Notices by switching.social (switchingsocial@mastodon.at), page 56

@Urmeline @randulo

But if the post is already set by the user to public, it *is* visible outside Mastodon.

Outsiders (including search engines) can follow links to public posts, even if they're not embedded.

Embedding something doesn't change that situation, as far as I know.

@Urmeline @randulo

Does embedding affect search indexing though?

On a tech level, I think an embedded post is just the same as the public post but presented in a little window?

@Urmeline @randulo

Is this different in terms of privacy to posting a link to a public toot?

(Again, I am genuinely asking because I don't know how others feel about this.)

@Urmeline @randulo

(On a technical level, it opens a little window onto your Mastodon post, it doesn't transfer any data anywhere else.)

@Urmeline @randulo

Is embedding reproduction though?

There is no copy taken, it's a window on the original post.

@Urmeline

Thanks for taking the time, but I'm not completely sure what you mean?

If a toot is public, it is visible to everyone anyway?

(This is a genuine question! I'm not trying to argue, just want to find out more about this issue :blobsmile: )

@Urmeline

Thanks for taking the time, but I'm not completely sure what you mean?

If a toot is public, it is visible to everyone anyway?

@Urmeline

I don't think embedding works with non-public toots?

@inditoot @narF

Very very weird that it would just go away by itself.

I assume it is to do with someone embedding their own toot.

(Maybe it's an old bug, my instance isn't running the latest Mastodon version.)

@inditoot @narF

Very strange. But I assume clicking on it doesn't allow you into my profile?

By the way, I've added another person's toot embedded below mine. Does that have an edit profile button on it?

@narF

Hmm... that's interesting.

I see it, but I assumed it was because it's my account and I'm logged in.

Maybe this is a bug of some sort?

I'm guessing that clicking on it doesn't work?

Did you know you can embed toots from Mastodon on other websites and blogs?

Just click the "..." at the bottom of a toot and select "embed" to get the HTML code.

Here's an example of it in action:

https://switching.social/an-example-of-an-embedded-toot-from-mastodon/

#MastoTips #Mastodon #FediTips

@staltz @Tryphon

Maybe tax-funded public broadcasters could reinvent themselves as the makers of online infrastructure?

@cubicgarden works at BBC R&D and recently posted about a project to do with personal data storage, what if things like this were taken further, given more priority?

What if the same ethos behind public broadcasting was put to use building public internet resources? (If offline broadcast is on the way out anyway, it could be a lifeline for the public broadcasters too.)

@tartarosso

There's @Carnet which you can get here:

https://getcarnet.app/

I'm not sure of other options?

@nzau

Hi, I think I saw a message from you earlier!

A pot as in collecting money? Like a "tip jar"?

@majestyx

😕 ???

#XMPP (aka #Jabber) is an easy, widely used free federated chat system.

There are thousands of instances to sign up at, such as https://chinwag.im and
https://www.xmpp.jp

There are also *lots* of apps.

Maybe the most important thing is that an app supports OMEMO privacy:

https://omemo.top

Some recommended OMEMO-compatible apps:

Conversations (Android)
https://conversations.im

Gajim (Win/Linux)
https://gajim.org

Monal (iOS/Mac)
https://monal.im

#Alternatives

@kirin

Human beings tend to need to hear an alternative mentioned by two or three different sources before they will consider whether they are doing the right thing. :blobshrug:

If you can be one of those sources, you're taking people a step closer to switching.

@kirin

Human beings tend to need to hear things from two or three different sources before they will examine whether they are doing the right thing. :blobshrug:

If you can be one of those sources, you're taking people a step closer to switching.