To help some of the newcomers make connections: name 5-7 things that interest as tags so they are searchable. Then boost this post or repeat its instructions so others know to do the same. Add #introductions to the post.
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#Astrophotography
#Netherlands
#utrecht
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#Nature
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jan/20/trump-election-facebook?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other This article jolted me into the realisation that I do not actually want to be any part of this. That, and realising that Facebook not only tracks public content, but also private messages. When Mark Zuckerberg was asked to appear before the House of Commons to answer for the Cambridge Analytica scandal, he simply didn’t bother to show up. Facebook is bigger, richer and more powerful than any country. Which is why I’m here
@lesh gotta be you. Don’t know anything about reddit. I LIKE facebook - ogling art and insects, sharing jokes and philosophical notions. I want something just like it that doesn’t track your data for sale, and that doesn’t permit paid-for political lies
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Holy moly. I thought this platform was supposed to be the anti nazi opponent? Within 2 hours of signing up- 4 clicks into a #- I’m confronted with an extreme vocal white supremacy tooter. A barrage of anti otherist-whites are under attack- type toots. This is just part of one example. Frankly I’m shocked.
What is the mastodon etiquette of what is/isn’t allowed? What sort of things warrent reporting? I see the report option is there, but I don’t want to faux par on my first day here.
@freemo is there a way of friending people like on facebook?
Glass bead maker, and lover of all things oceanic, reptilian and amphibian. And wallabies