Servers on the Fediverse are totally independent of each other, with no centralised infrastructure at all.
-
@FediTips @noondlyt I joined Mastodon in 2018 and signed up with mastodon.social because there weren't many options. Some instances were only in non-English languages, some had requirements (be in a particularly profession, such as science), or required new users to request permission, or had only single-digit numbers of users and looked like they might not survive. (So far as I know, they didn't.)
Still my primary account, but I added two more, especially after Musk bought Twitter.
@Karen5Lund @FediTips @noondlyt
Same, although I don't use the other 2 all that much. I only check mentions and my home timeline. I don't see any offensive stuff at all.
What I like about Mastodon.social is that it's international, multi-lingual, and there's no dominating nationality. A global village.
Also, I see several instances struggle to keep up. Some, successful initially, gave up. Understandably so. Volunteer work should be fun and rewarding, not a fight.
-
@Karen5Lund @FediTips @noondlyt
Same, although I don't use the other 2 all that much. I only check mentions and my home timeline. I don't see any offensive stuff at all.
What I like about Mastodon.social is that it's international, multi-lingual, and there's no dominating nationality. A global village.
Also, I see several instances struggle to keep up. Some, successful initially, gave up. Understandably so. Volunteer work should be fun and rewarding, not a fight.
@RolfBly @Karen5Lund @noondlyt
There are many good well-run instances that have been around for years, here is a small human-curated selection: https://fedi.garden/servers-sorted-by-founding-year
