The official Mastodon of the TWiT Podcast Network

Welcome to TWiT.social - a Mastodon instance for listeners of the TWiT Podcast Network. This isn't Twitter. It's TWiT!

Please keep our space safe for all and family friendly. No spamming. No personal attacks. Your opinions are welcome, but we encourage thoughtful conversation over provocation.

Membership at TWiT.social is free and open to all TWiT listeners 18 and older, but if you would like to financially support us please consider joining Club TWiT. https://twit.tv/club There are lots of other benefits for your $7/month, including an active Discord server.

NOTE: Due to the unprecedented growth of the Fediverse in the past weeks we are limiting this server to TWiT LISTENERS ONLY! For a list of other servers you can join visit https://mastodon.help/instances Thanks!

Unfortunately, due to highly objectionable age-requirement laws in some of the jurisdictions we operate in, we must ask that you be 18 or older to join this server. While we do ask your birth date that information is not saved or used elsewhere.

1. We are inclusive and welcoming to everyone of all ages, nations, races, genders, faiths, and creeds.
2. Please keep our space safe for all and family friendly. No spamming. No personal attacks. Your opinions are welcome, but we encourage thoughtful conversation over provocation.
3. I actively moderate and will immediately suspend without appeal and in my sole judgement any account that violates the rules. I also, from time to time, de-federate any servers whose users act as a group to harass or attack this server or our users.
4. Full rules at https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/governance/policies/social-content-policies/ Mozilla has done an excellent job of describing how a well run social network should be governed. I encourage you to read it.
5. By joining TWiT.social you agree to adhere to these rules. Thank you! --Leo

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1. cathode.church: suspension
2. furry.community: suspension
3. hex.st: limitation
4. jubi.life: limitation
5. meow.social: suspension
6. monads.online: suspension
7. mytter.jp: suspension
8. nothing.tacowolf.net: suspension
9. peoplemaking.games: limitation
10. toot.mrah.live: suspension
11. weirder.earth: suspension

Phoenix Radio is a non-profit internet radio station and we welcome your interaction; Find out more on www.phoenixradio1208.com

1. No discrimination, including (but not limited to) racism, sexism, homophobia or transphobia.
2. No explicit content without content warnings and/or sensitive media markers. Explicit content must not be used in user avatars or header images.
3. No harassment of other users on this or other servers.
4. No illegal content
5. No incitement of violence or promotion of violent ideologies.
6. No disinformation regarding public health issues or political/military campaigns.
7. No spam. This includes commercial advertising, promotional campaigns, and SEO.
8. No impersonation of other individuals, public figures or organisations, unless clearly marked as a parody.

Devoted to furries who love big things, puffy things, and puffy things getting bigger!

Welcome to Blimpstodon

Blimpstodon, at blimps.xyz, is a Mastodon instance for inflation, inflatables, and generally swell critter lovers!

Blimpstodon is not a commercial group or entity, and currently is funded by myself (Kay) with help from donations from users like you. Every bit is greatly appreciated to help towards monthly infra expenses! 🎈🧡 You can donate at the Ko-Fi ^.^ I hope y'all have a good time!

If you know someone on here already, feel free to ask them for an invite! You may also request an account, with a reason supplied! Likewise, if you're an existing user and want a friend on here, feel free to invite them!

We try to be lighthearted, literally and figuratively, but in order to do so, we need to lay down a few rules to make sure everyone has a swell time.

Rules

1. You must be 18 years of age or older
   While we don't only serve adult content, this side of online communities has a strong adult focus. To ensure everyone's safety and well-being, minors are not permitted an account on blimps.xyz and if we find out you're lying your account will be suspended. You MAY be granted access again once you turn 18. If we find out you're dodging through another account, or lie that you're 18 after being reinstated, you will be permanently suspended from access.
2. Be respectful
   Treat everyone on this and other instances with respect. We're definitely on the furrier side of things, so while I won't say "treat others like (I hope) you'd treat your mother", you get the idea.
3. No bigotry
   Like "Be nice", racism, homophobia, transphobia, sexism, and any and all forms of bigotry will not be tolerated, period. The furry community is meant to be welcoming to folks, not exclusive.
4. Tag NSFW content as such
   While there is plenty of NSFW/adult content that this community can encompass, I expect everyone to use the Content Warning features of Mastodon to flag it as such to prevent automatically loading on others. If you will post it quite frequently, and don't wish to use the flags, you must set your account to locked when registering. We will use a three strikes system.
5. Zero tolerance for attacks
   Repeating, there is zero tolerance for bigotry and personal insults. First offenders will have their toot moderated and given a final warning. Second offense is a ban from the instance.
6. Report inappropriate behavior
   One of the great features for Mastodon is the ease of moderation in communities. Blimps.xyz expects all users to report any activity that violates the rules using the features built in to Mastodon for moderation and review. Use it!
7. No spam
   This is somewhat self-explanatory but is also further outlined below. We have a zero tolerance policy for any spam or abuse of this instance and will restrict or remove your account for spam. Don't blast messages like crazy, restrict advertising to legitimate recommendations only.
8. No doxing
   This counts as a personal attack and will not be tolerated. Blimps.xyz only collects information as outlined in our privacy policy, and will not release IPs or private information about users. You may not either. This is a zero-tolerance policy.

