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 #### 💡 [Sciences](#sciences)
-* [scicomm.xyz](https://scicomm.xyz) - discussions for scientists and science enthusiasts
+* [scicomm.xyz](https://scicomm.xyz) - for scientists and science enthusiasts
 * [qoto.org](https://qoto.org) - for scholars in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
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+* [scholar.social](https://scholar.social) - for researchers, undergrads, journal editors, librarians, administrators

 #### 🎨 [Humanities](#humanities)
-* [mastodon.art](https://mastodon.art) - for artists
+* [mastodon.cc](https://mastodon.cc) - for art
 * [writing.exchange](https://writing.exchange) - community for poets, writers, bloggers
 * [bookwor.ms](https://bookwor.ms) - for book-lovers
-* [wandering.shop](https://wandering.shop) - science fiction and fantasy community
-* [comicscamp.club](https://comicscamp.club) - for creators and lovers of comics and narrative art
 * [imaginair.es](https://imaginair.es) - for writers, photographers, painters, cartoonists and people with imagination
-* [artalley.porn](https://artalley.porn) - for artists and commissioners
-* [baraag.net](https://baraag.net) - freely share all types of art, uncensored, 18+
+* [artalley.social](https://artalley.social) - for artists and commissioners
+* [baraag.net](https://baraag.net) - all types of art, uncensored 18+
 * [vis.social](https://vis.social) - for anyone into data, visualization, creative coding, related arts and research
-* [photographer.pro](https://photographer.pro) - for working professional photographers to share gigs
+* [photographer.pro](https://photographer.pro) - for working professional photographers
 * [photog.social](https://photog.social) - place for your photos
 * [oulipo.social](https://oulipo.social) - a lipogrammatic server
 * [literatur.social](https://literatur.social) - for German speaking authors and literary people
-* [photodon.org](https://photodon.org) - discover amazing photographers and share your own photos
+* [mograph.social](https://mograph.social) - for motion design community, VFX / 3D artists, animators and illustrators
+* [socel.net](https://socel.net) - for animation professionals and freelancers

 #### 🎓 [Education](#education)
 * [tusk.schoollibraries.net](https://tusk.schoollibraries.net) - helping educators improve the School Libraries Resource Network
 * [openbiblio.social](https://openbiblio.social) - German libraries and information facilities
+* [ausglam.space](https://ausglam.space) - Australian galleries, libraries, archives, museums and records people

 #### 🙏 [Religion](#religion)
 * [rcsocial.net](https://rcsocial.net) - for Catholics and those interested in Catholicism
-* [monastery.social](https://monastery.social) - progressive, intentional, and contemplative Christian community
 * [theres.life](https://theres.life) - for Christians

 #### 🎵 [Music](#music)
 * [metalhead.club](https://metalhead.club) - for metal friends
-* [koreadon.com](https://koreadon.com) - for K-POP music fans
-* [linernotes.club](https://linernotes.club) - for fans of recorded music
+* [linernotes.club](https://linernotes.club) - for discussing music recordings
 * [diymusic.space](https://linernotes.club) - for those who make music
+* [koreadon.com](https://koreadon.com) - for K-POP music fans

