w3c.social is a friendly and respectful instance for people involved in the activities of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). The instance is run on a volunteer basis by a few of the W3C team.

w3c.social is a friendly and respectful instance for people involved in the activities of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). The instance is run on a volunteer basis by a few of the W3C team.

We invite constructive and kind comments as they foster positive interactions!

Please understand that sign-ups are limited. If you wish to create an account on this instance, please help us review your application by explaining why this particular instance is of interest to you, AND how you are part of the Web standards bubble.

If you are not sure what to write, maybe another Mastodon instance might suit you better.

1. I agree to abide by the terms and spirit of the W3C Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct - https://www.w3.org/policies/code-of-conduct/
2. I agree to describe media that I post, because alt text helps everyone, *especially* but not only the visually impaired, by clarifying intended meaning, saying a bit about the poster's personality, or even providing metadata if the media does not load.
3. I agree to fill out my bio as soon as possible after joining this instance.
4. I agree to stay mainly on topic for this instance which is around activities of the World Wide Web Consortium: Web standardization
5. I agree to tread lightly and dive only sparingly in sensitive content and potentially upsetting or triggering topics such as violence, graphic or adult content, politics, religion, etc.
6. If I can't uphold rule #5, I agree to hide behind a Content Wrapper (CW) sensitive content and potentially upsetting or triggering topics such as violence, graphic or adult content, politics, religion, food, eye contact, critters, or whether you use emacs or vi.
7. Please be kind :) Your interactions go to real people who deeply care and do their best. Please be curious, not critical.