Thank you for working together to help make Blimps.xyz a fun place for all!

Keeping the fediverse federated, decentralized, and free of corporate interests is a community effort brought about by the numerous admins of instances. We each spend a little of our own time to help make the internet hopefully a more-fun place. If you can, a small token to my ko-fi can help keep this place going a bit longer.

Anti-spam policy

1. Introduction In the context of electronic messaging, "spam" means [unsolicited, bulk or indiscriminate messages, typically sent for a commercial purpose]. We have a zero-tolerance spam policy.
2. Credit This document was created using a template from SEQ Legal (https://seqlegal.com).
   You must retain the above credit. Use of this document without the credit is an infringement of copyright. However, you can purchase from us an equivalent document that does not include the credit.
3. Spam filtering Our moderators can review all toots and filter out messages that appear to be spam. We may also report incoming email as spam. This can result in IP addresses and domain names being blacklisted.
4. Spam filtering issues No message filtering system is 100% accurate, and from time to time legitimate messages will be filtered out by our systems. If you believe that a legitimate message you have sent has been filtered out by our systems, please advise the message recipient by another means or contact a moderator for assistance. You can reduce the risk of a message being caught by the spam filters by:
   
   
   • avoiding the terminology and text styling typically used by spammers
   • ensuring that your messages do not contain attachments or links to malware or infected websites
   
   
5. User spam We provide a facility that enables users to send federated messages (toots) to others. Users must not use our messaging facility or any of our other services to store, copy, send, relay or distribute spam.
6. Receipt of unwanted messages from us In the unlikely event that you receive any message from us or sent using our systems that may be considered to be spam, please contact us by reporting the toot in question or messaging one of the moderation team.
7. Variation We may amend this policy at any time by publishing a new version on our website.

1. You must be 18 years of age or older. No exceptions will be granted for "age of consent" or similar for your region. If discovered a minor, your account will be suspended.
2. No bigotry is permitted. We do not tolerate hate speech of any kind, including transphobia, homophobia, Islamophobia, or any other facet of one's being.
3. Be respectful: Treat others with respect. Assume good faith with everything. Text has limited ability to convey intent; be kind with yours.
4. NSFW or kink-driven content must be behind a CW giving a short summary of the content (e.g. "NSFW Art, inflation"), while ensuring media is marked as 'sensitive'
5. Zero tolerance for attacks. Harassing other users, whether on this instance or another, is cause for immediate suspension of your account.
6. Copyrighted content may only be shared in fair use contexts. Basically, if it would earn a DMCA takedown request filed against us, don't post it directly.
7. Take care in sharing sensitive information. While the admins here simply don't have the time nor interest to pry in the database, law enforcement could still have access as your messages are not encrypted at rest, same as nearly all other platforms. When in doubt, use a private messaging platform.

1. artisan.chat: suspension
2. simcha.lgbt: suspension

Mastodon Fediverse instance hosted at GreenNet https://gn.apc.org

This mastodon instance is open to GreenNet users for sharing information, questions, events, job openings and so on. Mostly English language.

GreenNet is a not-for-profit collective established in 1985, providing internet services, web design and hosting to supporters of peace, the environment and human rights. https://gn.apc.org

1. Sexually explicit or violent media should carry appropriate content warning'
2. No racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, or casteism. No Nazis.
3. No incitement of violence or promotion of violent ideologies
4. No harassment, dogpiling or doxxing of other users
5. Do not share intentionally false or misleading information

fandom.ink is a small, community supported instance for lovers of fanfic, fan art, fan meta/acafandom, fannish communities, and blorbos of all kinds.

