You can now set your quote posting privacy preferences on Mastodon.
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@FediTips Is this across all servers? I don't see this option in my settings. Thanks!
It should be there on your settings, your server is running the latest version of Mastodon.
Are you logging in on your server's website? These settings aren't on the apps yet.
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You can now set your quote posting privacy preferences on Mastodon. You can allow anyone / just your followers / nobody to quote you:
1. Log into your server's website
2. Click
️ Preferences (if you're on a phone it's ☰ in bottom right and ️ Preferences)
3. Click "Other" (if you're on a phone it's ☰ in top right and "Other")
4. On "Who Can Quote" menu select option you want
5. Click "Save Changes" buttonThe actual ability to quote post will be in the next Mastodon update.
thanks for work on #mastodon
but this particular moment doesn't seem well thought.
people can screenshot post and quote it anyway.
Meanwhile I see others quoting, while I can't.
Where is Followers only privacy option for re-tooting ? -
I haven't seen it in action yet but I assume it will appear in notifications the same way boosts currently do?
@FediTips That's how I want it to work
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You can now set your quote posting privacy preferences on Mastodon. You can allow anyone / just your followers / nobody to quote you:
1. Log into your server's website
2. Click️ Preferences (if you're on a phone it's ☰ in bottom right and ️ Preferences)
3. Click "Other" (if you're on a phone it's ☰ in top right and "Other")
4. On "Who Can Quote" menu select option you want
5. Click "Save Changes" buttonThe actual ability to quote post will be in the next Mastodon update.
What is the default?
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You can now set your quote posting privacy preferences on Mastodon. You can allow anyone / just your followers / nobody to quote you:
1. Log into your server's website
2. Click️ Preferences (if you're on a phone it's ☰ in bottom right and ️ Preferences)
3. Click "Other" (if you're on a phone it's ☰ in top right and "Other")
4. On "Who Can Quote" menu select option you want
5. Click "Save Changes" buttonThe actual ability to quote post will be in the next Mastodon update.
@FediTips
Does this depend on your instance having recently updated their software version or something? I can't find this option. -
You can now set your quote posting privacy preferences on Mastodon. You can allow anyone / just your followers / nobody to quote you:
1. Log into your server's website
2. Click️ Preferences (if you're on a phone it's ☰ in bottom right and ️ Preferences)
3. Click "Other" (if you're on a phone it's ☰ in top right and "Other")
4. On "Who Can Quote" menu select option you want
5. Click "Save Changes" buttonThe actual ability to quote post will be in the next Mastodon update.
@FediTips If the default is "Everyone", I guess I must have changed it for myself to "Only your followers". The option is there in version 4.4.3.
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You can now set your quote posting privacy preferences on Mastodon. You can allow anyone / just your followers / nobody to quote you:
1. Log into your server's website
2. Click️ Preferences (if you're on a phone it's ☰ in bottom right and ️ Preferences)
3. Click "Other" (if you're on a phone it's ☰ in top right and "Other")
4. On "Who Can Quote" menu select option you want
5. Click "Save Changes" buttonThe actual ability to quote post will be in the next Mastodon update.
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You can now set your quote posting privacy preferences on Mastodon. You can allow anyone / just your followers / nobody to quote you:
1. Log into your server's website
2. Click️ Preferences (if you're on a phone it's ☰ in bottom right and ️ Preferences)
3. Click "Other" (if you're on a phone it's ☰ in top right and "Other")
4. On "Who Can Quote" menu select option you want
5. Click "Save Changes" buttonThe actual ability to quote post will be in the next Mastodon update.
@FediTips Anyone can still copy/paste the link to your unprotected post and quote that way.
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You can now set your quote posting privacy preferences on Mastodon. You can allow anyone / just your followers / nobody to quote you:
1. Log into your server's website
2. Click️ Preferences (if you're on a phone it's ☰ in bottom right and ️ Preferences)
3. Click "Other" (if you're on a phone it's ☰ in top right and "Other")
4. On "Who Can Quote" menu select option you want
5. Click "Save Changes" buttonThe actual ability to quote post will be in the next Mastodon update.
@FediTips And is there a default setting for existing accounts & maybe different for new accounts or each server admin can choose the defaults?
