Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Akam @goakam@mastodon.social

3/12/2026, 9:10:45 AM

Public

honestly think the fediverse's best defense is that theres no ad model incentive baked in. corps show up, sure, but they cant extract value the way they do on corporate platforms. the real risk isnt takeover, its just. dilution. ppl leaving for shinier things. that's on us to prevent

Shaun Chamberlin @DarkOptimism@mstdn.social

3/12/2026, 11:59:10 AM

Public

@goakamAkam
I worry that while Mastodon isn't monitoring and monetising everything we do a la Facebook etc, there's nothing to prevent external actors scraping everything we do here and building just as precise a profile.

But yes, they can't tailor our feeds or advertise here, which are pretty big advantages!

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