About fandom.ink

Translations: 中文.

Inspired by the Great Tumblr Exodus of 2018, fandom.ink is a small instance designed for lovers of fanfic, fan art, fan meta/acafandom, fannish communities, and blorbos of all kinds.

fandom.ink is intended to be a fun, pleasant, and harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of participants in any form. Participants asked to stop any harassing behaviour are expected to comply immediately.

Please make sure you've read this page, as well as this guide, before applying for an account.

Support us

While fandom.ink is a free service, keeping it online costs real world cashmoney. If you have some extra to spare and you'd like to throw it our way to help out, we have a Patreon for just that purpose!

Code of conduct

Terms of service

All members of fandom.ink agree that they:

1. will abide by the terms of service and code of conduct, and
2. are prepared and able to use tools provided by the platform to appropriately curate their own experience, within the constraints described below.

Inappropriate behaviour

fandom.ink is a moderated instance. The following behaviours are never tolerated:

1. the aggressive or contemptuous use of derogatory language, offensive comments, dog-whistles, or the use of slurs related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, (dis)ability, mental illness, neuro(a)typicality, physical appearance, body size, race and ethnicity, religion, or fandom or fannish expression (e.g. "shipwars")
2. expressing or defending derogatory, harmful, and/or contemptuous views of marginalized persons or groups, including in the context of playing "devil's advocate" ("it's not really racist because...")
3. deliberate misgendering or use of "dead" or rejected names
4. threats of violence
5. incitement of violence towards any individual or group, including encouraging a person to commit suicide or to engage in self-harm
6. deliberate intimidation
7. sustained disruption of discussion, including the excessive posting of low-value or unrelated content to public timelines (e.g. spam, AI-generated content, intentionally disruptive shitposting, etc.)
8. religious proselytization
9. unwelcome sexual attention, including simulated physical contact
10. continued one-on-one communication after requests to cease
11. publication of an individual's personally identifying information without their consent ("doxxing"), even in situations where that information may be "public" in other forums
12. the linking of an individual's personas, online handles, screen names, or identities, where those links are not well-known, or where the individual has requested they not be linked
13. posting intentionally graphic, shocking, or triggering content without platform-appropriate markings (e.g. CWs, etc.)
14. uncut spoilers in public timelines (i.e. spoilers posted without appropriate CWs, etc.)
15. commercial accounts or accounts that exist primarily to promote commercial businesses.
16. "screenshot dunking" and/or the reposting of content from locked or otherwise non-public sources, done primarily with the intent of shaming, mocking, or harassing individuals.

Adult and erotic content

Adult/erotic content is permitted, under the following caveats:

1. User avatars and profile banner images must be all-ages appropriate.
2. All adult content must be clearly marked, using platform-appropriate tools (e.g. CWs, marking images as "sensitive", etc.), including when posted to private or limited-distribution timelines.
3. Erotic content (e.g. nudity, "sensual" images) is permitted in public timelines, so long as it is clearly marked using platform-appropriate tools.
4. Pornographic content (e.g. depictions of actual sex acts) is not permitted in public timelines.
5. However, linking to erotic or pornographic content (e.g. fic recs, a public buffer/announcement post followed by a thread of unlisted explicit posts, etc.) is permitted in public timelines, with appropriate markings/warnings.

In general, fandom.ink aims to be a sex-positive experience, with a strong opt-in culture for adult content. Note also that adult content on fandom.ink is expected to exist within a primarily fannish context. That is, fanart, fanfic, and so on. Erotica and pornography unrelated to fandom creative works may find a better home on another instance.

Please note that visual depictions of minors in sexual situations are illegal in most jurisdictions, including those in which fandom.ink is hosted and operated from. Accordingly, such content is prohibited under the Terms of Service and we do not federate with instances where it is allowed.

Reposting content

The reposting of unmodified content from the users of other platforms is prohibited. This includes, but is not necessarily limited to: cross-posted Twitter retweets; reposting art; and reposting unmodified screenshots of posts. Linking to and boosting/"re-tooting" original works is encouraged instead.

Note that using screenshots of posts as part of, for e.g., art or memes is generally permitted, so long as it does not violate the terms of service or code of conduct (e.g. is not harassing, doxxing, etc.).

