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Pro Tip # Eleventy Billion
Instance Admins and Moderators *CAN* see your IP address and other bits of information related to your account.
If you're at risk, be mindful of your instance choice. The admin/moderation team *CAN* see your IP.
See attached screencap for how much data the admin and mod teams have access to.
@kemonine as server operators, we have much more than that if we want it. Mastodon is distributed, but you still need to trust your host!
@kemonine a VPN and a protonmail or even a second gmail account can help, too.
@kemonine That's why admins should enable tor for their instance(s) ;D
@kemonine One can use VPN or Tor, I don't think there is an instance that blocks access from Tor.
@salixlucida Unless they put CloudFlare in front of the instance there is nothing in the standard configs/docs that would preclude Tor or VPN access.
@kemonine How long of an IP address log does it keep?
@salixlucida Full IP
Same as nginx and the like.
@shaknais The reports are the things that the user has posted that were reported by others.
However, I believe admins and mods can see who made the report.
@kemonine Is it also fair to assume the instance admin(s) could have access to the entire instance database?
@nebby yes, anyone with direct access to the server will have access to the full database...
However, if you're just a moderator or front end only admin (using a hosting provider say) then you have less insights/visibility day to day.
@kemonine what you do is good and you should feel good.