What’s the general opinion on automatically deleting toots older than X days?
The only reason to check what someone wrote 4 years ago I can think of is out of context screenshots for some random drama.
But I also think nothing too meaningful should have its permanent place on a random social media instance.
Sure, it sucks if threads break. But how often do you really go back to one after a few months? #mastodon
Timo Zimmermann
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2026-09-05 16:52:58 UTC
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