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# :elephant: Mastodon instances overview
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`GitHub WARNING`: This is a __mirror repo__ from [GitLab](https://gitlab.com/distributopia/masto-world-overview). Please, send your MRs there. New PRs here won't be merged.
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Instances are not restricted to their theme. General use is always welcome. This list may be useful for new users who wish to choose an instance by theme (better advice: **choose instance by looking at its administrator's timeline!** and read local rules)
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#### Notable mention
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// *some are open only to particular audience, i.e., to students of university*
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* https://social.lab.cultura.gov.br - by FOSS lab of Brazilian Ministry of Culture
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* https://mastodon.mit.edu - for the MIT community
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* https://mastodon.acc.sunet.se - by Academic Computer Club at Umeå University, Sweden
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* https://mastodon.iut-larochelle.fr - by University of La Rochelle
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* https://mastodon.redbrick.dcu.ie - by Redbrick, computer networking society of Dublin City University
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* https://mastodonevry.ovh - for l'Université d'Evry-Val-d'Essonne students
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* https://mastodon.etalab.gouv.fr - for French public servants who are involved in innovative projects
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#### Run by tech-savvy organizations
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* https://chaos.social - CCC related
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* https://framapiaf.org - by Framasoft, association promoting FOSS, providing privacy-respecting services
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* https://mastodon.dotopia.dk - by DO:TOPIA, Denmark based tech activism collective
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* https://mastodon.hackerlab.fr - by Hackerlab
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* https://mi.pede.rs - by Hacklab-in-Mama hackerspace, Zagreb
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* https://social.weho.st - by WeHost, non-profit internet service provider, Amsterdam
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* https://m.g3l.org - by G3L, libre software association
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* https://mastodon.nzoss.nz - by New Zealand Open Source Society
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* https://mamot.fr - by Quadrature du Net, association for the defence of digital rights and freedoms
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* https://mastodon.roflcopter.fr - by Roflcopter, [CHATONS](https://chatons.org) member
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* https://mastodon.zaclys.com - by Zaclys, association offering francophone privacy-respecting services
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* https://social.buffalomesh.net - by Buffalomesh, mesh network in Buffalo, NY
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* https://social.chinwag.im - by Chinwag project
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* https://eunivers.social - by Eunivers online edition
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* https://mastodon.freifunk-muensterland.de - by Freifunk Muensterland
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#### Instances for techies
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* https://infosec.exchange - infosec and IT security discussions
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* https://naos.crypto.church - powers of cryptography and cryptanalysis
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* https://zerohack.xyz - hacking centric: programming, Linux, BSD, Ethics, whatever
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* https://geeks.one - for humans and geeks
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* https://mastodon.technology - for people interested in technology
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* https://fosstodon.org - dedicated to Free & Open Source Software
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* https://floss.social - for people who support or build Free Libre Open Source Software
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* https://tuxspace.net - for Linux lovers, users, sysadmins, and the like
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* https://mastodon.horde.net.br - to bring together enthusiasts of free software
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* https://miaou.drycat.fr - for geeks, FOSS and cat lovers, [CHATONS](https://chatons.org) member
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* https://mastodon.partecipa.digital - conversations about IT, Open Source, Linux
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* https://mn.ms - programming, Linux, security, fiction
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* https://pao.moe - cat, FOSS, nix
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* https://linuxrocks.online - dedicated to Linux and technologies
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* https://social.dropbear.xyz - mainly about open source/Linux stuff
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* https://functional.cafe - for people interested in functional programming and languages
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* https://social.csswg.org - for anyone interested in CSS or general web development
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* https://oldbytes.space - for old hardware fans
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* https://mathstodon.xyz - for Maths people
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* https://cb.ku.cx - all things Technology, hacking, security and reverse engineering
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* https://bsd.network - for *BSD users and devs
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* https://fasterwhen.red - automotive- and engineering-related topics
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* https://recurrent.network - or discussing all things artificial neural network-related
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* https://idevs.id - home to developer, programmer, coder
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#### Gamedev
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* https://mastodon.gamedev.place - gamedev and related professions
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* https://elekk.xyz - by gamers, for gamers
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* https://mastodon.sergal.org - general trends toward tech, games, and everything fluffy
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* https://robloxcommunity.social - for those part of or interested in the ROBLOX and RBXDev community
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* https://social.noff.co - for tech, gaming, and good times
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* https://unityjp-mastodon.tokyo - Unity Japan
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* https://gonext.gg - esports-centric with focus on competitive gaming
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* https://gamemaking.social - amateur videogame making: game writers, game players welcome
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#### Arts
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* https://mastodon.art - for artists
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* https://mastodon.cc - for art
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* https://paintacu.be - painting community
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* https://bookwor.ms - for book-lovers