 #### 🔭 [Hobbies](#hobbies)
-* [cruisers.social](https://cruisers.social) - for sailors, cruisers, boat owners, and anyone exploring the world's coastlines
 * [makestuff.club](https://makestuff.club) - for people that make stuff
 * [scramble.city](https://scramble.city) - transformers, super robots, mecha and related subjects
 * [mhz.social](https://mhz.social) - for radio amateurs, DXers and anyone interested to geek out about radio
-* [afu.social](https://afu.social) - for radio amateurs in German-speaking (and other) countries
+* [afu.social](https://afu.social) - for radio amateurs in German-speaking countries
 * [mastodon.radio](https://mastodon.radio) - for Amateur (Ham) Radio community
 * [dice.camp](https://dice.camp) - for tabletop gamers
+* [boardgames.social](https://boardgames.social) - for board gamers
 * [mastodon.beerfactory.org](https://mastodon.beerfactory.org) - for beermakers
 * [gymnastodon.com](https://gymnastodon.com) - for gymnastics fans
 * [motogp.space](https://motogp.space) - for MotoGP and motorbikes fans
 * [mastd.racing](https://mastd.racing) - dedicated to motosports
-* [cartodon.com](https://cartodon.com) - to discuss anything related to cars, racing, and car care
 * [ocr.social](https://ocr.social) - for the global Obstacle Course Running (OCR) community
 * [occult.camp](https://occult.camp) - focused on spitituality, witchcraft and various shades of woo
-* [witchcraft.cafe](https://witchcraft.cafe) - for witches
 * [witches.live](https://witches.live) - for witches
 * [mmorpg.social](https://mmorpg.social) - for those who love MMOs
-* [walkers.social](https://walkers.social) - for those who like walking, trekking, hiking, camping, climbing, and other outdoor adventuring
-* [kith.kitchen](https://kith.kitchen) - centered around food, cooking
-* [about-bitcoin.com](https://about-bitcoin.com) - anything related to bitcoin and other crypto-currencies
+* [kith.kitchen](https://kith.kitchen) - food and cooking
+* [rollenspiel.social](https://rollenspiel.social) - (German) roleplay, Pen & Paper, tabletop, TCG, all gamers can settle here

 #### 🎏 [Language specific](#languages)
 * [polyglot.city](https://polyglot.city) - for polyglots, multilinguals, interested in languages and translating
 * [esperanto.masto.host](https://esperanto.masto.host) - for those interested in Esperanto
 * [tooot.im](https://tooot.im) - main instance language is Hebrew
-* [persadon.com](https://persadon.com) - for Persian speaking folks
 * [toot.si](https://toot.si) - Slovenian (multilingual) instance
 * [mastodontti.fi](https://mastodontti.fi) - Finnish (public toots should be in Finnish)
 * [fikaverse.club](https://fikaverse.club) - Swedish and other Scandinavian languages
 * [mastodon.sk](https://mastodon.sk) - for Slovak users
 * [the.wired.sehol.se](https://the.wired.sehol.se) - for Hungarian speakers
+* [mastodon.uno](https://mastodon.uno]) - for Italian speakers

 #### ⛺ [Regional](#regional)
 * [muenchen.social](https://muenchen.social) - Munich, Germany
 * [mastodon.bayern](https://mastodon.bayern) - Bavaria, Germany
-* [mastodon.hamburg](https://mastodon.hamburg) - Hamburg, Germany
 * [toot.koeln](https://toot.koeln) - Koeln, Germany (generalistic)
 * [ruhr.social](https://ruhr.social) - Ruhr area, Germany
 * [social.saarland](https://social.saarland) - Saarland, Germany
 * [dresden.network](https://dresden.network) - Dresden, Germany
 * [machteburch.social](https://machteburch.social) - Magdeburg, Germany
 * [bonn.social](https://bonn.social) - Bonn, Germany
+* [oslo.town](https://oslo.town) - Oslo, Norway
 * [snabelen.no](https://snabelen.no) - Norway
 * [mastodont.cat](https://mastodont.cat) - Catalonia
 * [mastodon.uy](https://mastodon.uy) - Uruguay
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 * [toot.wales](https://toot.wales) - Wales and the Welsh
 * [mastodon.me.uk](https://mastodon.me.uk) - UK tech community
 * [rva.party](https://rva.party) - Richmond, USA
-* [southflorida.social](https://southflorida.social) - South Florida, USA
-* [kcmo.social](https://kcmo.social) - Kansas City area, USA
 * [mastodon.mg](https://mastodon.mg) - Madagascar
 * [balkan.fedive.rs](https://balkan.fedive.rs) - the Balkans (generalistic)
 * [mastodon.fedi.quebec](https://mastodon.fedi.quebec) - Quebec, Canada
-* [kazvam.com](https://kazvam.com) - Bulgaria
-* [mastodonsocial.ru](https://mastodonsocial.ru) - Russia
+* [mastodon.ml](https://mastodon.ml) - Russia
 * [mastodos.com](https://mastodos.com) - Kyoto, Japan
 * [kopiti.am](https://kopiti.am) - Singapore
 * [mexicosocial.mx](https://mexicosocial.mx) - Mexico
 * [mastodon.opencloud.lu](https://mastodon.opencloud.lu) - Luxembourgish / European private and public organisations
 * [bagra.club](https://bagra.club) - Macedonia
+* [bologna.one](https://bologna.one) - Italy
+* [tamilsangam.social](https://tamilsangam.social) - India
+* [tamiltoot.online](https://tamiltoot.online) - India
+* [tamilsocial.org](https://tamilsocial.org) - India

