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`

Taggart @mttaggart@infosec.exchange

6/17/2025, 4:23:58 PM

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@jerryWary Jerry @mcc @borisschapiraChat-Pirate @dvandalDaniel V. Sorry to hop in, but on first gloss, the phrase "in ways that are consistent with your use of the Instance," is doing a lot of work. It's also working in tandem with the right to deletion enshrined in the Privacy Policy. It would seem (although it could/should be more explicit), that the termination of the grant is similar to Twitter's: upon the deletion of your account, whereupon continued hosting of your content would be inconsistent with your use of the Instance—and a violation of multiple privacy laws, depending on jurisdiction.

I am also not an attorney.

Wary Jerry @jerry@infosec.exchange

6/17/2025, 4:32:46 PM

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@mttaggartTaggart @mcc @borisschapiraChat-Pirate @dvandalDaniel V. I'm not sure it's an unreasonable way to phrase it - the intention is to say things like: in addition to storing a copy of your Content on our own server, we will send a copy of your content to every instance that has someone who follows you if you post the set to public status and will be visible to anyone who visits your profile; if you mark the post as followers only, etc. I suspect that will change over time as the features of mastodon change too... It does require people to have an understanding of where their data goes when they use Mastodon, and quite frequently, they do not - perhaps this is where you were going?

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