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* https://www.bookbeezhive.com - for authors and their readers
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* https://writing.exchange - community for poets, writers, bloggers
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* https://wandering.shop - initially geared for science fiction and fantasy community
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* https://imaginair.es - for writers, photographers, painters, cartoonists and people with imagination
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* https://social.nasqueron.org - for creative people, writers, developers and thinkers
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* https://bookwitty.social - dedicated to discovering books
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* https://vis.social - for anyone into data, visualization, creative coding, related arts and research
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* https://photog.social - place for your photos
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* https://music.glitch.pizza - dedicated to talking about and sharing music
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* https://metalhead.club - addressing metal friends
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* https://linernotes.club - for fans of recorded music
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#### Sciences
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* https://scholar.social - for researchers, undergrads, journal editors, librarians, administrators
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* https://scicomm.xyz - discussions for scientists and science enthusiasts
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* https://mastodon.huma-num.fr - dedicated to the higher education and research
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* https://tusk.schoollibraries.net - to help educators improve the School Libraries Resource Network
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#### Hobbies
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* https://mastodon.flights - focused on travel, world affairs and jet setting lifestyles
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* https://boardgames.social - for board gamers and the games they love
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* https://mastodon.beerfactory.org - for beermakers
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* https://mastd.racing - dedicated to motosports
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* https://2ndamendment.social - have the freedom to discuss, share and show off your guns
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* https://onthesecond.com - for those who Love liberty, guns, and independence
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* https://digipres.club - conversations about digital preservation
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* https://newtype.institute - anime-centric community
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* https://weebs.moe - anime, manga
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* https://occult.camp - focused on spitituality, witchcraft and various shades of woo
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* https://witchey.club - for anyone curious about witchcraft
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* https://hodl.social - place to discuss Stellar, cryptocurrencies and blockchain
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* https://pipes.social - hobby of pipe collecting and pipe smoking
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#### Language specifics
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* https://spooky.pizza - for linguists and linguist-adjacent people
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* https://esperanto.masto.host - for those interested in Esperanto
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* https://masto.pt - for people speaking Portugese
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* https://tooot.im - main instance language is Hebrew
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* https://persadon.com - for Persian speaking folks
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* https://the.wired.sehol.se - for Hungarian speakers
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* https://toot.si - Slovenian (multilingual) instance
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* https://tootcn.com - Chinese instance
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* https://mamut.social - primarily for Spanish speaking people
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#### Regional
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* https://bonn.social - Bonn
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* https://toot.berlin - Berlin
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* https://muenster.im - Münsterland
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* https://ruhr.social - Ruhr area in Germany
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* https://mastodonti.co - Italian instance
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* https://mastoton.fi - Finnish persons
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* https://snabeltann.no - Norwegian instance
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* https://mastodont.cat - Catalan
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* https://mastodon.migennes.net - inhabitants of Migennes
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* https://occitanie.social - region of Occitania
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* https://bne.social- users from southeast Queensland
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* https://mastodon.uy - Uruguay
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* https://mastodon.scot - users in Scotland or who identify as Scottish
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* https://mastodon.me.uk - originally set up for the UK tech community
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* https://manx.social - the Isle of Man
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* https://masto.donte.com.br - Brazilian users
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* https://mastodon.floripa.br - companies and startups in Florianópolis
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* https://mastodonchile.club - users latinos, especially from Chile
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* https://pnw.social - citizens of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Western Montana, and Alaska
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* https://toot.memtech.website - members of the Memphis tech community
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* https://ps.s10y.eu - for like-minded people in Brussels
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* https://valleypost.us - a civil and long term dialog among residents and stakeholders in the Valley
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* https://mspsocial.net - community centered on the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota
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* https://opensocial.africa - for Africa, by Africans
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* https://gr.social - community of Greece
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#### Political and social views
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* https://todon.nl - for leftists, socialists, anarchists, Marxists, social democrats, social liberals
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* https://hispagatos.space - for hackers, social anarchists, and anarchist hackers
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* https://libertarian.chat - a community driven instance for people who love liberty
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* https://voluntary.world - for voluntaryists, anarcho-capitalists, non-aggression centered activists