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@FediTips Anyone can still copy/paste the link to your unprotected post and quote that way.
They can, but this adds friction and also makes clear to others if they don't want to be quoted.
At the moment there's nothing to indicate preferences one way or the other.
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@FediTips And is there a default setting for existing accounts & maybe different for new accounts or each server admin can choose the defaults?
I just checked the admin panel on my own server and there doesn't seem to be any way for the admin to choose the default. (It may be possible if the admin is techy enough to edit their server's files directly, but it's not in the graphical interface at least.)
The default setting seems to be "Anyone can quote", which is perhaps not good as it means this is an opt-out feature rather than opt-in. We'll have to see what happens when the actual quoting feature is released.
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@FediTips
Does this depend on your instance having recently updated their software version or something? I can't find this option.Yes, it requires your instance to be running Mastodon version 4.4.0 or higher.
Your instance disabled.social is running version 4.3.6 so it doesn't have this yet.
You might want to check with your instance admin @McCullohMD if you want to ask about updates.
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I just checked the admin panel on my own server and there doesn't seem to be any way for the admin to choose the default. (It may be possible if the admin is techy enough to edit their server's files directly, but it's not in the graphical interface at least.)
The default setting seems to be "Anyone can quote", which is perhaps not good as it means this is an opt-out feature rather than opt-in. We'll have to see what happens when the actual quoting feature is released.
@FediTips Thanks for investigating. Personally I would like to see the server admin in the non tech interface being able to choose the default
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@FediTips Thanks for investigating. Personally I would like to see the server admin in the non tech interface being able to choose the default
Agreed. It should either be the admin's decision on defaults or else opt-in by default for everyone (i.e. everyone set to "nobody can quote").
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Yeah, it's not foolproof.
But it is useful for the friction it causes and also for the signal it sends when people check to see if quoting is possible. At the moment there is no way to know if someone is okay with quoting.
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@FediTips If the default is "Everyone", I guess I must have changed it for myself to "Only your followers". The option is there in version 4.4.3.
As far as I know the default is currently "everyone" but it's possible that a techy admin might change this default by directly editing their server's software (as Mastodon is open source) or config files on their server.
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What is the default?
As far as I know the default currently seems to be "Anyone can quote you".
This isn't great, it would make the feature opt-out rather than opt-in. We'll have to see what happens when the feature launches.
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If you have a public post, it's always going to be possible for others to screenshot or copy-paste it, yes.
However, setting the quote privacy is still useful because it causes friction for those who defy it (their quote posts look crap) and also because it indicates your preferences to those who respect it. At the moment there is no way to tell if people want to be quoted or not.
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You can now set your quote posting privacy preferences on Mastodon. You can allow anyone / just your followers / nobody to quote you:
1. Log into your server's website
2. Click️ Preferences (if you're on a phone it's ☰ in bottom right and ️ Preferences)
3. Click "Other" (if you're on a phone it's ☰ in top right and "Other")
4. On "Who Can Quote" menu select option you want
5. Click "Save Changes" buttonThe actual ability to quote post will be in the next Mastodon update.
p.s. Several people pointing out if you make a public post, people can still screenshot or copy-paste or link to it, no matter what you choose.
However, setting your quote preference is still useful for two reasons:
- It shows your preferences to those who respect them. People who see no quote option after quoting launches will know you don't want to be quoted.
- It adds friction for those who defy your wishes, their quote posts will look crap because they have tried to bypass your wishes.
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p.s. Several people pointing out if you make a public post, people can still screenshot or copy-paste or link to it, no matter what you choose.
However, setting your quote preference is still useful for two reasons:
- It shows your preferences to those who respect them. People who see no quote option after quoting launches will know you don't want to be quoted.
- It adds friction for those who defy your wishes, their quote posts will look crap because they have tried to bypass your wishes.
p.p.s. Okay, more info on quote tooting from one of the Mastodon developers:
- It will ALSO be available on a per-toot basis. So, if you want to allow some toots to be quoted but not others, that will also be possible.
- You can change your setting after publication, and it can retract existing quote toots by other people.
- If someone quotes you it will appear in your notifications column, just like boosts and favourites already do.
More details of all these at https://oisaur.com/@renchap/115068739790243414
