Recently one of our users was contacted by federal agents for making a retarded fedpost (he was joking). As of right now, I haven't been contacted by any federal agents, nor has my server-provider contacted me (I haven't been contacted by anyone except the user in question over this). His information was likely retrieved via the number plate on his beloved car he posted pictures of.

I don't have any reason to believe that the server has been compromised right now and nothing in the logs indicates this. That being said, I implore everyone to exercise vigilance regarding their OpSec. Use VPNs, we have tor and i2p mirrors:
http://pl.aj4vd643uplsiltypjlc2deraa4pfexaq6xs7vjh463cek7wpbr4rkid.onion/
http://4jgbxdwkokxm6b2lzumpb5y7mtvkd35d3v3q7se42e5b2gormt2a.b32.i2p
Don't sign up to any fedi instance with a personally identifying email. Most importantly of all - don't post something that identifies yourself in any way. Don't post anything in DMs that identifies yourself in any way.

I can hear the "literally 1984"s already, but reminder that the rules of this server include not breaking any US laws and threatening to kill the president of the United States is considered a felony. This is something they actively monitor for, as we have seen.

It's generally not a good idea to post PII on here or in DMs like an unobstructed view of your car's license plate yeah :acat_insane:

@kroner @cassidyclown People are sloppy with it in the FB era, or how many people don't get caught.

In an era of Chitwoods, getting caught in a dragnet ordering tons of Diesel oil filters because your hobby is that, and government officials looking to make arrests as their unpopularity can't be higher, it's a good idea to not say dumb shit online.

@PurpCat @cassidyclown @kroner Really, just save the edgy stuff for imageboards and even then, do that through a VPN or Tor. It's better than managing a bunch of alt accounts and making sure that the ones with the controversial content aren't linked to your real id.