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''Main article: [[What is the Fediverse?]]'' | ''Main article: [[What is the Fediverse?]]'' | ||
The Fediverse is a giant Network of | The Fediverse is a giant Network of social media platforms. <br> | ||
It consists of the platforms listed below (and many more) and they can all communicate with each other. | It consists of the platforms listed below (and many more) and they can all communicate with each other. | ||
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Instances are the servers the Fediverse is made of. Each instance, big or small, can have it's own set of rules and content it allows or encourages. | Instances are the servers the Fediverse is made of. Each instance, big or small, can have it's own set of rules and content it allows or encourages. | ||
Basically an instance is it's own | Basically an instance is it's own social media site: The local timeline displays everything posted by users on your instance. <br> | ||
But there is also a federated timeline, where you see every post by users your instance knows. And the home timeline shows everything by users you follow, no matter if they are on your instance or another. | But there is also a federated timeline, where you see every post by users your instance knows. And the home timeline shows everything by users you follow, no matter if they are on your instance or another. | ||