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We currently count 10,274 Mastodon instances, with 9,572,020 users (819,510 active during last month) and 1,059,991,518 published statuses. [Show Threads moderation statistics]

Threads moderation statistics

These statistics on the status of Threads moderation are based on the list of moderated instances, which is accessible only on some instances, and on the list of instances adhering to the Anti-Meta Fedi Pact.

Statistics on the state of Threads moderation
related to instances on which it is known

 Instances suspending Threads: 622 / 1,462 (42.54%)
 Instances limiting Threads: 52 / 1,462 (3.56%)
+ Instances suspending or limiting Threads: 674 / 1,462 (46.10%)
 Instances not suspending or limiting Threads: 788 / 1,462 (53.90%)
 Users on instances suspending Threads: 1,586,246 / 5,810,385 (27.30%)
 Users on instances limiting Threads: 169,048 / 5,810,385 (2.91%)
+ Users on instances suspending or limiting Threads: 1,755,294 / 1,462 (30.21%)
 Users on instances not suspending or limiting Threads: 4,055,091 / 5,810,385 (69.79%)

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Languages English (en)
Users 211
Active users (last month) 73
Active users (last six months) 96
Characters per post (max) 500
Known instances 26,271
First sight Apr 29, 2022 UTC
Last successful check Jul 15, 2025 UTC
Noxious No
New No
Software Mastodon 4.4.0-rc.1
Registrations Open (by admin approval)
Meta’s Threads moderation Unknown (this instance is not listed in the Anti-Meta Fedi Pact list), and its list of moderated instances is not accessible.
Most used hashtags (last week) silentsunday, Monsterdon, FotoVorschlag, MutualAidRequest, lgbtqia, nonbinary, comic, scotus, Fotomontag
Short description
Just a mastodon for people who host at least 1 IKEA BLÅHAJ
Long description
Welcome to BLÅHAJ Social a Mastodon instance for BLÅHAJ and friends of BLÅHAJ.

What can you use?

We have a Mastodon server with full text search (on local posts) enabled, we offer LibreTranslate on posts in the web interface (data does not leave the network for this feature).

How do I support this server?

Currently we can handle all users with some spare capacity on private infrastructure and <$1 in object storage.

If you would like to contribute to our energy costs, hardware maintenance or those domain renewal fees you can do so at


Technical Transparency

We aim to be transparent in how we operate, while we are looking into how to do this properly without too much overhead a list of resources is below:


Environmental impact

Earth is the only home we have for our beloved sharks, we do our very best to take care of it! We host our servers in-house (except for CDN) with an energy provider that only invests our energy tokens in local green power (wind, solar, bio). Thanks to a new regulation we are currently investing in our own solar panels to power our server at daytime. Our hardware itself exists of pre-loved server hardware, expanding its lifetime and reducing e-waste (and honestly costs).
Instance rules
  1. Must cuddle at least 1 IKEA BLÅHAJ or be a BLÅHAJ
  2. Be a decent person: NO violence, fascism, colonialism, white supremacy, religious extremism, nationalism,racism,homophobia, transphobia...
  3. Do nothing that is illegal in Belgium (where the servers are)
  4. No NFSW accounts
Moderated instances [?]
Not available
Instances certainly moderating this instance [?]
None
Admin account maartje@blahaj.social
Date of creation Apr 25, 2022 UTC
Display name Maartje
Bio
* Does Go, Kubernetes, Authentication for a living (previously 🐝👩‍🏫🔐🤖)
* Train lover :sncb: & Night Train Staff
 European Sleeper
* Retro thinker in the weekends :win3_progman: 

* Open Source fanatic (previously Crazy Gopher Lady)

* Sysadmin for cute sharks :BlobhajTinyHeart:
* Actually an autistic girl struggling to survive 💕


Warning: there will be lots of train content 🚂
Statistics
Last 12 weeks activity (totals: 5732 statuses, 635 logins, 6 registrations)
S: 560
L: 56
R: 0
S: 692
L: 58
R: 1
S: 585
L: 53
R: 0
S: 641
L: 56
R: 0
S: 483
L: 58
R: 0
S: 435
L: 57
R: 3
S: 491
L: 56
R: 1
S: 600
L: 60
R: 1
S: 361
L: 58
R: 0
S: 499
L: 62
R: 0
S: 381
L: 58
R: 0
S: 4
L: 3
R: 0
Last checks (green: OK; red: KO)
7/8/25, 1:24:43 AM UTC7/9/25, 1:55:16 AM UTC7/10/25, 2:47:50 AM UTC7/11/25, 2:32:37 AM UTC7/12/25, 1:11:36 AM UTC7/13/25, 2:55:21 AM UTC7/14/25, 3:13:19 AM UTC7/15/25, 1:54:51 AM UTC
Succesful checks: 1046/1054 (99.24%)
Languages English (en)
Users 215
Active users (last month) 24
Active users (last six months) 35
Characters per post (max) 500
Known instances 25,764
First sight Nov 9, 2022 UTC
Last successful check Jul 15, 2025 UTC
Noxious No
New No
Software Mastodon 4.4.1
Registrations Open (by admin approval)
Meta’s Threads moderation Threads is neither suspended nor limited, according to this instance’s list of moderated instances.
Most used hashtags (last week) silentsunday, Monsterdon, research, SCOTUS, starwars, bbc, mecfs, kpopmonday, Fotomontag, Photomonday
Short description
A place for communities in and around Chicago, IL or people who plan to visit! Approval for sign up is needed due to bot issues!
Long description
CityOfChicago.Live

CityOfChicago.Live

About This Server

CityOfChicago.Live is a decentralized, free and open alternative to Twitter based on Mastodon. Part of the Fediverse . Photo credit goes to Pedro Lastra

Backup Policy

Backups are made once a day and live backups are done on the first and last day of the month at 11:50pm cst. Expect the server to be down for a minute, an announcement will also be published to remind everyone

Donations/Ko-fi Account

Ko-Fi Helps us fund the server!

Code of Conduct

The following guidelines are not a legal document, and final interpretation is up to the administration of CityOfChicago.live; they are here to provide you with an insight into our content moderation policies:

  1. The following types of content will be removed from the public timeline:

    1. Excessive advertising
    2. Uncurated news bots posting from third-party news sources
    3. Untagged nudity, pornography and sexually explicit content, including artistic depictions
    4. Untagged gore and extremely graphic violence, including artistic depictions

  2. The following types of content will be removed from the public timeline, and may result in account suspension and revocation of access to the service:

    1. Racism or advocation of racism
    2. Sexism or advocation of sexism
    3. Discrimination against gender and sexual minorities, or advocation thereof
    4. Xenophobic and/or violent nationalism

  3. The following types of content are explicitly disallowed and will result in revocation of access to the service:

    1. Sexual depictions of children
    2. Content illegal in Germany and/or France, such as holocaust denial or Nazi symbolism
    3. Conduct promoting the ideology of National Socialism

  4. Any conduct intended to stalk or harass other users, or to impede other users from utilizing the service, or to degrade the performance of the service, or to harass other users, or to incite other users to perform any of the aforementioned actions, is also disallowed, and subject to punishment up to and including revocation of access to the service. This includes, but is not limited to, the following behaviors:

    1. Continuing to engage in conversation with a user that has specifically has requested for said engagement with that user to cease and desist may be considered harassment, regardless of platform-specific privacy tools employed.
    2. Aggregating, posting, and/or disseminating a person's demographic, personal, or private data without express permission (informally called doxing or dropping dox) may be considered harassment.
    3. Inciting users to engage another user in continued interaction or discussion after a user has requested for said engagement with that user to cease and desist (informally called brigading or dogpiling) may be considered harassment.


