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Known instances 41,627
First sight Before Oct 14, 2020 UTC [?]
Last successful check Mar 24, 2025 UTC
Noxious No
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Software Mastodon 4.3.4
Registrations Open
Meta’s Threads moderation Threads is limited, according to this instance’s list of moderated instances.
Most used hashtags (last week) SilentSunday, monsterdon, dramaticcharactersgoofoff, worrywartasongorpoem, sunday, tatort, ListeningClub, critters2, 23andme, gerita
Short description
A Mastodon instance for the San Francisco Bay Area. Come on in and join us!
Long description
Welcome to SFBA.social!

We are the regional Mastodon instance for the San Francisco Bay Area. Everyone is welcome - Current/past Bay Area citizens, Bay Area admirers, and people who want to move here one day :-)

Yay-Area Resident?

Signs you are from the SF Bay Area:
http://www.daveyd.com/sanfranpol.html
https://www.theodysseyonline.com/18-signs-grew-san-francisco

Contributions

Our Admin/Mod team members are all volunteers. However, the costs for hosting this instance are now exceeding $1000/month.

Please consider contributing to our Instance: https://ko-fi.com/sfba_fedi

More Information

More information is available on the SFBA Community Hub

To submit a copyright claim, visit the DMCA Requests page on our community hub.
Instance rules
  1. Do not use slurs or racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist or otherwise discriminatory or hateful jokes or language; or promote white supremacy, anti-Semitism, transphobia, casteist, or other hateful ideologies.
  2. Do not post content that is illegal in the USA or California.
  3. Do not harass anyone, participate in group harassment of anyone, or otherwise engage in name calling or personal attacks.
  4. Do not post or threaten to post other people’s personally identifying information (“doxxing”).
  5. Do not tone police.
  6. Do not “shitpost” hateful content
  7. Do not sell or promote cryptocurrencies or NFTs.
  8. Do not litigate moderation decisions on the timeline.
  9. Mark content that contains nudity, gore, violence, etc. as sensitive and clearly label it with a content warning and/or hashtag.
  10. Do not post spam.
  11. Organizations must be based in the SF Bay Area.
Moderated instances [?]
  1. 13bells.com: limited
  2. 3dp.chat: limited
  3. 9kb.me: limited
  4. a.sukazyo.cc: suspended
  5. ac.akirin.xyz: suspended
  6. acat.world: suspended
  7. activitypub-proxy.cf: suspended
  8. activitypub-troll.cf: suspended
  9. aether.run: limited
  10. airwaves.social: limited
  11. ak.parcero.casa: suspended
  12. alive.bar: limited
  13. amarinha.gal: suspended
  14. andrew.xyz: limited
  15. archaeology.social: limited
  16. asbestos.cafe: limited
  17. asocial.social: suspended
  18. azemet.space: limited
  19. bae.st: limited
  20. baraag.net: suspended
  21. bassam.social: limited
  22. basstdn.jp: limited
  23. beefyboys.win: limited
  24. besties.com: limited
  25. beta.mstdn.cf: suspended
  26. bird.makeup: limited
  27. birdsite.wilde.cloud: suspended
  28. blahaj.finch.ink: limited
  29. bols.games: limited
  30. bondsdogs.com: limited
  31. bozgor.org: limited
  32. brands.town: limited
  33. brighteon.social: limited
  34. brokenhedge.org: limited
  35. caekis.love: suspended
  36. catcore.life: suspended
  37. channels.im: limited
  38. cherryberry.pink: limited
  39. childlove.space: suspended
  40. childlove.su: suspended
  41. childlove.top: suspended
