Post #3030452
2026-03-09 16:58 UTC
Some additional reading:
How do I delete a post? https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-delete-a-post-on-mastodon/
Who can see my posts and replies? https://fedi.tips/who-can-see-my-posts-in-mastodon-how-do-i-send-dms-in-mastodon/
Fediverse never Forgets https://berk.es/2022/12/23/fediverse-never-forgets/
Provide a mechanism for acknowledgements of Delete activities https://github.com/w3c/activitypub/issues/406
Improve UI/UX copy for "Automated Post Deletion" to clarify data persistence https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/discussions/37955
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@jaz@toot.wales 2026-03-09 17:08
Why "Delete" is complicated in the #Fediverse Unlike X or Facebook where one company owns the only copy of your post, Mastodon and other Social Web apps use the #ActivityPub protocol. When you post, your server (e.g. toot.wales) sends a copy to some number of servers (e.g. mastodon.social) - anywhere from one to 40,000 depending on a bunch of stuff. When you delete, your server sends a Delete request to all those same servers.