These provisions notwithstanding, the administration of the service reserves the right to revoke any user's access permissions, at any time, for any reason, except as limited by law.
Instance rules
  1. No hate speech/discrimination/etc
  2. No oppressive language or actions
  3. No harassment/stalking
  4. No gore or graphic violence
  5. No gore or graphic violence (unless it pertains to a news story)
  6. Respect peoples' pronouns
  7. No sexual depictions of children
  8. No automated spam (friendly bots are fine)
  9. No doxxing
  10. Accounts only created to post pornographic content are not permitted
Moderated instances [?]
  1. 076.ne.jp: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  2. 101010.pl: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  3. 10minutepleroma.com: suspended
  4. 13bells.com: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  5. 5dollah.click: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  6. 8777.ch: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  7. absturztau.be: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  8. activitypub-troll.cf: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  9. aethy.com: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  10. airis.work: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  11. akm.longyap.name.my: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  12. ali**.*ar: suspended
  13. amala.schwartzwelt.xyz: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  14. anemoneya.me: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  15. angrytoday.com: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  16. animal**********.*ocial: suspended
  17. anime.website: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  18. anon-kenkai.com: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  19. app.*******.com: suspended
  20. arachnid.town: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  21. asimon.org: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  22. asphodel.rip: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  23. atyh.cc: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  24. aygu*******.xyz: suspended
  25. bae.st: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  26. bajax.us: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  27. ban***.*og: suspended
  28. banepo.st: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  29. baraag.net: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  30. based.directory: suspended
  31. beef*****.*lub: suspended
  32. beefyboys.win: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  33. beepboop.ga: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  34. best****.fun: suspended
  35. bigguys.club: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  36. bikeshed.party: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  37. bitco*********.org: suspended
  38. bitt***.**deo: suspended
  39. blacksun.social: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  40. blazingopen.space: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  41. blob.cat: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  42. bookwor.ms: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  43. bozgor.org: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  44. brapbarn.farm: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  45. brigh****.**cial: suspended
  46. brotka.st: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  47. bruh.homd.xyz: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  48. buildthatwalland*********************.********ovetrumpis.life: suspended
  49. cac****.*oe: suspended
  50. cafkafk.com: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  51. calobar.club: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  52. campduffel.social: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  53. capystan.net: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  54. cawfee.club: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  55. childpawn.shop: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  56. chilira.com: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  57. chudbuds.lol: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  58. clq.im: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  59. club.da************ee.org: suspended
  60. clubcyberia.co: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  61. collapsitarian.io: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  62. comfyboy.club: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  63. comfysnug.space: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  64. commiespace.duckdns.org: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  65. count**.****.live: suspended
  66. crid.land: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  67. criminallycute.fi: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  68. crlf.ninja: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  69. crucible.world: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  70. cryptotooter.com: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  71. cum.camp: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  72. cum.d*******.soy: suspended
  73. cum.salon: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  74. cunn*.****nce: suspended
  75. cybe*****.*lub: suspended
  76. cyberstorm.one: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  77. dais*****.moe: suspended
  78. danksquad.org: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  79. dark-alexandr.net: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  80. degen******.fail: suspended
  81. desu****.soy: suspended
  82. detroitriotcity.com: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  83. digitalmarketer.social: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  84. djsumdog.com: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  85. dline.xyz: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  86. dmgd.monster: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  87. dotsod.com: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  88. duwa.ng: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  89. eaku.net: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  90. eatthebugs.social: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  91. eeeeeeeee.eu: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  92. el-spot.xyz: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  93. elementality.org: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  94. enes.lv: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  95. eveningzoo.club: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  96. fandom.community: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  97. fans.sonichu.com: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  98. fbxl.net: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  99. fedihams.net: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  100. fediverse-lite.com: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  101. fimidi.com: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  102. fluf.club: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  103. foxfam.club: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  104. freak.university: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  105. freecumextremist.com: limited (reason: FediDefense)
  106. freesoftwareextremist.com: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  107. freespeech.group: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  108. freespeechextremist.com: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  109. freethinkers.lgbt: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  110. frens.mahodou.moe: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  111. fuwa.pink: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  112. gab.ai: suspended (reason: It's Gab.)
  113. gab.com: suspended (reason: It's Gab.)
  114. gameliberty.club: suspended (reason: FediFence)
  115. gamers.exposed: suspended (reason: FediFence)
  116. gearlandia.haus: suspended (reason: FediFence)
  117. genderheretics.xyz: suspended (reason: FediFence)
  118. geofront.rocks: suspended (reason: FediFence)
  119. ghetti.monster: suspended (reason: FediFence)
  120. gigaohm.bio: suspended (reason: FediFence)
  121. girevik.su: suspended (reason: FediFence)
  122. gitmo.life: suspended (reason: Transphobia, QAnon)
  123. gleasonator.com: suspended (reason: FediDefense)
  124. glindr.org: suspended (reason: Transphobia)
  125. glitch.gray.cafe: suspended (reason: FediFence)
  126. glitchbird.com: suspended (reason: FediFence)
  127. glownow.club: suspended (reason: FediFence)
  128. gnu.moe: suspended (reason: FediFence)
  129. gorf.pub: suspended (reason: FediFence)
  130. gorf.space: suspended (reason: FediFence)
  131. gothloli.club: suspended (reason: FediFence)
  132. goyslop.cafe: suspended (reason: FediFence)
  133. gravure.club: suspended (reason: FediFence)
  134. guizzyordi.info: suspended (reason: FediFence)
  135. handholding.io: suspended (reason: FediFence)
  136. hello.2heng.xin: suspended (reason: FediFence)
  137. hendrixgames.com: suspended (reason: FediFence)
  138. hermit.cafe: suspended (reason: FediFence)
  139. hidamari.apartments: suspended (reason: FediFence)
  140. hitchhiker.social: suspended (reason: FediFence)
  141. honkwerx.tech: suspended (reason: FediFence)
  142. hornyjail.pro: suspended (reason: FediFence)
  143. husbandoism.life: suspended (reason: FediFence)
  144. husk.site: suspended (reason: FediFence)
  145. iamterminally.online: suspended (reason: FediFence)
  146. iddqd.social: suspended (reason: FediFence)
  147. ignorelist.com: suspended (reason: FediFence)
  148. ikbenpiraat.nl: suspended (reason: FediFence)
  149. inex.rocks: suspended (reason: FediFence)
  150. isesh.com: suspended (reason: FediFence)
  151. kiwifarms.cc: suspended (reason: An entire community *devoted* to harassment)
  152. kiwifarms.net: suspended (reason: An entire community *devoted* to harassment)
  153. nazi.social: suspended (reason: Nazis, homophobia, racism, sexism, transphobia, etc.)
  154. neckbeard.xyz: suspended (reason: Racism, homophobia.)
  155. noagendasocial.com: suspended
  156. paw**.*et: suspended (reason: Loli Content)
  157. pieville.net: suspended (reason: Literal Nazis.)
  158. poa.st: suspended (reason: Homophobia, transphobia)
  159. skins.gay: suspended (reason: Frequent Nazi symbolism in profile names & media.)
  160. social.lovingexpressions.net: suspended (reason: Antisemitism, transphobia)
  161. solagg.com: suspended (reason: Several accounts engaged in follow-spamming)
Instances certainly moderating this instance [?]
None
Date of creation Oct 29, 2022 UTC
Display name Sera :Pink_Verification:
Bio
Trans
She/Her
Statistics
Last 12 weeks activity (totals: 182 statuses, 170 logins, 1 registrations)
S: 9
L: 13
R: 0
S: 36
L: 17
R: 1
S: 8
L: 14
R: 0
S: 1
L: 13
R: 0
S: 16
L: 15
R: 0
S: 22
L: 13
R: 0
S: 24
L: 17
R: 0
S: 11
L: 15
R: 0
S: 8
L: 15
R: 0
S: 27
L: 19
R: 0
S: 20
L: 18
R: 0
S: 0
L: 1
R: 0
Last checks (green: OK; red: KO)
7/8/25, 2:24:01 AM UTC7/9/25, 1:49:01 AM UTC7/10/25, 1:34:33 AM UTC7/11/25, 2:10:53 AM UTC7/12/25, 1:45:23 AM UTC7/13/25, 2:53:36 AM UTC7/14/25, 2:03:01 AM UTC7/15/25, 1:39:14 AM UTC
Succesful checks: 880/883 (99.66%)
Languages English (en)
Users 755
Active users (last month) 35
Active users (last six months) 81
Characters per post (max) 2,500
Known instances 31,094
First sight Apr 29, 2022 UTC
Last successful check Jul 15, 2025 UTC
Noxious No
New No
Software Mastodon 4.2.21
Registrations Open (by admin approval)
Meta’s Threads moderation Unknown (this instance is not listed in the Anti-Meta Fedi Pact list), and its list of moderated instances is not accessible.
Most used hashtags (last week) introduction, books, monsterdon, programming, cooking, video, energy, sustainability, computers, git
Short description
The Yesterweb is a community which acknowledges that today's internet is lacking in creativity, self-expression, and good digital social infrastructure and wants to change that.
Long description
The Yesterweb is a community which acknowledges that today's internet is lacking in creativity, self-expression, and good digital social infrastructure and wants to change that.
Instance rules
  1. Please respect all users, regardless of your liking towards them. Treat others the way you want to be treated.
  2. Discriminatory jokes and language related to one’s race, age, gender, disability, etc. are prohibited.
  3. Content that is explicitly pornographic / depicting sexual acts is prohibited.
  4. Content depicting explicit gore and animal cruelty is prohibited (art is okay).
  5. No doxxing or harassment or encouraging self harm.
  6. Be mindful of how much private information you share about yourself.
  7. You must be 13 years or older to use this server, in compliance with COPPA.
  8. Ask administrator before creating bot accounts. Bot accounts must be marked as such.
  9. This server is not to be indexed. This includes tools grabbing many posts, metadata, lists, or data automatically not for the purpose of facilitating immediate reading by a human.
  10. No links/advertising for commercial content, though you can discuss the creation of it and provide links if specifically asked to and specifically to that person.
Moderated instances [?]
Not available
Instances certainly moderating this instance [?]
  1. aethy.com: limitation
  2. mastodon.cloud: suspension
  3. pokemon.mastportal.info: suspension
Admin account Opted out of search engines indexing
Date of creation Not available
Display name Not available
Bio
Not available
Statistics
Last 12 weeks activity (totals: 706 statuses, 256 logins, 11 registrations)
S: 54
L: 23
R: 1
S: 76
L: 25
R: 0
S: 54
L: 21
R: 0
S: 67
L: 21
R: 0
S: 50
L: 25
R: 5
S: 45
L: 21
R: 1
S: 49
L: 22
R: 0
S: 80
L: 23
R: 2
S: 82
L: 21
R: 1
S: 79
L: 19
R: 0
S: 67
L: 26
R: 1
S: 3
L: 9
R: 0
Last checks (green: OK; red: KO)
7/8/25, 1:11:03 AM UTC7/9/25, 2:21:52 AM UTC7/10/25, 3:14:02 AM UTC7/11/25, 1:07:04 AM UTC7/12/25, 1:06:59 AM UTC7/13/25, 1:08:39 AM UTC7/14/25, 1:38:09 AM UTC7/15/25, 3:05:34 AM UTC
Succesful checks: 1050/1054 (99.62%)
Languages English (en)
Users 493
Active users (last month) 49
Active users (last six months) 137
Characters per post (max) 500
Known instances 22,827
First sight Apr 22, 2023 UTC
Last successful check Jul 15, 2025 UTC
Noxious No
New No
Software Mastodon 4.4.1
Registrations Open (by admin approval)
Meta’s Threads moderation Unknown (this instance is not listed in the Anti-Meta Fedi Pact list), and its list of moderated instances is not accessible.
Most used hashtags (last week) Monsterdon, silentsunday, mythicalbandsandmusicians, lifelessonsfromsitcoms, scribesandmakers, poetry, nonbinary, starwars, bastilleday, mondayactionmovie
Short description
An english Mastodon community focused around technology (any vintage!). We welcome technologists, coders, engineers, gadget lovers, self professed “geeks” and anyone with an interest and love of tech.
Long description
Welcome to Techtoots:

An english Mastodon community focused around tech (any vintage!). We welcome technologists, coders, engineers, gadget lovers, self professed “geeks” and anyone with an interest and love of tech. If you share the opinion that the the best technologies are the ones that most resemble ‘magic’- you’ve found your home in the fediverse!

Social networking, back in your hands!

Sharing your thoughts has never been more convenient. Publish anything you want: links, pictures, text, video. All on a platform that is community-owned and ad-free.

You have 500 characters. You can adjust the thumbnails of your pictures with focal points. You can use custom emojis, hide things behind spoiler warnings and choose who sees a given post. Messed it up? You can delete & redraft for quick corrections.

Without an incentive to sell you things, Mastodon allows you to consume content you enjoy uninterrupted. Your feed is chronological, ad-free and non-algorithmic—you decide who you want to see!

Be sure to check our Terms & Code of Conduct.

Support the Community

Since we do not serve ads and we do not sell data we rely on your support. If you like you can donate to help us out a little to defray the monthly costs of operating our instance. Any support is appreciate and completely voluntary - thanks for your consideration.

Patreon

Mastodon Server Covenant Commitment

We're committed to the Mastodon server covenant which includes the following:

  • Active moderation against racism, sexism, homophobia and transphobia.
  • Daily backups of user data.
  • At least one other person with emergency access to the server infrastructure.
  • Commitment to give users at least 3 months of advance warning in case of shutting down.

You can read more information here.
Instance rules
  1. Sexually explicit or violent media must be marked as sensitive when posting.
  2. No spam or advertising.
  3. No racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, or casteism.
  4. No incitement of violence or promotion of violent ideologies.
  5. No harassment, dogpiling or doxxing of other users.
  6. No illegal content.
  7. No spreading of fake news or misinformation
  8. You must be at least 18 years old to use this site.
  9. No bots.
  10. English posts only please. Techtoots is an English based Mastodon community and as such our expectation is that your posts are also in English.
  11. No business accounts.
Moderated instances [?]
Not available
Instances certainly moderating this instance [?]
  1. asso.lgbt: limitation
  2. handon.club: limitation
  3. icosahedron.website: limitation
  4. infosec.exchange: limitation
  5. lacommu.net: limitation
  6. nileane.fr: limitation
  7. nothing.tacowolf.net: suspension
  8. trpg-o.xyz: limitation
Date of creation Apr 20, 2023 UTC
Display name The Coding Beard :verified:
Bio
Husband, Pet Dad (Great Danes and Cats), , & . Lover of , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and .
By day Engineering Manager at a company by night creator of !

Admin of https://techtoots.com

Canadian 🇨🇦

Opinions are my own.
Statistics
Last 12 weeks activity (totals: 1000 statuses, 328 logins, 11 registrations)
S: 97
L: 36
R: 2
S: 102
L: 28
R: 0
S: 90
L: 25
R: 0
S: 62
L: 31
R: 0
S: 100
L: 29
R: 2
S: 134
L: 27
R: 0
S: 137
L: 28
R: 0
S: 79
L: 30
R: 2
S: 96
L: 29
R: 2
S: 51
L: 29
R: 0
S: 43
L: 26
R: 2
S: 9
L: 10
R: 1
Last checks (green: OK; red: KO)
7/8/25, 2:21:56 AM UTC7/9/25, 2:13:03 AM UTC7/10/25, 2:15:41 AM UTC7/11/25, 2:28:18 AM UTC7/12/25, 2:06:12 AM UTC7/13/25, 1:30:30 AM UTC7/14/25, 2:10:24 AM UTC7/15/25, 2:15:09 AM UTC
Succesful checks: 748/751 (99.6%)
Languages English (en)
Users 99
Active users (last month) 8
Active users (last six months) 17
Characters per post (max) 500
Known instances 15,217
First sight Nov 16, 2022 UTC
Last successful check Jul 15, 2025 UTC
Noxious No
New No
Software Mastodon 4.4.1
Registrations Open (by admin approval)
Meta’s Threads moderation Unknown (this instance is not listed in the Anti-Meta Fedi Pact list), and its list of moderated instances is not accessible.
Most used hashtags (last week) infosec
Short description
msdyn365bc.social is an English speaking Mastodon instance that is open to anyone who is interested in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (FKA Microsoft Dynamics NAV).
Supported by mibuso.com
Long description
msdyn365bc.social is an English speaking Mastodon instance that is open to anyone who is interested in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (FKA Microsoft Dynamics NAV, FKA Navision).

Supported by mibuso.com.