Federation

fandom.ink takes a proactive stance to managing its federation with other servers. At a high-level, instance moderation policies are designed to attempt to prioritise and encourage kind, earnest, and authentic connections between individuals as well as a culture of consent around content and interactions.

To this end, we do not federate with servers that have moderation policies antithetical to ours. These include unmoderated ("free speech") instances, and any instance that tolerates content that is forbidden under the fandom.ink Terms of Service or Code of Conduct.

In addition, large instances and/or instances with a high volume of automated traffic are likely to be silenced.

Please note that, to preserve the safety of our users and the sanity of our admin, the full blocklist is not publicly available.

Reporting

If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, see content you believe violates the code of conduct or terms of service, or have any other concerns, please make use of the platform's in-built flagging and reporting tools, or contact an admin at abuse@fandom.ink. Cases will be responded to as promptly as possible.

fandom.ink respects confidentiality requests for the purpose of protecting victims of abuse. At our discretion, we may publicly name a person about whom we’ve received harassment complaints, or privately warn third parties about them. We will not name harassment victims without their affirmative consent.

Consequences

Participants asked to stop any behaviour deemed inappropriate by a moderator are expected to comply immediately. Individuals continuing to engage in inappropriate behaviours may be shadowbanned or expelled from fandom.ink. All decisions by the administrator on this issue are final.

Credits and licence

This code of conduct is based on Annalee Flower Horne's Sample Slack Code of Conduct, which is in turn based on Geek Feminism's Community Anti-Harassment Policy. It has been adapted for use by fandom.ink under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.

Last updated 2024-07-02, added a prohibition against algogen shit.

1. All users must be 18 or over.
2. All users must use tools provided by the platform (e.g. blocking, muting, reporting) to curate their own experience. Users must not expect other users to do this work for them (e.g. via "DNIs", etc.).
3. Behaviors considered illegal, harassing, inappropriate, derogatory or harmful to marginalized persons, or otherwise against the Terms of Service or Code of Conduct, are never tolerated.
4. Bots must be marked as such, and must not make posts to public timelines more frequently than once per hour.
5. Accounts auto-crossposted from Twitter or other services may be suspended or limited, without warning, at the administrator's sole discretion.
6. Adult and erotic content must only be posted in conformance to the "Adult and erotic content" section of the Code of Conduct.
7. Inactive accounts (i.e. those that have not been accessed for a period of six months or more) may be deleted, without warning, at the administrator's sole discretion.
8. Be courteous to others. Posting obvious flame-bait to public timelines (e.g. shipwars, nuclear-level takes on the discourse du jour, etc.) may result in content or your account being limited or removed, without warning, at the administrator's sole discretion.
9. Users caught encouraging or teaching others to circumvent instance rules, the code of conduct, or the terms of service will be penalized as if they themselves had performed the violation in question.
10. The reposting of unmodified content from the users of other platforms (e.g. cross-posted retweets, reposted art, etc.) is prohibited. Please link to the original content, instead!

1. bdsm-jp.club: limitation
2. mytter.jp: suspension

A Mastodon server for Atlantic Canada (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI, Newfoundland & Labrador).

1500 character limit

NOTE: Hotmail/Outlook blocks our emails

This instance provides a local base for Atlantic Canada, so that our "Local" feed is actually "Local"!

Power

This instance is hosted in Amherst, Nova Scotia. If the power goes out, the instance goes offline.

Fundraising

Fundraising link w/ cost detail: https://liberapay.com/mscheffel/

Costs are linked in a Google sheet, above. Donations are anonymous to avoid moderation influence.

1. No discrimination, including (but not limited to) racism, sexism, homophobia or transphobia.
2. No explicit (NSFW) content without content warnings and/or sensitive media markers. Explicit content must not be used in user avatars or header images.
3. No harassment of other users on this or other servers, including impersonation.
4. No content illegal in Canada
5. No incitement of violence or promotion of violent ideologies.
6. No disinformation
7. No commercial advertising, multi-level marketing businesses, promotional campaigns, and SEO. If you're a local business you may add value to this platform through your proximate actions. Share valuable information, resources, and insight; don't directly advertise.
8. Sensitive content should have content warnings. Your "boosts" will be considered endorsements, even if your bio says they aren't! Please take responsibility for what you boost to locals here.

techpolicy.social is a privately controlled Mastodon instance intended for use by technology and internet policy professionals. It is run on a volunteer basis by @mchris@techpolicy.social.

techpolicy.social is a privately controlled Mastodon instance intended for use by technology and internet policy professionals. It is currently paid for and run on a volunteer basis by @mchris@techpolicy.social (not wearing any professional / institutional hats); but that may change. The goal of this instance is to share information and discuss ideas, and foster offline collaboration through online engagement. For now, accounts are request/invite-only, screened by Chris; please give some reference link (e.g. another public profile or your bio on an organizational website) to make it easier to gauge fitness for this group, and if you're comfortable with it, including such information in your bio will help others in this instance as well.

