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The Fediverse and Mastodon Explained
What the fediverse is, how Mastodon servers talk to each other, how to pick a server, and what is and isn't private when your posts travel across thousands of sites.
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How the newer, decentralized networks work, how to keep private conversations private, and how to move without losing the people you follow.
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Bluesky and Decentralized Social Media Explained
How Bluesky and the AT Protocol work: data servers, portable accounts, custom feeds and stackable moderation, plus what's public and how it compares with Mastodon.
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How to Reduce What Social Apps Know About You
Practical steps to limit what social apps collect: phone permissions, contact uploads, off-app tracking, ad settings, photo metadata and data download tools.
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Safer DMs and Group Chats
Which messaging apps encrypt by default, why social media DMs usually don't, and how to run safer group chats with invite controls, timers and backups.
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How to Leave a Platform Without Losing Your Network
A step-by-step plan for leaving a social network: download your data, tell people where you're going, overlap, protect your handle, then deactivate or delete.