Welcome!This Mastodon instance was created in December 2022 for
/r/neoliberal as part of the broader
neoliber.al domain. While primarily a spinoff of the subreddit, we welcome new accounts from anyone who is looking for a community based on liberal values. Take a look at our
local feed to see what we have to offer
New to Mastodon? You can learn more about it
here. In short, mastodo.neoliber.al is an independently-operated social media website running the Mastodon software which enables communication with other websites using the ActivityPub protocol. If you create an account here, you can follow and chat with people on other Mastodon instances and even on other social media platforms such as Lemmy, Threads, and Bluesky (with some limitations). This network is known as the "Fediverse"
Choosing an InstanceDeciding where to create your account will have a big impact on your experience. The administrators of an instance are responsible for:
- Protecting your eyes by maintaining a block list of instances that host objectionable content
- Creating the content policy enforced by your instance's moderators
- Ensuring that the instance stays running, and your data is secure
- Tailoring the instance experience to the needs of the community
Some instances offer lenient wild-west moderation, while others a more curated walled-garden. Some instances look and behave just like most social media platforms, while others are so customized as to be unrecognizable.
mastodon.social is the most popular instance, and provides a typical vanilla social media experience, so why make an account here?
First, we offer a unique moderation philosophy. Our
local feed is held to a high standard, with discussions expected to be both civil and constructive. Posts on
other instances are held to a generally lower standard, but are still subject to a zero-tolerance policy for hate speech and violence. The goal is to provide both a cozy close-knit community, and typical social media experience minus the bigots
Second, as a small community we offer a more personalized experience than what you can get on other instances. This includes direct support from the admins, a voice in how moderation is handled, and thanks in part to the software
Chuckya and
glitch-soc we have some extra features including:
Some Mastodon apps will not support all these features, but the website always works
ModerationThis instance is actively moderated and reports are usually responded to within 12 hours. We do not allow racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, or other forms of bigotry. Please see our rules below for more details
As a user, Mastodon has powerful tools for deciding what content you want to see, including word filters, blocking accounts, and blocking entire instances. As such, our current policy is to only perform site-wide blocks of other instances for spam, harassment, hate speech, and illegal or otherwise highly-objectionable content. Please reach out if you think a server has been wrongfully blocked
PrivacyWe use the
default Mastodon privacy policy. Please do not make an account here if you are under 13 or if handling your information as described in the privacy policy is otherwise illegal
It is not required to sign in to see posts made on this server. Therefore, blocking someone prevents them from replying to you, but does not stop them from reading your posts. This also means that posts made here can show up in search engine results or be archived by third parties (eg.
Internet Archive's Wayback Machine). This is the same as how Reddit operates. If you're looking for more privacy, you'll want to find a Mastodon instance that supports what's known as "authorized fetch"
AdministrationA minimum of 90 days notice will be given if this instance is going to shut down, and backups are automatically performed daily. That said, we are not fully compliant with the
Mastodon Server Covenant due to only one person having access to the server infrastructure
Server hosting and services are provided by Digital Ocean and Amazon AWS. Monthly costs are approximately $50. We are not accepting donations at this time, but if you would like to support the growth of Mastodon as a whole, consider contributing to the
Mastodon gGmbH Patreon or another small instance
This instance is not affiliated with the Mastodon gGmbH nonprofit corporation. Accordingly, please direct all issues regarding the content on or moderation of this instance (eg. DMCA, GDPR, ban appeals, server blocks, tech support) to jenbanim@gmail.com