1. 9kb.me: limited (reason: many different users from that instance in the Feburary 2024 spam wave)
2. ac.akirin.xyz: suspended (reason: Enables QR code image spam via random mentions)
3. acat.world: limited
4. asocial.social: suspended (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively links to many mentions)
5. besties.com: limited (reason: many different users from that instance in the Feburary 2024 spam wave)
6. bols.games: limited
7. brasil.goonj.xyz: limited
8. catcore.life: suspended (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively links to many mentions)
9. cmm.fyi: limited (reason: several users from that instance in the Feburary 2024 spam wave)
10. comingto.org: limited
11. cryptodon.lol: suspended (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively links to many mentions)
12. cuyes.mooo.com: limited (reason: several users from that instance in the Feburary 2024 spam wave)
13. cybergladius.social: limited (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively post links to many mentions)
14. cysec.social: limited (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively post links to many mentions)
15. detroitriotcity.com: suspended
16. dicekey.jp: limited (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively post links to many mentions)
17. don.neet.co.jp: limited (reason: many different users from that instance in the Feburary 2024 spam wave)
18. edusocial.it: limited (reason: many different users from that instance in the Feburary 2024 spam wave)
19. elderscrolls.space: limited
20. electroverse.tech: limited
21. fetistodon.com: limited
22. forestver.se: limited (reason: many different users from that instance in the Feburary 2024 spam wave)
23. freesocial.co: limited
24. freifunk.social: limited
25. galaxyrailway.link: limited (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively post links to many mentions)
26. gaydadon.jp: limited (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively post links to many mentions)
27. i.transmit.love: limited (reason: several users from that instance in the Feburary 2024 spam wave)
28. india.goonj.xyz: limited
29. indiegameskey.net: limited (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively post links to many mentions)
30. jiaojiao.org: limited
31. k.yumeka.xyz: limited (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively post links to many mentions)
32. kids.0px.io: suspended (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively links to many mentions)
33. kitsui.life: limited
34. kitsune.moe: limited (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively post links to many mentions)
35. kokuusa.club: limited (reason: many different users from that instance in the Feburary 2024 spam wave)
36. lawsocial.org: limited
37. linke.social: limited (reason: open registration allowing spam with links and many mentions)
38. lolison.network: suspended
39. lolison.top: suspended
40. m.corduba.tech: limited (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively post links to many mentions)
41. m.einverme.info: limited (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively post links to many mentions)
42. m.n1l.dev: suspended (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively links to many mentions)
43. ma.fono.jp: suspended (reason: Someone at the ma.fono.jp instance reported 350+ times the same (non-spam, valid) toot between 2:18 pm and 2:31 pm)
44. maaw.social: limited (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively post links to many mentions)
45. mastinator.com: suspended (reason: Bot subscribes to accounts and then duplicates accounts and posts.)
46. masto.es: limited (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively post links to many mentions)
47. masto.popgeeks.com: limited (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively post links to many mentions)
48. mastodon-ero.xyz: limited (reason: several users from that instance in the Feburary 2024 spam wave)
49. mastodon-jp.com: limited (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively post links to many mentions)
50. mastodon.acm.org: limited
51. mastodon.buzhangjiuzhou.com: limited
52. mastodon.cocamserverguild.com: limited (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively post links to many mentions)
53. mastodon.io.seg.br: limited (reason: several users from that instance in the Feburary 2024 spam wave)
54. mastodon.openjw.com: limited
55. mastodon.site: limited
56. mastodon.sitejp.synology.me: suspended (reason: enables bot accounts spamming using multiple mentions)
57. mastodon.sl: limited
58. mastodon.svgun.ru: limited (reason: February 2024 spam wave)
59. mastodon.unpluggedrva.com: limited (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively post links to many mentions)
60. metainstagramthreads.com: suspended (reason: Meta announced on Jan. 7, 2025 that it will end fact checking which will have a negative impact on its ability to moderate; and also removed and adapted several sections of its Hateful Conduct Policy, rolling back safety guardrails for LGBTQ people, people of color, women, immigrants, and other protected groups.)
61. metainstagramthreads.net: suspended (reason: Meta announced on Jan. 7, 2025 that it will end fact checking which will have a negative impact on its ability to moderate; and also removed and adapted several sections of its Hateful Conduct Policy, rolling back safety guardrails for LGBTQ people, people of color, women, immigrants, and other protected groups.)
62. metreee.com: limited (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively post links to many mentions)
63. milkiyatelier.quest: limited (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively post links to many mentions)
64. mirr0r.city: suspended
65. misskey.3dcg.love: limited (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively post links to many mentions)
66. misskey.doujin.games: limited (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively post links to many mentions)
67. misskey.ee: limited (reason: open registration allowing spam with links and many mentions)
68. misskey.favskey.online: limited (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively post links to many mentions)
69. misskey.gg: limited (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively post links to many mentions)
70. misskey.lalafell.org: limited (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively post links to many mentions)
71. misskey.mofumofu.me: suspended (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively links to many mentions)
72. misskey.pepabo.com: limited
73. misskey.suzuri.jp: limited (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively post links to many mentions)
74. misskey.v-nr.net: limited (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively post links to many mentions)
75. mk.chiwa.net: suspended (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively post links to many mentions)
76. mk.hoshisaki-h.com: limited (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively post links to many mentions)
77. mkacg.com: limited
78. moe.social: limited (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively post links to many mentions)
79. morale.ch: suspended (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively links to many mentions)
80. mstdn.beer: limited
81. mstdn.forfun.su: limited (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively post links to many mentions)
82. n7.social: limited (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively post links to many mentions)
83. nasface.cz: limited (reason: many different users from that instance in the Feburary 2024 spam wave)
84. navisocial.club: limited (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively post links to many mentions)
85. nekton.social: suspended (reason: instance open registration allowing spam with links and many mentions)
86. neuroscience-mastodon.com: limited (reason: many different users from that instance in the Feburary 2024 spam wave)
87. niederbayern.social: limited (reason: many different users from that instance in the Feburary 2024 spam wave)
88. nsfwmisskey.narazaka.net: limited
89. ostalb.social: limited (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively post links to many mentions)
90. oyasumi.ski: limited
91. phyrexia.ru: limited (reason: several users from that instance in the Feburary 2024 spam wave)
92. piclub.social: limited
93. pogs.cafe: limited
94. puls.social: limited (reason: instance open registration allowing spam with links and many mentions)
95. qaf.men: limited
96. r2beat.jp: limited (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively post links to many mentions)
97. ravenation.club: limited
98. rhythmisskey.games: limited (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively post links to many mentions)
99. rot.gives: suspended
100. seda.social: suspended (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively links to many mentions)
101. social.fops.one: limited (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively post links to many mentions)
102. social.forgesparks.com: limited (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively post links to many mentions)
103. social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua: limited (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively post links to many mentions)
104. social.mastodon.site: limited (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively post links to many mentions)
105. startrekshitposting.com: limited (reason: spam with links and many mentions)
106. stormskey.works: limited (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively post links to many mentions)
107. tcpcat.net: limited (reason: several users from that instance in the Feburary 2024 spam wave)
108. threads.com: suspended (reason: Meta announced on Jan. 7, 2025 that it will end fact checking which will have a negative impact on its ability to moderate; and also removed and adapted several sections of its Hateful Conduct Policy, rolling back safety guardrails for LGBTQ people, people of color, women, immigrants, and other protected groups.)
109. threads.instagram.com: suspended (reason: Meta announced on Jan. 7, 2025 that it will end fact checking which will have a negative impact on its ability to moderate; and also removed and adapted several sections of its Hateful Conduct Policy, rolling back safety guardrails for LGBTQ people, people of color, women, immigrants, and other protected groups.)
110. threads.net: suspended (reason: Meta announced on Jan. 7, 2025 that it will end fact checking which will have a negative impact on its ability to moderate; and also removed and adapted several sections of its Hateful Conduct Policy, rolling back safety guardrails for LGBTQ people, people of color, women, immigrants, and other protected groups.)
111. tickler.cc: suspended (reason: Enables QR code image spam via random mentions)
112. toot.berlin: limited (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively post links to many mentions)
113. toot.dswhi.com: limited (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively post links to many mentions)
114. toot.poedelwitz.de: limited (reason: several users from that instance in the Feburary 2024 spam wave)
115. tootnet.nl: limited (reason: many different users from that instance in the Feburary 2024 spam wave)
116. transforthe.win: limited
117. tuebingen.network: limited (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively post links to many mentions)
118. umaikebab.xyz: limited (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively post links to many mentions)
119. urweibo.com: suspended (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively links to many mentions)
120. usasa.ky: suspended (reason: Enables QR code image spam via random mentions)
121. waterlily.tokyo: limited (reason: many different users from that instance in the Feburary 2024 spam wave)
122. wb.zhtlovelp.homes: limited (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively post links to many mentions)
123. www.gctaisentl.com: suspended (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively links to many mentions)
124. yuri.garden: limited (reason: open registration that allowed Japanese spammers to spam massively post links to many mentions)

1. nothing.tacowolf.net: suspension