Some guides to get you started

So you want to join Mastodon and get tooting. Great! Here’s how to dive straight in:
Mastodon quick start guide

An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse:
Fedi.Tips

If you’re new to Mastodon, one of the most interesting thing you’ve probably noticed about it is that the search seems to work against the user to some degree:
How Mastodon search works

This is for people who now have Mastodon accounts and have poked around a bit, but are still a bit confused about the whole experience:
10 quick Mastodon tips

An Increasingly Less-Brief Guide to Mastodon:
Guide

Find handles of Twitter contacts

Extract the fediverse handles of your Twitter followings or list members and import them here to follow them all at once:
Fedifinder

Cross-post from Twitter

Connect a Mastodon account and a Twitter account and enable cross-posting between them:
https://moa.party/

Migrate from another server

How to migrate from one Mastodon server to this one without losing followers:
1. Sign up on this server
2. On this server: Go to Account -> Moving FROM another account
3. Enter old account's handle
4. On OLD server: Go to Account -> Moving TO another account
5. Enter new account's handle and submit
Instance rules
  1. Do not toot in languages other than English (which makes moderation prohibitively difficult).
  2. No doxxing of users. Any form of harassment will not be tolerated.
  3. No intentional spreading of fake news, false information or misleading content. This includes attempts to impersonate Mastodon staff.
  4. No incitement of violence or promotion of violent ideologies.
  5. Do not post adult content, including pictures containing nudity, or unwelcome sexual attention (including sexualized comments or jokes).
  6. No porn, explicit or violent media, racism, sexism, fascism, homophobia, or any other form of abusive behavior, harassment or hate speech.
  7. Politics and religion is tolerated but discouraged. Whatever your political or religious view may be is your concern but we'd appreciate it if you wouldn't use this platform to plaster it in other people's faces.
  8. Interpretation of these rules is up to the server's admin discretion and is not open for discussion. They may change without prior notice.
Moderated instances [?]
Not available
Instances certainly moderating this instance [?]
None
Date of creation Nov 14, 2022 UTC
Display name Not available
Bio
AKA @luc
Statistics
Last 12 weeks activity (totals: 11 statuses, 79 logins, 0 registrations)
S: 0
L: 7
R: 0
S: 1
L: 7
R: 0
S: 1
L: 8
R: 0
S: 1
L: 9
R: 0
S: 1
L: 9
R: 0
S: 1
L: 5
R: 0
S: 1
L: 6
R: 0
S: 0
L: 5
R: 0
S: 1
L: 7
R: 0
S: 1
L: 7
R: 0
S: 2
L: 7
R: 0
S: 1
L: 2
R: 0
Last checks (green: OK; red: KO)
7/8/25, 1:43:51 AM UTC7/9/25, 2:41:55 AM UTC7/10/25, 2:08:27 AM UTC7/11/25, 2:46:04 AM UTC7/12/25, 2:11:19 AM UTC7/13/25, 2:51:46 AM UTC7/14/25, 2:35:20 AM UTC7/15/25, 1:11:34 AM UTC
Succesful checks: 905/905 (100%)
Languages English (en)
Users 26
Active users (last month) 10
Active users (last six months) 17
Characters per post (max) 5,000
Known instances 1,206
First sight Jan 22, 2023 UTC
Last successful check Jul 15, 2025 UTC
Noxious No
New No
Software Mastodon 4.3.9
Registrations Open (by admin approval)
Meta’s Threads moderation Unknown (this instance is not listed in the Anti-Meta Fedi Pact list), and its list of moderated instances is not accessible.
Most used hashtags (last week) Not available
Short description
Not available
Long description
趣味の場や避難所としてどうぞ。
Instance rules
  1. 人に迷惑をかけない使い方をお願いします。
  2. 此処には色んな人がいます。個を尊重しましょう。
  3. 下ネタはセーフですが、セクハラは禁止です。
  4. ネタバレは折りたたんで配慮しましょう。
  5. 後は法律違反しなかったらいいよ(何かあったら追加します)
Moderated instances [?]
Not available
Instances certainly moderating this instance [?]
  1. nothing.tacowolf.net: suspension
Admin account Opted out of search engines indexing
Date of creation Not available
Display name Not available
Bio
Not available
Statistics
Last 12 weeks activity (totals: 153 statuses, 108 logins, 0 registrations)
S: 16
L: 10
R: 0
S: 5
L: 12
R: 0
S: 11
L: 12
R: 0
S: 26
L: 10
R: 0
S: 10
L: 10
R: 0
S: 15
L: 9
R: 0
S: 4
L: 9
R: 0
S: 10
L: 9
R: 0
S: 5
L: 10
R: 0
S: 23
L: 9
R: 0
S: 28
L: 8
R: 0
S: 0
L: 0
R: 0
Last checks (green: OK; red: KO)
7/8/25, 3:09:39 AM UTC7/9/25, 3:13:37 AM UTC7/10/25, 1:04:21 AM UTC7/11/25, 2:44:15 AM UTC7/12/25, 2:39:00 AM UTC7/13/25, 2:00:09 AM UTC7/14/25, 2:04:51 AM UTC7/15/25, 1:44:28 AM UTC
Succesful checks: 837/838 (99.88%)
Languages English (en)
Users 1,693
Active users (last month) 44
Active users (last six months) 106
Characters per post (max) 500
Known instances 23,285
First sight Nov 16, 2022 UTC
Last successful check Jul 15, 2025 UTC
Noxious No
New No
Software Mastodon 4.3.6
Registrations Open (by admin approval)
Meta’s Threads moderation Unknown (this instance is not listed in the Anti-Meta Fedi Pact list), and its list of moderated instances is not accessible.
Most used hashtags (last week) introduction, intro, youtube, FediHire, socialism, communism, european, mountainmonday
Short description
arvr.social was started as a place where people that are interested in AR/VR can exchange information.
However, anyone is welcome to join and post :-)
Long description
arvr.social was started as a place where people that are interested in AR/VR can exchange information. However, anyone is welcome to join and post :-)
Instance rules
  1. No spam, blockchain sales pitches or advertising.
  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 illegal content.
  6. No violent media. Explicit media must be marked as sensitive when posting.
Moderated instances [?]
Not available
Instances certainly moderating this instance [?]
  1. mytter.jp: suspension
  2. nothing.tacowolf.net: suspension
Admin account cabanier@arvr.social
Date of creation Nov 15, 2022 UTC
Display name Rik Cabanier
Bio
Rik Cabanier is an engineer working on WebXR for the Quest browser at Meta.
He lives in Seattle with his wife, two sons and daughter.
Statistics
Last 12 weeks activity (totals: 573 statuses, 325 logins, 5 registrations)
S: 61
L: 28
R: 0
S: 46
L: 26
R: 1
S: 59
L: 27
R: 0
S: 55
L: 27
R: 0
S: 46
L: 27
R: 0
S: 65
L: 30
R: 1
S: 51
L: 32
R: 2
S: 46
L: 29
R: 0
S: 53
L: 29
R: 1
S: 58
L: 28
R: 0
S: 33
L: 36
R: 0
S: 0
L: 6
R: 0
Last checks (green: OK; red: KO)
7/8/25, 1:07:05 AM UTC7/9/25, 1:51:33 AM UTC7/10/25, 2:01:35 AM UTC7/11/25, 1:47:22 AM UTC7/12/25, 1:40:19 AM UTC7/13/25, 2:29:30 AM UTC7/14/25, 3:01:20 AM UTC7/15/25, 2:23:46 AM UTC
Succesful checks: 893/904 (98.78%)
Languages English (en)
Users 232
Active users (last month) 17
Active users (last six months) 25
Characters per post (max) 5,000
Known instances 17,124
First sight Nov 9, 2022 UTC
Last successful check Jul 15, 2025 UTC
Noxious No
New No
Software Mastodon 4.3.0-alpha.5+glitch
Registrations Open (by admin approval)
Meta’s Threads moderation Unknown (this instance is not listed in the Anti-Meta Fedi Pact list), and its list of moderated instances is not accessible.
Most used hashtags (last week) ai, silentsunday, FotoVorschlag, climatechange, maga, genocide, palestine, alttext, illustration, retrocomputing, technology, askfedi, bastilleday, Fotomontag, monochromemonday
Short description
Server by @cleatsandcode's business Isitmeanttodothat.io. Keep it friendly, insulting Gallybagger will get you banned, probably.
Banner photo: https://unsplash.com/@lison
Long description
Welcome (🎵to the Isle of Wight...) IOW.Social

Keep it clean, polite(ish). If you must look down on someone, only do it with the intention of helping them back up.

