its roots of being decentralized. The web feels so much bigger when there’s a plethora of options to choose from.

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     joy larkin 🌺✨ (joy@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Nov-2024 12:42:09 JST joy larkin 🌺✨

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     @Gargron If you ever want to hear a good story about social media, there’s a surprising amount of Xooglers/Googlers still very salty about the failure of Google+.

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     J.O. (jur0_o@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Nov-2024 12:58:14 JST J.O.

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     @Gargron All government agencies and public media should use self-hosted Mastodon instances for their customer-facing communication. Won’t happen in the US anytime soon, but I wouldn’t say it’s an unlikely scenario in Europe. When that happens, users will follow.

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     AJ (andrewmettier@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Nov-2024 14:25:17 JST AJ

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     @Gargron I appreciate you and the open source future for all that you have inspired us to strive for!

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     Loran (loran_hayden@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Nov-2024 14:27:40 JST Loran

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     @Gargron I began using the internet when there wasn't an internet and you had to keep a dozen floppies on hand in case you needed to reinstall windows 3.x

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     Alex (alexantemachina@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Nov-2024 15:27:52 JST Alex

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     @Gargron 47+17=64. Where are the missing 36%?

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     Marcus Anthony Cyganiak (marcusanthonycyganiak@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Nov-2024 15:28:51 JST Marcus Anthony Cyganiak

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     @Gargron Do you make money somehow through Mastodon, or is this basically your time being devoted to a just cause?

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     HypnoToad (oblongs_appeal_0l@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Nov-2024 20:07:51 JST HypnoToad

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     @Gargron THANK YOU! This is the last social media I trust.

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     Bojack Horseman 🗿🐧 (wolfar@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Nov-2024 21:21:55 JST Bojack Horseman 🗿🐧

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     @Gargron fix the public feed finally please. this waterfall of unfiltered posts makes sick. Imo flagship web app should be polished as hell.

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     Tim Johnsen (timonus@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Nov-2024 23:58:34 JST Tim Johnsen

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     @Gargron 👏

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     Diego Aguilar (remedialvirus@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 17-Nov-2024 00:53:38 JST Diego Aguilar

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     @Gargron hopefully this platform is more censorship proof

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     Brian Dear (brianstorms@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 17-Nov-2024 02:11:47 JST Brian Dear

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     @Gargron

     All good. And deserving of our gratitude and support. But calling anything “the future” means it’s not “now” and leaves open any answer to, “so, when then?”

     I’m reminded of that great scene in THE CONTENDER where the President, played by Jeff Bridges, stingingly tells an annoyingly ambitious congressman, “You're the future of the Democratic party. And you always will be.”

     I worry Mastodon is the future of social media. And always will be.

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     Dave Winer ☕️ (davew@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 17-Nov-2024 04:28:59 JST Dave Winer ☕️

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     • Matthias Pfefferle

     @Gargron

     two big advantages of fediverse.

     1. it can't be bought by Elon Musk or someone like Elon Musk, can't suffer the fate of twitter.

     2. doesn't have the limits of other platforms. this is something we're building on in conjunction with @pfefferle and his colleagues at Automattic.

     The second one is enabling textcasting -- which will make mastodon specifically more useful to writers. The other platforms, not so much.

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     Bullwong (bullwong@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 17-Nov-2024 14:53:54 JST Bullwong

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     @Gargron Glad to hear, & thanks for all your hard work on it! I heard about it in those early days, & it took me a while to get here, but I made it.

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     cultdev (cultdev@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 17-Nov-2024 20:46:25 JST cultdev

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     @Gargron love you, stay gold

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     Totes Manly (totesmanly@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 17-Nov-2024 23:38:46 JST Totes Manly

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     @Gargron TY for all your hard work. I believe it is paying off. I left #twitter in 2017 but went cold turkey. Tried #bluesky earlier this year but after a week I deactivated because it felt the same as twitter and I left twitter because of how bad it made me feel. A few weeks ago I decided to try mastodon and it hits different. I'm not steeling myself before opening the app. I'm still getting a feel for it but I'm I haven't left yet and don't intend to any time soon. Long live the #fediverse

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     okanogen TheEnemyFromWithin (okanogen@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 18-Nov-2024 06:14:29 JST okanogen TheEnemyFromWithin

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     @Gargron
     If you pretended to care about #Black (and other racial minorities) experience here, you would be ten times that.
     We've tried to tell you all for years and the response has been deafening.

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     Folker (folkerschamel@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 18-Nov-2024 06:41:26 JST Folker

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     @Gargron What do you think about the idea of #mastadon servers supporting #atproto in addition to #activitypub?

     By the way, thank you very much for your work and vision! #fediverse

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     🇺🇦 Ɖσмιиιc ♰ 🇮🇱 (dominokinawa@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 18-Nov-2024 21:13:44 JST 🇺🇦 Ɖσмιиιc ♰ 🇮🇱

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     @Gargron I like Mastodon very much.

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     Gorgasbord (geo@social.collectivemoo.net)'s status on Tuesday, 19-Nov-2024 03:55:58 JST Gorgasbord

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     • Francehelder :mastodon:🇧🇷

     @Gargron @Francehelder I read it as Mastodon Augmented Universe ?

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     Niblem (niblem@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 19-Nov-2024 11:42:46 JST Niblem

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     @Gargron lmao

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     John Weeks :mastodon: (johnweeks@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Nov-2024 18:27:12 JST John Weeks :mastodon:

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     @Gargron MAU = Mastodon Animated Universe

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     peoples (peoples@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 21-Nov-2024 02:54:04 JST peoples

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     @Gargron yes

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     Tony 🐯 (txnytvng@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 21-Nov-2024 07:49:57 JST Tony 🐯

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     @Gargron Idk man, AT Protocol has a DM tab in the mobile app 🤷♂️