Opt into your (public default) profile being published<\/td>
Search<\/span><\/td>
Directory<\/span><\/td>
Directory<\/span><\/td>
Directory<\/span><\/td>
Directory<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Opt into being suggested as a new contact<\/td>
No<\/span><\/td>
Yes<\/span><\/td>
Yes<\/span><\/td>
Yes<\/span><\/td>
Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Flag your account\/channel not safe for work<\/td>
No<\/span><\/td>
<\/td>
Yes<\/span><\/td>
Yes<\/span><\/td>
Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/table>
Connections<\/th>
Mastodon<\/th>
Friendica<\/th>
Hubzilla<\/th>
(streams)<\/th>
Forte<\/th><\/tr>
Connection type<\/td>
One-way (followers)<\/td>
Two-way (contacts)<\/td>
Two-way (contacts)<\/td>
Two-way (contacts)<\/td>
Two-way (contacts)<\/td><\/tr>
Can be compared with<\/td>
Twitter\/\ud835\udd4f followers<\/td>
Facebook friends<\/td>
Facebook friends<\/td>
Facebook friends<\/td>
Facebook friends<\/td><\/tr>
Outgoing connection<\/td>
Following<\/span><\/td>
<\/td>
Either unapproved contact request<\/span> or two-way contact, but with no permissions from the other end<\/span><\/td>
Either unapproved contact request<\/span> or two-way contact, but with no permissions from the other end<\/span><\/td>
Either unapproved contact request<\/span> or two-way contact, but with no permissions from the other end<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Inbound connection<\/td>
Follower<\/span><\/td>
<\/td>
Not supported; approving a connection request always makes the connection two-way<\/span>\u00b9<\/td>
Not supported; approving a connection request always makes the connection two-way<\/span>\u00b9<\/td>
Not supported; approving a connection request always makes the connection two-way<\/span>\u00b9<\/td><\/tr>
Mutual connection<\/td>
Mutual (actually two separate, independent connections: following + follower)<\/span><\/td>
Approved contact (one connection that goes both ways)<\/span><\/td>
Approved contact (one connection that goes both ways)<\/span><\/td>
Approved contact (one connection that goes both ways)<\/span><\/td>
Approved contact (one connection that goes both ways)<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/table> \u00b9 It's actually possible to have one-way following connections at least on Hubzilla, (streams) and Forte: When there is a follow request from a place like Mastodon that only knows and supports one-way connections, first approve it, and then delete it. For the other side, it will seem like you've first decided to follow them back, then followed them back manually, then decided to no longer follow them. But by deleting your contact, you won't make them<\/em> unfollow you<\/em>, and they will still receive all your public posts.
However, you will no longer have them listed among your contacts. You will no longer be able to configure that contact and grant or deny permissions. You will no longer be able to add them to a privacy group\/access list. And you will no longer be able to send them restricted posts, only public posts and DMs.
Security and privacy<\/th>
Mastodon<\/th>
Friendica<\/th>
Hubzilla<\/th>
(streams)<\/th>
Forte<\/th><\/tr>
Account\/channel types<\/td>
None<\/span><\/td>
Yes<\/span><\/td>
Public Private Community forum Custom (with 17 individual permission settings)<\/span><\/td>
Social - Public Social - Restricted Group - Normal Group - Limited Group - Moderated Group - Restricted + various individual channel-wide permissions setings<\/span><\/td>
Social - Public Social - Restricted Group - Normal Group - Limited Group - Moderated Group - Restricted + various individual channel-wide permissions setings<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Permissions<\/td>
Very limited<\/span><\/td>
Basic<\/span><\/td>
Advanced<\/span><\/td>
Advanced<\/span><\/td>
Advanced<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Limit access to your profile<\/td>
No<\/span><\/td>
Yes<\/span><\/td>
Anybody on the internet; anybody in the Fediverse; anybody on Hubzilla or (streams); anybody on your hub; unapproved and approved connections; approved connections; only those you specifically allow by contact role; only yourself<\/span><\/td>
Depends on channel type Public (Social - Normal<\/em>, Group - Normal<\/em>, Group - Limited<\/em>, Group - Moderated<\/em>); approved connections (Social - Restricted<\/em>, Group - Restricted<\/em>)<\/span><\/td>
Depends on channel type Public (Social - Normal<\/em>, Group - Normal<\/em>, Group - Limited<\/em>, Group - Moderated<\/em>); approved connections (Social - Restricted<\/em>, Group - Restricted<\/em>)<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Limit access to your connections<\/td>
Show or hide<\/span><\/td>
Yes<\/span><\/td>
Anybody on the internet; anybody in the Fediverse; anybody on Hubzilla or (streams); anybody on your hub; unapproved and approved connections; approved connections; only those you specifically allow by contact role; only yourself<\/span><\/td>
Public; identified Fediverse users; approved connections; only yourself Override either with individual connection permissions and connection roles<\/span><\/td>
Public; identified Fediverse users; approved connections; only yourself Override either with individual connection permissions and connection roles<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Limit access to your timeline\/stream<\/td>
No<\/span><\/td>
Yes<\/span><\/td>
Anybody on the internet; anybody in the Fediverse; anybody on Hubzilla or (streams); anybody on your hub; unapproved and approved connections; approved connections; only those you specifically allow by contact role; only yourself<\/span><\/td>
Public; approved connections; depends on channel type Override either with individual connection permissions and connection roles<\/span><\/td>
Public; approved connections; depends on channel type Override either with individual connection permissions and connection roles<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Limit searching your timeline\/stream<\/td>
No per-account timeline search available<\/span><\/td>
No<\/span><\/td>
No<\/span><\/td>
Public; identified Fediverse users; approved connections; only yourself Override either with individual connection permissions and connection roles<\/span><\/td>
Public; identified Fediverse users; approved connections; only yourself Override either with individual connection permissions and connection roles<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Grant\/deny individual permission to send you posts<\/td>