  42. chinanews.social: suspended
  43. chudbuds.lol: suspended
  44. closednetwork.social: limited
  45. cmm.fyi: limited
  46. comingto.org: suspended
  47. comunitate.ascorcluj.com: limited
  48. creativewriting.social: limited
  49. crosstalk.tech: limited
  50. cryptodon.lol: limited
  51. cryptotalks.social: suspended
  52. cubfucker.pro: suspended
  53. cubsex.lol: suspended
  54. cubsex.pictures: suspended
  55. cum.salon: suspended
  56. cunny.beauty: suspended
  57. cunnyborea.top: limited
  58. cuyes.mooo.com: limited
  59. cybersecurity.masto.host: limited
  60. daystorm.netz.org: limited
  61. det.social: limited
  62. detmi.social: limited
  63. detroitriotcity.com: suspended
  64. dicekey.jp: suspended
  65. digitaldata.social: limited
  66. discourse.helenprejean.org: limited
  67. don.neet.co.jp: limited
  68. dreamersreality.dev: limited
  69. dw.n1l.dev: limited
  70. educhat.social: limited
  71. edusocial.it: limited
  72. eientei.org: suspended
  73. elderscrolls.space: suspended
  74. electroverse.tech: limited
  75. entomophagy.world: limited
  76. eveningzoo.club: suspended
  77. exmormon.social: limited
  78. federate.net: limited
  79. federated.place: limited
  80. fedi.buzz: suspended
  81. fedi.yesmap.net: suspended
  82. fetistodon.com: suspended
  83. forestver.se: limited
  84. foss.place: limited
  85. freeatlantis.com: suspended
  86. freecumextremist.com: limited
  87. freesocial.co: limited
  88. freespeechextremist.com: suspended
  89. freie-re.de: limited
  90. freifunk.social: suspended
  91. frennet.xyz: suspended
  92. fsebugoutzone.org: limited
  93. fuckgov.org: suspended
  94. furville.drinkanddrive.africa: suspended
  95. gab.com: suspended
  96. game-tecx.de: limited
  97. games.retrotalk.live: limited
  98. gametoots.de: limited
  99. gaydadon.jp: suspended
  100. genderheretics.xyz: limited
  101. gervtuber.de: limited
  102. graeber.social: limited
  103. groupsebelah.com: limited
  104. h5q.net: limited
  105. home.speakfree.social: limited
  106. humblr.social: suspended
  107. i.transmit.love: limited
  108. independent-media.co.uk: limited
  109. indiegameskey.net: suspended
  110. is.probablyabot.lol: suspended
  111. jiaojiao.org: suspended
  112. kalmar.social: limited
  113. kernkraft.social: limited
  114. kids.0px.io: suspended
  115. kidsarehot.fyi: suspended
  116. kinky.business: limited
  117. kira.zone: suspended
  118. kitsui.life: suspended
  119. kitsune.moe: suspended
  120. kokuusa.club: limited
  121. kommunismus.social: limited
  122. lawsocial.org: limited
  123. leafposter.club: suspended
  124. library.love: limited
  125. linke.social: limited
  126. locksport.space: limited
  127. loli.church: suspended
  128. lovelive-misskey.t1nyb0x.cloud: suspended
  129. m.corduba.tech: limited
  130. m.mxin.moe: limited
  131. m.n1l.dev: suspended
  132. m.techsocial.site: limited
  133. maaw.social: suspended
  134. makemysarcophagus.com: limited
  135. map-and-yap.club: suspended
  136. mapsupport.de: suspended
  137. mast-serv.site: suspended
  138. mastadon.astuto.cc: limited
  139. mastdn.social: limited
  140. mastinator.com: suspended
  141. mastnode.faith: limited
  142. mastodon-ero.xyz: limited
  143. mastodon-swiss.org: limited
  144. mastodon.acerbo.me: suspended
  145. mastodon.acm.org: limited
  146. mastodon.ashevillains.org: limited
  147. mastodon.buzhangjiuzhou.com: limited
  148. mastodon.cf: limited
  149. mastodon.cocamserverguild.com: suspended
  150. mastodon.com.py: limited
