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`

Mastodon Engineering @MastodonEngineering@mastodon.social

6/4/2025, 12:23:57 PM

Public

The first beta release of Mastodon 4.4.0 is ready for testing!

Many user-facing improvements: featured content, updates for lists, follower management, new emoji, and refreshed audio and media players.

For server owners: new legal features, moderation tweaks, announcements updates, upgraded software stack, and some experimental feature options.

Please test it out, and provide feedback 💬

https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.4.0-beta.1

Release v4.4.0-beta.1 · mastodon/mastodon

WarningThis is a pre-release! This has not been as widely tested as regular releases, although it is still tested on mastodon.social and some other servers. If you update to this release, you will ...

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Mastodon Engineering @MastodonEngineering@mastodon.social

6/4/2025, 12:25:14 PM

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We plan to release a second beta next week, and then a Release Candidate. We expect 4.4.0 to be released by the first week of July, possibly sooner. 🚀

If you have a fediverse account, you can quote this note from your own instance. Search https://mastodon.social/users/MastodonEngineering/statuses/114625079867306389 on your instance and quote it. (Note that quoting is not supported in Mastodon.)