 #### 🎬 [Game / Book / Show theme](#entertainment)
-* [tenforward.social](https://tenforward.social) - theme Star Trek
-* [irakiratter.com](https://kirakiratter.com) - for Aikatsu fans
+** [tenforward.social](https://tenforward.social) - theme Star Trek
+* [kirakiratter.com](https://kirakiratter.com) - for Aikatsu fans
 * [donphan.social](https://donphan.social) - for Pokémon enthusiasts
 * [cmdr.social](https://cmdr.social) - dedicated to Elite: Dangerous

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 * [miaou.drycat.fr](https://miaou.drycat.fr) - for geeks, FOSS and cat lovers, [CHATONS](https://chatons.org) member
 * [linuxrocks.online](https://linuxrocks.online) - dedicated to Linux and technologies
 * [oldbytes.space](https://oldbytes.space) - for old hardware fans
-* [mathstodon.xyz](https://mathstodon.xyz) -  for Maths people
+* [mathstodon.xyz](https://mathstodon.xyz) - for Maths people
 * [digipres.club](https://digipres.club) - conversations about digital preservation
-* [social.privacytools.io](https://social.privacytools.io) - focused on tech and privacy related topics
-* [calculate.social](https://calculate.social) - Calculate Linux users community
+* [ubuntu.social](https://ubuntu.social) - Ubuntu community
+* [indieweb.social](https://indieweb.social) - for participants and supporters of the IndieWeb movement

 #### 💻 [Programming](#instances-for-programmers)
 * [ruby.social](https://ruby.social) - for people interested in Ruby, Rails and related topics
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 #### 🎮 [Gamedev](#gamedev)
 * [mastodon.gamedev.place](https://mastodon.gamedev.place) - gamedev and related professions
-* [elekk.xyz](https://elekk.xyz) - by gamers, for gamers
 * [gamemaking.social](https://gamemaking.social) - amateur videogame making: game writers, game players welcome
-* [mastodon.sergal.org](https://mastodon.sergal.org) - general trends toward tech, games, and everything fluffy
-* [social.noff.co](https://social.noff.co) - for tech, gaming, and good times
 * [gameliberty.club](https://gameliberty.club) - mainly gaming / nerd instance
 * [pcgamer.social](https://pcgamer.social) - by PC gamer, for PC gamers

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 * [campaign.openworlds.info](https://campaign.openworlds.info) - for campaigners and NGOs

 #### 🐰 [Ecology and animals](#ecology-and-animals)
-* [onerescue.org](https://onerescue.org) - for animal lovers, and dedicated to helping rescue animals in need
 * [donteatanimals.org](https://donteatanimals.org) - discussion of animal rights and veganism
 * [toot.cat](https://toot.cat) - instance for cats, the people who love them, and kindness in general
 * [waterfowl.social](https://waterfowl.social) - for waterfowl lovers who keep ducks, geese, and other waterfowl as pets
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 * [cooler.mom](https://cooler.mom) - anyone with a kid can be a mom