You can contribute to the monthly costs of operation here: Buy techpolicy.social a Ko-Fi

Use of techpolicy.social is subject to a set of rules designed to enable a friendly and open atmosphere for all its users. If you wish to join this instance, you are expected to act without malice and in good faith. Doing otherwise may lead to removal from the service. For more, please see this instance's terms of service.

Terms of service and moderation rules

techpolicy.social is a Mastodon instance intended for those working in, or adjacent to, technology and internet policy. Inspired by eupolicy.social, its aim is to provide a friendly and respectful discussion space within the Fediverse, and to capture some of the information exchange and serendipitous connection power that other social media services have demonstrated.

To that end, you are expected to use this service for friendly and respectful interaction with others, and to help foster a welcoming and inclusive environment for all users.

techpolicy.social is privately owned and open to users voluntarily; it is not a public space. It is subject to a set of rules governing user behavior. Users wishing to join techpolicy.social are expected to act without malice and in good faith. Doing otherwise may lead to removal from the service, independent of whether a user violates the content moderation rules.

Content published with techpolicy.social must follow the following rules, interpretation and application of which is entirely subject to the administrator(s) of this instance:

• No racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, or casteism
• No incitement to violence or promotion of violent ideologies
• No harassment, dogpiling or doxxing of other users
• No intentionally false or misleading information
• No content that is illegal under United States law (because the server is located there)
• Sexually explicit or violent media must be marked as sensitive

Accounts who spam the server or are suspected of camping just to reserve an account name are also subject to removal.

Attribution

Parts of these terms of service have been taken and remixed from eupolicy.social, which in turn references chaos.social for its inspiration. This text is free to be adapted and remixed under the terms of the CC-BY (Attribution 4.0 International) license.

1. Sexually explicit or violent media must be marked as sensitive
2. No racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, or casteism
3. No incitement of violence or promotion of violent ideologies
4. No harassment, dogpiling or doxxing of other users
5. No content that is illegal under U.S. law
6. No intentionally false or misleading information

1. nothing.tacowolf.net: suspension

Mastodon.zip is a Mastodon server open to anyone and everyone. We have a focus on Tech, Gaming, and General News.

We're run by the non-profit Dotzip Ltd.

Mastodon.zip is a Mastodon server open to anyone and everyone. We have a focus on Tech, Gaming, and General News.

We're run by the non-profit DotZip Ltd, and we want to bring our ethos over to Mastodon.

We believe in transparency, inclusiveness, and fairness in everything we do.

Need help? Email: hello@mastodon.zip

1. Respectful Communication
2. Inclusivity
3. Privacy
4. Integrity
5. Collaboration

Bristol's independent news media co-op, created and owned by Bristolians.

The Cable is not your average newspaper. In 2014, the UK’s journalism industry was at rock bottom. 2012’s Leveson Inquiry report revealed systemic, decades-long criminality by the tabloid press in order to get ever-more sensational ‘scoops’ to sell papers.

Trust in the corporate-owned press was at an all time low, at a time when papers really needed it – their business model was in freefall, as internet firms were scooping up the ad revenue. Local investigative journalism was the first to take the hit, and had been extinct for some time.

A small group of volunteers in Bristol decided to do something about the failures of corporate-owned local media – they organised, crowdfunded, and built a reader owned new-media outlet: The Bristol Cable.

As a result, Bristol now has its own investigative newspaper, 100% owned by thousands of local people, free to access for all in digital and print.

For more than a decade, our membership model has allowed us to focus on long-term, groundbreaking investigations rather than breaking news that relies on clicks for revenue. Together, we hold power to account through groundbreaking investigations, campaign for change, and amplify marginalised voices.

We are rooted in local communities, but we’re also a leader in the global movement to reinvent the media industry as a sustainable, democratic public service. That's why we're now on the Open Social Web, helping connect our community with trustworthy journalism in a dedicated social space.