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Fedi.Tips (feditips@mstdn.social)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Apr-2022 10:28:12 UTC Fedi.Tips

Every server on Mastodon and the Fediverse has its own set of rules, written by the people who own and run that particular server
You can see the rules on your server by logging in through a web browser and clicking on "About this server". You can check the rules on other servers by going to their front page and cilcking "Learn more".
If you disagree with your server's rules, you can move your account to a different server with different rules (instructions for moving are at https://mstdn.social/@feditips/107939441820299376). You can even set up a server of your own, where you write the rules yourself (instructions are at https://mstdn.social/@feditips/108120327467587242)
This is one of the biggest differences between Mastodon and Twitter: On Twitter it's entirely Twitter's management that decides what is acceptable. On Mastodon, thousands of separate servers each have their own rulebook. While Twitter governs its users, on Mastodon the users can govern themselves.
#MastoTips #FediTips #Mastodon #Fediverse
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  If you want, you can move your Mastodon account from one instance (server) to another. Moving lets you take your followers, follows and some settings with you. 1. Create a new account on the instance you want to move to, but DO NOT delete the old account. 2. Log into your NEW account, go to Edit Profile > Moving From A Different Account, click on "create an account alias" and follow the instructions. 3. Log into your OLD account, go to Edit Profile > Move To A Different Account, click on "configure it here" and follow the instructions. 4. On your OLD account, go to Preferences > Import And Export > Data Export and download the settings and follows lists. 5. On your NEW account, go to Preferences > Import And Export > Import and upload the lists you just downloaded in the previous step. After doing all these, your old account will redirect to the new one, and your followers will transfer automatically (with a short delay). #MastoTips #Mastodon #FediTips #Fediverse
2. FediTips (@feditips@mstdn.social)
  
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  You don't have to join someone else's server. You can always set up your own Mastodon instance. It gives you maximum privacy, you can set your own rules, customise the server settings and provide your friends and family with accounts. Many co-ops and community organisations have their own Mastodon servers. You don't even need any server skills, because you can use "managed hosting" services such as https://masto.host or https://federation.spacebear.ee. They do all the technical stuff like installation and upgrades, while you run things through the normal Mastodon browser interface. (Of course if you *do* have server skills, you can install and maintain the Masto software from scratch yourself using the official documentation at https://docs.joinmastodon.org) #MastoTips #FediTips #Mastodon #Fediverse

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