 #### 🌈 [Safe spaces](#safe-spaces)
-* [social.wxcafe.net](https://social.wxcafe.net) - for social justice activists, LGBTQIA+ people
 * [tech.lgbt](https://tech.lgbt) - for tech workers, academics, students, and others in tech who are LGBTQA+ allies
-* [biscuit.town](https://biscuit.town) - feminist movement and queer/lgbt+
 * [eldritch.cafe](https://eldritch.cafe) - for queer, feminist and anarchist people
 * [deadinsi.de](https://deadinsi.de) - anti-fascist, LGBT friendly
 * [colorid.es](https://colorid.es)- LGBTQIA+ / queer instance primarily for Portuguese speakers
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 #### 👽 [Fandoms](#fandoms)
 * [fandom.ink](https://fandom.ink) - for fans and fandoms of all types
-* [monsterpit.net](https://monsterpit.net) - for monsters, strange creatures, and those who love them
-* [canislupus.im](https://canislupus.im)
-* [vulpine.club](https://vulpine.club) - community for foxes, friends, and other furry (and non-furry) creatures

 #### 🐾 [Subcultures](#subcultures)
 * [this.mouse.rocks](https://this.mouse.rocks) - furry instance for all the mouse adjacent folks who rock
+* [vulpine.club](https://vulpine.club) - community for foxes, friends, and other furry (and non-furry) creatures

 #### 🌏 [Notable generalistic](#notable-generalistic)
 // *small-to-medium sized instances that will be happy to have new users*
+* [kafuka.me](https://kafuka.me)
+* [kernel.social](https://kernel.social)
 * [libertalia.world](https://libertalia.world) - named after a legendary colony forged by pirates
 * [nerdculture.de](https://nerdculture.de)
-* [mastodon.earth](https://mastodon.earth)
 * [weirder.earth](https://weirder.earth) - for thoughtful weirdos
+* [merveilles.town](https://merveilles.town)
 * [projectx.fun](https://projectx.fun) - will be open for up to 100 users, for sanity and sustainability
 * [nulled.red](https://nulled.red) - refuses to block or silence any instances
 * [ieji.de](https://ieji.de) - no logs, has Tor .onion address
-* [assortedflotsam.com](https://assortedflotsam.com) - instance committed to truth in discourse
 * [mstdn.fr](https://mstdn.fr) - by sysadmins, with a goal to provide robust experience for tens of thousands of users
 * [social.tchncs.de](https://social.tchncs.de) - one of the oldest instances

 #### 😸 [For people with a sense of self-irony](#for-people-with-a-sense-of-self-irony)
-* [bibeogaem.zone](https://bibeogaem.zone) - for silly people who like funny swearing
 * [ephemeral.glitch.social](https://ephemeral.glitch.social) - toots are ephemeral and disappear after a while
-* [dolphin.town](https://dolphin.town) - instance where you can only say the letter 'e'
 * [botsin.space](https://botsin.space) - for bots

 #### 🐚 [Run by tech-savvy organizations](#run-by-tech-savvy-organizations)
 * [en.osm.town](https://en.osm.town) - for the OpenStreetMap Community
-* [chaos.social](https://chaos.social) - CCC related
-* [framapiaf.org](https://framapiaf.org) - by [Framasoft](https://framasoft.org)
 * [mastodon.hackerlab.fr](https://mastodon.hackerlab.fr) - by Hackerlab
 * [mi.pede.rs](https://mi.pede.rs) - by Hacklab-in-Mama hackerspace, Zagreb
 * [social.weho.st](https://social.weho.st) - by WeHost, non-profit internet service provider, Amsterdam
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 * [mamot.fr](https://mamot.fr) - by Quadrature du Net, association for the defence of digital rights and freedoms
 * [mastodon.roflcopter.fr](https://mastodon.roflcopter.fr) - by Roflcopter, [CHATONS](https://chatons.org) member
 * [mastodon.zaclys.com](https://mastodon.zaclys.com) - by Zaclys, association francophone
-* [social.buffalomesh.net](https://social.buffalomesh.net) - by Buffalomesh, mesh network in Buffalo, NY
-* [eunivers.social](https://eunivers.social) - by Eunivers online edition
 * [libretooth.gr](https://libretooth.gr) - by LibreOps, who contribute to (re-)decentralizing the net
-* [digitalcourage.social](https://digitalcourage.social) - by DigitalCourage