Funding

This server is funded by @cleatsandcode and @isitmeanttodothat at present. Donations/support are gratefully received though the Patreon lkink to donate here.

Reporting and moderation

When reporting accounts, please make sure to include at least a few posts that show rule-breaking behaviour, when applicable. If there is any additional context that might help make a decision, please also include it in the comment. This is especially important when the content is in a language nobody on the moderation team speaks.

We usually handle reports within 24 hours. Please mind that you are not notified when a report you have made has led to a punitive action, and that not all punitive actions are externally visible. For first time offences, we may opt to delete offending content, escalating to harsher measures on repeat offences.

Overview of Rules

Please read the below basic rules:

  1. You must comply with the Code of Conduct (see below). In general, be respectful of each other and we'll all get on just fine.
  2. Commercial use; company accounts are welcome but advertising is not permitted on this server. Over promotion, bot like behaviour replying to users, etc. will not be tolerated.
  3. Bots are allowed on this server as long as they are useful, interesting, or amusing. Bots that post excessively, that simply boost or link other posts, that just follow other users, or that produce badly-formed output will be suspended.

Arriving from Twitter?

If you're coming from Twitter, here are a few useful tools:

  • Find people you know over there by connecting your accounts up to Fedifinder or Twitodon.
  • Cross-post your toots to Twitter with Moa Bridge, if you want to stay active over there as well as here.

Code of Conduct

Our Pledge

In the interest of fostering an open and welcoming environment, we as contributors and maintainers pledge to make participation in our project and our community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body size, disability, ethnicity, sex characteristics, gender identity and expression, level of experience, education, socio-economic status, nationality, personal appearance, race, religion, or sexual identity and orientation.

Our Standards

Examples of behaviour that contributes to creating a positive environment include:

  • Using welcoming and inclusive language
  • Being respectful of differing viewpoints and experiences
  • Gracefully accepting constructive criticism
  • Focusing on what is best for the community
  • Showing empathy towards other community members

Examples of unacceptable behaviour by participants include:

  • The use of sexualised language or imagery and unwelcome sexual attention or advances
  • Trolling, insulting/derogatory comments, and personal or political attacks Public or private harassment
  • Publishing others’ private information, such as a physical or electronic address, without explicit permission
  • Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a professional setting
  • Use of accounts for public figures is encouraged however, we ask you interact with comments and the community and not use your account as a notice board or press release hub by ignoring comments/interactions with other users.

Our Responsibilities

Project maintainers are responsible for clarifying the standards of acceptable behaviours and are expected to take appropriate and fair corrective action in response to any instances of unacceptable behaviour.

Project maintainers have the right and responsibility to remove, edit, or reject comments, commits, code, wiki edits, issues, and other contributions that are not aligned to this Code of Conduct, or to ban temporarily or permanently any contributor for other behaviours that they deem inappropriate, threatening, offensive, or harmful.

Scope

This Code of Conduct applies within all project spaces, and it also applies when an individual is representing the project or its community in public spaces. Examples of representing a project or community include using an official project e-mail address, posting via an official social media account, or acting as an appointed representative at an online or offline event. Representation of a project may be further defined and clarified by project maintainers.

Enforcement

Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behaviour may be reported by contacting the project team at james2isitmeanttodothat.io. All complaints will be reviewed and investigated and will result in a response that is deemed necessary and appropriate to the circumstances. The project team is obligated to maintain confidentiality with regard to the reporter of an incident. Further details of specific enforcement policies may be posted separately.

Project maintainers who do not follow or enforce the Code of Conduct in good faith may face temporary or permanent repercussions as determined by other members of the project’s leadership.

Attribution

This Code of Conduct is adapted from the Contributor Covenant, version 1.4, available at https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/1/4/code-of-conduct.html

Roadmap

As the server grows we plan to scale infrastructure accordingly. As part of this there may be scheduled downtime which will be announced long before.

As costs of this rise, I (@cleatsandcode) will put together a clear outline of monthly costs and donations to this are greatly received. At present the rough monthly running costs (currently covered through myself and my business) is £130 for mail, hosting, data storage. If you'd like to pop a coffee my way in the meantime please donate here.
Instance rules
  1. Do: Using welcoming and inclusive language. Being respectful of differing viewpoints and experiences. Gracefully accepting constructive criticism. Focusing on what is best for the community. Showing empathy towards other community members.
  2. Do not post: Sexualised language/imagery/unwelcome sexual attention or advances. Personal/political attacks inclusive of racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia. Publishing others’ private information. Publish any illegal content in the UK. Incitement of violence/violent ideologies
  3. Commercial: Company accounts are welcome but advertising is not permitted on this server. Over promotion, bot like behaviour replying to users, etc. will not be tolerated.
  4. Public interest accounts: Use of accounts for public figures is encouraged however, we ask you interact with comments and the community and not use your account as a notice board or press release hub by ignoring comments/interactions with other users.
  5. ** You must ** Have a link to the IoW (UK) and state how in the signup process. Requests with no link stated in the "Why do you want to join" will be rejected.
Moderated instances [?]
Not available
Instances certainly moderating this instance [?]
None
Date of creation Nov 6, 2022 UTC
Display name cleatsandcode
Bio
Makes stuff on the web. Loves the water. Admin on this server. All breakages must be paid for.
Statistics
Last 12 weeks activity (totals: 1173 statuses, 168 logins, 0 registrations)
S: 109
L: 16
R: 0
S: 100
L: 14
R: 0
S: 103
L: 14
R: 0
S: 103
L: 15
R: 0
S: 140
L: 17
R: 0
S: 52
L: 15
R: 0
S: 119
L: 18
R: 0
S: 127
L: 11
R: 0
S: 71
L: 15
R: 0
S: 122
L: 13
R: 0
S: 115
L: 14
R: 0
S: 12
L: 6
R: 0
Last checks (green: OK; red: KO)
7/8/25, 2:08:59 AM UTC7/9/25, 1:37:37 AM UTC7/10/25, 2:59:17 AM UTC7/11/25, 2:17:18 AM UTC7/12/25, 2:43:59 AM UTC7/13/25, 1:49:59 AM UTC7/14/25, 2:50:55 AM UTC7/15/25, 1:35:20 AM UTC
Succesful checks: 908/910 (99.78%)
Languages English (en)
Users 1,117
Active users (last month) 115
Active users (last six months) 212
Characters per post (max) 10,000
Known instances 34,196
First sight Nov 10, 2022 UTC
Last successful check Jul 15, 2025 UTC
Noxious No
New No
Software Mastodon 4.2.13
Registrations Open (by admin approval)
Meta’s Threads moderation Threads is suspended, according to the Anti-Meta Fedi Pact list, but it’s currently impossible to verify it because this instance’s list of moderated instances is not accessible.
Most used hashtags (last week) SilentSunday, Monsterdon, nonbinary, FotoMontag, PhotoMonday, MonochromeMonday, Mondog, MountainMonday, KPopMonday, Monday
Short description
A friendly space for neurodifferent folks.
Long description
A friendly space for neurodifferent folks.

This space is designed for ND (dx, self-id/dx, or questioning) folks to find each other and connect in a space that is welcoming.

Please read the rules.

About the server

Who is welcome on Neurodifferent.me?

This space is designed for ND folks to find each other and connect in a safe space that is welcoming.

We support self-identification/diagnosis as these are often inaccessible due to cost, biases and other factors. Questioning people are welcome. Many of us found our way to diagnosis by seeing ourselves reflected back through others experiences.

Note: We are an intersectional space, and just because one may not personally share an experience someone else does, does not give us the right to silence or invalidate others voicing of their own experiences, even if it makes us uncomfortable.

Content Warnings

Content Warnings (CW) are an integrated part of mastodon, and provide a method for people to choose to protect topics that may be sensitive. If you feel that something may be sensitive, or spoil someone's experience (eg. sharing about a TV show), you are encouraged to post using a CW.