  151. mastodon.conquestuniverse.com: limited
  152. mastodon.education: limited
  153. mastodon.enitin.xyz: suspended
  154. mastodon.free-solutions.org: limited
  155. mastodon.frl: limited
  156. mastodon.gtmastodon.online: suspended
  157. mastodon.integrata-stiftung.de: limited
  158. mastodon.io.seg.br: limited
  159. mastodon.linuxmuster.net: limited
  160. mastodon.london: limited
  161. mastodon.mg: limited
  162. mastodon.mikmak.cc: limited
  163. mastodon.my: limited
  164. mastodon.openjw.com: suspended
  165. mastodon.sitejp.synology.me: suspended
  166. mastodon.sl: limited
  167. mastodon.svgun.ru: limited
  168. mastodon.thedirtydis.co: limited
  169. mastodon.top: limited
  170. mastodon.unpluggedrva.com: limited
  171. mastodon.wssmagazine.com: limited
  172. mastodon.zorqz.com: limited
  173. mastouille.fr: limited
  174. meetbeauties.social: limited
  175. mentalhealth-masto.com: limited
  176. merovingian.club: suspended
  177. metreee.com: suspended
  178. metsubo-jinrai.net: limited
  179. mi.c-at.jp: suspended
  180. mi.nakn.jp: limited
  181. milkiyatelier.quest: suspended
  182. minecraft.bktsk.com: suspended
  183. mineskey.xyz: suspended
  184. minor.cafe: suspended
  185. misskey-forkbomb.cf: suspended
  186. misskey.akatuki-host.com: suspended
  187. misskey.doujin.games: suspended
  188. misskey.ee: suspended
  189. misskey.favskey.online: suspended
  190. misskey.gfserver.jp: suspended
  191. misskey.gg: limited
  192. misskey.lalafell.org: suspended
  193. misskey.mofumofu.me: suspended
  194. misskey.pepabo.com: suspended
  195. misskey.shunrin.com: suspended
  196. misskey.suzuri.jp: suspended
  197. mk.chiwa.net: suspended
  198. mk.hoshisaki-h.com: suspended
  199. molaguay.xyz: limited
  200. morale.ch: suspended
  201. mostr.pub: limited
  202. motern.media: limited
  203. mrhands.horse: suspended
  204. mst.universoalterno.es: limited
  205. mstdn.beer: limited
  206. mstdn.jp: suspended
  207. mstdn.penguinhub.org: limited
  208. mugicha.club: limited
  209. n7.social: suspended
  210. nafo.uk: limited
  211. nagomisskey.com: limited
  212. nasface.cz: limited
  213. nationalist.social: suspended
  214. neckbeard.xyz: suspended
  215. nekton.social: suspended
  216. neomobius.com: limited
  217. neuroscience-mastodon.com: limited
  218. neuss.social: limited
  219. nicecrew.digital: suspended
  220. niederbayern.social: limited
  221. noagendasocial.com: suspended
  222. noauthority.social: suspended
  223. nobodyhasthe.biz: suspended
  224. norwoodzero.net: suspended
  225. nsfwmisskey.narazaka.net: suspended
  226. nycity.social: limited
  227. obo.sh: limited
  228. onion.social: limited
  229. osten.social: limited
  230. outpoa.st: suspended
  231. owo.town: limited
  232. oyasumi.ski: suspended
  233. parcero.bond: suspended
  234. pawoo.net: suspended
  235. phyrexia.ru: limited
  236. piaille.fr: limited
  237. piclub.social: suspended
  238. pieville.net: suspended
  239. pika.moe: suspended
  240. pl.firelink.digital: suspended
  241. poa.st: suspended
  242. porntoot.com: suspended
  243. portside.social: limited
  244. poster.place: suspended
  245. pravda.me: limited
  246. puls.social: suspended
  247. px.mathias777.com: limited
  248. pxlmo.net: limited
  249. qaf.men: limited
  250. quakers.social: limited
  251. queer.dev: limited
  252. rally.guide: limited
  253. rapemeat.solutions: suspended
  254. ravenation.club: limited
  255. rdrama.cc: suspended
  256. rebelbase.site: limited
  257. repl.co: suspended
  258. republic.red: limited
