Mastodon instance dedicated to digital autonomy and privacy. We offer a space where tech enthusiasts and privacy advocates connect and communicate without the weight of mass data collection.

Welcome to Going Dark

Picture a cozy corner of the Fediverse where people swap self-hosting tips, share open-source finds, and greet every newcomer by name.

That's Going Dark - a small Mastodon server based in the EU for people who care about tech, privacy, and having a friendly space to connect.

We "go dark" by stepping out of corporate tracking and standing against mass surveillance laws like the EU Protect proposal. It's about taking control of your online life, together.

Life at Going Dark

Every day here is different, but always personal:

• Homelab enthusiasts post setup photos and trade optimization ideas
• FOSS advocates share new tools we can test together
  
• Community boosters amplify #introduction posts so newcomers get followers instantly
• Real humans share coffee shots, pet photos, and jokes alongside deep tech discussions

You don't need to be a sysadmin to belong. If you believe in online freedom and want a smaller, active community, you'll fit right in.

Keep Going Dark Online

Running this welcoming space costs real money for hosting, domains, and maintenance. If Going Dark has become part of your digital life, consider supporting our independence:

Support us: https://ko-fi.com/goingdark

Your contribution keeps this community-owned corner of the internet thriving. Every donation helps us maintain our reliable, ad-free platform.

Why Choose Going Dark?

Small on Purpose

• Know your neighbors - low member count means familiar faces
• Direct access - active, reachable admin team
• Transparent decisions - community-guided governance
• Open to helpers - contributors always welcome

Privacy First

• Minimal logging - only what's needed to run the server
• Zero ads, zero trackers - completely clean experience
• EU-based - strong privacy law protection

Clear, Fair Moderation

• Smart spam filtering - custom bot catches issues before you see them
• Public transparency - view our domain block list with explanations
• Published rules - clear guidelines on our About page

Built for Tech-Minded People

Perfect for enthusiasts of: - Homelabbing and self-hosting - Security and privacy tools - Gaming and open-source software - Learning (newcomers find friendly mentors here)

How to Join

1. Create your account on our registration page
2. Read the community rules to understand our culture
3. Post an #introduction - tell us about yourself so we can follow, boost, and welcome you properly

Learn More and Get Involved

Documentation

Wiki: https://wiki.goingdark.social

Dive deeper into our operations, community guidelines, and technical details.

Ways to Help

• Invite friends who value privacy and open web spaces
• Contribute skills - we welcome coders, testers, and moderators
• Join development - suggest improvements for our instance

Transparency and Development

All our code is becoming public for maximum transparency.

GitHub: https://github.com/goingdark-social

View our code, suggest improvements, or contribute changes.

1. Treat people well
2. Use content warnings when needed
3. Keep it clean
4. No illegal content
5. No spam
6. No hate or threats
7. Don’t look for loopholes
8. Breaking rules has consequences
9. Be honest about identity
10. Respect the server and its users
11. No doxing
12. Stop means stop
13. No unapproved bots
14. No calls for violence