Note: Users will not request other users to suppress aspects of their intersectional identities, and related experiences, behind a CW. No user should have to suppress their own identity in order to avoid complaints, reports or harassment by others.

Note: There is a setting in your preferences to open all posts with Content Warnings automatically, if you don't want to click through each one.

Image descriptions

It is an expectation of this instance that you add accurate descriptions to images and video that you post to aid in accessibility. (A description like "image.jpg" that does not aid in accessibility would not meet this expectation.)

If you post an image of a screenshot of text, it is an expectation of this instance that you transcribe the text in the image description.

It is the responsibility of all users to remind each other about descriptive text, so that this is an accessible space for all.

Behaviours that may result in a ban

Racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, queerphobia, able-ism, etc. (may result in a permanent ban, you may not receive a prior warning)

Misuse of reporting mechanisms to target marginalized individuals.

Serious dishonesty that is hurtful to others.

Impersonating other people.

Harassment of any kind.

Accounts that automatically repeat a Twitter account, RSS feed, etc. must post as Unlisted, not Public.

Abuse / Weaponization of moderation/reporting

Do not attempt to weaponize our anti-abuse/reporting tools/policies against other marginalized groups.

We are an intersectional space, and just because we may not personally share an experience someone else does, does not give us the right to silence or invalidate others voicing of their own experiences, even if it makes us uncomfortable.

Attempts to re-centre discussions of marginalized people around the feelings of the privileged will be taken as manipulative behaviour undertaken in bad-faith. (E.g. white people should not demand that Black people put CW's on every discussion of race or a straight person who reports a queer person for writing "I dislike straight people".)

Migrating from another instance

Create a new account on the server (neurodifferent.me).

On the new account:

  • Go to preferences -> Moving from a different account.
  • Enter the handle of the old account.
  • Click Create alias.

On your existing account:

  • Go to preferences -> import/export -> data export
  • Download the CSV file called "Follows"
  • Go to preferences -> account -> Move to a different account.
  • Enter the handle of the new account, and current account password.
  • Click Move Followers.

On the new account:

  • Go to preferences -> import/export -> data import.
  • Choose the follows file you downloaded previously.
  • Click Upload.

It will potentially take a little while for all followers to migrate across.

Any questions, please reach out to @squish@neurodifferent.me.
Instance rules
  1. We support self-identification/diagnosis as these are often inaccessible due to cost, biases and other factors. Questioning folks are welcome.
  2. No racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, queerphobia, able-ism, etc. will be tolerated.
  3. No impersonating other people.
  4. No harassment of any kind.
  5. No shortened links, e.g. bit.ly, t.ly, goo.gl, ift.tt, lnkd.in, is.gd or t.co (These are malicious because link-shorteners track users without their consent and obscure the destination address, which also prevents users from being able to decide whether they want to visit the link beforehand).
  6. No advertisements for cryptocurrencies, NFT's, or multi-level marketing schemes.
  7. We strongly discourage posting un-described images or video on Public privacy setting.
  8. No neurodifferent user is to create cross-post only accounts from Twitter, RSS on Public privacy setting on this server. Note: this rule applies to the users of neurodifferent.me. Other instances have their own rules regarding this.
  9. No serious dishonesty that is hurtful to others shall be posted by a user on this server.
  10. No promotion or support of treatments which aim to suppress characteristics of individual identity (ABA, Conversion Therapy) is permitted on this server.
Moderated instances [?]
Not available
Instances certainly moderating this instance [?]
  1. bdsm-jp.club: limitation
  2. mytter.jp: suspension
Admin account Opted out of search engines indexing
Date of creation Not available
Display name Not available
Bio
Not available
Statistics
Last 12 weeks activity (totals: 3274 statuses, 962 logins, 0 registrations)
S: 272
L: 90
R: 0
S: 317
L: 87
R: 0
S: 328
L: 86
R: 0
S: 329
L: 87
R: 0
S: 234
L: 82
R: 0
S: 255
L: 81
R: 0
S: 252
L: 95
R: 0
S: 284
L: 85
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S: 296
L: 79
R: 0
S: 333
L: 82
R: 0
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L: 23
R: 0
Last checks (green: OK; red: KO)
7/8/25, 2:00:38 AM UTC7/9/25, 1:39:28 AM UTC7/10/25, 1:36:15 AM UTC7/11/25, 2:16:55 AM UTC7/12/25, 3:14:53 AM UTC7/13/25, 2:12:37 AM UTC7/14/25, 3:11:42 AM UTC7/15/25, 1:10:19 AM UTC
Succesful checks: 909/910 (99.89%)
Languages English (en)
Users 1,688
Active users (last month) 267
Active users (last six months) 691
Characters per post (max) 3,000
Known instances 29,333
First sight Nov 10, 2022 UTC
Last successful check Jul 15, 2025 UTC
Noxious No
New No
Software Mastodon 4.4.0-alpha.5+glitch+urusai+sakura
Registrations Open
Meta’s Threads moderation Unknown (this instance is not listed in the Anti-Meta Fedi Pact list), and its list of moderated instances is not accessible.
Most used hashtags (last week) silentsunday, monsterdon, このタグを見た人は0文字で自己紹介する, nonbinary, mythicalbandsandmusicians, allyours, lunesdecamisetas, lifelessonsfromsitcoms
Short description
A comfy, non-toxic, and inclusive Anime/Manga/Japanese Media fandom and Japanese Media/Culture Content Creators (Bloggers/Artists/Video Creators/Podcasters/etc.) Mastodon Server
Long description
Please read the about page and rules in its entirety before joining.

Complete rules can also be read here or in the rules section.

Please fill your profile/add profile pic after registering We may freeze your account and ask for additional information like social profiles, website/blog you own, portfolio, or AniList/Kitsu/MyAnimeList profile for newly signed up accounts with no activity with a completely blank profile within 1 week and the profile does not bring any social profiles in the search results. Blank profiles may be completely deleted without any prior notice.

Note; On certain IP ranges, your account may require approval due to spam bots abusing that IP range. You will be notified after signup if you require account approval from our mod team. To expedite your account approval, send your social profiles (e.g. Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/Fediverse profile from a non-blocked server, AniList/MyAnimeList/Kitsu/Anime-Planet, or website). Self-approvals for users requiring approvals with a MyAnimeList or AniList account is coming soon.

Used to Twitter? Sharkey (a soft fork of Misskey) might be easier to use if you don't depend on certain Mastodon clients (e.g. Ivory)/auto sharing plugins (Jetpack Social Mastodon) or want the features like Quote posts and full text search. Our Sharkey/Misskey server (sister server) is at sakurajima.social. However, this Mastodon server is the main server.

🔰New to Mastodon? Watch this How to Video on the Basics of Mastodon🔰

Migrating your account to this server? Learn how to migrate your followers.. For our Misskey/Sharkey server, see this guide

A list of Anime Content Creators that are on Mastodon is here

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About us

Sakurajima (桜島, さくらじま, Cherry Blossom Island) is a Mastodon server for the English Japanese-media and Anime/Manga/Japanese Media artist/blogging/video creator/podcaster/etc and fandom community. This is the place to talk about anime, manga, light novels, video games, and other Japanese media in a comfy and inclusive place. Of course, you can talk about anything as long it doesn't break the rules. This place also gives content creators (bloggers, podcasters, and video creators) a place to share their content. All are in a safe place, free from hate, trolls, harassment, extremist ideologues, and illegal content.

This is a highly moderated server (in regards to moderating against hate speech, harassment, misinformation, and illegal content) to keep the community safe and operated by an Asian-American who is on the Progressive Left. We only defederate servers if they are deemed a high risk (hate speech/spam/trolling risk/harassment/illegal content) or certainly break our rules. Otherwise, we moderate rule breaking posts if reported by users or discovered by moderation staff. See the moderation section for details. Note that we only block servers if it breaks our TOS, not for any other reason.

Note Federating with Sakurajima.moe is not guaranteed for servers that are not following the Mastodon Covenant or not listed on joinsharkey.org. Links between federated servers are temporary and may change or disappear at any time. We will block, suspend, or silence any server which permits any of the content or behavior prohibited by this server.

