Servers show trending posts based on what server members boost, and what the accounts they follow boost. A single-member server may not have enough data to show trending posts.
However, help is at hand! If you're on a server without trends, you can follow a Hypebot account which boosts trending posts from selected other servers. For example this one is popular:
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️ @hypebot@tldr.nettime.org
Combined with Mastodon's new fetch-all-replies feature, all servers can participate in trending discussions.
#FediTips
p.s. This isn't the only hypebot, you can search for others and they have different lists of servers that they boost trending posts from.
Also, if you're a techy person you can set up your own hypebot which you can customise to your own liking: https://codeberg.org/tante/hypebot
Servers show trending posts based on what server members boost, and what the accounts they follow boost. A single-member server may not have enough data to show trending posts.
However, help is at hand! If you're on a server without trends, you can follow a Hypebot account which boosts trending posts from selected other servers. For example this one is popular:
➡️ @hypebot@tldr.nettime.org
Combined with Mastodon's new fetch-all-replies feature, all servers can participate in trending discussions.
#FediTips
p.s. This seems like a good moment to thank @Gargron@mastodon.social
Obviously I disagreed with his recent stance on server onboarding, but that isn't an attack on his overall achievements.
For me Eugen's best moment was in 2022 when he was asked to sell out by multiple VC companies but he said no:
"Rochko told the Financial Times he had received offers from more than five US-based investors (which he turned down)"
https://www.ft.com/content/de808736-2e05-4c3b-a53c-55b170ae9efd
He passed the test that others (including Bluesky) have failed.
p.p.s. Also, @Gargron@mastodon.social changed the Fediverse's overall approach to onboarding by thinking about ordinary users instead of technical hobbyists.
Mastodon wasn't the first Fediverse platform, but it was the first one to aim itself at a general audience. JoinMastodon.org was a breakthrough because it assumed no technical knowedge or desire to self-host.
Another greatest moment was Mastodon's 2018 official animation: https://fedi.video/w/cbQE3NRw76FayQCSdb14TU
Mastodon sold the concept of the Fediverse to many people.
Mastodon gGmbH has just issued a new blogpost:
➡️ https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/the-future-is-ours-to-build-together
Some highlights:
- Eugen has stepped down as head, his replacement is @mellifluousbox@mastodon.social (Eugen will continue as an advisor)
- Mastodon gGmbH and its US-based 501(c)(3) intend to transition to a Belgian non-profit and transfer their assets there
- Eugen has sold his Mastodon-related assets (including the trademark) to the 501(c)(3) for €1 million, these will eventually be transferred to the Belgian non-profit
#Mastodon
p.s. This seems like a good moment to thank @Gargron@mastodon.social
Obviously I disagreed with his recent stance on server onboarding, but that isn't an attack on his overall achievements.
For me Eugen's best moment was in 2022 when he was asked to sell out by multiple VC companies but he said no:
"Rochko told the Financial Times he had received offers from more than five US-based investors (which he turned down)"
https://www.ft.com/content/de808736-2e05-4c3b-a53c-55b170ae9efd
He passed the test that others (including Bluesky) have failed.
Mastodon gGmbH has just issued a new blogpost:
➡️ https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/the-future-is-ours-to-build-together
Some highlights:
- Eugen has stepped down as head, his replacement is @mellifluousbox@mastodon.social (Eugen will continue as an advisor)
- Mastodon gGmbH and its US-based 501(c)(3) intend to transition to a Belgian non-profit and transfer their assets there
- Eugen has sold his Mastodon-related assets (including the trademark) to the 501(c)(3) for €1 million, these will eventually be transferred to the Belgian non-profit
#Mastodon
Everything in your main "Home" timeline on Mastodon is there for one of these reasons:
-An account you follow posted it
-An account you follow boosted it
-The post contains a hashtag you follow
-An account you follow replied to an account you also follow
-An account you follow replied to itself
Nothing else gets in your main feed, it's just these things.
If hashtags are at the end of a post they are displayed in a smaller font below the post, which some people miss.
#FediTips #Mastodon
Today is the 5th anniversary of the FediTips account 🥳
I started it because of the nasty stuff happening on centralised corporate social media (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc). These corporations promote "engagement" through algorithms that radicalise people into frenzies of bigoted hatred 😞
I'm trying to help people use alternatives instead of feeding the beast.
This account's first tip is here:
🎂
https://mstdn.social/@feditips/105220978455322895
The earliest archive is here:
🎂 https://web.archive.org/web/20201124173833/https://mstdn.social/@feditips
#FediTips
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️ WARNING: If anyone tells you your account has been suspended and you need to "verify" it, they are trying to scam you.
DO NOT respond to them or click their link.
DO report them by clicking ⋯ on the scam post and then "Report" and if possible select the option to forward the report to its origin server.
The scammers may have 
Mastodon logos as their profile pictures and are posing as technical support.
p.s. Thank you to @NormanDunbar@mastodon.scot and @Aprazeth@mstdn.social for info about the scammers 🙏
⚠️ WARNING: If anyone tells you your account has been suspended and you need to "verify" it, they are trying to scam you.
DO NOT respond to them or click their link.
DO report them by clicking ⋯ on the scam post and then "Report" and if possible select the option to forward the report to its origin server.
The scammers may have Mastodon logos as their profile pictures and are posing as technical support.
Do you wonder how some people's posts are longer than 500 characters?
It's because they are on servers that have higher character limits for posts (or in some cases no limits at all). More info at:
➡️ https://fedi.tips/why-do-some-people-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-have-bigger-character-limits
You can find some human-curated well-run servers with higher character limits listed here:
➡️ https://fedi.garden/tag/larger-post-size
If you want to move to a higher-limit server, account transfer instructions are at https://fedi.tips/transferring-your-mastodon-account-to-another-server
#FediTips #Mastodon
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