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2. 13b****.*om: suspended
3. 161*.****al: suspended
4. 430022.xyz: limited
5. 5dollah.click: suspended
6. 9yo.p*******.pink: suspended
7. a.sc: suspended
8. a.sukazyo.cc: suspended
9. abraham.su: suspended
10. ac.akirin.xyz: suspended
11. acat.world: suspended
12. activitypub-proxy.cf: suspended
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14. activitypub.awakari.com: suspended
15. adachi.party: suspended
16. adforward.org: limited
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20. akm.longyap.name.my: suspended
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24. annihilation.social: suspended
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27. arguos.com: limited
28. asbestos.cafe: suspended
29. awakari.com: suspended
30. azemet.space: limited
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38. batchats.net: limited
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164. dicekey.jp: suspended
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180. federated.place: limited
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211. gab.com: suspended
212. game-tecx.de: limited
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214. gametoots.de: limited
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217. gege*******.tv: suspended
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226. gleasonator.com: suspended
227. gleasonator.dev: suspended
228. glee.li: suspended
229. glindr.org: suspended
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231. glowers.club: suspended
232. goyim.social: suspended
233. graeber.social: limited
234. gtmastodon.online: suspended
235. gwitter.li: limited
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237. h5q.net: suspended
238. hacks.fi: limited
239. handlewalks.masto.host: limited
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242. hidamari.apartments: suspended
243. history.lol: suspended
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246. honkwerx.tech: suspended
247. hub.raf.rs: limited
248. hunk.city: suspended
249. husk.site: suspended
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252. ignorelist.com: suspended
253. imo***.**cs: suspended
254. imou**.****sed: suspended
255. india.goonj.xyz: suspended
256. indiegameskey.net: suspended
257. instagram.com: suspended
258. instinctd.com: suspended
259. intkos.link: suspended
260. jaeger.website: suspended
261. julialang.social: limited
262. k.yumeka.xyz: suspended
263. kasumi.loliimoutolove.com: suspended
264. kawa-kun.com: suspended
265. kawaii.gdn: suspended
266. kbi*.**fe: suspended
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268. kids.0px.io: limited
269. kitsui.life: suspended
270. kitsunemimi.club: suspended
271. kiwifarms.cc: suspended
272. kiwifarms.is: suspended
273. kiwifarms.net: suspended
274. knse.net: limited
275. kohodon.fedicity.net: limited
276. kommunismus.social: limited
277. kompost.cz: suspended
278. kopimi.space: limited
279. kousaka.space: suspended
280. krdtube.org: limited
281. kurosawa.moe: suspended
282. lab.nyanide.com: suspended
283. lain.la: suspended
284. leafposter.club: suspended
285. lemmy.ml: limited
286. lemmynsfw.com: limited
287. leonardwong.dev: suspended
288. lewdieheaven.com: suspended
289. lgbt.io: suspended
290. library.love: limited
291. ligma.pro: suspended
292. linguisten.info: suspended
293. lizards.live: limited
294. loaded.sixguns.com: suspended
295. localtunnel.me: suspended
296. loli.church: suspended
297. lolicon.rocks: suspended
298. loliimoutolove.com: suspended
299. lolison.network: suspended
300. lolison.top: suspended
301. lovingexpressions.net: suspended
302. lush.moe: suspended
303. m.mxin.moe: limited
304. m.n1l.dev: suspended
305. m.techsocial.site: suspended
306. majestic12.airforce: suspended
307. mammut.cyou: limited
308. mapsupport.de: suspended
309. marimoko.biz: limited
310. mas.corq.co: suspended
311. mashtodon.alterracloud.com: suspended
312. mast-serv.site: suspended
313. mast.lukeog.com: limited
314. mast.socialspill.com: suspended
315. mastdn.social: limited
316. mastinator.com: suspended
317. masto.asonix.dog: suspended
318. mastodom.social: limited
319. mastodon-uk.net: limited
320. mastodon.aargaunet.ch: limited
321. mastodon.adtension.com: suspended
322. mastodon.cocamserverguild.com: suspended
323. mastodon.creation.md: limited
324. mastodon.cubsex.lol: suspended
325. mastodon.dragonbox.de: limited