See the about page on our website for more information

Mascot: Hoshino Aiko (星野愛子) Header image is taken by James M, (c)2024 (chikorita157) in Washington DC. Do not use for AI.

Alt Text:

日本語:写真はタイダルベイスンで日本的な石パゴダがあって、桜は満開しています。 English: Photo shows a Japanese style stone Pagoda in the Tidal Basin and Cherry Blossoms in full bloom.

Main Features

  • 3000 Character Post Limit (matches our Misskey/Sharkey server)
  • Glitch-Soc features like formatted toots, doodle, collapsible toots, etc.
  • Anime Custom Emojis and Emoji Reactions (can be done by clicking the + button on posts)
  • Bunch of custom themes (more coming soon)
  • Better moderation than the big servers with a comfy and non-toxic atmosphere.
  • Access to Elk, a Twitter-like web client and Birdsite for Mastodon theme to make the transition easier.
  • Access to Akkoma-fe, which provides the Akkoma frontend, but working on Mastodon made possible by Essem.
  • Access to Forums. (Forums can use the same account as Mastodon)
  • Full text search for personal, boosted, and favorited toots along with public toots from opt-in users (Mastodon 4.2.0+, Firefish 1.0.4+, Sharkey).
  • Ability to post media along side with polls.
  • Ability to insert GIFs using the Tennor Gif Picker
  • Tumblr Style Quote Toots, compatible with Misskey and Akkoma (cherrypicked from Treehouse fork)
  • Bubble Timeline
  • Ability to upload up to 8 pieces of media in one post

We are entirely ad-free and depend on users like you. While optional, donations allow us to offset the costs of running this service. Total cost breakdowns can be seen on our website


Learn about this server and get updates on our server at our WordPress Blog or following the hashtag, #sakurajimainfo. You can follow @sakurajima@sakurajima.moe for server updates as well.

Statuses of all our services can be seen at https://status.joinsakurajima.org/status/sakurajima

This server is hosted at ReliableSite and Object Storage from Linode in New Jersey.

In addition, we run a slightly modified version of the Urusai. social's fork can be seen here.

We are using neatchee's fork of Mastodon Glitch with our customizations, and it may include bleeding edge (and bugs along with it) features. So please let @neatchee@urusai.social know if you encounter any issues.

Relay Information

Sakurajima has a private relay containing only servers the owner has trust with and the server owners agreeing to join. Here is a list of servers that are in our private relay.

  • sakurajima.moe (main Mastodon server)
  • sakurajima.social (our Misskey/Sharkey/Sakurakey server)
  • urusai.social (our friends, Anime-themed Mastodon server)

Don't ask to join, the owner will only ask if you want to join, and the server must already be following the Mastodon Covenant and must be Japan or Japanese Culture related.

Clients

Suppose you find the default web interface difficult. Once you register an account, you can use a third-party client instead of the Mastodon web interface. To log in to your account in these apps, specify "https://sakurajima.moe" as the server server to log in.

Official Mastodon client is not recommended due to it lacking essential features. However, suppose you are using a Mac or any IOS device. In that case, I can vouch for Ivory since I use that regularly.

Web

  • Elk Recommended
  • Pinafore - Unsupported as of January 2023

iOS


Mammoth is not recommended since it's VC funded.

Android


Mac


Mastodon Covenant

This server complies with the covenant. The user data is backed up daily (excluding media, as that, is stored in Object Storage at Linode) via daily backups made by Xen Orchestra, which are stored in an offsite location. Database backups are stored on another server. Any backups to the external server are also backed up at Backblaze.

We have a zero tolerance policy against hate speech and harassment. See the moderation section.

Moderation

See Server Rules page or rules section for the most up to date information on rules and enforcement.

Block list is only viewable at our main website and not search engine discoverable. The list is for informational purposes and not the most up to date as this is only updated once a month. The list is not viewable here due to a tool used to scrape the list used for nefarious purposes.

For servers that follow the Mastodon Covenant, we will moderate only by user basis as they are required to moderate against hate speech and harassment. These servers will always be on the allowlist (but can be limited/silenced due to spam-bot attacks).

Otherwise, we will silence (if the server’s administrator interacted with bad servers with rule breaking interactions, but don’t post rule breaking content) or if the contents will surely break the rules, defederate. To avoid getting silenced/defederated, block all Fedinuke servers, which are considered worst of the worst and ensure your server is moderated sufficiently.

Note that edgy behavior, or skirting the lines of being a troll will most likely violate our rules, especially in regards to hate speech, harassment, and abusive behavior. This behavior is highly discouraged. If you planning on enganging in this behavior, it’s recommended to find another server.

Note that we do not remove any blocks unless it's by error (evidence is required to prove this), which is unlikely as we use trusted sources for block lists. server owners may appeal, but substantial evidence is required and we will audit your server. If we deem the block as legitimate, we will not answer your request.

Blocklist Explanation

Federates with the usual suspects/Alt-fedi - used when an instance federates with, associates with, and shares the culture of, instances that don't moderate (and in many cases, actively support) things like harassment, bigotry, hate speech, trolling, far-right ideologies, and generally abusive behavior. Thus, behavior that will break the Mastodon Covenant regarding hate speech and harassment. Sites are considered alt-fedi when the admin made three TOS breaking interactions (e.g. boosting or replying to hate speech) with Fedinuke sites.

DNI - 'Do Not Interact'; instance hosts illegal content such as CSAM, loli (on non-Japanese servers, for Japanese servers, this is handled by a per user basis and we use text/hash tags filters), pedophilia, etc. If you want to verify these blocks, proceed with caution; use a VPN or an anonymous browsing service like Tor, and purge your cache afterwards.

Fedinuked - Considered worst of the worst servers, which contains hate speech, extremist content, and harassment, which of course violates our TOS. Receipts are available here.

Sources we used in the consideration of adding servers to our block list: Fedinuke and new additions from pleroma.envs.net. No block lists are automatically imported, we manually inspect them before they get added to the list.

On the moderation list, there are two type of blocks, Limited/Silenced and Suspended.

Limited/Silenced - You can follow users from this server, but all messages from this server will not show up on the federated timeline, hashtag results, and search. You will not receive any notifications or direct messages from Limited/Silenced servers. You need to see the profile directly or follow a user from that server to appear on your Home timeline.

Suspended - No messages will be exchanged with this server. It’s not possible to follow users from suspended servers nor posts from this server will appear on this server.

Statement on Threads and Bluesky

Sakurajima does not intend to federate with Threads due to privacy, safety concerns, and moderation terms allowing hate speech, which is prohibited in our Terms of Service. Meta/Facebook have proven to act in bad faith. For safety reason, Threads will not be allowed.

Note that Sakurajima is not part of the “Fedipact” and we don’t intend to despite opposing federation with Threads.

Bluesky Bridges are allowed, but to use it, you need to opt-in. However, Nostr bridges are prohibited. Note that we do not operate any bridges and you need to use your due-diligence before using them. However, any accounts that are from the bridge that breaks our rules will be dealt with accordingly.

Moderation Team

Administrator

@chikorita157 (owner)

Moderators

@NaraMoore

@kbnet

Backup Admin (Technical Only, no moderation powers)

@maadsharp

Server Exceptions to Rule 4

On our servers, we use reject patterns on terms relating to loli/shouta and reject certain hashtags relating to loli and Shouta. This means that most posts containing loli/shouta will never show up on the server. Anything that is not caught by the reject patterns and hashtag rejections that contain loli/shouta will be limited (removed from the public timeline) unless deemed obscene by US Law. Since this is a Japanese-media centric fandom server, we will only make an exception for the following servers (not an exhaustive list):

  • Misskey.io
  • Misskey.art
  • Misskey.design
  • mstdn.jp
  • fedibird.com
  • sushi.ski

Note: Pawoo is defederated due to rampant instances of CSAM.

We do not allow Lolicon/Shouta due to legality issues. This refers to sexual drawings involving child or child-like characters or 2D CSAM. An artwork is considered lolicon/shoutacon if it meets these criteria:

The individual appears underage, or the character in the source material is underage. (This can be chronological age or looks. i.e., a well-endowed 12-year-old is still loli, and so is a flat-chested 1000-year-old dragon.). Underaged is referred to characters who have not went through puberty, e.g. 14 years or younger.

