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Anyone can set up and run their own server on here.
This is great for lots of reasons (outlined here: https://fedi.tips/why-is-the-fediverse-on-so-many-separate-servers/) but it also means that a small minority of servers may be run by nasty people, and potentially contain nasty content.
Fortunately, most server admins use server blocks to prevent their users having any contact with rogue servers.
If you see something bad on here, it's important to report it so that your admin can take action. Click on ⋯ and "report" to report a post.
p.s. If you're interested in setting up your own server, you don't need to be technical or rich. It can be done through "managed hosting" services which handle all the technical stuff on your behalf, and starts from about $10 a month for a small server.
I run a website all about using managed hosting at https://growyourown.services/grow-your-own-social-network/ and it includes a step-by-step non-technical guide to making your own Mastodon server at https://growyourown.services/making-your-own-mastodon-server-in-10-steps/
@feditips is it strictly true that there is no moderation to worry about for single user instances? I guess it's not traditional "moderation", but as Mastodon instances cache content from other servers it would presumably be legally prudent to make sure you're not accidentally caching content that could land you in trouble.
I guess it depends on what you mean by moderation 
Yeah, if you're following accounts or groups or relays with potentially bad content you would need to keep an eye on that.
@bitflipped @feditips there is in that you and your instance can always be blocked from other servers..
@ShredderFeeder @feditips I don't think other servers would know anything about the content that your instance caches. It's more making sure you're hot holding on to anything dodgy even though nobody can actually see it.
@bitflipped @feditips you can set retention periods to a minimum for foreign content. I think as long as 1 day..
But if you do t follow anything sketchy you don't have to worry about it.