326. mastodon.kevnet.cloud: limited
327. mastodon.linuxmuster.net: limited
328. mastodon.mailstation.de: limited
329. mastodon.maobui.com: suspended
330. mastodon.multiclan.ninja: limited
331. mastodon.my: limited
332. mastodon.saarland: suspended
333. mastodon.sitejp.synology.me: limited
334. mastodon.snmsoc.org: suspended
335. mastodon.social.fraudulent.link: suspended
336. mastodon.socialspill.com: suspended
337. mastodon.starnet.cz: limited
338. mastodon.staycuriousandkeepsmil.in: limited
339. mastodon.thedirtydis.co: limited
340. mastodonhub.com: suspended
341. mastodonters.nl: limited
342. mastonederland.nl: limited
343. matapacos.dog: limited
344. maven.ly: suspended
345. mentalhealth-masto.com: suspended
346. merovingian.club: suspended
347. metreee.com: suspended
348. metsubo-jinrai.net: limited
349. mi.7mi.site: suspended
350. midwaytrades.com: suspended
351. milker.cafe: suspended
352. milkiyatelier.quest: suspended
353. mindly.social: limited
354. minds.com: limited
355. mirr0r.city: suspended
356. misskey-forkbomb.cf: suspended
357. misskey.chiffon-lab.tech: suspended
358. misskey.doujin.games: suspended
359. misskey.io: limited
360. misskey.lalafell.org: suspended
361. misskey.mofumofu.me: suspended
362. misskey.pepabo.com: suspended
363. misskey.shunrin.com: suspended
364. misskey.suzuri.jp: suspended
365. misskey.systems: suspended
366. mk.chiwa.net: suspended
367. mk.hoshisaki-h.com: suspended
368. mkacg.com: suspended
369. molaguay.xyz: suspended
370. momostr.pink: suspended
371. monads.online: suspended
372. monstergirl.space: suspended
373. morale.ch: suspended
374. moresci.sale: suspended
375. mostr.pub: limited
376. mouse.photos: suspended
377. mouse.services: suspended
378. mrhands.horse: suspended
379. mst3k.interlinked.me: suspended
380. mstdn.beer: suspended
381. mstdn.business: limited
382. mstdn.foxfam.club: limited
383. mstdn.gao.works: limited
384. mstdn.jp: limited
385. mugicha.club: suspended
386. muzzlespace.com: limited
387. my.dirtyhobby.xyz: suspended
388. n7.social: suspended
389. nateh******.**line: suspended
390. nationalist.social: suspended
391. nazi.social: suspended
392. neckbeard.xyz: suspended
393. nekton.social: suspended
394. neomobius.com: limited
395. neurodiversity-in.au: limited
396. neuss.social: limited
397. newsbots.eu: suspended
398. ngrok.io: suspended
399. nicecrew.digital: suspended
400. nightshift.social: suspended
401. nnia.space: suspended
402. noagendasocial.com: limited
403. noauthority.social: limited
404. nobodyhasthe.biz: suspended
405. norwoodzero.net: suspended
406. novoa.nagoya: suspended
407. ns.auction: suspended
408. nsfw.social: limited
409. nsfwmisskey.narazaka.net: suspended
410. nyanide.com: suspended
411. nycity.social: limited
412. obo.sh: suspended
413. occm.cc: suspended
414. oddballs.online: suspended
415. odenwald.social: limited
416. onevery.ignorelist.com: suspended
417. onion.social: limited
418. orfodon.org: suspended
419. outpoa.st: suspended
420. oyasumi.ski: suspended
421. paravielfalt.zone: suspended
422. parcero.bond: suspended
423. parcero.casa: suspended
424. pawoo.net: suspended
425. paypig.org: suspended
426. pedo.school: suspended
427. penfount.social: limited
428. pettanko.art: suspended
429. pho.social: limited
430. phoenixradio1208.com: limited
431. pibvt.net: suspended
432. pieville.net: suspended
433. pika.moe: suspended
434. pisskey.io: suspended
435. pixie.town: suspended
436. pkteerium.xyz: suspended
437. pl.smuglo.li: suspended
438. plagu.ee: suspended
439. pleroma.fun: suspended
440. pleroma.nobodyhasthe.biz: suspended
441. pleroma.us: suspended
442. ploen.social: limited
443. plush.city: suspended
444. plush.moe: suspended
445. poa.st: suspended
446. poa**.*rg: suspended
447. poast.tv: suspended
448. pone.social: suspended
449. pooper.social: suspended
450. portside.social: suspended
451. poster.place: suspended
452. posting.lolicon.rocks: suspended
453. pouque.net: suspended
454. pravda.me: limited
455. prf.me: limited
456. pubeurope.com: limited
457. pxlmo.net: limited
458. qaf.men: suspended
459. quanta.wiki: suspended
460. rage.love: suspended
461. rakket.app: suspended
462. rape.pet: suspended
463. rapemeat.express: suspended
464. rapemeat.solutions: suspended
465. raplst.town: suspended
466. rdrama.cc: suspended
467. redwings.social: limited
468. refusal.biz: suspended
469. repl.co: suspended
470. republic.red: suspended
471. rojogato.com: suspended