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* https://anarchism.space - for social anarchists
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* https://insoumis.social - for comrades, combatants, fighters
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* https://anticapitalist.party
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* https://sosh.network - for freedom of thought, of opinion, of conversation
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#### Animal lovers, ecology
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* https://mastodon.latransition.org - francophone movement for ecological transition
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* https://toot.cat
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* https://pets-in.space
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#### Safe spaces
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* https://trans.town - all trans people welcome
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* https://queer.party - for queer folk and non-queer folk alike
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* https://queer.town - space for queer people to be positive and have fun
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* https://social.wxcafe.net - for social justice activists, LGBTQIA+ people
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* https://lgbt.io - for LGBT+ and allies
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* https://tech.lgbt - for tech workers, academics, students, and others in tech who are LGBTQA+ or allies
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* https://instance.business - a safe place for nonwhite people on the fediverse
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* https://pipou.academy - emphasis on kindness
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* https://biscuit.town - feminist movement and queer/lgbt+
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#### For people with a sense of self-irony
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* https://i.write.codethat.sucks
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* https://sleeping.town - for people who like to sleep
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* https://bibeogaem.zone - "nice place for silly people"
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* https://society.oftrolls.com - mild trolling encouraged, but not required
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* https://ephemeral.glitch.social - toots are ephemeral and disappear after a while
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* https://dolphin.town - instance where you can only say the letter 'e'
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* https://botsin.space - for bots
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* https://outsiders.network - by one Outsider for all Outsiders
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#### Characters
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* https://dragon.style - for dragons, and people who like dragons
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* https://monsterpit.net - for monsters, demons, aliens, strange creatures, and those who love them
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* https://equestria.social - for pony fans
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#### Subcultures
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* https://yiff.rocks - for furries, by furries
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#### Series / game / book theme
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* https://tenforward.social - theme Star Trek
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* https://moseisley.club - theme Star Wars
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* https://wowsdon.xyz - theme World of WarShips
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* https://kirakiratter.com - for Aikatsu fans
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* https://donphan.social - for Pokémon enthusiasts
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#### Notable generalistic
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// *biased personal choosing of small-to-medium sized instances that may be happy to have new users*
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* https://nulled.red - refuses to block or silence any instances
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* https://waifu.one - no censorship, no instances are blocked
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* https://ieji.de - no logs, has Tor .onion address
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* https://inscope.social - for those who help to get us onto the best possible future
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* https://tootplanet.space - beautiful landing
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* https://assortedflotsam.com - instance committed to truth in discourse
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* https://bigdoinks.online - a small community for jokes, goofs, and bits
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* https://social.wiuwiu.de - powered by 100% clean energy
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* https://mstdn.fr - by sysadmins, with a goal to provide robust experience for tens of thousands of users
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* https://sn.angry.im - wise recommendation to set up own node, if possible, for healthy ecosystem
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* https://scifi.fyi - runs glitch-soc, a version of Mastodon with experimental new features
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* https://mastodonten.de - an instance for nice people
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* https://mstdn.gnous.eu - instance francophone
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* https://mcr.cool - for good and fun times
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* https://7nw.eu - always running on the last tagged release
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* https://social.datensturm.net
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* https://mastodon.fun
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* https://nicepeople.social
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* https://toot.chat
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* https://squid.cafe
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* https://tootme.de
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* https://kyot.me
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##### Disclaimer
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During this research I skipped following instances: closed registration *at the moment of checking*, running old code, theme / description not understood due to language barrier or scarce description, with long blocklists and strange block reasoning, experimental servers.
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If I forgot to include your instance, don't take it personally. You can add themed instances by opening an issue or via [MR](https://gitlab.com/distributopia/masto-world-overview). If your instance already has many users, may be it would be wise to let other instances grow instead, for a healthier decentralization.
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If you wish to be excluded from the list, kindly say so in issues.
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##### Possible research to be made
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- where instances are hosted (how many of them (%) are hosted on Amazon);
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- how many instances (%) provide transparent info about silencing other instances, how many don't provide this information;
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- which silenced instances are in blocklists often, which are personal preferences of some instance's admins.
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