 #### 🎉 [Notable mention](#notable-mention)
 // *some are open only to particular audience, i.e., to students of university*
 * [mastodon.mit.edu](https://mastodon.mit.edu) - for the MIT community
 * [mastodon.ocf.berkeley.edu](https://mastodon.ocf.berkeley.edu) - for Berkeley students, faculty, and staff
 * [mastodon.acc.sunet.se](https://mastodon.acc.sunet.se) - by Academic Computer Club at Umeå University, Sweden
-* [mastodon.iut-larochelle.fr](https://mastodon.iut-larochelle.fr) - by University of La Rochelle
-* [mastodon.iut-larochelle.fr](https://mastodon.redbrick.dcu.ie) - by Redbrick, Dublin City University
 * [mastodon.utwente.nl](https://mastodon.utwente.nl) - for the University of Twente community
-* [w3c.social](https://w3c.social) - for people involved in the activities of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
-* [mastodon.greenpeace.ch](https://mastodon.greenpeace.ch) - by Greenpeace Switzerland
-* [fourthestate.social](https://fourthestate.social) - international membership organization working to democratize news and journalism for the public benefit
+* [mastodon.iut-larochelle.fr](https://mastodon.iut-larochelle.fr) - by University of La Rochelle (Closed Reg.)
+* [w3c.social](https://w3c.social) - for people involved in the activities of the World Wide Web Consortium (Closed Reg.)
+* [mastodon.greenpeace.ch](https://mastodon.greenpeace.ch) - by Greenpeace Switzerland (Closed Reg.)

 ## Disclaimer
 `Following instances skipped`: closed registration *at the moment of checking*, running old code, theme / description not understood due to language barrier or scarce description, long blocklists, experimental servers.

-#### ❌ [Closed registration / Invite only](closed-registration)
-* [naos.crypto.church](https://naos.crypto.church) - powers of cryptography and cryptanalysis
-* [bsd.network](https://bsd.network) - for *BSD users and devs
-* [mastodon.cc](https://mastodon.cc) - for art
-* [masto.pt](https://masto.pt) - for people speaking Portuguese
-* [ceilidh.space](https://ceilidh.space) - Scottish Gaelic (?)
-* [ps.s10y.eu](https://ps.s10y.eu) - like-minded people in Brussels, Belgium
-* [babelut.be](https://babelut.be) - Belgium
-* [occitanie.social](https://occitanie.social) - Occitania
-* [masto.donte.com.br](https://masto.donte.com.br) - Brazil
-* [mspsocial.net](https://mspsocial.net) - Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
-* [anticapitalist.party](https://anticapitalist.party)
-* [lgbt.io](https://lgbt.io) - for LGBT+ and allies
-* [sleeping.town](https://sleeping.town) - for people who like to sleep
-* [dragon.style](https://dragon.style) - for dragons, and people who like dragons
-* [equestria.social](https://equestria.social) - for pony fans
-* [scholar.social](https://scholar.social) - for researchers, undergrads, journal editors, librarians, administrators
-* [ausglam.space](https://ausglam.space) - for Australian galleries, libraries, archives, museums and records people
-
 Add your own themed instance via [merge request](https://gitlab.com/distributopia/masto-world-overview). If your server already has many users, it will be nice of you to let other servers grow, for a healthier decentralization.
 </ul>

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 - [Friendica world overview](https://gitlab.com/distributopia/friendica-world-overview)
 - [Fediverse pirate servers](https://gitlab.com/distributopia/caramba)
 - [Mastodon server distribution](https://chaos.social/@leah/99837391793032137) research by Leah
+- [Fediverse server distribution](https://fediverse.network/servers) by href