@Rikki it’s a feature in the Tootdon client, if you search by instance it’ll show you the local TL if it’s available and give you the option to add it to the home screen
Just as a heads-up, don’t use PMs/DMs on Mastodon, and if you have to never share any private information.
Admins of sending and receiving instances can read those, as there is no end-to-end encryption. Even if you trust the admins, instance ownership could change or hackers or government could get in.
Use different tools designed specifically for this.
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