Johanna, CanCon variety@johannab@cosocial.ca
For ye "just want to use Mastodon" folks out there, here is a long-form, but rather good, recently published Privacy Guide aimed at the general, non-technical Mastodon user.
Details how you can secure your account and content as much as possible, and some details of what the limitations are when you want to find that balance between complete anonymity and complete accessibility.
https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/07/22/mastodon-tutorial-privacy-and-security/