472. rot.gives: suspended
473. rqd2.net: suspended
474. ruhrpott.social: limited
475. rvagc.social: limited
476. ryona.agency: suspended
477. sandiegourbanists.com: limited
478. schwartzwelt.xyz: suspended
479. scots.network: suspended
480. seal.cafe: suspended
481. seda.social: suspended
482. semiosen.de: limited
483. sh.itjust.works: suspended
484. shitpisscum.mooo.com: suspended
485. shitpost.cloud: suspended
486. shitposte.rs: suspended
487. shitposter.club: limited
488. shitposter.world: suspended
489. shitposting.army: suspended
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493. shrike.club: suspended
494. shrimpcam.pw: suspended
495. shrimpposter.club: suspended
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497. sixguns.com: suspended
498. skinheads.social: suspended
499. skippers-bin.com: suspended
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501. slime.computer: suspended
502. sneed.social: suspended
503. social.esmarconf.org: limited
504. social.gamesathome.net: limited
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506. social.here.blue: suspended
507. social.icod.de: suspended
508. social.jonathancandler.com: suspended
509. social.lovingexpressions.net: suspended
510. social.mcjarbo.com: suspended
511. social.mooneyed.de: suspended
512. social.onlinesession.app: suspended
513. social.pogo.community: limited
514. social.quodverum.com: limited
515. social.randomserver.org: limited
516. social.sargasso.nl: limited
517. social.sp-codes.de: limited
518. social.uggs.io: limited
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520. solarpunk.moe: suspended
521. sotl.social: limited
522. sovran.social: suspended
523. spinster.xyz: suspended
524. springbo.cc: suspended
525. spurlock.social: limited
526. startrekshitposting.com: suspended
527. stereophonic.space: suspended
528. stormskey.works: limited
529. strelizia.net: suspended
530. strode.zone: limited
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532. sunbeam.city: suspended
533. supernets.social: suspended
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536. t.l3r.me: suspended
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538. tastingtraffic.net: suspended
539. techtoots.com: limited
540. teci.world: suspended
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543. the.usualsuspects.lol: suspended
544. thebigeasy.space: limited
545. theblab.org: suspended
546. thewiring.com: suspended
547. threads.com: suspended
548. threads.net: suspended
549. tickler.cc: suspended
550. ticos.social: limited
551. tnd.lol: suspended
552. toot.fan: limited
553. toot.love: limited
554. toot.poedelwitz.de: suspended
555. toot.quest: limited
556. toots.258990001.xyz: limited
557. transforthe.win: suspended
558. truthsocial.co.in: suspended
559. truthsocialpro.org: suspended
560. tsundere.love: suspended
561. tuusin.misono-ya.info: suspended
562. tweet.pasture.moe: suspended
563. tweetbridge.kogasa.de: suspended
564. tweets.icu: suspended
565. twi.****al: suspended
566. twitiverse.com: suspended
567. twitter-bridge.cryobyte.net: suspended
568. twitter.1d4.us: suspended
569. twitter.activitypub.actor: suspended
570. twitter.cryobyte.net: suspended
571. twitter.doesnotexist.club: suspended
572. twitter.grants.cafe: suspended
573. twitter.piriklub.eu: suspended
574. twitterbridge.jannis.rocks: suspended
575. twtr.carnivore.social: suspended
576. twtr.ingeechat.party: suspended
577. twtr.plus: suspended
578. twtr.vrij.social: suspended
579. twtr.wappie.land: suspended
580. twtrbridge.de: suspended
581. twttr.yukineko.me: suspended
582. uddannelse.social: limited
583. udon.icu: suspended
584. unfufadoo.net: limited
585. urchan.org: suspended
586. urweibo.com: suspended
587. usasa.ky: limited
588. usualsuspects.lol: suspended
589. varishangout.net: suspended
590. vhspace.social: limited
591. videochina.net: limited
592. vigaucho.eu: suspended
593. volk.network: suspended
594. vtuber.house: suspended
595. wagesofsinisdeath.com: suspended
596. waifu.social: suspended
597. waifuappreciation.club: suspended
598. webmasto.online: suspended
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602. whinge.town: suspended
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606. wolfgirl.bar: suspended
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616. yesmap.net: suspended
617. yggdrasil.social: suspended
618. youjo.love: suspended
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