There’s not really an “official” instance. That one is one of thousands of equal peers.

I say this not to explain to you, but to clarify a common misperception that it’s somehow the “real” Mastodon. It’s not, in exactly the same way that Gmail is not the “real” email.

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rmoriz 5 hours ago | parent [-]

mastodon.social is operated by the Mastodon gGmbH, the core body behind the project.

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kstrauser 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Correct, but there’s nothing special or privileged about it. The others aren’t knock-offs or imitations. They’re all peers.

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jeromegv 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

And? That's the beauty of it, i'm sure there's more to it to your story, but if truly you were banned for something silly, you can join another server (or even create your own!), there's a lot of alternatives.

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rmoriz 5 hours ago | parent [-]

You can't move a banned account, you lose all followers.

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		What a revolution in social media