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In normal operation, Mastodon doesn't send all it's public posts to everyone. It only sends posts that someone on the receiving end has subscribed to. This can
by elsjaako 3y ago
In normal operation, Mastodon doesn't send all it's public posts to everyone. It only sends posts that someone on the receiving end has subscribed to.
This can be confusing for beginning users. There is a link in the interface for "global posts". It doesn't actually show all posts, only the public ones that someone on your instance has subscribed to. For someone on a small-ish instance with like minded people this is a good thing, as it means there's a higher chance of a post being interesting to me.
- mcv 3y agoNot entirely. It is possible to see posts from people you're not following. I'm not sure how Mastodon does it exactly (I'm not on Mastodon, but the Fediverse is more than just Mastodon), but I think it also has a tab where you can see other content. In the end, if any user on a server follows the poster, the post will end up on that server, and it's up to the server to decide who gets to see it, which could be everybody.
- elsjaako 3y agoI mentioned that, didn't I? Or am I misunderstanding you? > There is a link in the interface for "global posts". It doesn't actually show all posts, only the public ones that someone on your instance has subscribed to.