  259. rhythmisskey.games: suspended
  260. rope-access-work.com: limited
  261. rtypedbs.hostdon.ne.jp: limited
  262. ryona.agency: suspended
  263. sacred.harpy.faith: suspended
  264. scfzfilm.org: limited
  265. seal.cafe: suspended
  266. seda.social: limited
  267. shitpost.cloud: suspended
  268. shitposter.club: suspended
  269. shitposter.world: suspended
  270. shortstacksran.ch: suspended
  271. shotgunlife.social: limited
  272. sinblr.com: suspended
  273. skinheads.eu: suspended
  274. skinheads.social: suspended
  275. skinheads.uk: suspended
  276. sldon.com: limited
  277. sneed.social: suspended
  278. social.cezeri.tech: limited
  279. social.cutefunny.net: limited
  280. social.ergo-research.org: suspended
  281. social.foederiert.de: limited
  282. social.freysa.ai: limited
  283. social.lovingexpressions.net: suspended
  284. social.mastodon.site: suspended
  285. social.onlinesession.app: suspended
  286. social.pogo.community: limited
  287. social.vegan.im.it: limited
  288. sotl.social: limited
  289. squabble.org: limited
  290. startrekshitposting.com: suspended
  291. supernets.social: limited
  292. switter.at: suspended
  293. tambayan.us: limited
  294. tastingtraffic.net: suspended
  295. tcpcat.net: limited
  296. tech.retrotalk.live: limited
  297. terere.social: limited
  298. the.asbestos.cafe: suspended
  299. thebigeasy.space: limited
  300. thewiring.com: limited
  301. thoughtful.social: limited
  302. threads.net: limited
  303. ti.parcero.casa: suspended
  304. tickler.cc: suspended
  305. ticos.social: limited
  306. toot.berlin: limited
  307. toot.poedelwitz.de: limited
  308. toot.quest: limited
  309. tootnet.nl: limited
  310. toots.258990001.xyz: limited
  311. transforthe.win: limited
  312. truthsocial.co.in: limited
  313. truthsocial.st: limited
  314. tty0.social: limited
  315. tweet.pasture.moe: suspended
  316. twi.social: suspended
  317. uma-aji.com: suspended
  318. unicuskey.com: suspended
  319. urlex.org: suspended
  320. urweibo.com: suspended
  321. usasa.ky: suspended
  322. videochina.net: limited
  323. vigaucho.eu: limited
  324. vipgirlfriend.xxx: suspended
  325. waterlily.tokyo: limited
  326. webmasto.online: suspended
  327. wellcr.app: limited
  328. westen.social: limited
  329. whitesmokebbq.social: limited
  330. witten.social: limited
  331. wpmastodon.es: limited
  332. wulf.social: limited
  333. www.blabbergoats.com: limited
  334. www.gctaisentl.com: suspended
  335. x.4j.ee: limited
  336. xn--p1abe3d.xn--80asehdb: suspended
Instances certainly moderating this instance [?]
  1. bdsm-jp.club: limitation
  2. eldritch.cafe: limitation
  3. french-take.pt: limitation
  4. lacommu.net: limitation
  5. mastodon.openjw.com: suspension
  6. monsterfuckers.online: suspension
  7. mytter.jp: suspension
  8. sunbeam.city: suspension
  9. supebase.com: suspension
Admin account seb@sfba.social
Date of creation Dec 6, 2019 UTC
Display name Not available
Bio
Living the Dream...

Architecting secure systems and traveling the world is what I like.

Unfair, harsh, inconsiderate behavior is what I don't like.
Statistics
Last 12 weeks activity (totals: 246256 statuses, 19922 logins, 281 registrations)
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Last checks (green: OK; red: KO)
3/17/25, 4:01:19 AM UTC3/18/25, 3:51:42 AM UTC3/19/25, 2:15:06 AM UTC3/20/25, 2:12:15 AM UTC3/21/25, 2:55:49 AM UTC3/22/25, 4:23:56 AM UTC3/23/25, 3:18:02 AM UTC3/24/25, 3:40:38 AM UTC
Succesful checks: 941/942 (99.89%)