No<\/span><\/td>
<\/td>
Yes, depending on channel role Only controls whether posts are received and not whether they can actually be sent<\/span><\/td>
Yes, depending on channel settings Only controls whether posts are received and not whether they can actually be sent<\/span><\/td>
Yes, depending on channel settings Only controls whether posts are received and not whether they can actually be sent<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Grant\/deny individual permission to send you boosts<\/td>
No<\/span><\/td>
<\/td>
By filter syntax Only controls whether boosts are received and not whether they can actually be sent<\/span><\/td>
Yes Only controls whether boosts are received and not whether they can actually be sent<\/span><\/td>
Yes Only controls whether boosts are received and not whether they can actually be sent<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Grant\/deny individual permission to send you private messages<\/td>
No<\/span><\/td>
<\/td>
Yes, depending on channel role<\/span><\/td>
Yes, depending on channel settings<\/span><\/td>
Yes, depending on channel settings<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Post audience<\/td>
Public; unlisted; followers only; mentioned only Set either of the first three as your default audience<\/span><\/td>
<\/td>
Public; only yourself; all members of a privacy group; whoever is assigned a certain non-default profile; a group\/forum; custom selection of contacts Select either Public or a privacy group as your default audience<\/span><\/td>
Public; connections only; all members of an access list; a group\/forum; custom selection of contacts; only yourself Select either of these as your default audience<\/span><\/td>
Public; connections only; all members of an access list; a group\/forum; custom selection of contacts; only yourself Select either of these as your default audience<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Account-wide\/channel-wide reply control<\/td>
No<\/span><\/td>
<\/td>
Anybody on the internet; anybody in the Fediverse; anybody on Hubzilla or (streams); anybody on your hub; unapproved and approved connections; approved connections; only those you specifically allow by contact role; only yourself Option to moderate unpermitted comments<\/span><\/td>
Anybody in the Fediverse; approved connections; only yourself Override either with individual connection permissions and connection roles Option to moderate unpermitted comments<\/span><\/td>
Anybody in the Fediverse; approved connections; only yourself Override either with individual connection permissions and connection roles Option to moderate unpermitted comments<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Per-connection reply control<\/td>
No<\/span><\/td>
<\/td>
Grant or deny permission to comment on your posts with contact roles<\/span><\/td>
Grant or deny permission to comment on your posts with individual settings per connection and connection roles<\/span><\/td>
Grant or deny permission to comment on your posts with individual settings per connection and connection roles<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Per-post reply control<\/td>
No<\/span><\/td>
<\/td>
Optional, off by default Allow\/disallow comments on individual posts<\/span><\/td>
Optional, off by default Allow\/disallow comments on individual posts Limit comments on individual posts to your connections only Automatically disallow comments on individual posts after a certain date<\/span><\/td>
Optional, off by default Allow\/disallow comments on individual posts Limit comments on individual posts to your connections only Automatically disallow comments on individual posts after a certain date<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Yes<\/span> Only works within Mastodon and maybe GoToSocial and only from Mastodon 4.4 upward The rest of the Fediverse does not support this setting and ignores it<\/span><\/td>
<\/td>
No Quote-post control only works by making posts non-public<\/span><\/td>
No Quote-post control only works by making posts non-public<\/span><\/td>
No Quote-post control only works by making posts non-public<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Grant\/deny permission to quote-post (share) your posts<\/td>
Only works within Mastodon and maybe GoToSocial and only from Mastodon 4.4 upward The rest of the Fediverse does not support this setting and ignores it<\/span><\/td>
<\/td>
Only works by making posts non-public<\/span><\/td>
Only works by making posts non-public<\/span><\/td>
Only works by making posts non-public<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Grant\/deny permission to automatically repost your posts as a channel source<\/td>
Neither has nor knows channel sources<\/span><\/td>
<\/td>
Yes, depending on channel role<\/span><\/td>
Yes<\/span><\/td>
Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Allow certain connections to control your account\/channel<\/td>
No<\/span><\/td>
By delegation Only Friendica connections on the same node as your account<\/span><\/td>
By contact role Only Friendica, Hubzilla, (streams) and Forte connections<\/span><\/td>
By permission settings for the connection Only Friendica, Hubzilla, (streams) and Forte connections<\/span><\/td>
By permission settings for the connection Only Friendica, Hubzilla, (streams) and Forte connections<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Report to admin\/moderation<\/td>
Yes<\/span><\/td>
Yes<\/span><\/td>
No<\/span><\/td>
No<\/span><\/td>
No<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Block instances<\/td>
Yes<\/span><\/td>
Admin only?<\/span><\/td>
Admin only<\/span><\/td>
Yes<\/span><\/td>
Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Block entire server applications (e.g. Threads or all of Mastodon) by user agent<\/td>
No<\/span><\/td>
No<\/span><\/td>
No<\/span><\/td>
Admin only<\/span><\/td>
Admin only<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/table>
Filters<\/th>
Mastodon<\/th>
Friendica<\/th>
Hubzilla<\/th>
(streams)<\/th>
Forte<\/th><\/tr>
Account\/channel-wide filters<\/td>
Blocklist<\/span><\/td>
Allowlist + blocklist<\/span><\/td>
Allowlist + blocklist<\/span><\/td>
Allowlist + blocklist<\/span><\/td>
Allowlist + blocklist<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Individual filters per connection<\/td>
No<\/span><\/td>
<\/td>
Optional, off by default Allowlist + blocklist<\/span><\/td>
Optional, off by default Allowlist + blocklist<\/span><\/td>
Optional, off by default Allowlist + blocklist<\/span><\/td><\/tr>