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The Fediverse video platform PeerTube is currently raising funds to improve the platform and its new mobile app. You can donate at:

https://support.joinpeertube.org/en

(Click "Make a donation" to be taken to the donation form.)

PeerTube has been in continuous active development since 2018 and they have delivered all the features promised in previous fundraising drives. It's run by the non-profit Framasoft, France's main organisation promoting free open source software.

#PeerTube #Fediverse

There's an excellent new video telling the world about the Fediverse:

"Introducing the Fediverse"
https://videos.elenarossini.com/w/64VuNCccZNrP4u9MfgbhkN

There are also many other good intro videos:

"Mastodon in 180 seconds"
https://tilvids.com/w/f747058d-3991-4046-a1c9-29c184daa0ff

"What is Mastodon?"
https://fedi.video/w/cbQE3NRw76FayQCSdb14TU

"Crafter's Guide to the Fediverse" (not just for crafters!)
https://makertube.net/w/e0482fe7-2143-443e-9db4-68ae52ac34a7

"What is the Fediverse?"
https://framatube.org/w/4294a720-f263-4ea4-9392-cf9cea4d5277

"What is PeerTube?"
https://tilvids.com/w/gMdn3DYqBUmbCuSsCbkQAt

These can be useful in spreading the word 🙂

If you see an account profile marked "Automated" or "Bot", it doesn't mean anything bad!

The "Automated" label is activated by account owners who want to let people know that they aren't monitoring the replies to their posts, usually because a bot is running it.

Accounts that use this label are "good bots", providing useful services such as weather updates or interactive games. Bad bots simply wouldn't use the label at all.

More info on this topic at:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/why-are-some-accounts-marked-bot-on-mastodon

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@crinstamcamp

Not that I know of, sorry.

You can restrict the audience of your posts on Mastodon using post visibility settings. You can set each post's visibility separately if you want, and you can also choose a default visibility.

There are four or five different visibility settings which let you control who can see your posts and how easily they can be discovered.

Instructions on how to set Mastodon's post visibilities (and lots of questions answered about this feature) at:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/who-can-see-my-posts-in-mastodon-how-do-i-send-dms-in-mastodon

#FediTips #Mastodon

How to see which hashtags you are following in Mastodon:

- If you're on the website go to your profile page, click ⋯ and then "Followed hashtags"

- If you're on the official app, go to your profile page and click # at the top

- If you're on a third party app, it will be various different interfaces but it's often in the settings or profile settings

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I'm an unpaid volunteer running five websites and five accounts helping people use Mastodon and the wider Fediverse. These cause bills each month, which I pay.

If you want to help these sites & accounts keep going, you can buy me a coffee:

➡️ https://ko-fi.com/fedithing

(No registration, choose any amount, all currencies work.)

Alternatively, become a patron:

➡️ https://liberapay.com/FediThing

All support very greatly appreciated! 🙂

❤️ @FediTips, @FediFollows, @FediVideo, @FediGarden & @homegrown

By request, I've tried to do a guide for organisations that are interested in joining Mastodon and the Fediverse:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/tips-for-organisations-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse

Any kind of feedback would be appreciated, especially if you are involved with an organisation of any kind.

#FediTips #Mastodon #Fediverse