Lianna (on Mastodon) on Nostr: You should know: If you write a private post to someone else on #Mastodon, and you ...

You should know:

If you write a private post to someone else on #Mastodon, and you mention another user by their @, that user is added to the conversation and can see that post too!

For example, if you report someone harassing you to an administrator via private mention message, and you tag their account, they can see that!

Never treat private posts on Mastodon like a messenger!
Use actual chat software like #Matrix, #XMPP or #Signal for talking one-on-one, please.

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