And has at least one of the following:

  1. Bare genitals or breasts.
  2. Reveal of undergarments, i.e., panties or bra for girls or underwear for boys. Does not include swimsuits, as long it doesn't violate #1.
  3. The character is in a sexual posture toward that person. In other words, the loli/shouta could be dressed appropriately but in an image where other individuals exhibit sexual behavior toward them.
  4. Anything that is meant to be sexually suggestive. (up to moderator to determine)

This rule exception exists since filters aren’t prefect and some of these posts will still get through. Those servers that are not in this list would get handled normally.

Actual CSAM content (including AI generated) is still prohibited, regardless if users are on the servers mentioned on this list. Boosting/Favoriting/Reacting to lolicon/shouta content will result in a warning and/or ban. Any username that contains terms related to lolicon and shouta will be suspended immediately.

Automated Posting

While bots are allowed, note that your bot can only make up to 4 public automated posts in an hour (1 post every 25 minutes). No more than 16 unlisted posts in an hour. No repetitive posting (posting the same thing repeatedly) is allowed for public posting, if repetitive, keep it unlisted.

If you flood the local timeline, we may limit/suspend your account temporarily and you may appeal once you resolve the outstanding issues.

Note: This rule does not apply to apps that auto-shares blog posts or RSS feeds. Non automated posts made does not count towards this limit either.

Note: We do not allow bots that solely share only AI content (e.g. bots that share AI generated images or powered by ChatGPT)

Artificial Intelligence Training and Content Ownership

Training of content from our users to train LLM (Large Language Model) or any generative Artificial Intelligence models are strictly prohibited. We block access to all known bots associated with Artificial Intelligence training. Any user who creates an account for the sole purpose of training models will be suspended.

User retain the ownership of their content, but grant a royalty-free, revokable license for sole purpose of displaying content on our servers to other users who use the service as long it's stored on the server. However, it won’t be used for any other purposes.

Content Warnings

Content warnings (CW) allows users to hide suggestive or potentially triggering content. This requires the user to hide the content by default. If thee user wants to view it, they can click the button to show it.

The following requires a CW and sensitive always:

  • Sexual themes (including nudity) or content
  • Violent themes or content, blood and gore
  • Content that contains self-harm

Suggested, but not required, or at least tagged (for purposes of filtering):

  • Political current events such as elections and government actions (normally abbreviated to 'pol' along with the country/region, ie. 'UKpol', 'DEpol', etc.)
  • Potentially triggering Mental Health topics (normally abbreviated to 'mh'). Many of our members come here to discuss their mental health journey, and we seek to be as welcoming and open as possible, but for the sake of other users: please CW references to self harm, suicide, helplessness and other moods and behaviours that may be contagious or trigger people in recovery
  • Alcohol ('alc') and drugs
  • Themes or content about abuse
  • Common phobias (Like certain animals such as snakes and insects.)
  • Spoilers (in regards to source material not covered in an anime or for an episode that just aired)
  • Long posts or posts with multiple parts (please also use the 'unlisted' privacy setting for posts after the first in a thread, so that the local timeline doesn't get flooded)
  • Content made with generative tools like neural networks ("AI") and dissociated press/ebooks bot-style Markov chains that are designed primarily to imitate art or communication made by people. These can cause an uncanny-valley effect and can be distressing or frustrating when presented without warning. Additionally, AI generated content (text and image) must be tagged, no exceptions.

Please do not demand people to CW content, especially if it’s not required by the rules, this is the moderators job. We will send a DM asking the content to be CW’d.

Creator and Business Accounts

All creator (that primarily/regularly share creations) and business accounts must be Japanese Media/culture related or inspired. Any account that is created that falls outside will be suspended immediately and appeals will be rejected. No Exceptions. This rule does not apply to individual accounts, except if the user is creating an account for a business.

Business accounts can only be from a small business. If you are a creating an account for a medium/big business, please use a different instance as we do not have the capacity to host you.

So what kind of Japanese-related content is acceptable under this rule? If you create one of the following, you can create an account here (The list is exhaustive, but doesn't contain everything):

  • Blogging/Podcasting/Creating Videos about Japanese media and/or culture
  • Creating fan-art/anime-styled artwork (including OCs)
  • VTubing (including creating models)
  • Vocaloid/Voiceroid (works created with Vocaloid, Cevio Ai, SynthV, Voiceroid, Voicepeak, etc)
  • Fanfiction or fiction (based off Japanese works or Japanese inspired)
  • Any small business selling Japanese goods.
  • Japanese inspired video games, RPG Maker or visual novels.
  • Cosplay, and other creations involving Japanese media or Japanese inspired.
  • Fansubbing or translation of unlicensed works.

The above does not apply to non-creators.

Impersonation and Parody Accounts

Accounts for famous people or creator requires identification (social profiles, website, or other identification) and impersonating someone is strictly prohibited. Users suspected of impersonating someone will be asked by a moderator for proof of identification. If the user does not comply in 48 hours or the moderator finds that the user account is not legitimate, the account will be suspended.

We do not allow parody accounts hosted here. Any that are created here will be suspended.

Server Specs

This server runs on a 32 GB virtual server with 4 cores and 250 GB of storage virtual server running on XCP-NG. The host machine uses a Ryzen 5600X 6-core, 12-threads processor with 128 GB of memory and a 1 TB SSD hosted at Reliablesite in New Jersey. Media storage is stored on Linode's Object Storage in the New Jersey location

ElasticSearch server runs on a 16 GB virtual server with 80 GB of storage, which also hosts the Meilisearch server for Sakurajima Social.

Credits

Blobfox, BunHD, Drgn, Fox, Raccoon, gphn,neocat, neofox Emojis by Volpeon

Meowmoji from blobs.gg. Some emojis from urusai.social and Akko.wtf.

Spyxfamily Emotes by ArtzenAz

Firefish Emojis by @magi@minazukey.uk

Neogob by @PrimaveraZY@sakurajima.social.

Miffy, and Neobunby @eppa@cyberpunk.lol

The modern vanilla versions use CSS from the Mastodon Modern by Freeplay

Mastodon-bird-ui theme by ronilaukkarinen

Badge images are generated with Picrew created by ももいろね (momirune) with the もっとももいろね式美少女メーカー

Some Emoji packs are from absturztau.be, which include:

  • asuka emojis provided by gakamine
  • Emojis of Elaina from Wandering Witch. Thanks, Seri
  • Show by Rock emojis made by enigmatico

DMCA Takedowns

If you find infringing content that comes from our users (@sakurajima.moe, @sakurajima.social), send your DMCA takedown request to this server Admin email address. Make sure your takedown notice is valid and not covered under fair use.

If the address after the @ symbol does not match this server's, you must go to that website to file a DMCA takedown request. Unfortunately, we can't take down the original post.

Our server has a registered DMCA-designated agent (registration number: DMCA-1044141)
Instance rules
  1. You may not harass/bully people, incite violence, and/or post hate speech (e.g. racism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, etc)
  2. Do not post misinformation anything advocating extremist movements
  3. Do not post images associated with hate movements, extremist ideologies or groups
  4. NSFW content must be tagged approprately with content warning applied or marked as sensitive. No posting of underaged sexual-explicit content (real life/CSAM/CSEM and lolicon/shotacon) is allowed. This rule is handled differently for servers on the exception list, see about page.
  5. Properly credit artwork that you didn’t create and AI content must be tagged. No accounts that solely posts AI.
  6. Do not post SPAM, links to scam sites, pirated materials, phishing sites, or websites that break federal laws.
  7. By using this service, you are expected to follow the laws of the United States of America. Refrain from posting anything that may break federal laws.
  8. No mini-modding. If you see any post break the rules, report the post instead.
  9. Sensitive content (e.g. violence, blood/gore, NSFW, self harm) should be put behind a content warning or mark sensitive.
  10. Creator accounts must be Japanese media/culture related or inspired. This rule does not apply to non-creators. See about page for full details
  11. You may operate bots, but they must follow our rules and must be Japanese Media related.
  12. No impersonation accounts are allowed (of any creator or famous people) without proper identification.
  13. Not your wank bank. Accounts with zero community interaction without a filled profile that only follow porn accounts will be banned.
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