Tiny Mastodon Tip About Boosts :mastodon: :boost_ok:!
First, yes! You should absolutely boost the posts that you like on Mastodon! :neocat_heart:
Boosting (reposting) is a very important feature on Mastodon! Because there are no algorithm to push content in your timeline, it is what others post and repost that you see chronologically.
Boosting keeps Mastodon alive!
Do it! Boost it! :boost_ok: :blobcatrainbow:
That being said,
if you personally get annoyed by someone else's boosts, know that you have options:
1. Everyone should enable the "Group boosts in timelines" option. You can find it from the browser interface in "Preferences" > "Other" at the very top. This will hide new boosts for posts that have been recently boosted :ablobslurp:
2. You can hide all of someone's boosts without hiding their original posts. Go to the person's profile, select the 3-dot "Menu" button (in the browser interface, this will vary per mobile app), and select "Hide boosts from [handle]" :blobcatthinksmart:
3. You can mute someone's posts temporarily (boosts and originals). On the same "Menu", select "Mute [handle]" then "Show options." You can select between 24 hours, 7 days, or 30 days ๐ค
4. Know also that you are more likely to notice someone boosting a post repeatedly if you follow few people. Because there are no algorithm here, it is also a good idea to follow more people. Especially if you find your timeline too quiet :acongablob:
5. Don't forget to boost the posts that you like! :awesome:โจ
Tiny Mastodon Tip About Boosts :mastodon: :boost_ok:!
First, yes! You should absolutely boost the posts that you like on Mastodon! :neocat_heart:
Boosting (reposting) is a very important feature on Mastodon! Because there are no algorithm to push content in your timeline, it is what others post and repost that you see chronologically.
Gentle Privacy and Security Reminder
for Organizations ๐๐:
One of the easiest way for your organization to not have data stolen in a data breach, is simply to not have this data.
One of the easiest way to save your organization future headaches and costs is to simply delete thoroughly the data you do not need anymore as soon as you do not need it anymore.
Whenever possible, it's even better to not collect it at all in the first place.
You might need to retain some data of course, but when an incident occurs, you will greatly reduce the harm, damage, and cost if you keep only the minimum data required.
You cannot be held accountable for the data you simply do not have.
Gentle Privacy and Security Reminder
for Organizations ๐๐:
One of the easiest way for your organization to not have data stolen in a data breach, is simply to not have this data.
One of the easiest way to save your organization future headaches and costs is to simply delete thoroughly the data you do not need anymore as soon as you do not need it anymore.
@Em0nM4stodon See also... customer credit card info. And names, birthdays, addresses, etc of people that AREN'T even buying services or goods from you!
Pisses me off that random websites want this info from people, and then proceed to have 'data breach accidents'. You deliberately collected this info that you didn't need from users. It WASN'T an accident.
(See also recipe websites, semi social websites, websites that force you to register just to see a free article...)
Tiny Privacy Tip for Application Developers ๐โจ
Every piece of data you
collect on others with your application becomes a liability to you.
You are responsible for
safeguarding and keeping track of every single piece of personal data you collect.
This is a heavy responsibility.
Especially if you collect and store a lot of data.
A much easier approach is to collect only what is absolutely necessary and delete it thoroughly as soon as it is not necessary to keep it anymore. You will save yourself so many headaches adopting this practice right from the start in your software development.
Remember: You can't be liable for the data you simply never had.
This is the easiest path for you,
and the safest path for your users.
To all the Fediverse admins tonight,
I would like to send an immense THANK YOU from us Fedizens for all the hard work you do protecting our homes ๐กโ๐
You are our heroes.
Thank you :blobcatheart:โ๐โจโ
โWhy do you use Signal and all this Encryption!
Do you have anything to hide? ๐กโ
Yes! I do!
- The color of my underwear
- My friendsโ cats photos
- My failed gym class grades
- My first attempt at "portrait"
- The outcome of my last meal
- The weird mole on my left toe
- How much I cried watching Star Trek
- How much cheese there is in my fridge
- My failed knitting experiment
- The horrible poem I just wrote
- My bank card pin number
- My social security number
- My main password
- The web search history for your birthday gift
Privacy is a Human Right! โ
Not sharing publicly what you do not wish to share is your right! ๐โจ
โWhy do you use Signal and all this Encryption!
Do you have anything to hide? ๐กโ
Yes! I do!
- The color of my underwear
- My friendsโ cats photos
- My failed gym class grades
- My first attempt at "portrait"
- The outcome of my last meal
- The weird mole on my left toe
- How much I cried watching Star Trek
- How much cheese there is in my fridge
- My failed knitting experiment
- The horrible poem I just wrote
- My bank card pin number
- My social security number
- My main password
- The web search...
@Em0nM4stodon Yes. Also the plan of Bella the cat to take over the world. She has plans for people that she would not want them to know. Long live Bella the cat.
This is an excellent report by @legoktm on @wikipedia โs experience on the Fediverse.
Experiences and goals will vary for each organization of course, but there are a lot of interesting things in there that could be helpful to you too!โจ
Older Millennials and GenX
have a unique perspective on the before and after world.
We use (and build) them now, but we grew up without IoT, without social media, without "smart" phones. When cameras were big and privacy was some sort of the default.
We have an important responsibility to fight for privacy rights so that younger generations will also know the freedom given by these rights.
We cannot let society
make them think this is normal and that nothing else is possible.
Older Millennials and GenX
have a unique perspective on the before and after world.
We use (and build) them now, but we grew up without IoT, without social media, without "smart" phones. When cameras were big and privacy was some sort of the default.
We have an important responsibility to fight for privacy rights so that younger generations will also know the freedom given by these rights.
@Em0nM4stodon I'd say even younger millenials from outside the US. I'm from a European country which wasn't even considered a developed country until we joined the EU in 2004.
Mobile phones weren't a thing until the early to mid-2000s. Most of my friends didn't even have a home computer until 2002 and even then, it was one family PC in the middle of the corridor, for some reason. Street cameras and CCTVs didn't even exist anywhere.
@Em0nM4stodon Really good question, I'm tempted to say in the afternoon, but lately I feel like I've always kept Mast open and was active on it in some way. If I had to hard set one I'd say afternoon. (voted)
@Em0nM4stodon our schedule fluctuates so wildly that we could be active early in the morening, but we'd be just as likely to interact late at night. often we'll interact in passing while doing chores, and on days when moving is really difficult, mastodon is our main form of out of the house engagement.
@Em0nM4stodon Which systems do you recommend?