Do server admins have to actively choose which other servers they federate with, or can toots be distributed over the network really? Like let's say A federates with B and C, but B and C don't directly federate, do toots from B reach C over A?

@natanji Die Instanzen sind alle verbunden.Bei Mentions außerhalb deiner Instanz muss die ganze Adresse angegeben werden.

@verkatert Was bedeutet das für "private" Posts? Heißt das, jeder der eine eigene Instanz betreibt, kann alle Privaten Toots und Direktnachrichten abschnorcheln? Das wäre ja Privacy-Fail.

@natanji Puh,berechtigte und wichtige Frage. Noch gar nicht drüber nachgedacht,weil erstmal so gut wie alle zu mastodon.social gegangen sind.
@Gargron

@verkatert @natanji Nein, federation is based on following, not 1:1 sync. Users choose who to subscribe to.

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